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Yamaholic
Total Posts: 302
Joined 02-08-2009 status: Enthusiast |
Thanks again for all your feedback when I first joined the forum, I managed to sell my Fantom G and got an ex demo XS6 from the shop. I installed 128mb of ram today and managed to load some wav. samples onto my memory stick from my computer which are recognised by the XS. However I can’t work out how to load more than one sample at once. When I load a new sample it replaces “USR 1” in the waveform list and the load window only gives you the option to load or not, not where to load it to. I can’t find anything in the manual to show how it’s done so I would be really grateful for any help on this matter. Also how do you enter a space in the character diplay? I’ve tried moving the cursor but it only goes backwards so where can I find the space?
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DavePolich
Total Posts: 6820
Joined 07-27-2002 status: Guru |
You’re asking questions that involve a lot of long detailed responses. I won’t go into the question about the drumkits with samples (yes it is possible) or the vocoder question. But I can answer you regarding how to load samples. First, before I list the steps, I suggest you upgrade your XS RAM to at least 512 MB (2 256MB DIMMs modules). 128 isn’t enough to load much of anything these days, especially the free content or any of the sample-based sound libraries available at the motif mart. To load samples: 1. Place the .WAV or AIFF files you want to load onto your USB drive. Insert the drive. After the “connecting to USB device..” message goes away, press the VOICE button to put the XS in voice mode.
2. Press the FILE button.
Once all your samples are loaded, you can exit FILE mode and then once again, follow steps 12 a thru 12d. Then:
How to edit samples, map their ranges, set them into keybanks, etc., is another lengthy response which I won’t go into now. |
Yamaha_US
Total Posts: 2540
Joined 07-19-2002 status: Moderator |
Click on the Support area at the top of the site. We just uploaded a Sampling Basic on the Motif XS document that should help you out. “Also how do you enter a space in the character diplay?” Space is the first character in the display. Highlight that character and press Insert. Just two more queries: is it possible to create a drum voice with sampled shouts across the keyboard and is it possible to record the vocoder to a sample? Yes to both. The first question is answered in the document we just put up and we also just put up a document on setting up the vocoder. |
Yamaholic
Total Posts: 302
Joined 02-08-2009 status: Enthusiast |
Dave, many many thanks for taking the time to give me such a detailed explanation of what I should have been doing, I followed your instructions and everything worked brilliantly. I’ve been working mainly with Tyros type arranger keyboards for a while so the language of the Motif is new to me but I am beginning to get my head round it and I’m sure I’ll be able to work out how to organise my samples as I want, thanks for making the whole process of accessing them much clearer.
Yamaholic |