Troubleshooting
Are the filter settings appropriate?
Excessively high filter resonance settings can cause distortion.
[VOICE] [EDIT] Element/Key selection [F3] Filter
[PERFORM] [EDIT] Part selection [F4] EG Filter
[SONG]/[PATTERN] [MIXING] [EDIT] Part selection [F4] EG Filter
Is any of the following volume parameters set so high that clipping is occurring?
[UTILITY] [F1] General [SF1] Play Volume
[VOICE] [EDIT] [COMMON EDIT] [F1] General [SF2] Play Mode Volume
[PERFORM] [EDIT] [COMMON EDIT] [F2] Level/MEF [SF1] Level Volume
[SONG]/[PATTERN] [MIXING] [F1] Part 1-16 Volume
Sound is cut off.
Is the entire sound (via your keyboard playback and Song/Pattern/Arpeggio playback) exceeding the maximum polyphony of
the MOTIF XF?
For information about the maximum polyphony, refer to the Reference Manual.
Only one note sounds at a time.
When this situation occurs, the Mono/Poly parameter in the current mode is set to "mono." If you wish to play chords, set this
parameter to "poly."
[VOICE] [F2] Porta Mono/Poly Mode
[PERFORM] [EDIT] Part selection [F1] Voice [SF1] Voice Mono/Poly
[SONG]/[PATTERN] [MIXING] [EDIT] Part selection [F1] Voice [SF1] Voice Mono/Poly
Pitch or intervals are wrong.
Is the Master Tune parameter in the Utility mode set to a value other than "0"?
[UTILITY] [F1] General [SF1] Play Tune
Is the Note Shift parameter in the Utility mode set to a value other than "0"?
[UTILITY] [F1] General [SF1] Play Note Shift
When the voice produces a wrong pitch, is the appropriate tuning system selected from Micro Tuning parameter in the Voice
Edit mode?
[VOICE] [EDIT] [COMMON EDIT] [F1] General [SF2] Play Mode Bank, Tuning Number, Tuning Root
When the Voice produces a wrong pitch, is the LFO Pitch Modulation Depth in the Voice Edit mode set too high?
[VOICE] [EDIT] Element/Key selection [F5] Elm LFO P Mod
When the Performance/Song/Pattern produces a wrong pitch, is the Note Shift parameter of each Part set to a value other
than "0"?
[PERFORM] [EDIT] Part selection [F1] Voice [SF1] Voice
[SONG]/[PATTERN] [MIXING] [EDIT] Part selection [F1] Voice [SF1] Voice
When the Song/Pattern playback produces a wrong pitch, is the Note Shift parameter in the Play FX display set to a value
other than "0"?
[SONG]/[PATTERN] [F2] Play FX Note Shift
No effect is applied.
Is the [EFFECT BYPASS] button turned off?
Have the REVERB and CHORUS knobs been turned fully counter-clockwise (to the minimum)?
Have any or all of the Elements' Insertion Effect Output parameters been set to "thru" in the effect setting display in the Voice
Edit mode?
[VOICE] [EDIT] [COMMON EDIT] [F6] Effect [SF1] Connect Element Out 1-8
Have any or all of the effect types been set to "thru" or "off"?
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MOTIF XF Owner's Manual