Yamaha MOTIF6 Owner's Manual - Page 57

Basic Structure Four Zones (Voice Performance mode) In the Voice Performance mode, the keyboard can be divided into a maximum of four separate Zones (as shown below) - each with its own MIDI channel setting. In this way, you can use just a single keyboard to control several different instrument parts independently. Moreover, you can have these independent Zones control different channels on connected MIDI devices as well. You can set these four Zones and store them as a User Master in the Master mode. External Tone Generator MIDI OUT MIDI ch1 MIDI OUT MIDI OUT Keyboard (Max 4 zone) MIDI ch2 MIDI ch3 MIDI OUT MIDI ch4 Tone Generator block (Internal/Plug-in) The four Zones can also be configured as Voice "layers" - letting you have more than one Voice sound at the same time when you play within a single Zone. (See the example below.) External Tone Generator Main functions ■ Split You can use the Zone settings to create a "Split" - dividing the keyboard into two key ranges, at a specific note (split point). In the example below, the keyboard is split at C3, with the lower range used to trigger Arpeggios, and the upper range used conventionally to play a Voice. Lower Split point (C3) Upper Ch1 Part 1 For playing Arpeggios Ch2 Part 2 For playing a Voice ■ Layer You can also use the Zone settings to create a "Layer" - in which the keyboard is used to play two separate parts simultaneously, in unison with each other. In the example below, the keyboard plays two Voices in unison - one an internal Voice, and the other a Plug-in Voice. Layer (Upper) Layer (Lower) Part 1 Voice Plug-in 1 Part Plug-in Voice MIDI OUT ZONE1 MIDI ch1 MIDI OUT ZONE2 MIDI ch2 MIDI OUT ZONE4 MIDI ch4 ZONE3 MIDI ch3 MIDI OUT Tone Generator block (Internal/Plug-in) MOTIF Basic Structure 57