Yamaha MOTIF6 Manual Do Utilizador

Utility mode

In this mode, you can set parameters that apply to the 
entire system of the MOTIF. These include MIDI 
settings and global setup parameters.
This mode is actually a sub-mode of the Voice/
Performance/ Song/Pattern mode. Press the [UTILITY] 
button in each mode to enter the Utility mode and 
press the [EXIT] button after making settings to go 
back to the previous mode.

◆ Basic Procedure

  Press the [UTILITY] button to enter the Utility 

mode. (The indicator lights.)

n For example, if you press the [UTILITY] button 

while in the Performance mode, you enter the 
Utility mode as a sub-mode of the Performance 
mode — allowing you to select and play 
performances while in the Utility mode.

n Even after you enter the Utility mode, the indicator 

of the previous mode’s button remains lit, letting 
you see at-a-glance which mode you’ve entered 
from.

  Select the desired menu by pressing the [F1] - [F6] 

buttons and set the parameters in each display. 

n The display called up via the [F3] button varies 

according the previous mode (before entering the 
Utility mode). 

  Press the [EXIT] button to exit from the Utility 

mode back to the previous mode. 

• For detailed instructions on steps #2, see the 

explanations below. 

● [F1]-[SF1] General  TG (Tone Generator)

From this display you can make overall settings for 
the MOTIF’s tone generator, including volume and 
pitch, as well as Breath Control response.

Determines the MOTIF’s overall volume.
❏ Settings

0~127

Determines the amount (in semitones) by which the note 
pitch is shifted. This parameter only affects the MOTIF’s 
internal tone generator block. It does not affect 
information transmitted via the MIDI terminal. 
❏ Settings

24~0~+24

Determines the fine tuning (in 0.1 cent steps) of the 
MOTIF’s overall sound. 
❏ Settings

102.4~+102.3

These four curves determine how the sound of the MOTIF 
responds to use of a Breath Controller.
The specific aspect of the sound that is affected by Breath 
Control and the selected curve is set in the Controller Set 
display (page 134) in the Normal Voice Element Edit mode. 
❏ Settings

thru, soft, hard , wide

thru
This linear “curve” produces one-to-one correspondence 
between the power of your breath and the actual sound 
change.

soft 
This curve provides increased response, especially for 
lower breath power.  In other words, soft blowing results 
in higher response than the “thru” curve.  Use this curve if 
you want greater control in the soft breath range.

hard
This curve effectively lessens the overall response 
compared to the “thru” curve.  Use this curve if you tend 
to blow strongly and want the controller effect to be less 
sensitive.

wide
This setting provides opposite response curves for lower 
and higher breath powers.  It widens the apparent 
dynamic range of the controller, producing softer response 
in the lower breath range and harder response in the 
higher range.

Actual response

Received Breath Control

Received Breath Control

Actual response

Actual response

Received Breath Control