Yamaha MOTIFRACKES User Manual

OWNER’S MANUAL

TONE GENERATOR

SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION

This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). DO NOT connect this product to any power supply or adapter other than one described in the manual, on the name plate, or speciﬁcally recommended by Yamaha.

WARNING:

anyone could walk on, trip over, or roll anything over power or connecting cords of any kind. The use of an extension cord is not recommended! If you must use an extension cord, the minimum wire size for a 25’ cord (or less) is 18 AWG. NOTE: The smaller the AWG number, the larger the current handling capacity. For longer extension cords, consult a local electrician.

This product should be used only with the components supplied or; a cart, rack, or stand that is recommended by Yamaha. If a cart, etc., is used, please observe all safety markings and instructions that accompany the accessory product.

Do not place this product in a position where

SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE:

The information contained in this manual is believed to be correct at the time of printing. However, Yamaha reserves the right to change or modify any of the speciﬁcations without notice or obligation to update existing units.

This product, either alone or in combination with an ampliﬁer and headphones or speaker/s, may be capable of producing sound levels that could cause permanent hearing loss. DO NOT operate for long periods of time at a high volume level or at a level that is uncomfortable. If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears, you should consult an audiologist.

IMPORTANT:

period before damage occurs.

Some Yamaha products may have benches and / or accessory mounting ﬁxtures that are either supplied with the product or as optional accessories. Some of these items are designed to be dealer assembled or installed. Please make sure that benches are stable and any optional ﬁxtures (where applicable) are well secured BEFORE using. Benches supplied by Yamaha are designed for seating only. No other uses are recommended.

The louder the sound, the shorter the time

Battery Notice:

This product MAY contain a small non-rechargeable battery which (if applicable) is soldered in place. The average life span of this type of battery is approximately ﬁve years. When replacement becomes necessary, contact a qualiﬁed service representative to perform the replacement.

This product may also use “household” type batteries. Some of these may be rechargeable. Make sure that the battery being charged is a rechargeable type and that the charger is intended for the battery being charged.

When installing batteries, do not mix batteries with new, or with batteries of a different type. Batteries MUST be installed correctly. Mismatches or incorrect installation may result in overheating and battery case rupture.

Warning:

Do not attempt to disassemble, or incinerate any battery. Keep all batteries away from children. Dispose of used batteries promptly and as regulated by the laws in your area. Note: Check with any retailer of household type batteries in your area for battery disposal information.

Disposal Notice:

Should this product become damaged beyond repair, or for some reason its useful life is considered to be at an end, please observe all local, state, and federal regulations that relate to the disposal of products that contain lead, batteries, plastics, etc. If your dealer is unable to assist you, please contact Yamaha directly.

NAME PLATE LOCATION:

The name plate is located on the rear of the product. The model number, serial number, power requirements, etc., are located on this plate. You should record the model number, serial number, and the date of purchase in the spaces provided below and retain this manual as a permanent record of your purchase.

NOTICE:

Service charges incurred due to a lack of knowledge relating to how a function or effect works (when the unit is operating as designed) are not covered by the manufacturer’s warranty, and are therefore the owners responsibility. Please study this manual carefully and consult your dealer before requesting service.

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES:

Yamaha strives to produce products that are both user safe and environmentally friendly. We sincerely believe that our products and the production methods used to produce them, meet these goals. In keeping with both the letter and the spirit of the law, we want you to be aware of the following:

92-BP

(rear)

PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL

Mode

Serial No.

Purchase Date

FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.)

1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT!

This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly approved by Yamaha may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to use the product.

2. IMPORTANT:

product use only high quality shielded cables. Cable/s supplied with this product MUST be used. Follow all installation instructions. Failure to follow instructions could void your FCC authorization to use this product in the USA.

3. NOTE:

requirements listed in FCC Regulations, Part 15 for Class “B” digital devices. Compliance with these requirements provides a reasonable level of assurance that your use of this product in a residential environment will not result in harmful interference with other electronic devices. This equipment generates/uses radio frequencies and, if not installed and used according to the instructions found in the users manual, may cause interference harmful to the operation of other electronic devices. Compliance with FCC regulations does not guarantee that interference will not occur in all installations. If this product is found to be the source of interference, which

* This applies only to products distributed by YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA.

When connecting this product to accessories and/or another

This product has been tested and found to comply with the

OBSERVERA!

Apparaten kopplas inte ur växelströmskällan (nätet) så länge som den ar ansluten till vägguttaget, även om själva apparaten har stängts av.

ADVARSEL:

sålæenge netledningen siddr i en stikkontakt, som er t endt — også selvom der or slukket på apparatets afbryder.

VAROITUS:

laitetta verkosta.

Netspæendingen til dette apparat er IKKE afbrudt,

Laitteen toisiopiiriin kytketty käyttökytkin ei irroita koko

can be determined by turning the unit “OFF” and “ON”, please try to eliminate the problem by using one of the following measures:

Relocate either this product or the device that is being affected by the interference.

Utilize power outlets that are on different branch (circuit breaker or fuse) circuits or install AC line filter/s.

In the case of radio or TV interference, relocate/reorient the antenna. If the antenna lead-in is 300 ohm ribbon lead, change the lead-in to coaxial type cable.

If these corrective measures do not produce satisfactory results, please contact the local retailer authorized to distribute this type of product. If you can not locate the appropriate retailer, please contact Yamaha Corporation of America, Electronic Service Division, 6600 Orangethorpe Ave, Buena Park, CA90620

The above statements apply ONLY to those products distributed by Yamaha Corporation of America or its subsidiaries.

(class B)

(standby)

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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/AC power adaptor

• Only use the voltage speciﬁed as correct for the instrument. The required voltage is printed on the name plate of the instrument.

• Use the speciﬁed adaptor (PA-300 or an equivalent recommended by Yamaha) only. Using the wrong adaptor can result in damage to the instrument or overheating.

• Check the electric plug periodically and remove any dirt or dust which may have accumulated on it.

• Do not place the AC adaptor cord near heat sources such as heaters or radiators, and do not excessively bend or otherwise damage the cord, place heavy objects on it, or place it in a position where anyone could walk on, trip over, or roll anything over it.

Do not open

Do not open the instrument or attempt to disassemble the internal parts or modify them in any way. The instrument contains no userserviceable parts. If it should appear to be malfunctioning, discontinue use immediately and have it inspected by qualiﬁed Yamaha service personnel.

Water warning

• Do not expose the instrument to rain, use it near water or in damp or wet conditions, or place containers on it containing liquids which might spill into any openings.

• Never insert or remove an electric plug with wet hands.

Fire warning

• Do not put burning items, such as candles, on the unit. A burning item may fall over and cause a ﬁre.

If you notice any abnormality

• If the AC adaptor cord or plug becomes frayed or damaged, or if there is a sudden loss of sound during use of the instrument, or if any unusual smells or smoke should appear to be caused by it, immediately turn off the power switch, disconnect the adaptor plug from the outlet, and have the instrument inspected by qualiﬁed Yamaha service personnel.

CAUTION

Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of physical injury to you or others, or damage to the instrument or other property. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following:

Power supply/AC power adaptor Location

• When removing the electric plug from the instrument or an outlet, always hold the plug itself and not the cord.

• Unplug the AC power adaptor when not using the instrument, or during electrical storms.

• Do not connect the instrument to an electrical outlet using a multiple-connector. Doing so can result in lower sound quality, or possibly cause overheating in the outlet.

• Do not expose the instrument to excessive dust or vibrations, or extreme cold or heat (such as in direct sunlight, near a heater, or in a car during the day) to prevent the possibility of panel disﬁguration or damage to the internal components.

• Do not use the instrument in the vicinity of a TV, radio, stereo equipment, mobile phone, or other electric devices. Otherwise, the instrument, TV, or radio may generate noise.

• Do not place the instrument in an unstable position where it might accidentally fall over.

• Before moving the instrument, remove all connected adaptor and other cables.

• Use only the rack speciﬁed for the instrument. When attaching the rack, use the provided screws only. Failure to do so could cause damage to the internal components or result in the instrument falling over.

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Connections

• Before connecting the instrument to other electronic components, turn off the power for all components. Before turning the power on or off for all components, set all volume levels to minimum. Also, be sure to set the volumes of all components at their minimum levels and gradually raise the volume controls while playing the instrument to set the desired listening level.

Maintenance

• When cleaning the instrument, use a soft, dry cloth. Do not use paint thinners, solvents, cleaning ﬂuids, or chemical-impregnated wiping cloths.

Handling caution

• Do not insert a ﬁnger or hand in any gaps on the instrument.

• Never insert or drop paper, metallic, or other objects into the gaps on the panel. If this happens, turn off the power immediately and unplug the power cord from the AC outlet. Then have the instrument inspected by qualiﬁed Yamaha service personnel.

• Do not place vinyl, plastic or rubber objects on the instrument, since this might discolor the panel.

• Do not rest your weight on, or place heavy objects on the instrument, and do not use excessive force on the buttons, switches or connectors.

• Do not operate the instrument for a long period of time at a high or uncomfortable volume level, since this can cause permanent hearing loss. If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears, consult a physician.

Saving data

Saving and backing up your data

•Voice/Performance/Multi parameter settings are lost when you turn off the power to the instrument without saving. Make sure to save important data to internal (User) memory (see page 49).

Keep in mind that saved data may be lost due to malfunction or incorrect operation. Make sure to save your important data to external media for archive purposes (see page 48).

Never attempt to turn off the power while data is being written to internal memory (while an “Executing...” or “Please keep power on” message is shown). Turning the power off in this state results in loss of all user data.

When you exit from the Utility or Favorite Category function, the parameter you changed in the display is automatically stored. If you turn off the power without exiting from Utility, your custom settings will be lost.

Backing up the external media

•To protect against data loss through media damage, we recommend that you save your important data onto two external media.

Yamaha cannot be held responsible for damage caused by improper use or modiﬁcations to the instrument, or data that is lost or destroyed.

Always turn the power off when the instrument is not in use.

Even when the power switch is in the “STANDBY” position, electricity is still ﬂowing to the instrument at the minimum level. When you are not using the instrument for a long time, make sure you unplug the AC power adaptor from the wall AC outlet.

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Congratulations!

Thank you for purchasing the Yamaha MOTIF-RACK ES Tone Generator. In order to get the best use out of your new MOTIF-RACK ES and fully take advantage of its many sophisticated features and functions, we urge you to read the manual carefully, and keep it in a safe, readily-accessible location for future reference.

Package Contents

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Power adaptor (PA-300)*

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Owner’s Manual (this book)

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Data List

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Installation Guide

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CD-ROM

*May not be included in your area. Please check with your Yamaha dealer.

About the included CD-ROM

This CD-ROM contains special software for use with this instrument. It includes Voice Editor, which gives you comprehensive and intuitive sound editing tools and Multi Part Editor, for editing the Mixing parameters of Multis. Details are given in the separate Installation Guide or the online manuals included with the software.

Main Features

Wide range of dynamic and authentic Voices – in a 1U rack-mounted tone generator

• An enhanced new user bank, with the addition of 128 Normal Voices to the included wide range of dynamic and authentic Voices of the original top-of-the-line Yamaha MOTIF ES Synthesizer – to give you whatever sound you need, for any musical style.

• Comprehensive effect processing, including Insertion Effects for up to eight Parts, independent three-band Part Equalizers for each Part and high-quality Reverb Effects, provides pro-level sound enhancement for your music creation and performance.

Compatibility with Plug-in Boards, for wide-ranging sound expansion

• Thanks to the two Modular Synthesis Plug-in System connectors and the optional Plug-in Boards, you can upgrade the MOTIFRACK ES with completely new sound-processing engines. These Plug-in Boards give you more Voices, more effects and more instrument Parts. Plus, special Plug-in Voices have already been programmed and stored to the MOTIF-RACK ES, ready to be played as soon as you install the proper board.

Simple, intuitive panel layout

•A detailed 160x64 dot graphic display provides comprehensive and easy-to understand control over virtually all operations. Use the PAGE buttons, cursor buttons, and the data dial to quickly and easily edit any of the parameters.

Playing layered sounds – Performance Mode

• The MOTIF-RACK ES features 128 different Performances, which lets you use four different Voices together – in layers or in a keyboard split.

Large selection of versatile, instantly selectable multiple Voice setups – Multi Mode

• The MOTIF-RACK ES also features 32 different Multis, each specially programmed with its own effect, equalizer and other settings, and each designed particularly for a speciﬁc style of music or application – letting you quickly and easily call up the settings you need.

Owner’s Manual

Wide variety of output terminals

• Four ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT jacks let you output different Parts of the MOTIF-RACK ES to external devices and processors. Moreover, two digital output jacks (DIGITAL and OPTICAL) ensure completely noise-free, distortion-free sound output (44.1kHz, 24 bit).

• Use the USB terminal to easily and directly connect the MOTIF-RACK ES to your computer. You can also conveniently edit the MOTIF-RACK ES’s Voices or Multis from your computer with the Voice Editor or Multi Part Editor software for the MOTIF-RACK ES (included in the CD-ROM).

About This Manual

This manual consists of the following sections.

The Controls & Connectors (page 12) Starting Up (page 14) Quick Guide (page 20)

This section explains the basic functions of the MOTIF-RACK ES and shows you how to get started using it as quickly as possible.

Basic Structure (page 51)

This section provides an overview of the main functions and features of the MOTIF-RACK ES.

Reference (page 65)

Explains the parameters in the various modes of the MOTIF-RACK ES.

Appendix (page 92)

This section contains detailed information on the MOTIF-RACK ES, including MIDI, instructions for installing optional Plug-in Boards, Display Messages, Troubleshooting and Speciﬁcations.

Installation Guide (separate booklet)

Refer to this for instructions on installing the included software programs (on the CD-ROM) to your computer.

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Data List (separate booklet)

This contains various important lists such as the Voice List, Wave List, Multi List, and MIDI Implementation Chart, for use in combination with the section “About MIDI (page 93)” in this manual.

• The illustrations and LCD screens as shown in this Owner's Manual are for instructional purposes only, and may appear somewhat different from those on your instrument.

• Copying of commercially available music sequence data and/or digital audio ﬁles for any purpose other than your own personal use is strictly prohibited.

• This product incorporates and bundles computer programs and contents in which Yamaha owns copyrights or with respect to which it has license to use others' copyrights. Such copyrighted materials include, without limitation, all computer software, styles ﬁles, MIDI ﬁles, WAVE data and sound recordings. Any unauthorized use of such programs and contents outside of personal use is not permitted under relevant laws. Any violation of copyright has legal consequences. DON'T MAKE, DISTRIBUTE OR USE ILLEGAL COPIES.

• The company names and product names in this Owner's Manual are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

Various pages and menus appear on the LCD display of this instrument depending the selected mode or function. Throughout this manual, arrows are used in the instructions, indicating in shorthand the process of calling up certain displays and functions. The example instructions below indicate to 1) press the [VOICE] button, 2) select a Normal Voice, 3) press the [EDIT] button, 4) press the [COMMON] ([3/7/11/15]) button while holding the [SHIFT] button, 5) select the General display by pressing the PAGE [ E ][ F ] buttons, and 6) select the “Category” parameter.

[VOICE] → select Normal Voice → [EDIT] → [SHIFT] + [COMMON] → select General display with PAGE [

When a conﬁrmation message (page 92) is shown in the display, press the [EXIT] button to exit from that condition, then execute the instructions as in the above example.

][

“Category”

Restoring the factory-programmed settings of the MOTIF-RACK ES

The MOTIF-RACK ES has a Factory Set function for restoring your MOTIF-RACK ES’s memory to the factory default settings. This lets you restore the synthesizer’s default User Voices, Performances and Multis, as well as its System and other settings. Keep in mind that once you edit any settings, the corresponding factory defaults will be overwritten and lost. You can use the Factory Set job to restore these settings if needed.

For details about the Factory Set function, see page 49.

CAUTION

When you restore the factory default settings, all the current settings for the all the Performances, Multis and User Voices will be overwritten with the factory defaults. Make sure you are not overwriting any important data. You should back up any important data to your computer beforehand using the Bulk Dump function (page 48).

Owner’s Manual

Contents

Congratulations! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Main Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Application Index 9

The Controls & Connectors 12

Front panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Rear panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Starting Up 14

Power supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Power-on procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Turning the power of the MOTIF-RACK ES on/off . . . . . . . . .14

Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Connecting to external audio equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Connecting external MIDI equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Connecting to a computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Quick Guide 20

Modes of MOTIF-RACK ES and basic operation . . . . . . . . . .20

Voice mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Performance mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Multi mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

How to leave the current display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Demo playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

How to play back the Demo Songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Voice mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Playing the Voices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Voice Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Using Voice effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Performance mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Playing the Performances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Assigning desired Voices to each Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Performance Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Using Performance effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Multi mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Playing the Multi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Simple Mixer functions (Mixing Edit mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Detailed Mixing functions (Multi Edit mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Using Multi effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Using the Arpeggio function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

What is the Arpeggio function? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Arpeggio playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Change the Arpeggio settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Controlling from an external MIDI keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

External controllers supported by the MOTIF-RACK ES . . . . . . . . . . 45

Assigning Control numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Using the Jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Performing a Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Initialize (resetting parameters of a Voice/Multi to their default settings)

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Copy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Saving data to an external device (Bulk Dump) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Saving Board Voices (Plug-in Save) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Plug-in Load (loading Board Voices). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Factory Set (restore factory defaults). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Saving the settings (Store). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Basic Structure 51

System overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Tone generator block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Internal AWM2 tone generator and optional Plug-in Boards . . . . . . . 51

Voice, Performance, and Multi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Tone generator parameters that produce the Voice sound. . . . . . . . 55

Single timbre tone generator (Voice/Performance mode) and multi-

timbral tone generator (Multi mode). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Part structure of the tone generator block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Effect block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Effect structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Effect connection in each mode (Effect Connection Edit) . . . . . . . . . 61

Arpeggio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Category of the Arpeggio type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Arpeggio playback types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Arpeggio related parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Reference 65

Voice mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Voice Edit (for Normal Voice) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Voice Edit (for Drum Voice) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Voice Edit (for Plug-in Voice) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Supplementary information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Performance mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Performance Voice Assign. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Performance Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Multi mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Multi Mixing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Multi Voice Edit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Multi Voice Effect Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Multi Edit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Voice Effect Edit (for Normal Voice). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Voice Effect Edit (for Drum Voice) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Voice Effect Edit (for Plug-in Voice) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Performance Effect Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Multi Effect Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Effect bypass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Arpeggio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Appendix 92

Display Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

About MIDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

MIDI channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

MIDI Messages Transmitted/Recognized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

MIDI Data Format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Optional Plug-in Board installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

Installation precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Installing the Plug-in Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Removing rubber stoppers for rack mount installation . . .101

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Owner’s Manual

Application Index

Listening to the MOTIF-RACK ES

• Playing demo songs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 22

• Selecting a Voice, Performance, or Multi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pages 23, 30, 36

• Listening to the selected Voice (Audition function) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 20

• Selecting a Voice or Performance using the Category Search function

Selecting a Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pages 24, 38

Selecting a Performance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 31

• Selecting a Voice of a Plug-in Board

In the Voice mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 23

In the Performance mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 31

In the Multi mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 38

• Playing back songs of an external sequencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 36

• Splitting the keyboard — setting upper and lower ranges for the Voices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 31

• Layering four Voices (Parts) together. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 31

• Switching the Arpeggio type while the playing the MOTIF-RACK ES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 43

• Changing the Arpeggio tempo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 43, 44

• Selecting a Voice from a computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 24, 38

Copying

• Copying a Voice/Performance/Multi to another memory location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 48

• Copying Performance Parts to Multi Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 48

Convenient editing functions

•Creating a completely new Voice/Multi from scratch (Initialize). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 47

• Comparing the sound of an edited Voice/Performance/Multi with that of the original (Compare function). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 25

• Isolating the sound of a single Element/Part for editing (Mute function) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 26

Changing the sound

• Editing – operation steps

In the Voice mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 25, 27

In the Performance mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 31, 33

In the Multi mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 37, 39

• Editing Voices/Multis using a computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installation Guide, Multi Part Editor and Voice Editor PDF manuals

•Effect structure and signal ﬂow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 59

• Editing the Insertion or System (Reverb / Chorus) Effect settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 29

• Editing the Performance effect settings

Setting an Insertion Effect of each Part. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 29

Selecting Parts to which the Insertion Effect is applied . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 35

Editing the System Effects (Reverb / Chorus). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 35

• Editing the Multi effect settings

Setting the Insertion Effect of each Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 29

Selecting Parts to which the Insertion Effect is applied . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 40

Editing the System Effect (Reverb / Chorus). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 41

•Creating a Voice and changing its sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 55

• Playing a Voice monophonically (single note only) or polyphonically (multiple simultaneous notes) . . . . . Mono/Poly (General display) on page 65

• Switching sounds by velocity

Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 31

Keyboard Mega Voices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 53

•Creating smooth pitch glides from one note to the next (Portamento) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PortaSwitch, PortaTime, etc. on pages 65, 81, 84

• Comparing the sound of an edited Voice/Performance/Multi with that of the original (Compare function). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 25

• Editing a Audition phrase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 20

• Editing the Arpeggio settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 43

• Synchronizing the LFO to the tempo of the Arpeggio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TempoSync (LFO display) on page 66

• Selecting parameters to be controlled (modulated) by the LFO Wave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dest1-3 Dest (LFO display) on page 67

• Setting the User LFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LFO USR display on page 68, Voice Editor PDF manual

Owner’s Manual

Application Index

Changing the pan position

• Setting the stereo pan position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pan (Output display) on pages 66, 80

• Moving the pan position alternately each time a key is played . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AltnatePan (AMP display) on pages 71, 74

• Moving the pan position randomly each time a key is played . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RandomPan (AMP display) on pages 71, 74

• Moving the pan position according to the key position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ScalingPan (AMP display) on page 71

• Modulating the pan position with the LFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dest1-3 Dest (LFO display) on page 67

Changing the pitch

Overall

• Shifting the note up or down in the tone generator block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NoteShift (General display) on page 89

• Adjusting the tuning to other instruments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tune (General display) on page 89

In the Voice mode

• Setting the tuning system for the Voice (Micro Tuning) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M.TuningNo. (General display) on page 65

• Adjusting the pitch for each Element of the edited Voice in semitones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CoarseTune (Pitch display) on page 68

• Finely adjusting the pitch for each Element of the edited Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FineTune (Pitch display) on page 68

• Setting all notes (keys) to the same pitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FlwPchSns (Pitch display) on page 69

In the Performance mode

• Shifting the note up or down for each Part of the edited Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NoteShift (Tone display) on page 82

• Finely adjusting the pitch for each Part of the edited Performance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Detune (Tone display) on page 82

In the Multi mode

• Shifting the note up or down for each Part of the edited Multi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NoteShift (Tone display) on page 82

• Finely adjusting the pitch for each Part of the edited Multi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Detune (Tone display) on page 82

Adjusting the volume or output level

Overall

• Adjusting the total volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[VOLUME] knob on page 12

• Adjusting the entire volume of the instrument’s internal tone generator block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Volume (General display) on page 89

• Adjusting the output gain of each Output connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Output display on page 90

In the Voice mode

• Adjusting the entire volume for the selected Voice (common to all Elements/keys) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Volume (Output display) on pages 66, 73, 75

• Adjusting the volume of each Element/key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Level (AMP display) on pages 71, 74

In the Performance mode

• Adjusting the entire volume for the selected Performance (common to all Parts) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Volume (Output display) on page 80

• Adjusting the volume of each Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Volume (Output display) on page 81

In the Multi mode

• Adjusting the volume of each Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Volume (Output display) on page 83

Setting the sound of a drum Voice

• Setting the drum keys for independent open and closed hi-hat sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 28

• Setting the key release response — enabling a sound to decay naturally even when a key is released,

or having the sound cut off when key is released . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 29

Sounding only the speciﬁed Elements or Parts

• Disabling the sound of speciﬁc Elements in the Voice mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 26

• Disabling the sound of speciﬁc Parts in the Performance or Multi mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 34

•Turning speciﬁc Part Switch parameters off in the Performance mode, and disabling the sound of the Parts

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PartSw (Voice display) = off on page 80

•Turning speciﬁc receive channels off in the Multi mode, and disabling the sound of the Parts . . . . . . ReceiveCh (Voice display) = off on page 84

Entering a data name

• Entering characters (Voice/Performance/Multi name settings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 50

Saving data

• Storing edited data to the User bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 49

• Saving MOTIF-RACK ES settings to an external device such as a computer (Bulk Dump) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 48

Owner’s Manual

Application Index

Resetting parameters (Initializing)

• Initializing Voice/Performance/Multi parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 47

• Resetting the MOTIF-RACK ES to its default settings (Factory Set) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 49

Connecting the MOTIF-RACK ES to other devices

• Using a MIDI cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 16

• Using a USB cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 18

• Digital audio output – transferring the MOTIF-RACK ES sound directly via digital output to an external device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 16

• Using the sounds of the MOTIF-RACK ES for song playback from a sequencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 36

• Setting the MOTIF-RACK ES to either receive or ignore bank select/program change messages from an external device

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BankSelSw, PgmChangeSw (MIDI display) on page 91

• Using an external MIDI controller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 45

• Outputting each Part of the Multi via the ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 15

• Outputting each key of the drum Voice via the ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 15

• Setting the note/velocity range of each Performance Part using an external keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 32

• Setting the Arpeggio tempo to synchronize with an external sequencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 17

• Change the Arpeggio type from an external device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 43

• Setting whether Arpeggio playback data will be transmitted via MIDI OUT terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ArpOutSw (Voice display) on page 90,

OutputSw on page 89

• Setting the MIDI transmit channel of Arpeggio playback data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ArpTransCh (Voice display) on page 90, TransmitCh on page 89

• Setting the Pitch Bend Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PB Upper/PB Lower (General display) on page 65

• Keeping the effect of a controller (Modulation Wheel, etc.) the same, even when changing Voices . . . . . . CtrlReset (General display) on page 90

• Setting whether or not Bulk Dump data can be received . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RcvBulkSw (MIDI display) on page 91

• Synchronizing the LFO wave speed of the Voice with an external MIDI instrument/computer . . . . . . . TempoSync = on (LFO display) on page 66,

MIDI Sync = MIDI (MIDI display) on page 91

• Setting the receive channel of the Voice/Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BasicRcvCh (MIDI display) on page 91

• Setting the receive channel of each Multi Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ReceiveCh (Voice display) on page 84

• Setting the MIDI port of the Plug-in Parts in the Multi mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PortNo. (PLGSys display) on page 91

Using the optional Plug-in Boards

• Plug-in Board line-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 52

• Installing the Plug-in Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 99

• Editing the Native Part parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Native display on page 76

• Selecting a Voice of Plug-in Board

In the Voice mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 23

In the Performance mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 31

In the Multi mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 38

• Saving the Plug-in Board parameter settings edited on the computer to the MOTIF-RACK ES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 49

Using controllers

• Using the external controllers to control the parameters of the MOTIF-RACK ES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 45

Quick solutions

• Removing the rubber stoppers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 101

• Meaning of the display messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 92

•Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 102

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Press the [DEMO] button.

While holding down the [SHIFT] button…

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The Controls & Connectors

Front panel

1468

1 [VOLUME] knob (page 14) 2 PHONES jack (page 15) 3 LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)

The MOTIF-RACK ES’s backlit LCD displays the parameters and values related to the currently selected operation or mode.

4 Data dial

For editing (changing the value of) the currently selected parameter. To increase the value, turn the dial right (clockwise); to decrease the value, turn the dial left (counter-clockwise). If a parameter with a wide value range is selected, you can change the value in broader strokes by quickly turning the dial.

5 Cursor [L][M] buttons

The cursor buttons move the “cursor” around the LCD display screen, highlighting and selecting the various parameters.

7)5

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Dual-function buttons (Using the [SHIFT] button)

Some of the panel buttons have two functions. The primary one is printed above the button and the secondary one is printed below. Use the [SHIFT] button (!) to select the secondary function — by simultaneously holding down [SHIFT] and pressing the relevant button.

For example, the [EXIT] button (6) has two functions: Exit and Demo. To select the Exit function, press the [EXIT] button. To select the Demo function, hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [EXIT] button. Throughout this manual, the secondary name of a button is used when describing the secondary function. For example, a description of the Demo function may contain the sentence, “Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [DEMO] button.”

6 [EXIT] button

The menus and displays are organized according to a hierarchical structure. Press this button to exit from the current display and return to the previous level in the hierarchy.

7 PAGE [E][F] buttons

Press these buttons to switch the display and select other pages when available.

8 [MUTE/SEL/ENTER] button (pages 22, 26) 9 PART/ELEMENT buttons (pages 26, 33, 37, 39) ) BANK [E][F] buttons (page 23) ! [SHIFT] button (see right) @ [CATEGORY] button (page 24) # MODE buttons (page 21)

Press these buttons to enter each mode or to set various parameters.

$ [STANDBY/ON] switch (page 14)

In this manual, instructions such as “Press the [SHIFT] + [***] button” indicate to hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the relevant button.

Dual-function buttons

6 [EXIT] button → [DEMO] button 9 [1/5/9/13] button → PART [E] button

[2/6/10/14] button → PART [F] button [3/7/11/15] button → [COMMON] button [4/8/12/16] button → [AUDITION] button

@ [CATEGORY] button → [FAVORITES] button # [MULTI] button → [LIBRARY] button

[VOICE] button → [DRUM] button [UTILITY] button → [STORE] button [EFFECT] button → [BYPASS] button [EDIT] button → [COMPARE] button [ARPEGGIO] button → [ARP EDIT] button

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Rear panel

The Controls & Connectors

MODEL MOTIF-RACK ES

AC POWER ADAPTOR:

YAMAHA PA-300 16V

THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES. OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS: (1) THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE, AND (2) THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE RECEIVED, INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION.

THIS CLASS B DIGITAL APPARATUS COMPLIES WITH CANADIAN ICES-003.

CET APPAREIL NUMÉRIQUE DE LA CLASSE B EST CONFORME À LA NORME NMB-003 DU CANADA.

USB

MIDI

THRU OUT IN

DIGITAL

OUTPUT

OPTICAL OUTPUT

ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT OUTPUT

4321

L/MONO

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% DC IN terminal (page 14)

^ USB terminal (page 18)

& MIDI IN/OUT/THRU terminals (page 16)

* DIGITAL OUTPUT jack (page 16)

( OPTICAL OUTPUT jack (page 16)

º ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT 1-4 jacks (page 15)

¡ OUTPUT L/MONO & R jacks (page 15)

USB

USB is an abbreviation for Universal Serial Bus. It is a serial interface for connecting a computer with peripheral devices, and allows “hot swapping” (connecting peripheral devices while the power to the computer is on).

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Power supply

Starting Up

Before you connect the power adaptor, make sure that the [STANDBY/ON] switch is set to STANDBY (Off).

1.Connect one end of the AC cable to the PA-300.

2.Connect the plug of the PA-300 to the DC IN connector

on the rear panel of the MOTIF-RACK ES.

3.Plug in the AC cable to an appropriate AC outlet.

Rear Panel

MODEL MOTIF-RACK ES

AC POWER ADAPTOR:

YAMAHA PA-300 16V

PA-300

DC IN

n Follow this procedure in reverse order when disconnecting the power adaptor.

To electrical outlet

AC cable

MUSIC

SYNTHESIZER

PRODUCTION

Sequencer

Sampling

Integrated Real-timeExternalControl

Surface

Modular

SynthesisPlug-in

System

MIDI master (transmitting device)

POWER

ON!!

MOTIF-RACK ES as MIDI slave

(MIDI receiving device)

12345678910111213141516LR

Audio equipment

(mixer ﬁrst, then ampliﬁer)

Turning the power of the MOTIF-RACK ES on/off

CAUTION

Use the speciﬁed adaptor (PA-300 or an equivalent recommended by Yamaha) only. Using the wrong adaptor can result in damage to the instrument or overheating.

CAUTION

Make sure your MOTIF-RACK ES is rated for the A C v oltage supplied in the area in which it is to be used (as listed on the rear panel). Connecting the unit to the wrong AC supply can cause serious damage to the internal circuitry and may even pose a shock hazard!

CAUTION

Even when the switch is in the “STANDBY” position, electricity is still ﬂowing to the instrument at the minimum level. When not using the MOTIF-RACK ES for an extended period of time, be sure to unplug the AC power adaptor from the wall AC outlet.

Power-on procedure

Once you’ve made all the necessary connections (page 15) between your MOTIF-RACK ES and any other devices, make sure that all volume settings are turned down all the way to zero, then turn on each device in order: ﬁrst, MIDI masters (senders), MIDI slaves (receivers), then audio equipment (mixers, ampliﬁers, speakers, etc.). This ensures smooth signal ﬂow from the ﬁrst device to the last (ﬁrst MIDI, then audio).

n To turn off the power to the devices, ﬁrst lower the volume of the audio

equipment, then turn off the power in the reverse sequence.

CAUTION

To protect your speakers, before y ou turn the power to the MOTIF-RACK ES on or off, lower the volume setting on the MOTIF-RACK ES and connected audio equipment.

1.Press the [STANDBY/ON] switch.

The opening message appears in the LCD. After a while, the default display appears.

n You can set the default display in the “PowerOnMode” parameter

([UTILITY] → General display).

n If the LCD is difﬁcult to read, you may need to adjust the display contrast.

To do this, simultaneously hold down the [UTILITY] button and turn the data dial.

2.Raise the sound system volume to a reasonable level.

3.Turn the [VOLUME] knob clockwise to set an

appropriate volume level.

4.When turning the MOTIF-RACK ES off, ﬁrst turn off all

connected audio equipment or turn down the volume of the equipment.

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Connecting to external audio equipment

Since the MOTIF-RACK ES has no built-in speakers, you’ll need an external audio system or a set of stereo headphones to properly monitor it. Alternatively, you could use a pair of headphones. There are several methods of connecting to external audio equipment, as described in the following illustrations. The following illustrations show various connection examples; use the one most similar to your intended setup.

Connecting stereo powered speakers

A pair of powered speakers can accurately produce the instrument’s rich sounds with their own pan and effect settings. Connect your powered speakers to the OUTPUT L/MONO and R jacks on the rear panel.

Headphones

Powered speaker

(Left)

OUTPUT L/MONO OUTPUT R

MOTIF-RACK ES

Powered speaker

(Right)

Outputting separate Parts of a Performance

Set this from the “OutSel” parameter (as selected below).

[SHIFT] + [PERFORM] → select Performance → [EDIT] (Performance Edit mode) → [MUTE/SEL/ENTER] (LED turns off) → select Part → Output display → “OutSel”

Outputting separate Parts of a Multi

Set this from the “OutSel” parameter (as selected below).

[MULTI] (LED lights in green) → select Multi → [EDIT] → [MUTE/SEL/ENTER] (LED turns off) → select Part → Output display → “OutSel”

The following settings can be made from the parameter pages listed above.

Display

indication

L&R OUTPUT L and R Stereo

as12 ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT 1 and 2 Stereo (1: L, 2: R)

as34 ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT 3 and 4 Stereo (3: L, 4: R)

as1 ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT 1 Mono

as2 ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT 2 Mono

as3 ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT 3 Mono

as4 ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT 4 Mono

drum (only Drum Voice)

Headphones

The jack set in the “OutputSel” parameter in “Outputting separate notes (keys) of a Drum Voice” above.

OUTPUT L/MONO

OUTPUT R

ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT 1

ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT 2

Output jacks Stereo/Mono

Mixer

ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT 3

ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT 4

Depends on the “OutputSel” value

OUTPUT L/R

Starting Up

PHONES

n When using just one powered speaker, connect it to the OUTPUT L/MONO jack

on the rear panel.

Connecting to a mixer

The MOTIF-RACK ES features ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT 1-4 jacks in addition to the OUTPUT (L/MONO and R) jacks. Connect these outputs to a mixer for separately controlling the analog outputs of Drum keys or Parts (Performance and Multi). For details on how to set the Part/output jack assignments, refer to the chart below.

Outputting separate notes (keys) of a Drum Voice

Set this from the “OutputSel” parameter (as selected below) as Drum Voice data.

[SHIFT] + [DRUM] → select Drum Voice → [EDIT] → select key with [SHIFT] + PART [E][F] → OSC display → “OutputSel”

This setting is available for Parts for which the “OutputSel” parameter has been set to “drum.”

n The “OutputSel” parameter is available only when the “InsEFOut” parameter is

set to “thru” in the OSC display.

MOTIF-RACK ES

PHONES

Speaker (Left)

n About the main output jacks and the Assignable Output jacks

• Connecting a pair of headphones does not affect audio output from the OUTPUT (L/MONO and R) jacks. You can monitor the same sounds via headphones and at the OUTPUT jacks.

• Any Parts/Drum keys assigned to the ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT jacks will not be output through the OUTPUT L/MONO and R jacks or PHONES jack.

• The System Effects (Reverb, Chorus), the Master EQ, and the Master Effect are not applied to the sound output through the ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT jacks. (Only the Part EQ and the Insertion Effect are applied.)

• The output from the ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT jacks is not affected by the [VOLUME] knob.

• In Voice mode, the Normal Voice will not be output via the ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT jacks.

Ampliﬁer

Speaker (Right)

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Connecting a digital device

The sound output through the OUTPUT jacks via analog signal can also be output via digital through the OPTICAL OUTPUT jack and the DIGITAL OUTPUT jack. Using these digital output jacks, you can record the playback of this synthesizer to external media (e.g., an MD recorder) with exceptionally high-quality, noise-free sound.

Starting Up

Recording

DIGITAL OUTPUTOPTICAL OUTPUT

MOTIF-RACK ES

n The output from the DIGITAL OUTPUT jack or OPTICAL OUTPUT jack is not

affected by the [VOLUME] knob.

Recording

Coaxial cable

DIGITAL INPUT

DAT DAT

DAT or CD recorder

Optical cable

OPTICAL INPUT

Connecting external MIDI equipment

With a standard MIDI cable (available separately), you can connect an external MIDI device, and control it from the MOTIFRACK ES. Likewise, you can use an external MIDI device (such as a keyboard or sequencer) to control the MOTIF-RACK ES sounds. Below are several different MIDI connection examples; use the one most similar to your intended setup.

n When connecting as in the instructions below, set the “MIDI IN/OUT” parameter

([UTILITY] → MIDI display) to “MIDI.”

n For details about MIDI, refer to “About MIDI” on page 93.

Controlling from an external MIDI keyboard or a synthesizer

Use an external keyboard to remotely select and play Voices of the MOTIF-RACK ES.

MIDI OUT

MUSIC PRODUCTION SYNTHESIZER

External MIDI keyboard or synthesizer,

MIDI IN

such as the MOTIF ES.

MOTIF-RACK ES

MIDI Transmit Channel and Receive Channel

Make sure to match the MIDI Transmit Channel of the external MIDI instrument with the MIDI Receive Channel of the MOTIFRACK ES. For details on setting the MIDI Transmit Channel of the external MIDI instrument, refer to the owner’s manual of your particular MIDI instrument. For details on setting the MIDI Receive Channel of the MOTIF-RACK ES, check the following points.

In the Voice mode/Performance mode (using the MOTIFRACK ES as a single timbre tone generator; page 57)

Check the MIDI Basic Receive Channel with the following operation.

[UTILITY] → MIDI display → “BasicRcvCh”

If necessary, change this parameter to the same number as the MIDI Transmit Channel of the external MIDI instrument.

In the Multi mode (using the MOTIF-RACK ES as a multitimbral tone generator; page 57)

Check the MIDI Receive Channel for each Part of the Multi with the following operation.

[MULTI] → [EDIT] → [MUTE/SEL/ENTER] (LED turns off) → select Part → Voice display → “RcvCh”

Change the settings of the desired Parts to match the MIDI Transmit Channel settings on the external MIDI instrument. Please note that all Parts whose MIDI Receive Channels match the MIDI Transmit Channel of the external MIDI instrument are sounded by your keyboard performance.

n For details about the functions of the internal tone generator, see page 51.

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TIP

Playback using an external MIDI sequencer

MIDI OUTMIDI IN

Sounding the MOTIF-RACK ES tone generator from a MIDI sequencer, such as the QX/QY series, RM1x, RS7000

MIDI OUTMIDI IN

MOTIF-RACK ES

Synchronizing with an external MIDI instrument (Master and Slave)

When using multiple MIDI devices, the tempo settings of the MIDI devices must be synchronized by clock signal. The device set to internal clock serves as a reference for all connected devices, and is referred to as the “master” instrument. The connected devices set to external clock are referred to as “slaves.”

When using playback data of an external MIDI sequencer to trigger the Arpeggio function on the MOTIF-RACK ES, make sure to set the MIDI synchronization parameter in the Utility mode so that the external clock is used (as shown below).

[UTILITY] → MIDI display → MIDI Sync = MIDI

In addition, make sure that the external MIDI sequencer is set to “master” or internal sync.

n Certain sequencers may not send clock signals to an external device

while playback is stopped. When “MIDI Sync” is set to “MIDI,” the Arpeggio function is available only while the MOTIF-RACK ES receives clock signals from the master instrument.

Controlling another MIDI instrument via MIDI THRU

If you have more synthesizers and tone generators than MIDI ports, you can use the MIDI THRU jack to connect and control additional devices. Here, the playback data of an external MIDI sequencer is output via the MIDI THRU connector.

MIDI OUTMIDI IN

MIDI tone generator

MIDI sequencer such as the QY/QX series, RM1x, RS7000

MIDI THRUMIDI IN

MOTIF-RACK ES

In this case, make sure that the MOTIF-RACK ES is set to the Multi mode. If the instrument is set to the Voice mode or to the Performance mode in which multi-channel MIDI messages are not recognized, the external sequencer data (containing multi-channel data) will not play back properly on the MOTIF-RACK ES. Likewise, make sure to set the MIDI tone generator (connected to the MIDI THRU connector) to the multi-timbral mode. In addition, you may have to make certain MIDI synchronization settings (see below). In addition, you will need to set the MIDI synchronization related parameters (so that the MOTIF-RACK ES slaves to external clock) from the following display.

[UTILITY] → MIDI display → “MIDI Sync” = MIDI

Splitting the sound between the MOTIFRACK ES and an external tone generator by MIDI channel

In this connection example shown above, you can split the sequence playback tracks between the MOTIF-RACK ES and another instrument connected to MIDI THRU and have them sound different Parts.

For example, on the MOTIF-RACK ES, assign the Multi Parts to MIDI Receive Channels 1 through 9 with the following operation, and set the rest of the Parts (not to be sounded) to off.

[MULTI] → [EDIT] → [MUTE/SEL/ENTER](LED turns off) → Selecting Part → Voice display → “RcvCh”

On the connected MIDI tone generator, assign the Parts to be sounded to MIDI Receive Channels 10 through 16, and set the rest of the Parts (not to be sounded) to off.

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