Yamaha MOTIF7 Owner's Manual - Page 52

Main functions Track structure of Pattern Patterns consist of Phrases (as shown below), and you can create them by recording MIDI data for each track, and by freely arranging the various Phrases (Preset/User). Style 64 Style 63 Style 62 Style 03 Style 02 Style 01 1 2 3 16 16 Sections Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Pattern Phrase (MIDI sequence data) Phrase (MIDI sequence data) Phrase (MIDI sequence data) the guitar part. The MOTIF features 128 Preset Patterns, and features memory space for 256 of your own original User Phrases. Pattern creation by the Patch function (Pattern) Quick Start Guide (page 105) · Reference (page 219) The Patch function allows you to create a "composite" style by combining various Phrases from the Preset and User Phrases as shown below. Style 35 Style 01 12 16 16 Sections User Phrases 1-256 (Created via Pattern recording.) User Phrases 1-256 (Created via Pattern recording.) User Phrase Basic Structure Track 16 Phrase (MIDI sequence data) MIDI OUT Pattern 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 Port 2 (Multi-Part Plug-in board) Part 17 Port 3 (Single Part Plug-in board) Part 33 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 18 Part 34 Part 33-46 are not used. Part 15 Part 16 Part 30 Part 31 Part 32 Part 46 Part 47 Part 48 PLG1part PLG2 part Pattern playback uses up to 16 parts (from those shown above). ■ Style and Section A Pattern consists of a "Style" (musical style) and a "Section" (pattern variation). You can play the Pattern by selecting a Style and its Section. ■ Phrase This is the basic MIDI sequence data - and the smallest unit - used in creating a Pattern. "Phrase" is a musical Pattern Phrase for a single instrument, such as a rhythm pattern for the rhythm part, a bass line for the bass part, or a chord backing for 52 MOTIF Basic Structure Pattern Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5 Preset Phrases 1-128 Preset Phrase Track 16 You can copy the desired Phrase from other styles to the currently selected Style / Section. MIDI tracks and Sample tracks The Song/Pattern tracks (1 - 16) of the MOTIF are divided into two groups: MIDI tracks and Sample tracks. ■ MIDI tracks These are tracks in which the performance data (used to play the internal Voices or Plug-in Voices) is recorded as MIDI data. This is the same as sequence tracks on a MIDI sequencer. ■ Sample tracks - with Sample Voices Voices which are automatically created and stored using the Sampling feature (page 58) in the sequencer (Song/Pattern) mode, are referred to as "Sample Voices." tracks using these Sample Voices are referred to as "Sample" tracks - to distinguish them from the MIDI tracks. Sample Voices are stored as original, dedicated Voices for each Song or Style. This means that you cannot take a Sample Voice belonging to one Song or Style and use it in another Song or Style. For details on Sample Voices and the Sampling function, see page 233.