Yamaha MOTIF XS7 Manuel D’Utilisation

From this display you can set up various parameters for 
recording a Song. 

1 Song name (Indication only)

Indicates the name of the currently selected Song. The 
Song can be selected in the Song Play display (page 178).

Determines the location at which playback starts. This also 
indicates the current location of the recording. 

Measure:

 001 – 999

Beat, Clock:

 Indication only

Determines the meter (time signature) of the Song. 

Settings: 1/16 – 16/16, 1/8 – 16/8, 1/4 – 8/4

Sets the tempo for recording in real time. 

Settings: 5.0 – 300.0

n The tempo value set here will be the tempo of the Song after 

recording. 

n If you are using this instrument with an external sequencer, a 

computer, or other MIDI device, and you want to have the 
Song recording tempo controlled by the external device(s), set 
the MIDI sync (

5) parameter in the MIDI display (page 267) of 

the Utility mode to “MIDI.” In that case, the Tempo parameter 
here indicates “MIDI” and cannot be changed. 

5 Track number (Indication only)

Indicates the track number. 

6 Track type (Indication only)

Indicates the track type: MIDI track or Audio track. For 
Mixing Parts that correspond to Audio tracks, a Sample 
Voice is assigned. For Mixing Parts that correspond to MIDI 
tracks, a Voice other than a Sample Voice is assigned. For 
Mixing Parts that correspond to empty tracks, no Voice is 
assigned. 

M (MIDI Track), W (Audio track), blank (no Voice is 
assigned)

7 Mute/Solo (Indication only)

Indicates the Mute/Solo status for each track. For detailed 
instructions on setting Mute/Solo, see page 179. 

Blank: Neither Mute nor Solo are assigned to this track. 
m: Indicates muted track. 
s: Indicates soloed track. 

8 Voice name (Indication only)

Indicates the Voice name of the Mixing part corresponding 
to each track. 

Determines the track to be recorded. Move the cursor to 
the desired track or press any of the Number buttons [1] – 
[16] with the TRACK lamp turned on so that the red circle is 
shown in the corresponding column of the REC TR. To set 
all tracks to the Record Track, press the [F6] button (red 
circles are shown in all columns of REC TR). 

Settings: Scene Track, Tempo Track, 1 – 16, All Track

Scene Track

Records track mute on/off events and Song Scene changing timing 
events. 

Tempo Track

Records tempo change information during playback. 

1 – 16

Records your actual musical performance. Your keyboard 
performance will be recorded to the track selected here. 

All Track

Simultaneous recording to all 16 sequence tracks. Multi-channel data 
from an external MIDI device can be recorded at once. 

Determines a Recording method. 

Settings: replace, overdub, punch

replace

You can use this method when you want to overwrite an already 
recorded track with new data in real time. The original data will be 
erased. 

overdub

You can use this method when you want to add more data to a track 
that already contains data. Previously recorded data will be 
maintained. 

punch

You can use this method when you want to overwrite data to a 
specified range of a track that already contains data. You can overwrite 
the already recorded data from the starting point to the ending point 
(measure/beat) that was specified before recording. 

n When the Record Track (5) is set to “Tempo Track” or “Scene 

Track,” “overdub” cannot be selected here. 

Measure

Clock

Beat