Yamaha Motif 8 Owners Manual

111MOTIF  Quick Start Guide Sampling with Song Playback (Integrated Sampling Sequencer)
Quick Start Guide
● Realtime recording (when selecting “replace,” “overdub,” or “punch” 
in step #5)
   
PLG 2AB
CD
E
FG
H
15CATEGORY
SEARCH
OCTAV EDOWNUP
KNOB
CONTROL
FUNCTIONPA N
REVERBCHORUS
TEMPO
ATTACK RELEASE CUTOFF
RESONANCE
ASSIGN A ASSIGN B ASSIGN 1 ASSIGN 2
KN 1 KN 2 KN 3 KN 4
MEQ LOW
ME Q HI  MID MEQ LOWMID ME Q HIGHREMOTE
CONTROL
ON/OFFEFFECT BYPASSARPEGGIOINSERTIONSYSTEM
ON/OFF
MASTER
VOLUMEVOLUME 1...

112MOTIF  Quick Start Guide
Sampling with Song Playback (Integrated Sampling Sequencer) 
Quick Start Guide
● Step recording (when selecting “step” in step #5)
PLG 2AB
CD
E
FG
H
15CATEGORY
SEARCH
OCTAVEDOWNUP
KNOB
CONTROL
FUNCTIONPA N
REVERBCHORUS
TEMPO
ATTACK RELEASE CUTOFF
RESONANCE
ASSIGN A ASSIGN B ASSIGN 1 ASSIGN 2
KN 1 KN 2 KN 3 KN 4
MEQ LOW
ME Q HI  MID MEQ LOW MID  ME Q HIGHREMOTE
CONTROL
ON/OFFEFFECT BYPASSARPEGGIOINSERTIONSYSTEM
ON/OFF
MASTER
VOLUMEVOLUME 1 VOLUME 2 VOLUME 3 VOLUME 4
CS 1 CS 2...

113MOTIF  Quick Start Guide Sampling with Song Playback (Integrated Sampling Sequencer)
Quick Start Guide
9. Sampling to a Song Track
Basic Structure (page 54) · Reference (page 234)
We’ll pay another visit to the sampling feature, and sweeten our song with some “ear candy” sound effects and 
background vocals. The sampling we did earlier was of a different variety; you sampled a rhythm in the Pattern mode 
and “sliced” it into separate pieces so that it would loop properly and automatically adjust to...

114MOTIF  Quick Start Guide
Sampling with Song Playback (Integrated Sampling Sequencer) 
Quick Start Guide
PLG 2AB
CD
E
FG
H
15CATEGORY
SEARCH
OCTAV EDOWNUP
KNOB
CONTROL
FUNCTIONPA N
REVERBCHORUS
TEMPO
AT TACK RELEASE CUTOFF
RESONANCE
ASSIGN A ASSIGN B ASSIGN 1 ASSIGN 2
KN 1 KN 2 KN 3 KN 4
MEQ LOW
MEQ HI  MID MEQLOWMID MEQ HIGHREMOTE
CONTROL
ON/OFFEFFECT BYPASSARPEGGIOINSERTIONSYSTEM
ON/OFF
MASTER
VOLUMEVOLUME 1 VOLUME 2 VOLUME 3 VOLUME 4
CS 1 CS 2 CS 3 CS 4
ZONE 1 ZONE 2 ZONE 3 ZONE 4SEQ...

115MOTIF  Quick Start Guide Sampling with Song Playback (Integrated Sampling Sequencer)
Quick Start Guide
10. Song Track Mute and Scene
Reference (pages 180, 181)
These two powerful features give you even greater real-time arranging control.  You can turn tracks on and off and 
switch among Song Scenes, as the song plays — and all your moves can be recorded to the special Scene track.  This not 
only lets you hear the various song arranging possiblities, it lets you record them on the spot. 
For example,...

116MOTIF  Quick Start Guide
Sampling with Song Playback (Integrated Sampling Sequencer) 
Quick Start Guide
PLG 2AB
CD
E
FG
H
15CATEGORY
SEARCH
OCTAV EDOWNUP
KNOB
CONTROL
FUNCTIONPA N
REVERBCHORUS
TEMPO
AT TA C KRELEASE CUTOFF
RESONANCE
ASSIGN A ASSIGN B ASSIGN 1 ASSIGN 2
KN 1 KN 2 KN 3 KN 4
MEQ LOW
ME Q HI  MID MEQ LOWMID ME Q HIGHREMOTE
CONTROL
ON/OFFEFFECT BYPASSARPEGGIOINSERTIONSYSTEM
ON/OFF
MASTER
VOLUMEVOLUME 1 VOLUME 2 VOLUME 3 VOLUME 4
CS 1 CS 2 CS 3 CS 4
ZONE 1 ZONE 2 ZONE 3 ZONE 4SEQ...

117MOTIF  Quick Start Guide Sampling with Song Playback (Integrated Sampling Sequencer)
Quick Start Guide
11. Song Mixing and storing the settings as a template
Reference (page 205)
In this final step (other than saving your precious work, which we’ll cover next), you can mix down your tracks with 
the Song Mixing function — adjusting the volume balance and pan setting of all the parts and tweaking the effect 
levels.  Moreover, you can save your mixing settings as a template (up to sixteen templates can...

118MOTIF  Quick Start Guide
Sampling with Song Playback (Integrated Sampling Sequencer) 
Quick Start Guide
12. Saving and Exporting the recorded song to external PC (File Utility)
Reference (page 262)
Now that you’ve created your masterpiece, you’ll want to save it.  You can save song data to a Memory card or SCSI 
device in the File mode (page 261).
However, for safekeeping and organizational/archival purposes, you may want to store your MOTIF data to a 
computer.  You may also want to use your computer...

119MOTIF  Quick Start Guide Remote Control for external sequencer (Real-time external control surface)
Quick Start Guide
Remote Control for external sequencer 
(Real-time external control surface)
Basic Structure (page 65) · Reference (page 256)
In the last section, you saw how a computer could be used conveniently to augment the features of the MOTIF.  Here, 
we’ll look at a feature that turns the tables and lets you conveniently use the MOTIF to control your computer.
The Remote Control function lets...

120MOTIF  Quick Start Guide
Remote Control for external sequencer (Real-time external control surface) 
Quick Start Guide
Using the Remote Control function
PLG 2
AB
CD
E
FG
H
15CATEGORY
SEARCH
OCTAV EDOWNUP
KNOB
CONTROL
FUNCTIONPA N
REVERBCHORUS
TEMPO
ATTACK RELEASE CUTOFF
RESONANCE
ASSIGN A ASSIGN B ASSIGN 1 ASSIGN 2
KN 1 KN 2 KN 3 KN 4
MEQ LOW
ME Q HI  MID MEQ LO WMID M EQ HIGH
REMOTE
CONTROL
ON/OFF
EFFECT BYPASSARPEGGIOINSERTIONSYSTEM
ON/OFF
MASTER
VOLUMEVOLUME 1 VOLUME 2 VOLUME 3 VOLUME 4
CS 1 CS 2...