Yamaha MOTIF XS7 Manuel D’Utilisation

In the Pattern Record mode, you can record your keyboard performance to create a Phrase as a basic material of the 
Pattern data. The created Phrase is assigned to the specified track automatically. Press the [

I] (Record) button from the 

Pattern Play mode to enter the Pattern Record mode. 

n Recording of audio data can be done in the Sampling Record mode (page 242). 

This method lets you record the performance data as it is 
played, allowing you to capture all the nuances of an actual 
keyboard performance. Recording can be done while 
monitoring playback of other already-recorded tracks. 
You can select one of two methods for Realtime recording: 
Replace and Overdub. 

Here in outline form is the process of recording a Pattern. 

Press the [PATTERN] button to go to the Pattern Play 
display (page 210), and select a Pattern, then a Section 
to be recorded. Select an empty Pattern if you wish to 
create a new Pattern from scratch. If an empty Pattern 
is not available, delete an unnecessary Pattern by 
using the Clear Pattern Job (page 228). 

I] (Record) button to call up the 

Record Setup display (page 219). 

Select the track to be recorded and the Recording 
method to prepare for Pattern Recording. 
When selecting a track to which no Phrase has been 
assigned, your keyboard performance will be recorded 
to an empty Phrase which will be assigned to the 
recording track. When selecting a track that already 
has an assigned Phrase, that Phrase will be replaced 
by your recorded performance. If you wish to record 
using an Arpeggio, set the necessary parameters from 
the Arpeggio display (page 219). 

Press the [

F] (Play) button to start recording. Press the 

[

J] (Stop) button to stop recording. 

Edit the recorded Phrase using the Pattern Job 
(page 222) and Pattern Edit (page 220). 

Press the [STORE] button to call up the Pattern Store 
window then store the created Pattern. 
This ensures that the created Pattern will be retained 
even if the power is turned off. 

Save the created Pattern data to a USB storage 
device or to a connected computer as desired 
(page 278). 

This section covers how to store the Pattern you have 
recorded and edited. By executing the Store operation, the 
Pattern data you have created will be retained even if the 
power has been turned off. Pressing the [STORE] button 
calls up the Pattern Store window. 
The following data will be stored by Pattern Store. 

Sequence data

Currently selected Pattern (Section A – P), Pattern Chain, 
Phrase 001 – 256 

Tone Generator data

Mixing settings (Common Edit parameters and Part Edit 
parameters)

n The Mixing Voices can be edited in the Mixing Voice Store 

The Pattern Store operation is the same as that of Voice 
Store (page 97) and Song Store (page 186). 

n If there is not enough memory space for the Song/Pattern, an 

alert message appears, and you will not able to store any 
additional Songs/Patterns. If this happens, delete 
unnecessary Patterns/Songs by using the Song/Pattern Job, 
then try the Store operation again.