Yamaha MOTIF XS7 Manuel D’Utilisation

This determines how gradually the sound of an Element 
decreases in volume in proportion to the distance of 
velocity changes outside the Velocity Limit setting (

)). A 

setting of 0 produces no sound outside the Velocity Limit. 
The higher the value, the more gradual the level 
decreases. The practical application of this parameter is to 
create natural-sounding velocity cross fades, in which 
different Elements (Waveforms) change gradually 
depending on how strongly or softly you play. 

Settings: 0 – 127

Determines the minimum and maximum values of the 
velocity range within which each Element will respond. 
Each Element will only sound for notes played within its 
specified velocity range. For example, this lets you have 
one Element sound when you play softly and have a 
different one sound when you play strongly. If you specify 
the maximum value first and the minimum value second, 
for example “93 to 34,” then the velocity range covered will 
be “1 to 34” and “93 to 127.”

Settings: 1 – 127

Determines the lowest and highest notes of the keyboard 
range for each Element. The selected Element will sound 
only when you play notes within this range. If you specify 
the highest note first and the lowest note second, for 
example “C5 to C4,” then the note range covered will be “C 
-2 to C4” and “C5 to G8.” 

Settings: C -2 – G8

n You can also set the Key directly from the keyboard, by 

holding down the [SF6] INFO button and pressing the desired 
key. For details, see page 82. 

Determines which Insertion Effect (A or B) is used to 
process each individual element. The “thru” setting lets you 
bypass the Insertion Effects for the specific key. This 
parameter is the same as Element Out 1 – 8 on the 
Connect display (page 107) in Voice Common Edit. Making 
a setting here automatically changes the setting of that 
parameter as well. When INSERTION CONNECT (

2) is set 

to “Ins L,” the signal from each Element is output to the 
Insertion L regardless of the setting here. 

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

Determines the pitch of each Element in semitones. 

Settings: -48 semi – +0 semi – +48 semi

Determines the pitch of each Element in cents. 

Settings: -64 cents – +0 cents – +63 cents

Determines how the pitch of the Element responds to 
velocity. Positive settings will cause the pitch to rise the 
harder you play the keyboard and negative settings will 
cause it to fall. A setting of 0 results in no change in pitch.

Settings: -64 – +0 – +63

Determines the degree to which the notes (specifically, 
their position or octave range) affect the pitch in fine tuning 
(set above) of the selected Element, assuming C3 as the 
basic pitch. A positive setting will cause the pitch of lower 
notes to change lower and that of higher notes to change 
higher. Negative values will have the opposite effect. 

Settings: -64 – +0 – +63

This lets you randomly vary the pitch of the Element for 
each note you play. The higher the value, the greater the 
pitch variation. A value of “0” results in no pitch change. 

Settings: 0 – 127