Yamaha Motif 8 Owners Manual

271MOTIF  Reference
Master Edit mode
Reference  Master mode
◆ Basic Procedure
1 Press the [MASTER] button to enter the Master 
Play mode.  (The indicator lights.)
2 Select a Master to be edited. 
3 Press the [EDIT] button to enter the Master Edit 
mode.  (The indicator lights.)
• When the Mode parameter in the Master Play 
Memory display is set to Song or Pattern, go to 
step #5. 
• When the Mode parameter in the Master Play 
Memory display is set to Voice or Performance, 
go to step #4. 
4 Select a zone...

272MOTIF  Reference
Master Edit mode 
Reference  Master mode
• TransmitCh (Transmit Channel)
Determines the MIDI Transmit Channel for each zone. 
❏Settings 1~16
• TGSwitch (Tone Generator Switch)
Determines whether or not to transmit MIDI messages for 
each zone to each Part’s tone generator block.
❏Settings on, off
• MIDISwitch
Determines whether or not to transmit MIDI messages for 
each zone to an external MIDI device via the MIDI or USB 
terminal. 
❏Settings on, off
● [F2] Zone  Note
From this...

273MOTIF  Reference
Master Job mode
Reference  Master mode
● [F5] Zone  Knob/Slider
From this display you can determine which Control 
Change numbers are used for the Knobs and Sliders 
for each zone.  These settings are available only 
when  the Knob/Slider parameter (in Common Edit 
Other; page 271) is set to “zone.”
❏Settings off, 1~95
Master Job mode
The Master Job mode contains two convenient 
operations (called “Jobs”) — one letting you initialize 
(reset) the Master data, and the other letting you...

274MOTIF  Reference
Master Store mode 
Reference  Master mode
● [F1] Initialize
This function lets you reset (initialize) all Master 
parameters to their default settings.  It also allows 
you to selectively initialize certain parameters, such 
as Common settings, settings for each zone, and so 
on — very useful when creating a completely new 
Master from scratch.
❏Parameter Type (for Initializing)
ALL
All settings for the selected Master are initialized. 
Common
Common parameter settings for the...

275MOTIF  Appendix
Information Displays
Appendix
Appendix
Information Displays
The convenient Information displays let you see at-a-
glance some of the more important settings relevant to 
each mode.  Select the desired mode, then press the 
[INFORMATION] button to call up the Information 
display for that mode.  To exit from the display, press 
the button again (or any other panel button).
■ Voice mode
• Bank 
Indicates the Bank/Number (page 124) of the currently 
selected Voice.
• EL  1234
Indicates...

276MOTIF  Appendix
Information Displays
Appendix
■ Pattern mode
● Pattern Play mode
Indicates the amount of currently unused (available) 
memory (DRAM) for Pattern Phrase recording. 
● Pattern Mixing mode
Same as in the Song Mixing mode. 
■ Sampling mode
● Sampling mode
• SampleMemory 
Indicates the amount of memory used by Sampling. 
• Recordable Size 
Indicates the amount of the available sampling memory 
(unused memory) and the available sampling time.
● Sampling mode (Trim display only)
•...

277MOTIF  Appendix
Display Messages
Appendix
Display Messages
MessagesInformation
MIDI buffer full.Failed to process the MIDI data because too much data was received at one time.
MIDI data error.An error occurred when receiving MIDI data.
MIDI checksum error.An error occurred when receiving bulk data.
Bulk protected.Bulk data or a SCSI message was received when RcvBulk was set to “protect.” (See page 258.)
Device number is off.Bulk data cannot be transmitted/received since the device number is off....

278MOTIF  Appendix
Display Messages
Appendix
Plug-in 1 type mismatch.The User Voice created by using the Plug-in board previously installed to slot 1 (but now removed from slot 1) has been 
selected. 
Plug-in 2 type mismatch.The User Voice created by using the Plug-in board previously installed to slot 2 (but now removed from slot 2) has been 
selected. 
Plug-in 3 type mismatch.The User Voice created by using the Plug-in board previously installed to slot 3 (but now removed from slot 3) has been...

279MOTIF  AppendixTroubleshooting
Appendix
Troubleshooting
No sound? Wrong sound? When a problem like this occurs, please check the following points before assuming that 
the product is faulty. In many cases you’ll find the solution to your problem here. If the problem persists, then contact 
your Yamaha dealer or service center (page 299).
No sound.
• Is the power of the MOTIF and any external equipment connected to the MOTIF turned on? page 29
• Have you made all the appropriate level settings —...

280MOTIF  Appendix
Troubleshooting
Appendix
Pitch or inter vals are wrong.
• Is the Master Tune parameter in the Utility mode set at a value other than “0”? page 250
• Is the Note Shift parameter in the Utility mode set at a value other than “0”? page 250
• When the voice produces a wrong pitch, is the appropriate tuning system selected from Micro Tuning parameter
in the Voice Edit mode? page 130
• When the voice produces a wrong pitch, is the LFO Pitch Modulation Depth in the Voice Edit mode set too...