Controlling From An External Midi Keyboard; External Controllers Supported By The Motif-Rack Es - Yamaha MOTIF RACK ES Owner's Manual

Controlling from an external MIDI keyboard

To use the MOTIF-RACK ES, you'll need an external keyboard (with various controllers, such as a pitch bend wheel, modulation wheel, etc.).
The synthesizer's tone generator block produces the sound according to the MIDI messages received from the keyboard and sequencer.

External controllers supported by the MOTIF-RACK ES

The MOTIF-RACK ES can be played by connecting an external MIDI keyboard or synthesizer, and can be controlled by the
MIDI controllers on the keyboard – pitch bend wheel, modulation wheel, ribbon controller, knobs, sliders, etc. In addition, you
can also control the MOTIF-RACK ES using an optional Yamaha BC3 Breath Controller, FC4/5 Footswitch, FC7 Foot
Controller, etc. by connecting these controllers to the external device.
Controlling a Voice with Controller Set
[VOICE] select Voice
You can freely assign a variety of different functions to the external controllers. For example, you could assign Resonance to
the Modulation Wheel and set aftertouch to apply vibrato. These settings for all external controllers are referred to as a
"Controller Set," and up to six Controller Sets can be created for each Voice.
n You can set whether the controller affects each Element by setting the Element Switch on or off as desired. Note that this applies only to Normal Voices.
n The Element Switch parameters are not available when a function unrelated to Elements is set as the destination.
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Source and Destination
The term "source" refers to the hardware controller and "destination" refers to the parameter or function being controlled. An
extensive variety of destination parameters are available, far more than those listed above. For a complete list of destination
parameters, see the separate Data List.
FC4 or FC5
FC7
BC3
MIDI OUT
MOTIF ES, etc.
[EDIT] [SHIFT]+[COMMON]
Voice
Controller Set 1-6
Controlling from an external MIDI keyboard
Controlling the overall system
MIDI messages (Channel
Aftertouch, Pitch Bend,
Control Change, etc.)
MUSIC PRODUCTION SYNTHESIZER
MIDI IN
MOTIF-RACK ES
CtrlSet display (page 66)
Controller Set
Source = Controller
SWING
1
KN
LOW
Depth = Degree to which the controller
affects the sound
Elements Switches
ON/OFF ON/OFF ON/OFF
1 2 3
Destination (Dest) = function
Volume, Reverb Send Level, Chorus Send Level,
Filter Cutoff Frequency, Filter Resonance, etc.
External controllers supported by the MOTIF-RACK ES
ASA/B (ASSIGN A/B):
Voice
Controller Set 1-6:
Controlling each Voice
GATE TIME
2
KN
LOW MID
ON/OFF
4
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