For Windows Users - Yamaha MOTIF RACK Installation Manual

For Windows Users

Contents of the CD-ROM
The CD-ROM contains a variety of applications (with installers) and data in the following folders.
Folder Name Application Name
Acroread_ Acrobat Reader*1*2
SQ01_ SQ01*1
OPTPlug_ VEMRack_ Voice Editor for MOTIF-RACK*1
VLV_ VL Visual Editor*1
ANEX_ AN Expert Editor*1
DXS_ DX Simulator*1
DR_ Plug-in Board Editor for PLG150-DR*1
PC_ Plug-in Board Editor for PLG150-PC*1
XGE_ XG Editor*1
Plug_
USBdrv_ YAMAHA USB MIDI driver (for Win98/Me)
USBdrv2K_ YAMAHA USB MIDI driver (for Win2000/XP)
DemoSong MOTIF-RACK Demo Songs
*1 These applications are supplied with online/PDF manuals.
*2 Unfortunately, Yamaha makes no guarantee concerning the stability of these programs nor can it offer user support for them.
The applications in the "OPTPlug_" folder can be used as either stand-alone applications or as plug-in software within an Open Plug-in Technology (OPT)
compatible program.
The XG Editor can only be used as plug-in software within the SQ01.
About Open Plug-in Technology
You can start the Voice Editor for MOTIF-RACK or the File Utility software as either a stand-alone software or a plug-in application in the Open Plug-in
Technology compatible application. Open Plug-in Technology (OPT) is a newly developed software format that allows control over MIDI devices from a
music software sequencer. 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. This also makes it unnecessary to set MIDI
drivers for each application, streamlining your music production system and making all operations more convenient and seamless.
About the OPT Levels
The client application and its compatibility with OPT is divided into three levels, as shown below.
Level 1 – OPT Panels provides basic support for opening and displaying OPT control panels that can transmit data via the clients' external MIDI ports.
Typically this will allow basic hardware editor control panels to operate properly.
Level 2 – OPT Processors provides support for real-time MIDI processors and panel automation. Typically this will allow both real-time and offline MIDI
effects (e.g. Arpeggiators, transposers etc.) to operate properly and supply automation to OPT panels.
Level 3 – OPT Views provides support for edit views and MIDI processors/panels that require direct access to client sequencer storage structures. Typically
this will allow sophisticated MIDI edit views to be supported (e.g. List editors, Auto Accompaniment, Data Checkers etc.).
Contents
Enables you to view each PDF manual for the applications.
Full-scale sequencing software, for easily creating and playing back your own songs on
computer.
Enables you to edit the MOTIF-RACK voices on your computer.
Enables you to edit the Plug-in Board voices on your computer. Even if you don't have any
Plug-in Boards, you can install these editors and at least view all the comprehensive parameters
available and the easy-to-use, intuitive ways of editing them.
Enables your computer to communicate with the MOTIF-RACK when your computer and the
MOTIF-RACK are connected using a USB cable.
Demo songs for the SQ01 when using the MOTIF-RACK as a tone generator.
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