Yamaha MOTIF XS6 Owner's Manual page 98

Editing a Normal Voice
Common Edit parameters
Common Edit lets you edit the parameters common to all Elements of the selected Normal Voice.
About the asterisk (*) marks
For users who are new to Voice editing and may be confused by the large amount of parameters, the most basic and easy-to-understand
parameters are conveniently marked with asterisks. If you are just starting out with Voice editing, try these parameters first.
General settings for the selected
Voice—[F1] General
Naming the edited Voice—[SF1] Name
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1 Name*
Enters the desired name for the Voice. The Voice name can
contain up to 20 characters.
You can call up the character list by pressing the [SF6]
CHAR button, then select the desired one from the list. For
detailed instructions on naming, refer to "Basic Operation"
on page 82.
2 Main Category 1*
3 Sub Category 1*
4 Main Category 2*
5 Sub Category 2*
Determines the two Main Categories and their Sub
Categories to which the Voice belongs respectively.
"Category" can be used as a keyword representing the
characteristic of the Voice. The appropriate setting makes it
easy to find the desired Voice from a variety of Voices. There
are 16 Main Categories which indicate types of instruments.
There are up to five Sub Categories for each Main Category,
indicating more detailed types of instruments.
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[VOICE] ➞ Normal Voice selection ➞ [EDIT] ➞ [COMMON EDIT]
Settings: See the following list.
Main Category
Acoustic Piano Pn
Keyboard Kb
Organ Or
Guitar Gt
Bass Bs
Strings St
Brass Br
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5
Sax / Woodwind SW Saxophone Flute
Synth Lead Ld
Synth Pad/Choir Pd
Synth Comp Sc
Chromatic Cp
Percussion
Drum / Dr
Percussion
Sound Effect Se
Musical Effect Me
Ethnic Et
n You can call up the list by pressing the [SF6] LIST button then
select the desired one from the list. For details, see page 82.
Play Mode Settings such as Micro Tuning
and Mono/Poly—[SF2] Play Mode
From this display, you can make various settings such as
Mono or Poly, Pitch, Portamento, and Micro Tuning.
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2
3
4
5
6
7
1 Volume*
Determines the output level of the Voice. Set this parameter
to adjust the balance between the current Voice and other
Voices.
Settings: 0 – 127
Sub Category
Acoustic Layer Modern Vintage
Electric FM Piano Clavi Synth
Piano
Tone Wheel Combo Pipe Synth
Acoustic Electric Electric Synth
Clean Distortion
Acoustic Electric Synth Arpeggio
Solo Ensemble Pizzicato Synth
Solo Brass Orchestra Synth
Ensemble
Woodwind Reed / Pipe Arpeggio
Analog Digital Hip Hop Dance
Analog Warm Bright Choir
Analog Digital Fade Hook
Mallet Bell Synth Bell Pitched
Percussion Drum
Drums Percussion Synth Arpeggio
Moving Ambient Nature Sci-Fi
Moving Ambient Sweep Hit
Bowed Plucked Struck Blown
Arpeggio
Arpeggio
Arpeggio
Arpeggio
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Arpeggio
Arpeggio
Arpeggio
Arpeggio
Arpeggio
Arpeggio
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Arpeggio
Arpeggio
Arpeggio
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