Yamaha MOTIF7 Owner's Manual - Page 42

Main functions, Voices and Performances

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Main functions Main functions Voices and Performances Quick Start Guide (pages 80, 88) · Reference (pages 121, 160) A Voice is the main sound of the MOTIF, made up of a variety of parameter settings. Each Voice can consist of up to four separate Elements, each of which is a high-quality wave, or basic sound. A Performance, on the other hand, is a program in which multiple Voices (parts) are combined - in a layer, or in other configurations. Each Performance can contain up to four different Parts. One Voice One Performance Element 1 Element 2 Element 3 Element 4 Up to four elements + Parameter settings (Voice Edit) Voice 1 Voice 2 Voice 3 Up to four voices + Parameter settings (Performance Edit) Voice 4 Basic Structure Set the following parameters for each Element to create the Voice. Parameters related to the Tone Generator block LFO Low Frequency Oscillator Oscillator See page 45 Pitch PEG Pitch Envelope Generator Filter FEG Filter Envelope Generator See page 46 See page 47 Amplitude AEG Amplitude Envelope Generator See page 47 Parameters released to the Effect block System Effect Reverb Insertion Effect Chorus Send Return 1 level level 2 Master Equalizer Parameters related to the Controller block KN 1 KN 2 KN 3 KN 4 42 MOTIF Basic Structure

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MOTIF
Basic Structure
Main functions
Basic Structure
Main functions
Voices and Performances
Quick Start Guide (pages 80, 88) · Reference (pages 121, 160)
A Voice is the main sound of the MOTIF, made up of a variety of parameter settings.
Each Voice can consist of up to
four separate Elements, each of which is a high-quality wave, or basic sound.
A Performance, on the other hand, is a program in which multiple Voices (parts) are combined — in a layer, or in
other configurations. Each Performance can contain up to four different Parts.
One Voice
One Performance
Element 1
Element 2
Element 3
Element 4
Up to four elements
Parameter settings
(Voice Edit)
+
Voice 1
Voice 2
Voice 3
Voice 4
Up to four voices
Parameter settings
(Performance Edit)
+
Oscillator
See page 46
See page 47
See page 47
See page 45
Pitch
Pitch Envelope
Generator
Filter Envelope
Generator
Low Frequency
Oscillator
Amplitude Envelope
Generator
Filter
Amplitude
Parameters related to the
Tone Generator block
Parameters released to the Effect block
Parameters related to the Controller block
PEG
FEG
LFO
AEG
Set the following parameters for each Element to create the Voice.
Return
level
Send
level
System Effect
Reverb
Chorus
Insertion Effect
1
2
Master
Equalizer
KN 1
KN 2
KN 3
KN 4