Yamaha MOTIF XS8 User Manual

Call up some of the Performances in User Banks 1 – 3, and 
play some of the Arpeggios assigned by default to the 
Performances. In the Performance mode, each of four 
Arpeggio types is assigned to each of four Parts. This 
means up to four Arpeggio types can be played back 
simultaneously. Let’s play the Performance making full use 
of this function. 

Steps 2 – 4 are same as in “Arpeggio playback in the Voice 
mode” above. Once you’ve tried out the Arpeggio Types 
assigned to the Performance, go on and try some of the 
other Arpeggio Types available.

For best results, you should select a Category and Sub 
Category containing Arpeggio Types that most closely 
match the Voice for the Part. Once you find an 
Arpeggio Type that fits, keep it in the display settings 
and store the Performance (below). 

For detailed instructions on storing a Performance, see 
page 142. 

You can record your keyboard performance to a Song/
Pattern in the Performance Record mode. Keep in mind 
that any Arpeggio playback you trigger in the Performance 
mode can be recorded to the Song or Pattern as well. For 
details about the Performance recording, see page 140. 

n The Arpeggio playback data is recorded to the Song or 

Pattern track as MIDI sequence data. Note that pressing the 
note only triggers the Arpeggio playback. The Song or Pattern 
data will not trigger the Arpeggio playback. 

Arpeggios are also useful for creating Phrases, which can 
be used as the basic building blocks in making a Pattern. 
Create User Phrases as desired then assign them to the 
desired track in the Patch display (page 212). 
This section shows how to record a Arpeggio playback to a 
Pattern track. 

Select an Arpeggio type in the Arpeggio 
display (page 219) of the Pattern Record mode. 

When the Arpeggio With Voice Switch parameter is set 
to “on,” the Voice appropriate for this Arpeggio type is 
automatically selected. 

Record different Arpeggios to other tracks by repeating 
steps 1 – 2. It is a good idea to assign a name to the 
created Phrase in the Pattern Patch display (page 212) for 
future recall. 

Create Pattern data by assigning the created 
Phrases to the Section in the Pattern Patch 
display (page 212). 

For example, create a Section A for the intro, a Section 
B for the verse, a Section C for the chorus, and a 
Section D for the ending—and you have the basic 
blocks to build an original Song. 

Pattern Chain allows you to string several different 
Patterns together to make a single Song. For details, 
see page 213.

In addition using the preset Arpeggios, you can also create 
your own original Arpeggio data. The procedure is as 
follows. 

Up to four tracks can be used in creating an Arpeggio. 
Up to 16 unique note numbers can be recorded to the 
Arpeggio track. If more than 16 different note numbers 
have been recorded to the MIDI sequence data, the 
Convert operation automatically reduces the notes in 
excess of the limit. Because of this, be careful to record 
only up to 16 different notes when you create an 
Arpeggio. 

Use the “Put Track to Arpeggio” Job in the Song Job 
mode (page 206) or the Pattern Job mode (page 227). 
After setting the related parameters, press the [ENTER] 
button to execute the Job. 
The created Arpeggio types can be selected from the 
User bank in the Arpeggio display.