Yamaha MOTIF XS8 User Manual

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V
oice mode
Song mode
P
attern mode
Mixing mode
Master mode
Utility mode
File mode
P
erf
ormance
 mode
Sampling
 mode 1
Sampling
 mode 2
Ref
erence
File Management (File mode)
MOTIF XS Owner’s Manual
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n To go down from the current directory in the File window 
(page 275), move the cursor to the desired directory in the 
Directory/File list then press the [ENTER] button. To go up from 
the current directory, move the cursor to the top line in the 
Directory/File list then press the [ENTER] button. 
The location of the directories (folders) and files currently 
indicated at the “Dir” line on the display is referred to as a 
“path.” This indicates the current directory, what device it 
belongs to, and in which folder(s) it is contained. “Directory 
C” illustrated above is described as path “USB_HDD/A/C.” 
Refers to the operation so that an external memory device 
becomes active for the instrument. The USB storage 
device is automatically mounted as soon as connected to 
the USB TO DEVICE connector on the rear panel of the 
MOTIF XS. The hard disk drive of the computer connected 
to the MOTIF XS via the network can be mounted in the 
Mount display (page 277). 
The operation of initializing a storage device (such as a 
hard disk) is referred to as “format.” The File mode of the 
MOTIF XS allows you to format the USB memory storage 
device connected to the USB TO DEVICE connector. The 
format operation erases all data from the target memory 
device and is irreversible. 
“Save” means that the data created on the MOTIF XS is 
saved to the external memory device as a file, while “Store” 
means that the data created on the MOTIF XS is stored to 
internal memory. “Load” means that the file on the external 
memory device is loaded to internal memory. 
File types that can be handled by 
the MOTIF XS
The MOTIF XS supports various file types that can be 
saved and loaded. Refer to the following two lists.
File types that can be saved
* Automatically assigned to the saved file.
File types that can be loaded
Path
Mount
Format
Save/Load
Type
File 
extension*
Description
All
.X0A
All data in this synthesizer’s internal User 
Memory (Flash ROM) is treated as a single 
file, and can be saved to the USB storage 
device.
All Voice
.X0V
All the User Voice data in this synthesizer’s 
internal User Memory (Flash ROM) is 
treated as a single file, and can be saved 
to the USB storage device. Also the 
Waveforms obtained via the Sampling 
function and assigned to any of the Voices 
are saved together.
All 
Arpeggio
.X0G
All the User Arpeggio data in this 
synthesizer’s internal User Memory (Flash 
ROM) is treated as a single file, and can be 
saved to the USB storage device.
All Song
.X0S
All the User Song data in this synthesizer’s 
internal User Memory (Flash ROM) is 
treated as a single file, and can be saved 
to the USB storage device. The Song data 
includes Mixing settings, Mixing Voices 
and Sample Voices. 
All Pattern
.X0P
All the User Pattern data in this 
synthesizer’s internal User Memory (Flash 
ROM) is treated as a single file, and can be 
saved to the USB storage device. The 
Pattern data includes Mixing settings, 
Mixing Voices and Sample Voices. 
SMF
.MID
Sequence track (1 – 16) and Tempo track 
data of Songs or Patterns created in the 
Song/Pattern mode can be saved to the 
USB storage device as Standard MIDI File 
(format 0) data.
All 
Waveform
.X0W
Sample data created in the Sampling mode 
can be saved to the USB storage device as 
a WAV file (Windows audio format). The 
Waveform data includes all the Samples 
(waves). 
WAV
.WAV
A Sample created in the Sampling mode 
can be saved to the USB storage device as 
a WAV file (Windows audio format). 
AIFF
.AIF
A Sample created in the Sampling mode 
can be saved to the USB storage device as 
an AIFF file (Macintosh audio format). 
Type
File 
extension*
Description
All
.X0A
Files of the “All” type saved to the USB 
storage device can be loaded and restored 
to the instrument. When the box at the left 
of “without System” is checkmarked, only 
the Utility mode settings will not be loaded.
all without 
system
.X0A
Files of the “all” type saved to the USB 
storage device can be loaded and restored 
to the instrument, with the exception of the 
Utility and Sequencer Setup settings. 
All Voice
.X0V
Files of the “All Voice” type saved to the 
USB storage device can be loaded and 
restored to the instrument.