Song Play Mode; Song Selection - Yamaha MOTIF6 Owner's Manual

Song Play mode

Basic Structure (page 67) · Quick Start Guide (page 77)
In this mode, you can select and play individual User
songs.
n For details about songs and their track and memory
structure, see page 51.
◆ Basic Procedure
1
Press the [SONG] button to enter the Song Play
mode. (The indicator lights.)
Song track number
and data status
No data has been recorded.
MIDI sequence data
has been recorded.
(Indicates a MIDI track.)
In addition to MIDI sequence data,
the sample data has been recorded.
(Indicates ansample track.)
Time signature for the selected song
❒ Setting 1/16 ~ 16/16, 1/8 ~ 16/8, 1/4 ~ 8/4
Transpose setting (for entire song)
Can be adjusted in semitones.
For example, when a value of +12 is set,
the pitch of all of the data becomes one octave higher.
❒ Setting -36 ~ +36
Currently selected song
Song number Song name
Song track on/off status
Indicates muted track.
Indicates soloed track (page 180).
Basic Operation (page 67)
SONG
Location setting for
the selected song
Tempo for the selected song
❒ Setting 001.0~300.0
Measure : Beat
(for current playback location)
❒ Setting Depends on the song data
2
Select a song.
3
Start/Stop song playback.
Stop playback
4
Make necessary or desired settings (e.g., transpose,
tempo, location, individual track on/off status, and
so on) in the above display.
5
Select the menu you wish to edit by pressing the
[F2] - [F6] buttons and edit the parameters in each
display.
6
Set a Song Scene.
7
Repeat steps #3 through #6 as desired.
8
Press any other mode button to exit from the Song
Play mode.
• For detailed instructions on steps #2, 4, 5, and 6,
see the following explanations.
• For details on step #3, refer to "Quick Start
Guide" on page 78.

Song Selection

The explanations here apply to step #2 of the Basic
Procedure above.
DRUM KITS PRE 1 PRE 2 PRE 3 GM USER
FAVORITES A. PIANO KEYBOARD ORGAN GUITAR / BASS
PLUCKED
COMMON
A B D E
C
1
SYN LEAD SYN PAD/ SYN COMP CHROMATIC DRUM /
CHOIR PERCUSSION PERCUSSION
1 2 3 4 5
2
ELEMENT/ PERF.PART / ZONE
9 10 11 12 13
n The explanations here apply when
these four button indicators are off.
Song Play mode
Start playback
CATEGORY
PLG 1 PLG 2 PLG 3 SEARCH
BANK
STRINGS BRASS REED/PIPE
G SECTION GROUP
F H
SE MUSICAL FX COMBI
TRACK
6
7 8
SELECT
NUMBER
14 16
15 MUTE
SOLO
179
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