inspiration in a flash the new motif xf
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M O T I F N E W S G U I D E
THE OFFICIAL NEWS GUIDE FROM YAMAHA & EASY SOUNDS FOR YAMAHA MUSIC PRODUCTION INSTRUMENTS
Edition
August 2010
Contents
New Yamaha Synthesizer:
MOTIF XF 3
MOTIF XS / MOTIF-RACK XS /
S90 XS / S70 XS: XA-Control
& Assignable Functions 9
DTX Guide – Part 3: SOURCE
Display and MIDI 13
MOTIF Know How: Frequently
asked questions – and their
answers! 19
Sounds & Goodies 23
Imprint 33
Inspiration in a Flash the new MOTIF XF
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New Yamaha Synthesizer: MOTIF XF
The MOTIF XF is the fourth generation of
Yamaha‘s highly-acclaimed and successful
Synthesizer Workstation series under the
name MOTIF. Regarding the differences be-
tween the generations, the following rule of
thumb applies: Double the performance. And
now, the next generation „XF“ builds on the
decade-long heritage of MOTIF. Here are the
main features of the newest MOTIF:
Wave-ROM
Enlarged from 355 MB to 741 MB compared to •
the MOTIF XS - more than doubled
Total of 3,977 Waveforms •
(MOTIF XS = 2,670 Waveforms)
State of the Art Sound
Super authentic instrument sounds and fantastic •
synthesizer sounds
Simulationofspecificplayingstylesofinstru•
mentsusingtheExpandedArticulationMode
(„XAMode“)
Sounds and Voices are fully compatible to the •
MOTIFXS
HighqualityeffectunitsandVCMeffects •
(„VirtualCircuitModelingEffects“)
Performances and Arpeggiator
DirectPerformanceRecordingfofastrealization•
of musical ideas
Creativesounddesignandinspiration•
4PartArpeggiator•
7,881ArpeggioTypes•
Sampling and SDRAM
Innovative combination of MIDI and audio •
recording thanks to Integrated Sampling
Built-in 128 MB SDRAM sample memory •
(volatile)
On-board sample editing•
Optional Flash Memory Expansion module
OptionalFlashBoardsforsamples •
(2x1GBmax.)
Intelligentsampleandfilemanagement•
ComprehensivecontentoffersfortheFlash •
Memory(free+thirdparty)
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The most important new features in
comparison to the MOTIF XS
The most asked question will be: What‘s the diffe-
rence between the new MOTIF XF and the previous
model MOTIF XS?
WaveROMenlargedfrom355MBto741MB•
1,307newWaveforms•
128newVoices(USER1),basedonthenew•
Waveforms
128newPerformances(USER1),basedonthe•
newVoicesandArpeggios
8newDrumkits,basedonthenewWaveforms•
1,248newArpeggioTypes•
32newMasters,basedonthenewVoicesand•
Performances
128MBSDRAM„onboard“forsamples•
OptionalFlashBoardsforsamples •
(max.2x1GB)
Excellentsamplemanagementthankstothenew•
conceptoftheFilemode
NewkeyboardsforMOTIFXF6,XF7,XF8•
UserdefinabledesignintheLCDisplay(type•
andcolorschemeselection)
DrumKitEditfromwithintheMixingmodefor•
UserDrumVoices
OptimizedCategorySearchfunction•
OptimizedArpeggiofunctions•
TAPTempofunction•
CubaseAI5included•
The new content of the MOTIF XF compared
to the MOTIF XS
Waveforms
1,307 new Waveforms
MOTIF XS 2,670
MOTIF XF 3,977
Voices
128 new Normal Voices
8 new Drum Kits
MOTIF XS Preset USER1 USER2 USER3
MOTIF XF Preset USER1 (New)
USER2 USER3 USER4 User Drum (1-8: New)
Performances
128 new Performances
MOTIF XS USER1 USER2 USER3
MOTIF XF USER1 (New)
USER2 USER3 USER4
Master
32 new Masters, based on the new Voices and Perfor-
mances
MOTIF XS 1-128
MOTIF XF 1-32 (New) 33-128
Arpeggios
1,248 new Arpeggio Types
MOTIF XS 6,633
MOTIF XF 7,881
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The new Voices and Performances
The User Voice Bank 1 contains 128 new Voices,
based on the new Waveforms and Arpeggios of the
MOTIF XF.
The Bank is arranged by sound categories. Both
instrument and synth Voices can be found there.
To ensure full compatibility with the previous model
MOTIF XS, the Preset Voice Banks 1 - 8 were taken
over unchanged.
The User Voice Bank 1 is thus the new Factory Bank
of the MOTIF XF and should not be overwritten, since
the new Performances (USER 1) are based mainly on
the Voices of this Bank.
For your own Voices or optional Voice Libraries the
User Voice Banks 2, 3, and 4 are available, these only
contain copies of Preset Voices.
In addition to the Normal Voices the MOTIF XF
features eight new Drum Kits (USR 001-008), which
are also based on the new Waveforms.
The 128 new Performances (USER 1) provide a
significantincreaseinqualitycomparedtothe
MOTIF XS, since they are based on the new Voices
and Arpeggios.
A special highlight are the numerous synth Performan-
ces which feature a new programming technique. Here
the Sub Function buttons (SF1 - SF5) not only change
the Arpeggios for the Parts 1-4, but also change the
sound. This is done by control events contained in the
Arpeggios which are toggling the Assignable Func-
tions (AF1 & 2). Switching through SF1 - SF5 thus
activates other Elements in the Voices. This results in
some spectacular and impressive sound changes.
The following Performances use this technique:
Performance005Indi• an Xperience
Performance009Lighthouse•
Performance013InnerWind•
Performance023ElectricMystery•
Performance025CoolMadness•
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Performance• 034SweetPeaches
Performance050DistortedDreamz•
Performance057DrummersofTokyo•
Performance064CloudyBay•
Performance080EightiesDreams•
Performance081JustRelax•
Performanc• e093Synthlines
Flash Memory and SDRAM
The MOTIF XF User Waveforms and samples can
optionally be stored in the SDRAM or in the optional
Flash Memory.
However the data in the SDRAM (synchronous dyna-
mic RAM) will be lost when you turn off the instru-
ment. Therefore before switching off all User Wave-
forms and samples located in the SDRAM should be
User Waveforms and samples located in the SDRAM
can be stored together with all other user data as an
„all“fileorseparatelyasan„allwaveform“file.
Alternatively the Waveforms and samples located in
the SDRAM can be copied to the Flash Memory.
The User Waveforms and samples located in the
SDRAM can be selected and edited in the INTEGRA-
TED SAMPLING (EDIT) mode.
You may also import samples in WAV and AIFF for-
mat into the SDRAM.
With the optional Flash Memory Expansion Module
(FL512M / FL1024M) User Waveforms and samples
can be stored „non-volatile“, meaning that they will
accessible even when the instrument was turned off
and on again.
stored on an USB memory device or on a computer
connected with the network.
The SDRAM is limited to 128 MB and 128 User
Waveforms.
There‘s no extension needed to install the SDRAM.
This volatile sample memory is already built-in.
All samples produced with the INTEGRATED
SAMPLING are initially stored in the SDRAM.
The Flash Module FL512M has a capacity of 512 MB,
while the FL1024M has a capacity of 1 GB.
Two modules (FL1 + FL2) can be installed resulting in
a maximum Flash Memory capacity of 2 GB.
The functions for managing the Flash Memory can be
found in UTILITY - F6 Flash. There is a complete list
of all User Waveforms stored in the Flash Memory.
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And the function to delete Waveforms or to format the
Flash Memory can be accessed there, too.
The UTILITY functions for managing
the Flash Memory
The Flash Memory is only for storing User Wave-
forms and Samples. The editing of User Waveforms
and Samples is always done in the SDRAM.
After the installation - or if you want to completely
overwrite it - you have to format the Flash Memory
by using „Delete All“ (5) or „Format“ (6). If only
a small amount of data (e.g. 200 MB) is to be dele-
ted I‘d recommend to use „Delete All“. With larger
amounts of data the formatting works faster (about
25 minutes for 1 GB of Flash Memory). The instru-
ment must not turned off during the „Delete All“ or
„Format“ process!
User Waveforms already stored in the Flash Memory
willnotbeoverwrittenbyloadingan„all“file.Newly
loaded waveforms are simply added. So if you want
to load your samples into an empty memory, the Flash
Memory has to be formatted
or deleted beforehand.
On the other hand the User
Waveforms and Samples
located in the SDRAM will
be overwritten by loading an
„all“file.
The User Waveforms and
Samples located in the
Flash Memory can be stored
together with all other user
dataasan„all“fileorsepa-
rately as an „all waveform“
file.ThisisdoneinFile
mode (see next section).
Due to technical reasons the loading of User Wave-
forms and Samples into the Flash Memory takes
significantlymoretimethanloadingintotheSDRAM.
Afileof128MBisloadedinabout45secondsinto
theSDRAM.LoadingthesamefileintotheFlashMe-
mory will take about 5 minutes. So you should better
use the SDRAM for such purposes as pre-listening to
new sample sets instead of transferring them to the
Flash Memory.
Loading audio data into the Flash Memory takes about
2.4 seconds for one MB. 512 MB of samples will be
loaded in about 20 minutes.
Single Waveforms can be auditioned with the
AUDITION function (8).
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Sofarfornowwiththisfirstoverviewofthemain
new features of the MOTIF XF.
We‘ll continue the description in the next issues co-
vering these topics:
LCDisplaydesign•
OthernewfunctionsoftheMOTIFXF•
DatacompatibilitywiththeMOTIFXSand•
MOTIFES
FreeFlashMemoryContentforMOTIFXF•
OptionalsoundofferingsfortheMOTIFXF•
We‘ll cover special topics of the MOTIF XF in their
own workshops.
Setting up and compiling own Voice and Sample libra-
ries for the Flash Memory Expansion Module will be
another important topic.
Here the MOTIF XF features options MOTIF users
have dreamt of before!
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MOTIF XS / MOTIF-RACK XS / S90 XS / S70 XS: XA-Control & Assignable Functions
The last issue already dealt extensively with
the Expanded Articulation functions. It in-
cluded the most important basic information
and hints, which of the Expanded Articulation
functions are used in which Preset Voices.
In this edition I‘ll show you a few examples of how to
use these functions in practice. The examples are valid
for the MOTIF XS / MOTIF-RACK XS and the S90
XS / S70 XS.
I‘ll use the appropriate Yamaha Editor softwares for
the synthesizers, in terms of the relevant parameters
inthiscontextthedevice-specificEditorsdonotdiffer
from each other.
However the knowledge of how to work with the
Editor is required for the examples.
Example 1: Layersounds via AF
First a very simple application, which is enhanced by
a small addition to become quite useful. Suppose you
want a sound switched on as a layer or increase its
volume, but all available controllers such as the FC7
are already occupied with other sounds or functions.
There already are some examples, which use the
[ASSIGNABLE FUNCTION] buttons to switch
Elements.
Now let‘s say you want to add strings to a pad sound
at a particular point of your song. Using the eight Ele-
ments you can prepare this layer sound in your Voice.
For this example, two voices from the categories
(PADS) and (STRINGS) are selected, which Elements
used in the Voice sum up to a maximum of eight.
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Selecting Basic-Voice 1
Please select the Voice „Saw Pad“ from the Catego-
ry(PADS).YoucanfindthisVoiceonthefollowing
Preset memory locations:Copy the Element by right-clicking the Element No.
and selecting the command [Copy].
Switch back to your previously stored Pad-USR-
Voice,right-clickonthefirstfreeElement(No.5)
and insert the copied Element with the command
[Paste]. Then store again with [Store Voice...].
Repeat the steps from „Copying the Elements:“ for
the Elements 2 and 3 of the strings-sound „Back
Ground“, which should be on the Elements 6 and 7
of your new Voice.
Both Voices are then combined.
Then the volume relations of the Elements should
be adjusted. Please reduce the
volume of the Elements 1 to 4 to
the value 50.
The strings-Elements of your
new Voice must now be set for
the use of [XA-Control]. Select the page „Oscillator /
Pitch“ for Element 5.
S70/90 XS
MOTIF XS
This voice uses four Elements.
Please store this Voice under a new name on an empty
USR memory location using the [Edit] menu - [Store
Voice ...].
Selecting Basic-Voice 2
Please select the Voice „Back Ground“ from the Ca-
tegory(Strings)asthelayersound.Youcanfindthis
Voice on the following Preset memory locations:
S70/90 XS
MOTIF XS
This voice uses three Elements. For the further course
it makes sense to store this Voice to a neighboring
USR memory location.
Copying the Elements
SelectthefirstElementfrom„BackGround“,soitis
highlighted.
Please change the parameter [XA Control] from „nor-
mal“ to „AF 1 on“, and repeat this for the Elements 6
and 7.
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As a result, the Elements 1-4 sound according to their
[XA Control] parameterization „normal“, while the
Elements 5-7 are added by pressing the [ASSIGN-
ABLE-FUNCTION] key 1.
hands off the keyboard. For this purpose a footswitch
can be connected to the „Assignable Footswitch“ jack.
Like for the button modes „momentary“ and „latch“ a
footswitch is also distincted between switch (Switch)
and button (latch). The classic use for a switch is the
sustain pedal, an example for the latched button is
to change the speed of the Rotary effect. The above-
described change of the controller settings in the Voice
Edit mode for the „A. Func 1 Mode“ is not necessary
for a connected foot switch, because the hardware
already complies with the required function. Voices
with „classic“ functions, such as Harmonics, only
work with the [AF 1] button, since a foot switch does
not meet the „momentary“ function.
To use a foot switch for different functions, you need
to assign the appropriate controller number to it (fac-
tory setting S70/90 XS = 086 / / MOTIF XS = 088).
In order to let the [AF 1] button respond to it, you also
need to assign the appropriate controller number to it.
These assignments are made directly on the instru-
ment.
S70/90 XS:
Press[UTILITY]•
Usethecursor[• ►](2x)toselect„controller“
Press[ENTER]•
Usethecursor[• ▼](3x)tojumpto
„FSCtrlNo.“
Setthecontrollervalueto86([DEC/INC] •
or[DIAL])
Usethecursor[• ▼](3x)tojumpto
„A.Func1CtrlNo.“
Setthecontrollervalueto86([DEC/INC] •
or[DIAL])
For this example, it is useful to set the function of the
[AF 1] key from „momentary“ to „latch“, so that the
strings can be switched on and off with a push of a
button. This setting can not be done via the Editor, but
must be made on the instrument.
S70/90 XS:
Pressthe[EDIT]button•
Select„Controller“withcursor[• ▼]
Press[ENTER]•
Usecursor[• ▼](2x)tojumpto
„A.Func1Mode“
Changefrom„momentary“to„latch“([INC] •
or[DIAL])
MOTIF XS:
Pressthe[EDIT]button•
Press[F1]„General“•
Press[SF3]„Other“•
Usecursor[• ▼](3x)tojumpto
„A.Function1Mode“
Changefrom„momentary“to„latch“([INC] •
or[DIAL])
A very useful option for live situations is to use a foot
switch to switch the Elements without taking your
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MOTIF XS:
Press[UTILITY]•
Press[F3]key„Voice“•
Press[SF3]key„Control“•
Usethecursor[• ▼](5x)tohighlight
„FootSwitchControlNo.“
Setthecontrollervalueto88([DEC/INC] •
or[DIAL])
Usethecursor[• ▼](3x)tohighlight
„A.Function1ControlNo.“
Setthecontrollervalueto88([DEC/INC] •
or[DIAL])
These settings can also be used to switch Voices
within a Performance or a Multi, if for all Elements
of a Voice [XA Control] is set to „AF 1 on“ (instead
of „normal“).
Example 2: Double your notes
Finally a small example of how XA-Control can ex-
pand the possibilities of your live performance.
In modern productions sometimes very fast sequen-
cer movements are included, which are normally not
playable in a live situation. This is where the
[XA-Control] „key off sound“ comes in.
Basic Voice
For the following example please select the Voice
„>Attack<“ from the category (Synth Comp). You can
findthisvoiceonthefollowing memory locations:
This Voice uses two Elements.
Use the above-described method to copy the Elements
1 and 2 to the Elements 3 and 4. Then change the [XA
Control] parameter
from „normal“ to „key
off sound“ for the
Elements 3 and 4.
In addition, you need to change
the play order of the Elements 3
and 4 by setting the parameter
„Elm Group“ from 1 to 2.
As a result you have a Voice which plays the same
sound both when pressing and releasing a key. For
typical octave synth bass sequences you can tune up
the two new Elements by 12 halftones in order to play
the octave in doubled tempo with only one key. The
playing requires a little routine, because the release
of the key may be inaccurate in your normal playing
style, bust must be done to the point with this voice.
I recommend to use these ideas to develop further
ideas. There are many possibilities, for example the
rhythmic playing of whole chords with one key by
using four Elements (5 to 8 for example) as „key off
sound“ and tuning them to build a chord, or get a hand
freeforfiltertunings...theideasareendless.
I hope you enjoy some new experiences and remain
with best regards ...
yours hp
S70/90 XS
MOTIF XS
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DTX Guide – Part 3: SOURCE Display and MIDIThis is the third part of the Quick Guide for the
Yamaha DTX series, which refers to the electronic
drums („E-Drums“) DTXTREME III, DTX900K,
and DTX950K.
The last part ended with a description of how to create
a new Drum Kit from Voice Sets.
In this issue we describe how to edit Drum Kits by
assigning other Voices to the Pad Zones using the
SOURCE display.
Then we deal with MIDI note numbers and their role
in the programming of Drum Kits.
Practical example: Editing Drum Kits in the
SOURCE display
While the programming of a new Drum Kit from
Voice Sets was discussed in the previous example,
we'll go a step further this time. The following steps
explain how to use the SOURCE display to assign an
individual voice to each zone of a pad.
They are not assigned to the trigger input jacks
(INPUT), but to the trigger input sources (SOURCE)
instead.
individual sound design.
SelecttheDRUM• KITPRE:01OakCustom
PressF2VOICEandSF1–SELECT•
PressSF5tocalluptheSOURCEdisplay.Inthe•
top of the display "SOURCE"mustappear(not
"INPUT")
Selectthepadzone(=Triggerinputsource)to•
beedited.Theselectioncanbemadeonthede
vicewiththeparameterSOURCE(topleft)orby
hittingthecorrespondingpadzone.First,select
theSOURCE"snareHd"
MovethecursortotheVoicenumber,whichis•
initiallysetto001.
Nowwhileplayingthecorrespondingpadzone•
(SnareHd)orpressingtheAuditionbutton
(speakericon)selectotherVoicesofthecurrent
Category"snare1"(or"snare2")
SelectthenextSOURCE"snareOp"fore• diting
Thisfigureshowsthat three different trigger input
sources (pad zones) are assigned to individual Voices.
We are moving to a deeper level of editing which re-
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Nowagainwhilep• layingthecorrespondingpad
zone(SnareOp)orpressingtheAuditionbutton
(speakericon)selectotherVoicesofthecurrent
Category"snare1"(or"snare2")
ProceedaswiththefirsttwosnareSourceswith•
theotherSourcesandbythisprogramyourin
dividualDrumKit.Ofcourse,youdon'thaveto
edit all Sources to create your custom Drum Kit
Onceyou'refinishedsavethenewDrumKitwith•
ENTER/STORE.YouwillfindyourDrumKitin
the selected userbankslot
DTX and MIDI
As a DTX user you usually have not to deal with
MIDI notes.
They are not needed for controlling the Drum Kit with
the pads, since the Drum Voices are directly assigned
to the pad zones.
However, there are some situations in which MIDI
notes do play a role. These situations will be discussed
brieflyinthefollowing.
„MIDI“ as SOURCE
Setting SOURCE to "MIDI" plays a special role in
the programming of Drum Kits. "MIDI" is the last
selectable setting of SOURCE.
If "MIDI" is selected as the SOURCE, this display
appears:
Here, Voice are not assigned to trigger input sources,
but to MIDI notes. This, as we shall see, can be subs-
tantial in certain situations.
Stack/Alternate function
By using the stack function several Drum Voices can
be played simultaneously by hitting just one drum
pad, while using the Alternate function different Drum
Voices can be played alternately.
To access the Stack / Alternate-function, press F3 STK
/ ALT. There you can select a SOURCE as a trigger
input source (pad zone) for editing.
For most Drum Kits usually only STEP 001 has a note
value pre-set (see illustration). This is the note which
is assigned to the selected trigger input source (pad
zone). "snareHd" for example is always set to the note
D1, "snareOp" is always set to the note E1.
The Stack function is enabled by using ADD (SF2) to
add further steps with the same step number.
Example:
AfterselectingtheSOURCE"snareHd",ADDwilladd
asecondstepalsowiththenumber001.TheMIDI
notenumber(NOTE)isstillsetto"off".Ifyounowas
signaMIDInotenumbertothisstep,theVoice,which
isassignedtothisMIDInotenumber,willbeplayed
alongwiththeVoicethatisassignedtoD1.
Below MIDI the new parameter "NOTE" is displayed.
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Inotherwords,youaddaStackVoicebyselectinga
MIDInotenumberforthenewstep.
The assignment of Voices to MIDI note numbers
can be done in SOURCE display when selecting the
Source "MIDI".
A special variant of the Stack function is the
programming of velocity limits, which can be
found on the second page of the Stack / Alternate
display (cursor >).
Here individual velocity limits can be set for different
steps with the same step number. By this you can
program multi-layer sounds including velocity ranges
of your User Voices using imported samples. We will
discuss this feature in connection with User Voices
and samples.
The Alternate function is enabled by using ADD (SF2)
to add further steps with different step numbers. The
further operation is the same as for the Stack function.
DTX as a tonegenerator
It is quite useful to use the DTX900 without the pads
as a "traditional" MIDI sound module.
However for this purpose it is important to know
which Drum Voices are assigned to which MIDI note
numbers.
As already mentioned above, you can check and
change the assignment of Voices to MIDI note num-
bers in the SOURCE screen when selecting "MIDI" as
Source.
While the MIDI note numbers can be sequentially
selected in the SOURCE display, you can alternatively
use the STK / ALT-display (F3) to check the MIDI
note number the Trigger Input Sources (pad zones) are
assigned to.
MIDI recording with the pads
It is a similar application when you record the per-
formance on the pads with an external sequencer,
which is connected via MIDI or USB. To edit such a
recording, it is important to know which Drum Voices
or Trigger Input Sources (pad zones) are assigned to
which MIDI note numbers.
As already mentioned you can use the SOURCE
display (setting MIDI as Source) or the STK / ALT
display to check the assignments.
But since it can be a little cumbersome to check all
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these assignments, we have compiled two tables from
which you can easily read all Trigger Input Sources
(pad zones) and their sent MIDI note numbers:
Table1=MIDInotenumbersTriggerSources•
Table2=TriggerSources–MIDInotenumbers•
The tables differ only in a different way of sorting.
Thefirsttable(Table1)issortedinascendingorder
by the MIDI notes, while the second table (Table 2) is
sorted by the Trigger Input Sources.
If you need additional information about how the
trigger signal is generated in each pad zone, the "List
of Trigger Input Sources" in the manual, page 61, will
help.
Controlling other tonegenerators with
the Pads
It is also conceivable to control other tonegenerators
such as high-quality plug-ins or software samplers
with drum libraries with the pads of DTX.
However here some adjustments are required concer-
ning the sound allocation of the MIDI note numbers
sent by the DTX.
As mentioned above, each pad zone is permanently
assigned to a MIDI note number. This assignment
canbecheckedbutnotmodifiedintheSTK/ALT-
display (F3).
However it is possible to assign another NOTE to each
selected SOURCE. But this does not change the MIDI
note number the respective trigger input sends via
MIDI (it does change the internal Voice that is played
by the Source). It is therefore recommended to not
changethefirststepinSTK/ALTbecauseitwould
rather contribute to confusion. The assignment of
other Voices is better be done in the SOURCE display.
So if you want to control other MIDI tonegenerators
viaMIDI,youmusttakethefixednote-to-padassign-
ment of DTX into account. This basically matches the
GM standards, but since most pads have more than
one zone or trigger sources, playing on the pads will
produce a number of different notes, which go far
beyond the bunch of notes used in a GM Drum Kit.
You could ignore this adjustment if you would only
play in the main zone of each pad, for example you
would only hit the head in the snare and the toms.
However, we see that a MIDI recording of a drum
groove played and rehearsed with the DTX pads will
include a number of notes in addition to the GM-
compatible notes (e.g. D1 / E1 for snare drum, F#1
forHi-HatClosedetc.)whicharenotidentifiableat
firstglanceandmightproduceasoundintheexternal
Drum Kit that has nothing to do with the
played pad zone.
It is therefore problematic to directly
control other sound generators with the
pads. This would only make sense if the
external Drum Kit is perfectly adjusted to
the DTX pad zones.
So it makes more sense to use the DTX
sound module as the tonegenerator that's
playing back the MIDI recording.
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Table 1Note Note-Nr Trigger Source
(LCD)
Trigger Source (Full) Trigger-Input
D -1 14 tom1Rm1 Tom 1 Rim 1 (2) TOM1 D# -1 15 tom1Rm2 Tom 1 Rim 2 (2) TOM1 E-1 16 crash2Cp Crash Cymbal 2 Cup (8) CRASH2 F# -1 18 tom2Rm1 Tom 2 Rim 1 (2) TOM2 G-1 19 tom2Rm2 Tom 2 Rim 2 (2) TOM2 G# -1 20 tom3Rm1 Tom 3 Rim 1 (2) TOM3 B-1 23 tom3Rm2 Tom 3 Rim 2 (2) TOM3 C0 24 tom4Rm1 Tom 4 Rim 1 (5) TOM4 C#0 25 tom4Rm2 Tom 4 Rim 2 (5) TOM4D0 26 pad12Hd Pad 12 Head (12) PAD12 D#0 27 snrClOff Snare Closed Rim Off (1) SNAREE0 28 pad12Rm1 Pad 12 Rim 1 (12) PAD12 F0 29 pad12Rm2 Pad 12 Rim 2 (12) PAD12G0 31 snrHdOff Snare Head Off (1) SNARE A#0 34 snrOpOff Snare Open Rim Off (1) SNARE B0 35 pad11 Pad 11 (11) PAD11 C1 36 kick Kick (10) KICKC#1 37 snareCl Snare Closed Rim (1) SNARED1 38 snareHd Snare Head (1) SNARE E1 40 snareOp Snare Open Rim (1) SNAREF1 41 tom4Hd Tom 4 Head (5) TOM4F#1 42 hhBwCl Hi-Hat Cymbal Close (9) HI-HATG1 43 tom3Hd Tom 3 Head (2) TOM3 G#1 44 hhFtCl Hi-Hat Cymbal Foot Close (9) HI-HAT A#1 46 hhBwOp Hi-Hat Cymbal Open (9) HI-HAT B1 47 tom2Hd Tom 2 Head (2) TOM2 C2 48 tom1Hd Tom 1 Head (2) TOM1 C#2 49 crash1Eg Crash Cymbal 1 Edge (7) CRASH1 D#2 51 rideBw Ride Cymbal Bow (6) RIDE E2 52 rideEg Ride Cymbal Edge (6) RIDE F2 53 rideCp Ride Cymbal Cup (6) RIDE F#2 54 pad14Rm1 Pad 14 Rim 1 (12) PAD14 G2 55 crash1Cp Crash Cymbal 1 Cup (7) CRASH1 F -1 56 crash2Bw Crash Cymbal 2 Bow (8) CRASH2 G#2 56 pad13Hd Pad 12 Head (12) PAD13 A2 57 crash2Eg Crash Cymbal 2 Edge (8) CRASH2 A#2 58 pad14Rm2 Pad 14 Rim 2 (12) PAD14B2 59 crash1Bw Crash Cymbal 1 Bow (7) CRASH1 F3 65 pad14Hd Pad 14 Head (12) PAD14 F#3 66 pad15Hd Pad 15 Head (12) PAD15. G3 67 pad13Rm1 Pad 12 Rim 1 (12) PAD13 G#3 68 pad13Rm2 Pad 12 Rim 2 (12) PAD14E4 76 pad15Rm1 Pad 15 Rim 1 (12) PAD15 F4 77 pad15Rm2 Pad 15 Rim 2 (12) PAD15F#4 78 hhEgOp Hi-Hat Cymbal Edge Open (9) HI-HAT G4 79 hhEgCl Hi-Hat Cymbal Edge Close (9) HI-HAT B4 83 hhSplsh Hi-Hat Cymbal Foot Splash (9) HI-HAT
Subsequently, in the post-proces-
sing of the recorded MIDI track
you can adapt it to external drum
sounds.
Example:
Someofthetomstrokeswerenot
hit on the head but on the rim of
theTom1pad.Thisresultsinse
veralD1andD#1noteswhich
won'ttriggeranytomsoundsin
theexternalDrumKit.
Thereforeyoushouldconvertthe
D1andD#1notestoC2.This
note probably corresponds to an
appropriateTom1soundinthe
externalDrumKit.
It's also possible to use only a part
of the recorded notes (e.g. C1 for
kick, D1 / E1 for snare) with the
external Drum Kit and let the rest
be played back by the DTX sound
module.
The following tables will help you
in the post-processing and adjust-
ment of the recorded MIDI tracks
to identify unknown notes.
PeterKrischker
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Table 2Trigger Source
(LCD)
Trigger Source (Full) Trigger-Input Note Note-Nr
snareHd Snare Head (1) SNARE D1 38snareOp Snare Open Rim (1) SNARE E1 40snareCl Snare Closed Rim (1) SNARE C#1 37snrHdOff Snare Head Off (1) SNARE G0 31snrOpOff Snare Open Rim Off (1) SNARE A#0 34snrClOff Snare Closed Rim Off (1) SNARE D#0 27tom1Hd Tom 1 Head (2) TOM1 C2 48tom1Rm1 Tom 1 Rim 1 (2) TOM1 D -1 14tom1Rm2 Tom 1 Rim 2 (2) TOM1 D# -1 15tom2Hd Tom 2 Head (2) TOM2 B1 47tom2Rm1 Tom 2 Rim 1 (2) TOM2 F# -1 18tom2Rm2 Tom 2 Rim 2 (2) TOM2 G-1 19tom3Hd Tom 3 Head (2) TOM3 G1 43tom3Rm1 Tom 3 Rim 1 (2) TOM3 G# -1 20tom3Rm2 Tom 3 Rim 2 (2) TOM3 B-1 23tom4Hd Tom 4 Head (5) TOM4 F1 41tom4Rm1 Tom 4 Rim 1 (5) TOM4 C0 24tom4Rm2 Tom 4 Rim 2 (5) TOM4 C#0 25rideBw Ride Cymbal Bow (6) RIDE D#2 51rideEg Ride Cymbal Edge (6) RIDE E2 52rideCp Ride Cymbal Cup (6) RIDE F2 53crash1Bw Crash Cymbal 1 Bow (7) CRASH1 B2 59crash1Eg Crash Cymbal 1 Edge (7) CRASH1 C#2 49crash1Cp Crash Cymbal 1 Cup (7) CRASH1 G2 55crash2Bw Crash Cymbal 2 Bow (8) CRASH2 F -1 56crash2Eg Crash Cymbal 2 Edge (8) CRASH2 A2 57crash2Cp Crash Cymbal 2 Cup (8) CRASH2 E-1 16hhBwOp Hi-Hat Cymbal Open (9) HI-HAT A#1 46hhEgOp Hi-Hat Cymbal Edge Open (9) HI-HAT F#4 78hhBwCl Hi-Hat Cymbal Close (9) HI-HAT F#1 42hhEgCl Hi-Hat Cymbal Edge Close (9) HI-HAT G4 79hhFtCl Hi-Hat Cymbal Foot Close (9) HI-HAT G#1 44hhSplsh Hi-Hat Cymbal Foot Splash (9) HI-HAT B4 83kick Kick (10) KICK C1 36pad11 Pad 11 (11) PAD11 B0 35pad12Hd Pad 12 Head (12) PAD12 D0 26pad12Rm1 Pad 12 Rim 1 (12) PAD12 E0 28pad12Rm2 Pad 12 Rim 2 (12) PAD12 F0 29pad13Hd Pad 12 Head (12) PAD13 G#2 56pad13Rm1 Pad 12 Rim 1 (12) PAD13 G3 67pad13Rm2 Pad 12 Rim 2 (12) PAD14 G#3 68pad14Hd Pad 14 Head (12) PAD14 F3 65pad14Rm1 Pad 14 Rim 1 (12) PAD14 F#2 54pad14Rm2 Pad 14 Rim 2 (12) PAD14 A#2 58pad15Hd Pad 15 Head (12) PAD15. F#3 66pad15Rm1 Pad 15 Rim 1 (12) PAD15 E4 76pad15Rm2 Pad 15 Rim 2 (12) PAD15 F4 77
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MOTIF Know How: Frequently asked questions – and their answers!
The following contains a selection of questions and their answers concerning Yamaha synthesizers,
found in the Yamaha Synth Forum and answered by the Yamaha Europe Support Team.
On the request of many readers the most important FAQs from the MOTIF News Guides 2007 to 2009 are combined.
Since the MOTIF News Guide is now published in two languages (German and English) it gained a lot of new readers
which unfortunately have missed the older FAQs. And all long-time readers will get a smart overview.
MOTIF-RACK XS:
Controlling Arpeggios via SysEx
Question:
IwanttouseSysExeventstoturntheArpeggiosofMultiPartsonandoff.IalsowanttoselectARP1ARP5viaSysEx.
Answer:
The following SysEx event can be used to turn the Arpeggios of Multi Part on or off:
F043107F0338pp00VALF7
„pp“ stands for the Part number, „VAL“ for the data byte, the value to be adjusted.
Two examples:
F043107F0338000000F7=Part1off F043107F033800007FF7=Part1on
F043107F0338010000F7=Part2off F043107F033801007FF7=Part2on
The selection of ARP 1 – 5 can be done with these SysEx events:
F043107F0336300000F7=ARP1 F043107F0336300001F7=ARP2 F043107F0336300002F7=ARP3 F043107F0336300003F7=ARP4 F043107F0336300004F7=ARP5
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By the way: ARP Select 1-5 can also be done with Control #085.
There is also a dedicated Controller number (#090) for ARP Switch ON / OFF, but this controller works global on the Arpeggiator, and not individually on the Multi Parts
Source:KeyboardSupport
MOTIF XS:
Loading and playing back a vocal sample
Question:
Ihaveloadedavocalsample(acompletetrack)asaWAVfileintomyMOTIFXSandplaceditonC3.NowIwouldavoidtokeepthekeydepressedforthewholefourminutes.Isthereapossibilityofa„trigger“or„hold“function,soIhavetopressthekeyonlyonce?
Answer:
Choose an user Drum Kit, anyone will do. There, add the sample as a User Waveform on the desired key as a percussion instrument. As there is a HOLD setting available for Drum Kits, the sample will be played until the end, even if you play the key rather short.
The steps:
VOICEUSERDRA1(orother •DrumVoice)
EDITSelectElement1•
SelectanyKey(e.g.C1)•
F1Oscillator•
WaveBank=USR•
WaveNumber=setthenumberoftheUser•Waveformthatcontainsthevocalsamplehere
F4Amplitude=level127,Decay2=hold•
Source:UlrichKnoerr/ProfSynth
MOTIF XS:
Applying Voice and Arpeggio settings to Patterns
Question:
HowcanIuseaPresetVoicewithallitssettingsincludingtheArpeggiosettingsinaPattern?
Answer:
This is done in Performance-, Song- and Pattern-Mixing mode by activating „Param. with Voice“.
Here are the steps for the Song mode:
Song/Pattern>Mixing>Edit>selecttherelevantPart>F1„VOICE“> SF1„VOICE“>set„Param.withVoice“ toON>selectVoice
(See manual page 151).
Source:SwaggerJacky
MOTIF XS:
Noise in the A/D input
Question:
IclearyhearnoisewhenIusemymicrophonewiththeA/DinputoftheMOTIFXS.
Answer:
Make sure the input level is set to „Mic“ (Utility -> F2 - (I/O) -> Mic). It is also advisable to use an unbalanced cable (mono jack).
Source:YamahaSupport
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Cubase AI / MOTIF XS VST Editor:
Recording parameter changes onto automation tracks
Question:
IhaveaquestionconcerningthenewVSTEditorinconjunctionwithCubaseAI.IsitpossibletorecordmultipleparameterchangeswithintheEditoronvariousautomationtracks?Ifso,canIeditthemseperatelyatalatertime?
thefromtheUSBport?AndcanIconnectalamptotheUSBport?
Answer:
It works. I‘m often using a CME that‘s powered
from the MOTIF XS USB port. An USB lamp
can also be connected without problems. Such
so-called notebook lamps are available in al-
most every computer shop. But take care to use
the USB-to-device port. The USB-to-host port is
not suitable.
Source:JensHuthoff/SwaggerJacky
MOTIF XS:
Integrating S700 Piano into existing Voice compilation
Question:
HowcanIintegratetheS700Pianodelivered
withtheEuropeanLoyaltyProgramVersion2
intoanexistingVoicecompilation?
Answer:
On the MOTIF XS you are able to load single
UserVoiceBanks(128Voices)fromanAll-file
onto an User Voice Bank.
With the following steps you can integrate the
Loyalty Voice Bank into your own (already
loaded) Voice compilation:
FILEsetTy• peto„voice“
Dir=highlightthefile„EuropeanLoyal•
tyV2“andpressENTERtoopentheVoicelist
ChoosethedesiredtargetbankUSR1,USR2,•
orUSR3atthebottomofthescreen(Bank)
towhichtheLoyaltyVoiceBankshouldbe
loaded
Set„All“asVoiceNumber(thisvaluescomes•
after the number128!)
Answer:
Yes, you can record the parameters of the XS
on various automation tracks and edit them
separately. However, it is not possible in
Cubase AI to display all automation tracks
simultaneously.
Source:DimitriMetzeltin
MOTIF XS / S90 ES / MOTIF ES / MO:
Using USB bus as power source
Question:
IsitaproblemifI„abuse“myS90ESand
pluginaMIDIkeyboard,whichisUSBbus
powered?Iwouldliketouseasecondkeyboard,
butwanttoavoidtoconnectanotherpower
supply.Isitpossiblethatthe(internal)power
supplyfromtheS90ESisdamagedwhenIuse
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SF2pressLOADandYES.TheLoyalty•VoiceBankisnowloadedinto the selected targetBank,includingitsUserWaveforms+Samples
The new Voices are now in the User Voice Bank
selected in step three. From there they can be
copied to other memory locations in any User
Voice Bank.
It is also possible to use quite similar steps to
load single User Voices from the „European-
LoyaltyV2“file.However,Idon‘trecommend
this, because loading several Voices that are
using the same User Waveforms will lead to du-
plicates of these User Waveforms - which then
unnecessarily strain the sample memory.
Source:ProfSynth
MOTIF XS:
Storing Patterns and Songs
Question:
IfIcreateaSongoraPattern,doIhavetofirst
store them on the instrument and then on an
USBstick,becauseotherwisethedatawouldbe
lostwhentheinstrumentisturnedoff?
Answer:
Patterns and Songs will remain in the memory,
even if you turn off the instrument. They are
overwritten if an ALL-File, an ALL-Song-File
oranALL-PatternfileisloadedoraFactorySet
is executed.
Only User Waveforms (Samples) are lost with
powering off the instrument.
However, it is strongly advisable to back up
your Songs and Patterns with an All-File on an
USB storagedevice(harddiskorflashdrive).
Source:SwaggerJacky
MOTIF XS:
Booting without Factory Set
Question:
WhenIturnon my XS, it automatically starts
aFactorySetandallmysaveddataisgone.
IsthisduetothelatestOSthatI‘veinstalled
recently?
Answer:
If execute a Factory Set with UTILITY JOB,
the option „Auto Power On Factory Set“ is
available. You should disable this.
But it is also possible to automatically load a
set, that‘s stored on a connected USB device,
after the automatic Factory Set has been
executed.
In other words:
For the Factory Set simply press „ENTER“ in
the Utitlity Job mode.
If the instrument should be resetted each time
it is turned on tick in „POWER ON AUTO
FACTORY SET“.
Otherwise - for the normal condition - remove
the check mark on this option.
Source:SwaggerJacky/ProfSynth
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MOTIF XS European Loyalty Program – Version 2The „European Loyalty Program” offers MOTIF
XS users free additional but nonetheless high-
class content.
It is mainly a premium Voice and Samplelibrary which
is produced by EASY SOUNDS in collaboration with
Yamaha Music Europe and contains the following:
The3layersYamahaS700stereopiano(32MB•
compressed)oftheYamahaS90ESwhichis
knownastheultimatepianosoundfromYamaha
synths.ThePianoisfeaturedindifferentvaria
tions(e.g.Brite,Dark,BalladStack)
„SweetVoices“fromtheYamahaTyros(Trumpet,•
Trombone,Saxophone,Panflute...)
NewChoirandScatvoices•
Bestofcompilationsofoptionalsoundsetsfrom•
EASYSOUNDS
(synths, pads &
atmospheres,
organs...)
Bestofcompilati•
on of the Xpanded
seriesfromYamaha
Europe(converted
fromMOTIFES)
AWAVpoolcontai•
ning200WAVfileswith93MBintotal.These
aredrumloops,vocalandvocoderphrases,
sound effects, and atmospheres
Furthermore the Loyalty Program contains a com-
prehensive MOTIF XS Quick Guide in PDF format.
This Quick Guide is compiled of all XS articles and
workshops from the MOTIF News Guide.
To register for the Loyalty program simply write an
e-mail with the keyword „MOTIF XS Loyalty
Program“ to:
As soon as the registration process is complete the
MOTIF XS user will receive an e-mail from EASY
SOUNDSwithapasswordandalinkwherethefile
canbedownloaded.Thesizeofthedownloadfileis
221 MB.
In addition you are automatically registered for the
free monthly MOTIF News Guide.
Alternatively the „European Loyalty Content Packa-
ge“ can be delivered on an USB memory stick,
which must be ordered for a reasonable price from
www.easysounds.de in addition to the e-mail proce-
dure mentioned above. Remember to add the keyword
„MOTIF XS Loyalty Program“ to your USB memory
stick order.
Already registered MOTIF XS users can request an
update by sending an e-mail to:
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MOTIF XS Soundset: “Oriental Instruments & Percussion”MOTIF XS User can enjoy a free soundset:
„Oriental Instruments & Percussion“ can be
downloaded from Yamaha Music Europe in
cooperation with EASY SOUNDS.
The soundset contains the following:
36Performances•
128 Voices•
9UserDrumVoices•
113UserWaveformsoforientalinstruments•
84MBSamples•
6TurkishAuthenticMicroTunings•
„Oriental Instruments“ has been produced by turkish
musicians and is developed for the use in both
traditional and modern turkish music.
Authentic samples of oriental musical instruments
plus the most popular turkish Micro Tunings are the
basic building blocks of this soundset.
The 128 Voices and 36 Performances are mostly built
from the new User Waveforms and Samples. Some
VoicesaremodifiedPresetVoices.
This free soundset can be requested by sending an
e-mail containing the keyword „Oriental“ to:
The MOTIF XS user will receive an e-mail from
EASY SOUNDS with a password and a link where
thefilecanbedownloaded.Thesizeofthedownload
fileis66MB.
In addition you are automatically registered for the
free monthly MOTIF News Guide.
Alternatively the „European Loyalty Content Packa-
ge“ can be delivered on an USB memory stick,
which must be ordered for a reasonable price from
Nonetheless these special oriental instruments can be
used in music styles like pop, world, chill out, ambient
and whatever you can imagine.
www.easysounds.de in addition to the e-mail proce-
dure mentioned above. Remember to add the keyword
„Oriental Instruments“ to your USB memory stick
order.
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S90 XS / S70 XS SoundpackageA free „Soundpackage“ with additional high-
class content is available for S90 XS / S70 XS
users.
This Soundpackage is produced by EASY SOUNDS
under contract to Yamaha Music Europe and contains
the following:
Pop & Dance
ThisVoiceBankfeatures128professionalUser
VoicescompiledfrompopularEASYSOUNDS
librariesfortheMOTIFXSandtheMOTIFES
XpandedseriesfromYamahaEuropeconverted
fortheS90XS/S70XS.
Theset“Poc&Dance”containsVoicesfrom
theseEASYSOUNDSsoundsets:
ChillXperience•
Dance Xpanded•
MagicalPads•
MysticSpheres•
Stage&Studio•
Synth Xtreme•
WAV-Pool
TheWAVpoolcontains200WAVfileswithatotal
sizeof93MB.Thesearedrumloops,vocoder
phrases,soundeffects,andatmos.
MOTIF News Guides
Allalreadypublishededitionsofthe“MOTIF
NewsGuide”areincludedinPDFformat.
This free soundpackage can be requested by sending
an e-mail containing the keyword „S90 XS / S70 XS
Soundpackage“ to:
You will receive an e-mail from EASY SOUNDS with
apasswordandalinkwherethefilecanbedown-
loaded.Thesizeofthedownloadfileis136MB.
In addition you are automatically registered for the
free monthly MOTIF News Guide.
Vocoder Dreamz
TheS90XS/S70XSversionof“VocoderDreamz”
features40VocoderVoicesandacomprehensive
manualonhowtousethemwiththeS90XS
Vocoder.TheUserVoiceBankisdivided
asfollows:
1–16VocoderVoices(Vocoder+ •
Pad/Atmo/Synth)
17–36VocoderVoices(BasicType)•
37–40VocoderVoices(LFOType)•
Alternatively the Soundpackage can be delivered on
an USB memory stick, which must be ordered for a
reasonable price from www.easysounds.de in addition
to the e-mail procedure mentioned above. Remember
to add the keyword „S90 XS / S70 XS Soundpackage“
to your USB memory stick order.
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MOTIF-RACK XS: Sound & InfopackageMOTIF-RACK XS users can obtain the free
„Sound & Infopackage“ that‘s produced by
EASY SOUNDS under contract to Yamaha
Music Europe.
The software package contains the following:
Soundset„POP&DANCE“with •
128 professional Voices
This free soundpackage can be requested by sending
an e-mail containing the keyword „MOTIF-RACK XS
Sound & Infopackage“ to:
You will receive an e-mail from EASY SOUNDS with
apasswordandalinkwherethefilecanbedown-
WAVPoolwith200loopsandaudiophrases•
Demosong•
PDFfileofacomprehensiveguideplus •
tips&tricks
loaded.Thesizeofthedownloadfileis125MB.
In addition you are automatically registered for the
free monthly MOTIF News Guide.
Users of the MO6 / MO8, S90 ES, and MOTIF-
RACK ES can obtain a free Sound & Infopack-
age that‘s produced by EASY SOUNDS under
contract to Yamaha Music Europe.
This includes the soundset “Pop Xpanded” with
192 profesional live- and arpeggio-sounds. For details
on this soundset see the box to the right.
Furthermore a comprehensive documentation of the
soundset, Quick Guides, demo-sounds, and other
usefulfilesareincluded.
This free soundpackage can be requested by sending
an e-mail containing the keyword „Pop Xpanded“ to:
You will receive an e-mail from EASY SOUNDS with
apasswordandalinkwherethefilecanbedown-
loaded.Thesizeofthedownloadfileis13MB.
In addition you are automatically registered for the
free monthly MOTIF News Guide.
MO6 / MO8 / S90 ES / MOTIF-RACK ES
Voice-Library „Pop Xpanded“
This library contains 192 User Voices compiled from
the MOTIF ES libraries “Arp Xpanded” and
“Live Xpanded”.
User Voice Bank 1 is identical to “Arp Xpanded” and
features 128 Voice based on 106 new User Arpeggio
Phrases. (In the MOTIF-RACK ES version the
Arpeggiator is deactivated, since the RACK has no
User Arpeggios.)
Voices 1 – 64 of the User Voice Bank 2 are identical
to the 64 „Live-Voices“ of „Live Xpanded“. These are
keyboard and synth sounds which are specially pro-
grammed for pop, rock, dance, and live entertainment.
The Voices 65 – 128 of the User Voice Bank 2 are
compiled by the best synthesizer sounds of the factory
preset sounds from the MOTIF ES and MOTIF-
RACK ES.
MO6/8, S90 ES, MOTIF-RACK ES: Free Soundlibrary
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MM6 / MM8: Software package „Live & Studio“Users of the MM6 and MM8 can obtain the
free software package „Live & Studio“ that‘s
produced by EASY SOUNDS under contract to
Yamaha Music Europe.
and Controller events which set the effects and sounds
of the MM6 / MM8 to be controlled in “PC-Mode”
with 16 MIDI channels (multimode).
The software package contains the following:
MM6/MM8LivePeformanceBank•
SongTemplates•
DemoSongwithaudioandMIDItracksfor•
Cubase,Logic,StandardMIDIFile)
WAVlooppoolforCubase+Logic(drums,•
synths,vocals,effects,atmos)
MM6/MM8QuickGuide•
The 64 Performances for the MM6 are more suitable
for live music than the more pattern orientated factory
Performances.
The Song templates contain setup data in formats for
Cubase,Logic,andstandardMIDIfile(SMF).They
feature SysEx events, Bank Select, Program Change,
The demo songs combine MIDI and audio tracks.
The MIDI tracks control the MM6 / MM8. The audio
tracks are used to play back samples from the included
“WAV pool”.
The free software package can be requested by sen-
ding an e-mail containing the keyword „MM6 / MM8
Live & Studio“ to:
You will receive an e-mail from EASY SOUNDS with
apasswordandalinkwherethefilecanbedown-
loaded.Thesizeofthedownloadfileis131MB.
In addition you are automatically registered for the
free monthly MOTIF News Guide.
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TENORI-ON: European Voice & SamplebankYamaha Music Europe and EASY SOUNDS provi-
de their free soundlibrary “European Voice &
Samplebank” to all Tenori-On users.
Thedownloadablefile(48MB)containsthe
following:
18TenoriOnUserVoices(Samplings)•
4TenoriOnDemos(AllBlockFiles)•
268SamplesinWAVFormat(19MB)•
ComprehensivePDFdocumentation•
The User Voices feature multiple drum kits, sound
effects, vocal / vocoder kits, and synth sounds. Here‘s
an overview of the User Voices:
BA_MiniSquare.tnw FX_Atmo.tnw
BA_Xbass.tnw FX_Long.tnw
CO_CombKit1.tnw FX_Short.tnw
CO_CombKit2.tnw SQ_DarkUni.tnw
DR_AnalogKit1.tnw SQ_Xsynth.tnw
DR_AnalogKit2.tnw VO_VocalsFemale.tnw
DR_BreakKit.tnw VO_VocalsMale.tnw
DR_XdrumAdd.tnw VO_VocoderFemale.tnw
DR_XdrumBasic.tnw VO_VocoderMale.tnw
The samples used in the Voices are also provided as
WAVfiles.Henceyoucanusethedownloadable
Tenori-On User Voice Manager to individually
re-map the drum and FX kits. This way you can
modify the supplied kits or
combine new ones from
the scratch.
The User Voices “CO_CombKit1” and
“CO_CombKit2” demonstrate how the sounds can be
combined in a creative way. They use samples from
different sample directories. Combining sounds really
widens the sound variety enormously.
So if you want to set up your own kits from the WAV
filesyoufirstshouldauditionthesamplesusingafile
player, sampler, or audio sequencer. Then simply drag
and drop the samples you want to use into the Voice
Manager software.
This free sound library can be requested by sending an
e-mail containing the keyword„Tenori-On European
Voice & Samplebank“ to:
You will receive an e-mail from EASY SOUNDS with
apasswordandalinkwherethefilecanbedown-
loaded.Thesizeofthedownloadfileis49MB.
In addition you are automatically registered for the
free monthly MOTIF News Guide.
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DTX-MULTI 12 „Oriental Percussion“
The new DTX Electronic Percussion Pad MUL-
TI-12 uses many of the high-end features and
sounds from the DTX and MOTIF series and
provides an optimum tool for live drumming,
productions or rehearsals.
With over 1,200 high-class sounds - including newly-
developed drum, percussion and keyboard sounds
- the DTX-12 MULTI enriches any musical situation.
Up to 200 User Sets can be programmed and added
with effects to get ready for every conceivable musical
style with the best sounds around. In addition, the
large64MBFlash-ROMWave-Memorycanbefilled
with additional samples which then can be assigned to
the Pads.
Now the brand new soundset „Oriental Percussion“
for the DTX-MULTI 12 is available for registered
users. It is provided by EASY SOUNDS on behalf of
Yamaha Music Europe - free of charge.
The download package includes the following:
36Patterns•
22 Kits•
129UserWaves(18MBSamples)•
The soundset has been designed primarily for traditio-
nal and modern Turkish music.
It‘s based on authentic samples of oriental percussion
instruments.
The oriental instruments are however well suited for
use in other music styles such as Pop, World, Chill
Out, Ambient, etc.
„Oriental Percussion“ was programmed by the Turkish
musician and producer Mert Topel.
Since 1990 Mert Topel is working as a musician with
nationally and internationally known pop and rock
stars such as Tarkan (1993-2008) and many others.
Mert recorded several albums as a producer of jazz,
fusion, rock bands, and singers like Kirac, Mor ve
Otesi, Gülden Goksen, Grizu etc. He also has his own
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Mert Topel
jazz-rockband„Fenomen“,whichpublisheditsfirst
album in 2006 - with very good response from jazz
lovers. Right now his band is working on a second
album. Another project is a collaboration with Alper
Maral in the production of an electro-acoustic-oriented
album called „The Voltage Control Project“, which
appears in 2010.
The DTX-12 MULTI Patterns produced by Mert Topel
shouldinspirethemusicianinthefirstplaceandserve
as basis for his own music productions.
This free soundset can be requested by sending an
e-mail containing the keyword „DTX-M12 Oriental“
to:
The user will receive an e-mail from EASY SOUNDS
withapasswordandalinkwherethefilecanbe
downloaded.Thesizeofthedownloadfileis24MB.
In addition you are automatically registered for the
free monthly MOTIF News Guide.
Alternatively the Soundpackage can be delivered on
an USB memory stick, which must be ordered for a
reasonable price from www.easysounds.de in addition
to the e-mail procedure mentioned above. Remember
to add the keyword „DTX-M12 Oriental“ to your USB
memory stick order.
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Free Tutorial DVD for MOTIF XS usersThe free tutorial DVD “The World of MOTIF XS” (English language) is available
for all registered european MOTIF XS users.
The DVD procures comprehensive instructions on how to use a MOTIF XS in a
music production environment. The running time of over 3 hours covers deep
insights in topics like interactive Arpeggios, live performances, sampling,
recording sessions, Cubase AI and much more.
To request this DVD simply write an e-mail to:
Please give your name, address, serial number of your MOTIF XS, and the
keyword “The World of MOTIF XS” - even if you already are a registered
MOTIF XS user.
The request of this DVD can be combined with the request of any other “goodie” for MOTIF XS users, like the
“European Loyalty Program”. Important note: This DVD can not be shipped outside Europe!
Cubase AI tutorial videos for registered usersThanks to the cooperation between Yamaha and
Steinberg most of the recent instruments and mixing
desks from the Yamaha Music Production range
have the DAW software Cubase AI included – for
those who do not own a DAW software yet this is
one good reason more to buy from Yamaha. Even
more Cubase AI is a music production tool with
functions which were exclusive for high-end studios
not very long time ago.
Even better: European customers buying a Yamaha
Music Production instrument with included Cubase
AIsoftwarearequalifiedtorequestafreeEnglishlanguagetutorialCDfromASKVideocontaining23videosonhow
to use Cubase AI4.
The CD is English language only and only available as long stocks last. So better be quick – request your CD by
sending an e-mail containing the serial number of your Yamaha instrument and your name and address to:
MOTIF XS users can order this CD in combination with the tutorial DVD “The World of MOTIF XS”.
Important note: This CD-ROM can not be shipped outside Europe!
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Easy Sounds for recent Yamaha synthesizers
„Stage & Studio“
for MOTIF XS/ES, MOTIF-RACK XS/ES, S90 XS/ES, MO
128 Voices. The ultimate top-40 and live set! •The version for MOTIF XS contains 40 additional •
Performances (split and layer sounds) perfect for stage
This universal collection features the most important standard instrument and synthesizer sounds for live gigging and entertainment. Outstanding performance and power. Test-driven by musicians.
„Dance Xpanded“
for MOTIF XS/ES, MOTIF-RACK XS/ES, S90 XS/ES, MO128 Voices, 64 WAV drum loops, 100 MIDI loops •64 MB samples + 100 User Arpeggios (MOTIF ES) •
„Dance Xpanded” is the ultimate set for Dance, Trance, Electronic, Chill Out, and Pop. The 128 Voices include atmospheres, pads, leads, synth basses, chord synths, gated pads, and arpsounds. Top analogue sound and excellent new synth Waveforms!
„Hypnotic Stepz“
for MOTIF XS/ES, MOTIF-RACK XS/ES, S90 ES, MO128 Voices + 120 MB Waveforms (MOTIF XS/ES), •
163 drum loops + step sequencer emulation (Cubase/Logic)
This is the set for those MOTIF users having a faible for step sequencers and analogue synth sounds. Here you‘ll hear outstanding combinations of synth sounds, drum sounds, and drum grooves.
„Chill Xperience“
for MOTIF XS/ES, MOTIF-RACK XS/ES, S90 XS/ES, MO128 Voices + 6 demo songs (all versions)•24 Performances, 92 drum loops (MOTIF XS)•
Soundset for Chill Out, Lounge, Ambient, New Age, Electronic, and related genres. These sounds offer a high degree of musical inspiration. Soft sound spheres, pleasant pads, spacy leads, chilling effects, remakes of traditional sounds...
Synth Universe – Vol. 1 = „Magical Pads“
for MOTIF XS/ES, MOTIF-RACK XS/ES, S90 XS/ES, MO
128 Voices, 64 MB synth Waveforms (MOTIF XS / ES)•
„Magical Pads” features warm, analogue pad sounds with hugeatmosphere.Refinedwithsweeps,swells,synthbras-ses, atmo sounds, and musical effect sounds.
Synth Universe – Vol. 2 = „Mystic Spheres“
for MOTIF XS/ES, MOTIF-RACK XS/ES, S90 XS/ES, MO128 Voices + 60 MB synth Waveforms (MOTIF XS/ES)•
„Mystic Sphere” is perfect for Ambient and Electronic. It contains atmospheres, pads, sound effects, spacy synth leads, trance sounds, vocal pads, and analogue vintage sounds.
„Synth Xtreme“
for MOTIF XS/ES, MOTIF-RACK XS/ES, S90 XS/ES, MO128 Voices + 124 MB synth Waveforms •
(MOTIF XS/ES)
The Voice Bank “Synth Xtreme” features a vast range of fat, analogue synth sounds in a high-class quality. They work perfect for Trance, Electronic, Techno, and many other genres of trendy pop music.
The combinations of synth sounds with drum and bass loops make an excellent basis for your own songs. Several demo tracks (each provided in many different formats) make your firststepseasyascake.
„Vocoder Dreamz“
for MOTIF XS128 Voices + 64 Performances + 96 MB samples•
„Vocoder Dreamz” combines vocoder Voices, vocal phrase kits, and drum loop kits. The Performances have some synth Voice Presets added. The vocal phrases and drum loops are controlled by User Arpeggios. Its speciality are the vocoder choirs.
„Organ Session“
for MOTIF XS/ES, MOTIF-RACK XS/ES, S90 XS/ES, MO128 Voices + 120 MB samples (MOTIF XS/ES)•
This set is an impressive emulation of the legendary Hammond B3. Smacky organ sounds with concise key click and controllable percussion. Rocky and jazzy Hammond sounds...
„Drum Performer“
for MOTIF XS und MOTIF ES40 drum kits, 400 drum samples (200 MB), Arpeggios...•
Comprehensive soundset featuring „real drums“ recorded in several complex sampling sessions. These drums sound dry, fat, and punchy. Impressive live drum sound.
Pricing:
Each soundset (download / CD-ROM) = 35,- EUR
These soundsets are exclusively available from:
EASY SOUNDS – Peter Krischker
Am Langberg 97 A
D-21033 Hamburg
Telephone: +49 40 - 738 62 23
e-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.easysounds.de
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Imprint & further links
Important websites for MOTIF users
OfficialinternationalYamahawebsitefor
synthe sizers including a comprehensive
download section
http://www.yamahasynth.com/
OfficialwebsiteofYamahaMusic
Europe GmbH
http://www.yamaha-europe.com
American MOTIF support website including
message board + KEYFAX webshop + „XSpand
Your World“ downloads
http://www.motifator.com/
EASY SOUNDS website + webshop sounds and
USB sticks for Yamaha synths
http://www.easysounds.de
John Melas MOTIF Site
Editor softwares for the MOTIF series
http://www.jmelas.gr/motif/
MOTIF News Guide History
You can download all already published english
editionsasonesingleZIPfileusingthislinktothe
EASY SOUNDS website:
http://www.easysounds.eu/NewsGuides_E.zip
A full overview of the topics of all already
published editions can be downloaded here:
http://www.easysounds.eu/History.zip
Furthermore you can download a free MOTIF XS
Quick Guide that is made of all single articles
and workshops ever been published in the
MOTIF News Guide:
http://www.easysounds.eu/MotifXSGuide.zip
Yamaha MOTIF News Guide
TheofficialNewsGuideabouttheYamahaMusic
Production Synthesizers MOTIF XS, MOTIF ES,
MO & S series and Computer Music Instruments
Published by
EASY SOUNDS
Peter Krischker
Am Langberg 97 A
D-21033 Hamburg
Telephone: +49 40 - 738 62 23
in cooperation with
Yamaha Music Europe GmbH
Siemensstraße 43
D-25462 Rellingen
Telephone: +49 40 - 30 30
e-mail: [email protected]
The free MOTIF News Guide is published monthly
and contains news, tips & tricks, software offers, and
interviews on and around Yamaha synthesizers of
the MOTIF series, S series, MO series, MM series,
Tenori-On, and articles about recording, software, and
Computer Music Instruments.
You can subscribe or unsubscribe to the free MOTIF
News Guide by sending an informal e-mail to:
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