Page 2 - I N T R O D U C T I O N; The following devices are primarily considered:
The Synth Guide is a w orkshop s erie s that introduces the basic concepts of synthesizers and workstations with special reference to the Yamaha MOTIF series. A special feature of the MOTIF series is the continuity in the sound architecture and operation. So if you have once understood the device‘s ...
Page 3 - t H e s Y n t H e s I z e r
Part 1: sYntHesIzers anD wOrkstatIOns For the past 20 years, Yamaha releases free Quick Guides to their respective new synthesizers, tone generators, and workstations. For several years, the Quick Guides are integral parts of the Music Production Guides (until August 2010 „MOTIF News Guide“). Since ...
Page 6 - t H e s O u n D m O D u l e
EUROPE.YAMAHA.COM t H e s O u n D m O D u l e This term is mostly used for the keyboard- less versions of a synthesizer, sampler, or even a workstation. Only the development of the MIDI protocol, including its interface, made it possible to „outsource“ the tone generation of an electronic instrument...
Page 11 - m o t i F - r A C k s e r i e s
l o A D i N G m o t i F e s A N D m o t i F x s F i l e s i N t o t h e m o t i F x F The MOTIF XF is fully compatible with the MOTIF XS. All file types can be loaded. The only limitation is for files that contain samples totaling more than 128MB. These can only be loaded into the optional Flash mem...
Page 12 - m o A N D m o x
EUROPE.YAMAHA.COM There are also Insert Effects 1 and 2 avail-able for up to four Parts in the Multi mode, while on the MOTIF Classic they were only available for one Part. And a new 3-band Part EQ was added in the RACK version. It is generally possible to transmit Voices and Multis (Song Mixings) f...
Page 13 - s s e r i e s; C o N C l U s i o N
MOTIF ES and MO6 / MO8 are largely compatible. Voices can be shared with the file type „AllVoice“ or with the editors. Restrictions on sound compatibility arise primarily from two factors: • Insertion Effect Blocks The MOTIF ES has eight Insert EffectsBlocks, the MO only three. In aMOTIF ES Song or ...
Page 18 - M u l T I s , M I x I n g s
Below the Pattern there‘s a smaller unit - the Phrase. A Pattern can consist of up to 16 Tracks, each containing a Phrase. The length can be between 1 and 256 bars. made the experience that this Pattern - as described above - is repeated in a loop un-til you press the STOP button. If you now want to...
Page 21 - n U m b e r b U t t o n S
EUROPE.YAMAHA.COM Songs and Patterns can use up to 16 nor- mal Parts, which can be set in the Mixing Mode . Each Part can be assigned to an individual MIDI channel, but several parts can also be assigned to the same MIDI channel. The top level is the Master Mode , which is used to sum up the program...
Page 25 - CONTROL SECTION; K e Y b o a r D
Part 5: motif CONTROL SECTION As announced this episode is all about the controller block. This includes the keyboard, pitch bend and modulation wheel, the ribbon controller, and the knobs and sliders. K e Y b o a r D The keyboards of modern synthesizers have achieved a certain independence due to t...
Page 30 - f u n D a m e n T a l s; P a r T 6 : T h e V o i c e - m o D e
f u n D a m e n T a l s A Voice is the sound of a musical instrument that had been stored in an electronic musical instrument. There are two types of Voices: - Normal Voices - Drum-Voices Normal Voices are pitched musical instrument sounds, synth sounds and sound effects. They can be played across t...
Page 35 - p A R T 7 : E X p A N D E D
This episode is about a special aspect of the MOTIF‘s Voices. We will discuss the function of Expanded Articulation and the Mega Voice technology. w H A T I S „ E X p A N D E D A R T I C u L A T I O N “ ? „Expanded Articulation“ is a sound generation system especially designed for the MOTIF synthesi...
Page 39 - M E G A - v O I C E - T E C H N O L O G I E
switched off. The Elements 3, 4, 5, and 6 are activated ASSIGNABLE FUNCTION 2 = The Element 1 („Accordion“) is switched off. The Element 2 („Tango Accordion“) is activated Example: Pre2-030 (B14) Pop Bells & Pad MW Element 1 = All AF off ASSIGNABLE FUNCTION 1 = Element 1 („MedDetunedPadSt“) is d...
Page 41 - P e r F O r M A n c e P l A Y M O d e
h O w d i d T h e P e r F O r M A n c e M O d e G O T i T s n A M e ? In the MOTIF Music Production Guide 02-2012 the basic concepts have already been explained. The Performance mode was also discussed in that part. According to a great internet portal, the term „Performance“ has many explanations. ...
Page 43 - P e r F O r M A n c e e d i T M O d e
P e r F O r M A n c e e d i T M O d e The Performance Common Edit mode is exhausted with the effect settings. All other parameters are related to a Part. By pressing the [EDIT] button you can switch from Common Edit to Part Edit and a specific Part. Doing so assigns other functions to the Function b...
Page 44 - P e r F O r M A n c e c r e A T O r; c r e A T i v e c O r n e r
P e r F O r M A n c e c r e A T O r The S70/S90 XS introduced the Performance Creator, which was also adopted in the MOX. It‘s purpose is the easy and fast configuration of typical Performance requirements, such as layering and splitting sounds across the keyboard. Inbetween the buttons for the diff...
Page 45 - P e r F O r M n O w !
without invoking the Edit mode. Simply enable [PERFORMANCE CONTROL], select Part 2 using [PART SELECT] and press the button left of the top row of the „ASSIGNABLE KNOBS“ until the LED for „TONE 3“ is lit. As soon as you move the first Knob for „VOLUME“, the display automatically switches to the appr...
Page 46 - P a R T 9 : T h E S O N G m O D E
P l a Y a S O N G F O R m E . . . In part 3 of this Yamaha Synth Guide we already introduced you to the concepts of Songs and Patterns. Based on a small example it was explained how to create a Song from a Pattern Chain. It might help you to re-read this part. In the course we will be building on th...
Page 49 - I N D E T a I l : m I X I N G V O I C E S
The five assigned Arpeggios ARP1 - ARP5 can be used within the Song mode in several ways: • In the Mixing Edit mode (ARP1 – ARP5) • In the Song Record mode – [F2] (Arpeggio) (ARP1 – ARP5) • In the Song Play mode (Scene 1 – Scene 5) The latter possibility (the Song Play mode) requires an additional p...
Page 50 - S U M M A R Y; T h E a U T h O R S
We look forward to your feedback and remain yours Peter Krischker & Hans-Peter Henkel S U M M A R Y This ninth part of the Yamaha Synth Guide completes this series. With an instrument of the MOTIF family you have a versatile workstation with almost limitless potential for creativity at your hand...