Yamaha Motif XF Owner's Manual page 24

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Because the 32 kits (A001 to B016) are mapped as described above,

many preset XS drum arpeggios and many Standard MIDI files will playback

"almost" correctly. Bear in mind that many drum patterns and Standard

MIDI files were created using other drumkits, such as the XS factory kits,

or drumkits from other manufacturer's units (such as the Roland Sound

Canvas). This can be a factor in whether or not an arpeggio or Standard

MIDI file sounds natural or correct when using one of the "Studio Drums"

kits.

EFFECTS ASSIGNMENTS

ALL of the drumkits feature insert effects routings, with insert effect A

always in use as the EQ for the snare, and insert B in use as either an EQ

for kicks and toms, or as a compressor thru which snare (and sometimes

kicks and toms) are fed first and then routed to the EQ ("series" routing).

In PERFORMANCE and MIX mode, you should have a drumkit's insert

effects switched to "on", if possible, otherwise the kit will not sound the

same as it does in drumkit mode.

D R U M K I T D E S C R I P T I O N S

NOTE: Each drumkit has five different arpeggios assigned to it.

Hit the ARPEGGIO ON-OFF button, press any key to start

playback, then press SF1 thru SF5 buttons (below the ES' LCD

display) to cycle through the different arpeggios.