Yamaha Motif 8 Owners Manual

121MOTIF  ReferenceFunction Tree
Reference  Voice mode
  
Reference
This section is devoted to explaining the function of every setting of every parameter in every display of the MOTIF. If you 
have questions like “I wonder what this button does...” or “How does this parameter work?” — this is the section you should 
refer to.The Reference section is divided according to the various modes of the MOTIF. As you use this section, please keep in 
mind the following points:
●The section for each main mode...

122MOTIF  Reference
Function Tree  
Reference  Voice mode
[F6]  NORMAL COMMON EFFECT
[SF1]  EFFECT CONNECT
[SF2]  INSERTION1
[SF3]  INSERTION2
[SF4]  REVERB
[SF5]  CHORUS
[Element selection]  NORMAL ELEMENT 1-4
[F1]  NORMAL ELEMENT OSCILLATOR
[SF1]  WAVE
[SF2]  OUTPUT
[SF3]  LIMIT
[F2]  NORMAL ELEMENT PITCH
[SF1]  TUNE
[SF2]  VELOCITY SENS
[SF3]  PEG
[SF4]  KEY FOLLOW
[F3]  NORMAL ELEMENT FILETER
[SF1]  TYPE
[SF2]  VELOCITY SENS
[SF3]  FEG
[SF4]  KEY FOLLOW
[SF5]  SCALING
[F4]  NORMAL ELEMENT AMPLITUDE...

123MOTIF  ReferenceFunction Tree
Reference  Voice mode
[EDIT]  VOICE EDIT (PLUG-IN)
[COMMON]  PLUG-IN COMMON
[F1]  PLUG-IN COMMON GENERAL
[SF1]  NAME
[SF2]  PLYMODE
[SF3]  MEQ OFFSET
[SF4]  PORTAMENTO
[SF5]  OTHER
[F2]  PLUG-IN COMMON OUTPUT
OUTPUT
[F3]  PLUG-IN COMMON ARPEGGIO
[SF1]  TYPE
[SF2]  LIMIT
[SF3]  PLAY FX
[SF5]  CLEAR USER ARPEGGIO
[F4]  PLUG-IN COMMON CONTROLLER SET
[SF1]  SET1/2
[SF2]  MW
[SF3]  AT
[SF4]  AC
[F6]  PLUG-IN COMMON EFFECT
[SF1]  EFFECT CONNECT
[SF2]  INSERTION1
[SF3]...

124MOTIF  Reference
Voice Play mode  
Reference  Voice mode
Voice Play mode
Basic Structure (page 30) · Quick Start Guide (page 80)
In this mode, you can select and play individual Preset 
and User voices, as well as Plug-in voices (when 
installed).
nFor details about voice types and memory (bank) 
structure, see page 43. 
◆Basic Procedure
1 Press the [VOICE] button to enter the Voice Play 
mode. (The indicator lights.)
●Bank and Voice Program number
●Category and Voice name
2Select a voice.
3Set the...

125MOTIF  Reference
Voice Play mode
Reference  Voice mode
•  To select a Plug-in voice, press any of the 
[PLG1] - [PLG3] buttons. 
• To select a Drum voice, simultaneously hold the 
[DRUM KITS] button and press the [PRE1], 
[GM] or [USER] button.
The following display (or one similar) appears.
2Press any of the GROUP [A] - [H] buttons to select 
a Group. 
3Press any of the NUMBER [1] - [16] buttons to 
select a Voice. The MOTIF returns back to the 
Voice Play display. ●Voice program numbers and the...

126MOTIF  Reference
Voice Play mode  
Reference  Voice mode
■Using the [INC/YES] and [DEC/NO] 
buttons
Pressing the [INC/YES] button increases the number by 1. 
Pressing the [DEC/NO] button decreases the number by 1. 
Use the [INC/YES] and [DEC/NO] buttons to step up 
or down through the available voices. Naturally, this 
also lets you switch to the next available Group, up or 
down. For example, if the currently selected voice is 
A16, pressing the [INC/YES] button selects Voice B01. 
Hold either button...

127MOTIF  Reference
Voice Play mode
Reference  Voice mode
●Favorite Category
1~4 Use the same operation as in “Using the 
Category Search function” above.
5Select your favorite voice and press the [F5] button 
to assign it to the Favorite Category. 
nTo remove the selected voice from the Favorite 
Category, simply press the [F5] button again.
6Set other voices to the Favorite Category as 
required. 
7Press the [FAVORITE] button to see the voices set 
to the Favorite Category in steps #5 - 6. 
Keyboard...

128MOTIF  Reference
Voice Play mode  
Reference  Voice mode
●[F2] Voice Play   Plug-in Bank
From this display you can select the particular bank 
on the Plug-in board, and determine whether you 
will be using a Plug-in voice or a “Board” voice. 
Simply put, the difference between the two types of 
voices is this:
•  Board voices are unprocessed, unaltered voices 
of the Plug-in board — the “raw material” for 
Plug-in voices.
•Plug-in voices are edited Board voices — voices 
that have been specially...

129MOTIF  Reference
Voice Edit mode
Reference  Voice mode
•Tempo 
Determines the Arpeggio Tempo. When MIDI sync 
(page 258) is turned on, “MIDI” is displayed here and 
cannot be set. 
❏Settings 1 ~ 300
• Velocity Limit 
Determines the lowest and highest velocity in the 
Arpeggio’s velocity range. The Arpeggio plays when you 
play the note with the velocity in this range. 
❏Settings 1 ~ 127
nKeys played outside the set limit sound normally 
without any Arpeggio.
• Switch 
Determines whether Arpeggio is on...

130MOTIF  Reference
Voice Edit mode  
Reference  Voice mode
◆Basic Procedure
1Press the [VOICE] button to enter the Voice Play 
mode. (The indicator lights.)
2Select a Normal voice to be edited.
3Press the [EDIT] button to enter the Voice Edit 
mode. (The indicator lights.)
4Select an element to be edited. 
•To edit parameters common to all four elements, 
press the [DRUM KITS] button (which serves as 
a “COMMON” button here).
•To edit parameters of the individual elements, 
select the desired element...