F1] Play - Yamaha MOTIF XF Reference Manual

Playing the Keyboard in the Voice Play Mode
standard pitch. The current octave setting is shown at the
top right of the display. You can instantly restore standard
pitch (0) by simultaneously pressing both the OCTAVE [UP]
button and the OCTAVE [DOWN] button (both lamps turn
off).
The lamp status of the OCTAVE [DOWN]/[UP] button lets
you recognize at a glance the current octave setting. When
set to one octave down or up, the corresponding lamp
lights. When set to two octaves down or up, the
corresponding lamp flashes slowly. When set to three
octaves down or up, the corresponding lamp flashes
quickly.
n This parameter is same as the Octave (page 220) in the Play
display of the Utility mode. Making a setting here automatically
changes the setting of that parameter as well.
n If you wish to shift notes on the keyboard up or down in
semitones, edit the Transpose parameter (page 220) in the
Play display of the Utility mode.
Using the Arpeggio function
The Arpeggio function lets you trigger rhythm patterns, riffs
and phrases using the current Voice by simply playing
notes on the keyboard. For instructions on using the
Arpeggio, refer to the Owner's Manual.
The Voice Play display—[F1] Play
The Voice Play display called up via the [VOICE] button
has two design types, which can be specified in the Screen
Setting display (page 220) of the Utility mode.
Type 1 of the Voice Play display
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Type 2 of the Voice Play display
Voice Bank
Indicates the Bank of the current Voice.
The Voice Bank is the memory that includes data of Normal
Voices and Drum Voices. There are 16 Voice Banks as
follows.
PRE1 – 8 (Preset Bank 1 – 8)
Each of these Banks includes 128 different preset Voices.
USR1 – 4 (User Bank 1 – 4)
These Banks can be used for storing the Voices you create
and edit.
GM
This Bank contains 128 different Voices which correspond to
the order specified by the General MIDI (GM) format.
GMDR (GM Drum Bank)
This Bank contains a single Drum Voice, in which the drum
instrument assignment corresponds to the General MIDI (GM)
format.
PDR (Preset Drum Bank)
This Bank includes 64 different preset Drum Voices.
UDR (User Drum Bank)
This Bank can be used for storing the Drum Voices you create
and edit.
GM Voices
GM (General MIDI) 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 this synthesizer 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.