Yamaha MOTIF RACK Music System manual

1 Contents What is the Multi Part Editor? ................................................... 2 About Studio Manager ............................................................... 3 What is T otal Recall? ................................................................ 3 Multi Part Editor Files .....................................................[...]

2 What is the Multi Par t Editor? Multi P ar t Editor is a con venient w a y to edit and sa ve the Multi par ameters of your MO TIF-RACK. Thanks to its the easy-to-understand graphical interf ace, you can edit vir tually all of the Multi parameters of the MO TIF-RACK right from your computer — using the mouse to adjust the vir tual knobs, sliders[...]

3 About Studio Manager Studio Manager is a cross-platf orm application that enables you to start multiple Editors for controlling Y AMAHA hardware products remotely , and to sav e multiple Editor settings. F or more inf ormation, refer to the separate Installation Guide or the Studio Manager PDF man ual. What is T otal Recall? Y ou can sav e and re[...]

4 Multi Par t Editor Files Ev er y Multi in the MO TIF-RA CK can be made up of v oices selected from the collection of User V oices stored in the MO TIF-RACK. When a v oice is modified, each Multi that utilizes that v oice will be modified as well and as a result, y our Multis ma y not sound the wa y the y did when y ou first made them. This is [...]

5 About Open Plug-in T echnology Open Plug-in T echnology (OPT) is a new software f or mat that enables y ou to control MIDI de vices from a music D A W application software . For e xample, this allows y ou to star t up and operate va r ious par ts of your m usic system, such as plug-in board editors, and mixing control editors - directly from an O[...]

6 Star ting the Multi Par t Editor After installing the Multi P ar t Editor and making the required connections, f ollow the instructions below to start the Multi Part Editor . ● Starting Multi Part Editor from Studio Manager 1. Star t Studio Manager as a plug-in within D A W software compatible with T otal Recall, or as a stand-alone application[...]

7 An Example of the Multi Par t Editor in Use There is no single wa y to use the man y components of the Multi P ar t Editor . Y our editing needs and pref erences ma y diff er ; howe v er , the follo wing e xample giv es you a simple step-b y-step guide in how to use the Multi P ar t Editor . The P ar t Mixer window is the first windo w to open, [...]

8 Notice when star ting the Studio Man- ager as a stand-alone application When star ting the Studio Manager as a stand-alone application, you’ll also need to ha v e the sequencer running simultaneously so that you can chec k the P art or V oice sounds edited in the Multi P ar t Editor or V oice Editor by using an e xternal ke yboard. As shown in [...]

9 Mer ging the MIDI inputs/outputs when using DA W softwar e that is incompati- ble with OPT or T otal Recall When star ting the Studio Manager as a stand-alone application and using it simultaneously with sequencer software , open the MIDI-USB Driver dialog and merge (join) the MIDI por ts of the sequencer software with the MIDI ports of the Multi[...]

10 (2) In the “Y AMAHA USB-MIDI Driver” dialog, merge the output por ts. • OUT Change the settings to connect the two output por ts which are used b y the sequencer and Multi P ar t Editor to MO TIF-RACK input por t 1. F or e xample, change the settings as sho wn in the illustrations belo w when using the output por t 1 and output por t 2 in [...]

11 MIDI Por t Settings When Using Remote Contr ol Function This chapter e xplains how to control the Multi P ar t Editor or DA W (sequencer) remotely using the 01X or MO TIF ES . Set the MIDI por ts of your application software or y our de vices f ollo wing the illustrations . n • When receiving bulk data with the Multi Par t Editor , set “MIDI[...]

12 1.2. MO TIF ES + D A W compatible with T otal Recall (such as Cubase SX 3) + Multi Part Editor + MO TIF-RA CK The por ts can be changed. USB Remote MIDI In/Out Port 1-4 (Mode A Cubase) USB Remote MIDI In/Out Port 1-3 (Mode B General) Cubase SX 3 Multi Part Editor MOTIF ES6/7/8 USB MIDI In/Out Port 0-1 Audio Mixer T rack View Studio Manager MOTIF[...]

13 1.3. MO TIF ES + D A W incompatible with OPT or T otal Recall + Multi Part Editor + MO TIF-RA CK The por ts can be changed. USB Remote MIDI In/Out Port 1-4 (Mode A Logic) USB Remote MIDI In/Out Port 1-3 (Mode B General) Multi Part Editor MOTIF ES6/7/8 USB MIDI In/Out Port 0-1 USB MIDI In/Out Port 0-1 USB MIDI In/Out Port 0-2 Audio Mixer T rack V[...]

14 2. Remote-controlling using the 01X 2.1. 01X + Sequencer compatible with OPT (such as SQ01) + Multi P art Editor + MO TIF-RA CK The por ts other than those assigned for 01X remote control can be changed. mLAN Remote MIDI In/Out Port 1 SQ01 Audio Mixer T rack View Multi Part Editor Controller: 01X MOTIF-RACK USB MIDI In/Out Port 0-1[...]

15 2.2. 01X + D A W compatible with T otal Recall (such as Cubase SX 3) + Multi Part Editor + MO TIF-RA CK The por ts other than those assigned for 01X remote control can be changed. mLAN Remote MIDI In/Out Port 5 mLAN Remote MIDI In/Out Port 1 Cubase SX 3 Audio Mixer T rack View Multi Part Editor Studio Manager Controller: 01X USB MIDI In/Out Port[...]

16 2.3. 01X + D A W incompatible with OPT or T otal Recall + Multi Part Editor + MOTIF-RA CK The por ts other than those assigned for 01X remote control can be changed. mLAN Remote MIDI In/Out Port 5 mLAN Remote MIDI In/Out Port 1 DA W Audio Mixer T rack View Multi Part Editor Studio Manager Controller: 01X Merge (join) Port 0-1 with Port 0-2 USB M[...]

17 Menu Bar The Menu Bar contains v arious editing and setup functions/commands. Click the desired menu name to open the appropriate pull-down menu, and choose the function/command y ou wish to apply . Those functions/commands which are unav ailab le are gra yed out. File New Creates and opens a def ault Multi. n User V oice settings in the MOTIF-R[...]

18 Setup Setup... Allows y ou to specify the MIDI por t numbers , de vice numbers, etc. ( page 31 ). T ransmit Multi Bulk Tr ansmits the current Multi setting to the MO TIF-RACK below . Receive Multi Bulk Receiv es the current Multi setting from the MO TIF-RA CK ( page 19 ). T ransmit V oice Bulk... Displa ys a dialog where you can select v oice da[...]

19 Window Close Closes the window selected in the Editor . Close All Closes all windows in the Editor . Pa r t Mixer Opens the P ar t Mix er Window ( page 21 ). Common Detail Opens the Common Detail Windo w ( page 23 ). Pa rt Detail Opens the P ar t Detail Window ( page 27 ). “Receive bulk data” Display Multi data can be received in b ulk from [...]

20 T oolbar 1 Open Opens a Multi P ar t Editor file ( page 30 ). 2 Save Sav es the current settings b y ov erwriting the current file. 3 Editor Setup Allows y ou to specify the MIDI por t numbers , de vice numbers, etc. ( page 31 ). 4 T ransmit Multi Bulk Tr ansmits the current Multi setting to the MO TIF-RACK ( page 18 ). 5 Receive Multi Bulk Re[...]

21 Par t Mixer Window When you start Multi Part Editor , you will first see the P ar t Mixer Window , which consists of the common section and the par t section. Here you can access most parameters of the Multi P ar t Editor . n For more inf ormation on each parameter, ref er to Ref erence section on the Owner’s Manual. n • When using the MIDI[...]

22 Par t Section (Par t 1 – Par t 16) 6 Pa rt Number Displa ys the par t number . 7 V oice Displa ys the Bank/V oice name selected f or each par t. Click this to open a V oice List dialog where you can select a v oice . F or fur ther details, see the V oice List in the “Data List” booklet. 8 PA RT EQ (High/Mid/Low) Adjusts the equalizer setti[...]

23 Common Detail Window ARPEGGIO T ab Allows y ou to edit arpeggio parameters. REVERB T ab Allows y ou to edit re v erb parameters .[...]

24 CHORUS T ab Allows y ou to edit chorus parameters. MEQ T ab Allows y ou to edit the 5-band master equalizer par ameters.[...]

25 INS EFF SW T ab Switches the inser tion eff ect f or each par t on/off. n Inser tion effects can be applied to up to four parts. CTRL NUM T ab Allows y ou to assign MIDI control numbers to assignab le controllers 1 & 2, f oot controllers 1 & 2, and the breath controller parameters .[...]

26 NAME T ab Allows y ou to assign a name to the Multi settings.[...]

27 Par t Detail Window GENERAL T ab Allows y ou to edit general par ameters of the selected par t. NO TE/VEL T ab Allows y ou to edit note limit and v elocity parameters of the selected par t. PITCH T ab Allows y ou to edit pitch parameters of the selected part.[...]

28 AEG T ab Allows y ou to edit amplitude EG parameters of the selected part. FEG T ab Allows y ou to edit filter EG parameters of the selected part. PA R T EQ T ab Allows y ou to edit parameters of the 3-band equaliz er f or the selected par t.[...]

29 RCV SW T ab Allows y ou to edit receiv e s witch parameters f or the selected par t.[...]

30 Dialogs “Open” Dialog Select the desired Multi P ar t Editor file to open. n If you are using a Macintosh, the typical Macintosh “Open” dialog will appear . 1 Look in ............................ Pull-do wn menu choose the f older containing the desired Multi P art Editor or V oice Editor file. 2 List bo x ............................ [...]

31 “Setup Dialog” Settings made here control how data is sent between the Multi P ar t Editor and the MOTIF-RA CK or the 01X. ( page 18 ) 1 MIDI In Remote P ort ....... Click this and Select a remote MIDI input por t. n When running Multi Part Editor as an SQ01 plug-in, the remote input por t name set in the SQ01 will be display ed here. 2 MIDI[...]

32 “T ransmit Dialog” V oice data can be transmitted in b ulk to your synthesiz er . Select the bulk v oice data y ou wish to receive , then click [Start]. The progress bar shows how m uch of the data has been transmitted. Finally , click the [Close] button to quit the dialog. n When transmitting user v oice data to the MO TIF-RACK, user v oice[...]

33 “Receive Dialog” V oice data can be received in b ulk from y our synthesizer . Select the b ulk voice data y ou wish to receive , then click [Start]. The progress bar shows how m uch of the data has been received. Finally , click the [Close] button to quit the dialog. n User voices cannot be edited in the Multi P ar t Editor . Y ou can edit [...]

34 Remote Operation The Multi P ar t Editor can be operated remotely b y a hardware controller , such as the Y amaha Digital Mixing Studio 01X. Below is an e xample of remote operation using the 01X, when the Multi Pa rt Editor is r unning as a plug-in under SQ01. After configuring the remote MIDI por t settings, press [REMO TE] then [MIDI] on the[...]

35 Operating the Multi Par t Editor r emotely fr om the 01X The MO TIF ES can also be used as a controller f or Multi P ar t Editor functions. For details on operations of the MO TIF ES, ref er to the MO TIF ES Owner’ s Manual. n Each channel on the 01X controls are corresponding to each par t in the Multi Part Editor. Basic Operation (common to [...]

36 Operation in the Edit mode [SEL] (CH1-16) Displa ys the corresponding P ar t Detail window . [SEL] (Master) Displa ys the Common Detail window . Selecting parameter controlled with a c hannel knob. [P AGE SHIFT] + DISPLA Y Switches tabs. DISPLA Y Switches rows . Knobs (CH1-8) Edit parameters from left to right (Ch1, Ch2, Ch3…) corresponding to[...]

37 Tr oubleshooting If you encounter prob lems such as no sound output or abnormal behavior , verify the connections bef ore checking the f ollowing. Sound does not change when using the knobs or sliders. • Are the MIDI Out por t and De vice Number set correctly in the “Setup dialog”? ( page 31 ) Bulk data is not transmitted. • Are the MIDI[...]