Yamaha MOTIF XS7 Manuel D’Utilisation

The File mode provides tools for transferring data (such as Voice, Performance, Song, Pattern and Waveform) between the 
MOTIF XS and external storage devices such as USB storage device and hard disk unit connected to the USB TO DEVICE 
connector. By mounting the hard disk drive of the computer connected to the MOTIF XS via the network, you can also 
transfer data between the MOTIF XS and an online computer. 
To enter the File mode, press the [FILE] button. The file types available differ depending on the mode selected before calling 
up the File mode. 

n When the MOTIF XS is connected to a network, the File mode can be used to access the drives of computers on the network. To do this, 

make sure the MOTIF XS is properly connected to the network (page 86) and set the necessary parameters in the Network display 
(page 260) of the Utility mode. 

Just as with a computer, various data types such as Voice, 
Performance, Song and Pattern created on the MOTIF XS 
can be treated as a file and saved to an external USB 
storage device or the hard disk drive of a computer 
connected to the network. 

Just as with a computer, you can assign the name to the 
file in the File mode. The file name can contain up to 20 
alphabetical characters on the display of the MOTIF XS. 
Files having the same name cannot be saved in the same 
directory. 

The three letters following the file name (after the period) 
such as “.mid” and “.wav” are referred to as a file 
“extension.” The extension indicates the type of file and 
cannot be changed by the panel operation of the MOTIF 
XS. The File mode of the MOTIF XS supports ten different 
extension types, according to the particular data. For 
details, see page 273. 

Refers to the memory amount of the file. The file size is 
determined by the amount of data saved to the file. 
Generally, the size of an audio file including the Waveforms 
is much larger than the size of a MIDI file. File sizes are 
indicated in conventional computer terms by B (Byte), KB 
(Kilo Byte), MB (Mega Byte) and GB (Giga Byte). 1KB is 
equivalent to 1024 Byte, 1MB is equivalent to 1024KB, and 
1GB is equivalent to 1024MB. 

Refers to a memory storage unit (such as a hard disk) to 
which the file is saved. The MOTIF XS can handle and 
mount various types of USB storage devices connected to 
the USB TO DEVICE connector computer drives 
connected via network to the MOTIF XS. 

This is an organizational feature on a data storage device 
(such as hard disk), allowing you to group data files 
together according to type or application. Directories can 
be nested in hierarchical order for organizing data. The 
“directory” is equivalent to the “folder” used as a computer 
term. The File mode of the MOTIF XS allows you to assign a 
name to a directory like a file. Please note that the directory 
name does not contain the extension. 

Using the illustration below as an example, this shows you 
how to change the current directory. First, open the root 
directory to find directories A and B. Next, open the 
directory A to find directories C and D. Finally, open the 
directory C to find only the files saved in the directory C. 
This allows you to call up folders nested down in the lower 
levels of the folder hierarchy. 
To select a different directory higher up (for example, 
moving from directory C to directory B), first go to the next 
highest level (directory A). Next, go up one more level (to 
the root directory). Now that both A and B are available, 
open directory B. In this way you can move up or down 
through the folder hierarchy. 

Root Directory

Directory A

Directory B

Directory C

Directory D