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Yamaha MOTIF ES6 Software Manual

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Toolbar..................................................................................... 19
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Troubleshooting....................................................................... 36
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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 Multi Part Editor.
For information about hardware requirements, the interconnection of devices and the installation of
the Multi Part Editor software, refer to the separate InstallatIon Manual as well as the Owner's Manual
for the respective MIDI device.
About Menu/Button Name
When the name of the menu or button differs in Windows and Macintosh, the names are indicated as
"Windows name (Macintosh name)" in the 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: What Is The Multi Part Editor

    What is the Multi Part Editor? Multi Part Editor is a convenient way to edit and save the Multi parameters of your MOTIF ES6/7/8. Thanks to its the easy-to-understand graphical interface, you can edit virtually all of the Multi parameters of the MOTIF ES6/7/8 right from your computer — using the mouse to adjust the virtual knobs, sliders, and buttons and entering values from the computer keyboard.

  • Page 3: About Studio Manager

    Studio Manager is a cross-platform application that enables you to start multiple Editors for controlling YAMAHA hardware products remotely, and to save multiple Editor settings. For more information, refer to the separate Installation Guide or the Studio Manager PDF manual.

  • Page 4: Multi Part Editor Files

    Multi Part Editor Files All Songs in the MOTIF ES can be made up of voices selected from the collection of User Voices stored in the MOTIF ES. When a voice is modified, each Song that utilizes that voice will be modified as well and as a result, your Song may not sound the way they did when you first made them.

  • Page 5: About Open Plug-In Technology

    About Open Plug-in Technology Open Plug-in Technology (OPT) is a new software format that enables you to control MIDI devices from a music DAW application software. For example, this allows you to start up and operate various parts of your music system, such as plug-in board editors, and mixing control editors - directly from an OPT-compatible sequencer, without having to use each separately.

  • Page 6: Starting The Multi Part Editor

    For OPT-compatible software, the Multi Part Editor settings will be saved along with the song file. 1. Start the host application. 2. Select “MOTIF ES6/7/8 Multi Part Editor” in the host application’s “Plug-in” menu. OPT 2 is a plug-in format that enhances OPT Level 1 (Panels) and adds some convenient functions for use with Total Recall.

  • Page 7: An Example Of The Multi Part Editor In Use

    Multi Part Editor. The Part Mixer window is the first window to open, so that’s where the explanation begins. Before using the Multi Part Editor, you need to set the mode of the MOTIF ES6/7/8 to the Song Mixing mode.
  • Page 8 Mac OS X From the Apple menu, select [System Preferences] → [YAMAHA USB-MIDI]. The MIDI-USB Driver icon will not be displayed if MOTIF ES6/7/8 is not properly connected to the com- puter via USB, or if MOTIF ES6/7/8 is not turned on.
  • Page 9 (2) In the “YAMAHA USB-MIDI Driver” dialog, merge the input/output ports. • OUT Change the settings to connect the two output ports which are used by the sequencer and Multi Part Editor to MOTIF ES input port 1. • IN Change the settings to connect the MOTIF ES output port 1 to the two input ports which are used by the sequencer and Multi Part Editor.

  • Page 10: Midi Port Settings When Using Remote Control Function

    MIDI ports of the Multi Part Editor 1. Remote-controlling using the MOTIF ES 1.1. MOTIF ES + Sequencer compatible with OPT (such as SQ01) + Multi Part Editor The ports can be changed. MOTIF ES6/7/8 USB MIDI In/Out Port 0-1 SQ01 Audio Mixer...
  • Page 11 1.2. MOTIF ES + DAW compatible with Total Recall (such as Cubase SX 3) + Multi Part Editor The ports can be changed. MOTIF ES6/7/8 USB Remote MIDI In/Out Port 0-4 (Mode A Cubase) Cubase SX 3 Audio Mixer Track View...
  • Page 12 1.3. MOTIF ES + DAW incompatible with OPT or Total Recall + Multi Part Editor The ports can be changed. MOTIF ES6/7/8 USB Remote MIDI In/Out Port 0-4 (Mode A Logic) Audio Mixer Track View USB MIDI In/Out Port 0-1...
  • Page 13 2.1. 01X + Sequencer compatible with OPT (such as SQ01) + Multi Part Editor + MOTIF ES The ports other than those assigned for 01X remote control can be changed. Controller: 01X mLAN Remote MIDI In/Out Port 1 SQ01 Multi Part Editor Audio Mixer Track View USB MIDI In/Out Port 0-1 MOTIF ES6/7/8...
  • Page 14 The ports other than those assigned for 01X remote control can be changed. mLAN Remote MIDI In/Out Port 1 Cubase SX 3 Audio Mixer Track View MOTIF ES6/7/8 Controller: 01X mLAN Remote MIDI In/Out Port 5 Studio Manager Multi Part...
  • Page 15 The ports other than those assigned for 01X remote control can be changed. mLAN Remote MIDI In/Out Port 1 Audio Mixer Track View USB MIDI In/Out Port 0-2 MOTIF ES6/7/8 Controller: 01X mLAN Remote MIDI In/Out Port 5 Studio Manager Multi Part...

  • Page 16: Menu Bar

    Those functions/commands which are unavailable are grayed out. File Creates and opens a default Multi. User Voice settings in the MOTIF ES6/7/8 are not erased. Open Opens a Multi Part Editor file (page 29).
  • Page 17 Displays a dialog where you can select voice data to receive from the MOTIF ES6/7/8 “Transmitting bulk data” Display When transmitting the current Multi to the MOTIF ES6/7/8, the progress bar shows how much of the data has been transmitted.

  • Page 18: Window

    “Receive bulk data” Display Multi data can be received in bulk from the MOTIF ES6/7/8. When receiving the current Multi from the MOTIF ES6/7/8, the progress bar shows how much of the data has been received. A time-out error message will be displayed when data cannot be received from the MOTIF ES6/7/8 36).

  • Page 19: Toolbar

    Allows you to specify the MIDI port numbers, device numbers, etc. 4 Transmit Multi Bulk Transmits the current Multi setting to the MOTIF ES6/7/8 5 Receive Multi Bulk Receives the current Multi setting from the MOTIF ES6/7/8 above. 6 Part Mixer window Makes the Part Mixer Window active. (page 29).

  • Page 20: Part Mixer Window

    Part Mixer Window When you start Multi Part Editor, you will first see the Part Mixer Window, which consists of the common section and the part section. Here you can access most parameters of the Multi Part Editor. For more information on each parameter, refer to Reference section on the Owner’s Manual. •...
  • Page 21 7 DETAIL Click this to open the “Common Detail” window. Click on a tab to edit different parameters. For further details, see Common Detail Window (page 22). Part Section (Part 1 – Part 16) 8 Part Number Displays the part number. 9 Voice Displays the Bank/Voice name selected for each part.
  • Page 22 Common Detail Window ARPEGGIO Tab Allows you to edit arpeggio parameters. REVERB Tab Allows you to edit reverb parameters.
  • Page 23 CHORUS Tab Allows you to edit chorus parameters. MEQ Tab Allows you to edit the 5-band master equalizer parameters.
  • Page 24 MASTER EFF Tab Allows you to edit master effect parameters. INS EFF SW Tab Switches the insertion effect for each part on/off. Insertion effects can be applied to up to eight parts.
  • Page 25 CTRL NUM Tab Allows you to assign MIDI control numbers to assignable controllers 1 & 2, foot controllers 1 & 2, and the breath controller parameters.
  • Page 26 Part Detail Window GENERAL Tab Allows you to edit general parameters of the selected part. NOTE/VEL Tab Allows you to edit note limit and velocity parameters of the selected part. PITCH Tab Allows you to edit pitch parameters of the selected part.
  • Page 27 AEG Tab Allows you to edit amplitude EG parameters of the selected part. FEG Tab Allows you to edit filter EG parameters of the selected part. PART EQ Tab Allows you to edit parameters of the 3-band equalizer for the selected part.
  • Page 28 RCV SW Tab Allows you to edit receive switch parameters for the selected part.

  • Page 29: Dialogs

    Dialogs “Open” Dialog Select the desired Multi Part Editor file (*.M4E/*.M2E) to open (P.16). Files with the extension (*.M2E) are files of the previous version of Multi Part Editor. If you are using a Macintosh, the typical Macintosh “Open” dialog will appear. 1 Look in ...
  • Page 30 “Setup Dialog” Settings made here control how data is sent between the Multi Part Editor and the MOTIF ES6/7/8 or the 01X. (page 1 MIDI In Remote Port ... Click this and Select a remote MIDI input port. When running Multi Part Editor as an SQ01 plug-in, the remote input port name set in the SQ01 will be displayed here.
  • Page 31 Finally, click the [Close] button to quit the dialog. When transmitting user voice data to the MOTIF ES6/7/8, user voice data in the MOTIF ES6/7/8 will be overwritten. Exercise caution so as not to accidentally overwrite a User voice that you have used in another Multi configuration.
  • Page 32 [Start]. The progress bar shows how much of the data has been received. Finally, click the [Close] button to quit the dialog. User voices cannot be edited in the Multi Part Editor. You can edit user voices using the MOTIF ES6/7/8 itself or the Voice Editor software.

  • Page 33: Remote Operation

    Remote Operation The Multi Part Editor can be operated remotely by a hardware controller, such as the Yamaha Digital Mixing Studio 01X. Below is an example of remote operation using the 01X, when the Multi Part Editor is running as a plug-in under SQ01. After configuring the remote MIDI port settings, press [REMOTE] then [MIDI] on the 01X to start the Multi Part Editor.
  • Page 34 Operating the Multi Part Editor remotely from the 01X The MOTIF ES6/7/8 can also be used as a controller for Multi Part Editor functions. For details on operations of the MOTIF ES, refer to the MOTIF ES Owner’s Manual. Each channel on the 01X controls are corresponding to each part in the Multi Part Editor.
  • Page 35 Operation in the Edit mode [SEL] (CH1-16) [SEL] (Master) Selecting parameter controlled with a channel knob. [PAGE SHIFT] + DISPLAY DISPLAY Knobs (CH1-8) Displays the corresponding Part Detail window. Displays the Common Detail window. Switches tabs. Switches rows. Edit parameters from left to right (Ch1, Ch2, Ch3…) corresponding to each knob.

  • Page 36: Troubleshooting

    Parts using User Voices do not sound correctly. • Has the User Voice data been transmitted to the MOTIF ES6/7/8? By transmitting the Multi settings, you can play the MOTIF ES6/7/8 with the newly transmit- ted voice data. Noise is audible during remote operation For Windows XP users: •...

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