Yamaha MOTIF7 Owner's Manual - Page 181

1 Press the [MUTE] button so that its lamp lights. 2 Press any of the NUMBER [1] - [16] buttons to select the track number to be muted. ● To solo a track 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ELEMENT/ PERF.PART / ZONE 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 TRACK SELECT MUTE SOLO NUMBER Simultaneously hold down the [MUTE] button and press one of the NUMBER buttons [1] to [16] to solo the corresponding track. Once you've selected a track for soloing, the [MUTE] button's lamp flashes, indicating the Solo function is active. While Solo is active, you can change the soloed track simply by pressing the corresponding NUMBER button [1] to [16]. To exit from the Solo function, press the [MUTE] button again. Song track selection The explanations here apply to step #5 of the Basic Procedure on page 179. In order to edit the Song data, you'll need to select a track for editing. Press the [TRACK SELECT] button so that its indicator lights and press any of the NUMBER [1] [16] buttons to select a track to be edited. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ELEMENT/ PERF.PART / ZONE 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 TRACK SELECT MUTE SOLO NUMBER n Selecting another song resets the selected track to 1. Song Scene The explanations here apply to step #6 of the Basic Procedure on page 179. Song Scene is a powerful function that allows you to save five different "snapshots" of important songrelated parameters - including transpose, tempo, track mute status, and the basic sound/mixing controls (all parameter settings controllable from the Knobs and CS sliders). n The Song Scene settings can be set independently for each song. Song Play mode ● Storing the Song Scene STORE SCENE STORE SET LOCATE After making the desired settings for the Song Scene, simultaneously hold down the [STORE] button and press one of the SONG SCENE buttons [SF1] to [SF5]. SONG SCENE SF1 SF2 SF 3 SF4 SF5 ● Recalling the Song Scene Simply press any of the [SF1] - [SF5] buttons to recall the setting. SONG SCENE SF1 SF2 SF 3 SF4 SF5 One of the convenient advantages of Song Scene is that it lets you instantly and automatically execute parameter settings that normally require many button presses or controller operations. Use it during song recording or playback to make instantaneous setting changes. Song editing in the Song Play mode The explanations here apply to step #5 of the Basic Procedure on page 179. The Song Play mode lets you perform a variety of general editing operations on the selected song. For more detailed and comprehensive editing operations, use the Song Edit and Song Mixing modes. ● [F2] Song Play Groove The Grid Groove function makes it possible to adjust the pitch, timing, length, and velocity of notes in a specified track via a 1-measure 16th-note grid to create "grooves" that would not be possible with precise sequencer-like programming. The Grid Groove function affects song playback without actually changing the sequence data. MOTIF Reference 181 Reference Song mode