Playing An Audio File - Yamaha Motif XF6 Owner's Manual

Audio Record/Playback
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Play the keyboard.
If you set the trigger level to a value between 1 and 127,
recording will begin automatically whenever the playback
volume exceeds that level; furthermore, the displayed status
will change from "WAITING" to "RECORDING" at that time. If
you want to include the currently selected Song or Pattern in
your recording, press the SEQ TRANSPORT [R] (Play)
button at any time to start playback. You can also press one
of the Number buttons [1] – [16] while recording to change
parts.
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When you have finished playing, press the
[ENTER] button once again.
Recording will end and the recorded audio file will be
saved on the selected device.
NOTICE
The MOTIF XF or the selected storage device should never be turned
off during recording or while the recorded audio file is being saved.
Turning off either device at this time may make it impossible to
subsequently access the storage device.
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Playing an audio file

Using the MOTIF XF, you can now playback WAV and AIFF
audio files stored on a USB storage device or a networked
computer
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If you want to play an audio file on a USB storage
device, connect it to the USB TO DEVICE
connector on the rear panel.
Alternatively, if you want to play an audio file on a networked
computer, setup File Sharing for accessing the computer
from the instrument as described in "Network connection" of
the Reference Manual.
2
Press the [FILE] button and then the [F4] Audio
button.
The File mode Audio display will appear.
3
Select the device and the file to be played using
the cursor [u][d] buttons together with the data
dial and the [DEC/NO] and [INC/YES] buttons.
Select the device connected in Step 1 above using the
Device section (1), and set the audio file for playback using
the Directory section (2).
4
Press the [SF2] Play button.
The audio file will begin playing.
5
If necessary, you can adjust the playback volume
using the data dial or the [DEC/NO] and [INC/YES]
buttons.
6
To stop playback, press the [SF2] Stop button, the
[ENTER] button, or the [EXIT] button.
Operation will return to the File mode Audio display.
NOTE
Keep in mind that you can also play a desired Voice on the
keyboard (selected in the Voice or Performance mode)
during audio playback.
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