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madsandersendk
Total Posts: 2
Joined 01-04-2015 status: Newcomer |
I bought a used Motif XS over a year ago and haven’t really felt the love for the instrument I was expecting. The problem seems to be when I play in performance mode.
I have a performance with
When I only turn up volume on piano it is doing okay MOST of the time, but when turning up volume on the other layers, it performs worse and worse and soon the notes I play are of by
This problem I never ran into, using Roland RD series with full volume on all 4 layers. How can this be solved? |
5pinDIN
Total Posts: 11891
Joined 09-16-2010 status: Legend |
Welcome to the forum. In order to help, we first need to determine what it is you’re hearing, and a few other details…
The topic of your post includes the word “clipping”. Clipping, either in an analog or digital stage, produces distortion. It can be related to volume level, but it doesn’t introduce latency or other timing issues.
Polyphony is not affected by volume level. It can be affected by note velocity (how hard you strike a key) if one or more of the Parts in the Performance is programmed so that it’s triggered at velocity beyond a relatively high level. See (14)Velocity Limit on page 152 of the XF Owner’s Manual (http://download.yamaha.com/file/10074). Is the lower Velocity Limit of any Part in the Performance you’re using set so that the Part only triggers at higher velocities? Note polyphony counting isn’t always obvious. See http://www.motifator.com/index.php/support/view/how_to_count_polyphony_motif_xs and the XS Data List (http://download.yamaha.com/file/8622). Polyphony usage is also determined by other factors. For example, are you using a sustain pedal? A MIDI feedback loop could cause what you’ve described. Is the XS connected via MIDI to anything else? Answers to the above questions might help us determine what’s causing the issue and how to resolve it. Please let us know. |
madsandersendk
Total Posts: 2
Joined 01-04-2015 status: Newcomer |
Tthank you very much for your quick answer and for your patience with me!
I experienced the same with strings later the same day. A string layer just didn’t sound when I turned the volume faded up. I then disabled the layer then enabled it, and it worked just fine, I feel like this could be a motherboard issue or something. Any thoughts? |
meatballfulton
Total Posts: 3022
Joined 01-25-2005 status: Guru |
My first thought is to back up EVERYTHING and do a factory reset. Also check the battery. If the problem remains, it’s off to a service center. |