Yamaha MOTIF ES Owner's Manual page 65

Ribbon Controller
The Ribbon Controller is touch sensitive, and is controlled by
running your finger laterally across the surface. Various
function are assigned to each preset Voice.
Try out the Ribbon Controller with various preset Voices while
playing the keyboard.
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You can set the Ribbon Controller to control different functions on
connected external MIDI devices from the functions assigned for the
instrument itself. You can also determine whether the Ribbon
Controller value returns to the center, or stays at the point where you
released your finger. Both of these setting can be made in the Utility
mode ([UTILITY] [F3] VOICE
Knobs (KN)
These knobs let you change various aspects of the Voice's
sound in real time – while you play. Turn a knob to the right to
increase the value, and left to decrease it. For each preset
Voice, various functions are assigned to four knobs. Try out
these knobs with various preset Voices while playing keyboard.
ASSIGN A ASSIGN B ASSIGN 1 ASSIGN 2
PAN REVERB CHORUS TEMPO
CUTOFF RESONANCE ATTACK RELEASE
SWING GATE TIME VELOCITY UNITMULTIPLY
1 2 3
KN KN KN
LOW LOW MID HIGH MID
You can change which particular group of functions or
parameters the knobs are assigned to by pressing any of the
[KNOB CONTROL FUNCTION] buttons. For details, see page
81.
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In certain situations, using the knobs may not result in any change in
the sound. For more information, refer to page 50 in the Basic
Operation section.
[SF4] CTL ASN).
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KN
HIGH
Playing the Keyboard (in the Voice Play mode)
Edit Indicator
Tweaking the knobs in the Voice mode directly changes
the parameters of the Voice. When any of the Voice
parameters are changed, the [E] (Edit) Indicator
appears in the top left of the display. This indicates that
the current voice has been modified but not yet stored.
Edit Indicator
If you're satisfied with the tweaks you made and the
resulting sound, you can store the changes as a User
Voice in the Voice Store mode (page 85).
CAUTION
If you select another Voice during editing, the [E] (Edit) indicator will
disappear and all your edits will be lost.
It is a good idea to store the edited Voice data from the Voice Store
mode (page 85). Even if you lose the edited Voice data, you can
restore it by using the Edit Recall function (page 82).
Control Sliders
In the Voice mode, the four Control Sliders let you
independently adjust the levels of the Elements of a
Normal Voice or the Drum Voice keys. When Normal
Voice is selected, you can adjust the volume balance
among the four Elements.
VOLUME VOLUME 1 1 VOLUME VOLUME 2 1 VOLUME VOLUME
CS 1 CS 1 CS 2
ZONE 1 ZONE 1 ZONE 2 ZONE 1 ZONE 3 ZONE 1
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Inadvertent use of the sliders may result in no sound. If this
occurs, move the sliders upward.
3 1 VOLUME VOLUME 4 1
CS 3 CS 4
ZONE 4 ZONE 1
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