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Yamaha MOTIF XF Owner's Manual

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    O o o w w w n n n e e e r r r ' ' ' s s s m m m a a a n n n u u u a a a l l l.

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    Introduction thank you for purchasing the dcp productions "studio drums" library for the yamaha motif xf synthesizer workstation. This library utilizes over 235 mb megabytes of new samples, therefore you will need a 512mb flashboard installed in your xf in order to use it. 2 gb of flash memory (two ...

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    How to load the sounds warning – back up your data first before you load “studio drums”, make sure you have backed up (saved) any data in your product that you may want to keep. You can save your data in a variety of formats onto a usb storage device, or as an editor file via usb. Consult your produ...

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    “to device” on the rear panel of your motif xf. You will see a screen message that says “connecting to usb device…”. 6. Press the file button on the front panel of the motif xf. You should see the field next to “type” highlighted and it should be set to “all”. 7. Press the cursor up button once, the...

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    M e e t t h e d r u m k i t p i e c e s m e e t t h e d r u m k i t p i e c e s the drums, cymbals, and percussion were all recorded at 24-bit, 44.1khz, by dave polich at dcp studios. Microphones used were audio technica 4040's, audio technica 4033's, and audix cx111's, through soundcraft ultramic s...

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    Bosphorus 14” hammer hats cymbals zildjian k 20" dark ride.

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    Paiste 2002 18” thin crush/ride paiste hard alloy 18” crash cymbal.

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    Paiste 2002 16” medium crash/ride zildjian zht 19” china cymbal.

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    Paiste 2002 22” power ride cymbal.

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    Zildjian 19” rivet cymbal. Zildjian 12” fast splash cymbal.

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    Paiste 20” symphonic gong snares pearl reference 5-1/2”14" maple shell snare.

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    Gretsch catalina 5x14” maple shell snare slingerland 5-1/2” x 14” chrome snare, series unknown drum workshop (dw) collectors series 5 x 14” all-maple shell snare.

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    Ayotte custom steel-hoop all-maple 5 x 14” snare pearl 6 x 14” “floating” maple shell snare pearl m-1440 4 x 14” piccolo snare.

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    Ludwig black beauty 5 x 14” brass shell snare ludwig classic “fab four” black oyster 5 x 14” snare kicks & toms.

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    Slingerland 1972 “buddy rich” 18x24” kick, 9x13” shell tom, 10x14” shell tom (not shown), 16 x 18” floor tom.

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    Slingerland classic “black pearl” 18x22” kick, 9x 13” shell tom, 10x14” shell tom, 16x16” floor tom.

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    Drum workshop (dw) collectors series 18 x 24” kick, 9x13” shell tom, 10x14” shell tom (not shown), 16 x 16” floor tom.

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    Gretsch catalina custom maple shell 18x22” kick, 9x 13 shell” tom, 10x 14” shell tom (not shown), 16 x 16” floor tom.

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    Pearl masterworks 18x22” kick, 9x13” shell tom, 10 x 14” shell tom, 16x16 floor” tom, 18x18” floor tom.

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    Ludwig classic “fab four” black oyster 16 x 20” kick, 10 x 14” shell tom, 16 x 16” floor tom.

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    Percussion rhythm tech crescent tambourine handclaps and fingersnaps (performed by katie polich) assorted ceramic dinner plates assorted forks, knives, and spoons amstel light beer bottles playing techniques snare drums – sticks, brushes, towels over heads toms – sticks, brushes, towels over heads h...

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    How the drumkits are mapped (arranged) while gm (general midi) drum mapping is useful in the context of allowing standardized playback of midi files, let's face it - the gm drumkit map is fairly lame in some respects. Very few drummers have a drum kit with six different toms in it, for example (well...

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    If you are recording audio into a computer daw (like logic, cubase, pro tools, sonar, or digital performer), you should have the ability, either in your daw's mixer or via plug-in insert, to reverse the stereo image. Waves' s1 imager plug-in, for instance, allows you to swap the left and right sides...

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    Because the 32 kits (a001 to b016) are mapped as described above, many preset xs drum arpeggios and many standard midi files will playback "almost" correctly. Bear in mind that many drum patterns and standard midi files were created using other drumkits, such as the xs factory kits, or drumkits from...

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    A 0 0 1 a 0 0 1 – – a m b i e n t k i t a m b i e n t k i t ambient room kit, for rock, country, pop. A 0 0 2 a 0 0 2 –– b r u s h k i t 1 b r u s h k i t 1 brush drum kit, pearl kick and snare, for jazz, country, ambient. A 0 0 3 a 0 0 3 –– s l s l i n g e r l a n d k i t i n g e r l a n d k i t ki...

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    A 0 1 1 a 0 1 1 –– b r u s h k i t 2 b r u s h k i t 2 brush kit variation, slingerland kick, snare, and toms. A 0 1 2 a 0 1 2 –– b r u s h k i t 3 b r u s h k i t 3 brush kit variation, gretsch kick and snare. A 0 1 3 a 0 1 3 -- t o w e l k i t t o w e l k i t 1 1 kit with tea towels laid over snar...

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    B 0 0 4 b 0 0 4 –– r i n g s n a r e k i t r i n g s n a r e k i t drumkit with “ringing” pearl floating snare, pearl kick, slingerland toms. B 0 0 5 b 0 0 5 –– c o u n t r y c o u n t r y -- r o c k k i t r o c k k i t drumkit for country-rock and country-pop music. Pearl and gretsch kicks, slinger...

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    B 0 1 3 b 0 1 3 –– f i n g e r s k i t f i n g e r s k i t “special fx” drumkit played with fingers and hands. B 0 1 4 b 0 1 4 –– 8 8 -- b i t k i t b i t k i t “lo-fi” special fx drumkit. Good for electronica, glitch, hip-hop, rap, ambient, industrial and chillout. B 0 1 5 b 0 1 5 –– p i t c h s h ...

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    How to load the user arps file from the downloaded zip file to usb device (jump drive or flash drive) - 1. Insert your usb device into your computer’s available usb slot. Its icon should appear on your desktop. 2. If it isn’t already open, navigate to the “studio drums xf” folder and double-click on...

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    List of user arps is as follows: 001: swingbopa 002: swbopfla 003: bobysoxa 004: bshswrla 005: bshtmfla 006: bshswrlb 007: jazzhat 008: bshshfla 009: bshshflb 010: bsh6/8 a 011: bsh6/8 b 012: bsh6/8fl 013: bshswrlc 014: bs6/8flb 015: swngbopb 016: swngbopc 017: bshshflc 018: altrok a 019: altrok b 0...

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    035: surf b 036: surf c 037: surffill 038: rokbllda 039: rokblldb 040: 70'sintro 041: 70's a 042: 70's b 043: 70's c 044: rggaskaa 045: rggaskab 046: rggaskac 047: fstska a 048: fstska b 049: fstska c 050: fstskafl © 2014 dcp productions.