Yamaha MOTIF XF - Manual

Yamaha MOTIF XF

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – Title bar and Utility window; Utility window
  • Page 3 – Common display area
  • Page 4 – Voice List
  • Page 5 – XY CONTROL display; Pad
  • Page 6 – Ball position and Parameter value; When the value range is 0 – 127:
  • Page 7 – ARP/KBD CONTROL display
  • Page 8 – FADER CONTROL display
  • Page 9 – EFFECT display
  • Page 11 – EQ display
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Voice Editor Essential Owner’s Manual

iPad

iMX-1

MIDI OUT

MIDI IN

MIDI IN

MIDI OUT

Voice Editor Essential

MOTIF XF, S90XS/S70XS,

MOX6/MOX8, MOTIF XS,

MOTIF-RACK XS

• Copying of the commercially available music sequence data and/or digital audio files is strictly

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• The software and this owner’s manual are exclusive copyrights of Yamaha Corporation.
• Copying of the software or reproduction of this manual in whole or in part by any means is expressly

forbidden without the written consent of the manufacturer.

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documentation and cannot be held responsible for the results of the use of this manual and the
software.

• The screen displays as illustrated in this Owner’s Manual are for instructional purposes, and may

appear somewhat different from the screens which appear on your devicer.

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• The company names and product names in this Owner’s Manual are the trademarks or registered

trademarks of their respective companies.

© 2011 Yamaha Corporation. All rights reserved.

For information about the MIDI settings of the MOTIF XF, S90XS/S70XS, MOX6/MOX8, and MOTIF XS, MOTIF-RACK XS, refer to the respective manuals.

What is Voice Editor Essential?

This application lets you edit the ARP/FADER/EFFECT/MEQ parameters in the Voice mode of the MOTIF XF, S90XS/S70XS, MOX6/MOX8, MOTIF XS, MOTIF-RACK XS from
your iPad. Select a Performance on the instrument, edit the parameters of the selected Voice on the iPad, then store the edited parameters on the instrument.

The instructions in this manual use the MOTIF XF as an example.
Depending on your particular musical instrument, there may not be equivalent displays or buttons.

Utility window

For setting the
parameters
common to all the
displays

ARP/KBD CONTROL display

FADER CONTROL display

EFFECT display

EQ display

Chorus display

Reverb display

Insertion A display

Insertion B display

Vocoder display*

XY CONTROL display

Lets you control the specified
parameter change and MIDI Control
Change messages simultaneously by
dragging in the XY Pad area.

By using MIDI cables and a Yamaha i-MX1, connect the
instrument to an iPad.
The MOTIF XF can be connected via wireless Network
MIDI. For details about wireless MIDI connectivity,
refer to the “New Functions in MOTIF XF Version 1.20”
Manual.

NOTE

• Before editing, enter the Voice mode.
• After editing, store the edited Voice.

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Page 2 - Title bar and Utility window; Utility window

Voice Editor Essential Owner’s Manual 2 Title bar and Utility window This window lets you set the parameters common to all the displays. Each lamp flashes according to the MIDI in/out messages. Tapping this opens or closes the Utility window. Set this to the same number as that of the instrument. Se...

Page 3 - Common display area

Voice Editor Essential Owner’s Manual 3 1 Tapping [RECEIVE] starts reception of the settings from the instrument. Tapping [TRANSMIT] starts transmission of the current settings to the instrument. 2 Changes the Arpeggio type of the current Part. This is equivalent to the [SF1] – [SF5] buttons. 3 To e...

Page 4 - Voice List

Voice Editor Essential Owner’s Manual 4 Voice List As shown below, the Voice List features two indication types: Bank order and Category order. Note that User Voices are not shown in the Voice List by Category. Voice List with the Bank order Voice List with the Voice Category order BANK and CATEGORY...

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