Yamaha MOTIF XS7 Manuel D’Utilisation

By changing the timing and velocity of the notes, you can 
change the rhythmic “feel” of the Arpeggio playback. 

n The Four-Part display cannot be called up from this display. 

Adjusts the Arpeggio playback time based on tempo. By 
using this parameter, you can create a different Arpeggio 
type from the original one. For example, if you set a value 
of 200%, the playback time will be doubled (tempo is 
halved). On the other hand, if you set a value of 50%, the 
playback time will be halved and the tempo doubled. 
Normal playback time is 100%. This parameter can be 
changed via the Knob directly.

Settings: 50%, 66%, 75%, 100%, 133%, 150%, 200%

Determines to what beats the note data in the Arpeggio 
sequence data will be aligned, or determines to what beats 
in the Arpeggio sequence data the swing is applied. This 
parameter can be changed via the Knob directly. The 
number shown at right of each value indicates the length 
assumes that the quarter-note resolution is 480. 

2 60 (32nd note), 63 80 (16th note triplet), 6 120 (16th 
note), 

83 160 (8th note triplet), 8 240 (8th note), 43 320 

(1/4 note triplet), 

4 480 (1/4 note)

Sets the “strength” by which note events are pulled toward 
the nearest quantize beats. A setting of 100% produces 
exact timing set via the Quantize Value parameter above. A 
setting of 0% results in no quantization. A setting of 50% 
results in the note events being pulled halfway between 0% 
and 100%. This parameter can be changed via the Knob 
directly. 

Settings: 0% – 100%

Delays notes on even-numbered beats (backbeats) to 
produce a swing feel. Settings above 1 delay the Arpeggio 
notes, whereas settings below 1 advance them. A setting 
of 0 produces exact timing set via the Quantize Value, 
resulting in no swing. Judicious use of this setting lets you 
create swing rhythms and triplet feels, such as shuffle and 

bounce. This parameter can be changed via the Knob 
directly. 

Settings: -120 – +120

Determines how much the velocity of the Arpeggio 
playback is offset from the original value. For example, a 
setting of 100% means the original values are used. 
Settings below 100% will reduce the velocities of the 
Arpeggio notes, whereas settings above 100% will 
increase the velocities. If the resultant velocity value is less 
than zero it will be set to 1, and if the resultant velocity is 
greater than 128 it will be set to 127. This parameter can be 
changed via the Knob directly.

Settings: 0% – 200%

Determines how much the Gate Time (length) of the 
Arpeggio notes is offset from the original value. For 
example, a setting of 100% means the original values are 
used. Settings below 100% will reduce the velocities of the 
Arpeggio notes, whereas settings above 100% will 
increase the velocities. The Gate Time cannot be 
decreased beyond its normal minimum of 1; any values 
outside that range will automatically be limited to the 
minimum. This parameter can be changed via the Knob 
directly.

Settings: 0% – 200%

Specifies the maximum Arpeggio range in octaves. 
Positive value settings increase the octave range of the 
Arpeggio playback upward, whereas negative value 
settings increase it downward. 
This parameter can be changed via the Knob directly. 

Settings: -3 – +0 – +3

When this is set to “on,” the Arpeggio cycles while notes 
are held. When this is set to “off,” the Arpeggio plays only 
once even if notes are held. 

Settings: off, on

When this is set to “gate,” pressing the note starts 
Arpeggio playback and releasing the note stops it. When 
this is set to “toggle,” pressing the note starts/stops 
Arpeggio playback and releasing the note does not affect 
Arpeggio playback. Normally, this parameter should be set 
to “gate.” 

Settings: gate, toggle

n The Trigger Mode “toggle” setting overcomes the Hold “on” 

setting in the Arpeggio Main display (page 154). In other 
words, even when the Hold parameter is set to “on,” pressing 
the note start/stops Arpeggio playback when the Trigger Mode 
is set to “toggle.”