Basic Structure; Internal Structure (System Overview); Controller Block - Yamaha MOTIF ES Owner's Manual

Internal Structure (System Overview)

This section gives you an easy-to-understand overview of the MOTIF ES — its wide range of sophisticated features, its MIDI
control and performance functions, and its convenient file management system for original data you've created with the
instrument.
Internal Structure (System Overview)
This synthesizer is made up of several blocks, as shown here.
Keyboard
Sequencer block
MIDI sequence data
• Song
• Pattern
• Arpeggio
Recording

Controller Block

This block consists of the keyboard, Pitch Bend and
Modulation Wheels, Ribbon Controller, Knobs, Control Sliders
and so on.
The keyboard itself doesn't generate sounds, but instead
generates/transmits note on/off, velocity and other information
(MIDI messages) to the synthesizer's tone generator block
when you play notes. The controllers also generates/transmits
MIDI messages.
The synthesizer's tone generator block produces the sound
according to the MIDI messages transmitted from the
keyboard and controllers.
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Controller block
VOLUME 1 VOLUME 2 VOLUME 3 VOLUME 4
SWING
CS 1 CS 2 CS 3 CS 4
KN 1
LOW
ZONE 1 ZONE 2 ZONE 3 ZONE 4
Recording by the
keyboard performance
Tone Generator block
Playback
Internal AWM2 Plug-in
board
• Voice
• Performance
Sampling block
Playback
Microphone, Guitar, Bass,
Audio equipment, etc.
External MIDI instrument
Controllers
GATE TIME VELOCITY UNITMULTIPLY
KN 2 KN 3 KN 4
LOW MID HIGH MID HIGH
Keyboard performance
Effect block
DSP
• Reverb
• Chorus
• Master Effect
• Part Equalizer
• Master Equalizer
Microphone, Guitar, Bass,
Audio equipment, etc.
Controller supported by the MOTIF ES
The controllers you can use on this synthesizer and the
reference pages are as follows:
Controllers with which the MOTIF ES is equipped
Keyboard (Initial Touch, Aftertouch) ................ page 18
Pitch Bend Wheel ............................................ page 64
Modulation Wheel ............................................ page 64
Ribbon Controller............................................. page 65
Knob (KN)........................................................ page 50
Control Slider (CS)........................................... page 51
Controllers (sold separately) that can be connected
to the rear panel of the MOTIF ES
Foot Controller ................................................. page 42
Footswitch ....................................................... page 42
Breath Controller.............................................. page 42
MIDI output
Operating
the panel
Audio (sound)
output
Playback
Audio signal flow
MIDI messages flow