Yamaha MOTIF ES Owner's Manual page 280

Troubleshooting
Pitch or intervals are wrong
• Is the Master Tune parameter in the [UTILITY]
• Is the Note Shift parameter in the [UTILITY]
• When the Voice produces a wrong pitch, check the Micro Tuning setting in the [VOICE]
• When the Voice produces a wrong pitch, is the LFO Pitch Modulation Depth in the Voice Edit mode set too high? ............................................ page 201
• When the Performance produces a wrong pitch, is the Note Shift parameter of each Part set to a value other than "0"? ................................... page 218
• When the Performance produces a wrong pitch, is the Detune parameter of each Part set to a value other than "0"? ....................................... page 218
• When the Song/Pattern playback produces a wrong pitch, is the Note Offset parameter in the Groove display set to a value other than "0"? .................... page 114
No effect is applied
• Is the [EFFECT BYPASS] button turned off? ........................................................................................................................................................... page 177
• Have the [REVERB] and [CHORUS] knobs been turned fully counter-clockwise (to the minimum)? ...................................................................... page 50
• Have any or all of the Elements' Effect Output parameters been set to "thru" in the effect setting display in the Voice Edit mode? .................... page 194
• Have any or all of the effect types been set to "thru" or "off"?................................................................................................................................ page 179
• When this occurs in the Performance mode/Song mode/Pattern mode, check whether the Insertion Switch (INS SW) parameters are set properly or not. ........pages 216, 235
The Edit Indicator appears, even when parameters are not being edited
• Keep in mind that even though the Voice Play mode or Performance Play mode is active, simply moving a Knob or Slider changes the current Voice or
Performance, automatically displaying the Edit indicator. ................................................................................................................................pages 65, 69
• In the Song Mixing mode or Pattern Mixing mode, keep in mind that simply playing back a Song or Pattern may change the Mixing parameters of the
current Song/Pattern, automatically displaying the Edit indicator. ......................................................................................................................... page 104
Arpeggio problems
Cannot start the Arpeggio
Check whether the [ARPEGGIO ON/OFF] button is turned on or off. When the Arpeggio doesn't start even though the button is
turned on, check the following points.
• When the User Arpeggio type is selected, does the currently selected Arpeggio actually contain data?............................................................ page 189
• Are the Arpeggio related parameters such as Note Limit and Velocity Limit set appropriately? ........................................................................... page 191
• When this situation occurs in the Performance mode, check the ArpSwitch parameters for all Parts in the [PERFORM]
VOICE [SF2] MODE display. If parameters of all Parts are turned off, the Arpeggio will not be played back even if the [ARPEGGIO ON/OFF] button is
turned on. ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... page 216
• When this situation occurs in the Song mode/Pattern mode, check the ArpSwitch parameter in the [SONG] or [PATTERN]
selection [F1] VOICE
keyboard performance even if the [ARPEGGIO ON/OFF] button is turned on. .................................................................................................... page 235
Cannot stop the Arpeggio
• When Arpeggio playback does not stop even if you release the key, set the Arpeggio Hold parameter to "off." ................................................ page 191
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For details and a list of the Arpeggio related functions, see page 169.
Song/Pattern problems
The Song/Pattern cannot be started even when pressing the [F] (Play) button.
• Does the selected Song or Pattern (phrase) actually contain data? .................................................................................................................pages 57, 59
• Is the Remote Control feature turned on? ............................................................................................................................................................... page 147
• Is the MIDI sync parameter set to internal (using internal clock) in the [UTILITY]
Song/Pattern (Phrase) cannot be recorded.
• Is there enough free memory for recording? The total MOTIF ES memory capacity determines the number of Songs/Patterns (phrases) that can be
recorded. For example, if the memory contains Songs/Patterns (phrases) that use up a large amount of memory, the memory may become full even
though the available Pattern or Song numbers are not all used. ........................................................................................................................... page 275
• In the Pattern Record mode, does the specified track to which the Phrase is assigned have preset data? Recording cannot be done to a track that
contains preset data. .............................................................................................................................................................................................. page 113
Cannot enter the Pattern Job mode even when pressing the [JOB] button in the Pattern mode.
• Check whether the MOTIF ES is in the Patter n Chain mode or not. If so, exit from the Pattern Chain mode, then press the [JOB] button . .................. page 115
Cannot enter the Pattern Mixing mode even when pressing the [MIXING] button in the Pattern mode.
• Check whether the MOTIF ES is in the Pattern Chain mode or not. If so, exit from the Pattern Chain mode, then press the [MIXING] button. ........................ page 115
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[F1] GENERAL
[F1] GENERAL
[SF2] MODE display. If this parameter for the current Part is turned off, Arpeggio playback will not be triggered by your
[SF1] TG display set to a value other than "0"?.......................................... page 260
[SF1] TG display set to a value other than "0"?.............................................. page 260
[EDIT] [COMMON] [F1] GENERAL
[F5] MIDI [SF3] SYNC display? ..................................... page 264
[SF2] PLY MODE display. .... page 190
[EDIT] Part selection [F1]
[MIXING] [EDIT] Part