Connect the Yamaha Motif 6 to your MPC 2000XL. Insert one end of a 1/4-inch TRS cable into both the left and right "Assignable Out" ports on the Yamaha Motif 6. Insert the other ends of the cables into the corresponding left and right "Record In" ports on the MPC 2000XL. Alternatively, you may insert a MIDI cable into the Yamaha Motif 6's "MIDI Out" port. Insert the other end of the cable into a "MIDI In" port on the MPC 2000XL.
Move the MPC 2000XL's cursor to the "Tr:" field. Turn the data wheel to select an unused track.
Move the cursor to the Track Type field. This field is marked as "S." Turn the data wheel to select "MIDI" as the track type.
Move the cursor to the MIDI Channel field, which is unmarked and to the immediate left of the Track Type field. Turn the data wheel to select the "OMNI" channel, which receives MIDI input from any MIDI channel.
Hold down the "REC" button and press the "PLAY/START" button to begin recording. Your recording session will be live after one bar count.
Play the Yamaha Motif 6 as desired. The MIDI output will be recorded onto the MPC 2000XL.
Press the "STOP" button to stop recording from the Yamaha Motif 6.