Yamaha MOX8 Reference Manual - Page 5

Drum Voices Drum Voices are mainly percussion/drum sounds that are assigned to individual notes on the keyboard. Unlike Elements, a Drum key is equivalent to the corresponding note, meaning that you cannot change its range. Drum or percussion sounds are assigned to each Drum Key. You can create various types of Drum Voices by changing the drum or percussion sound assigned to each key and edit the parameters such as pitch and EG. C0 C1 C6 Basic Structure Functional blocks Tone Generator block A/D Input block Sequencer block Arpeggio block Controller block Effect block Internal memory Individual drum sounds (different for each key) Expanded Articulation (XA) Expanded Articulation (XA) is a specially designed tone generation system of the MOTIF XS that provides greater performance flexibility and acoustic realism. This feature, adopted from the MOTIF XS synthesizer, allows you to more effectively recreate realistic sound and natural performance techniques-such as legato and staccato-and provides other unique modes for random and alternate sound changes as you play. Realistic legato performance Conventional synthesizers recreate a legato effect in the mono mode by continuing the volume envelope of a previous note on to the next one. However, this results in an unnatural sound different from that of an actual acoustic instrument. The MOX6/MOX8 more accurately reproduces a legato effect by allowing specific Elements to be sounded when playing legato and other Elements to be played normally (with the XA Control parameter settings "normal" and "legato"). Reference Voice mode Performance mode Song mode Pattern mode Mixing mode Master mode Remote mode Utility mode Quick setup File mode Appendix MIDI Authentic note release sound Conventional synthesizers cannot adequately produce the sounds of notes on acoustic instruments being released. The MOX6/MOX8 reproduces these special, characteristic sounds by setting the XA Control parameter of certain Elements to "keyOffSound." Subtle sound variations for each note played Conventional synthesizers attempt to reproduce this by randomly changing the pitch and/or filter. However, this produces an electronic effect and is different from the real sound changes on an acoustic instrument. The MOX6/MOX8 more accurately reproduces these subtle sound variations by using the XA Control parameter settings "waveCycle" and "waveRandom." Switching among different sounds to recreate the natural performance on an acoustic instrument Acoustic instruments have their own unique characteristics-even specific, unique sounds that are produced only at certain times in a performance. These include the flutter tonguing on a flute or the playing of high harmonics on an acoustic guitar. Conventional synthesizers (before the MOTIF XS series) could realize such sounds, for example, by triggering them through high (strong) velocity. The MOX6/MOX8 recreates these by allowing you to switch between the sounds while you play-using the ASSIGNABLE FUNCTION [1]/[2] buttons and the XA Control parameter settings, "AF1 On," "AF2 On" and "all AF off." NOTE You can turn the ASSIGNABLE FUNCTION [1]/[2] button on or off also by transmitting the Control Change number specified as "AF1"/"AF2" (page 146) in the Utility CTL ASN display from an external device. New sounds and new styles of playing The highly versatile functions above can be applied effectively not only to acoustic sounds but also to synthesizer and electronic Voices as well. The XA feature opens up enormous potential for realizing authentic sounds, performing expressively and coming up with creative new styles of playing. MOX6/MOX8 Reference Manual 5