Using The Category Search Function - Yamaha MOTIF ES6 Owner's Manual

Playing the Keyboard (in the Voice Play mode)

Using the Category Search function

This synthesizer features a powerful Category Search function
that gives you quick access to the sounds you want,
irrespective of their bank locations. Simply select a Voice
category, such as A. PIANO or SYN LEAD, and you can
browse through all related Voices one by one – and audition
each of them, too. If you've installed a Plug-in Board to the
instrument, those Voices are automatically included in the
search as well. Plus, you can use the special Favorites
category to store the Voices you use most.
Turn the Category Search function on by
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pressing the [CATEGORY SEARCH] button.
In this condition with the button lit, you can use the BANK and
GROUP buttons to specify the Category.
Press the [CATEGORY SEARCH] button again to turn this
function off.
PRE 5 PRE 6 USER 1 USER 2 GM
A. PIANO KEYBOARD ORGAN GUITAR/ BASS
PLUCKED
A B C D E
SYN LEAD SYN PAD/ SYN COMP CHROMATIC DRUM/
CHOIR PERCUSSION PERCUSSION
Category
Sub Category
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Select a Category.
Press one of the BANK and GROUP buttons to call up the
selected Category name and the Voice list. The first Voice in
the Category is selected.
PRE 5 PRE 6 USER 1 USER 2 GM
A. PIANO KEYBOARD ORGAN GUITAR/ BASS
PLUCKED
A B C D
SYN LEAD SYN PAD/ SYN COMP CHROMATIC DRUM/
CHOIR PERCUSSION PERCUSSION
Category
Sub Category
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CATEGORY
PLG 1 PLG 2 PLG 3 SEARCH
STRINGS BRASS REED/PIPE
F G H SECTION
SE MUSICAL FX COMBI
Voice
CATEGORY
PLG 1 PLG 2 PLG 3 SEARCH
STRINGS BRASS REED/PIPE
E F G H SECTION
SE MUSICAL FX COMBI
Category names
Voice List
All Categories are divided into two or three Sub Categories for
further ease in selection. The Sub Category names are
displayed at the bottom of the Category Search display. Press
the [F1] - [F3] buttons to select the first Voice in the
corresponding Sub Category.
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An alternate way of selecting categories is to use the Cursor buttons to
select and highlight the Category name in the display, then use the
[INC/YES] and [DEC/NO] buttons or the data dial to select the
Category. Then, move the cursor to the Voice list at the right of the
display to select the Voice (see step #3 below).
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Some Voices such as User Voices may not be registered to any
Category. You can search for these Voices by setting the Category to
"--------------."
BANK
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Select a Voice from the Voice List in the display.
GROUP
Step through the available Voices by using the data dial. You
can also use the [INC/YES] and [DEC/NO] buttons, or use the
Cursor [ ]/[ ] buttons.
Press the [CATEGORY SEARCH] button to turn this
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BANK
function off and go back to the original display.
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You can also use the [ENTER] button or [EXIT] button to exit from the
GROUP
Category function.
SF 1 SF 1 SF 2 SF 2 SF 3 SF 3
F1 F1 F2 F2 F3 F3
DEC/NO INC / YES
EXIT ENTER
EXECUTE