Yamaha MOTIF XS7 Manuel D’Utilisation

The Voice mode is used for selecting, playing, and editing a desired Voice. The Voice Play mode is the main ‘portal’ by 
which you enter the Voice mode, and it is here where you select and play a Voice. Some of the Voice settings can also be 
edited in this mode. To call up the Voice Play display and enter the Voice mode, simply press the [VOICE] button.

This synthesizer has 128 Voices in each of 15 Banks: 
Preset 1 – 8, User 1 – 3, GM, Preset Drum, User Drum, and 
GM Drum. The Bank consists of eight Groups (A to H), 
each of which contains 16 Voices. To select the desired 
Voice, select the Bank, Group, then Number.

The [PROGRAM] lamp lights, indicating that you can 
select the desired Voice by specifying the Bank/Group/
Number. 

Press one of the Bank buttons listed below to select a 
Bank. Selecting a Bank calls up the Voice Select 
window. 

Press one of the [A] to [H] buttons to select a Group. If 
you’ve selected a Drum Bank in the previous step, 
press one of the [A] to [D] buttons to select a Group. 
The name list of the 16 Voices in the selected Group will 

appear on the display. Note that the GM Drum Bank 
contains only one Drum Voice, indicating that you 
cannot select a Group.

Press one of the [1] to [16] buttons to select a Voice. 
In this way (Steps 2 – 4), you can call up your desired 
Voice. 

n When selecting the Voice within the same Bank or Group, 

it is not necessary to select the Bank or Group again. You 

can use the [INC/YES] and [DEC/NO] buttons or data dial 

to select the Voice number. This operation lets you call up 

Voices in subsequent or previous Groups and Banks.

The MOTIF XS features a Category Search function that 
gives you quick access to the sound you want, irrespective 
of their Bank locations. For instructions on using the 
Category Function, refer to “Start Guide” on page 24. 

Category Search also has a convenient Favorite Category 
that lets you bring together your most often used and 
favorite Voices for easy selection. This is one more useful 
way the MOTIF XS lets you quickly select the Voices you 
need from the huge number available.

Buttons

Banks

[PRE 1] – [PRE 8] buttons

Preset Banks 1 – 8

[USER 1] – [USER 3] buttons

User Banks 1 – 3

[GM] button

GM Bank

[GM DR] button

GM Drum Bank

[PRE DR] button

Preset Drum Bank

[USER DR] button

User Drum Bank

PART  SELECT

ARP  ON/OFF

PART  MUTE

ARP  HOLD

PERFORMANC

CONTROL

SUB CATEGORY

PRE 1

PRE 2

PRE 3

PRE 4

PRE 5

PRE 6

PRE 7

PRE 8

PROGRAM

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

1

2

3

4

5

6

8

7

9

10

1 1

12

13

14

15

16

MUTE

USER 1

USER  2

USER  3

GM  DR

GM

PRE  DR

USER DR

CATEGORY  SEA

PIANO

KEYBOARD

ORGAN

GUITAR

BASS

BRASS

STRINGS

SAX/

WOODWIND

SYN LEAD

PADS/

CHOIRS

SYN COMP

CHROMATIC

PERCUSSION

DRUM/

PERCUSSION

SOUND

EFX

MUSICAL

EFX

ETHNIC

 [PROGRAM] lamp is turned on

DEC/NO

INC/YES

Decreases 
number

Increases 
number

Increases 
number

Decreases 
number