Yamaha MOTIF XF Reference Manual page 206

Audio Recording to Song/Pattern (Sampling mode)
Sampling starts soon after you press the [F6] REC button. This setting
lets you start Sampling at the desired timing regardless of the input
level from audio source.
Punch In/Out
This parameter is available only when the Trigger Mode
( ) is set to "meas." The Punch In value determines the
measure number at which sampling starts automatically
while the Punch Out value determines the measure number
at which sampling stops automatically.
Settings: 001 – 999 (Song mode), 001 – 256 (Pattern mode)
Level Meter
Recordable Time (Indication only)
Refer to the description of the same-named parameter on
page 123.
[SF1] Confirm
This is available when Recording Type in the Setup display
(page 204) is set to "sample" or "sample+note."
[F5] Start
Press this button to start Sampling.
Sampling RECORDING display
During Sampling, a graphic representation of the recorded
audio appears in the display.
[F6] Stop
Press this button to stop Sampling (Recording).
In each of the following cases, the "FINISHED" display
appears after Sampling is finished.
• When Recording Type (page 204) is set to "sample" or
"sample+note" and [SF1] Confirm is turned on
• When Recording Type (page 204) to "slice+seq"
From the FINISHED display, you can listen to the just-
recorded Sample by pressing the [SF1] button. See below
for details.
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Sampling FINISHED display
When [F2] Confirm is turned on before the Sampling starts,
the FINISHED display below appears as soon as the
Sampling is finished. From this display, you can hear and
confirm the Sample by pressing the [SF1] Audition button.
If you are satisfied with the sound, press the [ENTER]
button to fix the Sampling result as Sample data. If you are
not satisfied with the Sampling result, press the [EXIT]
button then try again.
When [F2] Confirm is turned off before Sampling starts, the
Sampling operation will automatically fix the Sample data
and return to the Setup display (page 203).
[SF1] Audition
You can hear the recorded Sample by holding this button.
This lets you hear precisely how the Sample is played back.
n When Recording Type (page 204) is set to "sample" or
"sample+note" and [SF1] Confirm is turned off, stopping
Recording will automatically fix the just-recorded Sample data
and the instrument will return to the Setup display (page 203).
Please note that the instrument returns to the STANDBY
display as soon as Sampling is finished if Record Next is
turned on in the Setup display before the Sampling operation.
n When Recording Type (page 204) is set to "slice+seq,"
stopping Recording calls up the Record Trim display
(page 207).