============ MOTIF XS6/MOTIF XS7/MOTIF XS8 V1.

60 Operating System Updater Readme

============
Thank you for purchasing the Yamaha MOTIF XS Series, Music Production Synthesize
r.
This Readme file contains important information about the MOTIF XS6/MOTIF XS7/MO
TIF XS8 V1.60 Operating System update and the updating process. Please read this
document carefully before updating your MOTIF XS synthesizer.
Caution:
- This updater is only for the MOTIF XS synthesizer.
- This updater is to be used at the user's own risk.
- All User data (User Voices, User Performances, Songs and so on) will be initia
lized by this updater. Please make sure that you save all User data to a USB sto
rage device or to a computer connected to the same network before performing thi
s update.
- The unit may become inoperable if the electrical supply is interrupted while r
unning the updater (by pulling out the AC cord, etc.). If this happens, run the
updater again from the first step.
- If the unit does not function after running the updater, please contact your n
earest Yamaha service center.
Yamaha Global Directory
http://www.global.yamaha.com/directory/global.html
This update is applicable to the following models:
MOTIF XS6/MOTIF XS7/MOTIF XS8 with firmware versions earlier than 1.60
How to check the version of your MOTIF XS
1. Push [UTILITY] to enter the Utility mode.
2. Push [UTILITY], [Cursor Up] and [F1] buttons simultaneously.
The following message will appear:
------------------------------------About MOTIF XS
Current Version
MOTIF XS Firmware Version *.**.*
MOTIF XS Kernel Version ************
MOTIF XS Contents Version ****
------------------------------------The unit's version is indicated by " MOTIF XS Firmware Version *.**.* "
Only the numbers up to the two decimal places after the first dot are important
in reading the version number, you can ignore the numbers after the second dot.
Ex.) 1.04.1=1.04, 1.05.6=1.05
Press the [EXIT] button to exit version information.
Updating Procedure
--<Caution>-- If you are updating from V1.50 or an earlier version, all User data (User Voic
es, User Performances, Songs and so on) will be initialized by this updater.
----------------You can save all user data to a USB storage device or to a computer connected to
the same network by selecting "all (file extension is .XOA)" as the saved file
type and executing the save in the File mode. For details, see page 276 of the O
wner's Manual.
Required Items

- One USB memory device of over 512MB capacity formatted on the MOTIF XS
1. After downloading, copy the uncompressed [8E54OS_.PGM] file to a USB memory d
evice that has been formatted on the MOTIF XS. No other files should be present
on the USB memory device.
2. Power off the MOTIF XS.
3. Connect the USB memory device copied in step 1 into the MOTIF XS. Power on th
e MOTIF XS while holding down the cursor [UP] button and [UTILITY] buttons until
the "MOTIF XS" logo appears on screen.
4. The MOTIF XS OS updater will begin with the message "Searching for the firmwa
re updater," indicating "......%".
When the message "Finish. Please turn off " appears, turn off the MOTIF XS and r
emove the USB memory device.
NOTE:
The update process takes from several to fifteen minutes (It may change with con
ditions.). DO NOT power off or remove the USB device from the MOTIF XS during th
is time. If the electrical supply is accidently interrupted while running the up
dater (by pulling out the AC cord, etc.), the unit may become inoperable. If thi
s happens, run the updater again. If the unit does not function after doing this
, please contact your nearest Yamaha service center.
5. If you are updating from V1.50 or an earlier version, make sure to execute th
e Initial Factory Setting by pressing [UTILITY] -> [JOB] -> [ENTER].
After the Initial Factory Setting is completed, load the data you backed up befo
re this procedure to the MOTIF XS, if necessary.
6. Press the [UTILITY], [Cursor Up] and [F1] buttons simultaneously to check the
firmware version to confirm that the unit has been successfully updated.
This concludes the update process.
Main Fixes and Enhancements
<V1.56 to V1.60>
New features;
-Normalize, Slice, and Remix have been added to the Sampling Edit display and Sa
mpling Main display respectively, allowing you to more easily call up these disp
lays.
-You can now increase the available memory of the DIMM by using the newly added
Sampling Job.
-You can now convert a Sample Voice to a Mixing Voice.
-You can now edit a Drum Voice in the Mixing mode.
-TAP is now available in the Voice/Performance/Song/Pattern mode.
-Network function now supports Windows 7 and Mac OS X 10.6 .
- From this new version, "meas" cannot be selected on the SAMPLE Record display
in the Song or Pattern mode when the MIDI Sync is set to "MTC."
Solved problems;
- Fixed a problem in which "Int Switch" and "Ext Switch" would not work properly
in the Song mode and the Pattern mode when the "TxCh" value was different from

the Track number.

- Fixed a problem in which the gQuantize h parameter in Play Effect would be applie
d twice only to the first note of the track in the Song mode and the Pattern mod
e.
- Fixed a problem in which the Category Search function might not work by closin
g the Category Search display by pressing [ENTER] while changing the voice conti
nuously with the dial.
- Fixed a problem in which the ARP Sync Quantize function might not work properl
y.
- Fixed a problem in which chords might not be detected correctly when the Arpeg
gio is played back with two or more parts simultaneously.
- Fixed a problem in which the playback notes would be recorded twice to the Son
g with Tr Loop = "on" and Record Type = "Overdub."
- Fixed a problem in which the Audio Recording could not be executed, even thoug
h sufficient memory area still remained, and the wrong available capacity might
be shown in the display.
- Fixed a problem in which the specified range would not be deleted correctly vi
a the 02: Delete Measure Job after the 01: Create Measure Job is executed in the
Song or Pattern mode.
- Fixed a problem in which the click sounds might not played back at the correct
timing if you rewind near the end of relatively long Song/Pattern data.
- Fixed a problem in which the MOTIX XS would not start up with the Factory Set
Master mode even though "Power On Auto Factory Set" was turned on.
- Fixed a problem in which the Slice Point of the red line would be wrong after
applying the Slice operation with the Start Point offset from the top of the Wav
eform.
- Fixed a problem in which the names of the computers on the same Network as the
MOTIF XS might not be shown in the Host section of the Mount display in the Fil
e mode.
- Fixed a problem in which the loop end point would be shifted by one sample whe
n loading a WAV file.
- Fixed a problem in which the Waveforms necessary for the Voice might not be lo
aded when you load a file with "voice" or "all voice" in the File mode.
- Fixed a problem in which the Favorite of the Category Search function might no
t be cleared when restarting up the MOTIF XS after applying "Clear All" in the F
avorite display.
- Fixed a problem in which the "05: Create Continuous Data" job would be applied
with the before-edited value of the Data Range, even though you edited the valu
e with a USB ASCII keyboard.
<V1.55 to V1.56>
Improved the operational stability of the electronic components.
-This update may solve problems in which the instrument might not start in low-t
emperature environments.

<V1.51 to V1.55>
Solved problems;
-Fixed a problem in which the process speed of the MOTIF XS becomes slow when se
lecting the MOTIF XS Voice from the Media Bay of Cubase for Mac OS X, causing an
unnecessary repetition of transmission of a certain message between the MOTIF X
S and computer.
-Fixed a problem in which the value of the High Threshold parameter of the Effec
t Type "Multi Band Comp" would not be set properly even if you change the Voice,
Performance, Effect Type or Effect Preset.
-Fixed a problem in which the fade-in and fade-out of the Common LFO might not w
ork correctly when either of the "InsA1"-"insA16" or "InsB1"-"insB16" is assigne
d to Dest of the Common LFO in the Voice Edit mode.
-The value of the Rotor/Horn Balance parameter belonging to the Effect Type "Rot
ary Speaker" has been corrected from "L63>H"-"L=H"-"L<H63" to "R63>H"-"R=H"-"R<H
63."
<V1.50 to V1.51>
Solved problems;
-Fixed a problem in which the output levels for the mLAN IN Main Out Monitor L/R
and mLAN IN Assignable Out Monitor L/R of the IEEE1394 audio input channels exc
eeded the values you specified by 12dB.
<V1.12 to V1.50>
New features;
- With the newly added Audio Record / Play function, you can now record your per
formances on the MOTIF XS as WAV-format audio files (44.1-kHz, 16-bit, stereo) o
n a USB storage device or a computer connected via a network.
- Whenever using the [F1] File display of the File mode to transfer files to or
from a USB storage device or a networked computer, the new Audition function mak
es it easy to preview WAV or AIFF files before importing them into the MOTIF XS.
-The Cursor up/down buttons can now move the cursor in the Directory list, Shari
ng Point list and Device list of the File mode. Also, the Cursor left/right butt
ons can move the cursor from or to the list box in the display of the File mode.
Pressing the Cursor left button moves the cursor up, and pressing the Cursor ri
ght button moves the cursor down.
-The Sampling Main display now contains a list of the Key Banks that make up the
selected Waveform. In this display, the Cursor [<]/[>] buttons can now move the
cursor up/down.
-You can now edit the following parameters of the [F2] Parameter display in the
[F1] Trim display from Sampling Edit.
Level, Pan, Coarse Tune, Fine Tune, Play Mode, Key Range, Velocity Range
-The initial settings of the "Play Mode" have been changed from "one shot" to "l
oop" in the [F1] Trim display of the Sampling Edit mode.
-When you press the [SF4] Apply button from the Sampling mode to temporarily mod
ify data, it will be replaced with a Cancel button.
-Sequence data bars on the Song Play Track View display now indicate the relativ
e pitches of note events with higher-pitched notes being displayed at a higher p
osition.

-You can now customize MOTIF XS displays using file sharing functionality via a
network.
-A message "Press [ENTER] to set." now apper in the Input Character window.
Solved problems;
-Fixed a problem in which the release time might become longer than the AEG sett
ing if you play the keyboard while using the optional foot controller with the h
alf-damper feature (FC3, etc.) when "Half Damper Switch" is set to "on" via [F4]
Amplitude -> [SF2] AEG in the Voice Element Edit mode.
-Fixed a problem in which the LFO speed is not synchronized to the tempo of the
Arpeggio or sequencer when the load on the MOTIF XS becomes too large, even if "
Tempo Sync" is set to "on" called up via [F5] Com LFO -> [SF1] Wave in the Voice
Common Edit mode.
-Fixed a problem in which the [ASSIGNABLE FUNCTION] button would not work even i
f the current part is the part corresponding to the MIDI channel set in "Transmi
t Channel" when the settings below have been made in the Master Edit mode.
[COMMON EDIT]
[COMMON EDIT]
Number button
her than "1"
Number button
Number button
1,2" = "on"

-> [F2]Other -> "Zone Swtich" = "on"

-> [F2]Other -> "Mode" = "Song"/ "Pattern"
[1] - [8] -> [F1]Transmit -> "Transmit Channel" = value ot
[1] - [8] -> [F1]Transmit -> "Int Switch" = "on"
[1] - [8] -> [F3]Tx Swtich -> [SF2]Control -> "A.Function

To change the current part when setting "Mode" to "Song"/"Pattern" in the Mas
ter mode, press the [SELECTED PART CONTROL] button to call up the Control Funct
ion window and then press Number button [1] - [16].
Known Issues;
-File sharing for accessing the computer of the systems below from the MOTIF XS*
will not function correctly. The functionality for accessing the MOTIF XS from
a computer will function correctly.
- Windows Vista
- Mac OS X 10.4.11 or later, and 10.5.4 or later
@*This issue is targetd at all firmware versions of MOTIF XS.
<V1.10 to V1.12>
Solved problems;
- Fixed a problem in which the user Waveforms assigned to the Mixing Voices cann
ot be loaded to the MOTIF XS if you saved the Mixing Voices in the Song mode/Pat
tern mode as a file type other than "all."
- Fixed a problem in which the ASSIGN1/2 knob operations in the Song data affect
the current Part as well as the Parts specified as the channels for control by
MIDI Control Change messages when the Song plays back.
- Fixed a problem in which the wrong Insertion Effect might be selected unexpect
edly and could not be corrected by changing the program number of the Performanc
e/Song/Pattern/Master or by changing the mode, depending on both the parameter s
ettings before and those after changing.

<V1.07 to V1.10>
New features;
- Supports USB-ASCII keyboard, allowing you to use conventional computer keyboar
ds to edit parameters (by connecting it to the USB TO DEVICE terminal).
- Added the new parameter "IEEE1394Driver" called up via [UTILITY]->[F1] "Genera
l" -> [SF4] "AutoLoad".
- All the notes you are holding will be maintained even when the current track o
r part is changed in the Song mode or Pattern mode.
- The values of the Location 1 and 2 can be copied to the Punch In and Punch Out
respectively when the Record Type is set to "punch" on the Record Setup display
in the Song mode.
- The default value of the MIDI Sync parameter of the Setup Number 3 (Recording
on computer) on the [SEQ SETUP] -> [F3]"Quick" window is now set to "Auto" (inst
ead of "Internal" in the previous version).
- The Program can be changed even when the wrong or insufficient MIDI messages c
ome from the external MIDI device. Even when the order of the Bank Select MSB an
d LSB is wrong or the Bank Select messages are missing, the program can be chang
ed.
- The user name to log into the network computer can be stored on the MOTIF XS a
s a parameter.
- The parameter name of "Stereo/Mono" in the Sample Record display has been chan
ged to "Mono/Stereo". The settings of this parameter are changed from "mono L",
"mono R" and "mono L+R" to "L mono", "R mono" and "L+R mono".
Solved problems;
- Fixed a problem in which the MOTIF XS would freeze when the Mode was changed w
hile receiving the MIDI messages output from the MOTIF XS itself via USB Port 4
to the computer then transmitted from the DAW back to the MOTIF XS itself via US
B Port 1.
- Fixed a problem in which more than 256 Mixing Voices could be stored by using
the MOTIF XS Editor.
- Fixed a problem in which editing the Note Shift parameter called up via [UTILI
TY] -> [F1] "General" -> [SF1] "Play " would change the Drum Key (drum instrumen
t) instead of pitch.
- Fixed a problem in which the MOTIF XS might freeze when the MIDI buffer become
s full.
- Fixed a problem in which the Firmware Upgrade mode would not be called up when
the Control Slider was set to a certain location even when turning the power on
while holding the Cursor Up button and [UTILITY] button.
- Fixed a problem in which the sound changes by the Filter Cutoff might be delay
ed when the Filter Cutoff
and Resonance parameter are controlled simultaneously via the Common LFO setting
s ([VOICE] -> [EDIT] ->
[COMMON] -> [F5] "Com LFO" -> [SF2] "Set"), Controller Set settings ([VOICE] ->
[EDIT] -> [COMMON] -> [F4] "Ctrl Set"),

or by Control Change messages coming from an external MIDI device.

- Fixed a problem in which the Phrase Length might not be set correctly even whe
n executing the Get Phrase from Song Job in the Pattern Job mode.
- Fixed a problem in which the Phrase length's extending over the next Section w
ould cause the wrong Section length in the Pattern mode.
- Fixed a problem in which a MIDI Control Change message (of which the Control N
umber is the same as that
assigned to the ASSIGNABLE FUNCTION [1]/[2] button) would affect the current Par
t as well as the appropriate
Part corresponding to the channel of the MIDI message.
- Fixed a problem in which the MOTIF XS would freeze when receiving a Song Selec
t (F3) message after executing the Song Store function or pressing the Footswitc
h to which the Program Change Inc or Dec is assigned in the Song mode.
- Fixed a problem in which the wrong setting of the Reverb Send would be caused
by setting the mLAN Monitor Setup parameter called up via [UTILITY] -> [F2]" I/O
" to "with PC (DirectMonitor)" then changing the Output Select parameter to "L&R
" from another value in the Song mode or Pattern mode.
- Fixed a problem in which the MOTIF XS would freeze by calling up the Copy Even
t Job window via [SONG] -> [JOB] -> [F3] "Event" -> "02: Copy Event", setting th
e Track to "all" or "scene" or "tempo," then executing the Job when the Song pla
yback location is not at the beginning.
- Fixed a problem in which the Section Length and Phrase Length might not be set
correctly when applying the "Split Song to Pattern Job" to a song containing di
fferent time signatures.
- Fixed a problem in which the DAW software Logic might not be able to exit from
the Search operation when executing "Search all models" selected from the File
menu on the Setup dialog called up via [Preference] -> [Control Surface] -> [Set
up] in the Remote mode of the MOTIF XS.
- Fixed a problem in which operating the Ribbon Controller would transmit a MIDI
message (Control Change #32) even if "32: off" was assigned to the Ribbon Contr
oller.
- Fixed a problem in which Knob operations would not affect the sound when the D
evice Number parameter was setto "off" in the display called up via [UTILITY] >[F5] "Control" ->[SF2] "MIDI".
- Fixed a problem in which the sound of sustained notes would not be stopped eve
n when the MOTIF XS received an All Reset Control message.
- Fixed a problem in which the Quantize of the Play FX would not be applied to t
he events located at the beginning of a new Section when the Section was changed
during Pattern playback.
- Fixed a problem in which playing the corresponding Key Bank would cause noise
if you loaded a User Waveform created on the MOTIF ES, a WAV file or AIFF file,
set the PlayMode parameter to "loop," then set the Loop End Point to a location
within three samples range from the end of the wave data.
- Fixed a problem (occurring only in V1.07) in which the message "Now receiving
MIDI bulk data..." would not disappear even after the bulk receive operation in
the system parameters was completed.

- Fixed a problem in which the MOTIF XS responded to the MIDI messages "FA" (Sta
rt) and "FB" (Continue) when you call up the Sampling Edit window in the Song mo
de or the Pattern mode.
- Fixed a problem in which the "Next" indication would not appear even when you
change the Arpeggio Type was changed by pressing any of the [SF1] ARP1 - [SF5]
ARP5 buttons at the middle of a measure on the [F2] "Arpeggio" display in the S
ong Record mode or Pattern Record mode.
- Fixed a problem in which receiving an FC (stop) message could not stop the Sam
pling operation performed after the Recording Type was set to "sample + note" in
the Song mode or Pattern mode.
- Fixed a problem in which the Edit indicator would disappear in the Song mode o
r Pattern mode when you go to the Sampling display was returned to from the Mixi
ng display with the Edit indicator shown, and then return back to the Mixing dis
play.
- Fixed a problem in which pressing the Footswitch during playback/recording/sam
pling would change the Song number or Pattern number unexpectedly when #98 (Inc)
or #99 (Dec) was assigned to the Foot Switch Control No. in the window called u
p via [MIXING] -> [EDIT] -> [COMMON] -> [F3] "Ctrl Assign".
- Fixed a problem in which all the Effect Switches of Parts 1 - 8 would be turne
d off regardless of the checkmark setting of the Parts if the Job was executed a
fter removing the checkmark of All Parameters on the [MIXING] -> [JOB] -> [F1] "
Init" in the Song mode or Pattern mode.
- Fixed a problem in which the currently-sounding notes might be stuck when the
MOTIF XS would receive the F2 (Song Position) message from the external MIDI dev
ice in the Pattern Chain mode.
- Fixed a problem in which the Sample Voice producing no sound would be maintain
ed although the Wavform would be deleted when executing but failing the Copy Job
called up via [JOB] -> [F2] "Waveform" -> "01:Copy" ( "Sample memory full" appe
ared).
- Fixed a problem in which the message gIllegal sample data. h would appear and you
cannot call up the Rec Standby display could not called up after executing the
Delete Job ([INTEGRATED SAMPLING] -> [JOB] -> [F2] "Waveform" -> "02: Delete") w
ith 1024 User Waveforms being stored to user memory.
- Fixed a problem in which a Time Out Error would occur when the [REMOTE ON/OFF]
button would be turned on in a mode other than Song and perform the Auto Sync w
ould be executed from the MOTIF XS Editor on the computer.
- Fixed a problem in which a data handling error would occur if you set the ARP
Assign Velocity Rate Offset parameter or ARP Assign Gate Time Offset parameter w
as set to a value more than the upper limit via the MIDI Parameter Change or MID
I Bulk message.
- Fixed a problem in which the MIDI Checksum Error would appear when the MOTIF X
S would receive a MIDI Parameter Change or bulk message including the data of wh
ich the value was over the specified range.
- Fixed a problem in which the name of the Voice, Performance, Song, Pattern, an
d Master could be changed via MIDI Parameter Change or Bulk message including th
e prohibited colon (:) character.

- Fixed a problem in which the MOTIF XS would respond to some of should-be-ignor

ed MIDI messages (Voice parameters) in the Mixing mode.
- Fixed a problem in which receiving a GM System ON message would not select the
appropriate Voice when the Category Search function was used in the Song mode o
r Pattern mode.
- Fixed a problem in which gImpossible h would not appear (despite an impossible Un
do operation) when the Recording Type was set to gSlice+Seq h or gsample+note h on th
e SAMPLE Record display, and executing the Sampling operation then calling up th
e Undo/Redo window of the Song Job or Pattern Job.
- Fixed a problem in which MIDI events such as Program Change and Note On/Off cr
eated via the Slice operation would be maintained even if you executed then canc
eled the Slice operation after setting the Recording Type parameter to "Slice+ S
eq" in the Sampling mode called up from the Pattern mode.
- Fixed a problem in which the Punch In and Punch Out would be changed to the im
possible values when you set the Record Type parameter to gpunch h then changed the
time signature in the Song Record mode.
- Fixed a problem in which the User Waveform would be assigned to one of the pre
set Categories if you input a numerical character to the Waveform name on the Re
name window called up via [INTEGRATED SAMPLING] -> [JOB] -> [F2] "Waveform" -> "
05: Rename."
- The parameter range of AEG Time Velocity Sensitivity, FEG Time Velocity Sensit
ivity, Filter Cutoff Velocity Sensitivity, LPF Cutoff Velocity Sensitivity has b
een changed from g-200%~+0%~+200% h to g-64~+0~+63. h
- The message appearing when the Sample Memory becomes full by executing the Cop
y Job with the Song or Pattern containing the Sample Voice(s) has been changed f
rom gMixing Voice or Sample Voice is full. h to gSample memory full. h
- The sound generated via the MIDI messages coming from the external MIDI device
will be maintained even if you edit the MIDI In/Out parameter called up via the
[UTILITY] -> [F5] "Control" -> [SF2] "MIDI."
- FIxed a problem in which the new name could not be stored even when executing
the [SF5] Put after changing the Mixing Template name on the [MIXING] -> [JOB] > [F5] "Template" display in the Song mode or Pattern mode.

<V1.06 to V1.07>
New features;
- In this new version, the new data loaded to the current Song/Pattern can be pl
ayed back or edited immediately after the Load operation is completed. (This was
impossible in the previous version.) In the previous version, the new data load
ed to the current Song/Pattern could be played back only after selecting a diffe
rent Song/Pattern then the selecting the original Song/Pattern again.
Solved problems;
- Fixed a problem in which selecting a Voice via the Category Search function wo
uld transmit the Bank Select MSB/LSB and Program Change via MIDI although the Ba
nk Select and Program Change parameters were properly set to off in the [F5] "Co
ntrol" display of the Utility mode.
- Fixed a problem in which changing the Reverb/Chorus/Insertion parameters (via
both panel operation and incoming MIDI messages) would produce no effect after t

he instrument received the Reverb/Chorus/Insertion Preset Parameter Request from

the external MIDI device.
- Fixed a problem in which changing the length of a certain Section then selecti
ng other Sections before recording a Pattern in the Performance mode would force
changing the length of all selected Sections.
- Fixed a problem in which the Optimize Memory Job in the Sampling mode would no
t work properly.
- Fixed a problem in which the transmission timing of the System Exclusive messa
ges was delayed in the Song/Pattern mode.
- Fixed a problem in which receiving a Sostenuto On message followed by a Sustai
n message while holding any note on the keyboard would result in the instrument
operation freezing.
- Fixed a problem in which WAV files exported from SONAR could not be loaded pro
perly.
- Fixed a problem in which the parameter settings produced no effect when the Ty
pe parameter was set to "2 Band" or "PEQ" in the [F6] "EQ" display of Voice Elem
ent Edit.
- Fixed a problem in which the "off" setting of each parameter in the Controller
Assign display* would result in a setting of "0" instead of "off."
* Controller Assign display for each mode:
Voice mode: [UTILITY] -> [F3] "Voice" -> [SF3] "Control"
Performance mode: [PERFORM] -> [EDIT] -> [COMMON EDIT] -> [F3] "CtrlAsgn"
Song/Pattern mode: [SONG] / [PATTERN] -> [MIXING] -> [EDIT] -> [COMMON EDIT] ->
[F3] "CtrlAsgn"
- Fixed a problem
ect when the Wave
e" display of the
other than "off"

in which only the

parameter was set
Voice Common Edit
in the [SF3] User

final step of the Slope would produce no eff

to "User" in the [F5] "ComLFO" -> [SF1] "Wav
and the Slope parameter was set to something
display.

<V1.05 to V1.06>
New features;
- While samples already recorded are being played back, a new sample can be reco
rded to a different Key Bank in the same waveform in the Sampling Record mode fo
r the Song/Pattern mode by setting the Recording Type to gsample+note. h
- The destination key for Key Bank can now be specified for the Sampling mode Ke
ybank Job g01:Copy. h
- When using Copy Performance in the Mixing Job mode, the receive channels for t
he destination part (Current Mix Part) are set as below.
Current Mix Parts 1 `4 : Receive Channel 1
Current Mix Parts 5 `8 : Receive Channel 5
Current Mix Parts 9 `12 : Receive Channel 9
Current Mix Parts13 `16 : Receive Channel 13
- When using Template Performance in the Mixing Job mode, the receive channels f
or the destination part (Current Mix Part) are set as below.

Current
Current
Current
Current

Mix
Mix
Mix
Mix

Parts 1
Parts 5
Parts 9
Parts13

`4 : Receive Channels 1 `4
`8 : Receive Channels 5 `8
`12 : Receive Channels 9 `12
`16 : Receive Channels 13 `16

[NOTE]
The receive channels for the destination Song/Pattern are turned off for Parts f
or which Part Switch is off in the original performance.
- The settings other than those for the receive channels of a target track can n
ow be copied to tracks 1 to 8 by executing the Track Job g06:Divide Drum Track h in
the Song/Pattern mode.
Solved problems;
- Fixed a problem in which Elements 5 to 8 for the Voice data loaded from the MO
TIF ES would not sound on the MOTIF XS, even if those Elements were properly set
on the MOTIF XS.
- Fixed a problem in which the lamp for the [ASSIGNABLE FUNCTION] button did not
work properly when turning the [ASSIGNABLE FUNCTION] button on and entering the
Compare mode.
- Fixed a problem in which the Source set to gModWheel (Modulation Wheel) h or gFoot
Ctrl1/2 (Foot Controller 1/2) h on the Controller Set display of the Voice Common
Edit mode was not available when gFoot controller 1/2 Control No. h was set to g01 (
Modulation Wheel) h on the Controller Assign display in the Performance/Mixing mod
e or the Control display in the Utility mode.
- Fixed a problem in which the Performance name would not change when the parame
ter change for the Performance name was received from external equipment in the
Performance mode.
- Fixed a problem in which the lamp for the [ASSIGNABLE FUNCTION] button did not
work properly when storing a performance or when selecting another performance
by turning the [ASSIGNABLE FUNCTION] button on while gController Reset h was set to
ghold h in the Performance mode.
- Fixed a problem in which the initial note would sometimes not be recorded when
turning the Key On Start Switch on in the Performance/Pattern Record mode.
- Fixed a problem in which the data converted by the Track Job g07: Put Track to
Arpeggio h in the Song/Pattern mode could not be stored to Arpeggio number 129 of
the User Arpeggios.
- Fixed a problem in which the Voice data transmitted as bulk data from MOTIF XS
Editor could not be received when the default Mixing Voice was selected in the
Song/Pattern mode.
- Fixed a problem in which the phrase length became longer than the actual setti
ng when phrase recording was stopped while the sustain pedal was on in the Patte
rn mode.
- Fixed a problem in which the range to be applied (Measure/Beat/Clock) was not
available for the Event Jobs g01: Shift Clock h and g08: Beat Stretch h in the Pattern
mode.
- Fixed a problem in which the Pattern Chain was not played back from the measur
e set by gMeasure. h

- Fixed a problem in which the note events for the last section of the Pattern C
hain were occasionally not played back according to the gate time setting.
- Fixed a problem that when a phrase longer than a section was assigned to the s
ection and some of the subsequent sections were set to a different time signatur
e, phrases for the subsequent sections were sometimes deleted.
For example:
If section A's length was 4 and the time signature was 4/4, and section B's leng
th was 4 and the time signature was 1/4, phrases for section B and the subsequen
t sections disappeared when assigning a phrase longer than a length of 4 to sect
ion A,.
- The default setting for the ARP1 (Arpeggio 1) Type in the Mixing Part Edit mod
e has been changed to the Arpeggio type gMA_Pf Arpl, h which is suitable for the Vo
ice g001 Full Concert Grand h which is assigned to each part.
- Fixed a problem in which the Insertion Effect switches for some Parts (Parts 1
to 8) were sometimes turned off when executing the initialization with gAll Para
meters h set to off on the Initialize display in the Mixing Job mode.
- Fixed a problem in which the Mixing Template setting recalled with the [SF4] G
et button on the MOTIF XS Template Mixing display in the Mixing Job mode did not
correspond with MOTIF XS Editor when the device and the editor were connected o
nline.
- The MOTIF XS now stops communication with MOTIF XS Editor temporally and the e
ditor now shows a message when entering the Sampling mode from the MOTIF XS whil
e the device and the editor are connected online.
- Fixed a problem in which noise was produced when a fade-out was started using
the Keybank Job g07: Fade In/Out h in the Sampling mode.
- Fixed a problem in which notes were sometimes inserted to the first measure ev
en if the starting point was set to a value other than 1 when recording by setti
ng the Recording Type to gsample+note h in the Sampling Record mode of the Song/Pat
tern mode.
- Fixed a problem in which unexpected noise such as a metallic sound was sometim
es produced when playing a waveform from DIMM memory (?) and the preset Voice si
multaneously and the number of notes being played was increased.

<V1.04 to V1.05>
New features;
In the Voice Edit mode, the methods for switching an Element on/off (Owner's Man
ual page. 97) and for switching on only the Element to be edited (Owner's Manual
page. 97) have changed.
- The method of selecting an Element to edit in the Voice Edit mode has not chan
ged from the previous version. However in V1.05, you can always use the number b
uttons [1]-[8] to select an Element, regardless of the state of the [MUTE] butto
n and [SOLO] button indicators. In V1.05, the [1]-[8] buttons indicate the Eleme
nt being edited, and the [9] to [16] buttons indicate the on/off status of Eleme
nts 1-8.
-To switch each Element on/off, turn the [MUTE] button on, and then use number b
uttons [9]-[16].

Use number buttons [1]-[8] to select the Element you want to edit
Use number buttons [9]-[16] to turn each Element on/off
- If you want to turn on only the Element you're editing, press the [SOLO] butto
n to turn it on, and then press a number button [1]-[8] or [9]-[16]. For example
if you want to turn on only Element 1 and edit it, press the [1] or [9] button
to make the [1] indicator light and the [9] indicator flash.
Use number buttons [1]-[8] / [9]-[16] to turn on only the Element you wa
nt to edit
In the Song mode Track View screen (p.181) and in the Pattern mode Play screen (
p.208), you can now use the Category Search function to select a Voice.
- In the Song mode Track View screen (p.181) or the Pattern mode Play screen (p.
208), press the [CATEGORY SEARCH] button; the indicator will light, and the Cate
gory Search screen will appear. This means that you can use the same method as e
xplained in "Using Category Search" (Owner's Manual page.24) to select a Voice f
or the mixing part that corresponds to the currently selected track. When you pr
ess the [CATEGORY SEARCH] button once again, the indicator will go dark and you
will return to the previous screen.
When you enter Sampling mode from Song mode or Pattern mode, the following new f
unctionality is now available.
- The setting "sample+note" has been added as a Recording Type. (p.244)
If you select "sample+note" as the recording type, a note data event to play the
recorded sample will automatically be created when sampling ends.
- The setting "meas" (measure) has been added as a Trigger Mode. (p.246)
This enables the Punch In/Out parameter located below Trigger Mode. If you selec
t "meas" as the trigger mode, sampling will automatically start when the Song or
Pattern playback reaches the specified punch-in measure, and sampling will auto
matically end when the Song or Pattern reaches the specified punch-out measure.
In the File mode Save operation (p.279) when you open the Input Character screen
, the name of the currently selected file will now appear as the default in the
editing area (p.82).
-This is more convenient, since if you have selected a file ahead of time, you w
on't need to enter the entire name of the file to save it.
Voice mode
-In the Voice Play mode's Favorite Voice Select screen (Owner's Manual page.89),
the screen now shows only Main Category 1 and Sub Category 1.
Song mode / Pattern mode
-If you move from the Song Chain screen (Owner's Manual page.185) to the Track V
iew screen (Owner's Manual page.181) etc., the [TRACK] button indicators will no
w light.
-In the Song Edit mode and Pattern Edit mode screens, you can now edit the veloc
ity of a note event by using the [SF6] NUM button.
Pattern mode
-In the Realtime Loop Remix screen (Owner's Manual page.217), you can now select
the track.
Solved problems;
Voice mode
-The problem in which executing Initialize (Owner's Manual page.133) in the Voic
e mode had caused parameter changes to be transmitted via MIDI has been correcte
d.
Song mode / Pattern mode / Mixing mode
-When song recording is stopped, the song location (playback position) will now

return to the measure at which song recording began.

-The problem in the Song Chain screen (Owner's Manual page.185) where the song n
ame at the cursor location did not always match the song name shown in the upper
part of the screen has been corrected.
-The problem in which the tempo value specified prior to selecting the tempo tra
ck as the REC TR (recording track) failed to be recorded to the tempo track has
been corrected.
-The problem in which the Song Job Copy Event (Owner's Manual page.201) was not
executed correctly has been corrected.
-The problem that occurred when you use the Song Job Extract Event (Owner's Manu
al page.201) to choose "CC & Ch.Mode" as the event type, then temporarily exit t
he screen and return to the screen, causing the control number setting box to di
sappear, has been corrected.
-The problem in which mixing does not occur correctly when you execute the Mix T
rack Job (Owner's Manual page.205) using a track that was recorded with muting i
n the Song Scene track, has been corrected.
-The problem in which the cursor location fails to go to the appropriate locatio
n (the beginning of the song) when you enter the Song Edit screen with the song
location specified as 001 for a song in which no event is recorded at the beginn
ing, has been corrected.
-The problem in which, when executing the Song mode Split Song To Pattern Job (O
wner's Manual page.207), the length becomes something other than specified by th
e phrase, has been corrected.
-The problem in which, when switching sections while playing back a pattern, ope
ration of the [EDIT] button cannot be done until playback has actually switched
to the next section, has been corrected.
-The problem in which, when you change sections during pattern playback, sound i
s produced even if the new section does not contain data, has been corrected.
-The problem in which Pattern mode Loop Remix (Owner's Manual page.216) was not
executed correctly has been corrected.
-The problem in which track settings were not copied correctly in the Pattern Ch
ain Edit mode Convert To Song screen has been corrected.
-The problem that occurs when you operate the SEQ TRANSPORT buttons in the Inser
t Event screen of Song Edit mode or Pattern Edit mode has corrected.
-Problems with the initial settings when various job screens of Song mode or Pat
tern mode were recalled have been corrected.
-In the Mixing Edit mode Effect Connection screen (Owner's Manual page.234), the
[SF6] button indication had incorrectly read "INFO"; this has been corrected to
read "LIST."
-The problem in the Mixing mode Copy Voice Job (Owner's Manual page.237) in whic
h the copy-source mixing voice name / sample name were not displayed properly ha
s been corrected.
-The problem in which, when a sample voice / mixing voice is selected for a mixi
ng part, turning the [PROGRAM] button on and then pressing an [A]-[H] button wou

ld display the USER1 bank, has been corrected.

Sampling mode
-The problem, in which entering the Sampling mode from the Song/Pattern mode, ca
used the gate time to be incorrect when executing Slice, has been corrected.
-The problem, in which when the song has a time signature other than 4/4 and sam
pling is executed with Recording Type set to something other than "slice+seq," t
he measures created by Slice are sometimes offset, has been corrected.
-The problem, in which the Sampling mode was entered from the Song/Pattern mode
, and caused the sliced samples to fail to play correctly with the Audition func
tion, has been corrected.
-The problem, in which the Sampling mode was entered from the Song/Pattern mode,
and executed sampling on a track in which data already exists, sometimes caused
the existing data to be deleted, has been corrected.
-The problem, in which the Sampling mode was entered from the Song/Pattern mode
and you sampled data using the gslice + seq h Recording Type, sometimes causing Ele
ment 1 of the voice to fail to sound when you played the keyboard, has been corr
ected.
- The problem, in which you used the Sampling mode Waveform Job "01:Copy" and se
lected an empty waveform containing no sample data as the copy-destination, and
then exited the screen without executing the job, causing the specified empty wa
veform to be played in the copy-destination, has been corrected.
-The problem in which when in the Sequencer Setup screen (Owner's Manual page.26
9) you set Sampling Count to something other than "off," and then enter the Samp
ling mode from the Song/Pattern mode and execute sampling, sometimes causing sa
mpling to actually begin even though the pre-count was still occurring, has been
corrected.
-The problem, in which when you enter the Sampling mode from the Song mode, exec
ute sampling, and then return to the Song mode, sometimes causing the measure nu
mber indication to be negative, has been corrected.
-The problem, in which after loading a protected waveform and attempting to exec
ute the Sampling Copy Job, a freeze resulted, has been corrected.
-The problem, in which a song has a time signature other than 4/4 and sampling i
s executed with Recording Type set to something other than "slice+seq," resultin
g in the measures created by Slice to sometimes be offset, has been corrected.
-The problem that had caused a freeze to occur when you execute the Sampling mod
e Slice Job (Owner's Manual page.176) has been corrected.
-The problem, in which when using the Sampling mode Slice Job (Owner's Manual pa
ge.176), it was sometimes impossible to change Sub Divide, has been corrected.
File mode
-The problem that had made it impossible to mount a shared folder of a computer
for which no password is specified has been corrected.
-The problem in which, when loading a file created on the MOTIF ES6/7/8, certain
parameters were not set properly, has been corrected.
-The problem that had made it impossible to load W7V files and W7E files created

on the MO6/MO8 has been corrected.

-The problem that had made it impossible to correctly load pattern files (extens
ion: XOP) containing sample voices has been corrected.
-The problem that had made it impossible to load a saved WAV file into Cubase or
Windows Media Player has been corrected.
-The problem, in which when you used the Mount screen (Owner's Manual page.227)
to mount a shared folder when there was only one host, and then temporarily exit
ed the Mount screen and returned to the Mount screen, causing the mount indicato
r to fail to be displayed for the shared folder that should have been mounted, h
as been corrected.
-The problem, in which when the network-connected computer in the Host field of
the Mount screen (owner's manual p.277) fails to be automatically detected, and
you exit and then re-enter the Mount screen, resulting in the manually-entered a
nd detected host name disappears from the Host field, has been corrected.
Other
-The problem in which arpeggio or song/pattern playback is sluggish immediately
after executing a Factory Reset (Owner's Manual page.22) has been corrected.
-The problem, in which when you set the arpeggio Octave Range parameter to some
thing other than 0 in each mode, the octave is incorrect for the arpeggio that i
s first played when you press the keyboard, has been corrected.
-The problem in which it is possible to execute [F5] "Set/Clear" even though not
hing is shown in the list of the Category Search screen (Owner's Manual page.88)
has been corrected.
-The problem, in which when you recall the Effect screen, the cursor is not at t
he last-edited location, has been corrected.
-The problem of communication errors occurring when a USB storage device is plug
ged into the USB TO DEVICE connector while communicating with MOTIF XS Editor on
a computer has been corrected.
Other minor problems have been corrected.
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