Yamaha Motif 8 Owners Manual

							211MOTIF  Reference
Song Mixing mode
Reference  Song mode
● [F2]-[SF1] Song Mixing Part Output
V
olume/Pan
Same as in Performance Part Edit. See page 172. 
nThe Voice Pan setting is not available for Plug-in 
voice parts.
● [F2]-[SF2] Song Mixing Part Output
Effect Send
Same as in Performance Part Edit. See page 172. 
● [F3] Song Mixing Part Output Select
From this display you can determine the specific 
jack or terminal to which the selected part is to be 
output.
Same as in Performance Part Edit. See page 173. 
● [F4]-[SF1] Song Mixing Part Tone Tune
Same as in Performance Part Edit. See page 173. 
● [F4]-[SF2] Song Mixing Part Tone  Filter
Basic Structure (page 46)
From this display you can set various Filter related 
settings, to change the tonal qualities of the selected 
part’s voice.
Same as in Performance Part Edit. See page 173. 
nThe FEG Depth setting is not available for Plug-in 
voice parts.
● [F4]-[SF3] Song Mixing Part Tone  FEG  
Basic Structure (page 47)
From this display you can set the FEG (Filter 
Envelope Generator) parameters for each part. The 
following parameters offset the same parameters in 
the Voice (Element) Edit mode (page 143). 
Same as in Performance Part Edit. See page 173. 
nThe FEG setting is not available for Plug-in voice 
parts or parts to which Drum voices have been 
assigned.
● [F4]-[SF4] Song Mixing Part Tone AEG
Basic Structure (page 47)
From this display you can set AEG (Amplitude 
Envelope Generator) parameters for each part. The 
following parameters offset the same parameters in 
the Voice (Element) Edit mode (page 145). 
Same as in Performance Part Edit. See page 174. 
nThe Sustain setting is not available for Plug-in 
voice parts or parts to which Drum voices have 
been assigned.
nThe Release setting is not available for parts to 
which Drum voices have been assigned. 
						

							212MOTIF  Reference
Song Mixing Job mode 
Reference  Song mode
● [F5] Song Mixing Part  Receive Switch
From this display you can set how each individual 
part responds to various MIDI data, such as Control 
Change and Program Change messages.  When the 
relevant parameter is set to “on,” the corresponding 
part responds to the appropriate MIDI data.  Note 
that two different display types (below) are 
provided. 
• Display showing four parts
This display type shows the Receive Switch status for four 
parts at a time.  Set the desired part on or off, for the 
corresponding MIDI data type.  To view and edit another 
set of four parts, press the appropriate [NUMBER] button, 
[1] to [16].
Keep in mind that since all the available parameters cannot 
be simultaneously displayed, you will need to use the 
cursor controls to scroll the display in order to see and set 
the other parameters.
• Display showing all parameters for one part
This display type shows all of the Receive Switch settings 
for a single selected part.  Set the desired MIDI data type 
on or off for the selected part.  To select other parts, use 
the NUMBER [1] - [16] buttons (making sure that the 
[TRACK SELECT] button is on).
The two display types are linked and feature the same 
settings, only in different formats.  Use the type you feel 
most comfortable with.
Song Mixing Job mode
◆ Basic Procedure
1 In the Song Play mode, select a Song you wish to 
execute the Job on. 
2 Press the [MIXING] button to enter the Song 
Mixing mode. 
3 Press the [JOB] button to enter the Song Mixing 
Job mode. 
4 Select the desired Job menu by pressing the 
appropriate button, [F1] - [F5].
5 Set the relevant Job parameters.
6 Press the [ENTER] button.  (The display prompts 
you for confirmation.)
7 Press 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.
8 Press the [MIXING] button to exit from Song 
Mixing Job mode and return to Song Mixing mode. 
• For detailed instructions on steps #3 - #5
, see the 
explanations below.  
● [F1] Initialize
This function lets you reset (initialize) all Song 
Mixing parameters to their default settings.  It also 
allows you to selectively initialize certain 
parameters, such as Common settings, settings for 
each part, and so on — very useful when creating a 
completely new Song Mixing program from scratch.
[SF5] button 
						

							213MOTIF  Reference
Song Mixing Job mode
Reference  Song mode
❏Type of parameter to be initialized
ALL 
All settings for the selected Song Mixing are initialized. 
Common
Common parameter settings for the selected Song Mixing 
program are initialized. 
P
art 1~16, PLG 1~3Part parameter settings for the selected Song Mixing 
program are initialized. 
● [F2] Edit Recall
If you are editing a Song Mixing program and select 
a different program 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 Song 
Mixing program with your latest edits intact.
● [F3] Copy
From this display you can copy part parameter or 
effect settings from any Song Mixing program to the 
one you are editing.  This would come in handy 
when you want to use some settings from another 
program.
• Source song
Select a song and Mixing data type to be copied. 
❏Data type Part 1~32, PLG 1~3
• Data type of Destination song (current 
selected song)
Set the Part of the destination song.
❏Data type Part 1~32, Plug 1~3, Arp, Effect (Reverb, 
Chorus)
nIf you choose Arp (Arpeggio) or Effect, the 
Arpeggio data or Effect settings for the Voice 
assigned to the source Part will be copied. 
● [F4] Bulk Dump
This function lets you send all your edited 
parameter settings for the currently selected Song 
Mixing program 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. 
● [F5] Performance Copy
This convenient operation lets you copy certain 
settings of the four parts in a performance to the 
Song Mixing program currently being edited.  This 
would come in handy when a certain performance 
has settings that you want to use in your Song 
Mixing program.  Use this Job to simply copy the 
settings you need.
The MIDI receive channel settings are set to match 
the basic channel settings (page 260).  When the 
basic channel is set to “omni,” the receive channel 
here is set to 1.  To select a group of parameters for 
copying, checkmark the appropriate box in the 
display.
Source song
Destination song (current selected song) 
						

							214MOTIF  Reference
Song Mixing Store mode 
Reference  Song mode
Song Mixing Store mode
Basic Structure (page 63)
This function lets you store your edited Song Mixing 
program to User memory.
When you execute this, the settings for the destination 
memory will be overwritten. Important data should always 
be backed up to a memory card or SCSI device. 
◆ Basic Procedure 
1 After editing the Song Mixing, press the [STORE] 
button to enter the Song Mixing Store mode. 
2 Press the [ENTER] button.  (The display prompts 
you for confirmation.)
3 To execute the Store operation, press the [INC/
YES] button.  After the Song Mixing program 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. 
nThe stored settings are recalled automatically when 
the corresponding song is selected.  
						

							215MOTIF  ReferenceFunction Tree
Reference  Pattern mode
Pattern Mode
Basic Structure (page 51)
Function Tree
This section is devoted to the Pattern mode.  To see how the Pattern 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 Pattern modes — giving you a quick, easy-to-understand overview of the pattern-
related functions of the MOTIF. Brackets around a word or phrase (e.g., [F1]) indicate specific button names or panel operations.
[INFORMATION]  PATTERN INFORMATION
[PATTERN]  PATTERN PLAY
[F1]  PATTERN PLAY
[F2]  PATTERN GRID GROOVE
[F3]  PATTERN TRACK OUTPUT CHANNEL
[F4]  PATTERN PATCH
[SF4]  CLEAR PHRASE
[SF5]  COPY PHRASE
[F5]  TRACK VOICE
[F6]  PATTERN CHAIN PLAY
[EDIT] PATTERN CHAIN EDIT
[SF1]  INSERT MEASURE
[SF2]  DELETE MEASURE
[SF3]  COPY EVENT
[SF4]  CONVERT TO SONG
[SF5]  TRACK SELECT
[REC] PATTERN CHAIN RECORD
[REC]  PATTERN RECORD
PATTERN REC SETUP
[F1]  SETUP
[F2]  VOICE
[CATEGORY] VOICE CATEGORY SEARCH
[F3]  ARP
[PLAY]  PATTERN RECORDING
[EDIT]  PATTERN EDIT
[F1]  CHANGE
[F5]  INSERT
[F6]  DELETE
[F2]  VIEW FILTER
[F5]  CLEAR ALL
[F6]  SET ALL
[JOB]  PATTERN JOB
[F1]  UNDO/REDO
[F2]  NOTE JOB LIST
QUANTIZE
MODIFY VELOCITY
MODIFY GATE TIME
CRESCENDO
TRANSPOSE
GLIDE
CREATE ROLL
SORT CHORD
SEPARATE CHORD
[F3]  EVENT JOB LIST
SHIFT CLOCK
COPY EVENT
ERASE EVENT
EXTRACT EVENT
CREATE CONTINUOUS DATA
THIN OUT
MODIFY CONTROL DATA
BEAT STRETCH
[F4]  PHRASE JOB LIST
COPY PHRASE
EXCHANGE PHRASE
MIX PHRASE
APPEND PHRASE
SPLIT PHRASE
GET PHRASE FROM SONG
PUT PHRASE TO SONG
CLEAR PHRASE
PHRASE NAME
[PATTERN]
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							216MOTIF  Reference
Function Tree  
Reference  Pattern mode
[MIXING]  PATTERN MIXING
[INFORMATION]  MIX INFORMATION
[MIX]  MIXING PART
[F1]  MIX VOLUME/PAN
[F2]  MIX AD
[F3]  MIX VOICE
[F4]  EFFECT SEND
[F5]  MIX TEMPLATE
[EDIT]  MIXING EDIT
[COMMON]
[F1]  COMMON GENERAL
[SF1]  MEQ OFFSET
[SF5]  OTHER
[F2]  COMMON MASTER EQ
[F3]  COMMON ARPEGGIO
[SF1]  TYPE
[SF2]  LIMIT
[SF3]  PLAY FX
[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
[PART SELECTION]
[F1]  PART VOICE
[SF1]  VOICE
[SF2]  PLYMODE
[SF3]  LIMIT
[SF4]  PORTAMENTO
[SF5]  OTHER
[F2]  PART OUTPUT
[SF1]  VOLUME/PAN
[SF2]  EFFECT SEND
[F3]  PART OUTPUT SELECT
OUTPUT SELECT
[F4]  PART TONE
[SF1]  TUNE
[SF2]  FILTER
[SF3]  FEG
[SF4]  AEG
[F5]  PART RECEIVE SWITCH
[JOB]  MIXING JOB
[F1]  INITIALIZE
[F2]  EDIT RECALL
[F3]  COPY
[F4]  BULK DUMP
[F5]  COPY FROM PERFORMANCE
[STORE]  MIX STORE
[SONG]
[F5]  TRACK JOB LIST
COPY TRACK
EXCHANGE TRACK
CLEAR TRACK
NORMALIZE PLAY EFFECT
DIVIDE DRUM TRACK
[F6]  PATTERN JOB LIST
COPY PATTERN
APPEND PATTERN
SPLIT PATTERN
CLEAR PATTERN
STYLE NAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 230
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							217MOTIF  Reference
Pattern Play mode
Reference  Pattern mode
Pattern Play mode
Basic Structure (page 67)
In this mode, you can select and play individual User 
patterns.
nFor details about patterns and their track and memory 
structure, see page 51.
◆ Basic Procedure
Basic Structure (page 67)
1 Press the [PATTERN] button to enter the Pattern 
Play mode.  (The indicator lights.)
2 Select a style and its section. 
3 Start/Stop pattern playback. 
4 Make necessary or desired settings (e.g., transpose, 
tempo, individual track on/off status, and so on) in 
the above display. 
5 Select the menu you wish to edit by pressing the 
[F2] - [F6] buttons and edit the parameters in each 
display. 
nCreating patterns is done with the Patch function, 
selected with the [F4] button.  (See page 219.)
nThe Pattern Chain function, selected with the [F6] 
button, lets create a song by chaining together 
several different patterns.  (See page 219.)
6 Repeat steps #3 through #5 as desired. 
7Press any other mode button to exit from the 
Pattern Play mode. 
• For detailed instructions on steps #2, 3, 4, and 5,
 
see the following explanations.
Style Selection
The explanations here apply to step #2 of the Basic 
Procedure see above. 
The method for selecting a style is the same as that for 
selecting songs (page 179), as shown below.
You can also select a style by moving the cursor to the 
style number location and using the [INC/YES] and 
[DEC/NO] buttons or the data dial.
PATTERN
Pattern track number
and data status
In addition to MIDI sequence data, 
the sample data has been recorded.
(Indicates an sample track.) MIDI sequence data has been
recorded. (Indicates a MIDI track.) No data has been recorded. 
(A Phrase has not been assigned.)
Tempo for the selected style
❒ Setting 010.0 ~ 300.0
Measure : Beat 
(for current playback location)/
Total length of the selected pattern Time signature for the selected style
❒ Setting 1/16 ~16/16, 1/8 ~16/8, 1/4 ~8/4
Transpose setting (for all style data)
Can be adjusted in semitones. 
For example, when a value of +12 is set, 
the pitch of all of the data becomes one octave higher.
❒ Settings -36 ~ +36
Currently selected pattern (style and section)
Style name Section Style number
Indicates muted track. Pattern track on/off status
Indicates soloed track (page 218).
Start playback Stop playback
nThe explanations here apply when
            these four button indicators are off.
1
2
PLG 2
AB
CD
E
FG
H
15CATEGORY
SEARCH
DRUM KITS
FAVORITES
PRE 1PRE 2
PRE  3
GMUSER PLG 1PLG  3
A. PIANOKEYBOARD
ORGANGUITAR /
PLUCKEDBASSSTRINGSBRASS
REED / PIPE
SYN LEAD SYN PAD/
CHOIRSYN COMP CHROMATIC
PERCUSSIONDRUM /
PERCUSSIONSE
MUSICAL FX COMBI
1
234
56
7
8
91011
12
1314
16SECTION
TRACK
SELECT
MUTE
SOLO
BANK
GROUP
NUMBER
COMMON
ELEMENT / PERF. PART / ZONE 
						

							218MOTIF  Reference
Pattern Play mode  
Reference  Pattern mode
● Style numbers and the corresponding Group/
Numbers
Same as in the Song Play mode. See page 179. 
Section Selection
The explanations here apply to step #2 of the Basic 
Procedure on page 217. 
1 Press the [SECTION] button.  (The indicator 
lights.)
2 Press any of the [PRE1]~[PLG3], [A]~[H] 
buttons to select a section from the 16 available 
sections
Pattern track on/off — Solo and 
Mute
The explanations here apply to step #4  of the Basic 
Procedure on page 217. 
Details are same as “Song track on/off — Solo and 
Mute” on page 180, as illustrated below. 
● To mute a track
● To solo a track
Pattern track selection
The explanations here apply to step #4  of the Basic 
Procedure on page 217. 
In order to edit the Song data, you’ll need to select a 
track for editing. 
Details are same as “Song track selection” on page 181 
as illustrated below. 
Pattern editing in the Pattern Play 
mode
The explanations here apply to step #5 of the Basic 
Procedure on page 217. 
● [F2] Pattern Play Groove
Same as in the Song Play mode. See page 181. 
● [F3] Pattern Play Output Channel
Same as in the Song Play mode. See page 182. 
● [F4] Pattern Play  Patch
Explained later. See page 219. 
● [F5] Pattern Play Track Voice
Determines whether the program change data 
contained in the phrase data is effective or not.  For 
most purposes, this should be set to “off.”  For 
example, if a phrase has embedded voice changes 
(program change messages) but you don’t want the 
voice to change in the middle of the phrase, set this 
to “off.”  Tracks that are set to “off” here 
automatically play back with the voice number 
assigned to the part. 
PLG 2
AB
CD
E
FG
HCATEGORY
SEARCH
PRE 1PRE 2
PRE  3
GMUSER PLG 1PLG  3
A. PIANOKEYBOARD
ORGANGUITAR /
PLUCKEDBASSSTRINGSBRASS
REED / PIPE
SYN LEAD SYN PAD/
CHOIRSYN COMP CHROMATIC
PERCUSSIONDRUM /
PERCUSSIONSE
MUSICAL FX COMBI
SECTION
BANK
GROUP
15
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91011
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1314
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SELECT
MUTE
SOLO
NUMBERELEMENT / PERF. PART / ZONE
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SELECT
MUTE
SOLO
NUMBERELEMENT / PERF. PART / ZONE
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1314
16TRACK
SELECT
MUTE
SOLO
NUMBERELEMENT / PERF. PART / ZONE 
						

							219MOTIF  Reference
Pattern Play mode
Reference  Pattern mode
nThe Phrase Voice embedded in the Pattern phrase can be 
specified from the Voice display in the Pattern Record 
mode (page 223). 
● [F6] Pattern Play  Chain Play/Edit
Explained later. See below. 
[F4] Patch Function
Basic Structure (page 52) · Quick Start Guide (page 105)
The explanations here apply to step #5 of the Basic 
Procedure on page 217. 
In the following display, you can assign a Preset phrase 
or a User phrase (recorded in the Pattern Record mode) 
to each track and create a pattern that contains up to 
16 tracks. 
● Track number, Data status, Phrase bank/
number
For details about the Track number and Data status, 
see the illustration in step #1 of the Basic Procedure 
on page 217. 
The phrase bank and number can be selected via 
the data dial, [INC/YES] button, or [DEC/NO] 
button and assigned to the selected track. The 
assigned phrase name, its time signature and length 
are indicated at the top right of the display.
nThe Patch function allows you to use only User 
phrases recorded to a track of the currently selected 
style. If you wish to use User phrases recorded to 
tracks of other styles, use the Phrase Data Copy 
function, selected with [SF5] button.
● Section
Shows the current edited section. For details about 
how to change sections, refer to “Section selection” 
on page 218. ● Measure : Beat (for current playback location)
The buttons can be used to change the location (in 
measures/beats), even during playback.
● [SF4] Patch Clear
You can clear the Phrase assignment to the 
currently selected track by pressing the [SF4] 
button. As a result, the track becomes empty. 
● [SF5] Phrase Data Copy
The User phrases that can be assigned with the 
Patch function are limited to the ones contained in 
the currently selected pattern style.  This function 
lets you copy phrases on other pattern styles to the 
selected one. 
Press the [SF5] button to call up the following 
display.  After setting the parameters as needed, 
press the [ENTER] button to copy the phrase data.
The copy operation overwrites any data previously 
existing in the destination phrase.
[F6] Pattern Chain
Basic Structure (page 52) · Quick Start Guide (page 108)
The explanations here apply to step #5 of the Basic 
Procedure on page 217. 
Pattern Chain allows you to string several different 
Patterns (Style and Section) together to make a single 
Song. The created Pattern Chain data can then be 
converted into a Song.
nFor details about Pattern Chain and its track and memory 
structure, see page 54. 
Track number, Data status (page 217),
Phrase bank : number
Section[SF5] Phrase Data Copy
[SF4] Patch Clear Measure : Beat (for current
playback location)/Total
length of the selected patternPhrase name, Time Signature, 
and  length of the Phrase assigned
to the selected track
Source style number, phrase number
After setting, press the [ENTER]
button to copy the phrase.When this box is checkmarked, 
sample voices assigned to the 
source phrase are copied to the 
destination phrase as sample 
voices, and are assigne to the 
corresponding tracks in the 
selected pattern.
Destination phrase and track of 
the current edited style. 
						

							220MOTIF  Reference
Pattern Play mode  
Reference  Pattern mode
■ Creating Pattern Chains with Realtime 
Playback (Pattern Chain Recording)
This function makes it possible to specify a 
sequence of patterns for pattern chain playback. 
Switching of styles/sections, track muting, scene/
mute changes, and tempo changes can all be 
recorded in real time. 
1 In the Pattern Play mode, press the [F6] button to 
enter the Pattern Chain Play mode as shown 
below. Details about parameters in this display are 
same as in step #1 of the Basic Procedure on 
page 217. 
2 Press the [REC] button to enter the Pattern Chain 
Record mode. The indicator lights and the Record 
Setup Display appears. 
3Set basic parameters for recording (e.g., Style 
number/Section, Recording Type, Track, Tempo 
and so on). 
• The Recording Type, Time Signature and Tempo 
settings are same as in the Song Record mode.
• To record a track, select the desired track from 
“TMP” (Tempo), “SCN” (Scene), and “PTN” 
(Pattern).  For details about the Pattern Chain 
track structure, see page 54. 
4Press the [F] button to start recording and play 
the pattern as you like. 
• When a Pattern track (1 - 16) is selected, you can 
record style and section changes.
• When the Tempo track is selected, you can 
record tempo changes.
• When the Scene track is selected, you can record 
track muting settings.
5Press the [■] button to stop recording. 
■ Pattern Chain Editing 
The Pattern Chain Edit mode makes it possible to edit the 
order of the patterns in a chain as well as inserting tempo, 
and scene/mute event data. 
Call up the desired display by following the instructions 
below and edit the events (Style/Section changes, Scene/
Mute changes, and Tempo changes) in each display. 
REC
REC
Pattern Chain Edit mode
[EDIT] button [PATTERN]
button
Pattern Track Edit
[F4] button
[F4] button [F4] button
Scene Track Edit
Tempo Track Edit
Pattern Chain Edit mode