Edwin Johnson wrote:

how to play accomplishment styles as like in PSR series in Motif xf7?.
Is it built in with the factory preset or to be download and to install it?
or only we have to make it

There are no STYLES like in the PSR. The Motif XF is a Music Production Synthesizer. The similarities between the Performance mode and it's arpeggios are probably what you are referring to, but the difference is a very important one to understand.

While there is a similarity between the Arranger's (PSR/Tyros) automatic Bass and Chord intelligent functions and the multiple arpeggios of the Motif XF, they have an entirely different focus and mode of operation. Simply put the *focus* of the Arranger is "real time" performance while controlling a chord intelligent eight-piece "backing band" with your chord voicings. The *focus* of the Music Production Synth is one of documenting/recording - using the musical phrase content in generating musical instrument Parts in your own compositions.

The phrases that make up an Arranger Style, are offered in the XF in such a way that you select individual instrument phrases for constructing a specific instrumental part. With a focus on the rhythm section instruments so difficult to emulate accurastely. Of the some 7800 arpeggios they are dominated by phrases that are useful in constructing any kind of composition. 2300 drum ARP phrases and more than a thousand guitar and more than a thousand bass ARP phrases. Instead of being presented in pre-grouped ensembles (STYLES) the ARP phrases are listed individually. This invites mixing and matching. These phrases can be used in your composition individually. You need a strummed guitar Part or a finger picked guitar part? Choose the appropriate phrase and plug in your chord progression... And like handing a chart to seasoned professional out comes a great authentic sounding musical guitar phrase!

Sure: If you combine the same Rock1 drum ARP with the Rock1 bass ARP with the Rock1 guitar ARP - yes they will be recognizable as a ensemble playing a specific groove. Some are fairly reminiscent of some classic tunes or grooves. But as we are explaining, in the XF the arps are presented so you can remove it from the standard application and apply the phrase to YOUR composition.

Arps are very malleable, the timing and feel can be adjusted to make it feel (sit) right in your composition. Rather than focusing on pre-setup STYLES, the Performance mode with four Parts can be made to behave like an Arranger, but again the focus is toward using the chord intelligent phrases and build your own rhythm section... The focus of the Music production synth is more do it yourself, assemble the band yourself.

The idea is you can adjust the feel and attitude of the selected ARP phrase to fit your composition using the ARP PLAY FX (a group of parameter functions that can offset the timing, duration, and velocity of the phrases. It is designed and optimized to record your creation to the sequencer. Once recorded, the DATA can be further manipulated (non-destructively) using the Real Time Loop Remix function, to turn that ARP phrase into something totally unique.

Attempting to make the XF work like an Arranger can be a bit like swimming upstream - it's not that you can't it's just that its focus is different. For example, the STYLE engine has Fill-ins (one or two measure affairs) that automatically move you to another section. When writing and working with constructing your drum track, it is very difficult to write a descent 1 measure fill-in (unless you're a drummer) - what most folks do is write an 8 measure phrase with measure 8 as the fill-in. No one group a seven measure section, and a separate one measure fill... The way you can manipulate arps you can construct the drum track using arps and the Pattern Sequencer... Using them together to construct a drum track. The XF is optimized for this type of transfer.

The arranger, on the other hand, is focused on more preconstructed accompaniments, accessed as a group playing a specific genre of music. And is laid out so that one button push triggers a fill and advances to the next section.. It's all about real time performance as opposed to recording.

This is not to say you can't switch things up and do the exact opposite on each... But go forward recognizing what you're getting into...

So to answer the question, yes you have to make it. The factory Performances are only suggestions... Use some or all of what's there. Don't be afraid to swap out instruments or change ARP types... Mix and match, etc.

Please see the article on drum track construction in the RESOURCES area here on Yamaha Synth to learn about some noif the possibilities with arps, the Sequencer and drums.

Bad_Mister,

I am very appreciative of your thorough support of the nearly discontinued XF. (That said, & for the benefit of new users, many Motif-line subjects are closely related to the MOXF line.)