DCP PRODUCTIONS

ANALOG COLLECTION

For the Yamaha Motif XS

Operations Manual

INTRODUCTION
The DCP Productions Analog Collection for the Yamaha Motif XS synthesizer
workstation is a specialized compilation of the best analog synth emulations
from 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, they
are available at http://www.motifator.com.

HOW TO LOAD THE SOUNDS

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

CAUTION: Before you load Analog Collection into your

Motif XS, MAKE SURE you have backed up any data you
want to save onto a USB storage medium (and your
computer). Loading Analog Collection will overwrite
the data that exists in the Voice and Performance User
banks.
1. Insert your USB device into your computers available USB slot. Its icon
should appear on your desktop.
2. Navigate to the DCP Analog Collection folder and double-click on it to
open it.
3. Navigate to the folder called Analog Collection XS ALL File and doubleclick to open it.
4. Copy the file called DCP Analog.X0A to your USB devices icon (by
either dragging the file directly to the icon, or going to your file menu and

choosing Copy and To and selecting the USB device as your

destination).
5. When the file has copied completely to your USB device, properly eject
the USB device and insert it in the slot labeled TO DEVICE on the rear
panel 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 cursor
buttons to move up to the top of the screen so that the Device field is
highlighted and turns blue-green. If necessary, turn your jog wheel to the
right until you see the name of your USB device in the field. This will
indicate that your USB device has been selected.
7. Using the cursor down buttons, cursor down to the first named folder in
the 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 and
make 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 CD

DRIVE:
CAUTION: Before you load Analog Collection into your
Motif XS, MAKE SURE you have backed up any data you
want to save onto a USB storage medium (and your
computer). Loading Analog Collection will overwrite
the data that exists in the Voice and Performance User
banks.
1. Connect a USB CD-ROM drive to your Motif XS To Device slot located
on the rear panel of the Motif XS. Power up the drive. You will see a
message in the XS display that reads Connecting to USB device.
2. Insert a blank CD in your computers CD drive. Its icon should appear on
your desktop..

3. Navigate to the folder called Bs Knees XS ALL File and double-click to

open it.
4. Copy the file called DCP Analog.X0A to the CD (by either dragging the
file 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 to
something you want (like Motif XS stuff), properly eject the it and insert it
in the CD-ROM drive connected to your Motif XS.
6. Press the FILE button on the front panel of the Motif XS. Use the cursor
buttons to move up to the top of the screen so that the Device field is
highlighted and turns blue-green. If necessary, turn your jog wheel to the
right until you see the name of your CD in the field. This will indicate that
your CD has been selected..
7. Using the cursor down buttons, cursor down to the first named folder in
the 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 and
make 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 70s and early 80s, which was the heyday
of classic analog. The analog sound was produced through oscillators and
circuitry, not via digital computer algorithms, or from samples. The big names in
analog were Moog, Sequential Circuits, Oberheim, and ARP.
Today we have a resurrection of the analog sound and it is more popular than
ever. Virtual analog uses software to recreate the sound of the analog synths
and adds new features like tuning stability and built-in effects. The sounds in the
Analog Collection employ the Motif XS advanced sample playback synthesis
system. They are based on samples (recordings) of notes from the original
analog synthesizers, and through meticulous programming are designed to
mimic the sound and behavior of actual analog synths. The sounds in Analog
Collection are as close as youll 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 sawtooth
waves.
A2 Minimoog Lead 3
Three-oscillator minimoog lead with two oscillators tuned a fifth apart great for
songs like Genesis Abacab.
A3 Stix Moog
The minimoog lead sound from the classic late 70s hit Fooling Yourself by the
U.S. band Styx.
A4 Minimoog Lead 6
Sharp, punchy, detuned minimoog saw lead. Pressing assignable function
switch 1 adds the overload overdriven sound characteristic of minimoogs.
A5 Lucky Man Lead
The square-wave Moog lead sound from Emerson, lake and Palmers song
Lucky Man (circa 1971).
A6 Minimoog Lead 7
Ramp wave mini lead sound. Press assignable function switches for different
variations.
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 70s
monophonic synth. Moving Assignable Knobs 1 and 2 mimics the behavior of the
Mini-Korgs 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 be
created on the old analog synthesizers.
A12 Prophet T8 Brass
Analog brass sound from the touch-sensitive Sequential Prophet T8 (circa
1984-1985).
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 bands hit
Separate Ways.
A16 1999/Crazy
Layered analog synth patch characteristic of the sounds Prince used in his hit
songs 1999 and Lets 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 the
keyboard first to get the right pitch.
B3 Jump
The Oberheim OBX-A sound used by Eddie Van Halen on Van Halens hit song
Jump.
B4 Toto Horns
Softer analog horn sound similar to the sound on Totos hit song Africa.
B5 Baba ORiley
The staccato, arpeggiated ARP sound from the Who song Baba ORiley (which
some still think is called Teenage Wasteland). Play the slower ostinato figure on
F1-C2-F2 with the left hand, do the more rapid trill parts from C4 to F4 with the
right hand.
B6 Prophet UFO
UFO landing sound with Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 character. Useful for
things like the intro to Styxs hit Too Much Time On My Hands.
B7 Syndrums
Analog electronic drums from the disco era. In the late 70s. Also the type of
sound 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-One
monophonic 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 80s
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 on
early records by Snoop Dogg.
C9 OverDrone
Ultra-low square-saw synth bass with chorusing and spatial effects, for
soundtracks, ambient, drone music.
C10 S.E. 1
Super-resonant, super-punchy sawtooth wave synth bass from the Studio
Electronics 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, (Circa
1980s).
C14 Uniclick
Octave, resonant, click-attack synth bass emulating the type of synth bass heard
on 80s 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 the
Waldorf 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 Rhodes
Chroma Polaris synth (early 80s).
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.