Yamaha MOTIF7 Owner's Manual - Page 118

Sampling with Song Playback (Integrated Sampling Sequencer) 12. Saving and Exporting the recorded song to external PC (File Utility) Reference (page 262) Now that you've created your masterpiece, you'll want to save it. You can save song data to a Memory card or SCSI device in the File mode (page 261). However, for safekeeping and organizational/archival purposes, you may want to store your MOTIF data to a computer. You may also want to use your computer to do further editing and recording to your MOTIF-created songs. The File Utility software (contained on the included CD-ROM) lets you do that and more - allowing you to transfer files back and forth between a computer and the MOTIF via a standard USB cable connection. Here's a practical example. Let's say you want to add a long section of audio data to your song, such as a lead vocal or an extended guitar solo. Since recording that to the MOTIF may not be entirely practical or possible, you may want to transfer your song to a computer, then record and edit the new audio tracks on the computer. First, you should save the song data in Standard MIDI File (SMF) format to Memory card or a connected SCSI device, then transfer the MIDI file to the computer with the File Utility software. Once you've imported the MIDI file to sequencer software on your computer, match the MIDI send and receive channels (computer-to-MOTIF) so that each track of the sequencer song data plays the appropriate part on the MOTIF. Finally, play back the song and record the desired audio parts (vocals, solos, etc.) using your audio/MIDI sequencer. Memory card SCSI device OCTAVE DOWN UP KNOB CONTROL FUNCTION PAN REVERB CHORUS CUTOFF RESONANCE ATTACK ASSIGN A ASSIGN B ASSIGN 1 TEMPO RELEASE ASSIGN 2 REMOTE CONTROL ON/OFF MASTER VOLUME KN 1 KN 2 KN 3 KN 4 MEQ LOW MEQLOWMID MEQ HI MID MEQ HIGH VOLUME 1 VOLUME 2 VOLUME 3 VOLUME 4 EFFECTBYPASS ARPEGGIO INSERTION SYSTEM ON/OFF SEQ TRANSPORT CS 1 CS 2 CS 3 CS 4 LOCATE 1 2 REC ZONE 1 ZONE 2 ZONE 3 ZONE 4 MODE VOICE PERFORM MASTER SEQUENCER SONG PATTERN FILE INTEGRATED SAMPLING MIXING UTILITY EDIT JOB STORE COMPARE SCENE STORE SET LOCATE SONG SCENE SF1 SF2 SF3 SF4 SF5 INFORMATION F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 DEC/NO EXIT INC/ YES ENTER EXECUTE DRUM KITS FAVORITES COMMON MUSIC PRODUCTION SYNTHESIZER Integrated Sampling Sequencer Real-time External Control Surface Modular Synthesis Plug-in System SLOT 1 SLOT 2 SLOT 3 PRE 1 PRE 2 PRE 3 GM USER PLG 1 PLG 2 PLG 3 CATEGORY SEARCH A. PIANO KEYBOARD ORGAN A B C GUITAR / PLUCKED D BASS E STRINGS BRASS REED/PIPE F G H SECTION BANK GROUP SYN LEAD SYN PAD/ SYN COMP CHROMATIC DRUM / SE CHOIR PERCUSSION PERCUSSION 1 2 3 4 5 6 MUSICAL FX COMBI 7 8 TRACK SELECT ELEMENT/ PERF.PART / ZONE 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 MUTE NUMBER SOLO Save Load PC File Utility n For details about the File Utility software, refer to the electronic documentation contained in the included CD-ROM. Quick Start Guide 118 MOTIF Quick Start Guide