Yamaha MOTIF7 Owner's Manual - Page 38

System Overview ● Song/Pattern mode External sequencer MIDI cables by themselves cannot handle data from multiple ports. If a MIDI cable is used to transmit data from an external sequencer, only the Port 1 parts are used. To take advantage of the multiple ports of the MOTIF, use a USB cable. Sequencer block MIDI sequence data (Song / Pattern) Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 15 Track 16 Each track of music (MIDI) data sounds a corresponding part on the MOTIF, according to the MIDI channel settings. (The receive channel for each part must match the transmit channel of each track.) Keyboard Controller block Controllers KN 1 KN 2 KN 3 KN 4 In the Song / Pattern Mixing mode, the only parts that sound are the currectly selected (edited) part, and parts having the same receive channel as the selected one. Tone Generator block (example) When the Multi-Part Plug-in board and two Single Part Plug-in boards have been installed: Port 1 Port 2 (Multi-Part Plug-in Board) Port 3 (Single Part Plug-in Board) Part 1 Part 17 Part 33 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 18 Part 34 Parts 33-46 are not used. Part 15 Part 16 Part 30 Part 31 Part 32 Part 46 Part 47 Part 48 PLG1 part PLG2 part Basic Structure 38 MOTIF Basic Structure