Yamaha MOTIF XS8 User Manual

Determines which Insertion Effect (A or B) is used to 
process each individual Drum Key. Parameters can be set 
for each Drum Key. When INSERTION CONNECT (

2) is 

set to “ins L,” the signal from each Drum Key is output to 
the Insertion L regardless of the setting here. 

Settings: thru (through), Ins A (Insertion A), Ins B (Insertion B)

Parameters 

2 – # are same as the ones on the Connect 

display (page 107) in the Normal Voice Edit mode. 

Determines the Drum Key to be edited. The Insertion Effect 
Out (

1), Key Reverb Send (%) and Key Chorus Send (^) 

can be set for each Drum Key. 

Settings: C0 – C6

Determines the level of the Drum key sound (the bypassed 
signal) that is sent to Reverb effect. The setting here is 
available only when the Insertion Effect Out parameter (

1) 

is set to “thru.” 

Settings: 0 – 127

n When the Insertion Effect Out parameter (1) is set to “Ins A” 

or “Ins B,” you can determine the level of the Drum Key sound 
(output from Insertion Effect A or B) that is sent to the Reverb 
effect by setting the value of the Insertion Reverb Send 
parameter indicated only in this case. 

Determines the level of the Drum key sound (the bypassed 
signal) that is sent to Chorus effect. The setting here is 
available only when the Insertion Effect Out parameter (

1) 

is set to “thru.” 

Settings: 0 – 127

n When the Insertion Effect Out parameter (1) is set to “Ins A” 

or “Ins B,” you can determine the level of the Drum Key sound 
(output from Insertion Effect A or B) that is sent to the Chorus 
effect by setting the value of the Insertion Chorus Send 
parameter indicated only in this case. 

This is the same as in Normal Voice Common Edit. See 
page 109. 

➞ Drum Voice selection ➞ [EDIT] ➞ Key selection

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 Key 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.

This display lets you set the Waveform and Note range of 
the selected Key. 

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 the Drum Key to be edited. You can select the 
desired percussion instrument by pressing the note. 

Settings: C0 – C6

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

Settings: off (inactive), on (active)