Saving And Exporting The Recorded Song To External Pc (File Utility) - Yamaha MOTIF6 Owner's Manual

Sampling with Song Playback (Integrated Sampling Sequencer)

12. Saving and Exporting the recorded song to external PC (File Utility)

Now that you've created your masterpiece, you'll want to save it. You can save song data to a Memory card or SCSI
device in the File mode (page 261).
However, for safekeeping and organizational/archival purposes, you may want to store your MOTIF data to a
computer. You may also want to use your computer to do further editing and recording to your MOTIF-created
songs. The File Utility software (contained on the included CD-ROM) lets you do that and more — allowing you to
transfer files back and forth between a computer and the MOTIF via a standard USB cable connection.
Here's a practical example. Let's say you want to add a long section of audio data to your song, such as a lead vocal or
an extended guitar solo. Since recording that to the MOTIF may not be entirely practical or possible, you may want
to transfer your song to a computer, then record and edit the new audio tracks on the computer. First, you should
save the song data in Standard MIDI File (SMF) format to Memory card or a connected SCSI device, then transfer the
MIDI file to the computer with the File Utility software. Once you've imported the MIDI file to sequencer software
on your computer, match the MIDI send and receive channels (computer-to-MOTIF) so that each track of the
sequencer song data plays the appropriate part on the MOTIF. Finally, play back the song and record the desired
audio parts (vocals, solos, etc.) using your audio/MIDI sequencer.
n For details about the File Utility software, refer to the electronic documentation contained in the included CD-ROM.
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MOTIF Quick Start Guide
Memory card SCSI device
PAN REVERB CHORUS TEMPO
CUTOFF RESONANCE ATTACK RELEASE
KNOB ASSIGN A ASSIGN B ASSIGN 1 ASSIGN 2 REMOTE MUSIC PRODUCTION SYNTHESIZER
CONTROL CONTROL
FUNCTION ON/OFF
MODE
KN 1 KN 2 KN 3 KN 4
MEQ LOW MEQLOWMID MEQ HI MID MEQ HIGH EFFECT BYPASS ARPEGGIO VOICE PERFORM MASTER DRUM KITS PRE 1 PRE 2
INSERTION SYSTEM ON/OFF
MASTER FAVORITES A. PIANO KEYBOARD
VOLUME VOLUME 1 VOLUME 2 VOLUME 3 VOLUME 4 SEQUENCER COMMON
SONG PATTERN FILE A B
SEQ TRANSPORT
DEC/NO INC/YES SYN LEAD SYN PAD/
CHOIR
INTEGRATED
SAMPLING MIXING UTILITY SONG SCENE 1 2
SF 1 SF 2 SF 3 SF 4 SF 5 INFORMATION
LOCATE 1 2
ELEMENT/ PERF.PART / ZONE
REC
EDIT JOB STORE F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 EXIT ENTER 9 10
COMPARE SCENE STORE EXECUTE
SET LOCATE
OCTAVE CS 1 CS 2 CS 3 CS 4
DOWN UP
ZONE 1 ZONE 2 ZONE 3 ZONE 4
Save
Integrated Sampling Sequencer
Modular Synthesis Plug-in System Real-time External Control Sur face
SLOT 1 SLOT 2 SLOT 3
CATEGORY
PRE 3 GM USER PLG 1 PLG 2 PLG 3 SEARCH BANK
ORGAN GUITAR / BASS STRINGS BRASS REED/PIPE
PLUCKED
C D E F G H SECTION GROUP
SYN COMP CHROMATIC DRUM / SE MUSICAL FX COMBI
PERCUSSION PERCUSSION
TRACK
3 4 5 6 7 8 SELECT
NUMBER Load
11 12 13 14 15 16 MUTE
SOLO
File Utility
Reference (page 262)
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