Yamaha MOTIF XS7 Manuel D’Utilisation

“Editing” refers to the process of creating a Voice by changing the parameters that make up the Voice. This can be done in 
Voice Edit, a sub mode within the Voice mode. In this section, we’ll show you how to edit a Drum Voice. To enter the Drum 
Voice Edit mode, press the [VOICE] button to enter the Voice mode, select a Drum Voice, then press the [EDIT] button. 

Each Drum Voice can consist of up to 73 Drum Keys, 
assigned to notes spread across the keyboard (C0 to C6). 
There are two types of Drum Voice Edit displays: those for 
Common Edit to edit the settings common to all keys, and 
those for Key Edit to edit individual keys.

Select a Drum Voice to be edited. 

To call up the Common Edit display, press the 
[COMMON EDIT] button. To call up the Key Edit 
display, press the Number button [1]. In the Drum Key 
Edit mode, press the Key to which your desired drum 
instrument sound is assigned. 

To find the desired display, note the tab menu items 
corresponding to the [F1] – [F6] buttons and [SF1] – 
[SF5] buttons. Each tab menu of the [F1] – [F6] buttons 
contains sub menus which correspond to the [SF1] – 
[SF5] buttons at the bottom of the display. 

n By pressing the [SF6] button, you can use various 

functions such as the Information display, Character input 

(page 82), Number button function (page 81), and List 

display/selection (page 82). The function called up via the 

[SF6] button differs depending on the selected parameter 

where the cursor is located. 

Use the Name display (page 98) of the Voice Common 
Edit mode. 

Press the [STORE] button to call up the Store window 
(page 97) then store the edited Voice. 

Lets you edit the 
parameters common to 
all Keys of the selected 
Drum Voice.

Lets you edit the 
parameters of the 
individual 73 keys that 
make up a Drum Voice. 

PART SELECT

ARP ON/OFF

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COMMON EDIT

Selecting a Drum Key