Yamaha MOTIF XF6 User Manual

Yamaha MOTIF XF6

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MUSIC PRODUCTION SYNTHESIZER

Owner’s Manual

Table of Contents

Default Chapter2
- Special Message Section2
- Important Safety Instructions3
- Saving Data5
- Welcome6
- A Message from the MOTIF XF Development Team6
- About this Manual6
- Accessories7
- About the Accessory Disk7
- Main Features8
- Table of Contents9
Controls and Functions10
- Top Panel10
  - Pitch Bend Wheel10
  - Modulation Wheel10
- Rear Panel14
Setting up16
- Power Supply16
- Connecting Speakers or Headphones16
- Powering up the System16
- Adjusting the Volume and the Brightness of the Display17
- Listening to the Demo Song17
- Resetting the User Memory to the Initial Factory Settings18
Basic Operation19
- Moving the Cursor19
Modes21
Playing the Keyboard in the Voice Mode22
- Selecting a Preset Voice22
- Using the Category Search Function23
- Using the Arpeggio Function23
- Changing the Arpeggio Type24
- Using the Controllers25
- Using the Knobs25
- Voice Editing26
- Enhancing the Sound with Effects27
- Storing the Edited Voice27
Playing the Keyboard in the Performance Mode28
- Selecting a Performance28
- Performance Play Mode Indications28
- Using the Controllers and Knobs28
- How Voices Are Assigned to Parts of a Performance28
- Creating a Performance by Combining Voices29
- Changing the Arpeggio Settings for each Part30
- Storing the Performance30
Recording in the Performance Mode31
- Performance Record Structure31
- Recording the Melody and Arpeggio Playback to the Song31
- Recording Arpeggio Playback to a Pattern32
Audio Record/Playback33
- Recording Your Performance as Audio33
- Playing an Audio File34
Using as a Master Keyboard (Master Mode)35
- Registering the Edited Voice/Performance/Song/Pattern35
- Making Settings for Use as a Master Keyboard35
Creating an Original Song37
- Terminology37
- Song Playback37
- Realtime Recording37
- Recording to a Track38
- Creating a Song by Using Arpeggio38
- Correcting Wrong Notes39
- Creating a Swing Feel-Play Effect40
- Storing the Created Song40
Creating an Original Pattern41
- Pattern Structure41
- Listening to the Demo Patterns41
- Viewing the Demo Pattern's Patch Display42
- Creating a Pattern by Using Arpeggio42
- Storing the Created Pattern43
- Creating a Pattern Chain for Converting to a Song43
Multi-Timbral Tone Generator Settings for Song/Pattern Playback (Mixing Mode)46
For Song/Pattern Playback (Mixing Mode) 4647
Using the Sampling Feature47
- Setting up for Sampling47
- Sampling in the Voice/Performance Mode48
- Sampling Procedure48
- Sampling in the Pattern Mode50
- Sampling a One-Shot Sound in the Song Mode52
- Saving a Waveform to the Flash Memory Expansion Module53
Making Global System Settings (Utility Mode)54
- Setting Automatic Power-On Tasks54
- Selecting the Design Type of the Display54
- Adjusting the Tuning55
- Transpose55
Using a Connected Computer56
- Using the USB to HOST Terminal56
- Using the MIDI Terminal57
- Using the IEEE1394 Terminal57
- Song Playback from a DAW Using the MOTIF XF as a Tone Generator59
- Recording Your Performance on the MOTIF XF to the DAW59
- Using Another Tone Generator Together with the MOTIF XF60
- Using the MOTIF XF as an Audio Interface61
- Remote-Controlling the Software (Remote Mode)61
- Setting up for Remote Control62
- Using the MOTIF XF Editor VST63
Saving / Loading Data in the File Mode64
- Saving the Settings to a USB Storage Device64
- Loading the Settings from a USB Storage Device64
- USB Storage Devices65
Display Messages66
Troubleshooting68
Installing Optional Hardware74
Specifications78
Index80

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Brand	Yamaha
Model	MOTIF XF6
Category	Synthesizer
Language	English

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