Yamaha MOTIF-RACK Manual Do Utilizador

 

Here, you’ll learn how to select and play Voices (instrument sounds) from the PRESET1-5, GM, USER 1-2 and PLG 
1-2 memory groups (Banks).

n Details about Voices are given on page 24. For information on the Voice List, see the separate Data List.
n Up to 256 Normal Voices and 32 Drum Voices can be stored to User memory (page 57). The Voice settings can be changed in the 

Voice Edit mode (page 37).

Let’s play some Voices. The example below assumes that you have connected an external MIDI keyboard to the 
MOTIF-RACK.

Press the [VOICE] button to enter the Voice Play mode. 
The [VOICE] button LED will light in green, indicating 
that the Voice Play Mode (Normal voice) is selected.
When you select a Drum voice, simultaneously hold 
down the [SHIFT] button and press the [DRUM] 
button. The LED will light in orange, indicating that 
the Voice Play Mode (Drum voice) is selected.

Select a Voice Bank with the BANK [

E

E

E

E][F

F

F

F] buttons.

There are eight different memory sections for the 
Normal Voices (page 24): PRE 1-5, GM and USR 1-2. 
For the Drum Voices, you can select from three 
different memory sections: PRE, GM and USER.
If the Plug-in Board(s) are installed, PLG1 and PLG2 
bank can be selected.

 

n You can also select a Board Voice Bank simultaneously 

holding the [SHIFT] button and using the BANK 
[

E

E

E

E

][

F

F

F

F

] buttons. The Bank Select MSB/LSB of the 

Board voice is shown in the display. For details about the 
Bank Select MSB/LSB, refer to the Owner’s manual that 
came with your Plug-in Board.

n You can also select numbers with the cursor [ ][ ] 

buttons.

The selected Voice is played according as the received 
MIDI message.

n There is an Audition function (page 36) that lets you 

listen to and audition each Voice as you select it.

Bank name

Program number