Yamaha MOTIF7 Owner's Manual - Page 51

Basic Structure Song and Pattern (Sequencer mode) Basic Operation (page 67) · Reference (pages 177, 215) Songs and Patterns are MIDI sequence data consisting of 16 tracks. ● A Song on the MOTIF is effectively the same as a Song on a sequencer, and playback automatically stops at the end of the recorded data. ● In the MOTIF, the term "pattern" refers to a relatively short pattern - say, 4 to 16 measures (up to 256 measures) - which is used for looped playback. Therefore, once Pattern playback starts, it continues until you press the [J] button. The MOTIF features a variety of preset Phrase data that is used as the basic material in making up Patterns. Main functions Track structure of Song The following illustration shows the track structure of Song. Songs are created by recording MIDI data to individual tracks. Song 64 Song 63 Song 62 Song 02 Song 01 Tempo track Scene track Tempo change Track mute status/Scene memory change (including tempo, transpose etc,) Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 MIDI sequence data MIDI sequence data MIDI sequence data Track 16 MIDI sequence data Scene 1 Scene 2 Scene 3 Scene 4 Scene 5 MIDI OUT Song Mixing External Tone Generator Tone Generator block (example) When a Multi-Part Plug-in board and two Single part Plug-in boards have been installed: Port 1 part 1 part 2 part 3 part 4 Port 2 (Multi-Part Plug-in board) part 17 part 18 Port 3 (Single part Plug-in board) part 33 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 Song playback uses up to 16 parts (from those shown above). MOTIF Basic Structure 51