Yamaha Motif 8 Owners Manual

151MOTIF  Reference
Voice Edit mode
Reference  Voice mode
●[F1]-[SF5] Drum Key   Oscillator   Other
From this display you can set various parameters 
related to how the individual notes of the Drum 
voice respond to the keyboard and MIDI data.
•AssignMode
When this is set to “single,” double playback of the same 
note is prevented. This is useful when two or more 
instances of the same note are received nearly 
simultaneously, or without a corresponding note off 
message. To allow playback of each...

152MOTIF  Reference
Voice Edit mode  
Reference  Voice mode
●[F3]-[SF2] Drum Key   Filter   
V
elocity Sensitivity
•LPFCutoff 
Determines the velocity sensitivity of the Low Pass Filter 
Cutoff frequency. Positive settings will cause the cutoff 
frequency to rise the harder you play the keyboard and 
negative settings will cause it to fall.
❏Settings -64 ~ 0 ~ +63
●[F4]-[SF1] Drum Key   Amplitude   Level/Pan
This display not only lets you make basic Level and 
Pan settings for the sound of each...

153MOTIF  Reference
Voice Edit mode
Reference  Voice mode
●[F6] Drum Key   EQ (Equalizer)
Same as in Normal Voice Element Edit. See 
page 148. 
nThis parameter is effective for Drum keys whose 
Type parameter (in the Oscillator Wave display, 
page 150) has been set to “Preset wave” or “User 
wave.”
Plug-in Voice Edit
Basic Structure (page 43)
◆Common edit and Element edit 
Same as Normal Voice Edit. See page 129. 
Unlike with Normal voices, the Plug-in voices only 
have one element for editing.
◆About...

154MOTIF  Reference
Voice Edit mode  
Reference  Voice mode
■Common edit
●[F1]-[SF1] Plug-in Common   General   Name
Same as in Normal Voice Common Edit. See 
page 130. 
●[F1]-[SF2] Plug-in Common   General   
Play mode
Same as in Normal Voice Common Edit. See 
page 130. 
Please note that Micro Tuning is not available in 
Plug-in Voice Common Edit. 
●[F1]-[SF3] Plug-in Common   General   
Master EQ Offset
Same as in Normal Voice Common Edit. See 
page 131. 
●[F1]-[SF4] Plug-in Common   General   
Por...

155MOTIF  Reference
Voice Edit mode
Reference  Voice mode
●[F4]-[SF3] Plug-in Common   Control Set   
After T
ouch
The MOTIF gives you a comprehensive set of after 
touch controls for the Plug-in voice, allowing you to 
change the pitch and filter settings, and produce 
modulation effects (pitch, filter and amplitude)-  
simply by pressing down hard on the keys.
•Pitch
Determines the depth of control of keyboard aftertouch 
over pitch. You can set a value (in semitones) of up to two 
octaves.
❏Settings -24...

156MOTIF  Reference
Voice Edit mode  
Reference  Voice mode
■Element Edit
●[F1]-[SF1] Plug-in Element   Oscillator   Wave
From this display you can select the desired Board 
Voice used for the element of the Plug-in voice. Keep 
in mind that a Plug-in voice only has one element.
•Bank
Determines the Board Voice Bank of the Plug-in voice.
❏Settings (These depend on the particular Plug-in 
board; refer to the relevant owner’s manual 
for details.)
•Number
Determines the Board Voice Number.
❏Settings (These...

157MOTIF  Reference
Voice Edit mode
Reference  Voice mode
●[F5] Plug-in Element   LFO
Basic Structure (page 47)
From this display you can set the basic LFO 
parameters for modulating the pitch to create 
vibrato and other special effects.
•Speed 
Determines the speed of the LFO waveform. Positive 
settings increase the speed and negative settings decrease 
it. This is applied as an offset to the same parameter in the 
original voice of the Plug-in board.
❏Settings -64 ~ 0 ~ +63
•Delay
Determines the...

158MOTIF  Reference
Voice Job mode  
Reference  Voice mode
Voice Job mode
The Voice Job mode contains various convenient 
operations (called “Jobs”), which are useful in editing 
and archiving your original voices.
◆Basic Procedure 
1In the Voice Play mode, select a voice you wish to 
execute the Job on.
2Press the [JOB] button to enter the Voice Job 
Mode.
3Select the desired Job menu by pressing the 
appropriate button, [F1] - [F6].
4Set the relevant Job parameters.
5Press the [ENTER] button. (The...

159MOTIF  Reference
Voice Store mode
Reference  Voice mode
•Data type of Destination voice (current 
selected voice) 
If the source is a Normal or Drum Voice and data type is 
set to Element or Drum Key, you can set the data type of 
the destination Voice. 
❏Data type
When a Normal v
oice is selected: 
Element 1 ~ 4
When a Drum v
oice is selected: 
Drum key C0 ~ C6
nIf you choose to copy Common parameters from 
the source, this display will change to “Common.” 
●[F4] Bulk Dump
This function lets you send...

160MOTIF  Reference
Function Tree  
Reference  Performance mode
Performance Mode
Basic Structure (page 42)
Function Tree
This section is devoted to the Performance mode.  To see how the Performance mode relates to the entire structure of 
the MOTIF and its other modes and functions, see the simplified chart in “Basic Structure” on page 30. 
The following detailed chart shows all of the display menus and parameter groups of the Performance modes — 
giving you a quick, easy-to-understand overview of the...