Song Playback
MOTIF XF Reference Manual
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V
oice mode
Song mode
P
a
tt
er
n mode
Mixing mode
Mast
er mode
Utility mode
F
ile mode
P
erf
or
mance
mode
Sampling
mode 1
Sampling
mode 2
R
e
fe
rence
These allow you to set specific tracks for Loop Playback
and determine what range of measures will be used for the
Loop.
1
Voice
(Indication only)
Indicates the Voice name of the Mixing Part corresponding
to each track.
n
In the Part 1 – 16 display (page 190) of the Mixing mode, you
can change the Voice of the Mixing Part corresponding to the
track.
2
Loop
Determines whether or not the Loop Playback is active for
each track. The track of which the Loop is turned on plays
from Start (
3
) to End (
4
) repeatedly.
Settings:
Blank (Loop off),
L
(Loop on)
3
Start (Start Point)
4
End (End Point)
Determines the range of the looped playback. The track of
which the Loop is turned on plays from the Start Point to the
End Point repeatedly.
Settings:
Measure : Beat
Song Chain Playback—[F4] Chain
(Song Chain)
Song Chain Playback allows you to put together a play list
of preset Songs, in any desired order, and have them
automatically play back in sequence. From this display,
you can program the order of the Song playback.
1
Chain Number
(Indication only)
Indicates the order of the Song playback. Numbers 1 – 100
are provided and you can view these numbers by scrolling
the display. The Song Chain will be played back in order
from the Song assigned to 001.
2
Song number
3
Song name
(Indication only)
Determines the Song number to be played back in the
chain. The Song name is shown when you specify the Song
number. If an empty Song is assigned to a certain Chain
number, that number will be skipped after a one-measure
count. In addition to Song numbers, “skip,” “end,” and
“stop” commands can be assigned to the Song Chain
numbers.
Settings:
skip, end, stop, 01 – 64
skip
Skips (ignores) the selected chain number and continues playback
from the next chain number.
end
Indicates the end mark of the Song Chain data.
stop
Stops Song Chain playback at that chain number. You can restart the
song chain playback from the next chain number by pressing the [
F
]
(Play) button.
Follow the instructions below to program the Song Chain.
Keep in mind that the Song Chain program will be stored
automatically; it is not necessary to execute the Store
operation.
1
From the Track View display, press the [F4]
button to call up the Song Chain display.
2
Program the desired order of the Songs.
Move the cursor to “001” by using the cursor buttons
and select the desired Song by using the Data Dial, or
the [INC/YES] and [DEC/NO] buttons. In the same
manner, assign other Songs to locations 002, 003, 004,
and so on.
3
Use “skip” if you want to delete the Song
already assigned to the Chain number.
Move the cursor to the Song number to be deleted,
then assign the “skip” command to that location by
using the data dial, or the [INC/YES] and [DEC/NO]
buttons. The assigned Chain number will be ignored
during playback.
4
Assign “end” to the Chain number at which
you wish to stop the Song Chain playback.
When playback reaches a Chain number to which the
“end” command has been assigned, playback will stop.
If you want to stop playback at a certain Chain number
and restart from the next Chain number, assign the
“stop” command to that Chain number.
n
The Song Chain will be stored as part of system data.
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For details about Song Chain playback, see page 138.
Loop Playback Settings—[SF2] Loop
4
2
3
1
1 2
3
Programming the Song Chain
