Hello,

(I have a XS8)

I`d like to “program” arp switches, so that they occur at the right time in a song without me having to switch in real time,

( no matter whether the midi stream comes from a DAW or the internal sequencer ).
I do know that I can record the arpeggiator output, but that`s not what I want to do at this stage.

I read in a different post from BM, that there is no such thing as an “ARP switch event”, which would have been (theoretically) the obvious way to do this.

I guess a midi note event triggers the arp if setup correctly, but then the next note will trigger the same arp....



Thanks indeed for your help.

Carth

Re: controlling arps via midi

You can insert System Exclusive message to alter arpeggio patterns.

F0 43 10 7F 03 36 30 00 dd F7

where dd is
00 = SF1
01 = SF2
02 = SF3
03 = SF4
04 = SF5

You will need to place the message strategically according to the CHANGE TIMING parameter - for example, if the Change Timing parameter is the next “Measure” then you must place the System Exclusive message anywhere in the measure prior to where you want the arpeggio patterns to change.

This information is in your DATA LIST booklet page 71

Re: controlling arps via midi

Big thanks, Bad Mister.
Wow, so I can control everything, not just Arps now.

I guess byte 2 (=43) must stand for “yamaha”.

I’m just not 100% sure about bytes 3 and 4 ...

Does 10 7F mean “Motif XS” ? ..Couldn’t find a code list for byte 2,3,4 anywhere.

best, Carth

Re: controlling arps via midi

F0 - Start of System Exclusive
43 - Yamaha Manufacturer ID
10 - the “1” is Parameter Change message; the “0” is first device
7F 03 - is the Motif XS/Motif Rack XS Product ID

36 30 00 - is the specific High-Mid-Low address for Multi mode addressing the ARP SWITCH [SF] buttons

dd - is the data bytes 00-04 (SF1-SF5)
F7 - End of System Exclusive

Re: controlling arps via midi

thanks for compact course on sysex… BM rules !

Re: controlling arps via midi

If I was doing this on the Motif 8, I’m assuming the commands would be similar(except changing out the Motif XS identification string with the Motif 8 one)?

Or does the sys ex command completely change?