Yamaha MOTIF ES6 User Manual

Reference Song Mode
Supplementary information
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Owner’s Manual
• Example 3 (Using the Rest function)
1 Set the parameters as illustrated below.
Set the StepTime to a quarter note (480) and the Gate Time to
80%.
2 Enter the first note, F.
3 Enter the next 8th rest as shown below.
4 Enter the next 8th note A.
5 Enter the next 4th note C as shown below.
6 Enter the next 8th rest as you did in step #3 above.
7 Enter the last 8th note, F.
8 Move the pointer to the top (beginning) of the song and
press the [F] (Play) button to hear the note data you just
recorded in steps #1 - #7.
Press and release A.
1 Change this to an eighth note (240), since we’ll
be entering an eighth-note rest.
2 Enter the selected rest value (eighth note) by
pressing the [F3] button
Press and release A.
Entering a chord
In Step recording, you can also enter chords. Press and hold
down each note of the chord in succession, then release them
all together to record them as a chord. Keep in mind that notes
are not actually recorded to a track until they are released.
1 Change this value to 480, since the rest value
is a quarter note.
2 Press and release C.
Press and release F.
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Yamaha MOTIF ES6 Specifications

General

Keyboard	61 keys, Initial Touch/Aftertouch
Polyphony	128 notes
Display	240 x 64 dot backlit LCD
Wave ROM	175MB (when converted to 16-bit linear format)
Sequencer	16 Tracks, Approx. 226, 000 notes
Arpeggiator	1, 787 types
Connectors	MIDI In/Out/Thru, USB, Foot Controller, Foot Switch
Power Supply	AC Adaptor (PA-300 or an equivalent recommended by Yamaha)
Storage	SmartMedia
User Voices	128 normal voices + 32 drum kits