Yamaha MOTIF ES Owner's Manual page 59

Song Chain
This function allows Songs to be "chained" together for
automatic sequential playback. In this section, try using the
Song Chain features with the Demo Songs.
Press the [F6] CHAIN button to call up the Song
1
Chain display.
From this display you can program and play your own custom
Song sequences.
2
Program the desired order of the Songs.
Move the cursor to "001" by using the cursor buttons and
select the desired Song by using the Data Dial, or the [INC/
YES] and [DEC/NO] buttons. Likewise, assign the other
Songs to locations 002, 003, 004, and so on.
Parameters in the Pattern Play mode
Currently
selected Pattern
and Section
Transpose setting
(for entire Pattern)
Pattern track number and
track mute/solo status
Track data status
Pattern Chain
Pattern Chain allows you to string several different Sections together to make a single Song.
About the Pattern Chain structure, see page 168. For information on how to create Pattern Chain data, see page 115.
Time signature for the selected pattern
(You can change the value by moving
the cursor here and using the [INC/
YES]/[DEC/NO] buttons and data dial.)
01 : New Pattern A
Pattern number Pattern number
Indicates muted track.
Indicates a MIDI track (page 168) containing MIDI
sequence data.
In addition, the following parameters can be set in the Song
Chain.
Skips past (ignores) the selected chain number and
skip
continues playback from the next chain number.
stop Stops Song Chain playback at that chain number. You
can restart Song Chain playback from the next chain
number by pressing the [F] (Play) button.
end Indicates the end mark of the Song Chain data.
3
Play the Song Chain.
Move the cursor to the top of the Song Chain display, and
press the [F] (Play) button to start Song playback.
SEQ TRANSPORT
LOCATE
When the Song Chain programmed in step #2 reaches to the
end, playback stops automatically. Press the [ ] (Stop) button
during playback to stop Song Chain playback.
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The Song Chain can only be played back in the Song Chain display,
and not from any other display.
Tempo for the selected
Pattern
Section
Indicates soloed track (page 58).
Indicates that the track has no
recorded data. (No Phrase is
assigned.)
Indicates a sample track (page 168)
containing a Sample Voice (page 173).
Playing the Demo Songs/Patterns
1 2
When theFmark appears, pressing
any note on the keyboard starts
Pattern playback (page 56).
Measure : Beat
(for current playback location)
ARP1-ARP5
Use the [SF1] - [SF5] buttons to
call up the Arpeggio type
assigned to each button (page
123).
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