Using The Groove Function - Yamaha MOTIF6 Owner's Manual

Sampling with Song Playback (Integrated Sampling Sequencer)

4. Using the Groove function

The Grid Groove function makes it possible to adjust the pitch, timing, length, and velocity of notes in a specified
track on a measure-long 16th-note grid. This lets you easily come up with a wide variety of rhythmic feels and
grooves that would be difficult or impossible to create using precise, yet rigid sequencer operations. Moreover, Grid
Groove is a playback-only operation, meaning that it leaves the original recorded data intact.
Grid Groove can also be applied to sample tracks that contain samples processed with the Slice function, as well as
normal MIDI tracks.
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3 Set the parameters.
Move the cursor to the desired parameter and grid point and set the offset value.
This affects song playback without actually changing the sequence data.
DEC/NO
Each aspect of the track to be offset (pitch, time, length, velocity) is indicated by
a different graphic.
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MOTIF Quick Start Guide
Call up the GROOVE display.
SF 1 SF 2 SF 3 SF 4
F1 F2 F3 F4 F5
PAN REVERB CHORUS
CUTOFF RESONANCE ATTACK
KNOB
ASSIGN A ASSIGN B ASSIGN 1
CONTROL
FUNCTION
KN 1 KN 2 KN 3
MEQ LOW MEQLOWMID MEQ HI MID
MASTER VOLUME 1 VOLUME 2 VOLUME 3
VOLUME
OCTAVE CS 1 CS 2 CS 3
DOWN UP
ZONE 1 ZONE 2 ZONE 3
INC/YES
NOTE OFFSET
CLOCK SHIFT
GATE OFFSET
VELO OFFSET
2 Select a track.
1 2 3
11
9 10
SF 5
F6
TEMPO
RELEASE
REMOTE
ASSIGN 2
CONTROL
ON/OFF
MODE
KN 4
VOICE PERFORM MASTER
MEQ HIGH EFFECT BYPASS ARPEGGIO
INSERTION SYSTEM ON/OFF
VOLUME 4
SEQUENCER
SONG PATTERN FILE
SEQ TRANSPORT DEC/NO INC/YES
INTEGRATED
MIXING UTILITY
SAMPLING SONG SCENE
INFORMATION
SF 1 SF 2 SF 3 SF 4 SF 5
LOCATE 1 2
REC
EDIT JOB STORE F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 EXIT ENTER
COMPARE SCENE STORE EXECUTE
SET LOCATE
CS 4
ZONE 4
minus 0 plus
Reference (page 218 )
TRACK
4 5 6 7 8
SELECT
12 14
13 15 16 MUTE
SOLO
MUSIC PRODUCTION SYNTHESIZER
Integrated Sampling Sequencer
Real-time External Control Surface
Modular Synthesis Plug-in System
SLOT 1 SLOT 2 SLOT 3
CATEGORY
DRUM KITS PRE 1 PRE 2 PRE 3 GM USER PLG 1 PLG 2 PLG 3 SEARCH BANK
FAVORITES A. PIANO KEYBOARD ORGAN GUITAR/ STRINGS BRASS REED/PIPE
BASS
COMMON PLUCKED
A B C D E F G H SECTION GROUP
SYN LEAD SYN PAD/ SYN COMP CHROMATIC DRUM/ SE MUSICAL FX COMBI
PERCUSSION PERCUSSION
CHOIR
TRACK
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SELECT
ELEMENT/PERF.PART/ZONE
NUMBER
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 MUTE
SOLO
Press the [ ] button to
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hear the edited pattern.
SEQ TRANSPORT
LOCATE 1 2
REC
n Keep in mind that if you make an
edit at a specific 16th note position
and there is no MIDI data at that
point, the track will not change.
5 Make Grid Groove settings
for other tracks as desired.