Yamaha Audio MOTIF-RACK User 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: The louder the sound, the shorter the time

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.

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:

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PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL

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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: When connecting this product to accessories and/or another

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: This product has been tested and found to comply with the

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.

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.

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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/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 57).

Saved data may be lost due to malfunction or incorrect operation. Save important data to external media such as the Yamaha MDF3 MIDI data ﬁler.

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 mode, Effect Bypass mode, or Favorite Category function, the parameter you changed in the display is automatically stored. However, this edited data is lost if you turn off the power without properly exiting from the display.

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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Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the Yamaha MOTIF-RACK Tone Generator. In order to get the most out of your new MOTIF-RACK and its sophisticated functions, we suggest you read through this manual thoroughly. Also keep it in a safe, convenient place so that you can regularly refer to it when necessary.

Package Contents

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AC Adaptor*

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Owner’s Manual

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

About the Included CD-ROM

Application software for your MOTIF-RACK is included on this CD-ROM. The Voice Editor lets you edit the Voices of the MOTIF-RACK with a highly intuitive graphical interface. With the included sequencing software (Windows only), you can easily create and edit your own original songs on your computer. For details, refer to the separate Installation Guide or the on-line manual included with the software.

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CD-ROM

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Data List

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Installation Guide

Main Features

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Wide range of dynamic and authentic voices — in a 1U rack-mounted tone generator

•A huge total of 896 normal voices and 59 drum kits — including most of the sounds from Yamaha’s top-of-the-line Synthesizer MOTIF — give you whatever sound you need, for any musical style.

• Comprehensive effect processing, including Insertion effects for up to four 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.

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Easy, wide-ranging sound expansion — Plug-in Boards

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

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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.

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Large selection of versatile Voice sets for instant setups — Multi Library

• The MOTIF-RACK also features a library of 124 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. Since they are categorized according to music type, you can quickly and easily call up the settings you need. They also serve as convenient templates to create new, original Multis - just select a Multi, then tweak it and customize it as needed.

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Wide variety of output terminals

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

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

About This Manual

This manual consists of the following sections.

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Before Using (page 12)

This section explains how to set up the MOTIF-RACK and connect external equipment.

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Basics Section (page 18)

This section provides an overview of the main functions and features of the MOTIF-RACK and introduces you to the basic operating conventions.

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Quick Guide (page 34)

This section explains how to use the basic functions.

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Reference (page 59)

The MOTIF-RACK encyclopedia. This section explains all functions and parameters.

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Appendix (page 76)

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

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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.

About the Reference Numbers

In addition to the regular page references, this manual also includes special Reference Numbers (e.g., Ref. #15). These let you easily and quickly cross-reference the corresponding parameters in the Function List on page 63.

• 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 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.

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

Application index

This convenient, easy-to use index is divided into general categories to help you when you want to ﬁnd information on a speciﬁc topic or function. The number entries (“No.”) in this index correspond to the Reference Numbers in the Reference section (page 63).

Listening/Playing

• Listening to Demo songs ............................................................................................................................................Page 34

• Playing the Voices .......................................................................................................................................................Page 35

• Listening the selected Voice (Audition function) .....................................................................................................Page 36

• Playing back songs from an external sequencer .......................................................................................................Page 43

• Splitting the keyboard — setting upper and lower ranges for the Voices......................................No.22 ...............Page 64

•Layering two Voices (Parts) together............................................................................................... No.32...............Page 64

• Changing the volume response to your playing strength (velocity) ..................................No.29, No.30...............Page 64

• Playing Arpeggios .......................................................................................................................................................Page 53

•Making MIDI OUT setting for Arpeggio ........................................................................................ No.71...............Page 52

• Changing the Arpeggio tempo.......................................................................................................... No.61...............Page 54

Copying

• Copying Multi data in the Multi Library to the edit buffer......................................................................................Page 47

• Copying Element/key parameter settings of the Voice to another Element/key ....................................................Page 56

• Copying Part parameter settings of the Multi to another Part .................................................................................Page 56

• Copying an entire Voice/Multi to another memory location (Store function) .......................................................Page 57

Changing the sound

•Voice Edit structure ....................................................................................................................................................Page 26

• Editing a Voice ............................................................................................................................................................Page 37

• Effect structure and signal ﬂow.................................................................................................................................Page 23

• Editing Voices using a computer................................................................................................................................Page 16

• Editing the Voice effect settings .................................................................................................................................Page 41

• Editing the Multi effect settings.................................................................................................................................Page 47

•Adjusting the Voice sustain............................................................................................................ No.119...............Page 68

• Getting a brighter sound ..................................................................................................................No.76...............Page 66

• Getting a more pronounced effect ................................................................................................... No.77 ...............Page 66

• Simulating monophonic instruments ................................................................................................ No.3...............Page 63

• Using velocity to switch between different Elements/Parts .......................................................... No.23...............Page 64

• Getting smooth transition in pitch from one note to the next............................................... No.7, No.8...............Page 63

• Synchronizing the LFO to the tempo of the Arpeggio .................................................................No.136...............Page 68

•Modulating the Resonance with the LFO .....................................................................................No.146...............Page 69

• Setting the User LFO.................

The separate Installation Guide and Voice Editor for MOTIF-RACK Owner’s manual.

Application index

Changing the pan position

• Setting the stereo pan position......................................................................................................... No.34...............Page 64

•Moving the pan position alternately each time a key is played.................................................... No.112 ...............Page 67

•Moving the pan position randomly each time a key is played ..................................................... No.113...............Page 67

•Moving the pan position according to the key position................................................................ No.114...............Page 67

•Modulating the pan position with the LFO ..................................................................................No.146...............Page 69

Changing the pitch

•Transposing the sound/adjusting the pitch ....................................................................................No.31...............Page 64

• Voice (Element) settings.......................................................................................No.44, No.45 ...............Page 65

• Plug-in Voice, Multi (Part) settings.................................................................... No.31, No.127.......Pages 64, 68

•Response — enabling to other instruments ..................................................................................No.185...............Page 70

• Setting all notes (keys) to the same pitch........................................................................................ No.55...............Page 65

•Making microtuning settings for the Voice .......................................................................................No.5 ...............Page 63

Setting the volume/level

•Adjusting the total volume ...............................................................................................................No.33.......Pages 14, 64

•Adjusting the Multi volume (affects all parts) ................................................................................No.33 ...............Page 64

•Adjusting each Part’s volume...........................................................................................................No.33.......Pages 44, 64

•Adjusting the Voice volume (affects all elements).......................................................................... No.33...............Page 64

•Adjusting each Element/key’s volume .......................................................................................... No.111...............Page 67

•Adjusting the output gain of OUTPUT jacks .....................................................................No.42, No.43...............Page 65

Setting the sound of a drum voice

• Setting the drum keys for independent open and closed hi-hat sounds........................................No.28 ...............Page 64

• 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...........................No.27...............Page 64

Selectively disabling sounds

•Keeping certain Elements/Parts from sounding temporarily during editing (Mute function) ..............................Page 38

• Disabling the sound of speciﬁc Elements/parts .............................................................................. No.19...............Page 64

• Disabling the sound of speciﬁc Parts in a Multi .............................................................................No.32 ...............Page 64

Convenient editing functions

•Creating a completely new Voice/Multi from scratch (Initialize)............................................................................Page 55

• Comparing the sound of an edited Voice/Multi with that of the original (Compare function) .............................Page 38

• Isolating the sound of a single Element/Part for editing (Mute function)..............................................................Page 38

Entering data

• Entering characters (Voice/Multi name settings)................................................................... No.1, No.2 ...............Page 58

Application index

Saving data

• Storing the edited data to the MOTIF-RACK’s internal (USER) memory.............................................................Page 57

•Saving MOTIF-RACK’s settings to an external device such as a computer (Bulk dump).....................................Page 56

Resetting parameters (Initializing)

• Initializing Voice/Multi parameters...........................................................................................................................Page 55

•Resetting the MOTIF-RACK to its default settings (Factory set)............................................................................Page 56

Connecting the MOTIF-RACK to other devices

• Connecting a computer ..............................................................................................................................................Page 16

•Recording the MOTIF-RACK’s performance to external media (e.g., MD recorder).............................................Page 15

• Using the MOTIF-RACK as a multitimbral tone generator.....................................................................................Page 43

• Using the included sequencing software (Windows only)

.................................................................................... The separate Installation Guide and the application’s online help.

• Setting the MOTIF-RACK to either receive or ignore program changes from an external device..... No.156

• Setting the Arpeggio tempo to synchronize with an external sequencer....................................No.159...............Page

• Using MOTIF6/MOTIF7/MOTIF8 voices on the MOTIF-RACK..........................................................................Page 58

• Independently outputting each part of a Multi via the ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT jacks..............No.96...............Page 67

• Independently outputting each key of a Drum Voice via the ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT jacks ....No.96...............Page 67

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Using the optional Plug-in Boards

• Plug-in board line-up ..................................................................................................................................................Page 19

• Installing the Plug-in Board .......................................................................................................................................Page 82

• Using two identical Plug-in Boards as one board to increase polyphony....................................No.175 ...............Page

• Editing the Native Part parameters ...........................................................................................................................Page 39

• Selecting a Plug-in Voice in the Voice mode..............................................................................................................Page 35

• Playing a Plug-in Voice in the Multi mode ................................................................................................................Page 45

•Saving the Plug-in board parameter settings edited on the computer to internal memory....................................Page 56

Using controllers

• Using the external controllers to control the MOTIF-RACK’s parameters ............................................................Page 40

Reference materials

•Parameter structure and display structure ................................................................................................................Page 59

• Display indications .....................................................................................................................................................Page 32

•Parameter index ..........................................................................................................................................................Page 62

•[MUTE/SEL] button functions..................................................................................................................................Page 38

•Memory structure of the Voice ..................................................................................................................................Page 24

•Voice/Multi structure .................................................................................................................................................Page 30

• Filter Types .................................................................................................................................................................Page 27

• General information on MIDI ...................................................................................................................................Page 77

• Lists of the Voices, Multis, Arpeggio types, Effect types, etc. ....................................................... The separate Data List

Quick solutions

•Meaning of the display messages ...............................................................................................................................Page 76

•Troubleshooting..........................................................................................................................................................Page 85

Application index

Table of Contents

Introduction .......................................................6

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

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

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

Application index.......................................8

Before Using the MOTIF-RACK..... 12

The Controls & Connectors........................12

Front Panel.......................................................12

Rear Panel ........................................................13

Setting Up ................................................14

Power Supply ...................................................14

Power-on Procedure.........................................14

Turning on the MOTIF-RACK........................14

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

Basics Section ............................. 18

Overview of the MOTIF-RACK ...................18

Tone Generator ................................................18

Effects...............................................................22

Voices & Multis ........................................24

Voice Structure ................................................24

Voice Edit Structure.........................................26

Multi Structure.................................................30

Basic Operations ......................................31

Modes ...............................................................31

Mode selection and Display indications ..........32

Using the Arpeggio function .....................52

What is the Arpeggio function?.......................52

Arpeggio playback............................................53

Change the Arpeggio settings ..........................53

Using the Jobs .........................................55

Performing a Job ..............................................55

Saving the Settings (Store)........................ 57

Reference....................................59

Function Tree............................................59

Parameter/Display List ....................................62

Function List ............................................. 63

Appendix....................................76

Display Messages ....................................76

About MIDI ..............................................77

Optional Plug-in Board Installation.......... 82

Installation Precautions...................................82

Installing the Plug-in Board.............................83

Troubleshooting ....................................... 85

Specifications ........................................... 87

Index.......................................................88

Before Using

Basics Section

Quick Guide

Reference

Quick Guide ............................... 34

Demo playback........................................34

Playing the voices .................................... 35

Selecting a voice ...............................................35

Using the Category Search function ................36

Voice Editing ....................................................37

Using Voice Effects ..........................................41

Using the Multi Mode ...............................43

Playing in the Multi mode ...............................43

Simple Mixer functions (Mixing Edit Mode)..44 Detailed Mixing function (Multi Edit Mode)..45

Multi Library....................................................47

Using Multi Effects ..........................................49

Appendix

Table of Contents

Before Using the MOTIF-RACK

The Controls & Connectors

Before Using

Front Panel

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1 [VOLUME] knob (page 14) 2 PHONES jack (page 15) 3 LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) (page 32) 4 Data dial (page 33) 5

Cursor [ ] [ ] buttons (page 33)

6 [EXIT] button (page 32) 7 PAGE [EEEE] [FFFF] buttons (page 33)

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.”

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8 [MUTE/SEL] button (page 38) 9 PART/ELEMENT buttons (pages 38, 44) ) BANK [EEEE] [FFFF] buttons (page 35) ! [SHIFT] button (see below) @ [CATEGORY] button (page 36) # MODE buttons (page 31) $ [STANDBY/ON] switch (page 14)

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Dual-function buttons

6 [EXIT] button → [DEMO] button 8 [MUTE/SEL] button → [ENTER] button 9 [1/5/9/13] button → PART[EE

[2/6/10/14] button → PART[FF [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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The Controls & Connectors

Rear Panel

MODEL MOTIF-RACK

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

N89

SER NO.

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% DC IN terminal (page 14) ^ USB terminal (page 16) & MIDI IN/OUT/THRU terminals (page 16) * DIGITAL OUTPUT jack (page 15) ( OPTICAL OUTPUT jack (page 15) º ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT 1-4 jacks (page 15) ¡ OUTPUT L/MONO & R jacks (page 15)

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).

Before Using

The Controls & Connectors

Setting Up

Before Using

Power Supply

Make sure that the MOTIF-RACK’s [STANDBY/ON] switch is set to the STANDBY (off) position.

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

2 Connect the PA-300’s DC plug to the MOTIF-

RACK’s DC IN terminal on the instrument’s rear panel.

3 Connect the other end (normal AC plug) to the

nearest electrical outlet.

Rear Panel

MODEL MOTIF-RACK

AC POWER ADAPTOR:

YAMAHA PA-300 16V

PA-300

DC IN

Use only the AC power adaptor supplied with the MOTIF-RACK or an equivalent recommended by Yamaha. The use of an inappropriate replacement can pose a ﬁre and shock hazard!

Make sure your MOTIF-RACK is rated for the AC voltage 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!

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 for an extended period of time, be sure to unplug the AC power adaptor from the wall AC outlet.

To electrical outlet

AC cable

device in the reverse order (audio devices ﬁrst, then MIDI).

MUSIC

SYNTHESIZER

PRODUCTION

Sequencer

Sampling

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SynthesisPlug-in

System

MIDI master (transmitting device)

POWER

ON!!

MOTIF-RACK as MIDI slave

(MIDI receiving device)

123456789101112 13 14 15 16 L R

Audio equipment

(mixer ﬁrst, then ampliﬁer)

Turning on the MOTIFRACK

Before you switch your MOTIF-RACK on or off, turn down the volume of any connected audio equipment.

1 Press the [STANDBY/ON] switch.

Power-on Procedure

Once you’ve made all the necessary connections (page

15) between your MOTIF-RACK and any other

devices, make sure that all volume settings are turned down all the way to zero, then turn on the every device in your setup in the order of 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 When powering down the setup, ﬁrst turn down the

volume for each audio device, then switch off each

Setting Up

After a while, the default display appears (as set in the Utility parameter, Power On Mode 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 MOTIF-RACK’s [VOLUME] knob

clockwise to set an appropriate volume level.

Connections

Connecting to External Audio Equipment

Since the MOTIF-RACK 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.

n To use the MOTIF-RACK, you’ll also need a proper

MIDI controller (such as a keyboard) or other MIDI device (such as a sequencer or computer). For MIDI connections, see the next section.

Connecting to a mixer

There are extra audio outputs in addition to the OUTPUT (L/MONO and R) jacks. Connect these outputs to a mixer for separately controlling the outputs of up to six Parts in the Multi mode (page 31). You can specify the output routing of each Part in the Multi Edit Mode (Ref. #96). If your mixer or other audio device features digital input connections, we recommend using the DIGITAL OUTPUT (coaxial) terminal or the OPTICAL OUTPUT terminal. These ensure completely noisefree, distortion-free sound output.

n Using the DIGITAL OUTPUT/OPTICAL OUTPUT, you

can record the performance of the MOTIF-RACK to external media (e.g. MD recorder) with exceptionally high-quality sound.

n The sounds from the DIGITAL OUTPUT and OPTICAL

OUTPUT jacks are the same as those from the OUTPUT L/MONO and R jacks.

Speaker

Before Using

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.

Powered speaker (Left)

OUTPUT L /MONO

PHONES

Headphones

MOTIF-RACK

n When using just one powered speaker, connect it to the

OUTPUT L/MONO jack on the rear panel.

Powered speaker (Right)

INPUTINPUT

OUTPUT R

OUTPUT L /

MONO

PHONES

Mixer

OUTPUT L

MOTIF-RACK

Headphones

Ampliﬁer

ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT

External recorder

DIGITAL OUTPUT

OPTICAL OUTPUT

n 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. However, you cannot monitor the sounds from the ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT 1-4 with headphones.

n System effects and Master equalizer settings are not

applied to the sounds output from the ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT 1-4 jacks.

n The Volume Knob does not affect the signals at the

DIGITAL OUTPUT, OPTICAL OUTPUT and ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT.

Setting Up

Connecting External MIDI Equipment

Playback using an external MIDI sequencer

Before Using

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

n The “MIDI IN/OUT” parameter (UTILITY MIDI

display) should be set to “MIDI.” Otherwise, MIDI data will not be transmitted from the MOTIF-RACK’s MIDI OUT connector.

Controlling from an External MIDI Keyboard

External MIDI keyboard or synthesizer

MUSIC SYNTHESIZER

Modular Synthesis Plug-in System

MIDI OUT

MIDI IN

MOTIF-RACK

External MIDI sequencer

MIDI OUT

MIDI IN

MIDI OUT

MOTIF-RACK

n Set “Echo Back” (or “MIDI Echo,” etc.) on your

sequencer on or off as necessary, depending on your MIDI setup. For details, refer to the owner’s manual of your particular sequencer.

Connecting to a Personal Computer

By connecting a computer, you can transfer data between the MOTIF-RACK and the computer via MIDI, and use the computer to control, edit and organize data on the MOTIF-RACK. For example, you can use the included Voice Editor program to edit the MOTIF-RACK’s voices.

There are two ways to connect your MOTIF-RACK to a computer:

1. USB connection

2. MIDI connection

Controlling another MIDI device via MIDI THRU

External MIDI synthesizer 1

MUSIC SYNTHESIZER

Modular Synthesis Plug-in System

MIDI OUT

MIDI IN

MIDI THRU

MIDI IN

External MIDI synthesizer 2

In the above setup, Synthesizer 1 plays Synthesizer 2 (via MIDI THRU).

MOTIF-RACK

MUSIC

SYNTHESIZER

PRODUCTION

Sequencer

Sampling

Integrated Real-timeExternalControl

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System

Depending on your particular computer, the connections may differ. (See below.)

1. USB connection

When using the USB terminal on the MOTIF-RACK, set the “MIDI IN/OUT” parameter to “USB” in the Utility mode.

USB cable

USB terminal

MOTIF-RACK

n When connecting the MOTIF-RACK to a computer with

a USB cable, make sure that the USB cable is properly connected before turning on the power. Be careful not to turn off the power of the MOTIFRACK if an application using the USB/MIDI connection is currently running.

n Once connected via USB, the MOTIF-RACK begins

communication after a short time.

Computer with a USB interface

Setting Up

n When connecting the MOTIF-RACK and your computer

via USB, make sure to connect them directly without routing through a USB hub.

n The USB connection can only be used for transfer of

MIDI data. No audio data can be transferred via USB.

2. Using a MIDI interface

When using MIDI terminals on the MOTIF-RACK, set the “MIDI IN/OUT” parameter to “MIDI” in the Utility mode.

Using with a computer and an external MIDI keyboard

If you are using a computer with sequencing software to control the MOTIF-RACK, you can connect an external MIDI keyboard to record note and other data (and even play back recorded data). Use the setting suggestions below as a guideline; speciﬁc instructions may differ depending on your computer and the software used.

Before Using

n Make sure to set the “MIDI IN/OUT” parameter

(Ref. #160) to “USB.”

Using the computer’s MIDI interface

MIDI OUT

MIDI IN

Computer with MIDI Interface

MIDI cable

MIDI IN

MOTIF-RACK

Using an external MIDI interface

MIDI Interface

MIDI OUT

MIDI IN

MIDI IN MIDI OUT

MOTIF-RACK

n Make sure to use the appropriate MIDI interface for

your computer.

n If you are using a computer that has a USB interface,

make sure to connect the computer and the MOTIFRACK by USB. (The data transfer rate is faster than MIDI and you’ll have access to multiple MIDI ports.)

Computer

Serial port (modem or printer port) or USB port

External MIDI keyboard or synthesizer

MUSIC

SYNTHESIZER

PRODUCTION

Sequencer

Sampling

Integrated Real-timeExternalControl

Surface

Modular

SynthesisPlug-in

System

MIDI OUT MIDI IN

MIDI OUTMIDI IN

Computer with

Application

Software

MOTIF-RACK

Tone Generator

USB cable

Echo Back On

n When using the USB terminal (“MIDI IN/OUT” is

set to “USB”), the MOTIF-RACK also receives and relays any data received via the MIDI IN terminal.

*MIDI “Echo” is a function on sequencers that

takes any data received via the MIDI IN and “echoes” it (or sends it as is) through the MIDI OUT. In some software, this function is also called “MIDI Thru.”

n Refer to the owner’s manual of your particular

software for speciﬁc instructions.

Setting Up

Basics Section

Overview of the MOTIF-RACK

This section gives you an overview of the MOTIF-RACK’s features. The following diagram shows the various component sections or “blocks” of the MOTIF-RACK.

Basics Section

Computer with

Application Software

External MIDI

keyboard

MIDI IN

Tone Generator Effect

AWM2

Plug-in Board

Reverb

Chorus

Master Equalizer

Part Equalizer

Insertion 1

Insertion 2

Headphone

External Speaker

MIDI T ransmitting device

OutputMOTIF-RACK

Tone Generator

This block plays back sounds according to MIDI data received from the external keyboard or sequencer. The following example illustrates the path taken by the signal from an Element in the Voice Mode (page 25).

Changes the tonal quality of each Element output from the PITCH section.

FILTER

Controls the output level (amplitude) of each Element output from the FILTER section. The signals are then sent at this level to the Effect block.

AMP

(Amplitude)

To Effect Units

Tone Generator

OSC

(Oscillator)

Outputs the waveform of each Element.

Controls the pitch of each Element output from the OSC section.

PITCH

Overview of the MOTIF-RACK

Internal AWM2 Tone Generator and optional Plug-in board

The tone generator block in the MOTIF-RACK consists of the built-in AWM2 and optional Plug-in units.

Internal AWM2 Tone Generator

Plug-in boards (optional)

● AWM2 (Advanced Wave Memory 2) & Waveform

AWM2 (Advanced Wave Memory 2) is a synthesis system based on sampled waves (sound material), and is used in many Yamaha synthesizers. For extra realism, each AWM2 Voice uses multiple samples of a real instrument’s waveform. Furthermore, a wide variety of envelope generator, ﬁlter, modulation, and other parameters can be applied to the basic waveform.

n AWM2 is not just limited to general musical instruments (Normal Voices). It can also be used for setting up percussive

instruments (Drum Voices). For details on Normal and Drum Voices, see page 25.

● Plug-in Boards

Plug-in Boards give you an enormous amount of additional sonic ﬂexibility and power. When installed, they work seamlessly and transparently within the system of the MOTIF-RACK – meaning that you can use their sounds and functions just as if they were built right into the MOTIF-RACK at the factory. Up to two Plug-in Boards can be installed to the MOTIF-RACK (see box below for available boards). These boards are not simply a source of more Voices; they are also tone generators in their own right and extend the system-level speciﬁcations such as maximum polyphony. In addition, they allow you to use synthesis systems besides AWM2. You can play Plug-in Voices just like ordinary internal Voices and use them as Parts in a Multi (page The MOTIF-RACK is compatible with the Modular Synthesis Plug-in System. Two types of Modular Synthesis Plugin System-compatible Plug-in Boards can be installed to the MOTIF-RACK: Single Part and Multi-Part Plug-in Board. Using these, you can build your own system based on the sounds you want or need.

n The Effect Plug-in Board cannot be used with the MOTIF-RACK.

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lug-in board line-up

Single Part Plug-in Boards

• Analog Physical Modeling Plug-in Board (PLG150-AN)

Using Analog Physical Modeling (AN) synthesis, the very latest digital technology is used to accurately reproduce the sound of analog synthesizers. With this board installed, you have real-time control over the playback of vintage synthesizer sounds as well as the very latest sounds heard in today’s dance and pop music.

• Piano Plug-in Board (PLG150-PF)

A massive amount of waveform memory is dedicated to the reproduction of piano sounds. This board offers 136 stereo sounds, including a number of acoustic and electric pianos, and up to 64-note polyphony. You can even install two of these boards to double the polyphony to 128 notes.

• Advanced DX/TX Plug-in Board (PLG150-DX)

The sounds of the DX7 are available on this Plug-in Board. Unlike with PCM-based tone generators, this board uses the powerful FM Synthesis system— the same as found on DX-series synthesizers— for extraordinarily versatile and dynamic sound shaping potential. Sounds are compatible with those of the DX7, and the board can even receive DX7 data via MIDI bulk dump.

• Virtual Acoustic Plug-in Board (PLG150-VL)

With Virtual Acoustic (VA) synthesis, the sounds of real instruments are modeled (simulated) in real time, giving a degree of realism that cannot be achieved using conventional PCM-based synthesis techniques. When playing these sounds using an optional MIDI Wind Controller (WX5), you can even capture some of the physical feel of woodwind instruments.

• Drums Plug-in Board/Percussion Plug-in Board (PLG150-DR/PLG150-PC)

Incorporates the highly-acclaimed AWM2 engine dedicated to the reproduction of drum/percussion sounds. This board also has its own dedicated effects processing. This means that you can apply Reverb and insertion effect to the voice, letting you use all of the effects on the “mother” device for the other Parts.

Overview of the MOTIF-RACK

Basics Section

Maximum Polyphony

The maximum sonic polyphony is 128 for AWM2, plus the polyphony of the Plug-in Board(s) (if installed). The actual note polyphony will vary depending on the type of tone generator unit used, the number of Elements in the Voice, and the note polyphony of the Plug-in Board. In the case of AWM2 Voices, the polyphony ﬁgure of 128 is divided by the number of Elements in the Voice.

Multi-Part Plug-in Board

Multi-Part Plug-in Boards let you expand the voice polyphony of the MOTIF-RACK by providing an additional sixteen independent instrument parts. This is an ideal way to play back song data from a sequencer (from the Multi-Part board), yet have full polyphony left over on the MOTIF-RACK for your live performance parts.

• XG Plug-in Board (PLG100-XG)

This Plug-in Board is a 16-part XG sound generator. You can play back XG/GM song ﬁles using the rich variety of sounds and effects on this board.

About MODULAR SYNTHESIS PLUG-IN SYSTEM

The Yamaha Modular Synthesis Plug-in System offers powerful expansion and upgrade capabilities for Modular Synthesis-Plug-incompatible synthesizers, tone generators and sound cards. This enables you to easily and effectively take advantage of the latest and most sophisticated synthesizer and effects technology, allowing you to keep pace with the rapid and multi-faceted advances in modern music production.

Part structure of the Tone Generator block

The MOTIF-RACK plays its sounds (with the Tone Generator block) in response to MIDI data, received from the external keyboard or sequencer. MIDI data is assigned to one of sixteen channels, and the MOTIF-RACK is capable of simultaneously playing sixteen separate parts, via the sixteen MIDI channels. However, we can overcome the sixteen-channel limit by using separate MIDI “ports,” each supporting sixteen channels. The multiple sound sources of the MOTIF-RACK (internal tone generator and Plug-in Boards) take advantage of the three MIDI ports included on the instrument.

Tone Generator block

Part for Voice mode

Port 1 Port 2 Port 3

part 1

part 2

part 14 part 15 part 16

As shown in the above illustration, up to 48 parts can be used in the modes in the Multi mode. However, the number of parts that are actually used a maximum of 33 (as shown in the example on the next page).

part 17

part 18

part 30 part 31 part 32

part 33

part 34

part 46 part 47 part 48

Part for Multi mode

n See page 31 for details about the modes.

n The USB connection supports up to eight separate MIDI ports. The tone generator of the MOTIF-RACK supports three separate

MIDI ports, as shown above. However, you can control an external tone generator with a fourth port by using the Thru Port function to relay MIDI data from one of the ports to the MIDI OUT terminal.

n A single MIDI cable connection cannot handle multiple port data.

Overview of the MOTIF-RACK

Part Structure – Voice/Multi Modes

● Voice mode

Tone Generator block (Internal / Plug-in)

External MIDI keyboard

External sequencer

Part for Voice mode

Port 1 Port 2 Port 3

part 1

part 2 part 3

part 4

part 5

part 16

part 17

part 18

part 30

part 31

part 32

Parts 1-48 are not used.

part 33

part 34

Output

part 46

part 47

part 48

n In the Voice mode, the MIDI port number is 1.

n The Multi-Part Plug-in Board cannot be used in the Voice mode. Only Single-Part Plug-in Boards can be used.

● Multi mode

Tone Generator block (example)

When the Multi-Part Plug-in Board and one Single Part Plug-in Board have been installed:

External sequencer External MIDI keyboard

MIDI cables by themselves cannot handle data from multiple ports. If a MIDI cable is used to transmit data from an external sequencer, only the Port 1 parts are used. To take advantage of the multiple ports of the MOTIF-RACK, use a USB cable.

Port 1 Port 2

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 15

Part 16

(Multi-Part Plug-in

Board)

Part 17

Part 18

Part 30

Part 31

Part 32

Port 3

(Single Part Plug-in

Board)

Part 33

Part 34

Part 47

Part 48

PLG1 part

Part 34-48 are not used.

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n The Multi-Part Plug-in Board (PLG100-XG) can be installed only to PLG2.

n The MIDI port number for Parts 1-16 is 1.

n You can assign the PLG1/PLG2 part to any of the available ports with the Port Number parameter (Ref. #176).

Overview of the MOTIF-RACK

Effects

The effects of the MOTIF-RACK employ sophisticated DSP (digital signal processing) technology, letting you enhance or dramatically change the sound. In the ﬁnal stages of programming, you can set the effects parameters to further change the sound’s character. The MOTIF-RACK’s effect processing features the following four effect units: System effects, Insertion effects, Part equalizer, and Master equalizer.

● System Effects (Reverb, Chorus)

System Effects are applied to the overall sound, whether it be a voice, or an entire multi setup. With System effects, the sound of each part is sent to the effect according to the effect Send Level for each part. The processed sound (referred to as “wet”) is sent back to the mixer, according to the Return Level, and output — after being mixed with the unprocessed “dry” sound. This arrangement lets you prepare an optimum balance of the effect

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sound and the original sound of the parts.

Reverb

The Reverb effects add a warm ambience to the sound, simulating the complex reﬂections of actual performance spaces, such as a concert hall or a small club. A total of 20 different Reverb types are available.

Chorus

The Chorus effects provide a wide variety of sound transformations and enhancements. A total of 44 different Chorus types are available.

● Insertion Effects (1, 2)

Insertion effects can be applied individually to each part. Insertion effects are mainly used to directly process a single part. The depth of the effect is adjusted by setting the dry/wet balance. Since an Insertion effect can only be applied to one particular part, it should be used for sounds you want to drastically change. You can also set the balance so that only the effect sound is heard, by setting Wet to 100%. The MOTIF-RACK features two Insertion effect systems (Insertion 1 and 2) — each with a total of 107 internal effect types.

● Part Equalizer

The Part Equalizer is used to correct the tonal balance of Voices assigned to each Part by raising or lowering three frequency bands. In other words, this lets you ﬁne-tune the sound of each Part to make it “sit better” in the overall mix. For example, you can emphasize an important Part in the mix by making it brighter or boosting the mid range, while making other sounds around it softer. Or if a bass Part and piano Part are competing in the mix, you can make the two sound better by cutting the low range of the piano.

● Master Equalizer

Usually an equalizer is used to correct the sound output from amps or speakers to match the special character of the room. The sound is divided into several frequency bands, then by raising or lowering the level for each band, the correction is made. The MOTIF-RACK has a high-quality ﬁve-band digital equalizer that lets you adjust the overall sound according to the type of music you play — classical music being more reﬁned and soft, pop music more crisp, and rock music more dynamic. This allows you to emphasize the special characteristics of the music and make your performance more enjoyable.

Overview of the MOTIF-RACK

Effect connection

● In the Voice mode:

Three different Insertion connection types are available, as shown below.

Tone Generator block

Element 1

Insertion

Send Level Return LevelReverb

Effects

Element 2

Element 3

Element 4

This determines which Insertion system, 1 or 2, is applied to each Element (or to each key when the Drum Voice is selected). The Insertion effect can also be bypassed.

1 to 2 2 to 1

n The parallel connection type is not available for Plug-in voices.

System Effects

Chorus

You can select the Insertion connection from the three types shown below.

parallel

Master Equalizer

Output

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● In the Multi mode:

The diagram below indicates the connection when the Multi-Part Plug-in Board (PLG100-XG) is installed to PLG2.

Tone Generator block

Part 1 Part 2

Part

Equalizer

Part 16

PLG part

(Multi-Part

Plug-in board)

Part 17-32

The insertion effect is applied to up to four parts.

Insertion

Effects

Send Level

Dry Level

* Insertion Effect settings differ depending on the particular Voice assigned to the selected part.

System

Effects

Reverb

Chorus

Return Level

Master

Equalizer

Output

n The Part Equalizer in not applied to the Parts of Plug-in board.

n The Insertion effects and System effect are not applied to the Parts of the Multi-part Plug-in board.

Overview of the MOTIF-RACK

Voice Structure

Memory Structure

A Voice is a single instrument sound, created by using the Elements and setting various parameters. In the Voice Play mode (page 35), you can select and play any of these Voices.

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Voices & Multis

Voices

Normal V oice Drum V oice

Preset V oice

Normal Voices: 640 Drum Voices: 48

GM V oice

Normal Voices: 128 Drum Voice: 1

User V oice

Normal Voices: 256 Drum Voices: 32

Preset 1

(128 Voices)

12 128

......

Preset 2

(128 Voices)

12 128

......

Preset 3

(128 Voices)

12 128

......

GM Preset

(128 Voices)

12 128

......

User 1

(128 Voices)

12 128

......

Preset 4

(128 Voices)

12 128

......

Preset 5

(128 Voices)

12 128

......

User 2

(128 Voices)

12 128

......

Preset Drum

(48 Voices)

12 48

......

GM Drum

(1 Voice)

User Drum

(32 Voices)

12 32

......

Voices & Multis

Plug-in V oice

* When the PLG150-VL is installed, there are three Preset Banks and 192 preset voices.

PLG1 Preset

(64 Voices)

12 64

......

PLG1 User (64 Voices)

12 64

......

PLG2 Preset

(64 Voices)

12 64

......

PLG2 User (64 Voices)

12 64

......

Normal Voices & Drum Voices

Internally, there are two Voice Types: Normal Voices and Drum Voices. Normal Voices are mainly pitched musical instrument-type sounds that can be played over the range of the keyboard. Drum voices are mainly percussion/drum sounds that are assigned to individual notes on the keyboard. A collection of assigned percussion/drum waves or Normal Voices is known as a Drum Kit.

Normal V oice

Voice

Element 1~4

Individual drum sounds (different for each key)

Key 1 Key 2 Key 3 Key 4 Key 5 Key 73

Drum V oice

GM voices

GM is a worldwide standard for Voice organization and MIDI functions of synthesizers and tone generators. It was designed primarily to ensure that any song data created with a speciﬁc GM device would sound virtually the same on any other GM device — no matter the manufacturer or the model. The GM Voice bank on the MOTIF-RACK is designed to appropriately play back GM song data. However, keep in mind that the sound may not be exactly the same as played by the original tone generator.

Normal Voices & Elements

Each Normal Voice can consist of up to four Elements. Each Element itself is a high-quality waveform or instrument sound. Since you can combine up to four Elements together in a voice, highly expressive and richly textured sounds are possible. You can also split different instrument sounds across the external keyboard to be playable separately with your left and right hands – without having to specially set up a Multi program.

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One Voice (up to four elements)

Element 4

Element 3

Element 2

Element 1

Oscillator

Wave (AWM2)

C-2 G8

PITCH FILTER AMP

PEG

(Pitch Envelope

Generator)

LFO

(Low Frequency

Oscillator)

FEG

(Filter Envelope

Generator)

AEG

(Amplitude Envelope

Generator)

Element 1 Element 2 Element 3 Element 4

Common Edit

parameters

Arpeggio

Effects

Voices & Multis

Voice Edit Structure

One voice consists of Oscillator, Pitch, Filter, Amplitude, LFO and various parameters as shown on page 25. You can create the basic voice character by setting these ﬁve parameters.

● Oscillator

This unit outputs the wave of each Element. You can set the note range for Element (the range of notes on the keyboard over which the Element will sound) as well as the velocity response (the range of note velocities within which the Element will sound). For example, you could set one Element to sound in an upper range of the keyboard, and another Element to

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sound in a lower range. Thus, even within the same Voice, you can have two different sounds for different areas of the keyboard or you can make the two Element ranges overlap so that their sounds are layered over a set range. Furthermore, you can set each Element to respond to different velocity ranges so that one Element sounds for lower note velocities, whereas another Element sounds for higher note velocities.

● PITCH

This unit controls the pitch of each Element output from OSC. You can detune separate Elements, apply Pitch Scaling and so on. Also, by setting the PEG (Pitch Envelope Generator), you can control how the pitch changes over time.

Velocity

Element 1

C-2 G8

Element 3

Element 2

Element 4

Note Range

Pitch

Hold Level

Hold Time

Attack

Time

Attack

Level

Decay1

Level

Decay1

Time

Decay2

(Sustain) Level

Decay2

Time

Key off

Release

Time

Release

Level

Time

● Filter

This unit modiﬁes the tone of each Element output from Pitch by cutting the output of a speciﬁc frequency portion of the sound. You can also set the Filter Envelope Generator (FEG), to control how the ﬁlter works over time — letting you set up dynamic changes in tone.

Cutoff Frequency and Resonance

Filters work by allowing the portion of the signal lower than a given frequency to pass, and cutting the portion of the signal above that frequency. This frequency is referred to as the cutoff frequency. You can produce a relatively bright or darker sound by setting the cutoff. Resonance is a parameter that boosts the level of the signal in the area of the cutoff frequency. By emphasizing the overtones in this area, this can produce a distinctive “peaky” tone, making the sound brighter and harder.

Level

Cutoff frequency

PEG (Pitch Envelope Generator)

Using the PEG, you can control the transition in pitch from the moment a Note On message is received to the point at which the sound stops. As illustrated below, the Pitch Envelope consists of ﬁve Time (transition speed) parameters and ﬁve Level (pitch) parameters. This is useful for creating automatic changes in pitch. Furthermore, different PEG parameters can be set for each Element.

Voices & Multis

Frequency (pitch)

These resonance are “passed” by the ﬁlter.

Level

Resonance

Frequency (pitch)

Cutoff frequency

n About the ﬁlter types of the MOTIF-RACK, see page 27.

FEG (Filter Envelope Generator)

Using the FEG, you can control the transition in tone from the moment a Note On message is received to the point at which the sound stops. As illustrated below, the Filter Envelope consists of ﬁve Time (transition speed) parameters and ﬁve Level parameters (for the amount of ﬁltering). When you press a note on the keyboard, the cutoff frequency will change according to these envelope settings. This is useful for creating automatic wah effects, for example. Furthermore, different FEG parameters can be set for each Element.

● LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator)

As its name suggests, the LFO creates waveforms of a low frequency. These waveforms can be used to vary the pitch, ﬁlter or amplitude of each Element to create effects such as vibrato, wah and tremolo. These waveforms can be used to vary the pitch, ﬁlter or amplitude of each Element to create effects such as vibrato, wah and tremolo. LFO can be set independently for each Element; it can also be set globally for all Elements.

Release

Time

Release

Level

Time

Cutoff

Frequency

Hold Level

Hold Time

Attack

Time

Attack

Level

Decay1

Level

Decay1

Time

Decay2

(Sustain) Level

Decay2

Time

Key off

● Amplitude

This unit controls the output level (amplitude) of each Element output from Filter. The signals are then sent at this level to the Effect block. Also, by setting the AEG (Amplitude Envelope Generator), you can control how the volume changes over time.

AEG (Amplitude Envelope Generator)

Using the AEG, you can control the transition in volume from the moment a Note On message is received to the point at which the sound stops. As illustrated below, the Amplitude Envelope consists of four Time (transition speed) parameters and three Level parameters (for the amount of ﬁltering). When you press a note on the keyboard, the volume will change according to these envelope settings. Furthermore, different AEG parameters can be set for each Element.

Level

Decay1

Level

Decay2

(Sustain) Level

Key off

About the Filter Type of the MOTIF-RACK

Low Pass Filter

This only passes signals below the Cutoff frequency. You can then use the Resonance parameter to add further character to the sound. The MOTIF-RACK features six Low Pass ﬁlter types as follows.

Basics Section

LPF24D (Low Pass Filter 24dB/oct Digital) A 4-pole (-24db/oct) dynamic LPF with a strong

Resonance.

Resonance

These frequencies are “passed” by the ﬁlter.

LPF24A (Low Pass Filter 24dB/oct Analog) A 4-pole (-24db/oct) dynamic LPF with a character similar

to those found on analog synthesizers.

Resonance

LPF18 (Low Pass Filter18dB/oct) A 3-pole (-18db/oct) dynamic LPF.

LPF18s (Low Pass Filter 18dB/oct Staggered) A 3-pole (-18db/oct) dynamic LPF, but with a shallower

frequency curve.

Initial

Level

Attack

Decay1

Time

Decay2

Time

Release

Time

Resonance

LPF18 LPF18s

Voices & Multis

LPF12 (Lo

w Pass Filter12dB/oct)

A 2-pole (-12db/oct) dynamic LPF, designed to be used in combination with an HPF (High Pass Filter).

Resonance

Band Pass Filter

This only passes a band of signals around the Cutoff frequency. The width of this band can be varied. The MOTIF-RACK features four Band Pass ﬁlter types as follows.

BPF12D (Band P

Level

Cutoff range Range passed Cutoff range

ass Filter 12dB/oct Digital)

Basics Section

LPF6 (Low Pass Filter 6dB/oct) A 1-pole (-6db/oct) dynamic LPF with no resonance,

designed to be used in combination with an HPF (High Pass Filter).

High Pass Filter

This only passes signals above the Cutoff frequency. You can then use the Resonance parameter to add further character to the sound. The MOTIF-RACK features two High Pass ﬁlter types as follows.

HPF24D (High Pass Filter 24dB/oct Digital) A 4-pole (-24db/oct) dynamic HPF with a strong

Resonance.

Resonance

–12db/oct

Frequency

BPF12s (Band Pass Filter 12dB/oct Staggered) Basically same as BPF12D, but with a shallower frequency

curve.

BPF6 (Band Pass Filter 6dB/oct)

Level

Cutoff range Range passed

–6db/oct

Cutoff range

Frequency

BPFw (Band Pass Filter Wide) Also the combination of a –12dB/oct HPF and LPF, but

allows a wider frequency band.

Level

Cutoff range Range passed

Cutoff range

Cutoff Frequency

HPF12 (High Pass Filter 12dB/oct) A 2-pole (-12db/oct) dynamic HPF.

Resonance

Voices & Multis

width can be

increased

Frequency

These frequencies are “passed” by the ﬁlter.

Band Elimination Filter

This attenuates a band of signals around the Cutoff frequency, but passes everything else. The MOTIF-RACK features two Band Elimination Filter types as follows.

BEF12 (Band Elimination Filter 12dB/oct) BEF6 (Band Elimination Filter 6dB/oct)

Dual BEF A combination of two sets of -6dB/oct BEF in series.

Level

Range passed

Cutoff range

Center frequency

Range passed

Frequency

Other ﬁlter types

MOTIF-RACK also has the ﬁlters made combining two ﬁlters. If “thru” is selected, the ﬁlters are bypassed.

Dual LPF A combination of two sets of -12dB/oct LPF in parallel.

Level

Distance

The cutoff frequency can be set directly on the display.

Frequency

Distance

The cutoff frequency can be set directly on the display.

Frequency

LPF12 (Low Pass Filter 12dB/oct) + HPF12 (High Pass Filter) A combination of a LPF and HPF.

Level

Distance

The cutoff frequency can be set directly on the display.

Frequency

LPF12 (Low Pass Filter 12dB/oct) + BPF6 (Band Pass Filter) A combination of a LPF and BPF.

Level

Basics Section

Dual HPF A combination of two sets of -12dB/oct HPF in parallel.

Level

Distance

The cutoff frequency can be set directly on the display.

Frequency

Dual BPF A combination of two sets of -6dB/oct BPF in parallel.

Level

Distance

The cutoff frequency can be set directly on the display.

Frequency

HPF12 (High Pass Filter 12dB/oct) + BPF6 (Band Pass Filter) A combination of a HPF and BPF.

Level

Frequency

thru The ﬁlters are bypassed and the entire signal is unaffected.

n Filter parameters are also available in Part editing in

Multi mode.

Voices & Multis

Multi Structure

A Multi consists of up to 16 Parts, each of which can play a Normal Voice or Drum Voice Part. By assigning different Voices and MIDI channels to each part, and by using a sequencer or computer for song data playback, you can have a complete ensemble of 16 independent instrument sounds. You can also play Multis from the external keyboard. This allows you to set up layers of different Voices, or special key splits in which your right and left hands can play separate Voices.

One Multi (Up to 16 parts and Plug-in Part 1, 2)

Plug-in Part 2 (PLG2)

Plug-in Part 1 (PLG1)

Part 16

Basics Section

Plug-in part (PLG 1, PLG 2)

PLG 1 Part and PLG 2 Part are the parts to which the Plug-in board voices are assigned when a Single part Plug-in Board is installed. For details, refer to page 21.

n For details on assigning a Voice to a Part, see page 44.

Voice

Part 1

Voice

Plug-in Board V

● Plug-in Voices and Board Voices

The Voices built into and used directly from the Plug-in Board are referred to as “Board Voices,” while the Plug-in Board Voices that are processed with the parameters (Plug-in voice parameters) of the MOTIF-RACK are referred to as “Plug-in Voices.” If the Plug-in Board has been correctly installed, the Voice data appropriate for the installed board is set up automatically as preset Plugin Voices and you can select the Plug-in bank as well as the built-in Voice bank. You can also edit the Plug-in Board Voices and store them as Plug-in User Voices.

oices

Part Edit Parameter

Different Voice for each part

Common Edit parameters

Plug-in V oice

Board V oice

To select a desired Plug-in Voice in the Voice mode, ﬁrst select the appropriate bank, PLG1 or PLG2. These banks contain the preset Plug-in Voices, Plug-in User Voices, and Board Voices. When you select the Board Voices, the Plug-in voice parameters are reset. For details on selecting Board Voices, see page 35.

In the Multi mode, you can select the Board Voice bank as well as preset Plug-in Voice banks.

n The Board voices can be edited by a computer connected to the MOTIF-RACK, using special editing software included with the

Plug-in board. The edited voices can be saved in MOTIF-RACK’s internal memory with the Plug-in Save function (page 56).

Voices & Multis

Plug-in voice parameters

Basic Operations

In this section, you’ll learn about the structure of the modes of the MOTIF-RACK, its panel display indications and its fundamental operations.

Modes

[VOICE] button

VOICE Mode

MULTI Mode

Other modes

[MULTI] button

[EFFECT] button

[EDIT] button

Mode Selecting a mode Display Indications (P.32)

Play Play a Voice [VOICE] (A) Edit Edit a Voice [VOICE]→[EDIT] (B) Effect Edit Edit the Voice Effect settings [VOICE]→[EFFECT] (G) Arpeggio Edit Edit the Arpeggio settings [VOICE]→[SHIFT]+[ARPEGGIO] (H)

Play Play a Multi [MULTI] (C)

Multi Library Use the Multi Library [SHIFT]+[MULTI] (D) Mixing Edit Edit a Multi (simple mixing) [MULTI](→[MULTI]) (E) Edit Edit a Multi (detailed mixing) [MULTI]→[EDIT] (F) Effect Edit Edit the Multi Effect settings [MULTI]→[EFFECT] (G) Arpeggio Edit Edit the Arpeggio settings [MULTI]→[SHIFT]+[ARPEGGIO] (H)

Utility Global settings for the entire system [UTILITY] (I)

Effect Bypass Set the Effect Bypass [SHIFT]+[EFFECT] (J)

[UTILITY] button

[ARPEGGIO] button

Basics Section

n Parameters are divided into two basic groups: (1) functions that are related to each Voice and Multi, and (2) functions that affect

all Voices and Multis. The former are set in the Edit mode and latter in the Utility mode.

n The parameter settings in the Voice/ Multi mode can be saved to User memory with the store function (page 57).

Utility/Effect Bypass mode settings will be saved when exiting from the mode. (Never attempt to turn off the power while an “Executing...” or “Please keep power on” message is shown.) If you turn off the power without exiting from Utility/Effect Bypass mode, your custom settings will be lost.

Basic Operations

Mode selection and Display indications

Basics Section

(A) V oice Play

1 2

[EDIT]

[EXIT]

(B) V oice Edit

Common Edit ([SHIFT]+[COMMON]) Drum Key Edit ([SHIFT]+PART[EEEE][FFFF])

1 7 8 &

4 )

Element Edit ([1/5/9/13]-[4/8/12/16])

1 7 8 &

4 )

(D) Multi Library

(E) Mixing Edit

1 7! 8 &

)

[MULTI]

[SHIFT]+[LIBRARY]

[EXIT]

[EDIT]

[EXIT]

[EDIT]

(F) Multi Edit

Common Edit ([SHIFT]+[COMMON])

1 7 8 &

4 )

Part Edit ([1/5/9/13]-[4/8/12/16])

1 7 8

4 )

Basic Operations

(G) Effect Edit

Effect Connect

4 )

1 Mode

2 Voice: NORMAL/DRUM 3 Bank/Number

4 Category/Name

[EFFECT]

[EXIT]

[SHIFT]

[ARP EDIT]

[EXIT]

[UTILITY]

[EXIT]

Effect Edit

4 ^

(H) Arpeggio Edit

4 )

(I) Utility

1 8

)

[EFFECT]

9 &

[SHIFT] + [ARP EDIT][EFFECT]

5 Functions assigned to the ASSIGN A/B/1/2 6 Library bank: Perf/Multi (selected via BANK

[EEEE][FFFF] buttons)

7 Edit type: COMMON/ELEM1-4/KEY/PART01-16 8 Edit-display name

(selected via PAGE [EEEE][FFFF] buttons)

9 Effect name being edited

(selected via PAGE [EEEE][FFFF] buttons)

) Parameter name

Basics Section

(selected via cursor [ ][ ] buttons)

! Settings (changing values using the data dial)

@ Parameter list

(scroll using the cursor [ ][ ] buttons)

# Library list (scroll using the cursor [ ][ ] buttons) $ Insertion Effect % System Effect ^ Effect type & Edit indicator (Indicates the current Voice/Multi

has been modiﬁed but not yet stored. In the

Compare condition, the indicator is shown; page

38.)

* Settings of each Element/Part parameter (select the

other Element/Part using [1/5/9/13] to [4/8/12/16] buttons)

[SHIFT]

[BYPASS]

[EXIT]

(J) Effect Bypass

)

Basic Operations

Quick Guide

Demo playback

The MOTIF-RACK features a variety of demo songs, showcasing its dynamic sound and sophisticated functions. Here’s how to play them back.

n Make sure the MOTIF-RACK is ready for playback. Details are given in the section “Setting Up” on page 14.

Quick Guide

1 Press the [DEMO] button while holding [SHIFT] button. DEMO screen is shown in the display.

2 Select the song with the cursor [ ][ ] buttons.

3 Simultaneously hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [ENTER] button to start playback of the DEMO

song.

1, 4

Demonstration songs

1, 3

4 To stop playback, press the [EXIT] button. Press it again to exit from the Demo mode.

Demo playback

Playing the voices

Here, you’ll learn how to select and play Voices (instrument sounds) from the PRESET1-5, GM, USER 1-2 and PLG 1-2 memory groups (Banks).

n Details about Voices are given on page 24. For information on the Voice List, see the separate Data List.

n Up to 256 Normal Voices and 32 Drum Voices can be stored to User memory (page 57). The Voice settings can be changed in the

Voice Edit mode (page 37).

Let’s play some Voices. The example below assumes that you have connected an external MIDI keyboard to the MOTIF-RACK.

Selecting a voice

Enter the Voice Play mode.

Press the [VOICE] button to enter the Voice Play mode. The [VOICE] button LED will light in green, indicating that the Voice Play Mode (Normal voice) is selected. When you select a Drum voice, simultaneously hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [DRUM] button. The LED will light in orange, indicating that the Voice Play Mode (Drum voice) is selected.

Normal V oice

Drum V oice

Select a Voice Bank.

Select a Voice Bank with the BANK [

Program number

Bank name

][

] buttons.

There are eight different memory sections for the Normal Voices (page 24): PRE 1-5, GM and USR 1-2. For the Drum Voices, you can select from three different memory sections: PRE, GM and USER. If the Plug-in Board(s) are installed, PLG1 and PLG2 bank can be selected.

n You can also select a Board Voice Bank simultaneously

holding the [SHIFT] button and using the BANK [EEEE][FFFF] buttons. The Bank Select MSB/LSB of the Board voice is shown in the display. For details about the Bank Select MSB/LSB, refer to the Owner’s manual that came with your Plug-in Board.

Quick Guide

Select a program number with the

data dial.

n You can also select numbers with the cursor [ ][ ]

buttons.

Play the connected keyboard.

The selected Voice is played according as the received MIDI message.

n There is an Audition function (page 36) that lets you

listen to and audition each Voice as you select it.

Playing the voices

Using the Category Search function

The MOTIF-RACK features a powerful Category search function that gives you quick access to the sounds you want, irrespective of their bank locations. Simply search a voice category, such as A. PIANO or SYN LEAD, and you can browse through all related voices one by one.

The LED will light, indicating that the Category search function is on.

Quick Guide

Turn the Category Search function on by pressing the [CATEGORY]

button.

jump around to other Categories — a great aid when playing live. Select the desired voice in the Voice list, and press the [MUTE/SEL] button to checkmark the box next to the voice name. (You can un-checkmark it by pressing the [MUTE/SEL] button again.) Go on to other Categories and continue registering your favorites.

After you’ve checkmarked all the voice you want, simultaneously hold the [SHIFT] button and press the [FAVORITES] button to store them to the Favorites Category. All the voices you’ve checkmarked – and only those voices – will be shown in the list. To exit from the Favorites Category, simply press the [CATEGORY] button. Press the [EXIT] button to return the Voice Play mode.

When you exit from the Favorite Category function, the parameter you changed in the display is automatically stored. However, this edited data is lost if you turn off the power without properly exiting from the display.

Category names

Voice List

n To exit from the Category function, press the

[CATEGORY] button again, or press the [EXIT] button.

Select a Category with the BANK

[E][F] buttons.

Select a voice with the cursor [ ][ ]

buttons.

Favorite Categor

Use this convenient function to store all your favorite, often-used voices in a single, easy-to-access location — and call them up by simultaneously holding the [SHIFT] button and pressing the [FAVORITES] button. Select any voice you want, from any desired category, and enter each to the Favorites Category. In this way, you can go directly to all the voices you use the most, without having to

udition function

You can hear Audition phrase played with the selected voice by pressing the [AUDITION] button while holding the [SHIFT] button.

Editing an Audition Phrase

The phrase type and pitch can be changed in the Voice Edit mode. There is two parameters concerning with the audition phrase in the “General” display in the Voice Common Edit.

• A.PhraseNo. (Audition phrase number)

Selects the type of the Audition phrase.

• A.PhraseSft (Audition phrase shift)

Determines the pitch settings of the Audition phrase in semitones.

n Audition Phrase data can be transmitted via MIDI

OUT (page 66, Ref. #71), and the transmit channel can also be set (page 66, Ref. #72).

Playing the voices

Voice Editing

The following procedure shows you the fundamentals in creating and editing Voices. All Voice creation and editing is carried out in the Voice Edit Mode. Each Normal Voice consists of up to four Elements. To edit the common parameters (common to all Elements), enter the Common Edit Mode. To edit parameters of individual Elements, enter the Element Edit Mode.

n When you select a Drum Voice, enter the Key Edit Mode

and edit parameters of individual Keys of the Drum Voice.

Of course, this is just one example; you are free to set any parameters in any way you like. Details about each parameter are given in the Reference section of this manual (page 59).

n All parameter settings are stored along with the Voice

itself.

Set the Common Parameters.

Simultaneously hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [COMMON] button to call up the Common Edit screen.

Indicates that the Common Edit Mode is selected.

The Common Edit Mode contains the following displays.

n The following displays are examples of a Normal voice. If

you select a Drum voice or Plug-in voice, the displays will be different.

• General

For setting general parameters in Common Edit, such as the Voice Name.

In the Voice Play Mode, select the

Voice you wish to edit.

Enter the Voice Play mode by pressing the [VOICE] button. Select the Voice Number of the Voice you wish to edit (page 35).

n When you’re creating a Voice by editing an existing one,

it helps to select a Voice with a sound that’s relatively similar to the one you intend to create. In this way, you can avoid having to make large changes and many parameter edits — allowing you to create a Voice quickly and easily. If you are creating a Voice from scratch, use the convenient Initialize function (in the Utility Job mode) to initialize a Voice in the internal user memory. For details, see page 55.

Enter the Voice Edit Mode.

To enter the Voice Edit mode, press the [EDIT] button while in the Voice Play mode. The LED will light, indicating that the Voice Edit Mode is selected.

• Output

For setting the Voice output parameters such as the output level (volume) and pan position.

• EG/FLT (Envelope Generator/Filter)

For setting the time variance of how the pitch, ﬁlter, or level changes. You can also change some ﬁlter parameters here.

• CtrlSet (Controller Set)

For determining how the MOTIF-RACK performs when the MIDI control change data is received.

• LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator)

For setting the LFO parameters. The LFO uses a low frequency waveform to vary the pitch/ﬁlter/ amplitude characteristics, and can be used to create vibrato, wah, tremolo and other effects.

n For more information about the LFO, see page 27.

To change the display page, use the PAGE [EEEE][FFFF] buttons. Select the desired parameter with the cursor[ ][ ] buttons and change the settings by using the data dial.

Quick Guide

Parameter name

Display name

Settings

Playing the voices

ompare Function

When you’re editing a Voice or Multi, this feature lets you quickly and easily hear the effect of the edits you make — allowing you to switch between the original, unedited Voice/Multi and the newly edited settings.

1 While in the Edit mode, simultaneously hold

down the [SHIFT] button and press the [COMPARE] button.

The EDIT LED will ﬂash and the settings prior to editing are temporarily called up for comparing. (The indicator is shown at the top right of the display in place of the indicator.)

2 Simultaneously hold down the [SHIFT] button

and press the [COMPARE] button to disable the Compare function and restore your recently edited settings.

n The Compare function is also available in the Multi

Edit mode.

When editing a Drum Voice, simultaneously hold down the [SHIFT] button and use the PART [EEEE][FFFF] buttons to select the desired key.

Selected key

n You can also select the desired key by using a connected

keyboard (via incoming Note On data). Simultaneously hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the appropriate key on the keyboard.

Quick Guide

Select the desired Element with the corresponding Part/Element buttons [1/5/9/13]-[4/8/12/16] (Normal Voice only). For example, press [1/5/9/13] button to select Element 1.

n When the [MUTE/SEL] button’s status is set to

Set the Element Parameters.

“MUTE” (the LED lights), selecting elements is not available.

Selected Element

Switching Elements (or Keys) On/Off (Mute)

Each time you press the [MUTE/SEL] button, the on/off status of the LED changes. When the respective LEDs light, the corresponding Part/ Element buttons ([1/5/9/13] - [4/8/12/16]) are set to the MUTE function. When the LED is turned off, they have the SELECT function.

When the [MUTE/SEL] button’s lamp is lit, you can mute any Element by pressing the corresponding Part/Element button [1/5/9/13] to [4/8/12/16]. For example, you could mute all Elements other than that which you are editing. In this way, you can hear how the edited settings affect just that Element. You can check which Element is muted by checking the lamps of the Part/Element buttons. The LEDs of the muted Element buttons are turned off and the active Element buttons light.

When the [MUTE/SEL] button lamp is off, you can select the desired Element for editing by pressing the corresponding Part/Element button ([1/5/9/13] - [4/ 8/12/16]). If you select the muted Element, the LED of the button ﬂashes.

n You can also switch the on/off status of each Part

in the Multi mode.

Playing the voices

The Element (Key) Edit Mode contains the following displays.

n If you select a Drum voice or Plug-in voice, the display

will be different.

n For details about the following parameters, refer to the

Basics Section (page 26) and the Reference Section (page

59)

• OSC (Oscillator)

For setting the various parameters controlling the waveforms on which the Voice is based. You can select the Wave used for the Element, the volume and note range of each Element and so on.

n When you select a Drum Voice, you can output each

key independently via the ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT jacks by using the OutputSel parameter (No. 96, on page 67).

• Pitch, PEG (Pitch Envelope Generator)

For setting the basic pitch parameters for each Element. Also, by setting the PEG, you can control how the pitch changes over time.

To change the display page, use the PAGE [

][

buttons. Select the desired parameter with the cursor [][] buttons and change the settings by using the data dial.

Display name

Parameter name

Set the Effect Parameters.

Element 1 Element 3

Element 2 Element 4

Settings

]

• Filter, FEG (Filter Envelope Generator)

For changing the tonal characteristics of each Element, by adjusting overtones included in the waveform of the Element. You can also set the FEG for time variance of how the ﬁlter works— in other words, dynamically change the tone and timbre of the sound over time.

• AMP (Amplitude), AEG

(Amplitude Envelope Generator)

For setting the volume of each Element after the OSC (Oscillator), PITCH and FILTER parameters have been applied, as well as the ﬁnal overall volume of the signal sent to the outputs. Also, by setting the AEG, you can control how the volume changes over time.

• Native (Native Part Parameters:

Plug-in Voice only)

For editing the Native Part Parameters. Refer to the Owner’s manual of the Plug-in Board.

• LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator)

For setting the LFO parameters for the Normal Voices.

For an application example showing how to use the effect, see page 41.

Storing edited Voice.

Up to 256 new/edited Normal Voices and 32 new/ edited Drum Voices can be stored to internal user memory.

Voice

Store

Normal Voice

USER1 (USR1)

1-128

Normal Voice

USER2 (USR2)

1-128

Drum Voice

USER DRUM

1-32

For details about storing Voices, see page 57.

When storing a Voice, any existing data at the storage location will be lost. You should always back up your important data to computer.

Quick Guide

• EQ (Part Equalizer)

For adjusting the tonal qualities of each Element.

Playing the voices

ontrol Sets

The MOTIF-RACK has no physical controller of its own. However, you can use the controllers (keys, wheels, sliders, switches, etc.) on an connected instrument to affect the sound of the MOTIF-RACK. For example, the Modulation wheel could be assigned to control ﬁlter resonance, while aftertouch could be used to apply vibrato. This provides enormous ﬂexibility in controlling parameters and setting up the controllers to suit the kind of sound being played. These controller assignments are known as Control Sets. As the following illustration shows, you can assign up to six different Control Sets per Voice.

2 Set the “Set1Dest” parameter to “ELM-Pan

(Element Pan).”

n For details on the available Dest parameter

settings, refer to the Control List in the separate Data List booklet.

3 Set the depth of control by changing the

“Set1Depth” parameter setting.

n If you are editing a Normal Voice, set the on/off

status of the Control Set for each Element with the “Set1ElmSw” parameter.

Repeat Steps 1 and 3 above to assign the remaining Control Sets 2 through 6.

Quick Guide

Control set 6

Control set 5

Control set 4

Control set 3

Control set 2

Control set 1

Source Controller (PB, MW, etc.)

Destination Control Parameters

Depth Depth of control

Element

Element 2Element 3Element

on/off

Within each Control Set, the controller is known as the Source and the parameter controlled by the Source is known as the Destination (Dest).

● Controlling a Voice

The Voice Common Edit parameters includes a Control Set (CtrlSet) display for setting the Control set parameters.

Source Dest. Depth

Set 1 MW ELM-Pan +15

Set 2 PB FLT-Rez +10

::::

● Controlling the Common parameters for the

MOTIF-RACK

There are two controllers available for controlling parameters common to all Voices and Multis: ASA (Assignable A) and ASB (Assignable B). The relevant Control Set parameters can be set from the Controller Assign (CtrlAsn) display in the Utility mode.

You can select the Destination of the ASA/ASB controllers with the “ASA Dest” and “ASB Dest” parameters.

● Assigning Control Change number

Each controller has a pre-assigned Control Change number. When the MOTIF-RACK receives Control Change messages, the corresponding parameter (as determined in the Control Set) is changed, and the degree of change is determined by the set depth. These assignments can be set in the following display (mode).

For example, in the instructions below, we’ll control panning with an external Modulation wheel.

1 Set the “Set1Source” parameter in the CtrlSet

display to “MW (Modulation wheel)”.

n The following Source parameters are available:

AS1/AS2 (Assignable 1/2), PB (Pitch Bend wheel), MW (Modulation wheel), AT (Aftertouch), FC1/ FC2 (Foot controller 1/2), FS (Foot switch), BC (Breath controller)

Playing the voices

•To control a Voice: “Voice” display (Utility)

•To control a Multi: “CtrlAsn” display (Multi Common Edit)

•To control the common parameter for the MOTIF-RACK: “CtrlAsn” display (Utility)

n The Control Change number assignment made to

one Voice affects all Voices. For Multis, each Multi can have its own independent Control Change number assignment.

Using Voice Effects

In the ﬁnal stages of programming, you can set the effects parameters to further change the sound’s character. In the Voice Mode, you can set up and store the effects with each Voice.

n For details of the effect structure, see page 22.

Here we’ll show an example of editing effect settings in the Voice Edit Mode.

Select the Voice you wish to edit

(page 35).

Enter the Effect Edit Mode.

Set the Insertion Effect Parameters.

The following parameters are used to edit the Insertion Effect. Select the desired parameter with the cursor [ ][ ] buttons and change the setting by using the data dial.

• EL1InsEFOut - EL4InsEFOut (Insertion Effect Out)

Determines which effect (1 or 2) is used to process each individual element. The “thru” setting lets you bypass the Insertion effects for the speciﬁc element/key.

n When editing the Drum voice, ﬁrst select the key

with the “Ins EFOutKey” parameter, then determine which effect (1 or 2) is used for the selected key.

n You can also select the desired key by simultaneously

holding down the [SHIFT] button and pressing the appropriate key on the connected keyboard.

Press the [EFFECT] button to enter the Effect Edit mode. The LED lights and the following display is shown.

Normal V oice

Drum V oice

Plug-in V oice

n If this display is not shown, press the [EFFECT] button

again.

• Ins1Ctgry, Ins2Ctgry (Insertion 1/2 Category)

Determine the effect type category for Insertion 1 and 2.

• Ins1Type, Ins2Type (Insertion

Determine the effect type for Insertion 1 and 2.

• InsEFCnct (Insertion Effect Connect Type)

Determines the effect routing for Insertion 1 and 2 (page 23).

1/2

Type)

Set the System Effect (Reverb,

Chorus) Parameters.

Set the System Effect (Reverb, Chorus) Parameters from the same display as in step 3 above.

Quick Guide

Playing the voices

The following parameters are used to edit the System Effect. Select the desired parameter with the cursor [][] buttons and change the setting by using the data dial.

n For information on the Effect Parameters, refer to the

separate Data List.

• ReverbType (Reverb Type) RevSend (Reverb Send) ReverbRtn (Reverb Return) ReverbPan (Reverb Pan)

Determines the Reverb Effect settings, such as type, send level, return level, panning.

• ChoCtgry (Chorus Category) ChoType (Chorus Type) ChoSend (Chorus Send) ChoRtn (Chorus Return) ChoPan (Chorus Pan)

Determines the Chorus Effect settings, such as type, send level, return level, panning.

Storing edited Voice.

If you wish to save the new settings, store the settings with the other Voice parameters as a single Voice before you leave the selected Voice. For details about storing Voices, see page 57.

If you call up another Voice or another mode without saving, the edited settings may be lost.

Quick Guide

• ChoToRev (Chorus to Reverb)

Press the [EFFECT] button again to call up the following display.

Use the PAGE [ type that you want to edit. Select the desired parameter with the cursor [ ][ ] buttons and change the setting by using the data dial.

n For information on the Effect Parameters, refer to the

n If “thru” is selected for the effect type, none of the effect

Determines the send level from Chorus to Reverb.

Edit the detailed Effect parameters.

Effect Type (Ins1, Ins2, Rev, Cho)

][

] buttons to select the Effect

separate Data List.

parameters can be edited.

Playing the voices

Using the Multi Mode

The Multi Mode lets you set up the MOTIF-RACK as a multitimbral tone generator for use with computer-based music software or external sequencers. If each track in a song ﬁle uses a different MIDI channel, you independently assign each of the Parts in a Multi to those MIDI channels. In this way, you can play back the song data on a sequencer with each track playing a different Voice.

Playing in the Multi mode

In the Multi Play mode, you can select and play any of the Multis.

n For more details about Multis, see page 30.

n Up to 128 Multis can be stored in the USER (internal)

memory. These Multi settings are available in the Mixing Edit mode (page 44) and the Multi Edit mode (page 45).

Enter the Multi Play mode.

Press the [MULTI] button. The LED lights, indicating that the Multi Play mode is selected. The following display appears.

Select a Multi number using the

data dial.

n You can also select numbers with the cursor [ ][ ]

buttons.

n Up to 128 Multis can be stored to User (internal)

memory. Internal memory contains the factory default Multis.

n The category Search function (page 36) can also be used

to select a Multi in the same way as in the Voice play mode. Multi Categories can be edited in the Multi Edit mode (page 45).

Play the selected Multi.

When a Note On message is received, the corresponding part is played. For example, when you play a connected external keyboard, the part whose Receive Channel is same as the keyboard’s Transmit Channel is played. If the MIDI receive channel parameter is the same for any Parts, those Parts will play in unison.

Quick Guide

Multi Play Mode

External keyboard External sequencer

Tone Generator

Multi

Part

12345 678 16

Voic e

Playing a Multi

Song playback

Using the Multi Mode

Simple Mixer functions (Mixing Edit Mode)

The Mixing Edit mode lets you easily edit some basic parameters with a graphic mixer-like layout that allows you to check each part’s setting. This mode is useful for changing parameters for each part even while song data is being played back from a connected sequencer. Simple mixing functions and basic parameters are provided in the mode, such as selecting Voices, changing effect settings and so on. If you want to edit a Multi in greater detail, see the Multi Edit mode (page 45).

Press the [MULTI] button in the Multi Play mode. The [MULTI] button LED changed from green to red, indicating that the Mixing Edit mode is selected.

Quick Guide

Enter the Mixing Edit mode.

Select the desired display.

Select the desired display by using the PAGE [

][

buttons, then edit the parameters in each display. The Mixing Edit mode has three edit displays: Voice, Output, and Effect.

•Voice

From this display you can select a Voice for each Part. Select a Voice Bank with the “BankMSB/ BankLSB” parameter and select the desired Voice with the “VoiceNo.” parameter.

n By selecting the BankMSB/BankLSB parameter with the

cursor [ ][ ] buttons and using the data dial, you can call up the Voice Banks listed below.

Normal Voice Drum Voice Plug-in Voice

Pr1-5: Preset Banks

GM: GM Bank GD: GM Drum Bank

Us1-2: User Voice Banks

*For details about Plug-in Board Voices, refer to page 30.

PD: Preset Drum Bank

UD: User Drum Bank

Pp (Pp1-3): Plug-in Preset Bank(s)

Pu1-3: Plug-in User Banks

PB: Plug-in Board Voice Bank*

]

Select the desired Part.

Select the desired Part with the Part/Element buttons ([1/5/9/13] – [4/8/12/16]).

Repeatedly pressing one of the buttons alternates among the Part numbers. For example, pressing the [1/ 5/9/13] button repeatedly calls up Parts 1, 5, 9 and 13 in order. You can also step through the Parts in order by simultaneously holding down the [SHIFT] button and

][

using the PART [

] buttons.

•Output

From this display you can set the Pan and Volume for each Part.

Select “Pan” or “Volume” with the cursor [ ][ ] buttons and use the data dial to change the settings.

• Effect

From this display you can adjust the Reverb/Chorus effect for each Part. You can also select the Parts to which the Insertion Effect is applied.

For an application example showing how to use effects, see page 47.

Using the Multi Mode

Save the settings.

Detailed Mixing function

You can save up to 128 Multis to internal memory. For details about storing Multis, see page 57.

n Press the [MULTI] button to return to the Multi Play

mode.

n Press the [EDIT] button to enter the Multi Edit mode.

Playing

Plug-in Board Voices

in the Multi mode

When playing a Plug-in Voice or Board Voice, be sure to make the following appropriate settings.

• Assign the desired Board Voice or Plug-in Voice

to the Plug-in Part. In the Voice display of the Mixing Edit mode or Multi Part Edit mode, select the appropriate bank and desired Voice number (pages 44, 46). For example, when you play a Plug-in board Voice installed to PLG1, select PRE1 (preset Plug-in voice bank 1) or Pp1 (Board voice bank 1) in the Bank parameter.

n In the Mixing Edit/ Multi Part Edit mode, you can

select Parts in succession by simultaneously holding the [SHIFT] button and using the PART [EEEE][FFFF] buttons. The Plug-in Parts can be selected following Part 16.

• Set the Receive Channel of the Plug-in Part to the

same channel as the Transmit Channel of the track of the connected device (such as a sequencer) from which the data is to be played. This setting can be changed from the ReceiveCh parameter (Ref. # 32, page 64) in the Voice display of the Multi Part Edit mode. The default settings are 1 for PLG1 part, and 2 for PLG2.

n You can assign the Plug-in Part to any of the

available ports with the PortNo. parameter in the PLG1Sys/PLG2Sys display of the Utility mode (page 21).

(Multi Edit Mode)

The Multi Edit mode has a detailed mixing function that lets you change the Multi parameter settings in the same way as the Voice Edit mode. There are two types of Multi Edit displays: those for Common Edit, and those for editing individual parts (Part Edit). Use Common Edit to edit the settings common to all Parts and Part Edit to edit the settings for individual Parts.

Indicates a Common Edit (all Parts) display.

Indicates a display for editing Part parameters.

n Common Edit operations cannot be performed on the

Multi-part Plug-in Parts 17 - 32.

n You can hear the difference between the newly edited

Multi and the same Multi prior to editing (Compare) (page 38).

n The particular part(s) can be switched on/off

temporarily (Mute) (page 38).

Enter the Multi Edit mode.

Press the [EDIT] button in the Multi Play mode or the Mixing Edit mode. The LED lights, indicating that the Multi Edit mode is selected.

Set the Common parameters.

Quick Guide

Simultaneously hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [COMMON] button to call up the Common Edit display.

Using the Multi Mode

The Common Edit mode contains the following displays, which can be selected by using the PAGE

[

•General

•MEQ (Master Equalizer)

• CtrlAsn (Control Assign)

Select the parameter you wish to edit using the cursor [][] buttons and change the settings by using the data dial.

Quick Guide

][

] buttons.

For setting general parameters in Common Edit, such as the Multi Name.

For setting the Master Equalizer parameters for the Multi (page 22). To select the frequency bands you

wish to edit, use the PAGE [

][

] buttons.

For determining how the MOTIF-RACK handles control change data.

The Part Edit mode contains the following displays

][

that can be selected with the PAGE [

] buttons.

•Voice

For setting the Voice parameters to assigned to each Part.

n You can also use the Category Search function (page

36) to select the desired Voice for assigning to each Part.

•Output

For setting the output parameters of the Voice assigned to each Part such as the output level (volume) and pan position.

n You can output each part independently via the

ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT jacks by using the OutSel parameter (No. 96, on page 67).

•Tone

For setting the tonal parameter settings of the Voices assigned to each Part. In this display, you can edit the parameters related to pitch, ﬁlter, and the envelope generator.

Set the Part parameters.

Select the desired using the Part/Element buttons ([1/ 5/9/13] - [4/8/12/16]). The Part Edit display of the selected Part appears.

n When the [MUTE/SEL] button’s status is set to

“MUTE” (the LED lights), selecting parts is not available (page 38).

n You can select Parts in succession by simultaneously

holding the [SHIFT] button and using the PART

[

][FFFF] buttons. When a plug-in board is installed, the

Plug-in part can be selected following Part 16.

n When the [MUTE/SEL] button is lit, the Part/Element

buttons ([1/5/9/13] - [4/8/12/16]) have the Mute function for the corresponding Part.

•EQ (Equalizer)

For setting the Part Equalizer parameters (three frequency bands).

• RcvSw (Receive Switch)

For setting whether each Part receives Control Change and Program Change messages or not.

Select the parameter you wish to edit using the cursor [][] buttons and change the settings by using the data dial.

Set the Effect Parameters.

For an application example showing how to use effects, see page 49.

Storing edited Multis.

You can save up to 128 Multis to internal memory. For details about storing Multis, see page 57.

n Please note that the Multi-Part plug-in part (17-32)

settings cannot be stored.

Using the Multi Mode

When you perform this, the settings for the destination data will be overwritten. You should always back up important data to computer (page 56).

Multi Library

There are 124 preset multis in the Multi Library divided into two banks. In one bank, Parts of the Multis have the same Receive channel and can be played by layered voices from a connected keyboard. In the other bank, each Part has been set for optimum use as a multi-part, ensemble performance. When you want to create a new Multi, just select a Multi from the Multi Library and customize it as needed.

n For information on the Multi Library, refer to the

separate Data List.

Here we’ll show how to use the Multi Library.

Enter the Multi Library.

Simultaneously hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [LIBRARY] button to enter the Multi Library.

• Multi bank

Multis in this bank are designed for use with an external sequencer in playing back song data. The Parts of the Multi in this bank are assigned to different MIDI Receive Channels.

n For details about MIDI Channel, refer to page 77.

Select the desired Multi with the

cursor [ ][ ] buttons.

n If a Note On message is received from a connected

keyboard or sequencer, you can hear the selected Multi.

Copy the selected Multi to the edit

buffer.

Simultaneously hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [ENTER] button. A conﬁrmation message appears, prompting you to execute the copy operation or cancel it.

Select the desired Multi with the BANK [E][F] buttons in the

Multi Library.

The Perf (Performance) bank and Multi bank are available.

• Perf (Performance) bank

The Multis in this bank are convenient for playing layered voices with a connected keyboard, since all Parts of the Multi (up to four) are assigned the same receive channel.

n MIDI Receive Channel is set with the “BasicRcvCh”

parameter (Ref. #152) in the Utility mode.

n The Receive Channels for Parts 5 to 16 are set to off

automatically. If you want to use Parts 5 - 16, make sure to set appropriate receive channel with the “RcvCh” parameter (Ref. #32) in the Multi Part Edit mode.

n When you play the Performance with the connected

keyboard, the volume is controlled in two ways. Reception of MIDI Main Volume messages (Control #7, page 78) sets the volume of all Parts to the same value, and reception of MIDI Expression messages (Control #11, page 78) independently adjusts the volume of each Part while maintaining the overall Part balance.

Quick Guide

Simultaneously hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [ENTER] button again to execute the operation. (A “Completed” message appears when ﬁnished.)

Using the Multi Mode

Change the settings as desired.

You can change the selected Multi settings in the Multi Edit Mode (press the [EDIT] button to enter the Multi Edit Mode), Effect Edit Mode (press the [EFFECT] button), and Arpeggio Edit Mode (simultaneously hold the [SHIFT] button and press the [ARP EDIT] button).

For example, in the instructions below, you can change the voice assigned to Part 1 to another voice – for example, from Power Grand to Jazz Grand.

1 Press the [EDIT] button to enter the Multi Edit

Mode.

2 Enter the Part Edit Mode and select the desired

(Power Grand) Part by using the Part/Element buttons ([1/5/9/13]-[4/8/12/16]).

][

3 Use the PAGE [

“Voice” display and select the “Number” parameter with the cursor [ ][ ] buttons.

] buttons to select the

Quick Guide

4 Press the [CATEGORY] button to set the Category

5 Select the desired voice (Jazz Grand) by using the

For details about storing Multis, see page 57.

Search function to on (page 36). The Category Search function is convenient when you want to change the voice to another one in the same category (e.g., A.PIANO, GUITAR, ORGAN, etc.).

cursor [ ][ ] buttons.

Store the Multi in User memory.

Using the Multi Mode

Using Multi Effects

In the ﬁnal stages of programming and creating sounds, you can use effects to further enhance and change the character of the sound — such as by applying a deep, ambient reverb, or by using chorus to make certain sounds richer and more animated.

When you edit Multi Effect parameters, keep in mind that there are two different types: 1 Parameters common to all Parts, which include:

• System effect settings edited in the Effect Edit mode ( )

• Master Equalizer settings edited in the Multi Common Edit mode ( )

2 Parameters speciﬁc to individual Parts, which include:

• Part Equalizer settings edited in the Multi Part Edit mode ( )

• On/off status of Insertion effects and Send Level settings for System effects edited in the Mixing Edit mode ( )

Effect setting ﬂow in the Multi mode

Tone Generator block

Part 1 Part 2

Part 16 Plug-in

Part

(Multi-part plug-in board)

Parts 17-32

Part EQ

The insertion effect is applied to up to four parts.

Insertion

Effects

Rev Send Cho Send

Dry Level

System Effects

ReverbType

ChoToRev

ChoCtgry ChoType

ReverbRtn/ReverbPan ChoRtn/ChoPan

n The Part Equalizer is not applied to the Parts of Plug-in Board.

n The Insertion effects and System effect are not applied to the Parts of the Multi-part Plug-in board.

MEQ

Quick Guide

Output

Using the Multi Mode

Here we’ll show an example of editing effect settings in the Multi Mode.

Set the Reverb/Chorus Effect Level

for each Part (page 49, ).

The effects applied to each Part are set in the Mixing Edit Mode.

Use the PAGE [

Quick Guide

screen and select the “InsEF” parameter using the cursor [ ][ ] buttons.

Select a Multi you wish to edit in the

Multi mode (page 43).

Press the [MULTI] button to enter

the Mixing Edit mode (page 44).

Select the desired Part(s) (up to four) to which the Insertion Effects

are to be applied (page 49, ).

][

] buttons to select the “Effect”

Effect screen

There are three parameters: RevSend (Reverb Send), ChoSend (Chorus Send), and DryLevel.

Select the desired parameter using the cursor [ ][ ] buttons and select the Part you wish to edit by using the Part/Element buttons ([1/5/9/13]-[4/8/12/16]). Then use the data dial to set the Effect Send Level for each Part. For example, in the instructions below, we’ll increase the depth of the Reverb effect for Part 7.

1. Select “RevSend” with the cursor [ ][ ] buttons.

2. Use the [3/7/11/15] button to select Part 7.

3. Turn the data dial clockwise to increase the Reverb

Send Level.

n The Reverb/Chorus Effect is not applied to any Part for

which RevSend or ChoSend is set to 0.

Use the Part/Element buttons ([1/5/9/13]-[4/8/12/ 16]) to select the desired Part for the Insertion Effects and checkmark the box using the data dial.

n The parameter settings of each Insertion Effect is

determined in the Voice Effect Edit of the assigned Voice.

Enter the Effect Edit mode by

pressing the [EFFECT] button.

The [EFFECT] button LED lights and the following display is shown.

In this display, the System Effect settings can be edited.

n If this display is not shown, press the [EFFECT] button

again.

Using the Multi Mode

Set the System Effect parameters

(Reverb, Chorus) (page 49, ).

Set the Equalizer parameters (page

49, and ).

The following parameters are used to edit the System Effect. First select the Reverb/Chorus type, then set the return level and panning.

n For information on the Reverb/Chorus types, refer to the

separate Data List.

• ReverbType (Reverb Type) ReverbRtn (Reverb Return) ReverbPan (Reverb Pan)

For setting the Reverb Effect Parameters.

• ChoCtgry (Chorus Category) ChoType (Chorus Type) ChoRtn (Chorus Return) ChoPan (Chorus Pan)

For setting the Chorus Effect Parameters.

• ChoToRev (Chorus to Reverb)

For adjusting the Send Level from the Chorus Effect to Reverb Effect.

Select the desired parameter for editing by using the cursor [ ][ ] buttons and change the settings with the data dial.

The MOTIF-RACK has two types of equalization: independent three-band equalizers for each Part and a ﬁve-band equalizer that is applied to all Parts. These are edited in the Multi Edit mode (page 45).

n For details about the equalizers, see page 22.

First, set the Part Equalizer settings in the EQ display in the Multi Part Edit (page 46).

Then, set the Master Equalizer settings in the MEQ display in the Multi Common Edit (page 45).

n For details about each parameter, refer to the reference

section.

Store the edited Multi.

Quick Guide

Set the detailed effect parameters

as necessary.

Press the [EFFECT] button to call up the Effect Edit display. You can edit detailed parameters from this display.

Effect Type (Rev, Cho)

The PAGE [ between effect types. Select the desired parameter for editing by using the cursor [ ][ ] buttons and change the settings with the data dial.

n For information on the Effect Parameters, refer to the

separate Data List.

n If “thru” or “off” is selected for the effect type, none of

the effect parameters can be edited.

][

] buttons can be used to switch

If you wish to save the new settings, store the settings with the other Multi parameters as a single Multi before you leave the selected Multi. For details about storing Multis, see page 57.

n If you call up another Multi or another mode without

saving, the edited settings may be lost.

Using the Multi Mode

Using the Arpeggio function

What is the Arpeggio function?

This function automatically triggers preset arpeggio phrases, riffs, and rhythmic patterns according to the notes you play. It is particularly useful in playing dance, pop, and techno music styles. You can assign the desired Arpeggio Types to each Voice/Multi, and adjust the tempo. You can also set the Arpeggio playback method, Velocity range and Play Effects to create your own original grooves. What’s more, Arpeggio playback can be transmitted through the MIDI Out, letting you record the Arpeggio data to a sequencer.

n To transmit the Arpeggio through the MIDI Out, use the

Quick Guide

Arpeggio structure

The following illustration shows the Arpeggio structure.

following parameters.

•To transmit Voice Arpeggio: ArpOutSw (set in the Utility mode)

•To transmit Multi Arpeggio: OutputSw (set in the Arpeggio Edit mode)

Arpeggio on/off during Song playback

When a song data is played back with the external sequencer, Arpeggio On/Off can be set individually for each part of a Song. This inserts Arpeggios in the playback part of song sequence data.

Four playback categories of Arpeggio

Arpeggio types are divided into the four following categories.

Sq: Sequence

Creates conventional arpeggio phrases — mainly octave up/down.

Ph: Phrase

Creates phrases that are more musical and rhythmically varied than Sequence. Starting with “Techno,” there are phrases for a wide variety of musical genres, and for creating backing tracks for guitar, piano and other instruments.

In the Voice mode

Voice

Arpeggio data

Preset 1 (128)

Arpeggio

Preset 2 (128)

Arpeggio

Different Arpeggio types can

assigned to each Voice/Multi.

In the Multi mode

Multi

Dr: Drum pattern

Creates drum pattern phrases. Any note produces the same drum pattern. This type is ideal for use with drum and percussion sounds.

Ct: Control

Creates dynamic tonal changes and volume changes by using control change data. No note data is created – the tonal variations affect the played notes.

Using the Arpeggio function

Arpeggio playback

Select a Voice/Multi (pages 35, 43).

Turn the Arpeggio on by pressing

the [ARPEGGIO] button.

The LED lights, indicating that Arpeggio is set to on.

n If Arpeggio is switched on and ready for use, the

[ARPEGGIO] button LED will light when you select the Voice or Multi.

n The on/off status of the [ARPEGGIO] button can be

stored as part of each Voice or Multi setup (page 57).

Change the Arpeggio settings

A variety of Arpeggio types are provided with the MOTIF-RACK. You can change the tempo of the Arpeggio as desired. The Arpeggio function is available in both the Voice and Multi modes. The explanation below applies to the Multi mode.

Call up the ARP (Arpeggio) screen.

In the Voice/Multi mode, simultaneously hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [ARP EDIT] button.

Play back the arpeggio.

Hold down a key or keys on the connected keyboard (or use note data from a sequencer) to play back the Arpeggio. The Arpeggio plays back according to the note number, Arpeggio type, tempo, note limit settings, and so on.

n In the Voice Mode, the Arpeggio is played back via the

selected voice.

n In the Multi Mode, the Arpeggio is played back via the

voice assigned to the selected part when the “ArpSwitch” parameter (page 54) of the selected part is set to on.

n When you play back arpeggios that include control

change data, the Voice may be changed and the edit indicator may appear in the top right of the display.

Select an Arpeggio Bank.

Move the cursor to the “Bank” parameter (use the cursor [ ][ ] buttons) and select the bank with the data dial. There are two Arpeggio banks: pre1 (preset

1) and pre2 (preset 2).

Quick Guide

Using the Arpeggio function

Move the cursor to the “Type” parameter (use the cursor [ ][ ] buttons) and select the Arpeggio type with the data dial.

Move the cursor to the “Tempo” parameter (use the cursor [ ][ ] buttons) and set the Arpeggio tempo with the data dial.

Quick Guide

Select an Arpeggio Type.

Set the Tempo for Arpeggio

playback.

Set the Arpeggio part switch

(Multi only).

You can set Arpeggio playback on or off for each part. This parameter can be set in the Multi Part Edit mode. Enter the Multi Part Edit mode (page 46) and select the “ArpSw” parameter in the “Voice” screen. Use the data dial to turn the desired part on.

Store the Arpeggio settings.

The Arpeggio settings can be stored with each Voice/ Multi. For details about storing Voices/Multis, see page

57.

Make other settings for the

Arpeggio as desired.

Use the cursor [ ][ ] buttons to move to the desired parameter (Note limit, Velocity limit, and so on) and set it. For details about each parameter, refer to the Reference section.

Using the Arpeggio function

Using the Jobs

There are six data-related operations (Jobs) in the Utility mode; Initialize, Copy, Bulk Dump, Plug-in Save, Plug-in Load and Factory Set. For example, you can initialize Voices/Multis to their original settings (including those currently being edited) or copy Elements/Parts.

Performing a Job

1 In each mode, select the Voice/Multi you wish to

perform the Job on.

2 Press the [UTILITY] button to enter the Utility

mode.

3 Use the PAGE [

“JobSel” display (the last page), then select the desired Job with the cursor [

4 Simultaneously hold down the [SHIFT] button and

press the [ENTER] button. The selected Job will be displayed.

5 If “Initialize”, “Copy”, “Bulk Dump” or “Plug-in

Save” is selected, change the settings with the cursor [

][

] buttons and the data dial.

6 Simultaneously hold down the [SHIFT] button and

press the [ENTER] button.

7 At the prompt, simultaneously hold down [SHIFT]

and press enter again to execute the Job, or press the [EXIT] button to cancel.

A “Completed” Message appears when the Job has been completed.

For Jobs that take longer to process, an “Executing…” message appears during processing. 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.

8 Press the [EXIT] button to return to the Utility

Mode. To exit back to the previous mode, press the [EXIT] button again.

][

] buttons to select the

][

] buttons.

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

This is useful for setting up a “blank slate” when you want to build a completely new Voice/Multi from scratch. Keep in mind that this does not return the Voice/Multi to its original state prior to editing.

Select the target data (you wish to initialize) with the cursor [ ][ ] buttons and turn the data dial to checkmark the box next to the data.

Parameter type to be initialized

Parameter Type to be initialized

Voice Mode

All User Voice: All Voices in the user memory Current 1 Voice (All)

Common: Common data for currently

EL 1-4: (Normal Voice) Element data

EL C0-C6: (Drum Voice) Key data for

Multi Mode

All User Multi: All Multis in the user memory

Current 1 Multi (All)

Common: Common data for currently

P1-16: Part data for currently selected

PLG1-2: Plug-in Part data for currently

n You can also use the Part/Element buttons ([1/5/9/13]-

[4/8/12/16]) to select the Part or Element.

: Whole currently selected Voice

selected Voice

for currently selected Voice

currently selected Voice

: Whole currently selected Multi

selected Multi

Multi

selected Multi

Quick Guide

When “All User Voice” or “All User Multi” is checkmarked, executing the initialize operation results in loss of all user Voice/Multi data. Be careful not to initialize any important data.

Using the Jobs

Using the Copy function

From this display you can copy the Element/Key/Part parameter settings from any Voice/Multi to Voice/ Multi you are editing. In the Multi mode, you can also copy the effect settings.

n If you wish to copy an entire Voice/Multi, use the Store

function (page 57).

Move the cursor to select the parameter (the source Voice/Multi, the data type of source, and destination) and change the settings by using the data dial.

Voice Mode

Source Voice Data type (Source)

Data type (Destination)

Data type to be copied

Saving Board voices (Plug-in Save)

This lets you save the Board voices edited on computer – called Board Custom voices – to MOTIF-RACK’s internal memory. Because the Plug-in boards do not have user memory and the edited voice data will be lost when turning the power off, the edited Board Custom voice data should be saved with this operation.

n For details about Board voices, refer to page 30.

Select the destination (to which you wish to save the settings) with the cursor [ ][ ] buttons and turn the dial to checkmark the box next to the data. PLG1 and/ or PLG2 can be selected.

Type of the previously saved data.

Quick Guide

Voice Mode

Common Elem1-4 (Normal Voice) Key C0-C6 (Drum Voice)

Multi Mode

Part01-16, PartP1, PartP2 Arp Effect

n If you choose to copy Common parameters from the

Saving Data to an External Device (Bulk Dump)

You can backup your custom MOTIF-RACK settings by using the Bulk Dump function to transmit the data to your computer or some other external MIDI device. Select the target data (the data to be transmitted) with the cursor [ ][ ] buttons and turn the dial to checkmark the box next to the data.

Plug-in Load

This lets you load the Plug-in Board parameter settings saved with the Plug-in Save operation to the installed board. The saved data type is shown in the display.

n This operation is available only when the saved data type

matches that of the installed board. If the two do not match, the data type is shown in parentheses.

source, this display will change to “Common.”

Factory Set (Restore Factory Defaults)

This lets you restore the synthesizer’s default Internal Voices (User Memory) and Multis, as well as its System and other settings. Once you edit any settings, the corresponding factory defaults will be overwritten and lost. Use the Factory Set job to restore the factory default settings.

Data Type to be transmitted

All Bulk Dump: All User Voices, All User

Multis, and System data

Current 1 Voice (Multi): All currently selected Voices

(Multi)

n In order to properly use Bulk Dump, the appropriate

MIDI Device Number (Ref. #154) must be set.

Using the Jobs

When you restore the factory default settings, all the current settings for the all the 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.

Saving the Settings (Store)

You can store (save) your original parameter settings to User memory, as shown below.

When you perform this, the settings for the destination data will be overwritten. Important data should always be backed up to computer or some other storage device (page 56).

When changing the Voice/Multi name, refer to page 58.

Enter the Store mode.

Once you’ve edited a Voice or Multi, simultaneously hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [STORE] button. The Store display appears.

Normal V oice

Destination Bank

Destination Voice Number

Execute the Store operation.

Simultaneously hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [ENTER] button. At the prompt, simultaneously hold down [SHIFT] and press enter again to execute the Job, or press the [EXIT] button to cancel.

A “Completed” Message appears when the data has been stored, and operation returns to the original display.

n You can press the [EXIT] button to cancel the Store

operation and return to the original screen.

Never attempt to turn off the power while data is being stored (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.

Quick Guide

Select the destination Bank with the BANK [E][F] buttons

(Normal V oice only).

Select the destination Voice/Multi

number by using the data dial.

Edit Indicator

If you alter any parameters, the indicator will appear in the top right of the display. This indicates that the current Voice/Multi has been modiﬁed but not yet stored.

When you select another program number or another mode, the indicator will disappear and all edited data will be lost. You should always save your edited data with the Store function.

Edit indicator

Saving the Settings (Store)

oice/Multi Name settings

(Entering Characters)

In the General display of the Voice/Multi Common Edit mode is a Name parameter that allows you to assign names to your data. In this section you’ll see how to enter characters in the Name display (Voice/ Multi Edit mode).

1 Select the “Name” parameter in the Voice/Multi

Common Edit mode (pages 37, 45).

Using MOTIF6/MOTIF7/MOTIF8 voices on the MOTIF-RACK

You can transfer data from the MOTIF6/MOTIF7/ MOTIF8 to the MOTIF-RACK via MIDI. The following data can be transmitted.

• User Voices

• User Performances

• Song Mixing Templates

MOTIF6/MOTIF7/MOTIF8

PAN

CHORUS

REVERB

TEMPO

ATTACK RELEASECUTOFF

RESONANCE

KNOB

REMOTE

ASSIGN A ASSIGN B ASSIGN 1 ASSIGN 2

CONTROL

FUNCTION

ON/OFF

KN 1 KN 2 KN 3 KN 4 MEQ LOW

MASTER

VOLUME 1 VOLUME 2 VOLUME 3 VOLUME 4

VOLUME

CS 1 CS 2 CS 3 CS 4

OCTAVE

DOWN

ZONE 1 ZONE 2 ZONE 3 ZONE 4

MODE

VOICE PERFORM MASTER

MEQ HI MIDMEQLOWMID MEQ HIGH

ARPEGGIO

EFFECT BYPASS

SYSTEM

ON/OFF

INSERTION

SEQUENCER

SONG

PATTERN FILE

SEQ

TRANSPORT

INTEGRATED SAMPLING

UTILITY

MIXING

SONG SCENE

SF 1SF 2SF 3SF 4SF 5

LOCATE

REC

EDIT

STORE

JOB

F1 F2 F3 F4 F6F5

SCENE STORE

COMPARE

SET LOCATE

MUSIC

SYNTHESIZER

PRODUCTION

Sequencer

Sampling

Integrated

Real-timeExternalControl

Surface

Modular

Synthesis

Plug-in

System

SLOT 1 SLOT 2 SLOT 3

Reference

This section clearly and concisely explains the function of every parameter. Find the desired parameter in the Function Tree below and check that function in the Function List.

n For details about the operations, refer to Basic Operations (page 31) and the Quick Guide section (page 34)

Function Tree

The Reference Numbers let you easily and quickly cross-reference the corresponding parameters in the Function List (page 63).

VOICE MODE

Display name Parameter name Ref. # Page

Select with the Select with the PAGE [E][F] buttons

Select with the Select with the cursor [ ][ ] buttons

■ Voice Play Mode

(BANK) - 35

(Program No.) - 35

(Category search) - 36

■ Voice Edit Mode (Normal)

Common

General Category 1 63

Output Volume 33 64

EG/FLT AEG Attack 131 68

CtrlSet Set1-6ElmSw 97 67

LFO Wave 134 68

Name 2 63

Mono/Poly 3 63

KeyAsgnMode 4 63

M.TuningNo. 5 63

MEQ Low 6 63

MEQ LowMid 6 63

MEQ HighMid 6 63

MEQ High 6 63

PortaSwitch 7 63

PortaTime 8 63

PortaMode 9 63

PortaT.Mode 10 63

PB Upper 11 63

PB Lower 11 63

A.PhraseNo. 12 63

A.PhraseSft 13 63

AssignA 14 63

AssignB 14 63

Assign1 14 63

Assign2 14 63

Pan 34 64

RevSend 36 64

ChoSend 37 64

AEG Decay 131 68

AEG Sustain 132 68

AEG Release 131 68

FEG Attack 129 68

FEG Decay 129 68

FEG Release 129 68

FEG Depth 128 68

Cutoff 133 68

Resonance 133 68

Set1-6Source 98 67

Set1-6Dest 99 67

Set1-6Depth 100 67

Speed 135 68

TempoSync 136 68

TempoSpeed 137 68

KeyReset 138 68

Phase 139 68

Delay 141 69

FadeIn 142 69

Hold 143 69

FadeOut 144 69

Dest1-3ElmSw 145 69

Dest1-3Dest 146 69

Dest1-3Depth 147 69

Display name Parameter name Ref. # Page

Select with the Select with the PAGE [E][F] buttons

ARP

(select with the [SHIFT]+[ARP EDIT] buttons)

EFFECT CONNECT

(select with the [EFFECT] button)

EFFECT

(select with the [EFFECT] button)

Element

OSC ElmSw 19 64

Pitch Coarse 44 65

PEG HoldTm 52 65

Select with the Select with the cursor [ ][ ] buttons

Bank 59 65

Type 60 65

Tempo 61 65

Switch 62 65

Hold 63 65

KeyMode 64 65

VelMode 65 65

NoteLimit 66 65

VelLimit 67 65

UnitMltPly 68 66

VelocityRt 69 66

GateTimeRt 70 66

EL1-4InsEFOut 163 69

Ins1Ctgry 165 70

Ins1Type 165 70

InsEFCnct 164 70

Ins2Ctgry 166 70

Ins2Type 166 70

ReverbSend 168 70

ChoCtgry 173 70

ChoType 173 70

ChoSend 168 70

ChoRtn 169 70

ChoToRev 171 70

ChoPan 170 70

ReverbType 167 70

ReverbRtn 169 70

ReverbPan 170 70

(effect parameters) 174 70

WvNo. 20 64

WvCtgr 20 64

KOnDly 21 64

InsEF 163 69

NtLmtL 22 64

NtLmtH 22 64

VlLmtL 23 64

VlLmtH 23 64

CrsFd 24 64

Fine 45 65

Random 46 65

VelSns 51 65

FlwSns 55 65

CntrKy 56 65

AtkTm 52 65

Dcy1Tm 52 65

Dcy2Tm 52 65

RelTm 52 65

HoldLv 53 65

AtkLv 53 65

Dcy1Lv 53 65

Dcy2Lv 53 65

RelLv 53 65

Depth 54 65

TmVel 47 65

Segmnt 48 65

Display name Parameter name Ref. # Page

Select with the Select with the PAGE [E][F] buttons

Filter Type 74 66

FEG HoldTm 87 66

AMP Level 111 67

AEG AtkTm 119 68

Select with the Select with the cursor [ ][ ] buttons

LvlVel 49 65

CrvVel 50 65

FlwSns 57 65

CntrKy 58 65

Gain 75 66

Cutoff 76 66

Reso 77 66

(Width) 78 66

Dstnce 79 66

CtofVl 85 66

ResoVl 86 66

FlwSns 90 66

BP1 94 67

BP2 94 67

BP3 94 67

BP4 94 67

Ofst1 95 67

Ofst2 95 67

Ofst3 95 67

Ofst4 95 67

HPCtof 80 66

HP Flw 81 66

AtkTm 87 66

Dcy1Tm 87 66

Dcy2Tm 87 66

RelTm 87 66

HoldLv 88 66

AtkLv 88 66

Dcy1Lv 88 66

Dcy2Lv 88 66

RelLv 88 66

Depth 89 66

TmVel 82 66

Segmnt 83 66

LvlVel 84 66

CrvVel 91 66

FlwSns 92 66

CntrKy 93 67

Pan 34 64

AltPan 112 67

RdmPan 113 67

SclPan 114 67

FlwSns 121 68

BP1 124 68

BP2 124 68

BP3 124 68

BP4 124 68

Ofst1 125 68

Ofst2 125 68

Ofst3 125 68

Ofst4 125 68

Dcy1Tm 119 68

Dcy2Tm 119 68

RelTm 119 68

InitLv 120 68

Reference

Function Tree

Reference

Display name Parameter name Ref. # Page

Select with the Select with the PAGE [E][F] buttons

LFO Wave 134 68

EQ Type 178 70

Select with the Select with the cursor [ ][ ] buttons

Dcy1Lv 120 68

Dcy2Lv 120 68

TmVel 115 67

Segmnt 116 67

LvlVel 117 68

CrvVel 118 68

FlwSns 122 68

CntrKy 123 68

Speed 135 68

KOnSyn 140 68

KOnDly 141 69

PMod 148 69

FMod 149 69

AMod 150 69

Freq1 179 70

Gain1 179 70

Q 184 70

Freq2 181 70

Gain2 181 70

■ Voice Edit Mode (Drum)

Common

General Category 1 63

Output Volume 33 64

EG/FLT AEG Attack 131 68

CtrlSet Set1-6Source 98 67

ARP

(select with the [SHIFT]+[ARP EDIT] buttons)

EFFECT CONNECT

(select with the [EFFECT] button)

EFFECT

(select with the [EFFECT] button)

Name 2 63

MEQ Low 6 63

MEQ LowMid 6 63

MEQ HighMid 6 63

MEQ High 6 63

PB Upper 11 63

PB Lower 11 63

A.PhraseNo. 12 63

A.PhraseSft 13 63

AssignA 14 63

AssignB 14 63

Assign1 14 63

Assign2 14 63

Pan 34 64

RevSend 36 64

ChoSend 37 64

InsRevSend 38 64

InsChoSend 39 64

AEG Decay 131 68

Cutoff 133 68

Resonance 133 68

Set1-6Dest 99 67

Set1-6Depth 100 67

Bank 59 65

Type 60 65

Tempo 61 65

Switch 62 65

Hold 63 65

KeyMode 64 65

VelMode 65 65

NoteLimit 66 65

VelLimit 67 65

UnitMltPly 68 66

VelocityRt 69 66

GateTimeRt 70 66

Key 162 69

InsEFOut 163 69

Ins1Ctgry 165 70

Ins1Type 165 70

InsEFCnct 164 70

Ins2Ctgry 166 70

Ins2Type 166 70

ReverbSend 168 70

ChoCtgry 173 70

ChoType 173 70

ChoSend 168 70

ChoRtn 169 70

ChoToRev 171 70

ChoPan 170 70

ReverbType 167 70

ReverbRtn 169 70

ReverbPan 170 70

(effect parameters) 174 70

Display name Parameter name Ref. # Page

Select with the Select with the PAGE [E][F] buttons

Select with the Select with the cursor [ ][ ] buttons

Key

OSC WaveType 25 64

Pitch CoarseTune 44 65

Filter Cutoff 76 66

AMP Level 111 67

EQ Type 178 70

ElementSw 19 64

Bank 26 64

Number 20 64

WaveCtgry 20 64

InsEFOut 163 69

RevSend 36 64

ChoSend 37 64

OutputSel 96 67

KeyAsgnMode 4 63

RcvNoteOff 27 64

AltnateGrp 28 64

FineTune 45 65

PitchVelSns 51 65

Resonance 77 66

CutofVelSns 85 66

HPF Cutoff 80 66

Pan 34 64

AltnatePan 112 67

RamdomPan 113 67

AttackTime 119 68

Decay1Time 119 68

Decay1Lvl 120 68

Decay2Time 119 68

LvVelSns 117 68

L.Freq 179 70

L.Gain 179 70

H.Freq 181 70

H.Gain 181 70

Freq 182 70

Gain 183 70

Q 184 70

■ Voice Edit Mode (Plug-in)

Common

General Category 1 63

Output Volume 33 64

EG/FLT AEG Attack 131 68

CtrlSet Set1-2Source 98 67

Name 2 63

Mono/Poly 3 63

KeyAsgnMode 4 63

MEQ Low 6 63

MEQ LowMid 6 63

MEQ HighMid 6 63

MEQ High 6 63

PortaSwitch 7 63

Porta Time 8 63

PB Range 11 63

A.PhraseNo. 12 63

A.PhraseSft 13 63

AssignA 14 63

AssignB 14 63

Assign1 14 63

Assign2 14 63

Pan 34 64

RevSend 36 64

ChoSend 37 64

AEG Decay 131 68

AEG Release 131 68

Cutoff 133 68

Resonance 133 68

Set1-2Dest 99 67

Set1-2Depth 100 67

MW Filter 101 67

MW PMod 102 67

MW FMod 103 67

MW AMod 104 67

AT Pitch 105 67

AT Filter 101 67

AT PMod 102 67

AT FMod 103 67

AT AMod 104 67

AC Source 106 67

AC Filter 101 67

AC PMod 102 67

AC FMod 103 67

AC AMod 104 67

Display name Parameter name Ref. # Page

Select with the Select with the PAGE [E][F] buttons

ARP

(select with the [SHIFT]+[ARP EDIT] buttons)

EFFECT CONNECT

(select with the [EFFECT] button)

EFFECT

(select with the [EFFECT] button)

Select with the Select with the cursor [ ][ ] buttons

Bank 59 65

Type 60 65

Tempo 61 65

Switch 62 65

Hold 63 65

KeyMode 64 65

VelMode 65 65

NoteLimit 66 65

VelLimit 67 65

UnitMltPly 68 66

VelocityRt 69 66

GateTimeRt 70 66

Ins1Ctgry 165 70

Ins1Type 165 70

InsEFCnct 164 70

Ins2Ctgry 166 70

Ins2Type 166 70

ReverbSend 168 70

ChoCtgry 173 70

ChoType 173 70

ChoSend 168 70

ChoRtn 169 70

ChoToRev 171 70

ChoPan 170 70

ReverbType 167 70

ReverbRtn 169 70

ReverbPan 170 70

(Effect parameters) 174 70

Element

OSC Bank 26 64

PEG AttackTime 52 65

Filter HPF Cuttoff 80 66 Native (native parameters) 126 68 LFO Speed 135 68

EQ LowFreq 179 70

Number 20 64

VelSensDpt 29 64

VelSensOfs 30 64

NoteShift 31 64

ReleaseTime 52 65

InitLvl 53 65

ReleaseLvl 53 65

KeyOnDelay 141 69

PMod 148 69

LowGain 179 70

HighFreq 181 70

HighGain 181 70

Function Tree

MULTI MODE

Display name Parameter name Ref. # Page

Select with the Select

with the PAGE

[E][F] buttons

■ Multi Play Mode

■ Multi Library

■ Mixing Edit Mode

Voice VoiceNo. - 44

Output Pan 34 64

Effect RevSend 36 64

■ Multi Edit Mode

Common

General Category 1 63

MEQ LowShape 40 64

CtrlAsn BC 73 66

ARP

(select with the [SHIFT]+[ARP EDIT] buttons)

EFFECT CONNECT

(select with the [EFFECT] button)

EFFECT

(select with the [EFFECT] button)

Select with the Select with the cursor [ ][ ] buttons

(Multi No.) - 43

(Category search) - 36

(Bank) - 47

(ProgramNo.) - 47

BankMSB/BankLSB - 44

Volume 33 64

ChoSend 37 64

DryLvl 41 64

InsEF 172 70

Name 2 63

MEQ Low 6 63

MEQ LowMid 6 63

MEQ HighMid 6 63

MEQ High 6 63

AssignA 14 63

AssignB 14 63

Assign1 14 63

Assign2 14 63

LowFreq 40 64

LowGain 40 64

LowQ 40 64

LowMidFreq 40 64

LowMidGain 40 64

LowMidQ 40 64

MidFreq 40 64

MidGain 40 64

MidQ 40 64

HighMidFreq 40 64

HighMidGain 40 64

HighMidQ 40 64

HighShape 40 64

HighFreq 40 64

HighGain 40 64

HighQ 40 64

AS1 73 66

AS2 73 66

FC1 73 66

FC2 73 66

Bank 59 65

Type 60 65

Tempo 61 65

Switch 62 65

Hold 63 65

KeyMode 64 65

VelMode 67 65

NoteLimit 66 65

VelLimit 67 65

UnitMltPly 68 66

VelocityRt 69 66

GateTimeRt 70 66

OutputSw 71 66

TransmitCh 72 66

VoiceEF1-4Part 172 70

ChoCtgry 173 70

ChoType 173 70

ChoRtn 169 70

ChoPan 170 70

ChoToRev 171 70

ReverbType 167 70

ReverbRtn 169 70

ReverbPan 170 70

(effect parameters) 174 70

Display name Parameter name Ref. # Page

Select with the Select

with the PAGE

[E][F] buttons

Select with the Select with the cursor [ ][ ] buttons

Part

Voice Bank 26 64

Output Volume 33 64

Tone NTShft 31 64

EQ L.Freq 179 70

RcvSw BnkSel 155 69

Number 20 64

Mode 3 63

ArpSw 62 65

RcvCh 32 64

NtLmtL 22 64

NtLmtH 22 64

VlLmtL 23 64

VlLmtH 23 64

PrtSw 7 63

PrtTm 8 63

PrtMd 9 63

PB Up 11 63

PB Low 11 63

VelDpt 29 64

VelOfs 30 64

Pan 34 64

ELPan 35 64

RevSnd 36 64

ChoSnd 37 64

DryLvl 41 64

OutSel 96 67

Detune 127 68

Cutoff 133 68

Reso 133 68

FEGDpt 128 68

FEGAtk 129 68

FEGDcy 129 68

FEGSus 130 68

FEGRel 129 68

AEGAtk 131 68

AEGDcy 131 68

AEGSus 132 68

AEGRel 131 68

L.Gain 179 70

M.Freq 180 70

M.Gain 180 70

M.Q 184 70

H.Freq 181 70

H.Gain 181 70

Pgm 156 69

CC 157 69

PB 151 69

MW 151 69

ChAT 151 69

BC 151 69

AS1 151 69

AS2 151 69

FC1 151 69

FC2 151 69

Volume 151 69

Pan 151 69

Sus 151 69

FS 151 69

Other Modes

Display name Parameter name Ref. # Page

Select with the Select

with the PAGE

[E][F] buttons

■ Effect Bypass Mode

EF Bypass Insertion 15 63

■ Utility Mode

General Volume 33 64

Output L&R Gain 42 65

MEQ

(Displayed only when entering from Voice mode.)

Voice

(Displayed only when entering from Voice mode.)

CtrlAsn ArpSwitch 107 67

MIDI BasicRcvCh 152 69

PLG1Sys

(Displayed only when a Plugin Board is installed to PLG1.)

PLG2Sys

(Displayed only when a Plugin Board is installed to PLG2.)

JobSel Initialize - 55

Select with the Select with the cursor [ ][ ] buttons

Reverb 15 63

Chorus 15 63

NoteShift 31 64

Tune 185 70

PowerOnMode 16 63

CtrlReset 17 63

LCD Cntrst 18 64

Asn1/2Gain 43 65

Asn3/4Gain 43 65

LowShape 40 64

LowFreq 40 64

LowGain 40 64

LowQ 40 64

LowMidFreq 40 64

LowMidGain 40 64

LowMidQ 40 64

MidFreq 40 64

MidGain 40 64

MidQ 40 64

HighMidFreq 40 64

HighMidGain 40 64

HighMidQ 40 64

HighShape 40 64

HighFreq 40 64

HighGain 40 64

HighQ 40 64

ArpOutSw 71 66

ArpTransCh 72 66

AS1 Assign 73 66

AS2 Assign 73 66

BC Assign 73 66

FC1 Assign 73 66

FC2 Assign 73 66

ArpHold 107 67

ASA Asgn 108 67

ASA Dest 109 67

ASB Asgn 108 67

ASB Dest 109 67

FS Asgn 110 67

TransmitCh 153 69

DeviceNo. 154 69

BankSelSw 155 69

PgmChangeSw 156 69

CC Mode 157 69

RcvBulkSw 158 69

MIDI Sync 159 69

MIDI IN/OUT 160 69

ThruPort 161 69

PolyExpand 175 70

DeviceNo. 154 69

PortNo. 176 70

(native parameters) 126 68

PolyExpand 175 70

DeviceNo. 154 69

PortNo. 176 70

RcvGM/XG 177 70

(native parameters) 126 68

Copy - 56

BulkDump - 56

Plug-in Save - 56

Plug-in Load - 56

Factory Set - 56

Reference

Function Tree

Parameter/Display List

Using this list

This list lets you easily and quickly ﬁnd the display name containing the parameter you wish to edit. The mode names are abbreviated as follows.

VC: Voice Common edit MC: Multi Common edit ME: Mixing edit VE: Voice Element/Key edit MP: Multi Part edit U: Utility

Reference

Parameter name Display name (mode)

A A.PhraseNo. General (VC)

A.PhraseSft General (VC)

AC Source CtrlSet (VC)

AEG Attack/Decay/Release EG/FLT (VC), Tone (MP)

AEG Sustain EG/FLT (VC), Tone (MP)

AltnateGrp OSC (VE)

AltnatePan AMP (VE)

AMod (CtrlSet) CtrlSet (VC)

AMod (LFO) LFO (VE)

ArpHold CtrlAsn (U)

ArpOutSw Voice (U)

ArpSw Voice (MP)

ArpSwitch (CtrlAsn) CtrlAsn (U)

ArpTransCh Voice (U)

ASA/ASB Asgn CtrlAsn (U)

ASA/ASB Dest CtrlAsn (U)

Asn1-4Gain Output (U)

AssignA/B/1/2 General (VC/MC)

AT Pitch CtrlSet (VC)

B Bank OSC (VE), Voice (MP)

Bank (ARP) ARP (VC/MC)

BankSelSw MIDI (U)

BasicRcvCh MIDI (U)

BC/AS1/AS2/FC1/FC2 Voice (U)

BnkSel RcvSw (MC)

BP (AMP) AMP (VE)

BP (Filter) Filter (VE)

C Category General (VC/MC)

CC Mode MIDI (U)

ChoCtgry Effect (VC/MC)

ChoSend OSC (VE), Output (VC/MP),

ChoToRev Effect (VC/MC)

ChoType Effect (VC/MC)

CntrKy (AEG) AEG (VE)

CntrKy (FEG) FEG (VE)

CntrKy (PEG) PEG (VE)

CntrKy (Pitch) Pitch (VE)

CoarseTune Pitch (VE)

CrsFd OSC (VE)

CrvVel (AEG) AEG (VE)

CrvVel (FEG) FEG (VE)

CrvVel (PEG) PEG (VE)

CtrlReset General (U)

Cutoff Filter (VE)

Cutoff (offset) EG/FLT (VC), Tone (MP)

CutofVelSns Filter (VE)

D Depth (CtrlSet) CtrlSet (VC)

Depth (FEG) FEG (VE)

Depth (LFO) LFO (VC)

Depth (PEG) PEG (VE)

Dest (CtrlSet) CtrlSet (VC)

Dest (LFO) LFO (VC)

Detune Tone (MP)

DeviceNo. MIDI (U), PLG1Sys (U),

DryLvl Output (MP), Effect (ME)

Dstnce Filter (VE)

E EF Bypass EfBypass

ElementSw OSC (VE)

ElmSw (CtrlSet) CtrlSet (VC)

ElmSw (LFO) LFO (VC)

ELPan Output (MP)

F FadeIn LFO (VC)

FadeOut LFO (VC)

FEG Attack/Decay/Release EG/FLT (VC), Tone (MP)

FEG Sustain Tone (MP)

FEGDepth EF/FLT (VC), Tone (MP)

FineTune Pitch (VE)

FlwSns (AEG) AEG (VE)

Effect (ME)

PLG2Sys (U)

Parameter name Display name (mode)

F FlwSns (AMP) AMP (VE)

FlwSns (FEG) FEG (VE)

FlwSns (PEG) PEG (VE)

FlwSns (Filter) Filter (VE)

FlwSns (Pitch) Pitch (VE)

FMod (CtrlSet) CtrlSet (VC)

FMod (LFO) LFO (VE)

Freq (MEQ) MEQ (MC/U)

Freq (Type=P.EQ) EQ (VE)

FS Asgn CtrlAsn (U)

G Gain (Filter) Filter (VE)

Gain (MEQ) MEQ (MC/U)

Gain (Type=P.EQ) EQ (VE)

GateTimeRt ARP (VC/MC)

H H.Freq/Gain EQ (VE/MP)

Hold (ARP) ARP (VC/MC)

Hold (LFO) LFO (VC)

HPF Cutoff Filter (VE)

HP Flw Filter (VE)

I Ins1Ctgry/Type Effect (VC)

Ins2Ctgry/Type Effect (VC)

InsChoSend Output (VC)

InsEF Effect (ME)

InsEFCnct Effect (VC)

InsEFOut Effect (VC), OSC (VE)

InsRevSend Output (VC)

K Key Effect (VC)

KeyAsgnMode General (VC), OSC (VE)

KeyMode ARP (VC/MC)

KeyOnDelay OSC (VE)

KeyOnDelay (LFO) LFO (VC/VE)

KeyReset LFO (VC)

KOnSyn LFO (VE)

L L&R Gain Output (U)

L.Freq/Gain EQ (VE/MP)

LCD Cntrst General (U)

LEVEL (AEG) AEG (VE)

Level (AMP) AMP (VE)

LEVEL (FEG) FEG (VE)

LEVEL (PEG) PEG (VE)

LvlVel (AEG) AEG (VE)

LvlVel (FEG) FEG (VE)

LvlVel (PEG) PEG (VE)

M M.Freq/Gain EQ (MP)

M.TuningNo. General (VC)

M.Q EQ (MP)

MEQ MEQ (MC)

MEQ OFFSET General (VC/MC)

MIDI IN/OUT MIDI (U)

MIDI Sync MIDI (U)

Mode Voice (MP)

Molo/Poly General (VC)

MW/AT/AC (CtrlSet) CtrlSet (VC)

N Name General (VC/MC)

Native Parameters Native (VE), PLG1Sys (U),

NoteLimit (ARP) ARP (VC/MC)

NoteShift OSC (VE), Tone (MP), General (U)

NtLmt (L/H) OSC (VE), Voice (MP)

Number Voice (MP)

O Ofst (AMP) AMP (VE)

Ofst (Filter) Filter (VE)

OutputSel OSC (VE), Output (MP)

OutputSw ARP (MC)

P Pan AMP (VE), Output (VC/MP/ME)

PartReceive Switch RcvSw (MP)

PB Lower/Upper General (VC), Voice (MP)

PB Range General (VC)

PgmChangeSw MIDI (U)

Phase LFO (VC)

PLG2Sys (U)

Parameter name Display name (mode)

P PitchVelSns Pitch (VE)

PMod (CtrlSet) CtrlSet (VC)

PMod (LFO) LFO (VE)

PolyExpand PLG1Sys (U), PLG2Sys (U)

PortaMode General (VC), Voice (MP)

PortaSwitch General (VC), Voice (MP)

PortaT.Mode General (VC)

PortaTime General (VC), Voice (MP)

PortNo. PLG1Sys (U), PLG2Sys (U)

PowerOnMode General (U)

Q Q (MEQ) MEQ (MC/U)

Q (Type=P.EQ) EQ (VE)

R RandomPan AMP (VE)

RandomTune Pitch (VE)

RcvBulkSw MIDI (U)

RcvGM/XG PLG2Sys (U)

RcvNoteOff OSC (VE)

RcvCh Voice (MP)

Resonance Filter (VE)

Resonance (offset) EG/FLT (VC), Tone (MP)

ResoVl Filter (VE)

Reverb/ChoPan Effect (VC/MC)

Reverb/ChoRtn Effect (VC/MC)

Reverb/ChoSend Effect (VC)

ReverbType Effect (VC/MC)

RevSend OSC (VE), Output (VC/MP),

S ScalingPan AMP (VE)

Segmnt (AEG) AEG (VE)

Segmnt (FEG) FEG (VE)

Segmnt (PEG) PEG (VE)

Shape (MEQ) MEQ (MC/U)

Source CtrlSet (VC)

Speed LFO (VC/VE)

Switch ARP (VC/MC)

T Tempo (ARP) ARP (VC/MC)

TempoSpeed LFO (VC)

TempoSync LFO (VC)

ThruPort MIDI (U)

TIME (AEG) AEG (VE), AMP (VE)

TIME (FEG) FEG (VE)

TIME (PEG) PEG (VE)

TmVel (AEG) AEG (VE), AMP (VE)

TmVel (FEG) FEG (VE)

TmVel (PEG) PEG (VE)

TransmitCh MIDI (U)

TransmitCh (ARP) ARP (MC)

Tune General (U)

Type (ARP) ARP (VC/MC)

Type (EQ) EQ (VE)

Type (Filter) Filter (VE)

U UnitMltply ARP (VC/MC)

V VelLimit (ARP) ARP (VC/MC)

VelMode ARP (VC/MC)

VelocityRt ARP (VC/MC)

VelSns (Pitch) Pitch (VE)

VelSensDpt OSC (VE), Voice (MP)

VelSensOfs OSC (VE), Voice (MP)

VlLmt (L/H) OSC (VE), Voice (MP)

VoiceEF1-4Part Effect (MC)

Volume General (U), Output (VC/MP/ME)

W Wave LFO (VC/VE)

WaveType OSC (VE)

Width Filter (VE)

WvCtgr OSC (VE)

WvNo. OSC (VE)

Effect (ME)

Function Tree

Function List

This list clearly and concisely explains the function of every parameter. Following the table are various footnotes, providing further details and explanations for those items marked with an asterisk (*). The “Related Page” column also provides cross-references for operation examples, other details and relevant parameters. The Reference Numbers in the manual correspond to the relevant items in the Function Tree (page 59). By checking the Reference Numbers, you can quickly and easily ﬁnd the corresponding function and parameter in the charts.

For information on the Display Indications and mode selection, see page 32. For information on the Play mode, see pages 35, 43)

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Display Messages

Messages Information

Are you sure? Conﬁrms whether you want to execute a speciﬁed operation or not. Bulk protected. Bulk data was received when RcvBulkSw was set to “protect.” (Utility mode, Ref. #158) Completed. The speciﬁed save, format, or other job has been completed. Device number is off. Bulk data cannot be transmitted/received since the device number is off. Device number mismatch. Bulk data cannot be transmitted/received since the device numbers don’t match. Effect plug-in is not supported. The Effect Plug-in board cannot be used with the MOTIF-RACK.

Executing...

MIDI buffer full. Failed to process the MIDI data because too much data was received at one time. MIDI checksum error. An error occurred when receiving bulk data. MIDI data error. An error occurred when receiving MIDI data.

Multi plug-in is not in PLG2.

Now checking plug-in board. The MOTIF-RA CK is chec king the Plug-in board installation status when powering the MOTIF-RACK on.

Please keep power on.

Plug-in 1 communication error. The Plug-in board that has been installed to PLG1 does not work. Plug-in 2 communication error. The Plug-in board that has been installed to PLG2 does not work. Receiving MIDI bulk... The MOTIF-RACK is receiving MIDI bulk data.

System memory crashed.

Too many favorites. You’ve attempted to assign more than 256 voices to the Favorite category. Transmitting MIDI bulk... The MOTIF-RACK is transmitting MIDI bulk data.

Never attempt to turn off the power while data is being written to internal memory. Turning the power off in this state results in loss of all user data and may cause the system to freeze.

The Multi-Part Plug-in board does not work because it has not been installed to PLG2. The Multi-Part Plug-in board should be installed to PLG2.

Never attempt to turn off the power while data is being written to internal memory. Turning the power off in this state results in loss of all user data.

Writing data to internal memory has failed because the power was turned off during the operation. User data has been initialized automatically. Turn the power off, then turn the power on again.

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Display Messages

About MIDI

MIDI is an acronym that stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, which allows electronic musical instruments to communicate with each other, by sending and receiving compatible Note, Control Change, Program Change and various other types of MIDI data, or messages. The MOTIF-RACK can control a MIDI device by transmitting note related data and various types of controller data. The MOTIF-RACK can be controlled by the incoming MIDI messages which automatically determine tone generator mode, select MIDI channels, voices and effects, change parameter values, and of course play the voices speciﬁed for the various Parts.

Many MIDI messages are expressed in hexadecimal or binary numbers. Hexadecimal numbers may include the letter “H” as a sufﬁx. The letter “n” indicates a certain whole number. The chart below lists the corresponding decimal number for each hexadecimal/binary number.

Decimal Hexadecimal Binary

00 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63

0000 0000

0000 0001

0000 0010

0000 0011

0000 0100

0000 0101

0000 0110

0000 0111

0000 1000

0000 1001

0000 1010

0000 1011

0000 1100

0000 1101

0000 1110

0000 1111

0001 0000

0001 0001

0001 0010

0001 0011

0001 0100

0001 0101

0001 0110

0001 0111

0001 1000

0001 1001

0001 1010

0001 1011

0001 1100

0001 1101

0001 1110

0001 1111

0010 0000

0010 0001

0010 0010

0010 0011

0010 0100

0010 0101

0010 0110

0010 0111

0010 1000

0010 1001

0010 1010

0010 1011

0010 1100

0010 1101

0010 1110

0010 1111

0011 0000

0011 0001

0011 0010

0011 0011

0011 0100

0011 0101

0011 0110

0011 0111

0011 1000

0011 1001

0011 1010

0011 1011

0011 1100

0011 1101

0011 1110

0011 1111

Decimal Hexadecimal Binar y

40 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99

100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127

0100 0000

0100 0001

0100 0010

0100 0011

0100 0100

0100 0101

0100 0110

0100 0111

0100 1000

0100 1001

0100 1010

0100 1011

0100 1100

0100 1101

0100 1110

0100 1111

0101 0000

0101 0001

0101 0010

0101 0011

0101 0100

0101 0101

0101 0110

0101 0111

0101 1000

0101 1001

0101 1010

0101 1011

0101 1100

0101 1101

0101 1110

0101 1111

0110 0000

0110 0001

0110 0010

0110 0011

0110 0100

0110 0101

0110 0110

0110 0111

0110 1000

0110 1001

0110 1010

0110 1011

0110 1100

0110 1101

0110 1110

0110 1111

0111 0000

0111 0001

0111 0010

0111 0011

0111 0100

0111 0101

0111 0110

0111 0111

0111 1000

0111 1001

0111 1010

0111 1011

0111 1100 0111 1101

0111 1110

0111 1111

n • For example, 144 - 159(Decimal)/9nH/1001 0000 -

1001 1111(Binary) indicate the note-on messages for the channels 1 through 16 respectively. 176 - 191/BnH/ 1011 0000 - 1011 1111 indicate the control change messages for the channels 1 through 16 respectively. 192 -207/CnH/1100 0000 - 1100 1111 indicate the program change messages for the channels 1 through 16 respectively. 240/F0H/1111 0000 is positioned at the beginning of data to indicate a system exclusive message. 247/F7H/1111 0111 is positioned at the end of the system exclusive message.

• aaH(Hexadecimal)/0aaaaaaa(Binary) indicates the data addresses. The data address consists of High, Mid and Low.

• bbH/0bbbbbbb indicates byte counts.

• ccH/0ccccccc indicates check sums.

• ddH/0ddddddd indicates data/value.

MIDI channels

MIDI performance data is assigned to one of sixteen MIDI channels. Using these channels, 1 - 16, the performance data for sixteen different instrument parts can be simultaneously sent over one MIDI cable.

Think of the MIDI channels as TV channels. Each TV station transmits its broadcasts over a speciﬁc channel. Your home TV set receives many different programs simultaneously from several TV stations and you select the appropriate channel to watch the desired program.

Weather

Report

News

MIDI operates on the same basic principle. The transmitting instrument sends MIDI data on a speciﬁc MIDI channel (MIDI Transmit Channel) via a single MIDI cable to the receiving instrument. If the receiving instrument’s MIDI channel (MIDI Receive Channel) matches the Transmit Channel, the receiving instrument will sound according to the data sent by the transmitting instrument.

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About MIDI

MIDI

MIDI Transmit channel 2 MIDI Receive channel 2

cable

The MOTIF-RACK is a fully multi-timbral tone generator, allowing you to sound several different instrument parts simultaneously — from just the MOTIF-RACK — by assigning a different MIDI channel to each part.

MIDI Messages Transmitted/ Received by the MOTIF-RACK

MIDI messages can be divided into two groups: Channel messages and System messages. Below is an explanation of the various types of MIDI messages which the MOTIF-RACK can receive/transmit.

CHANNEL MESSAGES

Channel messages are the data related to the performance on the keyboard for the speciﬁc channel.

■ Note On/Note Off (Key On/Key Off)

Messages which are generated when the keyboard is played. Reception note range = C-2 (0) - G8 (127), C3 = 60 Velocity range = 1 - 127 (Only the Note On velocity is received) Note On: Generated when a key is pressed. Note Off: Generated when a key is released. Each message includes a speciﬁc note number which corresponds to the key which is pressed, plus a velocity value based on how hard the key is struck.

n When only the Program Change is received after

entering any of the mode, the corresponding voice in the currently selected Type/Memory is called up.

Modulation (Control #001)

Messages which control vibrato depth using the Modulation Wheel. Setting the value to 127 produces maximum vibrato and 0 results in vibrato off.

Portamento Time (Control #005)

Messages which control the duration of portamento, or a continuous pitch glide between successively played notes. When the parameter Portamento Switch (Control #065) is set to on, the value set here can adjust the speed of pitch change. Setting the value to 127 produces maximum portamento time and 0 results in minimum portamento time.

Data Entry MSB (Control #006) Data Entry LSB (Control #038)

Messages which set the value for the parameter speciﬁed by RPN MSB/LSB (page 80) and NRPN MSB/LSB (page

79). Parameter value is determined by combining MSB and LSB.

Main Volume (Control #007)

Messages which control the volume of each Part. Setting the value to 127 produces maximum volume and 0 results in volume off.

Pan (Control #010)

Messages which control the stereo panning position of each Part (for stereo output). Setting the value to 127 positions the sound to the far right and 0 positions the sound to the far left.

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■ Control Change

Control Change messages let you select a voice bank, control volume, panning, modulation, portamento time, brightness and various other controller parameters, through speciﬁc Control Change numbers which correspond to each of the various parameters.

Bank Select MSB (Control #000) Bank Select LSB (Control #032)

Messages which select variation voice bank numbers by combining and sending the MSB and LSB from an external device. MSB and LSB functions differently depending on the tone generator mode. MSB numbers select voice type (Normal Voice or Drum Voice), and LSB numbers select voice banks. (For more information about Banks and Programs, see Voice List in the “Data List” book.) A new bank selection will not become effective until the next Program Change message is received.

About MIDI

Expression (Control #011)

Messages which control intonation expression of each Part during performance. Setting the value to 127 produces maximum volume and 0 results in volume off.

Hold1 (Control #064)

Messages which control sustain on/off. Setting the value between 64 - 127 turns the sustain on, between 0 - 63 turns the sustain off.

Portamento Switch (Control #065)

Messages which control portamento on/off. Setting the value between 64 -127 turns the portamento on, between 0 - 63 turns the portamento off.

Sostenuto (Control #066)

Messages which control sostenuto on/off. Holding speciﬁc notes and then pressing and holding the sostenuto pedal will sustain those notes as you play subsequent notes, until the pedal is released. Setting the value between 64 -127 turns the sostenuto on, between 0 - 63 turns the sostenuto off.

Harmonic Content (Control #071)

Messages which adjust the ﬁlter resonance set for each Part. The value set here is an offset value which will be added to or subtracted from the voice data. Higher values will result in a more characteristic, resonant sound. Depending on the voice, the effective range may be narrower than the range available for adjustment.

Release Time (Control #072)

Messages which adjust the AEG release time set for each Part. The value set here is an offset value which will be added to or subtracted from the voice data.

Attack Time (Control #073)

Messages which adjust the AEG attack time set for each Part. The value set here is an offset value which will be added to or subtracted from the voice data.

Data Increment (Control #096) Decrement (Control #097) for RPN

Messages which increase or decrease the MSB value of pitch bend sensitivity, ﬁne tune, or coarse tune in steps of

1. You are required to assign one of those parameters using the RPN in the external device in advance. The data byte is ignored. When the maximum value or minimum value is reached, the value will not be incremented or decremented further. (Incrementing the ﬁne tune will not cause the coarse tune to be incremented.)

NRPN (Non-Registered Parameter Number) LSB (Control #098) (Plug-in Board only) NRPN (Non-Registered Parameter Number) MSB (Control #099) (Plug-in Board only)

Messages which adjust a voice’s vibrato, ﬁlter, EG, drum setup or other parameter settings.

First send the NRPN MSB and NRPN LSB to specify the parameter which is to be controlled. Then use Data Entry (page 78) to set the value of the speciﬁed parameter.

Note that once the NRPN has been set for a channel, subsequent data entry will be recognized as the same NRPN’s value change. Therefore, after you use the NRPN, you should set a Null (7FH, 7FH) value to avoid an unexpected result. For details, refer to the owner’s manual of the relevant Plug-in Board.

Brightness (Control #074)

Messages which adjust the ﬁlter cutoff frequency set for each Part. The value set here is an offset value which will be added to or subtracted from the voice data. Lower values will result in a softer sound. Depending on the voice, the effective range may be narrower than the range available for adjustment.

Decay Time (Control #075)

Messages which adjust the AEG decay time set for each Part. The value set here is an offset value which will be added to or subtracted from the voice data.

Effect1 Depth (Reverb Send Level) (Control #091)

Messages which adjust the send level for the Reverb effect.

Effect3 Depth (Chorus Send Level) (Control #093)

Messages which adjust the send level for the Chorus effect.

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About MIDI

RPN (Registered Parameter Number) LSB (Control #100) RPN (Registered Parameter Number) MSB (Control #101)

Messages which offset, or add or subtract values from a Part’s pitch bend sensitivity, tuning, or other parameter settings. First send the RPN MSB and RPN LSB to specify the parameter which is to be controlled. Then use Data Increment/Decrement (page speciﬁed parameter. Note that once the RPN has been set for a channel, subsequent data entry will be recognized as the same RPN’s value change. Therefore after you use the RPN, you should set a Null (7FH, 7FH) value to avoid an unexpected result. The following RPN numbers can be received.

RPN MSB RPN LSB PARAMETER

00 00 Pitch Bend Sensitivity

00 01 Fine Tune

00 02 Coarse Tune

7F 7F Null

) to set the value of the

■ Channel Mode Messages

The following Channel Mode Messages can be received.

2nd BYTE 3rd BYTE MESSAGE

120 0 All Sounds Off

121 0 Reset All Controllers

123 0 All Notes Off

126 0 ~ 16 Mono

127 0 Poly

All Sounds Off (Control #120)

Clears all sounds currently sounding on the speciﬁed channel. However, the status of channel messages such as Note On and Hold On is maintained.

Reset All Controllers (Control #121)

The values of the following controllers will be reset to the defaults.

CONTROLLER VALUE

Pitch Bend Change

Aftertouch

Polyphonic Aftertouch

Modulation

Expression

Hold1

Portamento

Sostenuto

Soft Pedal

Portamento Control

RPN

NRPN

0 (center)

0 (off)

127 (max)

0 (off)

Cancels the Portamento source key number

Number not specified; internal data will not change

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All Notes Off (Control #123)

Clears all notes currently on for the speciﬁed channel. However, if Hold1 or Sostenuto is on, notes will continue sounding until these are turned off.

Mono (Control #126)

Performs the same function as when an All Sounds Off message is received, and if the 3rd byte (mono number) is in the range of 0 - 16, sets the corresponding channel to Mono Mode (Mode 4: m = 1).

Poly (Control #127)

Performs the same function as when an All Sounds Off message is received, and sets the corresponding channel to Poly Mode.

About MIDI

■ Program Change

Messages which determine which voice to select for each Part. With a combination of Bank Select, you can select not only basic voice numbers, but also variation voice bank numbers.

■ Pitch Bend

Pitch Bend messages are continuous controller messages that allow the pitch of designated notes to be raised or lowered by a speciﬁed amount over a speciﬁed duration.

■ Channel Aftertouch

Messages which let you control the sounds by the pressure you apply to the keys after the initial striking of the keys, over the entire channel. The MOTIF-RACK does not transmit this data from the keyboard; however, the MOTIF-RACK does properly respond to this data when received from an external device.

■ Polyphonic Aftertouch

Messages which let you control the sounds by the pressure you apply to the keys after the initial striking of the keys, for each individual key.

SYSTEM MESSAGES

System messages are the data related to the overall system of the device.

■ System Exclusive Messages

System Exclusive messages control various functions of the MOTIF-RACK, including master volume and master tuning, tone generator mode, effect type and various other parameters.

General MIDI (GM) System On (Sequence Play mode only)

When “General MIDI system on” is received, the MOTIF-RACK will receive the MIDI messages which are compatible with GM System Level 1, and consequently will not receive NRPN and Bank Select messages.

F0 7E 7F 09 01 F7 (Hexadecimal)

n Make sure that the interval between this message and

the ﬁrst note data of the song is at least a quarter note or greater in length.

Master Volume

When received, the Volume MSB will be effective for the System Parameter.

F0 7F 7F 04 01 ll mm F7 (Hexadecimal)

* mm (MSB) = appropriate volume value,

ll (LSB) = ignored

■ System Realtime Messages

System Realtime messages

Control the sequencer, including MIDI clock (F8H) and Active Sensing messages (see below).

Active Sensing

Once FEH (Active Sensing) has been received, if no MIDI data is subsequently received for longer than an interval of approximately 300msec, the MOTIF-RACK will perform the same function as when All Sounds Off, All Notes Off, and Reset All Controllers messages are received, and will then return to a status in which FEH is not monitored

n Refer to the MIDI Data Format in the “Data List” book

for more information on the various messages.

Appendix

About MIDI

Optional Plug-in Board Installation

A variety of optional Plug-in boards (page 19) sold separately let you expand the voice library of your instrument. The following types of Plug-in boards can be used with your instrument.

• PLG150-AN

• PLG150-PF

• PLG150-VL

• PLG150-DX

• PLG150-DR

• PLG150-PC

• PLG100-XG

Installation Precautions

Before installing the optional hardware, make sure you have a Philips screwdriver.

• Before beginning installation, switch off the power to the MOTIF-RACK and connected peripherals, and unplug them from the power outlet. Then remove all cables connecting the MOTIF-RACK to other devices. (Leaving the power cord connected while working can result in electric shock. Leaving other cables connected can interfere with work.)

• Be careful not to drop any screws inside the instrument during installation (this can be prevented by keeping the optional units and cover away from the instrument while attaching). If this does happen, be sure to remove the screw(s) from inside the unit before turning the power on. Loose screws inside the instrument can cause improper operation or serious damage. If you are unable to retrieve a dropped screw, consult your Yamaha dealer for advice.

• Install the optional units carefully as described in the procedure below. Improper installation can cause shorts which may result in irreparable damage and pose a ﬁre hazard.

• Do not disassemble, modify, or apply excessive force to board areas and connectors on optional units. Bending or tampering with boards and connectors may lead to electric shock, ﬁre, or equipment failures.

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• It is recommended that you wear gloves to protect your hands from metallic projections on optional units and other components. Touching leads or connectors with bare hands may cause ﬁnger cuts, and may also result in poor electrical contact or electrostatic damage.

• Handle the optional units with care. Dropping or subjecting them to any kind of shock may cause damage or result in a malfunction.

• Be careful of static electricity. Static electricity discharge can damage the IC chips on the Plug-in board. Before you handle the optional Plug-in board, to reduce the possibility of static electricity, touch the metal parts other than the painted area or a ground wire on the devices that are grounded.

• Do not touch the exposed metal parts in the circuit board. Touching these parts may result in a faulty contact.

• When moving a cable, be careful not to let it catch on the circuit Plug-in board. Forcing the cable in anyway may cut the cable, cause damage, or result in a malfunction.

• Be careful not to misplace any of the screws since all of them are used.

• Do not use any screws other than what are installed on the instrument.

Optional Plug-in Board Installation

Installing the Plug-in Board

4 Take out the Plug-in board from the anti-static bag.

When installing the board, the side with a connector and ICs must be on top.

1 Turn the MOTIF-RACK power off, and disconnect

the power cord. Also, if the MOTIF-RACK is connected with other external device(s), disconnect the device(s).

2 Move to a position facing the front panel of the

device, and remove the screws (six ﬂat-head screws) from the Plug-in board cover at the top panel with a Phillips screwdriver.

n Keep the removed (6) screws in a safe place. They

will be used when attaching the Plug-in board cover to the device again.

3 Remove the Plug-in board cover.

Plug-in board plate appears. Two Plug-in boards can be accommodated: PLG1 at the right and PLG2 at the left.

n The Multi part Plug-in Board (PLG100-XG) can be

installed only to PLG2.

5 Carefully plug the cable connector into the Plug-in

board connector until the two notches on the cable connector lock into the sockets on the board as shown in the illustration.

6 Mount the Plug-in board onto the plate as detailed

in the following steps.

6-1 Insert one side of the Plug-in board

(the connector side) into the hooks 1 as shown in the illustration, making sure that the cable is above the board.

hook 1

P L

PLG2

PLG1

L G 1

When installing the optional Plug-in board (from when you remove the cover to when the cover is replaced securely) all operations must be done with the AC power cord disconnected.

hook 1

Optional Plug-in Board Installation

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6-2 Press down the other side until it is securely

settled on the hooks 2.

G 2

P L

hook 2

Removing the Plug-in board fr

om the

MOTIF-RACK

1 Press down the hooks 2 in the direction as shown

in the illustration and take the board out from the hooks 2 by lifting up the one side.

hook 2

P L

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6-3 Put the cable into the MOTIF-RACK, making

sure that no part of the cable sticks out of the instrument.

7 Replace the Plug-in board cover by fastening the six

ﬂat-head screws you removed in the step 2 above.

2 Pull out the other side of the board from the

hooks 1 while pressing down hook 1 as shown in the illustration.

hook 1

3 Pull out the cable connector from the Plug-in

board connector.

Optional Plug-in Board Installation

Troubleshooting

No sound? Wrong sound? When a problem like this occurs, please check the following points before assuming that the product is faulty. In many cases you’ll ﬁnd the solution to your problem here. If the problem persists, then contact your Yamaha dealer or service center (Page 91).

No sound.

• Is the power of the MOTIF-RACK and any external equipment connected to the MOTIF-RACK turned on? (Page 14)

•Have you made all the appropriate level settings – including the Master Volume on the MOTIF-RACK and the volume settings on any connected external equipment? (Page 14)

• Is the MOTIF-RACK properly connected to related external equipment (e.g., ampliﬁer or speaker) via audio cables? (Page

)

•When the voice produces no sound, is the volume in the Voice common edit set appropriately? (Ref. #33)

• When the voice produces no sound, are the parameters in the Voice element edit (e.g., level, element switch, note limit, velocity limit) set appropriately? (Page 38)

• When the voice produces no sound, are the effect and ﬁlter settings appropriate? (Inappropriate ﬁlter cutoff frequency settings can result in no sound.) (Pages 39, 41)

• When the multi produces no sound, has a voice been assigned to each part? (Ref. #20, #26)

• When the multi produces no sound, is the note limit of each part set appropriately? (Ref. #22)

• When the multi produces no sound, is the volume of each part set appropriately? (Ref. #33)

• When the multi produces no sound, is the output select of each part set appropriately? (Ref. #96)

• When the multi produces no sound, are any or all of the parts muted? (Page 38)

• When the multi produces no sound, are the receive channel of each part set appropriately? (Ref. #32)

• When the arpeggio produces no sound, are the note limit and velocity limit set appropriately? (Ref. #66, #67)

Distorted sound.

• Are the effect settings appropriate? (Ref. #162-#174)

• Are the ﬁlter settings appropriate? (Excessively high ﬁlter resonance settings can cause distortion.) (Ref. #76-#79)

• Is the VOLUME set so high that clipping is occurring? (Page

• Is the volume of each element in the Voice mode or the volume of each part in the Multi mode set too high? (Ref. #33, #111)

)

Sound level is too low.

• Are the MIDI volume or MIDI expression settings too low? (Page 78)

• Is the cutoff frequency of the ﬁlters set too high/low? (Ref. #76, #81)

Sound is cut off.

• Are you exceeding the maximum polyphony of the MOTIF-RACK? (Page 20)

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Troubleshooting

Pitch or intervals are wrong.

• Is the Master Tune parameter in the Utility mode set at a value other than “0”? (Ref. #185)

• Is the Note Shift parameter in the Utility mode set at a value other than “0”? (Ref. #31)

• When the voice produces a wrong pitch, is the appropriate tuning system selected from Micro Tuning parameter in the Voice Edit mode? (Ref. #5)

• When the voice produces a wrong pitch, is the LFO Pitch Modulation Depth in the Voice Edit mode set too high? (Ref. #148)

• When the multi produces a wrong pitch, is the Note Shift parameter of each part set at a value other than “0”? (Ref. #31)

• When the multi produces a wrong pitch, is the Detune parameter of each part set at a value other than “0”? (Ref. #127)

Only one note sounds at a time.

• Is the Mono/Poly parameter in the Voice mode set to “mono”? (Ref. #3)

No effect is applied.

• Is the EFFECT BYPASS parameters set to “bypass”? (Ref. #15)

• Have any or all of the elements’ Effect Output parameter been set to “thru”? (Ref. #163)

• Have any or all of the effect types been set to “thru” or “off” (in the Effect Edit display)? (Ref. #165-#167, #173)

Appendix

MIDI bulk data reception won’t work properly.

• Is the Receive Bulk parameter set to “protect” in the Utility mode? (Ref. #158)

Plug-in board does not work.

• Has the Multi-part Plug-in board been installed to PLG1? (The Multi-part Plug-in board should be installed to PLG2.) (Page 82)

Troubleshooting

Speciﬁcations

Tone Generator block Tone Generator AWM2 (complying with the Modular Synthesis Plug-in System)

Polyphony 128 notes + the polyphony of the Plug-in Board (if installed)

Wave 84 MB (when converted to 16-bit linear format)

Voice Voice Preset: 640 normal voices + 48 drum kits

GM: 128 normal voices + 1 drum kit User: 256 normal voices + 32 drum kits (includes 128 Preset normal voices and 22 initialized drum kits)

Plug-in Voice Preset for the PLG150-AN/DX/PF/DR/PC: 64

Preset for the PLG150-VL: 192 User: 64 for each Plug-in connector

Multi Multi User: 128

Multi Library Performance: 59

Multi: 65

Effect Reverb 20 types

Chorus 44 types

Insertion 1 107 types

Insertion 2 107 types

Master Equalizer 5 bands (High/HighMid/Mid/LowMid/Low)

Part Equalizer 3 bands (High/Mid/Low)

Arpeggio Preset 1: 128 types

Preset 2: 128 types

Panel Buttons/ Controllers

Connectors Front PHONES

Rear DC IN, USB, MIDI IN/OUT/THRU, DIGITAL OUTPUT, OPTICAL

Top PLG1, PLG2

Others Display 160 x 64 dot graphic backlit LCD

Supplied Accessories Power adaptor, Owner’s Manual set, CD-ROM

Power Consumption 17W (maximum; 22W when two plug-in boards are installed)

Optical/Digital Output 44.1kHz, 24bit

Dimensions 480(W) x 372.4(D) x 44(H) mm

Weight 4.1kg

STANDBY/ON switch, VOLUME knob, Data dial, Cursor buttons, EXIT button, PAGE buttons, MUTE/SEL button, Part/Element buttons, BANK buttons, SHIFT button, CATEGORY button, Mode buttons

OUTPUT, ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT 1-4, OUTPUT L/MONO, R

Appendix

Speciﬁcations and descriptions in this owner’s manual are for information purposes only. Yamaha Corp. reserves the right to change or modify products or speciﬁcations at any time without prior notice. Since speciﬁcations, equipment or options may not be the same in every locale, please check with your Yamaha dealer.

Speciﬁcations

Index

Appendix

AC power adaptor ............................................ 14

AC Source......................................................... 67

AEG .................................................................. 27

AEG (Voice Element) ...................................... 39

AEG Attack/Decay/Release Time ................... 68

AEG Level ........................................................ 68

AEG Sustain Level ........................................... 68

AEG Time......................................................... 68

AEG Time Key Follow Center Key ................. 68

AEG Time Key Follow Sensitivity .................. 68

AEG Time Segment.......................................... 67

AEG Time Velocity Sensitivity........................ 67

All Notes Off (Control #123) .......................... 80

All Sounds Off (Control #120)........................ 80

Alternate Group ............................................... 64

Alternate Pan ................................................... 67

AMP (Voice Element) ..................................... 39

Amplitude......................................................... 27

Amplitude (Level) Key Follow Sensitivity ..... 68

[ARP EDIT] button.......................................... 12

Arpeggio ........................................................... 52

[ARPEGGIO] button........................................ 31

Arpeggio Gate Time Rate................................. 66

Arpeggio Hold .................................................. 65

Arpeggio Key Mode.......................................... 65

Arpeggio MIDI Out Switch.............................. 66

Arpeggio MIDI Transmit Channel .................. 66

Arpeggio Note Limit......................................... 65

Arpeggio Switch ............................................... 65

Arpeggio Switch/Hold Control Number.......... 67

Arpeggio Tempo ............................................... 65

Arpeggio Type .................................................. 65

Arpeggio Type Bank......................................... 65

Arpeggio Unit Multiply.................................... 66

Arpeggio Velocity Limit ................................... 65

Arpeggio Velocity Mode................................... 65

Arpeggio Velocity Rate .................................... 66

ArpOutSw ........................................................ 52

AS1/AS2 (Assignable 1/2) .............................. 40

ASA/ASB Asgn ................................................ 67

ASA/ASB Dest ................................................. 67

Assign A/B/1/2 ................................................ 63

Assignable Out 1-4 Gain .................................. 65

ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT 1-4 jacks.................. 13

AT (Aftertouch) .............................................. 40

AT (CAT) Pitch Control ................................. 67

Attack Level ..................................................... 26

Attack Time...................................................... 26

Attack Time (Control #073)............................ 79

[AUDITION] button ........................................ 12

Audition function............................................. 36

Audition Phrase ............................................... 36

Audition Phrase No. ........................................ 63

Audition Phrase Note Shift.............................. 63

AWM2 (Advanced Wave Memory 2).............. 19

Band Elimination Filter.................................... 29

Band Pass Filter................................................28

Bank ..................................................................64

BANK [E] [F] buttons ............................... 12

Bank Select LSB (Control #032) ...................... 78

Bank Select MSB (Control #000)..................... 78

Bank Select Switch ...........................................69

Basic Receive Channel...................................... 69

BC (Breath controller) .....................................40

Board Voices ..................................................... 30

Brightness (Control #074) ...............................79

Bulk Dump........................................................ 56

[BYPASS] button .............................................. 12

[C] indicator ...................................................... 38

Category ............................................................63

[CATEGORY] button ....................................... 12

Category search................................................. 36

Channel Aftertouch .......................................... 81

Character list ....................................................58

ChoCtgry .....................................................42, 51

ChoPan........................................................42, 51

ChoRtn........................................................42, 51

Chorus............................................................... 22

Chorus Pan........................................................70

Chorus Return .................................................. 70

Chorus Send................................................64, 70

Chorus Type .....................................................70

ChoSend ......................................................42, 50

ChoToRev ................................................... 42, 51

ChoType...................................................... 42, 51

Coarse Tune...................................................... 65

[COMMON] button........................................... 12

Common Edit Mode (Multi)............................. 46

Common Edit Mode (Voice).............................37

Common parameters (Multi) ...........................45

Common Parameters (Voice)........................... 37

[COMPARE] button .........................................12

Compare Function ............................................38

Connecting External MIDI Equipment ............ 16

Connecting to a Personal Computer................. 16

Connecting to External Audio Equipment....... 15

Control Change ................................................. 78

Control Change number ...................................40

Control Change Switch..................................... 69

Control Sets....................................................... 40

Controller Reset................................................ 63

Copy ..................................................................56

CtrlAsn (Multi Common) ................................46

CtrlSet (Voice Common) .................................. 37

Cursor [ ] [ ] buttons ................................... 12

Cutoff Frequency ..............................................26

Cutoff Offset .....................................................68

Data Decrement (Control #097)...................... 79

Data dial ........................................................... 12

Data Entry LSB (Control #038) ...................... 78

Data Entry MSB (Control #006) ..................... 78

Data Increment (Control #096)....................... 79

DC IN terminal................................................. 13

Decay Time (Control #075)............................. 79

Decay1 Level .................................................... 26

Decay1 Time..................................................... 26

Decay2 (Sustain) Level.................................... 26

Decay2 Time..................................................... 26

[DEMO] button ................................................ 12

demo song......................................................... 34

Depth (Control Set) ......................................... 67

Destination (Control Set) ................................ 67

Detune .............................................................. 68

Device No. ........................................................ 69

DIGITAL OUTPUT jack ................................. 13

Distance...................................................... 29, 66

[DRUM] button................................................ 12

Drum Voices..................................................... 25

Dry Level........................................ 23, 49, 50, 64

Echo.................................................................. 17

[EDIT] button .................................................. 31

Edit Indicator ................................................... 57

[EFFECT] button ............................................. 31

Effect (Mixing) ................................................ 44

Effect Bypass .................................................... 31

Effect Edit Mode............................................... 41

Effect1 Depth (Reverb Send Level) (Control #091) Effect3 Depth (Chorus Send Level) (Control #093)

Effects............................................................... 22

EG/FLT (Voice Common) ............................... 37

EL1-4InsEFOut ................................................ 41

Element............................................................. 25

Element Edit Mode........................................... 39

Element Level................................................... 67

Element Parameters ......................................... 38

Element Switch ................................................ 64

Element Switch (Control Set) ......................... 67

[ENTER] button............................................... 12

EQ (Multi) ....................................................... 46

EQ (Voice Element)......................................... 39

EQ Type............................................................ 70

[EXIT] button................................................... 12

Expression (Control #011).............................. 78

... 79 ... 79

Factory Set........................................................ 56

Favorite Category ............................................. 36

[FAVORITES] button...................................... 12

FC1/FC2 (Foot controller 1/2)........................ 40

FEG................................................................... 27

FEG (Voice Element)....................................... 39

FEG Attack/Decay/Release Time.................... 68

FEG Depth.................................................. 66, 68

FEG Level......................................................... 66

FEG Level Velocity Curve................................ 66

Index

FEG Level Velocity Sensitivity ........................ 66

FEG Sustain Level............................................ 68

FEG Time ......................................................... 66

FEG Time Key Follow Center Key .................. 67

FEG Time Key Follow Sensitivity ................... 66

FEG Time Segment .......................................... 66

FEG Time Velocity Sensitivity ........................ 66

Filter ................................................................. 26

Filter (Voice Element)..................................... 39

Filter Control.................................................... 67

Filter Cutoff Frequency.................................... 66

Filter Cutoff Key Follow Sensitivity................ 66

Filter Cutoff Scaling Break Point..................... 67

Filter Cutoff Scaling Offset .............................. 67

Filter Cutoff Velocity Sensitivity..................... 66

Filter Gain ........................................................ 66

Filter Resonance .............................................. 66

Filter Resonance Velocity Sensitivity ............. 66

Filter Type........................................................ 66

Filter width ...................................................... 66

Fine Tune ......................................................... 65

FS (Foot switch) .............................................. 40

FS Asgn ............................................................ 67

General (Multi Common) ................................ 46

General (Voice Common)................................ 37

GM voices ......................................................... 25

Harmonic Content (Control #071).................. 79

High Pass Filter................................................ 28

Hold Level ........................................................ 26

Hold Time......................................................... 26

Hold1 (Control #064) ...................................... 78

HPF Cutoff Frequency ..................................... 66

HPF Cutoff Frequency Key Follow ................. 66

Initial Level ...................................................... 27

Initialize ........................................................... 55

Ins1/2Ctgry....................................................... 41

Ins1/2Type ....................................................... 41

InsEFCnct......................................................... 41

Insertion 1 Category/Type............................... 70

Insertion 2 Category/Type............................... 70

Insertion Chorus Send ..................................... 64

Insertion Effect Connection Type ................... 70

Insertion Effect Out ......................................... 69

Insertion Effect Out Key.................................. 69

Insertion Effect Part......................................... 70

Insertion Effects............................................... 22

Insertion Reverb Send ..................................... 64

Job..................................................................... 55

Key Assign Mode ............................................. 63

Key Edit Mode.................................................. 39

Key off .............................................................. 26

Key On Delay ................................................... 64

Key On Sync..................................................... 68

L&R Gain.......................................................... 65

LCD (Liquid Crystal Display).......................... 12

LCD Contrast.................................................... 64

Level Scaling Break Point................................. 68

Level Scaling Offset .......................................... 68

Level Velocity Sensitivity................................. 68

LFO ...................................................................27

LFO (Key On) Delay Time ..............................69

LFO (Voice Common)...................................... 37

LFO (Voice Element) ....................................... 39

LFO Amplitude Modulation Depth............ 67, 69

LFO Depth ........................................................ 69

LFO Destination ............................................... 69

LFO Destination Element Switch ....................69

LFO Fade-in Time ............................................ 69

LFO Fade-out Time .......................................... 69

LFO Filter Modulation Depth .................... 67, 69

LFO Hold Time................................................. 69

LFO Key On Reset............................................ 68

LFO Phase......................................................... 68

LFO Pitch Modulation Depth..................... 67, 69

LFO Speed......................................................... 68

LFO Tempo Speed ............................................68

LFO Tempo Sync .............................................. 68

LFO Wave ......................................................... 68

[LIBRARY] button ........................................... 12

Low Pass Filter................................................. 27

Main Volume (Control #007) ..........................78

Master EQ......................................................... 64

Master EQ Offset .............................................. 63

Master Equalizer............................................... 22

Master Tune ..................................................... 70

Maximum Polyphony .......................................20

MEQ.................................................................. 46

MEQ (Multi Common)..................................... 46

Micro Tuning.................................................... 63

MIDI ................................................................. 77

MIDI channels.................................................. 77

MIDI IN/OUT ..................................................69

MIDI IN/OUT/THRU terminals ..................... 13

MIDI interface .................................................. 17

MIDI Receive Channel ..................................... 77

MIDI Sync......................................................... 69

MIDI Transmit Channel................................... 77

Mixing Edit Mode ............................................. 44

MODE buttons.................................................. 12

MODULAR SYNTHESIS PLUG-IN SYSTEM

Modulation (Control #001).............................. 78

Mono (Control #126) ....................................... 80

Mono/Poly ........................................................63

Multi ................................................................. 30

Multi bank ........................................................47

[MULTI] button................................................ 31

Multi Edit Mode................................................ 45

Multi Effects .....................................................49

Multi Library .................................................... 47

MULTI Mode.................................................... 31

Multi Play mode................................................ 43

Multi-Part Plug-in Board .................................. 20

Mute .................................................................. 38

[MUTE/SEL] button......................................... 12

MW (Modulation wheel) .................................40

.. 20

Name ...........................................................58, 63

Name parameter................................................58

Native (Voice Element) ....................................39

Native Parameters.............................................68

Native Part Parameters.....................................39

Normal Voices...................................................25

Note Limit .........................................................64

Note On/Off ......................................................78

Note Shift ..........................................................64

NRPN LSB (Control #098) ..............................79

NRPN MSB (Control #099) .............................79

OPTICAL OUTPUT jack..................................13

OSC....................................................................26

OSC (Voice Element)........................................39

Oscillator...........................................................26

Output (Mixing) ...............................................44

Output (Multi)..................................................46

Output (Voice Common) ..................................37

OUTPUT L/MONO & R jacks .........................13

Output Select.....................................................67

OutputSw ..........................................................52

PAGE [E] [F] buttons ................................12

Pan...............................................................64, 78

Pan (Control #010)...........................................78

Part Edit mode...................................................46

Part Equalizer ...................................................22

Part parameters (Multi) ...................................46

Part Receive Switch ..........................................69

Part structure ....................................................20

PART/ELEMENT buttons ...............................12

PART[E] [F] button ..................................12

PB (Pitch Bend wheel) .....................................40

PB Lower...........................................................63

PB Upper...........................................................63

PEG....................................................................26

PEG (Voice Element) .......................................39

PEG Depth ........................................................65

PEG Level..........................................................65

PEG Level Velocity Sensitivity.........................65

PEG Time ..........................................................65

PEG Time Key Follow Center Key...................65

PEG Time Key Follow Sensitivity....................65

PEG Time Segment Velocity Sensitivity ..........65

PEG Time Velocity Sensitivity .........................65

Perf (Performance) bank..................................47

PHONES jack....................................................12

PITCH ...............................................................26

Pitch (Voice Element) ......................................39

Pitch Bend .........................................................81

Pitch Bend Range..............................................63

Pitch Key Follow Center Key ...........................65

Pitch Key Follow Sensitivity ............................65

Pitch Velocity Sensitivity..................................65

PLG 1 Part.........................................................30

PLG 2 Part.........................................................30

Plug-in board line-up.........................................19

Plug-in Board Voices (Multi mode)..................45

Plug-in Boards ...................................................19

Plug-in Load ......................................................56

Plug-in part........................................................30

Plug-in Save.......................................................56

Plug-in Voices....................................................30

Appendix

Index

Poly (Control #127)......................................... 80

Poly Expand ..................................................... 70

Polyphonic Aftertouch..................................... 81

polyphony......................................................... 20

Port ................................................................... 20

Port No. ............................................................ 70

Portamento Mode ............................................. 63

Portamento Switch........................................... 63

Portamento Switch (Control #065)................. 78

Portamento Time.............................................. 63

Portamento Time (Control #005).................... 78

Portamento Time Mode ................................... 63

Power On Mode ............................................... 63

Powered Speakers ............................................ 15

Program Change ............................................... 81

Program Change Switch................................... 69

Thru Port.......................................................... 69

Tone (Multi)..................................................... 46

Tone Generator ................................................ 18

Transmit Channel............................................. 69

USB ...................................................................13

USB connection ................................................16

USB terminal ....................................................13

user memory ..................................................... 39

[UTILITY] button ............................................31

Utility mode ...................................................... 31

Appendix

Random Pan ..................................................... 67

Random Tune................................................... 65

RcvSw (Multi) ................................................. 46

Receive Bulk Dump.......................................... 69

Receive Channel............................................... 64

Receive GM/XG ............................................... 70

Receive Note Off .............................................. 64

Release Level.................................................... 26

Release Time (Control #072) .......................... 79

Reset All Controllers (Control #121) ............. 80

Resonance ........................................................ 26

Resonance Offset.............................................. 68

Return Level..................................................... 23

Reverb .............................................................. 22

Reverb Pan ....................................................... 70

Reverb Return.................................................. 70

Reverb Send ............................................... 64, 70

Reverb Type ..................................................... 70

ReverbPan .................................................. 42, 51

ReverbRtn .................................................. 42, 51

ReverbType ................................................ 42, 51

RevSend...................................................... 42, 50

RPN LSB (Control #100) ................................ 80

RPN MSB (Control #101) ............................... 80

Scaling .............................................................. 67

Send Chorus to Reverb .................................... 70

Send Level ........................................................ 23

[SHIFT] button................................................. 12

Single Part Plug-in Board................................. 19

Sostenuto (Control #066) ................................ 79

Source (Control Set) ........................................ 67

[STANDBY/ON] switch .................................. 12

Store.................................................................. 57

[STORE] button ............................................... 12

System Effects .................................................. 22

System Exclusive Messages.............................. 81

System Realtime Messages............................... 81

Velocity Limit ................................................... 64

Velocity Limit Cross Fade ................................64

Velocity Sensitivity Curve.......................... 65, 68

Velocity Sensitivity Depth................................ 64

Velocity Sensitivity Offset................................ 64

Voice .................................................................24

[VOICE] button ................................................ 31

Voice (Mixing) .................................................44

Voice (Multi).................................................... 46

Voice Edit Mode ............................................... 37

Voice Effects ..................................................... 41

Voice Element Pan............................................ 64

VOICE Mode..................................................... 31

Voice Number................................................... 64

Voice Play mode ............................................... 35

Volume.............................................................. 64

[VOLUME] knob ..............................................12

Wave Category .................................................. 64

Wave Number................................................... 64

Wave Type ........................................................ 64

Waveform.......................................................... 19

Width ..........................................................28, 66

Index

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Yamaha Audio MOTIF-RACK User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Introduction

Package Contents

Main Features

About This Manual

Application index

Before Using the MOTIF-RACK

The Controls & Connectors

Front Panel

Rear Panel

Setting Up

Power Supply

Power-on Procedure

Connections

Basics Section

Overview of the MOTIF-RACK

Tone Generator

Effects

Voice Structure

Voices & Multis

Voice Edit Structure

Multi Structure

Basic Operations

Modes

Mode selection and Display indications

Quick Guide

Demo playback

Playing the voices

Selecting a voice

Using the Category Search function

Voice Editing

Using Voice Effects

Using the Multi Mode

Playing in the Multi mode

Simple Mixer functions (Mixing Edit Mode)

Multi Library

Using Multi Effects

Using the Arpeggio function

What is the Arpeggio function?

Arpeggio playback

Change the Arpeggio settings

Using the Jobs

Performing a Job

Saving the Settings (Store)

Reference

Function Tree

Parameter/Display List

Function List

Appendix

Display Messages

About MIDI

Optional Plug-in Board Installation

Installation Precautions

Installing the Plug-in Board

Troubleshooting

Index