Yamaha MOTIF XS8 User Manual

➞ Normal Voice selection ➞ [EDIT] ➞ [1] – [8]

If you wish to edit the sounds that make up a Voice and the basic parameters that determine the sound, such as Oscillator, 
Pitch, Filter, Amplitude, and EG (Envelope Generator), call up the Element Edit display. 

For users who are new to Voice editing and may be confused by the large amount of parameters, the most basic and easy-to-understand 
parameters are conveniently marked with asterisks in this section. If you are just starting out with Voice editing, try these parameters first.

In the Element Edit mode, you can use two types of display. 
One type of display lets you edit parameters for the 
currently selected Element and the other type of display 
lets you view parameters for four Elements. You can switch 
between these two types by pressing the [SF5] button. 
When the display for four Elements is shown, you can 
switch between the displays for Elements 1 – 4 and 5 – 8 
by using the left and right cursor buttons.

n Depending on the selected parameter, the LIST icon is shown 

at the tab menu corresponding to the [SF6] button. In this 
condition, you can call up the list by pressing the [SF6] LIST 
button, then select the desired item from the list. For details, 
see page 82.

Determines whether the currently selected Element is on or 
off. When this is set to off, the currently edited Element will 
not sound. 

Settings: off (inactive), on (active)

Expanded Articulation (XA) is a special feature of the 
MOTIF XS that provides greater performance flexibility and 
realism (see box on next page). This parameter determines 
how the XA feature of the Element works. Try setting this 
parameter referring to the four types of the XA Mode 
described below. You can realize the desired sound 
depending on your performance articulation by assigning 
the same Element Group to the Elements having the same 
type of the XA mode. 

Settings: normal, legato, key off sound, wave cycle, wave random, all 

AF off, AF 1 on, AF 2 on

normal

When this is selected, the Element will sound normally each time you 
press the note. 

legato

When this is selected and the Mono mode is selected, an alternate 
Element (different from the one used when XA mode is set to “normal”) 
will be played when you play the keyboard in legato fashion (playing 
the next note of a single-note line or melody before releasing the 
previous note). 

5

SF5

The display indicating the settings of 
the current Element

The display indicating the settings of 
four Elements

This icon indicates that you can call up 
the display for another four Elements.