Yamaha Motif 8 Owners Manual

201MOTIF  Reference
Song Job mode
Reference  Song mode
[F4] Measure Job
Press the [F4] button in step #3 of the Basic Procedure 
on page 193 so that the Measure Job list appears on the 
display. Scroll the cursor to the desired Job and press 
the [ENTER] button to go to the display of the selected 
Job. 
The following explanations apply to step #6 of the 
Basic Procedure on page 193. 
● [F4]-01 Create Measure
This Job creates empty measures at the specified 
location in all tracks. 
• Meter of measures to...

202MOTIF  Reference
Song Job mode 
Reference  Song mode
● [F5]-01 Copy Track
This Job copies all data from a specified source track 
to the specified destination track.
• Source Song and Track
❏Settings Song 01~64
Track 01~16
• Destination Song and Track
❏Settings Song 01~64
Track 01~16
• Data Type to be copied
Determines the type(s) of data to be copied. Select the 
desired type by checkmarking the appropriate box.
❏Settings Seq Event (all events in  the track), Grid 
Groove (for the selected track), Mix...

203MOTIF  Reference
Song Job mode
Reference  Song mode
Undo/Redo cannot be used to undo/redo a Clear operation 
for tracks that contain sample data.
● [F5]-05 Normalize Play Effect
This job rewrites the data in the selected track so 
that it incorporates the current Grid Groove 
settings.
• TR (Track)
Determines the song track to which the Job is applied. 
❏Settings 01~16, all
● [F5]-06 Divide Drum Track
Separates the note events in a drum performance 
assigned to a specified track, and places the notes...

204MOTIF  Reference
Song Job mode 
Reference  Song mode
• Source song 
❏Settings 01~64
• Destination Song
❏Settings 01~64
● [F6]-02 Split Song To Pattern 
This Job allows you to copy a part of the current 
song — all 16 tracks over a specific range of 
measures — to a specific section and style, letting 
you use song data to create a pattern.
• Source song range (in measures)
❏Settings 001~999
• Destination pattern (style and section)
❏Settings Style 01~64
Section A~H
• Copy Sample
When this box is...

205MOTIF  Reference
Song Mixing mode
Reference  Song mode
Song Mixing mode
In this mode, you can set up and save mixing data for 
your songs, and set various parameters for the tone 
generator parts — including the desired voice, as well 
as its level, pan, EQ, effect and other settings.
How the Song Mixing mode affects the tone generator 
parts, and how it is affected by other elements is made 
clear by the following diagram.
Song Mixing parameters are not actually part of the song 
data, but rather are...

206MOTIF  Reference
Song Mixing mode 
Reference  Song mode
6 Press the [SONG] button to exit from the Song 
Mixing mode and return to the Song Play mode. 
• For detailed instructions on steps #4, see the 
following explanations. 
• For details on step #5, refer to “Song Mixing 
Store mode” on page 214.
● [F1] VOL/PAN
From this display you can set the Pan and Volume 
for each part (track).
nYou can select a part by moving the cursor or by 
using the NUMBER buttons while the [TRACK 
SELECT] indicator is on...

207MOTIF  Reference
Song Mixing mode
Reference  Song mode
• Template number
Determines the template number.  Up to 16 templates can 
be created.
❏Settings 1~16
• Template name
Determines the name of the template. For details about 
naming, see “Basic Operation”  on page 75. 
Song Mixing Edit mode 
(Detailed Mixer functions)
◆ The Compare Function
This convenient function lets you switch between the 
edited mixing setting and its original, unedited 
condition — allowing you to listen to the difference...

208MOTIF  Reference
Song Mixing mode 
Reference  Song mode
• To edit parameters of the individual parts, select 
the desired part with the corresponding 
NUMBER button ([1] - [16]). You can select 
parts for the Plug-in board by using the [F6] 
button (as shown below).
nPlease note that the Muti-Part Plug-in Part 
(17~32) settings apply not to one individual song 
but to all 64 songs. 
5 Select the menu you wish to edit by pressing the 
[F1] - [F5] buttons and edit parameters in each 
display. 
6 Store...

209MOTIF  Reference
Song Mixing mode
Reference  Song mode
• ChoCtrl (Chorus Control)
Determines the depth of the Chorus effect, as controlled by 
the Knob assigned to Chorus Send.
❏Settings -64~+63
• Assign A, Assign B, Assign 1, Assign 2
This lets you directly set and memorize the value for each 
Assign Knob (A, B, 1, and 2), from the Knob itself.  Simply 
tweak the knob to the desired setting.
❏Settings -64~+63
● [F2] Song Mixing Common
MEQ (
Master Equalizer)
From this display you can apply five-band...

210MOTIF  Reference
Song Mixing mode 
Reference  Song mode
● [F6]-[SF1] Song Mixing Common Effect
Connection
Basic Structure (page 41)
This display gives you comprehensive control over 
the effect connections.
Same as in Performance Common Edit. See 
page 169. 
● [F6]-[SF2], [SF3],[SF4],[SF5] 
Common 
Effect Parameter
Plug-in Insertion, Reverb, Chorus, Variation
Basic Structure (page 39)
The number of parameters and values available 
differs depending on the currently selected effect 
type. For more...