Yamaha Motif XF Owner's Manual page 29

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FROM THE DOWNLOADED ZIP FILE TO USB DEVICE (JUMP DRIVE or

FLASH DRIVE) -

1. Insert your USB device into your computer's available USB slot. Its icon

should appear on your desktop.

2. If it isn't already open, navigate to the "STUDIO DRUMS XF" folder and

double-click on it to open it.

3. Navigate to the folder called "Studio Drums XF Arpeggios" folder and

double-click to open it.

4. Copy the file called "Studio Drums Arps.X3G" to your USB device's icon

(by either dragging the file directly to the icon, or going to your file menu

and choosing "Copy" and "To" and selecting the USB device as your

destination).

5. When the file has copied completely to your USB device, properly eject

the USB device and insert it in the slot labeled "TO DEVICE" on the rear

panel of your Motif XS. You will see a screen message that says

"Connecting to USB device...".

6. Press the FILE button on the front panel of the Motif XF. Use the cursor

buttons to move up to the top of the screen so that the "Device" field is

highlighted and turns blue-green. If necessary, turn your jog wheel to the

right until you see the name of your USB device in the field. This will

indicate that your USB device has been selected.

7. Using the cursor buttons, cursor down to the field marked "Type" and

make sure it is set to "all arpeggio".

8. Press the cursor up button one more time, then use the INC/YES button to

select the file name "Studio Drums Arps.X3G." The name should highlight

in blue-green.

9. Press SF2 "LOAD" button. The "Studio Drums Arps" will load. NOTE: This

will NOT change any of your drumkits , voices, performances, or song and

pattern mixes and data.

10. To assign or review the arpeggios, select a drumkit, then press the EDIT

button, then press the COMMON/EDIT button,

then press F2 ARP Main. Then, use the CURSOR DOWN button to move

down to the "Bank" field and change it from "PRE" to "USR". Press SF1 to select

ARP 1. Use the CURSOR DOWN button to move down to the "Type" field and

select the first user arp which is "001". The name of the user arp appears next to

the number. You can use the INC/YES and DEC/NO buttons to move through the

user arp numbers. Use the SF1 thru SF5 buttons to select ARPS 1 thru 5. To

activate an arpeggio, press the ARPEGGIO ON/OFF button and then press and

hold any key on the keyboard.

HOW TO LOAD THE USER ARPS FILE