User guide

Assigning Motif ES Outs in a MIX:
Routing of PARTS to outputs in the Motif ES is
handled typically in Song Mixing or Pattern Mixing
modes (however, you can do this in Performance
mode). Voice mode only uses the main outputs
and does not use Parts. Mainly you will want to
work in the Motif ES’s multi-timbral modes. This
will give you greater flexibility with routing and
processing signal for recording. How you proceed
with your session is really personal taste. You
could record MIDI tracks first, then print them as
audio tracks; or you could simply just record
audio tracks. There is no right or wrong way to
proceed. Here we will learn about how to route
Motif ES PARTS from a MIXING setup to the
individual mLAN outputs.
Assignable 1-14 – Any Motif ES PART set to
Output Select “as1” through “as14” will be routed
out via mLAN as an individual output. The
assignable outputs from the Motif ES can be setup
as individuals or as ODD/EVEN pairs (as1&2,
as3&4, etc).
Outputs are assigned as follows:
• Press [MIXING]
• Press [EDIT]
• Press Track Select [1]-[16] to select the Part you
want to assign
• Press [F2] OUTPUT
• Press [SF3] SELECT
L&R Main stereo out (mLAN15 & mLAN16)
asL analog assignable output (not mLAN)
asR analog assignable output (not mLAN)
as1&2 mLAN1 & mLAN2 stereo pair
as3&4 mLAN3 & mLAN4 stereo pair
as5&6 mLAN5 & mLAN6 stereo pair
as7&8 mLAN7 & mLAN8 stereo pair
as9&10 mLAN9 & mLAN10 stereo pair
as11&12 mLAN11 & mLAN12 stereo pair
as13&14 mLAN13 & mLAN14 stereo pair
as1 mLAN 1 mono
as2 mLAN 2 mono
as3 mLAN 3 mono
as4 mLAN 4 mono
as5 mLAN 5 mono
as6 mLAN 6 mono
as7 mLAN 7 mono
as8 mLAN 8 mono
as9 mLAN 9 mono
as10 mLAN 10 mono
as11 mLAN 11 mono
as12 mLAN 12 mono
as13 mLAN 13 mono
as14 mLAN 14 mono
L&R mLAN15 & mLAN16 L&R main System outputs
Drum When selected the individual output assignments as
edited in the USER DRUM Voice will be applied
Drums: In addition to the assignment of
individual PARTS, the Motif ES allows you to
assign individual drums from within a KIT. Editing
the Kit in Voice mode and then assigning the
Output Select to reflect those Voice mode settings
handle this. You will see a selection for “DRUM” if
a drum kit is assigned to a PART.
When a
drum kit
has been
edited in
regular
Voice mode, individual drum sounds can be routed
to any of the assignable outputs, as necessary. In
the screen shot above a Kick drum on Key C1 is
being routed to ‘as1’. Then when this Drum kit is
saved as USER KIT and is placed in a PART of
your MIX, you can select “drum” as the OUTPUT
SELECT assignment (shown below). This will allow
the assignments made in Voice mode to be
respected in the MIX.
If you are using the front panel of the Motif ES
you must leave the MIXING mode to return to
VOICE mode in order to edit your Drum Kit. The
VOICE EDITOR allows you to edit your kit while
you remain in MIXING mode. You can also use the
Voice Editor at any time to edit your Drum kit and
make the appropriate output assignments. When
you launch the VOICE EDITOR you can start to
edit any preset or user drum kit. You do not have
to change modes. You will store your edits to a
User location within the Editor and store the entire
Voice Editor file. And finally you will import this
Voice Editor file so that you are synchronized with
your latest updated Voices in the MIX/Multi-Part
Editor.
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