Yamaha Motif 8 Owners Manual

101MOTIF  Quick Start Guide Sampling with Song Playback (Integrated Sampling Sequencer)
Quick Start Guide
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102MOTIF  Quick Start Guide
Sampling with Song Playback (Integrated Sampling Sequencer) 
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2. Recording MIDI data to a Pattern Track
Basic Structure (page 53) · Reference (page 221)
Now that you’ve recorded a rhythm sample to a Pattern and sliced it, the next step is to record some MIDI parts and 
add them to the Pattern.  You can record MIDI in two ways: Realtime and Step.
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103MOTIF  Quick Start Guide Sampling with Song Playback (Integrated Sampling Sequencer)
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● Realtime recording (when selecting replace or overdub in step #2)
   
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104MOTIF  Quick Start Guide
Sampling with Song Playback (Integrated Sampling Sequencer) 
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● Step recording (when selecting step in step #2)
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105MOTIF  Quick Start Guide Sampling with Song Playback (Integrated Sampling Sequencer)
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3. Assigning a Preset Phrase to a Pattern Track (Patch function)
Basic Structure (page 52) · Reference (page 219)
The Patch function lets you assign a Preset phrase or a User phrase (recorded in the Pattern Record mode) to each 
track and create a pattern that contains up to 16 tracks.
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106MOTIF  Quick Start Guide
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4. Using the Groove function
Reference (page 218 )
The Grid Groove function makes it possible to adjust the pitch, timing, length, and velocity of notes in a specified 
track on a measure-long 16th-note grid. This lets you easily come up with a wide variety of rhythmic feels and 
grooves that would be difficult or impossible to create using precise, yet rigid sequencer operations.  Moreover, Grid...

107MOTIF  Quick Start Guide Sampling with Song Playback (Integrated Sampling Sequencer)
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5. Pattern Mixing
Reference (page 232)
Now that you have a finished section and pattern, you can apply the Pattern Mixing controls to fine-tune it and 
enhance it — by adusting the levels of each track or part, selecting different voices, and tweaking the effect-related settings.  
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108MOTIF  Quick Start Guide
Sampling with Song Playback (Integrated Sampling Sequencer) 
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6. Creating a Pattern Chain
Basic Structure (page 54) · Reference (page 219)
Now that you’ve got your audio samples, loops, MIDI data, and patterns in the MOTIF, here’s where the fun really 
begins.  The Pattern Chain feature lets you arrange all of the pieces of your song in real time.  As you record a Pattern 
Chain, play back your original patterns and sections, and switch among them on the fly....

109MOTIF  Quick Start Guide Sampling with Song Playback (Integrated Sampling Sequencer)
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7. Copying the Pattern Chain data to a Song
Reference (page 221)
Now that you’ve created a hip Pattern Chain, you can copy it to a song track and use it as the basic rhythm track for 
a song. This is done from the Pattern Chain Edit mode.
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110MOTIF  Quick Start Guide
Sampling with Song Playback (Integrated Sampling Sequencer) 
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8. MIDI recording to Song Tracks
Basic Structure (page 51) · Reference (page 183)
Now, take your basic building blocks and move over to the Song mode to do some more work on your song.  Let’s say 
for the sake of example that you’ve recorded MIDI data for nearly all the tracks — except for maybe some rhythm 
guitar parts and some solos on piano and organ.  The MOTIF gives you two methods of...