Yamaha MOTIF-RACK Manual Do Utilizador

The following procedure shows you the fundamentals 
in creating and editing Voices. All Voice creation and 
editing is carried out in the Voice Edit Mode.
Each Normal Voice consists of up to four Elements. To 
edit the common parameters (common to all 
Elements), enter the Common Edit Mode. To edit 
parameters of individual Elements, enter the Element 
Edit Mode. 

n When you select a Drum Voice, enter the Key Edit Mode 

and edit parameters of individual Keys of the Drum 
Voice.

Of course, this is just one example; you are free to set 
any parameters in any way you like. Details about each 
parameter are given in the Reference section of this 
manual (page 59).

n All parameter settings are stored along with the Voice 

itself.

Enter the Voice Play mode by pressing the [VOICE] 
button. Select the Voice Number of the Voice you wish 
to edit (page 35).

n When you’re creating a Voice by editing an existing one, 

it helps to select a Voice with a sound that’s relatively 
similar to the one you intend to create. In this way, you 
can avoid having to make large changes and many 
parameter edits — allowing you to create a Voice quickly 
and easily. If you are creating a Voice from scratch, use 
the convenient Initialize function (in the Utility Job 
mode) to initialize a Voice in the internal user memory. 
For details, see page 55.

To enter the Voice Edit mode, press the [EDIT] button 
while in the Voice Play mode. The LED will light, 
indicating that the Voice Edit Mode is selected. 

Simultaneously hold down the [SHIFT] button and 
press the [COMMON] button to call up the Common 
Edit screen. 

The Common Edit Mode contains the following displays.

n The following displays are examples of a Normal voice. If 

you select a Drum voice or Plug-in voice, the displays will 
be different.

For setting general parameters in Common Edit, 
such as the Voice Name.

For setting the Voice output parameters such as the 
output level (volume) and pan position.

For setting the time variance of how the pitch, filter,  
or level changes. You can also change some filter 
parameters here.

For determining how the MOTIF-RACK performs 
when the MIDI control change data is received.

For setting the LFO parameters. The LFO uses a 
low frequency waveform to vary the pitch/filter/
amplitude characteristics, and can be used to create 
vibrato, wah, tremolo and other effects.

n For more information about the LFO, see page 27.

To change the display page, use the PAGE [

E

E

E

E][F

F

F

F] 

buttons. Select the desired parameter with the 
cursor[ ][ ] buttons and change the settings by using 
the data dial. 

Indicates that the Common Edit Mode is selected.

Display name

Parameter name

Settings