"why are there 256 user arp slots if you cannot create any?" Because XS/XF libraries might have user arps in them and you have to load them somewhe...

Jules wrote: What it does is spread the notes you play over different instruments... I.e. If you play a single note and have 4 voices in your ens...

In a sense that they automatically spread chords across different instruments? No.

Phil, is it as seamless as with any other VST soft synth? Ie. the "freeze synth" function (that's what it's called in Sonar, not sure how it is called...

Channel pressure only.

Phil, I am pretty sure that "A" and "B" stand for "first note" and "another note", not actual note names.

Thanks, Phil, I fully understand that the new Performance mode blurs the distinction between a "playable voice" and a "full mix setup" - as I noted my...

The functionalities are explained in the tables on pages 9 and 10. "Part control" does not mean you are controlling "16 parts of a part". You are ...

To each his own - for me the pleasure of writing software definitely trumps buying one 🙂 Plus I'm sure it can certainly benefit other Motif XS users ...

Phil, I know about the XS/XF Waveform editor, but - try to understand me - it's simply not a good investment if I'm just going to use it ONCE to conve...

Hi Phil, I have existing libraries for XS (with user samples) - some are my own, some are purchased. It would be really nice of Yamaha to provide a...

Yes, you can have 16 AMW2 parts playing at once. Or 16 FM-X for that matter. Any combination of AWM2 and FM is possible, as long as the total part cou...

Bad Mister wrote: You can build a PART from scratch... You can import wavs, map them to KeyBanks (set Note Range, Velocity Range), etc., etc. There i...

David wrote: I'm guessing there will be alot of One Element (cough ... voice) Performances for the stock APs, EPs, Organs, Synths, etc ... this machi...