DCP PRODUCTIONS

ANALOG COLLECTION

For the Yamaha Motif XS

Operations Manual

INTRODUCTION

The DCP Productions “Analog Collection” for the Yamaha Motif XS synthesizerworkstation is a specialized compilation of the best “analog synth” emulationsfrom three DCP Productions sound libraries – “Vintage Keys”, “Pulse”, and “Air”.It consists of 64 voices which load directly to User Bank 3 of your Motif XS.

If you enjoy these voices and would like to purchase the complete libraries, theyare available at http://www.motifator.com.

HOW TO LOAD THE SOUNDS

FROM THE DCP ANALOG COLLECTION FOLDER TO USBDEVICE (JUMP DRIVE or FLASH DRIVE):

CAUTION: Before you load “Analog Collection” into your

Motif XS, MAKE SURE you have backed up any data youwant to save onto a USB storage medium (and yourcomputer). Loading “Analog Collection” will overwritethe data that exists in the Voice and Performance User

banks.

1. Insert your USB device into your computer’s available USB slot. It’s iconshould appear on your desktop.

2. Navigate to the “DCP Analog Collection” folder and double-click on it toopen it.

3. Navigate to the folder called “Analog Collection XS ALL File” and double-click to open it.

4. Copy the file called “DCP Analog.X0A” to your USB device’s icon (byeither dragging the file directly to the icon, or going to your file menu and

choosing “Copy” and “To” and selecting the USB device as yourdestination).

5. When the file has copied completely to your USB device, properly ejectthe USB device and insert it in the slot labeled “TO DEVICE” on the rearpanel of your Motif XS. You will see a screen message that says“Connecting to USB device…”.

6. Press the FILE button on the front panel of the Motif XS. Use the cursorbuttons to move up to the top of the screen so that the “Device” field ishighlighted and turns blue-green. If necessary, turn your jog wheel to theright until you see the name of your USB device in the field. This willindicate that your USB device has been selected.

7. Using the cursor down buttons, cursor down to the first named folder inthe display and then turn the jog wheel to further move to the file called“DCP Analolg.X0A”. The file name will highlight in blue-green.

8. Using the cursor buttons, cursor down to the field marked “Type” andmake sure it is set to “all”.

9. Press SF2 “LOAD”. Then press the “YES” button on your XS.10. The “DCP Analog” library will load 64 voices to your VOICE User 3.11. To select the first voice, press the “VOICE” button, then the User Bank 3

button, and then button A1 to begin.

FROM THE DCP ANALOG COLLECTION FOLDER TO USB CDDRIVE:

CAUTION: Before you load “Analog Collection” into your

Motif XS, MAKE SURE you have backed up any data youwant to save onto a USB storage medium (and yourcomputer). Loading “Analog Collection” will overwritethe data that exists in the Voice and Performance User

banks.

1. Connect a USB CD-ROM drive to your Motif XS’ “To Device” slot locatedon the rear panel of the Motif XS. Power up the drive. You will see amessage in the XS display that reads “Connecting to USB device…”.

2. Insert a blank CD in your computer’s CD drive. Its icon should appear onyour desktop..

3. Navigate to the folder called “B’s Knees XS ALL File” and double-click toopen it.

4. Copy the file called “DCP Analog.X0A” to the CD (by either dragging thefile directly to the icon, or going to your file menu and choosing “Copy” and“To” and selecting the CD as your destination).

5. When the file has copied completely to your CD, rename the CD tosomething you want (like “Motif XS stuff”), properly eject the it and insert itin the CD-ROM drive connected to your Motif XS.

6. Press the FILE button on the front panel of the Motif XS. Use the cursorbuttons to move up to the top of the screen so that the “Device” field ishighlighted and turns blue-green. If necessary, turn your jog wheel to theright until you see the name of your CD in the field. This will indicate thatyour CD has been selected..

7. Using the cursor down buttons, cursor down to the first named folder inthe display and then turn the jog wheel to further move to the file called“DCP Analog.X0A”. The file name will highlight in blue-green.

8. Using the cursor buttons, cursor down to the field marked “Type” andmake sure it is set to “all”.

9. Press SF2 “LOAD”. Then press the “YES” button on your XS.10. The “DCP Analog” library will load 64 voices to your VOICE User 3 bank

and 8 performances to your PERFORMANCE User 3 bank.11. To select the first voice, press the “VOICE” button, then User Bank 3

button, and then button A1 to begin.

ABOUT THE VOICES

The voices in “Analog Collection” are all emulations of analog synthesizers,mostly the “vintage” ones from the late 70’s and early 80’s, which was the heydayof classic analog. The analog sound was produced through oscillators andcircuitry, not via digital computer algorithms, or from samples. The big “names” inanalog were Moog, Sequential Circuits, Oberheim, and ARP.

Today we have a resurrection of the analog sound and it is more popular thanever. “Virtual” analog uses software to recreate the sound of the analog synthsand adds new features like tuning stability and built-in effects. The sounds in the“Analog Collection” employ the Motif XS’ advanced sample playback synthesissystem. They are based on “samples” (recordings) of notes from the originalanalog synthesizers, and through meticulous programming are designed tomimic the sound and behavior of actual analog synths. The sounds in “AnalogCollection” are as close as you’ll get to real analog synth sounds on the Motif XS.

VOICE DESCRIPTIONS

Starting with User Bank 3 – Voice A1:

FROM THE DCP LIBRARY “VINTAGE KEYS”

A1 – Minimoog Lead 2

Classic two-oscillator minimoog lead sound – wide-open filter and sawtoothwaves.

A2 – Minimoog Lead 3

Three-oscillator minimoog lead with two oscillators tuned a “fifth” apart – great forsongs like Genesis’ “Abacab”.

A3 – Stix Moog

The minimoog lead sound from the classic late 70’s hit “Fooling Yourself” by theU.S. band Styx.

A4 – Minimoog Lead 6

Sharp, punchy, detuned minimoog “saw” lead. Pressing assignable functionswitch 1 adds the “overload” overdriven sound characteristic of minimoogs.

A5 – Lucky Man Lead

The square-wave Moog lead sound from Emerson, lake and Palmer’s song“Lucky Man” (circa 1971).

A6 – Minimoog Lead 7

“Ramp” wave mini lead sound. Press assignable function switches for differentvariations.

A7 – Minimoog Lead 8

“Sine wave” mini lead with filter click.

A8 – ARP Odyssey Lead 1

Classic open-filter sawtooth lead sound from the ARP Odyssey.

A9 – ARP Odyssey Lead 5

Variation of ARP Odyssey sound.

A10 – Mini Korg

Filtered sawtooth lead from the Korg Mini-Korg, which was an early 70’smonophonic synth. Moving Assignable Knobs 1 and 2 mimics the behavior of theMini-Korg’s “traveller” sliders which adjusted filter cutoff and resonance.

A11 – Oscillator Mod 1

Cross-modulated filter sounds – “sci-fi” or “ray gun” type of sound which could becreated on the old analog synthesizers.

A12 – Prophet T8 Brass

Analog “brass” sound from the touch-sensitive Sequential Prophet T8 (circa1984-1985).

A13 – OBX Strings

Analog string sound from the Oberheim OBX synth.

A14 – Solina Strings

ARP “Solina” string ensemble sound – with phaser effect.

A15 – Journey JP

Roland Jupiter 8 sound used by Jonathan Cain of Journey on the band’s hit“Separate Ways”.

A16 – 1999/Crazy

Layered analog synth patch characteristic of the sounds Prince used in his hitsongs “1999” and “Let’s Go Crazy”.

B1 – JuPiTeR 8 A

Chorused “fifth” comp sound emulating the Roland Jupiter 8 (circa 1984-86),used by Howard Jones, Devo, Duran Duran, and others.

B2 – Tom Sawyer

Monstrous “bass” sound from the song “Tom Sawyer” by Rush. Hit E2 on thekeyboard first to get the right pitch.

B3 – Jump

The Oberheim OBX-A sound used by Eddie Van Halen on Van Halen’s hit song“Jump”.

B4 – Toto Horns

Softer analog horn sound similar to the sound on Toto’s hit song “Africa”.

B5 – Baba O’Riley

The staccato, arpeggiated ARP sound from the Who song “Baba O’Riley” (whichsome still think is called “Teenage Wasteland”). Play the slower ostinato figure onF1-C2-F2 with the left hand, do the more rapid “trill” parts from C4 to F4 with theright hand.

B6 – Prophet UFO

“UFO landing” sound with Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 character. Useful forthings like the intro to Styx’s hit “Too Much Time On My Hands”.

B7 – Syndrums

Analog electronic drums from the disco era. In the late 70’s. Also the type ofsound used by Carl Palmer on the Emerson Lake and Palmer song “Toccata”from their album Brain Salad Surgery (circa 1973).

B8 – Pro-One

Arpeggiated analog synth sound from the Sequential Circuits Pro-Onemonophonic synth.

FROM THE DCP LIBRARY “PULSE”

B9 – The Mini Bass

Punchy, warm, thick analog synth bass from the Moog minimoog.

B10 – Mini Bass 4

Darker punchy minimoog bass.

B11 – Mini Bass 5

Filtered mini bass sound.

B12 – Moog Pedal 1

Moog “Taurus” bass pedal sound.

B13- Rubbercomp

Punchy, “rubbery” analog synth bass.

B14 – Ramp Rezzo

Resonant ramp-wave bass sound.

B15 – Q Curve

Minimoog bass with high “Q” filter sound.

B16 – Pad Bass 2

Heavy, thick, detuned bass from the Moog Modular synth.

C1 – Sub 1

“Sub” bass sound, for rap, hip-hop, and electronica.

C2 – 303 Mute

Short, percussive, resonant bass sound from the Roland TB-303 “Bassline”mono synth.

C3 – Vintage 80’s

Deep, wide detuned analog synth bass.

C4 – Pokka 2

Punch, super-percussive bass sound.

C5 – Blade Runner

Arpeggiated, metallic synth bass inspired by the film “Blade Runner”.

BC6– Revolvix

Panning, short-duration arpeggiated analog sawtooth bass.

C7 – Juggernaux

Modern analog arpeggio bass, for electronic music.

C8 – More Snoop

“West-coast rap” synth bass sound, characteristic of the kind of sound found onearly records by Snoop Dogg.

C9 – OverDrone

Ultra-low square-saw synth bass with chorusing and spatial effects, forsoundtracks, ambient, drone music.

C10 – S.E. 1

Super-resonant, super-punchy sawtooth wave synth bass from the StudioElectronics SE 1 synth module.

C11 – Mini Owng

“Owng” sounding filtered minimoog bass.

C12 – Prophet Sync Bass

“Hard sync” Prophet 5 bass sound.

C13 – Telephonik

Nasal synth bass characteristic of the old Roland SH-101 mono synth, (Circa1980’s).

C14 – Uniclick

Octave, resonant, click-attack synth bass emulating the type of synth bass heardon 80’s Michael Jackson hits like “The Way You Make Me Feel”.

C15 – Snark

Raspy, resonant synth bass from the ARP Odyssey.

C16 – 303 Square

Resonant-filtered square wave bass from the Roland TB-303.

FROM THE DCP LIBRARY “AIR”

D1 – CS80 PAD

Wide, chorused analog synth pad from the Yamaha CS-80 polyphonic synth.

D2 – Washover

Sweeping pad sound from the CS-80, with added spatial effects.

D3 – Silken

Touch-sensitive, bright, filtered low-to-highpass synth comp sound from theWaldorf Q.

D4 – OB12

Smooth, glassy synth pad from the Oberheim OB12.

D5 – Ultra Blue

Swirling, dark, layered analog synth pad.

D6 – Violet

Chorused, animated and widespread analog synth pad.

D7 – Mogesweep

Sweeping sync-pad sound from the Moog Memorymoog.

D8 – JX Strings

Warm, resonant analog strings from the Roland Super JX-10 (circa 1987).

D9 – Chroma

Resonant, filtered sawtooth pad with touch-sensitivity, emulating the RhodesChroma Polaris synth (early 80’s).

D10 – Prophet Swish

Filter-sweep analog pad from the Sequential Prophet 10.

D11 – Goliath

Modern hard-sync sweep pad from the original Nord Lead synth.

D12 – Synhorn

Analog “horn” synth lead sound.

D13 – JD800 Lead

Analog-digital hybrid lead sound emulating the Roland JD-800.

D14 – Chorused Saw

Chorused sawtooth wave analog synth lead.

D15 – Widespread 2

Wide, layered analog synth pad.

D16 – Massive

Monophonic, “drone” chorused bass.