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PART 4:MOTIF SOUND
ARCHITECTURE AND CONTROLS
This episode is about the sound architec-
ture of the MOTIF and basic operating
steps. We are refering to the basic con-
cepts of the MOTIF series described in the
last episode.
the StrUctUre of
the motIf
You will find it much easier to operate the
MOTIF when you have an understanding of
its basic structure.
Please take a look at the diagram in which
the different sound layers of the MOTIF are
shown.
The basic sound of the MOTIF is called a
Voice.
A Voice consists of up to eight Elements.
Each Element has a Waveform (a Preset or
User Wave) assigned, which is then mo-
dulated like an „oscillator“ by the sound
modules Filter, Amp, Pitch, LFO, EQ, etc.
to a partial sound. The overall structure
of a Voice consists of the Elements, the
Effects and the Arpeggiator.
The next level is either a Performance,
a Song or a Pattern, which each have
assigned Voices to a different number of
Parts.
Performances consist of maximum four
Parts that can be layered on top of each
other or split over distinct keyboard
ranges. These Parts are controlled via a
common MIDI channel („Basic RcvCh“).
Performances are important for live use
or for very complex sound-combinations.