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 instance of the same 
note, set this to “multi.”
❏Settings single, multi
nWhen the Alternate Group (AltGrp) parameter is 
set to a setting other than “off,” this parameter is 
unavailable, and “---” is shown in the display.
•RcvNoteOff (Receive Note Off)
Determines whether or not the selected Drum key 
responds to MIDI Note Off messages. Setting this to “off” 
can be useful for cymbal sounds and other sustaining 
sounds. This lets you have the selected sounds sustain to 
the length of their natural decay — even if you release the 
note, or a Note Off message is received.
❏Settings off, on
nThis parameter is effective for Waves selected in 
the [F1] - [SF1] Drum Key Oscillator Wave display 
(page 150).
•AltGrp (Alternate Group)
Set the Alternate Group to which the Wave is assigned. In 
a real drum kit, some drum sounds cannot physically be 
played simultaneously, such as open and closed hi-hats. 
You can prevent Waves from playing back simultaneously 
by assigning them to the same Alternate Group. Up to 127 
Alternate Groups can be defined. You can also select “off” 
here if you wish to allow the simultaneous playback of 
sounds. 
❏Settings off, 1 ~ 127
●[F2]-[SF1]Drum Key   Pitch   Tune
•Coarse
Determines the pitch of each Drum Key Wave (or Normal 
Voice) in semitones.
❏Settings -48 ~+48nIf a Normal voice has been assigned to the key, this 
parameter adjusts the position of its note (not its 
pitch) relative to note C3. For example, let’s assume 
the original Voice consists of a two-Element piano-
like sound up to note C3 and a two-Element string-
like sound from note C#3 upwards. Adjusting this 
Coarse setting by +1 would not change the pitch of 
the piano-like sound to C#3. Instead, note C#3 of 
the original Voice (i.e., the string-like sound) would 
be used.
•Fine 
Determines the fine tuning for the pitch of each Drum Key 
Wave (or Normal Voice).
❏Settings -64 ~+63
●[F2]-[SF2] Drum Key   Pitch   
V
elocity Sensitivity
From this display you can determine how the pitch 
of the Drum key responds to velocity.
•Pitch
Determines how the pitch of the selected Drum key 
responds to velocity. For positive values, the harder you 
play the key, the higher the pitch becomes. For negative 
values, the harder you play the key, the lower the pitch.
❏Settings -64 ~+63
●[F3]-[SF1] Drum Key   Filter   Cutoff
Basic Structure (page 46)
The MOTIF lets you apply a low pass filter and high 
pass filter to each individual Drum key — giving 
you exceptionally detailed and comprehensive sonic 
control over the Drum voice.
nThis parameter is effective for Waves selected in 
the [F1] - [SF1] Drum Key Oscillator Wave display 
(page 150). 
•LPF Cutoff
Determines the Cutoff frequency of the Low Pass Filter.
❏Settings 0 ~ 255
•LPF Reso
Determines the amount of Resonance (harmonic 
emphasis) applied to the signal at the Cutoff frequency. 
❏Settings 0 ~ 31
•HPF Cutoff 
Determines the Cutoff frequency of the High Pass Filter.
❏Settings 0 ~ 255 
						

							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 individual Drum 
key, it also gives you some detailed and unusual 
parameters for affecting Pan position.
•Level
Determines the output for the selected Drum key (Wave). 
This lets you make detailed balance adjustments among 
the various sounds of the Drum voice.
❏Settings 0 ~ 127
•Pan
Determines the stereo Pan position for the selected Drum 
key (Wave). This will also be used as the basic Pan position 
for the Alternate and Random settings.
❏Settings L63 (Left) ~ C (Center) ~ R63 (Right)
•AlternatePan
Determines the amount by which the sound of the selected 
Drum key is panned alternately left and right for each note 
you press. The Pan setting (above) is used as the basic Pan 
position. 
❏Settings L64 ~ 0 ~ R63
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.”
•RandomPan
Determines the amount by which the sound of the selected 
Drum key is panned randomly left and right for each note 
you press. The Pan setting (above) is used as the Center 
Pan position.
❏Settings 0 ~ 127
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.”
●[F4]-[SF2] Drum Key   Amplitude   
AEG V
elocity Sensitivity
•Level
Determines the velocity sensitivity of the Amplitude 
Envelope Generator’s output level. Positive settings will cause 
the output level to rise the harder you play the keyboard and, 
conversely, negative values will cause it to fall. 
❏Settings -64 ~ 0 ~ +63
●[F4]-[SF3] Drum Key   Amplitude   AEG
Basic Structure (page 47)
•AttackTime
❏Settings 0 ~ 127
•Decay1Time 
❏Settings 0 ~ 127
•Decay1Lvl (Level)
❏Settings 0 ~ 127
•Decay2Time
❏Settings 0 ~ 126, hold
Decay2 Time = 0~126
Decay2 Time = hold
Attack
Level
Key on
Attack
TimeDecay1
TimeDecay2
Time Decay1
Level
Attack
Level
Key on
Attack
TimeDecay1
TimeDecay2
Time Decay1
LevelTime
Level
Time
Level 
						

							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 Plug-in voices and Board voices
The voices of a Plug-in Board installed to the MOTIF 
can be divided into two types: Board voices and Plug-in 
voices. Board voices are unprocessed, unaltered voices 
of the Plug-in board — the “raw material” used for the 
Plug-in voices. Plug-in voices, on the other hand, are 
edited Board voices — voices that have been specially 
programmed and processed for optimum use with the 
MOTIF.
Included among the Board voices is a special set of 
voices — called Board Custom voices — which can be 
edited by a computer connected to the MOTIF, using 
special editing software included with the Plug-in 
board. (See page 87.)
nDepending on the particular Plug-in board you are using, 
some of the parameters described here may not be 
available. For details, refer to the relevant owner’s 
manual of the Plug-in board.
nFor details on the current lineup of available Plug-in 
boards, see page 35.
◆Basic Procedure 
Basic Structure (page 70)
1Press the [VOICE] button to enter the Voice Play 
mode. (The indicator lights.)
2Select a Plug-in 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 the Common parameters, press the 
[DRUM KITS] button (which serves as a 
“COMMON” button here).
•To edit the Element parameters, press any one of 
the NUMBER buttons ([1] - [4]). (Editing is the 
same, no matter which NUMBER button you 
press.)
5Select the menu you wish to edit by pressing the 
[F1] - [F6] and [SF1] -[SF5] buttons. 
6Edit the parameters for the selected voice. 
7Store the settings edited in step #6 to the User 
Memory as required. 
8Press the [EXIT] button to exit from the Voice Edit 
mode. 
•For detailed instructions on steps #5 - #6, see the 
explanations below. 
•For details on step #7, refer to “Voice Store 
mode” on page 159.
Cannot be eited
Computer
(Voice Editor in CD-ROM
supplied with the Plug-in board)
Copy
StorePlug-in
Voice Edit
Save
Bulk send/
edit MOTIF voice parameter
Plug-in voice
Plug-in preset voice
Plug-in user voice
Board voice
Board preset voice
Board custom voice
DRUM KITS
FAVORITESCOMMON
1
234
ELEMENT / PERF. PART / ZONE 
						

							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
tamento
Same as in Normal Voice Common Edit. See 
page 131. 
Please note that Portamento Mode and Portamento 
Time are not available in Plug-in Voice Common 
Edit. 
●[F1]-[SF5] Plug-in Common   General   Other
Same as in Normal Voice Common Edit. See 
page 132. 
Unlike with Normal Voice Edit, the Upper and 
Lower ranges cannot be independently set here.
●[F2] Plug-in Common   Output
Same as in Normal Voice Common Edit. See 
page 132. 
●[F3]-[SF1] Plug-in Common   Arpeggio   
Arpeggio type
Same as in Normal Voice Common Edit. See 
page 132. 
●[F3]-[SF2] Plug-in Common   Arpeggio   
Arpeggio limit
Same as in Normal Voice Common Edit. See 
page 133. 
●[F3]-[SF3] Plug-in Common   Arpeggio   
Play FX (Effect)
Same as in Normal Voice Common Edit. See 
page 133. 
●[F4]-[SF1] Plug-in Common   Control Set   
Set1/2
Same as in Normal Voice Common Edit. See 
page 134. 
Please note that Element Switch is not available in 
Plug-in Voice Common Edit. 
●[F4]-[SF2] Plug-in Common   Control Set   
Modulation Wheel
From this display you can set how the Plug-in voice 
responds to the Modulation wheel, by changing the 
control depth for the filter, pitch and amplitude 
(volume).
•Filter
Determines the depth of control of the Modulation Wheel 
over the filter cutoff frequency. Negative settings result in 
reversed Modulation wheel operation (i.e., moving the 
wheel up results in less modulation).
❏Settings -64 ~ 0 ~ +63
•PMod (Pitch Modulation Depth)
Determines the depth of control the Modulation Wheel 
has over pitch modulation. The higher the setting, the 
greater the depth of control. 
❏Settings 0 ~ 127
•FMod (Filter Modulation Depth)
Determines the depth of control the Modulation Wheel 
has over filter cutoff modulation. The higher the setting, 
the greater the depth of control. 
❏Settings 0 ~ 127
•AMod (Amplitude Modulation Depth)
Determines the depth of control the Modulation Wheel 
has over amplitude modulation. The higher the setting, the 
greater the depth of control.
❏Settings 0 ~ 127 
						

							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 ~ 0 ~ +24
•Filter
Determines the depth of control of keyboard aftertouch 
over the filter cutoff frequency.
❏Settings -64 ~ 0 ~ +63
•PMod (Pitch Modulation Depth)
Determines the depth of control that keyboard aftertouch 
has over pitch modulation. The higher the setting, the 
greater the depth of control.
❏Settings 0 ~ 127
•FMod (Filter Modulation Depth)
Determines the depth of control that keyboard aftertouch 
has over filter cutoff modulation. The higher the setting, 
the greater the depth of control.
❏Settings 0 ~ 127
•AMod (Amplitude Modulation Depth)
Determines the depth of control that keyboard aftertouch 
has over amplitude modulation. The higher the setting, the 
greater the depth of control. 
❏Settings 0 ~ 127
●[F4]-[SF4] Plug-in Common   Control Set   
AC (Assignable Contr
ols)
From this display you can assign MIDI Control 
Change numbers and determine the degree to which 
the assigned controllers affect the filter and the 
modulation effects (pitch, filter and amplitude). For 
details on using Control Change numbers and the 
Assignable Controls, see page 191.•Source
Determines the MIDI Control Change number used to 
control the filter, PMod, FMod, and Amod. 
❏Settings 0 ~ 95
•Filter
Determines the depth of control the Control Change 
numbers (set in the Source parameter above) have over the 
filter cutoff frequency.
❏Settings -64 ~ 0 ~ +63
•PMod (Pitch Modulation Depth)
Determines the depth of control the Control Change 
messages (set in the Source parameter above) have over 
pitch modulation. The larger the setting, the greater the 
depth of control. 
❏Settings 0 ~ 127
•FMod (Filter Modulation Depth)
Determines the depth of control the Control Change 
messages (set in the Source parameter above) have over 
filter cutoff modulation. The larger the setting, the greater 
the depth of control.
❏Settings 0 ~ 127
•AMod (Amplitude Modulation Depth)
Determines the depth of control the Control Change 
messages (set in the Source parameter above) have over 
amplitude modulation. The larger the setting, the greater 
the depth of control.
❏Settings 0 ~ 127
●[F6]-[SF1] Plug-in Common   Effect   
Connection
Basic Structure (page 40)
This is the same as in Normal Voice Common 
Edit (page 137), with the exception of the following 
points.
•EL: OUT settings are not available in Plug-in 
Voice Common Edit. 
•The parallel setting (Insertion Connection) is 
not available in Plug-in Voice Common Edit. 
●[F6]-[SF2], [SF3], [SF4], [SF5] Plug-in Common
Effect Parameter   Inser
tion 1, 2, Reverb, 
Chorus
The number of parameters and values available 
differs depending on the currently selected effect 
type. For more information, see the Effect Type List 
in the separate Data List booklet.  
						

							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 depend on the particular Plug-in 
board; refer to the relevant owner’s manual 
for details.)
●[F1]-[SF5] Plug-in Element   Oscillator   Other
From this display you can set how the Plug-in voice 
responds to velocity, and transpose the key (pitch) 
for the voice.
•Velocity Depth
Determines the velocity sensitivity of the Board voice. For 
higher values, the harder you play the keyboard, the louder 
the voice becomes.
❏Settings 0 ~ 127
•Velocity Offset
This lets you specify an offset value for the velocity 
sensitivity of the Board voice. In other words, you can 
increase the relative velocity (or level) of the voice by a set 
amount — so that all the notes you play have the added 
velocity.
❏Settings 0 ~ 127
•Note Shift
Determines the transpose setting for the Board voice, or 
the amount (in semitones) by which the pitch is raised or 
lowered. The pitch range is two octaves, up or down.
❏Settings -24 ~ 0 ~ +24
●[F2] Plug-in Element   Pitch   PEG Time, Level
Basic Structure (page 46)
From this display you can make various time and 
level settings for the Pitch EG, which determine 
how the pitch of the Board voice changes over time.
The full names of the available parameters are 
shown in the chart below, as they appear in the 
display.
❏Settings -64 ~ 0 ~ +63
●[F3] Plug-in Element   Filter   Cutoff
Basic Structure (page 46)
•HPFCutoff (High Pass Filter Cutoff 
frequency)
Determines the Cutoff frequency for the High Pass Filter. 
❏Settings -64 ~ 0 ~ +63
●[F4] Plug-in Element   Native
With a Plug-in board installed to the MOTIF, you can 
create a Board voice by editing both native parameters 
(those parameters exclusive to the particular board) and 
unique parameters (related specifically to the MOTIF). 
Pressing [F4] gives you access to the native parameters of 
the Plug-in board.The parameters will vary depending on 
the Plug-in Board. For details about each parameter and its 
functions, refer to the Owner’s Manual or the on-line help 
that came with your Plug-in Board.
nFor details on the current lineup of available Plug-
in boards, see page 35.
INIT ATK DCY1 DCY2 REL DEPTH
TIME --- Attack time ---  ---Release 
time
LEVELInitial
level--- --- ---Release 
time---
Initial
Level
0Release
Level
Original
Pitch
Attack
TimeRelease
Time
Key off
Time
Pitch 
						

							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 delay time between the moment you press 
note on the keyboard and the moment the LFO comes into 
effect. Positive settings lengthen the delay and negative 
settings shorten it. This is applied as an offset to the same 
parameter in the original voice of the Plug-in board.
❏Settings -64 ~ 0 ~ +63
•PMod (Pitch Modulation Depth)
Determines the amount by which the LFO waveform 
controls the pitch. Positive settings increase the amount 
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
●[F6] Plug-in Element   EQ (Equalizer)
From this display you can apply equalizer settings 
to the Board voice. This is a shelving equalizer with 
two bands; one for high frequencies and the other 
for low frequencies.1LowFreq (Low Frequency)
Determines the shelving point for the low frequencies. 
The levels of signals below this frequency will be boosted/
attenuated by the amount set in the LoGain parameter.
❏Settings 32Hz ~ 2.0kHz
2LowGain (Low Gain)
Determines the amount by which signals below the 
LoFreq frequency will be boosted/attenuated. 
❏Settings -64 ~ 0 ~ +63
3HighFreq (High Frequency)
Determines the shelving point for the high frequencies. 
The levels of signals above this frequency will be boosted/
attenuated by the amount set in the HiGain parameter.
❏Settings 500Hz ~ 16.0kHz
4HighGain (High Gain)
Determines the amount by which signals above the HiFreq 
frequency will be boosted/attenuated. 
❏Settings -64 ~ 0 ~ +63
◆About Board Custom Voice Editing 
You can edit Board Custom voices of the Plug-in Board 
by using the Voice Editor software included with the 
board. 
nSelect the Part Number of the Editor software to “1” 
when using the software with the Voice mode. Also make 
sure to match the basic MIDI receive channel of the 
MOTIF (page 258) to the MIDI channel of the Editor 
software.
The original Board Custom voices you’ve edited can be 
saved and controlled from the computer.
Make sure to save the edited data to a memory card or 
connected SCSI device from the MOTIF, since any edited data 
in the DRAM of the Plug-in board will be lost when you turn 
off the power on the MOTIF. 
nFor details about how to use the Voice Editor software 
included with the Plug-in board, refer to the Online help 
of the Voice Editor. 
nEditing the above parameters may or may not have much 
effect on the sound, depending on the particular Plug-in 
board youve installed.
Speed=slow Speed=fast
TimeTime
Short Delay Long Delay
Key onKey on
LowFreq 
LowGainHighGain
HighFreq
Frequency
- +
0
1
2
34 
						

							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 display prompts 
you for confirmation.)
6Press the [INC/YES] button to execute the Job. 
After the Job has been completed, a “Completed” 
message appears and operation returns to the 
original display.
nTo cancel the Job, press the [DEC/NO] button.
For Jobs that take longer to process, you will see the 
message “Executing…” during processing. If you switch 
off the power of the MOTIF while this message is 
displayed, you risk corrupting your data.
7Press the [VOICE] button to exit from Voice Job 
mode and return to Voice Play mode. 
•For detailed instructions on steps #3 - #4, see the 
explanations below. 
●[F1] Initialize
This function lets you reset (initialize) all voice 
parameters to their default settings. It also allows 
you to selectively initialize certain parameters, such 
as Common settings, settings for each Element/
Drum key, and so on — very useful when creating a 
completely new voice from scratch. 
❏Type of parameter to be initialized
When a Normal v
oice is selected: 
ALL, Common, EL1 ~ 4
When a Drum v
oice is selected: 
ALL, Common, EL
nIf you turn the check mark on, you can select a 
Drum key. For details on selecting a key, see “Basic 
Operation” on page 75. 
When a Plug-in v
oice is selected: 
ALL, Common, EL
●[F2] Edit Recall
If you are editing a voice and select a different voice 
without storing your edited one, all the edits you’ve 
made will be erased. If this happens, you can use 
Edit Recall to restore the voice with your latest edits 
intact.
●[F3] Copy
From this display you can copy Common and 
Element/Drum Key parameter settings from any 
Voice to the Voice you are editing. This is useful if 
you are creating a Voice and wish to use some 
parameter settings from another Voice.
•Source voice
Select a Voice and data type to be copied. 
❏Data type
When a Normal v
oice is selected: Common, Element 1 ~ 4
When a Drum v
oice is selected: 
Common, Drum key C0 ~ C6
When a Plug-in v
oice is selected: 
Common, Element
nIf the source Voice type (Normal/Drum/Plug-in) 
differs from one of the Voice you are currently 
editing (destination), you will only be able to copy 
Common parameters. 
						

							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 all your edited 
parameter settings for the currently selected voice 
to a computer or another MIDI device for data 
archiving.
nYou must set the correct MIDI Device Number in 
order to execute a Bulk Dump. For details, see 
page 258. 
Voice Store mode
Basic Structure (page 63)
This function lets you store your edited voice to User 
memory.
When you execute this, the settings for the destination 
memory will be overwritten. Important data should always 
be backed up to computer, a separate Memory Card or 
some other storage device. 
◆Basic Procedure
1After editing the voice, press the [STORE] button 
to enter the Voice Store mode. 
2Select the destination Voice Memory. 
3Press the [ENTER] button. (The display prompts 
you for confirmation.)
4To execute the Store operation, press the [INC/
YES] button. After the voice has been stored, a 
“Completed” message appears and operation 
returns to the original display.
nTo cancel the Store operation, press the [DEC/NO] 
button.
For Store operations that take longer to process, you will 
see the message “Executing…” during processing. If you 
switch off the power of the MOTIF while this message is 
displayed, you risk corrupting your data.  
						

							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 performance-related functions of the MOTIF.
Brackets around a word or phrase (e.g., [F1]) indicate specific button names or panel operations.
[INFO]  PERFORMANCE INFO
[PERFORM]  PERFORMANCE PLAY
[F1]  PERFORMANCE PLAY
[F2]  PERFORMANCE AD
[F3]  PERFORMANCE VOICE
[SF1]  ADD INTERNAL VOICE
[SF2]  ADD PLUG-IN VOICE
[SF3]  DELETE
[SF4]  SET NOTE LIMIT LOW
[SF5]  SET NOTE LIMIT HIGH
[F4]  PERFORMANCE PORTAMENTO
[F5]  PERFORMANCE EG
[F6]  PERFORMANCE ARPEGGIO
[CATEGORY]  PERFORMANCE CATEGORY SEARCH
[FAV]  CATEGORY SEARCH
[F1]  SUB CATEGORY1 SELECT
[F2]  SUB CATEGORY2 SELECT
[F3]  SUB CATEGORY3 SELECT
[F4]  SET TO FAVORITE
[F5]  CLEAR 1 FAVORITE
[F6]  CLEAR ALL FAVORITE
[FAV]  FAVORITE SELECT
[F5]  CLEAR 1 FAVORITE
[F6]  CLEAR ALL FAVORITE
[EDIT]  PERFORMANCE EDIT
[COMMON]  COMMON
[F1]  COMMON
[SF1]  NAME
[SF3]  MEQ OFFSET
[SF4]  PORTA
[SF5]  OTHER
[F2]  COMMON OUTPUT/MASTER EQ
[SF1]  OUTPUT
[SF2]  MEQ
[F3]  COMMON ARPEGGIO
[SF1]  TYPE
[SF2]  LIMIT
[SF3]  PLAY
[SF4]  OUTPUT CHANNEL
[SF5]  CLEAR USER ARPEGGIO
[F4]  COMMON CONTROLLER ASSIGN
CONTROLLER ASSIGN
[F6]  COMMON EFFECT
[SF1]  EFFECT CONNECT
[SF2]  PLG-EF
[SF3]  VARIATION
[SF4]  REVERB
[SF5]  CHORUS
[PERFORMANCE]
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