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Introduction
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Owner’s Manual
Introduction
Congratulations and thank you for your purchase of the Yamaha MOTIF ES6/MOTIF ES7/MOTIF ES8 Music
Production Synthesizer!
You now own what is perhaps the best-sounding, most versatile, and certainly most powerful synthesizer and
total music production instrument on the planet.
We strove to put virtually all our synthesizer technology and music making know-how into one\
instrument —
and we succeeded. The new MOTIF ES not only gives you the latest and...](http://img.usermanuals.tech/thumb/83/100704/w64_motif-6-manual-1509556021_d-5.png "Page 6
Introduction
6
Owner’s Manual
Introduction
Congratulations and thank you for your purchase of the Yamaha MOTIF ES6/MOTIF ES7/MOTIF ES8 Music
Production Synthesizer!
You now own what is perhaps the best-sounding, most versatile, and certainly most powerful synthesizer and
total music production instrument on the planet.
We strove to put virtually all our synthesizer technology and music making know-how into one\
instrument —
and we succeeded. The new MOTIF ES not only gives you the latest and...")
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Application Index
10Owner’s Manual
•Determining how the sound responds to a Breath Controller
[UTILITY] → [F1] GENERAL → [SF1] TG → BCCurve ......................................................................................................................................... Page 260
•Keeping the effect of a controller (Modulation Wheel, etc.) the same, even when changing Voices
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Application Index
10Owner’s Manual
•Determining how the sound responds to a Breath Controller
[UTILITY] → [F1] GENERAL → [SF1] TG → BCCurve ......................................................................................................................................... Page 260
•Keeping the effect of a controller (Modulation Wheel, etc.) the same, even when changing Voices
[UTILITY] → [F1] GENERAL → [SF4] OTHER → CtrlReset = hold...")
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Application Index
13Owner’s Manual
Connecting to a computer/external MIDI instrument
•Determining which connector (among the MIDI, USB TO HOST, mLAN) is used as a MIDI input/output connector
[UTILITY] → [F5] MIDI → [SF4] OTHER → MIDI IN/OUT .....................................................................................................................................Page 265
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Application Index
13Owner’s Manual
Connecting to a computer/external MIDI instrument
•Determining which connector (among the MIDI, USB TO HOST, mLAN) is used as a MIDI input/output connector
[UTILITY] → [F5] MIDI → [SF4] OTHER → MIDI IN/OUT .....................................................................................................................................Page 265
•Using the sounds of the MOTIF ES for song playback from a MIDI...")
Application Index 11Owner’s Manual Creating Data •Creating a Voice Creating a Normal Voice in the Voice Edit mode.................................................................................................................................................Page 79 Creating a Drum Voice in the Voice Edit mode....................................................................................................................................................Page 82 Creating a Plug-in Voice in the Voice Edit mode.................................................................................................................................................Page 84 Creating a Normal Voice/Drum Voice by using the Sampling function............................................................................................................. Page 94 Creating a Sample Voice by using the Sampling function...............................................................................................................................Page 107 Creating a Normal/Drum Voice by importing a WAV or AIFF file...................................................................................................................... Page 100 Creating a Sample Voice by importing a WAV or AIFF file................................................................................................................................Page 109 Creating a Mixing Voice especially for a Song or Pattern................................................................................................................................Page 105 •Creating a Performance.........................................................................................................................................................................................Page 87 •Creating a Song Recording your keyboard performance to a Song track (Realtime Recording)............................................................................................. Page 118 Recording over (replacing) existing material in a Song track — Punch-in Recording [SONG] → [●] (Record) → [F1] SETUP → Type = punch ....................................................................................................................................Page 119 Recording additional material to an existing Song track (without erasing previous material) — Overdub Recording [SONG] → [●] (Record) → [F1] SETUP → Type = overdub ................................................................................................................................Page 119 Sounding a metronome during recording............................... [SONG] → [UTILITY] → [F3] SEQ → [SF1] CLICK → Mode = rec ................ Page 262 Recording a Song by using a Performance ......................................................................................................................................................Page 120 Recording a Song with the sounds of a Plug-in Board....................................................................................................................................Page 121 Using the Step Recording function.......................................................... [SONG] → [●] (Record) → [F1] SETUP → Type = step ................ Page 238 Editing MIDI events for each track of an already-recorded Song ...................................... [SONG] → [EDIT] → Track selection ................ Page 124 Inserting Tempo change information in the middle of the Song............................................. [SONG] → [EDIT] → [F4] TR SEL ................ Page 125 Inserting Voice change information [SONG] → [EDIT] → Track selection → Inserting a Bank Select MSB/LSB and Program Change .................................................................... Page 225 Editing Song Mixing settings, such as the volume of each Part................................................................. [SONG] → [MIXING] ................ Page 127 Using convenient “Jobs,” such as Copy, Clear, Quantize........................................................ [SONG] → [JOB] → Job selection ................ Page 126 •Creating a Pattern Assigning a Preset Phrase to each track of a Pattern (Patch function).......................................................................................................... Page 113 Recording (Sampling) your favorite rhythm (audio) to a Pattern track to create a Phrase........................................................................... Page 107 Importing a WAV file or an AIFF file to a Pattern track to create a Phrase ..................................................................................................... Page 109 Recording your keyboard performance to a Pattern track to create a Phrase............................................................................................... Page 110 Recording a newly found Arpeggio rhythm pattern to a Pattern track........................................................................................................... Page 112 Sounding the metronome during recording....................... [PATTERN] → [UTILITY] → [F3] SEQ → [SF1] CLICK → Mode = rec ................ Page 262 Using the Step Recording function..................................................... [PATTERN] → [●] (Record) → [F1] SETUP → Type = step ................ Page 238 Editing MIDI events for each track of an already-recorded Pattern................................ [PATTERN] → [EDIT] → Track selection ................ Page 124 Editing Pattern Mixing settings, such as the volume of each Part......................................................... [PATTERN] → [MIXING] ................ Page 127 Using convenient “Jobs,” such as Copy, Clear, Quantize................................................... [PATTERN] → [JOB] → Job selection ................ Page 126 Programming a sequence of a Section to create a Pattern Chain....................................................... [PATTERN] → [F6] CHAIN ................ Page 115 Converting a Pattern Chain to Song data...................... [PATTERN] → Pattern selection → [F6] CHAIN → [EDIT] → [F3] SONG ................ Page 117 •Creating a Master.................................................................................................................................................................................................Page 136 •Creating an Arpeggio ..........................................................................................................................................................................................Page 130 •Creating a Waveform .............................................................................................................................................................................................Page 94 Storing/Saving the created data •Storing an edited Voice to internal memor y (Flash ROM) and saving all the Voices in internal memor y to a SmartMedia/USB storage device............. Page 85 •Storing an edited Performance to internal memory (Flash ROM) and saving all the Performances in internal memory to a SmartMedia/USB storage device..........................................................................................................................................................................Page 91 •Saving the Song/Pattern data Storing Song Mixing/Pattern Mixing settings to internal memory (DRAM).................................................................................................... Page 131 Storing the entire Song/Pattern data to SmartMedia/USB storage device..................................................................................................... Page 132 •Storing Mixing settings to internal memory (Flash ROM) as a template........................................................................................................ Page 104 •Storing an edited Master to internal memory (Flash ROM) and saving all the Masters on internal memory to a SmartMedia/USB storage device .....................................................................................................................................................................................................Page 137 •Saving all Arpeggios in internal memory (Flash ROM) to a SmartMedia/USB storage device..................................................................... Page 269 •Saving all Samples (obtained via the Sampling function) in internal memory (DRAM) to a SmartMedia/USB storage device.................. Page 97
Application Index 12Owner’s Manual Naming your created data.......................................................................................................................................... Page 53 Recovering lost data •Voice Comparing the Voice before editing with the just-edited one (Compare function).......................................................................................... Page 80 Recalling an edited, but not-stored Voice (when another Voice has been selected) — Recall function........................................................ Page 82 •Performance Comparing the Performance before editing with the just-edited one (Compare function)............................................................................. Page 89 Recalling an edited, but not-stored Performance (when another Performance has been selected) — Recall function.............................. Page 91 •Song/Pattern Canceling the changes made in the recent session such as Recording and Job to restore the data to its previous status [SONG] or [PATTERN] → [JOB] → [F1] UNDO .................................................................................................................................................... Page 127 Comparing the Mixing settings before editing with the just-edited ones (Compare function) ................................................................... Page 129 Recalling edited, but not-stored Mixing settings (when another Mixing set has been selected) — Recall function................................. Page 129 Initializing •Resetting the User Memory to the Initial Factory Settings................................................................................................................................Page 44 •Formatting a SmartMedia card........................................................................................................................................................................... Page 268 •Initializing the edited Voice............................................................................................................... [VOICE] → [JOB] → [F1] INIT ................ Page 208 •Initializing the edited Performance............................................................................................. [PERFORM] → [JOB] → [F1] INIT ................ Page 219 •Initializing the edited Master.......................................................................................................... [MASTER] → [JOB] → [F1] INIT ................ Page 273 •Initializing the edited Song Mixing settings................................................................ [SONG] → [MIXING] → [JOB] → [F1] INIT ................ Page 236 •Initializing the edited Pattern Mixing settings........................................................ [PATTERN] → [MIXING] → [JOB] → [F1] INIT ................ Page 248 Pitch related settings (Tune, Note Shift, etc.) •Overall Changing the octave setting of the keyboard............................................ [UTILITY] → [F1] GENERAL → [SF2] KBD → Octave .................. Page 63 Shifting the note up or down on the keyboard ..................................... [UTILITY] → [F1] GENERAL → [SF2] KBD → Transpose .................. Page 63 Shifting the note up or down in the tone generator block........................ [UTILITY] → [F1] GENERAL → [SF1] TG → NoteShift ................ Page 260 Adjusting the tuning to other instruments........................................................ [UTILITY] → [F1] GENERAL → [SF1] TG → Tune ................ Page 260 •In the Voice mode Setting the tuning system for the voice [VOICE] → Voice selection → [EDIT] → [COMMON] → [F1] GENERAL → [SF2] PLY MODE → M.TuningNo. ............................................ Page 190 Adjusting the pitch for each Element of the edited Voice in semitones [VOICE] → Voice selection→ [EDIT] → Element selection→ [F2] PITCH → [SF1] TUNE → Coarse .................................................................. Page 196 Finely adjusting the pitch for each Element of the edited Voice [VOICE] → Voice selection→ [EDIT] → Element selection→ [F2] PITCH → [SF1] TUNE → Tune ...................................................................... Page 196 Setting the all notes (keys) to the same pitch [VOICE] → Voice selection→ [EDIT] → Element selection→ [F2] PITCH → [SF4] KEY FLW → PitchSens = 0 .................................................. Page 197 •In the Performance mode Shifting the note up or down for each Part of the edited Performance [PERFORM] → Performance selection → [EDIT] → Part selection → [F4] TONE → [SF1] TUNE → NoteShift ................................................... Page 218 Finely adjusting the pitch for each Part of the edited Performance [PERFORM] → Performance selection → [EDIT] → Part selection → [F4] TONE → [SF1] TUNE → Detune ...................................................... Page 218 •In the Song mode/Pattern mode Shifting the note up or down for each Part of the current Song/Pattern [SONG] or [PATTERN] → Song/Pattern selection → [MIXING] → [EDIT] → Part selection → [F4] TONE→ [SF1] TUNE → NoteShift ............... Page 236 Finely adjusting the pitch for each Part of the current Song/Pattern [SONG] or [PATTERN] → Song/Pattern selection→ [MIXING] → [EDIT] → Part selection → [F4] TONE → [SF1] TUNE → Detune ............. Page 236 •In the Master mode Shifting the keyboard octave up or down for each zone of the edited Master [MASTER] → Master selection → [F2] MEMORY → ZoneSwitch = on → [EDIT] → Zone selection → [F2] NOTE → Octave ............................ Page 272 Finely adjusting the keyboard pitch for each zone of the edited Master [MASTER] → Master selection→ [F2] MEMORY → ZoneSwitch = on → [EDIT] → Zone selection → [F2] NOTE → Transpose ........................ Page 272
Application Index 13Owner’s Manual Connecting to a computer/external MIDI instrument •Determining which connector (among the MIDI, USB TO HOST, mLAN) is used as a MIDI input/output connector [UTILITY] → [F5] MIDI → [SF4] OTHER → MIDI IN/OUT .....................................................................................................................................Page 265 •Using the sounds of the MOTIF ES for song playback from a MIDI sequencer............................................................................................... Page 36 •Setting whether or not Bulk Dump data can be received [UTILITY] → [F5] MIDI → [SF2] SWITCH → RevBulk = on/protect ...................................................................................................................... Page 264 •Sounding only the external MIDI tone generator and turning the internal tone generator off [UTILITY] → [F5] MIDI → [SF2] SWITCH → LocalCtrl = off .................................................................................................................................Page 264 •Synchronizing with an external MIDI instrument/computer Using the MOTIF ES as a MIDI master [UTILITY] → [F5] MIDI → [SF3] SYNC → MIDI Sync = internal, ClockOut = on, Seqctrl = out .......................................................................... Page 36 Using the MOTIF ES as a MIDI slave [UTILITY] → [F5] MIDI → [SF3] SYNC → MIDI Sync = MIDI, ClockOut = off, Seqctrl = in .................................................................................... Page 36 Using the MOTIF ES as a MTC slave [UTILITY] → [F5] MIDI → [SF3] SYNC → MIDI Sync = MTC, ClockOut = off, Seqctrl = in .................................................................................... Page 37 •Disabling synchronization with the external MIDI instrument/computer Maintaining normal playback on an external MIDI sequencer, even when starting/stopping Song/Pattern playback on the MOTIF ES [UTILITY] → [F5] MIDI → [SF3] SYNC → MIDI Sync = internal, Seqctrl = off .................................................................................... ................ Page 264 Maintaining normal Song/Pattern playback on the MOTIF ES, even when starting/stopping playback on an external MIDI sequencer [UTILITY] → [F5] MIDI → [SF3] SYNC → Seqctrl = off ...................................................................................................................... ................ Page 264 •Synchronizing the LFO wave speed of the Voice with an external MIDI instrument/computer [UTILITY] → [F5] MIDI → [SF3] SYNC → MIDI Sync = MIDI ................................................................................................................................Page 264 [VOICE] → Normal Voice selection → [EDIT] → [COMMON] → [F5] LFO → [SF1] WAVE → TempoSync = on ................................................ Page 193 •Setting which MIDI events will be transmitted or recognized via the MIDI, USB TO HOST, and mLAN connectors [SONG] or [PATTERN] → [UTILITY] → [F3] SEQ → [SF2] FILTER ....................................................................................................................... Page 262 •Setting the MIDI transmit channel Setting the MIDI transmit channel of the keyboard in the Voice mode/Performance mode [UTILITY] → [F5] MIDI → [SF1] CH → KBDTransCh ..............................................................................................................................................Page 64 Setting the MIDI transmit channel and port for each track of a Song/Pattern [SONG] or [PATTERN] → Song/Pattern selection → [F3] TRACK → [SF1] CHANNEL ........................................................................................ Page 221 Setting the MIDI transmit channel of Arpeggio playback [UTILITY] → [F3] VOICE → [SF3] ARP CH → TransmitCh ...................................................................................................................................Page 262 •Setting the MIDI receive channel Setting the MIDI receive channel of the keyboard in the Voice mode/Performance mode [UTILITY] → [F5] MIDI → [SF1] CH → BasicRcvCh .............................................................................................................................................Page 263 Setting the MIDI receive channel for each part of a Song/Pattern [SONG] or [PATTERN] → Song/Pattern selection → [MIXING] → [EDIT] → Part selection→ [F1] VOICE → [SF2] MODE → ReceiveCh .................. Page 235 •Setting parameters for Program Change transmission/recognition Enabling or disabling the sending of Bank Select and Program Change messages, when selecting a Voice or Performance [UTILITY] → [F5] MIDI → [SF2] SWITCH → BankSel, PgmChange ..................................................................................................................... Page 264 Enabling or disabling selection of MOTIF ES Voices/Performances from an external MIDI device [UTILITY] → [F5] MIDI → [SF2] SWITCH → BankSel, PgmChange ..................................................................................................................... Page 264 [SONG] or [PATTERN] → Song/Pattern selection → [MIXING] → [EDIT] → Part selection→ [F5] RCV SW → BankSel, PgmChange ............... Page 235 Setting related parameters so that the MIDI messages produced by the Song/Pattern playback will not be transmitted via MIDI [SONG] or [PATTERN] → [UTILITY] → [F3] SEQ → [SF2] FILTER .................................................................................................................... Page 262 •Setting whether each track playback sounds the internal tone generator or an external tone generator [SONG] or [PATTERN] → Song/Pattern selection → [F3] TRACK → [SF2] OUT SW .......................................................................................... Page 222 Other tips •Loading the specified file on the SmartMedia/USB storage device automatically when the power is turned on...................................... Page 135 •Setting the Mode set automatically when the power is turned on [UTILITY] → [F1] GENERAL → [SF4] OTHER → PowerOnMode .........................................................................................................................Page 261 •Setting an individual Output connector for each key of the Drum Voice or for each part of the Performance/Song/Pattern...................... Page 31
Table of Contents 14Owner’s Manual Introduction.................................................................... 6 Accessories ................................................................... 6 Main Features ................................................................ 7 How to use this manual ................................................ 8 Application Index ................................... 9 The Controls & Connectors .................. 16 Front panel ................................................................... 16 Rear Panel .................................................................... 22 Setting Up ............................................. 26 Power Supply ............................................................... 26 About data storage to SmartMedia cards and USB storage devices ................................................... 27 Data lost and data retained when power is turned off........ 27 Using the SmartMedia™* cards ......................................... 28 Using USB storage devices................................................ 29 Connections ................................................................. 31 Connecting to External Audio Equipment........................... 31 Connecting External MIDI Instruments ............................... 34 Connecting to a Computer ................................................. 38 Connecting Various Controllers .......................................... 42 Turning the power on/off ............................................ 43 Power-on Procedure ........................................................... 43 Turning the MOTIF ES on/off............................................... 43 Resetting the User Memory to the Initial Factory Settings ........................................................................ 44 Basic Operation .................................... 45 Modes ........................................................................... 45 Mode Structure ................................................................... 45 Mode table .......................................................................... 46 Functions and Sub-Functions .................................... 47 Selecting a Program .................................................... 47 Moving the Cursor and Setting Parameters.............. 49 Knob (KN) and Control Slider (CS) ............................ 50 Knob (KN) ........................................................................... 50 Control Slider (CS) .............................................................. 51 About the editing functions ........................................ 51 Edit Indicator....................................................................... 51 Compare Function .............................................................. 52 Edit Recall Function ............................................................ 52 Confirmation Message ................................................ 52 Information Display ..................................................... 53 Note (Key) settings ...................................................... 53 Naming ......................................................................... 53 Quick Guide — Playing the MOTIF ES .. 55 Playing the Demo Songs/Patterns ............................. 55 Playing the Keyboard (in the Voice Play mode)........ 60 Selecting a Voice ................................................................ 60 Using Controllers ................................................................ 64 Using the Arpeggio feature ................................................ 66 Playing the Keyboard (in the Performance Play mode)......... 67 Selecting a Performance .................................................... 67 Using Controllers ................................................................ 69 Using the Arpeggio feature ................................................ 70 Assigning desired Voices to each part............................... 70 Using the A/D input sound.................................................. 72 Using the Plug-in Board .............................................. 74 Available Plug-in Boards .................................................... 74 Using a Single Part Plug-in Board ...................................... 75 Using a Multi Part Plug-in Board......................................... 77 Using an Effect Plug-in Board ............................................ 78 Quick Guide — Advanced Course ........ 79 Editing a Voice ............................................................. 79 Normal Voice Edit ............................................................... 79 Drum Voice Edit .................................................................. 82 Plug-in Voice Edit................................................................ 85 Storing/Saving the created Voice ....................................... 85 Editing a Performance ................................................. 87 Storing/Saving the created Performance............................ 91 Creating a Voice by using the Sampling function .... 94 Sampling your voice with a microphone and creating a Normal Voice ................................................................................... 94 Sampling the sound of an audio device to create a Drum Voice...... 98 Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES............................ 102 Recording your keyboard performance ........................... 102 Creating a Pattern ............................................................. 106 Creating a Song ................................................................ 117 Storing/Saving the created Song/Pattern ......................... 131 Using as a Master Keyboard ..................................... 136 Selecting a Master ............................................................ 136 Memorize to a Master ....................................................... 137 Using Zones (keyboard area) ........................................... 137 Quick Guide — Computer applications.... 142 Setting up ................................................................... 142 Controlling the instrument from a computer .......... 143 Using a sequencer to play multiple Voices on the MOTIF ES.... 143 Using the Multi Part Editor to create/edit Mixing settings . 144 Using the Voice Editor to create/edit a Voice ................... 145 Using the TWE Wave Editor to edit Samples .................... 146 Controlling a computer from the instrument .......... 147 Setting up for Remote Control .......................................... 148 Functions assigned to the panel buttons in the Remote Control mode ................................................. 150 Table of Contents
Table of Contents 15Owner’s Manual Basic Structure .................................... 154 Internal Structure (System Overview) ...................... 154 Controller Block.................................................................154 Tone Generator block .......................................................157 Sequencer Block...............................................................165 Sampling Block .................................................................172 Effect Block .......................................................................177 About MIDI .................................................................. 181 MIDI channels ...................................................................181MIDI Messages Transmitted/Recognized by this synthesizer........181 Internal Memory and File Management .................... 185 Maintaining data ...............................................................185 Reference ............................................ 188 Voice mode ................................................................. 188 Voice Play mode ...............................................................188 Voice Edit mode ................................................................189 Voice Store mode..............................................................208 Voice Job mode ................................................................208 Performance mode .................................................... 212 Performance Play mode....................................................212 Performance Edit mode ....................................................213 Performance Job mode ....................................................219 Performance Store mode ..................................................220 Song mode.................................................................. 221 Song Play mode ................................................................221 Song Record mode ...........................................................222 Song Edit mode ................................................................225 Song Job mode.................................................................226 Song Mixing mode ............................................................233 Song Mixing Edit mode .....................................................234 Song Mixing Job mode .....................................................236 Song Mixing Store mode...................................................237 Pattern mode .............................................................. 241 Pattern Play mode .............................................................241 Pattern Record mode ........................................................243 Pattern Edit mode .............................................................244 Pattern Job mode..............................................................244 Pattern Mixing mode .........................................................248 Pattern Mixing Edit mode ..................................................248 Pattern Mixing Job mode ..................................................248 Pattern Mixing Store mode................................................248 Mixing Voice mode..................................................... 249 Mixing Voice Edit mode ....................................................249 Mixing Voice Store mode ..................................................250 Mixing Voice Job mode ....................................................250 Sampling mode .......................................................... 251 Sampling Record mode ....................................................251 Sampling Edit mode..........................................................255 Sampling Job mode ..........................................................256 Utility mode................................................................. 260 Utility mode .......................................................................260 Utility Job mode ................................................................265 File mode .................................................................... 266 File mode ..........................................................................266 Master mode ............................................................... 271 Master Play mode .............................................................271 Master Edit mode ..............................................................271 Master Job mode ..............................................................273 Master Store mode............................................................274 Appendix ............................................ 275 Information Displays ................................................. 275 Display Messages...................................................... 277 Troubleshooting ........................................................ 279 Installing Optional Hardware .................................... 282 Available devices ..............................................................282 Installation locations..........................................................282 Installation Precautions .....................................................282 Optional Plug-in Board Installation ...................................283 Optional AIEB2 or mLAN16E Installation ..........................285 Optional DIMM Installation ................................................289 Glossary ..................................................................... 290 Specifications ............................................................ 292 Index ................................................... 294 The Controls & Connectors Setting Up Basic Operation Quick Guide — Playing the MOTIF ES Quick Guide — Advanced Course Quick Guide — Computer applications Basic Structure Reference Voice mode Performance mode Song mode Pattern mode Mixing Voice mode Sampling mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Appendix
The Controls & Connectors Front Panel 16Owner’s Manual Front Panel The Controls & Connectors DOWN UPOCTAVE SCENE SF1 SF2 F1F2 REMOTEARPEGGIO ON / OFF ON / OFFR-AUDIO G-MIDI BYPASS INSERTION SYSTEMMASTER EFFECTVOICE SONGPERFORM MASTER PATTERN FILEEFFECTMODE SEQ TRANSPORTSEQUENCER LOCATE 1 2INTEGRATED SAMPLINGMIXING UTILITY EDIT COMPARE SCENE STORE SET LOCATEJOB STOREDEMO KNOB CONTROL FUNCTION MASTER VOLUME ZONE 1CS 1 VOLUME 1 SW I N G CUTOFFPAN ASSIGN A GATE TIMERESONANCEREVERB ASSIGN B VELOCITYATTACKCHORUS ASSIGN 1UNITMULTIPLYRELEASETEMPO ASSIGN 2 LOW KN 1VOLUME 2LOW MIDKN 2VOLUME 3HIGH MIDKN 3VOLUME 4HIGHKN 4 CS 2 ZONE 2CS 3 ZONE 3CS 4 ZONE 4 ARP FX EQ TONE ASSIGN PAN / SEND E0 F0 G0 A0 B0 C1 D1 E1 F1 G1 A1 B1 C2 C3 15 2 3468 79#!) @& KNOB CONTROL FUNCTION MASTER VOLUME ZONE 1CS 1 VOLUME 1 SW I N G CUTOFFPAN ASSIGN A GATE TIMERESONANCEREVERB ASSIGN B VELOCITYATTACKCHORUS ASSIGN 1UNITMULTIPLYRELEASETEMPO ASSIGN 2 LOW KN 1VOLUME 2LOW MIDKN 2VOLUME 3HIGH MIDKN 3VOLUME 4HIGHKN 4 CS 2 ZONE 2CS 3 ZONE 3CS 4 ZONE 4 ARP FX EQ TONE ASSIGN PAN / SEND SCENE SF1 SF2SF3SF4SF5 F1F2F3F4F5F6 INFORMATION REMOTEARPEGGIO ON / OFF ON / OFFR-AUDIO G-MIDI BYPASS INSERTION SYSTEMMASTER EFFECTVOICE SONGPERFORM MASTER PATTERN FILEEFFECTMODE SEQ TRANSPORTSEQUENCER LOCATE 1 2INTEGRATED SAMPLINGMIXING UTILITY EDIT COMPARE SCENE STORE SET LOCATEJOB STOREDEMO DOWN UPOCTAVE 15 C1 D1 E1 F1 G1 A1 B1 C2 C3C 34 68 79#$%!) @^&*2 MOTIF ES6 MOTIF ES7
The Controls & Connectors Front Panel 17Owner’s Manual F2SF3SF4SF5 F3F4F5F6 INFORMATIONCOMMONELEMENT / PERF. PART / ZONE FAVORITESDRUM KITS A. PIANO KEYBOARD ORGAN PRE 5 PRE 6PRE 1 PRE 2 PRE 3 PRE 4 MUSIC PRODUCTION SYNTHESIZERIntegrated Sampling Sequencer / Modular Synthesis Plug-in System / Real- time External Control Surface USER 1GUITAR/ PLUCKED SYN LEADABCDEFGH 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 16 MUTE TRACK SELECT SECTION GROUP NUMBER CATEGORY SEARCHBANK SOLO15 14 12 13 11 10 9 SYN PAD/ CHOIRSYN COMPCHROMATICPERCUSSIONDRUM /PERCUSSIONSE MUSICAL FXCOMBI USER 2STRINGSPLG 1SLOT 1SLOT 2SLOT 3 BRASSPLG 2REED / PIPEPLG 3BASSGM EXIT ENTEREXECUTE DEC/NO INC / YES C4 C5 C6 $%(¡º∞ ^•¶*£¢™ § ª ‚ ⁄ ¤ COMMONELEMENT / PERF. PART / ZONE FAVORITESDRUM KITS A. PIANO KEYBOARD ORGAN PRE 5 PRE 6PRE 1 PRE 2 PRE 3 PRE 4 MUSIC PRODUCTION SYNTHESIZERIntegrated Sampling Sequencer / Modular Synthesis Plug-in System / Real- time External Control Surface USER 1GUITAR/ PLUCKED SYN LEADABCDEFGH 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 16 MUTE TRACK SELECT SECTION GROUP NUMBER CATEGORY SEARCHBANK SOLO15 14 12 13 11 10 9 SYN PAD/ CHOIRSYN COMPCHROMATICPERCUSSIONDRUM /PERCUSSIONSE MUSICAL FXCOMBI USER 2STRINGSPLG 1SLOT 1SLOT 2SLOT 3 BRASSPLG 2REED / PIPEPLG 3BASSGM EXIT ENTEREXECUTE DEC/NO INC / YES C4 C5 C6 (¡º∞ •¶£¢™ § ª ‚ ⁄ ¤ nWhen both of the [OCTAVE] buttons are turned off, each key corresponds to the note name shown in the illustrations. Refer to this illustration when setting parameters having note name values, such as Note Limit.
Front Panel 18Owner’s Manual The Controls & Connectors 1Keyboard The MOTIF ES6 features a 61-key keyboard, while the MOTIF ES7 has 76 keys and the MOTIF ES8 has 88 keys. All are equipped with a touch response feature (both initial touch and aftertouch). With initial touch, the instrument senses how strongly or softly you play the keys, and uses that playing strength to affect the sound in various ways, depending on the selected voice. With aftertouch, the instrument senses how much pressure you apply to the keys while playing, and uses that pressure to affect the sound in various ways, depending on the selected voice. Moreover, any of a variety of functions can be assigned to aftertouch for each voice. 2OCTAVE [UP] and [DOWN] buttons Page 63 Use these buttons to change the note range of the keyboard. To restore the normal octave setting, press both buttons simultaneously. nBecause of its extended keyboard, the MOTIF ES8 does not have OCTAVE buttons. 3Pitch bend wheel Page 64 Controls the pitch bend effect. You can also assign other functions to this controller. 4Modulation wheel Page 64 Controls the modulation effect. You can also assign other functions to this controller. 5Ribbon controller Page 65 This Controller is touch sensitive, and is controlled by running your finger lightly across its surface laterally. You can also assign other functions to this controller. 6MASTER VOLUME Adjusts the volume of the overall sound, as output from the rear-panel OUTPUT L/MONO and R jacks as well as the PHONES jack. 7Four KNOB CONTROL FUNCTION buttons and four Knobs Page 50 These four highly versatile knobs let you adjust various aspects or parameters of the current Voice. Use the [KNOB CONTROL FUNCTION] buttons to change the parameter set for the knobs. The corresponding LED lights to indicate which group of parameters are active. REMOTEARPEGGIO ON / OFF ON / OFFR-AUDIO G-MIDI BYPASS INSERTION SYSTEMMASTER EFFECTVOICE SONGPERFORM MASTER PATTERN FILEEFFECTMODE SEQ TRANSPORTSEQUENCER LOCATE 1 2INTEGRATED SAMPLINGMIXING UTILITY EDIT COMPARE SCENE STORE SET LOCATEJOB STOREDEMO A-1 B-1 C0 D0 E0 F0 G0 H0 B0 C1 C2 KNOB CONTROL FUNCTION MASTER VOLUME ZONE 1CS 1 VOLUME 1 SW I N G CUTOFFPAN ASSIGN A GATE TIMERESONANCEREVERB ASSIGN B VELOCITYATTACKCHORUS ASSIGN 1UNITMULTIPLYRELEASETEMPO ASSIGN 2 LOW KN 1VOLUME 2LOW MIDKN 2VOLUME 3HIGH MIDKN 3VOLUME 4HIGHKN 4 CS 2 ZONE 2CS 3 ZONE 3CS 4 ZONE 4 ARP FX EQ TONE ASSIGN PAN / SEND 15 3 4 68 79#!) @ MOTIF ES8
Front Panel 19Owner’s Manual The Controls & Connectors 8[CS1] - [CS4] (Control Slider) Page 51 These sliders control the volume of four elements which make up a Normal Voice in the Voice mode, the volume of four parts in the Performance mode, the volume of four parts including the current part in the Song mode/Pattern mode, and the volume of four zones in the Master mode. nIf all of the Control Sliders are set to the minimum, you may not hear any sound from the instrument, even when playing the keyboard or a song/pattern. If this is the case, raise all the sliders to a suitable level. nThe [MASTER VOLUME] slider adjusts the output level from this instrument. On the other hand, the Control Slider adjusts the MIDI volume value for the corresponding element or part. 9REMOTE buttons Page 147 The Remote mode lets you control sequencer software on your computer from the panel controls of the instrument. Turn the [ON/OFF] button on to enter the Remote mode. You can use the [R-AUDIO/G-MIDI] button to switch control between your audio tracks (red lamp) and MIDI tracks (green lamp), when Mode A or B is set to “General” ([UTILITY] → [F4] CTL ASN → [SF4] REMOTE). nWhen setting the MIDI IN/OUT parameter to “MIDI” ([UTILITY] → [F5] MIDI → [SF4] OTHER) or setting both of Mode A and Mode B to “off” ([UTILITY] → [F4] CTL ASN → [SF4] REMOTE), you cannot enter the Remote mode even by pressing the REMOTE [ON/OFF] button. Set these parameters to appropriate values (page 148) then enter the Remote mode. )EFFECT buttons Page 177 The extensive effect section of the instrument provides Insertion effects (eight sets, with two effect units per set), System effects (Reverb and Chorus), and Master effects. The effects can be applied to the keyboard-played voices and to Song/Pattern playback. These three buttons enable you to turn the corresponding Effect blocks (as printed on the panel) on or off with a single touch. Keep in mind that the [INSERTION] and [SYSTEM] buttons are bypass switches, while the [MASTER EFFECT] button is an on/off switch. The distinction is important — when the lamp of the [INSERTION] or [SYSTEM] button is on, the effect is off (or bypassed). The [MASTER EFFECT] button is the opposite: when the lamp is on, the Master effect is on. Also, to access the Master Effect setting display, press and hold the [MASTER EFFECT] button for a second or two. ![ARPEGGIO ON/OFF] button Page 66 Press this button to enable or disable playback of the Arpeggio for each Voice, Performance, Song, or Pattern. If the Arpeggio Switch of the selected part is set to off in the Performance/Song/Pattern mode, however, pressing this button has no effect. RE E SCENE SF1 SF2SF3SF4SF5 F1F2F3F4F5F6COMMONELEMENT / PERF. PART / ZONE FAVORITESDRUM KITS A. PIANO KEYBOARD ORGAN PRE 5 PRE 6PRE 1 PRE 2 PRE 3 PRE 4 MUSIC PRODUCTION SYNTHESIZERIntegrated Sampling Sequencer / Modular Synthesis Plug-in System / Real-time External Control Surface USER 1GUITAR/ PLUCKED SYN LEADABCDEFGH 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 16 MUTE TRACK SELECT SECTION GROUP NUMBER CATEGORY SEARCHBANK SOLO15 14 12 13 11 10 9 SYN PAD/ CHOIRSYN COMPCHROMATICPERCUSSIONDRUM /PERCUSSIONSE MUSICAL FXCOMBI USER 2STRINGSPLG 1SLOT 1SLOT 2SLOT 3 BRASSPLG 2REED / PIPEPLG 3BASSGM INFORMATIONDEMO EXIT ENTEREXECUTE DEC/NO INC / YES C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 $%(¡º∞ ^•&¶*£¢™ § ª ‚ ⁄ ¤ nWhen [UTILITY] → [F1] GENERAL → [SF2] KBD → Octave is set to “0,” each key corresponds to the note name shown in the illustrations. Refer to this illustration when setting a note name of a parameter like Note Limit.
Front Panel 20Owner’s Manual The Controls & Connectors @SEQ TRANSPORT buttons Page 56 These buttons control recording and playback of the Song/Pattern sequence data. [](Top) button Instantly returns to the beginning of the current song or pattern (i.e., the first beat of the first measure). [](Reverse) button Press briefly to move back one measure at a time, or hold to continuously rewind. [](Forward) button Press briefly to move forward one measure at a time, or hold to continuously fast-forward. [●] (Record) button Press this to enable recording (Song or pattern phrase). (The indicator lights.) [](Stop) button Press to stop recording or playback. [](Play) button Press to start playback from the current point in the song or pattern. During recording and playback, the indicator flashes at the current tempo. #MODE buttons Page 45 These buttons select the operating modes (e.g., Voice mode). $LCD Display The large backlit LCD displays the parameters and values related to the currently selected operation or mode. %LCD Contrast Control Page 43 Use this control to set the LCD display for optimum legibility. ^[F1] - [F6] (Function) buttons Page 47 These buttons located directly below the LCD display call up the corresponding functions indicated in the display. In the display hierarchy, these functions [F] rank just below the modes. &[SF1] - [SF5] (Sub Function) buttons Page 47 These buttons located directly below the LCD display call up the corresponding sub functions indicated in the display. In the display hierarchy, these sub functions [SF] rank just below the functions [F]. These buttons can be also used to store/recall the Arpeggio type in each Play mode and Song/Pattern Record mode. They can be also used to store/recall the Song Scene (page 123) in the Song Play/Song Record/ Pattern Chain Record modes. *[INFORMATION] button Page 53 For calling up a special “help” feature that shows information about the currently selected mode. You can go back to the previous display by pressing this button again or pressing any other button. Depending on the selected display, this button may be used to call up a window for inputting characters (page 54), for inputting numbers (page 49), for selecting note lengths (page 49), or for selecting keys or note names (page 53). (Data dial Page 49 For editing the currently selected parameter. To increase the value, turn the dial right (clockwise); to decrease the value, turn the dial left (counter-clockwise). If a parameter with a wide value range is selected, you can change the value in broader strokes by quickly turning the dial. º[INC/YES] button Page 49 For increasing the value of the currently selected parameter. Also use it to actually execute a Job or a Store operation. ¡[DEC/NO] button Page 49 For decreasing the value of the currently selected parameter. Also use it to cancel a Job or a Store operation. nYou can also use the [INC/YES] and [DEC/NO] buttons to quickly move through parameter values in 10-unit jumps, especially those with large ranges. Simply hold down one of the buttons (of the direction you want to jump), and simultaneously press the other. For example, to jump in the positive direction, hold down the [INC/ YES] button and press [DEC/NO]. ™Cursor Buttons Page 49 The cursor buttons move the “cursor” around the LCD display screen, highlighting and selecting the various parameters. £[EXIT] button Page 46 The menus and displays of this synthesizer are organized according to a hierarchical structure. Press this button to exit from the current display and return to the previous level in the hierarchy. ¢[ENTER] button Use this button to execute a Job or a Store operation. Also use this button to actually enter a number when selecting a Memory or Bank for Voice or Performance. In the File mode, use this button to go to the next lowest level in the selected directory.