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Yamaha MOTIF RACK XS Editor Owner's Manual

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MOTIF-RACK XS Editor
MOTIF-RACK XS Editor
Basic
Troubleshooting
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This owner's manual assumes that you are already familiar with basic Windows/Macintosh operations. If you are not,
please refer to the owner's manual which came with your Windows/Macintosh software before using the MOTIF-
RACK XS Editor.
For information about hardware requirements, the interconnection of devices and the installation of the MOTIF-
RACK XS Editor software, refer to the separate Installation Manual as well as the Owner's Manual for the respective
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MOTIF-RACK XS Editor Owner's Manual
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    • Yamaha makes no representations or warranties with regard to the use of the software and documentation and cannot be held responsible for the results of the use of this manual and the software.

  • Page 2: Studio Manager

    Studio Manager V2 is a cross-platform application that enables you to start multiple Editors for controlling Yamaha hardware products remotely, and to save multiple Editor settings. You can run Studio Manager as a stand-alone application, or as a plug-in within DAW applications compatible with Studio Connections such as Cubase 4 or Cubase AI 4.

  • Page 3: About Open Plug-In Technology

    Audio Integration Plug-in software such as software synthesizers and software samplers are exceptionally convenient in that they let you easily change the various settings and parameters within the host application. However, control over hardware is not so easy—with the need for various setups such as audio connections, driver settings and MIDI port connections.

  • Page 4: Data Structure Of The Motif-Rack Xs Editor

    Data Structure of the MOTIF-RACK XS Editor Unlike the MOTIF-RACK XS instrument, the MOTIF-RACK XS Editor lets you edit Voice and Multi parameters with an easy-to-understand graphical interface. The editing performance on the MOTIF-RACK XS Editor is basically the same as that on the MOTIF-RACK XS instrument with the exception of the following points. •...

  • Page 5: Starting The Motif-Rack Xs Editor

    Starting the MOTIF-RACK XS Editor Install the driver (USB-MIDI driver or AI driver), Studio Manager and MOTIF-RACK XS Editor by following the respective Installation Guides, then install the host application such as Cubase if necessary. After making the required connection and setting the MIDI IN/OUT parameter to “USB” or “mLAN” in the Utility mode, follow the instructions below to start the MOTIF-RACK XS Editor.

  • Page 6: An Example Of Motif-Rack Xs Editor In Use

    An Example of MOTIF-RACK XS Editor in Use There is no single way to use the many components in the MOTIF-RACK XS Editor. Your editing needs and preferences may differ; however, the following example gives you a simple step-by-step guide in how to use the MOTIF-RACK XS Editor.
  • Page 7 CAUTION Regarding the data transfer for synchronization, the setting here takes precedence over that specified in Studio Manager. Make sure to set the desired data transfer direction, regardless of the setting on the Studio Manager, in order to avoid data loss.
  • Page 8 Edit the Voice parameters as desired. Edit the parameters (EQ, chorus, reverb, etc.) in the “V” row by clicking them. To confirm how the parameter edit affects the Voice sound, click any note on the virtual keyboard. To make detailed settings of the selected Voice, click the arrow button next to the main window to call up the Detailed Parameter section.
  • Page 9 Click [Store] to store the edited Voice to the selected number in the selected Bank. Performing this operation will store the Voice data to the User Voice Bank in the MOTIF-RACK XS instrument as well as that within the Editor. CAUTION When you execute the Store operation, the settings for the destination memory (of both the Editor and instrument) will be overwritten.
  • Page 10 On the “G” row of the Global/Multi section, click the Multi name or Voice name to call up the MULTI LIBRARY window. The MULTI LIBRARY lists the template programs each which contains parameter settings related to multi- timbral operation. You can call up the Multi setup simply by selecting one of these listed template programs.
  • Page 11 Store the edited Voice or a Multi, as necessary. On the MOTIF-RACK XS instrument, press the [STORE] button to call up the Multi Store window, select the destination, then press the [ENTER] button to store the edited Multi. For details, refer to the Owner’s Manual of the MOTIF-RACK XS. You can store the edited Multi also by selecting [Store Mixing] under [Edit] in the menu bar.

  • Page 12: Motif-Rack Xs Editor Window

    MOTIF-RACK XS Editor Window Overall section 1 File, Edit, Bulk, Help Refer to page 2 Voice/Multi mode Determines the mode of the MOTIF-RACK XS, Voice or Multi. As soon as “Voice” or “Multi” is selected here, the mode of the MOTIF-RACK XS instrument changes accordingly and the Auto Sync window (page 52) opens.
  • Page 13 MOTIF-RACK XS Editor Window: Mixer section (when the Voice/Multi is set to “Voice”) Mixer section (when the Voice/Multi is set to “Voice”) 1 Global This strip lets you edit the main parameters in the Voice mode, such as effect-related ones. Clicking “G” turns this section on as illustrated below.
  • Page 14 MOTIF-RACK XS Editor Window: Mixer section (when the Voice/Multi is set to “Voice”) 3 Voice When the [Voice] is selected: Edits the Voice parameters. Clicking the “V” row turns this section on as illustrated below. When editing any of the Voice parameters described below, a small square appears at the top right of the “V” box until you save the edited data as a file or you store the edited data as a Voice.
  • Page 15 MOTIF-RACK XS Editor Window: Mixer section (when the Voice/Multi is set to “Voice”) 5 Voices Indicates the Voices included in the folder. You can select the Voice temporarily by clicking it. When double-clicking a Voice, the Voice is actually selected and this window closes. You can also copy the Preset Voice(s) and User Voice(s) from the original location to any location in the User Bank by dragging-and-dropping the Voice(s).

  • Page 16: Output Select

    MOTIF-RACK XS Editor Window: Mixer section (when the Voice/Multi is set to “Voice”) When the [mLAN Part] is selected: This section lets you edit parameters for the mLAN Part in the Voice mode. Clicking “mLAN” row turns this section on as illustrated below. Cho, Rev, Pan (Chorus, Reverb, Pan) Adjusts the Chorus Send level, Reverb Send level and stereo Pan position for the mLAN Part in the Voice mode by using the graphic knobs.
  • Page 17 MOTIF-RACK XS Editor Window: Mixer section (when the Voice/Multi is set to “Multi”) Mixer section (when the Voice/Multi is set to “Multi”) 1 Global This strip lets you edit the main parameters in the Multi mode, such as effect-related ones. Clicking “G” turns this section on as illustrated below.
  • Page 18 MOTIF-RACK XS Editor Window: Mixer section (when the Voice/Multi is set to “Multi”) Multi program At the right of the “G” indication, the name of the Multi program which includes the parameter settings for all the Parts 1 – 16 is shown when the [Part 1-16] tab ( name will call up the MULTI LIBRARY which lets you select the desired Multi program.
  • Page 19 MOTIF-RACK XS Editor Window: Mixer section (when the Voice/Multi is set to “Multi”) 2 [Part 1-16]/[mLAN Part] tab Selects the Parts to be edited from [Part 1-16] and [mLAN Part]. The illustration below indicates that the [Part 1-16] tab is selected. 3 Part When [Part 1-16] is selected: This section lets you edit parameters for each Part.
  • Page 20 MOTIF-RACK XS Editor Window: Mixer section (when the Voice/Multi is set to “Multi”) Rcv Channel (Receive Channel) Determines the MIDI Receive Channel for each Part. Output Select Determines the specific output(s) for the individual Part. The following settings are available. Output jacks L&R OUTPUT L and R...
  • Page 21 MOTIF-RACK XS Editor Window: Parameter Category section (when the Voice/Multi is set to “Voice”) Parameter Category section (when the Voice/Multi is set to “Voice”) You can edit detailed parameters for the current Part by clicking the button (located near the top right of the window, just below the model name) to call up the Detailed Parameter section.
  • Page 22 MOTIF-RACK XS Editor Window: Parameter Category section (when the Voice/Multi is set to “Voice”) The indicated categories in the Parameter Category section differs depending on the selected row: G, V, or mLAN Part, as illustrated below. Clicking each of Categories calls up the corresponding parameters in the Detailed Parameter section.
  • Page 23 MOTIF-RACK XS Editor Window: Parameter Category section (when the Voice/Multi is set to “Voice”) 4 Element or Drum Key This is shown when the “V” row is selected in the Mixer section. When a Normal Voice is selected (“Element” is shown in the Parameter Category section) and you select an Element number (from 1 – 16), then clicking each of the parameter categories calls up the corresponding Element parameters in the Detailed Parameter section.
  • Page 24 MOTIF-RACK XS Editor Window: Parameter Category section (when the Voice/Multi is set to “Multi”) Parameter Category section (when the Voice/Multi is set to “Multi”) You can edit detailed parameters for the current Part by clicking the button (located near the top right of the window, just below the model name) to call up the Detailed Parameter section.
  • Page 25 MOTIF-RACK XS Editor Window: Parameter Category section (when the Voice/Multi is set to “Multi”) The indicated categories in the Parameter Category section differs depending on the selected Part type: M, Part 1 – 16, or mLAN Part. Clicking each of the Categories calls up the corresponding parameters in the Detailed Parameter section.
  • Page 26 MOTIF-RACK XS Editor Window: Detailed Parameter section (when the Voice/Multi is set to “Voice”) Detailed Parameter section (when the Voice/Multi is set to “Voice”) This section indicates the detailed parameters of the selected category for the current Voice or Global settings.

  • Page 27: Global Settings

    MOTIF-RACK XS Editor Window: Detailed Parameter section (when the Voice/Multi is set to “Voice”) Global Settings This Parameter category which is called up by selecting the “G” row in the Mixer section consists of the following sub categories. Master FX/EQ (Master Effect/EQ) Clicking this in the Parameter Category section calls up the Master Effect/EQ parameters in the Detailed Parameter section.
  • Page 28 MOTIF-RACK XS Editor Window: Detailed Parameter section (when the Voice/Multi is set to “Voice”) Element or Drum Key This Parameter Category is called up by selecting the “V” row in the Mixer section. The “Element” is shown when the Normal Voice is selected while the “Drum Key” is shown when the Drum Voice is selected. The parameters belonging to this category lets you make the settings applied to each of the Elements or Drum Keys individually.
  • Page 29 MOTIF-RACK XS Editor Window: Detailed Parameter section (when the Voice/Multi is set to “Multi”) Detailed Parameter section (when the Voice/Multi is set to “Multi”) This section indicates the detailed parameters of the selected category for the current Part and the Voice assigned to the current Part, or the Global settings.
  • Page 30 MOTIF-RACK XS Editor Window: Detailed Parameter section (when the Voice/Multi is set to “Multi”) Micro Tuning Clicking this in the Parameter Category section calls up the Micro Tuning parameters in the Detailed Parameter section. On the MOTIF-RACK XS instrument, these parameters are the same as those called up by selecting “Micro Tune”...
  • Page 31 MOTIF-RACK XS Editor Window: Detailed Parameter section (when the Voice/Multi is set to “Multi”) Effect Clicking this in the Parameter Category section calls up the parameters related to the Insertion Effect for the current Part and System Effect applied to all the Parts in the Detailed Parameter section. Element or Drum Key This Parameter Category is called up by selecting any of the “1”...
  • Page 32 Bottom section 1 Controller Set status This section indicates which controller of the MOTIF-RACK XS (either built-in or connected) is used as the Control Source of the Controller Set edited in the RCV/CONTROLLER SET ASSIGN window. 1 Part Indicates the current Part. When [Voice]/[Multi] is set to “Voice” (Voice mode is enabled), in the Voice mode, this indication is fixed to “1.”...
  • Page 33 2 Quick Setup From this section, you can instantly call up appropriate settings related to the MIDI parameters and monitor-related parameters on transferring the audio signal to the computer via an IEEE1394 cable. The settings of the MOTIF-RACK XS instrument made via the operation here cannot be saved as an Editor file.

  • Page 34: Midi Monitor

    6 Note Shift/Vel Shift Shifts the note (in semitones) and velocity (strength) up or down for Audition Phrase playback. 7 ARP (Arpeggio) Allows you to change the Arpeggio related setup (on/off status and selecting 1 – 5). 8 MIDI monitor Turns the MIDI monitor function on or off.

  • Page 35: Basic Operations

    Basic Operations This section covers basic operations of the MOTIF-RACK XS Editor. Naming a Voice You can assign an original name of your choice to the edited Voice on the VOICE LIBRARY window, GENERAL window in the Part Common General, and the Store window. From the VOICE LIBRARY window (page Voice so that you can edit the name.
  • Page 36 Basic Operations Selecting a value Clicking inside the value box like such as that shown above calls up the list box, from which you can select the desired value. You can also select the value also by clicking the arrow at right end of this box. Using a knob Dragging or clicking the knob such as that shown above changes the value of the corresponding parameter.

  • Page 37: Menu

    Menu: [File] menu Menu [File] menu Creates and opens a new file containing the default Mixing setup and Voice data. Open... Opens an already saved file of the MOTIF-RACK XS Editor. The following file types can be selected and opened. •...
  • Page 38 Import Imports the Voice data (a specific Voice in a specific folder or all Voices in a specific folder) from a different file to the current file. Click the File Select button (3), select a file including your desired Voice(s) so that the folders in the selected file are listed as the Source Voice list (8), select a Voice or Voices or a folder or folders in the list (8), select a destination location in the Destination Voice list (9) of the current file, then click [Import] to execute the Import operation.

  • Page 39: Search Box

    5 [Import] button Click this to actually import the Voice(s) selected in the Source Voice list (8) to the specified location in the Destination Voice list (9). You can also import Voice data without the use of this button by dragging the desired Voice or folder from the Source Voice list then dropping it to the Destination Voice list.
  • Page 40 Device column. When “!” is shown at left of the Port name (e.g., “! Yamaha USB IN 0-1”), this indicates that the previously used Port cannot be found or some Ports are not set properly. Check the MIDI Port settings in the host application.
  • Page 41 When the MOTIF-RACK XS is connected to a computer via an IEEE1394 cable and the mLAN/1394 setting above is turned on, the MIDI Port can handle only note on/off messages. The mLAN Device setting is necessary for transferring MIDI messages other than note on/off. Keep in mind that setup on the host application (Studio Manager) is necessary before making settings here.

  • Page 42: Keyboard Velocity

    8 Knob Guide Determines whether or not the Knob Guide (knob editing area) appears when adjusting a knob. Setting this to On conveniently enlarges the knob editing area (as shown), making it much easier to edit a knob’s parameter. Knob Guide: On 9 Knob Mouse Control Determines how the knob illustrated at right responds to your mouse control.
  • Page 43 @ Inc/Dec Action Determines how the triangular buttons ([▲]/[▼]/[L]/[M]) located at the parameter boxes as illustrated below work. Inc/Inc: When this is selected, clicking the [▲] button increases the value by 1 while clicking the [L] button moves the cursor downward by one item. Inc/Dec: When this is selected, clicking the [▲] button increases the value by 1 while clicking the [L] button moves the cursor upward by one item.
  • Page 44 Hardware Utility From the HARDWARE UTILITY window called up by selecting this menu, you can make the settings related to the parameters in the Utility mode of the MOTIF-RACK XS. Editing the parameter on this window will affect the parameter having the same name of the MOTIF-RACK XS instrument. After making the settings, click [Store] at the bottom of this window to store the settings as Global data.
  • Page 45 [Edit] menu Voice mode Undo Cancels the changes you made in your most recent editing. [Undo] menu will be gray and cannot be selected depending on the most recent edited parameter. Redo Redo is available only after using Undo, and lets you restore the changes you made before undoing them. Copy Copies the selected items such as characters of the Voice name in the text box, Voice(s) in the VOICE LIBRARY window and entire Part setup to the clipboard.

  • Page 46: Editor

    When a Drum Voice is edited: 1 [X] (Close) button Click this to close the window without executing Initialization. 2 [All]/[Clear] button Clicking [All] turns all the checkboxes in this window on while clicking [Clear] turns them off. 3 [Common] checkbox When this is turned on, clicking [Start] initializes the settings of all the Common parameters (Voice Common parameters when the Editor is set to the Voice mode or Part Common parameters when the Editor is set to the Multi mode).
  • Page 47 Initialize Current Mixing (only in the Multi mode) Select this menu to call up the Initialize Current Part Voice window, set the parameters as necessary, then click [Start] to initialize the Voice data assigned to the current Part. 1 [X] (Close) button Click this to close the window without executing Initialization.

  • Page 48: Store Voice

    Store Global Simply selecting this menu will store the Global settings. The Global settings will be stored only to the internal memory of the MOTIF-RACK XS instrument. Store Voice From the window selected via this menu, you can store the edited Voice. The current Voice is stored in the Voice mode while the Voice assigned to the current Part is stored in the Multi mode.
  • Page 49 5 Bank folder This section indicates the following Banks to which you can store the edited Voice. • Normal User 1 • Normal User 2 • Normal User 3 • Drum User • Mixing Clicking on each Bank folder opens it and all the Voices stored in the Bank appear as illustrated above (from the left illustration to the right one).
  • Page 50 [Bulk] menu Data Sync Select this menu to call up the Initialize Data Sync window, set the parameters as necessary, then click [Start] to transmit the specified data from/to the MOTIF-RACK XS Editor to/from the MOTIF-RACK XS instrument. 1 [X] (Close) button Click this to close this window without executing Data Sync.
  • Page 51 4 Progress Bar Shows how much of the data has been transmitted. 5 [Start] button After setup is completed, click the [Start] button to actually execute data transmission. 6 [Stop] button This button is available only when data transmission is being executed and allows you to cancel the transmission.
  • Page 52 Auto Sync window This window is used for changing the status of the Editor from “OFFLINE” to “ONLINE.” While editing a parameter on the Editor affects the same parameter on the MOTIF-RACK XS instrument and vice versa in the Online status, you can disable the “mirroring”...
  • Page 53 Check the MIDI Port settings in the host application. • When “!” is shown at left of the Port name (e.g., “! Yamaha USB IN 0-1”), this indicates that the previously used Port cannot be found or some Ports are not set properly. Check the MIDI Port settings in the host application.

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