Using Controllers - Yamaha MOTIF ES Owner's Manual

Using Controllers

Pitch Bend Wheel
This is basically the same as in the Voice Play mode (page
64).
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The Pitch Bend Range setting depends on the setting (made in the
Voice mode) of the Voice assigned to each Part.
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The functions assigned to the Pitch Bend Wheel depend on the setting
(made in the Voice mode) of the Voice assigned to each Part.
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Even if a different function is assigned to the wheel, Pitch bend is still
available and Pitch Bend messages are still generated when the
wheel is used.
Modulation Wheel
This is basically the same as in the Voice Play mode (page
64).
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To avoid accidently applying effects to the current Voice, make sure
the Modulation Wheel is set to minimum before you start playing.
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The functions assigned to the Modulation Wheel depend on the
settings (made in the Voice mode) of the Voice assigned to each Part.
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Using the Modulation wheel generates the same MIDI message to
external devices, regardless of the assignments made in the Voice
Edit mode.
Ribbon Controller
This is basically the same as in the Voice Play mode (page
65).
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The functions assigned to the Ribbon Controller depend on the
settings (made in the Voice mode) of the Voice assigned to each Part.
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You can set the Ribbon Controller to control a different functions on
connected external MIDI devices from the functions assigned for the
Performance on the instrument itself. You can also determine whether
the Ribbon Controller value returns to the center for each
Performance, or stays at the point where you released your finger.
Both of these setting can be made in the Performance Edit mode
([PERFORM] Performance selection
CTL ASN).
Knobs (KN)
These knobs let you change various aspects of the
Performance sound in real time – while you play. Turn a knob
to the right to increase the value, and left to decrease it. For
each Performance, various functions are assigned to four
knobs. Try out these knobs with various Performances while
playing the keyboard.
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
90.
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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.
[EDIT] COMMON [F4]
Playing the Keyboard (in the Performance Play mode)
Edit Indicator
Tweaking the knobs in the Performance mode directly
changes the parameters of the Performance. When any
of the Performance parameters are changed, the [E]
(Edit) Indicator appears in the top left of the display. This
indicates that the current Performance 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
Performance in the Performance Store mode (page 91).
CAUTION
If you select another Performance during editing, the [E] (Edit)
indicator will disappear and all your edits will be lost. It is a good
idea to store the edited Performance data from the Performance
Store mode (page 91). Even if you lose the edited Performance data,
you can restore it by using the Edit Recall function (page 91).
CAUTION
When shipped from the factory, this synthesizer contains a full set
of specially programmed 128 User Performances in the User bank.
You can edit and store these Performances and overwrite them in
the Performance Store mode. You can also restore them to the
original factory presets by pressing the [ENTER] button in the
[UTILITY] [JOB] display (page 44).
Control Sliders
In the Performance mode, the four Control Sliders let
you independently adjust the levels of the Parts of a
Performance. You can adjust the volume balance
among four parts.
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.
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In certain situations, using the Control Sliders may not result in
any change in the sound. For more information, refer to page
50 in the Basic Operation section.
3 1 VOLUME VOLUME 4 1
CS 3 CS 4
ZONE 4 ZONE 1
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