Yamaha MOTIF ES8 - User Manual
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Table of Contents:
- Page 4 – down. Notice how the sound can be made to disappear (remember you are; This is a critical setting; – you want to turn this back and; should see this screen
- Page 5 – Let’s select Control Set 5 and set that up so BC will control volume.
- Page 6 – And now the one parameter that needs to be changed that many
- Page 9 – PLGPRE1 – 64 Presets for TouchEG play mode—a specialized version of; are relevant to this document!
- Page 10 – hear it move from air to sound...
One of the coolest control devices that Yamaha has ever created has got to be the
breath controller. This little device allows a player to use one’s breath as a control
source in the same way one could use any standard continuous controller such as
aftertouch, modulation wheel, a knob or slider, an FC7 foot pedal, or any other
continuous input device. If you have ever been to one of my Motif ES clinics (or for
that matter EX5, S80, S90, Motif…virtually any clinic where I actually play) you have
seen me use a Yamaha breath Controller. One end user issue that I have been
happily seeing more and more emails and phone calls lately are from end users who
have seen me in a clinic, then go out and buy a BC3A breath controller and cannot
get it to work properly. There are usually two primary issues that are occurring:
1.
The BC3 is plugged it but doesn’t work, or only works a little.
2.
I feel like I need to blow too hard, or I wish the BC3 wasn’t so sensitive.
3.
The sound that I got in the clinic was way more impressive than the sound
they are getting from the Motif ES
This document will address both issues. First I’ll show you where in the Motif ES to
route breath control to specific parameters and give a few specific voice examples
(complete with MP3 examples since a musical application is what it’s all about), then
I’ll show you how to use it with the awesome PLG150VL card and compare the
Physical Models generated by the card to similar Motif ES voices (VL Tenor Sax with
Motif ES Preset Voice Tenor Sax, for example).
Before I get into the Motif ES, let’s take a look at the evolution of the Yamaha breath
controller. The first version of the breath controller, the BC1, was considerably
different than the current version. Released around 1985 when the DX-7 was the big
new thing, the BC1 was silver and had a small control on the bottom for setting gain.
The unit came complete with a small Phillips screwdriver for setting the gain control:
Yamaha BC1 (parachute pants and “How to Moonwalk” guide sold separately ;-)
Using The BC3A Breath Controller with the Motif ES, and Why the
PLG150VL Card Makes the Breath Control Experience That Much More
Special
By
Blake Angelos
Product Specialist
Product Support Group
Yamaha Corporation of America
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Summary
Without blowing into the mouthpiece (very important) hold a note down on the keyboard. Adjust the OFFSET control on the side of the BC3 up and down. Notice how the sound can be made to disappear (remember you are not blowing). This is a critical setting – you want to turn this back and forth so that...
2. Press [F4]: CTLSET or “Controller Set” to view the assignable controller setups as below: Let’s take a look at this screen and define what is happening here. What you see in figure 2a above is set 1 and 2 of the controller sets for the Tenor Soft Voice. Some controller sets are assignable on a pe...
4. Now, change the destination from “INSA: EfEqH-F” to “Volume” and set the Depth Parameter to “+60”. This will give you a big control range when you use the BC3. After you get the voice responding correctly—and after step 5 below—it is the depth parameter that you should tweak to suit your individu...
