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SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION PRODUCT SAFETY MARKINGS: Yamaha electronic products Warning: Do not attempt to recharge, disassemble, or incinerate may have either labels similar to the graphics shown below or this type of battery. Keep all batteries away from children. Dispose molded/stamped facsimiles of these graphics on the enclosure. of used batteries promptly and as regulated by applicable laws. The explanation of these graphics appears on this page. Please Note: In some ar
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS INFORMATION RELATING TO PERSONAL INJURY, ELECTRICAL SHOCK, AND FIRE HAZARD POSSIBILITIES HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS LIST. WARNING- When using any electrical or electronic product, 8. This product was NOT designed for use in wet/damp basic precautions should always be followed. These precautions locations and should not be used near water or exposed to rain. include, but are not limited to, the following: Examples of wet /damp
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PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference. WARNING Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, short-circuiting, damages, fire or other hazards. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following: Power supply/Power cord Water warning • Only use the voltage specified as correct for the instrument. The required volt
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Connections Backup battery • Before connecting the instrument to other electronic components, turn off the • This instrument has a built-in lithium backup battery. When you unplug the power power for all components. Before turning the power on or off for all components, cord from the AC outlet, the SRAM data (see page 63) is retained. However, if the set all volume levels to minimum. Also, be sure to set the volumes of all backup battery fully discharges, this data will be lost. Whe
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FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.) 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! Relocate either this product or the device that is being affected by the This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this interference. manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly approved by Utilize power outlets that are on different branch (circuit breaker or fuse) Yamaha may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to use the product. circuits or in
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Introduction Congratulations and thank you for your purchase of the Yamaha MOTIF Music Production Synthesizer! You now own what is perhaps the best-sounding, most versatile, and certainly most powerful synthesizer and total music production instrument on the planet. We strove to put virtually all our synthesizer technology and music making know-how into one instrument — and we succeeded. The new MOTIF not only gives you the latest and grea
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Important Features ■ Wide range of dynamic and authentic voices — over ■ Song Scene is another powerful tool that lets you take 512 in total, with 49 drum kits. Use the Category “snapshots” of the sequencer track settings (such as Search function to quickly call up the sounds you pan, volume, and others). Then, during playback or want, based on their instrument type. recording, simply switch among the Scenes
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Table of Contents The Controls & The Controls & Connectors 10 Performance Mode .......................................... 160 Connectors Function Tree........................................................... 160 Front Panel ........................................................10 Performance Play mode ........................................... 162 Rear Panel..........................................................16 Performance Edit mode .......................................
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The Control & Connectors Front Panel The Controls & Connectors Front Panel MOTIF6 PAN REVERB CHORUS TEMPO CUTOFF RESONANCE ATTACK RELEASE KNOB ASSIGN A ASSIGN B ASSIGN 1 ASSIGN 2 REMOTE CONTROL CONTROL FUNCTION ON/OFF MODE KN 1 KN 2 KN 3 KN 4 VOICE PERFORM MASTER MEQ LOW MEQLOWMID MEQ HI MI D MEQ HIGH EFFECT BYPASS ARPEGGIO SYSTEM ON/OFF INSERTION MASTER VOLUME 1 VOLUME 2 VOLUME 3 VOLUME 4 VOLUME SEQUENCER SONG PATTERN FILE SEQ TRANSPORT INTEGRATED SAMPLING MIXING UTILITY LOCATE 1 2 REC EDIT JO
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Front Panel MUSIC PRODUCTION SYNTHESIZER Integrated Sampling Sequencer Real-time External Control Surface Modular Synthesis Plug-in System SLOT 1 SLOT 2 SLOT 3 CATEGORY DRUM KITS PRE 1 PRE 2 PRE 3 GM USER PLG 1 PLG 2 PLG 3 SEARCH BANK FAVORITES A. PIANO KEYBOARD ORGAN GUITAR / BASS STRINGS BRASS REED/PIPE PLUCKED COMMON A B C D E F G H SECTION GROUP DEC/NO INC/YES SYN LEAD SYN PAD/ SYN COMP CHROMATIC DRUM / SE MUSICAL FX COMBI PERCUSSIONPERCUSSION CHOIR TRACK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SELECT SONG SCENE I
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The Control & Connectors Front Panel MOTIF8 PAN REVERB CHORUS TEMPO CUTOFF RESONANCE ATTACK RELEASE KNOB ASSIGN A ASSIGN B ASSIGN 1 ASSIGN 2 REMOTE CONTROL CONTROL FUNCTION ON/OFF MODE KN 1 KN 2 KN 3 KN 4 VOICE PERFORM MASTER MEQ LOW MEQLOWMID M MEQ HI MIDEQ HIGH EFFECT BYPASS ARPEGGIO INSERTION SYSTEM ON/OFF MASTER VOLUME 1 VOLUME 2 VOLUME 3 VOLUME 4 VOLUME SEQUENCER SONG PATTERN FILE SEQ TRANSPORT INTEGRATED SAMPLING MIXING UTILITY LOCATE 1 2 REC EDIT JOB STORE COMPARE SCENE STORE SET LOCATE
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Front Panel MUSIC PRODUCTION SYNTHESIZER Integrated Sampling Sequencer Real-time External Control Surface Modular Synthesis Plug-in System SLOT 1 SLOT 2 SLOT 3 CATEGORY DRUM KITS PRE 1 PRE 2 PRE 3 GM USER PLG 1 PLG 2 PLG 3 SEARCH BANK FAVORITES A. PIANO KEYBOARD ORGAN GUITAR / BASS STRINGS BRASS REED/PIPE COMMON PLUCKED A B C D E F G H SECTION GROUP DEC/NO INC/YES SYN LEAD SYN PAD/ SYN COMP CHROMATIC DRUM / SE MUSICAL FX COMBI CHOIR PERCUSION PERCUSION TRACK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SELECT SONG SCENE IN
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The Control & Connectors Front Panel ) SEQ TRANSPORT buttons % [SF1] - [SF5] (Sub Function) buttons (page 71) (page 78, 179, 183, 217, 221) These buttons located directly below the LCD These buttons control recording and playback of the display call up the corresponding sub functions Song/Pattern sequence data. indicated in the display. In the display hierarchy, these sub functions [SF] rank just below the [](Top) button functions [F]. These buttons can be also used to store/recall the Ins
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Front Panel ™ [ENTER] button § NUMBER [1] - [16] buttons (page 124) Use this button to execute a Job or a Store Use of these buttons differs depending on the on/off operation. Also use this button to actually enter a status of the [TRACK SELECT] and [MUTE] number when selecting a Memory or Bank for Voice buttons. Functions of the NUMBER [1] - [16] buttons or Performance. In the File mode, use this button to When [TRACK When [MUTE] When both go to the next lowest level in the selected direc
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The Control & Connectors Rear Panel Rear Panel MOTIF6 CAUTION POWER ON OFF AC INLET mLAN I O EXPANSION MOTIF7 CAUTION POWER ON OFF AC INLET mLAN I O EXPANSION MOTIF8 CAUTION THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES. OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS: RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK (1) THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE, AND DO NOT OPEN (2) THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE RECEIVED, INCLUDINGINTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION. ATTENTION:RISQ
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Rear Panel Rear Panel 3.3V 3 GREEN CARD 2 YELLOW Plug- in SLOT ORANGE 1 SCSI FOOT FOOT SWITCH CONTROLLER ASSIGNABLE OPTICAL MIDI OUTPUT OUTPUT A D INPUT GAIN OUTPUT USB THRU OUT IN BREATH ASSIGNABLE SUSTAIN 2 1R L R L MONO PHONES R L 3.3V 3 GREEN CARD 2 YELLOW Plug- in SLOT 1 ORANGE SCSI FOOT FOOT SWITCH CONTROLLER MIDI ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT OUTPUT A D INPUT OPTICAL GAIN OUTPUT USB THRU OUT IN BREATH ASSIGNABLE SUSTAIN 2 1 RL R L MONO PHONES R L 3.3V CARD SCSI FOOT FOOT SWITCH CONTROLLER 3 GREEN 2
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The Control & Connectors Rear Panel 1 POWER Switch (page 29) 7 BREATH Controller Jack (page 28) Press to turn power ON or OFF. Connect an optional Yamaha BC2 Breath Controller here for expressive breath control capability. 2 AC Power Cord Socket (page 20) Be sure the plug the AC power cord into this socket 8 FOOT SWITCH jacks (page 28) before plugging the power cord into an AC outlet. For connection of optional FC4 or FC5 Use only the AC power cord supplied with the Footswitches. When connect
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Rear Panel ^ Card slot (pages 64, 262) ■ When the optional AIEB2 has been installed: Insert a Memory Card here to transfer various data 1 2 3 to/from the MOTIF. Read carefully the precautions on using a Memory Card (page 289) before inserting a card. & Plug-in board cover (page 35) Installing an optional Plug-in Board to the MOTIF lets you greatly expand the sonic palette of the instrument. Up to three boards can be installed to the MOTIF’s rear panel. 1 OPTICAL IN, OUT connectors (page
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Setting Up Power Supply Setting Up This section explains how to connect your MOTIF to an AC power source, external audio and MIDI devices, and a computer system. Only switch the MOTIF on after you have made all the necessary connections. It is recommended that you read this section before using the MOTIF. Power Supply rear panel AC INLET terminal Power cord (included) 1 Make sure the POWER switch on the MOTIF is set to OFF. 2 Connect the supplied power cord to the AC INLET terminal on the inst
