Memory Structure - Yamaha MOTIF XS6 Owner's Manual

Basic Structure

Memory Structure

This diagram details the relationship among the functions of the MOTIF XS and the internal memory and external devices
such as USB storage device and computer.
Recall Buffer
Compare Buffer
(DRAM)
Excluding Master and Utility
settings
*1
Edit Buffer
(DRAM)
• Voice Edit
• Mixing Voice Edit
• Performance Edit
• Performance Record
• Song Record
• Song Mixing Edit
• Song Chain
• Pattern Record
• Pattern Patch
• Pattern Mixing Edit
• Pattern Chain
• Utility and Sequencer
Setup settings
• Master Edit
Sampling
*1 Only the currently edited data can be transmitted as Bulk data. Note that the Mixing Voice cannot be transmitted as Bulk data.
*2 The Mixing settings can be stored/recalled as a template in the Song Mixing Job mode/Pattern Mixing Job mode.
*3 You can convert the MIDI sequence data recorded in the Song Record mode/Pattern Record mode to Arpeggio data. This can be executed with
the following operations: [SONG] → [JOB] → [F5] Track → 07: Put Track to Arpeggio or [PATTERN] → [JOB] → [F5] Track → 07: Put Track to
Arpeggio
*4 In order to create a Waveform by sampling or importing an audio file, optional DIMM modules must be installed.
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Internal Memory
Preset Data (ROM)
• Voice
• Preset Arpeggio
• Demo
Bulk Dump
User Memory
Flash ROM
• User Voice (Normal, Drum)
• User Performance
*3
• User Arpeggio
• Song
• Song Mixing
*2
• Song Chain
• Pattern
• Pattern Mixing
• Phrase
*2
• Pattern Chain
• System settings
(Utility settings + Sequencer Setup
settings + Mixing Template)
• User Master
Waveform
*4
DRAM
Internal data communication
Data communication between this
synthesizer and an external device
MIDI instrument or computer
Sequence software
MOTIF XS Editor
USB storage device/
Computer drive connected to
the network
File extensions ".XOV"
File extensions ".XOE"
File extensions ".WAV" & "AIF"
File extensions ".XOG"
File extensions ".MID"
File extensions ".XOS"
File extensions "XOA"
(including all data in User Memory)
File extensions ".MID"
File extensions ".XOP"
File extensions ".XOW"
File extensions ".WAV" & "AIF"