Yamaha MOTIF7 Owner's Manual - Page 33

System Overview System Overview This section provides an overview of the MOTIF's wide range of sophisticated and versatile features. The MOTIF is made up of several blocks, as shown here. Keyboard Controller block Controllers KN 1 KN 2 KN 3 KN 4 MIDI out Basic Structure Sequencer block Tone Generator block MIDI sequence data Internal AWM2 Plug-in board • Song MIDI data • Voice • Pattern • Performance • Arpeggio Sampling block Effect block DSP • Reverb • Chorus • Variation • Master Equalizer Output MIDI data Microphone or audio equipment MIDI data A/D Input External MIDI device MIDI data Controller block Basic Structure (pages 37, 48) This block consists of the keyboard, Pitch Bend and Modulation Wheels, Ribbon Controller, Sound Control knobs, and so on. The keyboard itself doesn't generate sounds, but instead sends note, velocity and other information (MIDI data) to the synthesizer's tone generator section when you play notes. The controllers also send changes. Information from the keyboard and controllers can be transmitted to other external MIDI devices through the MIDI OUT connector or the USB connector. Sequencer block Basic Structure (page 51) · Quick Start Guide (pages 99 ~ 118) · Reference (pages 177, 215) This block lets you create songs and patterns by recording/editing musical performances (MIDI data) recorded from the controller block, and then plays back this data, transmitting it to the tone generator block. The sequencer block can be operated in the Song mode, in the Pattern mode, and in using the Arpeggio feature. When a song or a pattern is played back, the musical data of each sequence track is transmitted to the tone generator block according to the Transmit Channel settings. Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Sequencer Piano Ch1 Bass Ch2 Strings Ch3 Track 16 Percussion Ch16 Tone Generator block (example) part 1 part 2 part 3 part 4 (Receive channel 2) (Receive channel 3) (Receive channel 10) (Receive channel 1) part 15 (Receive channel 9) part 16 (Receive channel 16) n Details about track structure of a Song/Pattern/Arpeggio are described on pages 51 and 52 respectively. MOTIF Basic Structure 33