For Macintosh Users - Yamaha MOTIF RACK Installation Manual

For Macintosh Users

Contents of the CD-ROM
The CD-ROM includes two folders: "International" and "Japanese." Double-click on the "International" folder to open it. A variety of applications (with installers)
and data are contained in the following folders.
Folder Name Application Name
Acroread_ Acrobat Reader*1*2
OMS_ Open Music System (OMS)*1
OMS Setup for YAMAHA
USBdrv_ YAMAHA USB MIDI driver
MRackEditor_ Voice Editor for MOTIF-RACK*1
VLVEditor_ VL Visual Editor*1
ANEXEditor_ AN Expert Editor*1
DXSim_ DX Simulator*1
DREditor_ Plug-in Board Editor for PLG150-DR*1
PCEditor_ Plug-in Board Editor for PLG150-PC*1
*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.
Minimum System Requirements
The system requirements below may differ slightly depending on the particular operating system.
• Voice Editor for MOTIF-RACK
OS: Mac OS 8.6 through Mac OS 9.22 (The Mac OS X and Mac Classic environments are not supported)
Computer: A Macintosh computer with a PowerPC or later CPU
Available Memory: 16 MB or more
Hard Disk: 32 MB or more
Display: 800 x 600, 32,000 colors or more
• Plug-in Board Editors
OS: Mac OS 8.0 through Mac OS 9.22 (The Mac OS X and Mac Classic environments are not supported)
When using the Plug-in Board Editor for PLG150-DR/PLG150-PC, Mac OS 8.6 through Mac OS 9.22
(The Mac OS X and Mac Classic environments are not supported)
Computer: A Macintosh computer with a PowerPC or later CPU
Available Memory: • DX Simulator/AN Expert Editor: 13MB or more
• VL Visual Editor: 5MB or more
• Plug-in Board Editor for PLG150-DR/PLG150-PC: 12MB or more
Hard Disk: • DX Simulator: 5.5MB or more
• AN Expert Editor: 7.5MB or more
• VL Visual Editor: 5MB or more
• Plug-in Board Editor for PLG150-DR/PLG150-PC: 16MB or more
Display: 800 x 600, 256 colors or more
When using the VL Visual Editor, 640 x 480 or more
• USB MIDI Driver
OS: Mac OS 8.5 through Mac OS 9.22 (The Mac OS X and Mac Classic environments are not supported)
Computer: A Macintosh computer with a USB connector and a PowerPC or later CPU
Memory: 64 MB or more (128 MB or more is recommended)
n Turn off virtual memory.
Hard disk: 2 MB or more
Other: OMS 2.3.8 (included in the CD-ROM in the package)
Contents
Enables you to view each PDF manual for the applications.
Enables you to use several MIDI applications on the Mac OS.
Contains the OMS Setup files for Yamaha tone generators.
Enables your computer to communicate with the MOTIF-RACK when your computer
and the MOTIF-RACK are connected using a USB cable.
Enables you to edit the MOTIF-RACK voices on your computer.
Enables you to edit the Plug-in Boards 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.
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