Things you must know when creating your own custom Drum Tracks

How to set up your own 'groove quantize'.

What you need to know to build your own Kits.

SONG mode, PATTERN mode, which one should I use?

Why a Drum Kit Voice makes the perfect place for your AUDIO LOOPS!

The Motif XF Setup Templates are explained in detail in this article.

Having a Flash Board allows you to re-invent your synthesizer, read all about it.

The XF has a built-in digital mixer. Learn about how to use "snapshots" to automate your mix.

Real Time Loop Remix is as close as a product has come yet to a "talent button". Seriously...

The Motif XF offers a wide variety of tools for Drum Track Construction. Although there are no strict rules about how you go about composing your musical compositions, it is a fairly standard practice to begin by building the tracks up from the bottom up - at least when using MIDI gear. This often means constructing a basic drum groove on which to build the composition. This article is not meant to dictate how you should work, but is intended to make you aware of some of the powerful tools at your disposal. Read through it and I am sure you will discover something that might be of use to you at some point in using the Motif XF.• What is a Drum Voice and how is it different from a Normal Voice?• Recording a basic drum groove in SONG mode• Recording your own original drum Pattern• What is a PATTERN Phrase and what is PATTERN Patch?• Using the REMIX function to create variations• What is Divide Drum Track?• Extract and Mix Track Jobs• Quantize: Before or After• Swing Quantize and the Play FX• Normalizing Play FX• Building a custom Drum Kit• Editing individual drum keys• One Sequencer Many (related) Jobs• Routing Drums to individual Outputs• Using a Drum Kit Voice for Audio Loops

This article will present some interesting workflows for both SONG and PATTERN modes

Learn about this very unique Drum Track Construction Tool