MUSIC PRODUCTION GUIDE
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1. MEU The free MOX Sound amp Groove Kit is available for all registered users of the MOX This soundset includes an Electronic amp Dance soundlibrary featuring 128 Voices a selection of the best synth sounds from the EASY SOUNDS soundlibraries for the MOTIF series In addition the package includes a WAV loop pool with drums synths vocals sound effects and atmospheres for Cubase Al and other DAWs Registration for this goodie is done by writing an informal e mail with the keyword to this e mail address moxgoodies easysounds de EASY SOUNDS SOUNDSETS FOR MOX The popular MOTIF soundlibrary from EASY SOUNDS is also available in MOX format The following products are available e Yamaha MOX Live Instruments Yamaha MOX Stage amp Studio e Yamaha Nature of Chill e Yamaha MOX Phat Analog e Yamaha MOX Dance Pro Yamaha MOX Organ Session e Yamaha MOX Phat Analog I e Yamaha MOX Hypnotic Stepz e Yamaha MOX Xtasyn Yamaha MOX Chill Xperience Yamaha MOX Synth Xtreme Yamaha MOX Mystic Spheres Yamaha MOX Magical Pads Yamaha MOX Dance Xpanded Visit the EASY SOUNDS online shop YAMAHA COM 3 G9 YAMAHA mus c cuoc 2015 XYAMAHA CR1 ARTIST PERFORMANCES A free soundset excellent quality is abvailable for every 1 user total of 64 Perform2. oy eo PRODUCTION 0E music PRODUCT oN BUDE 0712015 d 4 T VIS GUIDES CME IN J RCHIVE E oe nd Fir iig Jes el uil The green i LF re fnr aer EE E Drurn Y ee Bn QS 1 60 hw the MOTIF X5 YAMAHA NULL rr LI T T C YAMAHA amp YAMAHA YAMAHA YAMAHA MUSIC PRODUCTION GUIDE MUSIC PRODUCTION GUIDE MUSIC PRODUCTION GUIDE Music GUIDE Q YAMAHA MUSIC PRODUCTION GUIDE RUSS IRWIN On the last page of the Music Production Guide a link can be found to download a zip file containing all previous editions in the Box Music Production Guide History 2e May 2011 99 16 3 1M 20 May 2011 89 08 4 6M In addition we now offer all readers the opportunity to access 26 0 2001 07 36 4 34 all previous issues online So the Guides archive is available RUN ll Mov 2811 08 56 4 7 from everywhere you ve got connection to the internet 11 Nov 2011 ma 55 4 5M After entering the access data simply click on the relevant 07 Dec 2011 20 46 5 9 Issue in order to open it for reading 28 Dec 2011 18 41 6 3M 15 Feb 2012 22 16 5 6 The link to the German editions 24 Jun 2812 19 13 18 Sep 2012 18 52 4 3M l4 Mov 2012 09 00 4 9M The link to the English editions
3. La Mmm DEPTH RATE 10 YAMAHA cuime LOOPER The Looper provides a basic recording option with a capacity of about 2 000 notes or about 10 minutes of recording time at a tempo of 120 bpm Although it features an overdubbing function it can not be a substitution for a DAW of course LOOPER TEMPO But the following example shows the real fun of the Looper During our small motorcycle test drive had pointed out that both hands are needed for certain sound effects which require work on Pitch Bend and sliders However we only had to hold one single deep note But if you have a cool bass line in your mind and want to test it with different parameter settings the Looper is the tool of choice assume that you have found a rough starting point of the desired bass sound The following procedure is recommended for the recording of a sequence with the Looper Move the left slider of the looper to CLEAR Change it to REC the Metronome is activated Set the desired Tempo Play your line with one hand on the keyboard while the other hand already holds the left slider to stop the recording Stop recording right after the last played note by rapidly moving the slider to STOP Especially the last action is crucial to ensure that the loop runs smooth Set the slider to PLAY to listen to the result If the recording does not succeed right a
4. 1 amp YAMAHA MUSIC PRODUCTION GUIDE OFFICIAL NEWS GUIDE FROM YAMAHA amp EASY SOUNDS FOR YAMAHA MUSIC PRODUCTION INSTRUMENTS 07 2015 EFFECT Ei DIST CHORUS J FLANGER PHASER DELAY lt Contents Oliver Palotai Artist interview The synthesizer in a backpack format reface CS reface Capture iOS App Live Instruments free soundset for 49 61 21 Yamaha DTX50O2 Series DTX502 Touch App amp Hybrid Setup REFACE CS Sounds amp Goodies TN S peor MOTIF EN in X WAVEFORM DATA FROM THE MOTIF 128 nc d UP TO 1 GB OPTIONAL FLASH SAMPLING MEMORY BUILT IN USB AUDIO MIDI INTERFACE LIGHTWEIGHT AND PORTABLE gt AUDIO INPUT INCLUDING VOCODER EFFECT gt gt FREE VST3 EDITOR SOFTWARE SEAMLESS INTEGRATION IN STEINBERG CUBASE E s E f SYNTHESIZERS EU EUROPE YAMAHA COM YAMAHA cuie IVA AN Hi Oliver please tell us something about yourself and how you came to the symphonic prog power metal band Kamelot To give a brief overview of my biography was born in the Stuttgart area in Germany where live again today During my musical studies at the Academy of Music in N
5. 26 YAMAHA music cuime o7 2015 Once you have confirmed this question the next window opens where all Pad Trigger and sound settings can be made Simply hit a Pad or Trigger on your kit to select it or select a Trigger Input within the App with your finger For example have equipped my acoustic bass drum with a Yamaha DT20 Trigger so choose the correct Trigger Type from the Pad Type and select a sound from the corresponding Category then repeat this with all the other Pads and Triggers asare t ost asare F must Basic Setting Stepa SN XP120 100 When you select the Pad and Trigger Types the App already sets matching Velocity settings so everything should work really well If you have selected all sounds press Step3 that s when the Crosstalk menu appears Craco IAL Sel Eines correct Crosstalk setting is important because this setting is to prevent the crosstalk of the various Pads and Triggers You wouldn t want that the snare is triggered when you play the bass drum or that a tom is triggered unintentionally In this window the App will prompt you to hit each Pad or Trigger three times eue 09 52 step2 Cross Talk Setting and then calculates the best Crosstalk values As already mentioned above also the volume of the monitor speakers lays a role so durin Hit Pad 1 times pray g setup please play your k
6. and the Jupiter 8 The ultimate analog extension for the MOTIF Polyphonic synth sounds like synthbrass synthstrings pads and synthcomps are the main content However leadsynths for synthpop sequencer arpeggio and FX sounds can also be found in this sound library KTASYN Up to date synth and drum sounds for dance trance pop and electronic Phat leads amp synthcomps pads FX Special attack Waveforms for punchy sounds FM XPANDED VOL 1 ELECTRIC PIANO amp CLAVINET Sample based FM sounds with very high dynamic and authenticity which are heavily based on classic DX7 sounds but also offer new and innovative creations 41 YAMAHA music propuction cuime o7 2015 ANALOG EAS ik 05 Synthleads pads amp more Timeless Voice and sample library with Minimoog emulation Leadsynths and JP 8 sounds The ultimate analogue extension CHILL XPERIENCE GHIL X Soundset for Chill Out Lounge Ambient New Age Electronic and related genres These sounds offer nu a high level of musical inspiration DRUM PERFORMER Lavishly produced Real Drums for extremely realistic sound dry fat and punchy Extreme range of sounds achieved by different recording techniques STAGE amp STUDIO The ultimate top 40 and live set Contains the most important standard instruments and synth sounds for live musicians Outstanding performance and power QRGAN SESSION This s
7. httpo download yamaha com First select your country and then enter DTX MULTI12 into the search form i J X 0 YAMAHA COM 38 amp 5 YAMAHA music cuie o7 2015 DIX MULTI 12 SOUNDSET ORIENTAL PERCUSSION The DTX Electronic Percussion Pad MULTI 12 uses many of the high end features and sounds from the DTX and MOTIF series and provides an optimum tool for live drumming productions or rehearsals With over 1 200 high class sounds including newly developed drum percussion and keyboard sounds the DTX 12 MULTI enriches any musical situation Up to 200 User Sets can be programmed and added with effects to get ready for every conceivable musical style with the best sounds around In addition the large 64MB Flash ROM Wave Memory can be filled with additional samples which then can be assigned to the Pads Now the soundset Oriental Percussion for the DTX MULTI 12 is available for registered users It is provided by EASY SOUNDS on behalf of Yamaha Music Europe free of charge The download package includes the following 50 Patterns e 24 Kits 132 User Waves 18 MB Samples The soundset has been designed primarily for traditional and modern Turkish music It s based on authentic samples of oriental percussion instruments The oriental instruments are however well suited for use in other music styles such as Pop World Chill Out Ambient etc Oriental Percus
8. But the MOTIFs and their relatives meet an incredibly broad spectrum for example have exchanged my big MOTIF XF8 against a MOFX8 for some tours because some of the features of the XF8 that need in the studio don t need live on stage And the MOFX8 is just friendlier to your back since it s half as heavy The keyboard has not the same standard as that of its big brother but is still very playable YAMAHA COM Now please assemble your Supergroup of musicians with whom you ve always wanted to play Oh already very well served with Kamelot haha But Dennis Chambers on drums and Brian Bromberg on double bass were not to be despised This year you celebrate ten years with Kamelot What are your plans for 2015 In September we are again touring in Europe and in November December in the United States addition we will play on the Loudpark Japan s largest heavy Festival And have a bunch of productions to do mix and orchestrate can t complain about lack of work fortunately MM 00MM EVERY STAGE SIMPLY THE BEST Pl l 77 iN LEJ E mA mmm B mmm 5 tii 1 E ee LL n m 1 11 ni i DT G 8 ee CP4 STAGE anr CP40 STAGE Au L n 0 i m m
9. www easysounds eu mpghistory history downloads www motifator com EASY SOUNDS website webshop sounds and USB sticks for Yamaha synths www easysounds de John Melas MOTIF Site Editor softwares for the MOTIF series www jmelas gr moti Cool Webinars Support for Yamaha synthesizers and more YAMAHA MUSIC PRODUCTION GUIDE The official News Guide about the Yamaha Music Production product series and Computer Music Instruments Published by In cooperation with EASY SOUNDS Yamaha Music Europe GmbH Peter Krischker 5 43 Am Langberg 97 A D 25462 Rellingen D 21033 Hamburg Telefon 49 41 01 30 30 Telefon 49 40 738 62 23 e mail motifnews easysounds de The free Music Production Guide contains news tips amp tricks software offers and interviews on and around Yamaha synthesizers of the MOTIF series S series MO series MM series Tenori On and articles about recording software and Computer Music Instruments You can subscribe or unsubscribe to the free Music Production Guide by sending an informal e mail to motifnews easysounds de YAMAHA COM 43 CLARITY IN SOUND ANDO DESIGN HS STUDIO MONITORS NOW ALSO AVAILABLE IN A STUNNING WHITE FINISH s great new look as pure as their sound of course with the same features as the legendary black originals e 2 way bi amped 55 7OW HS7 95W and HS8 1201 studio reference monitors that are ideal for mixing
10. Ep Clav Ep CleFunk ToyPiano Rack Funk B0camba Ong Jazz Org Reggae AllBock Sy Lead Sy Chord A SHORT HINT ON PHOTOS After sending a bulk dump from the App to the instrument the Voice is loaded into the instrument However there is usually no connection between the current Voice and the settings of the controllers on the control panel In the event that you want to continue editing a Voice that you loaded from Capture you could try and tentatively approach the position of each fader switch etc This takes some time and also would not necessarily lead to the same result On the other hand you could use the camera of the iPad to make a photo of the controllers when saving the Voice in Capture and use this photo for the Voice With the help of the photo you could at least coarsely reconstruct the Voice Of course you could also use a sheet of paper see page 19 for a template and a pen however suspect that this option is hardly used Here each user is bound to find his own way to deal with the situation YAMAHA COM In addition to its use as a convenient audition phrase you can also use the MIDI phrase to edit the sound on the reface while the iPad is playing a sequence This may be a small substitute for the missing Looper in reface YC and CP The stars at the bottom of the screen can be used to rate the Voice There are four more symbols at the bottom of the screen Use th
11. Germany is based on recordings that were created over the past five years with the participation oftwo well known Central European symphony orchestras YAMAHA COM The recorded sounds are very lively and authentic Some feature delicate impressions of disturbances that are typical for strings such as the sound of slightly hitting the instrument body with the bow All recordings were digitally processed on PCs collaborating with well known sound designers In addition to the orchestra sounds the Voice bank also contains sounds of categories like Electric Organ Pipe Organ Acoustic Piano and Electric Piano To be able to load the complete All file a Flash Expansion Memory Module 512 MB or 1 GB is required Single Voices can also be loaded into the SDRAM memory of the MOTIF XF volatile sample memory This free content for the MOTIF XF can be requested by sending an e mail containing the keywords MOTIF XF Inspiration amp Symphonic to xfgoodies easysounds de The MOTIF XF user will receive an e mail from EASY SOUNDS with a password and a link where the file can be downloaded 33 YAMAHA music cuime o7 2015 MOTIF XS EUROPEAN LOYALTY PROGRAM AND ORIENTAL SOUNDSET The European Loyalty Program offers MOTIF XS users free additional but nonetheless high class content It is mainly a premium Voice and Sample library produced by EASY SOUNDS in collaboration with Yamaha Musi
12. in which the Envelope has no influence on the Amplitude To get a good idea of the effect of the EC Balance Slider try the alternative basic setting according to figure 1 see below POR LZXINIESPNI 2 Due to a better division we make a change of direction on the instruments panel and take a closer look at the Portamento slider to the left of the Oscillator section This is easy to explain although it also includes a dual function It controls the typical Portamento effect the gliding of the pitch of the currently played note to the next note however this effect only makes sense with monophonic Voices Therefore this slider features six steps of which the first stage switches from POLY ie the Voice can be played polyphonic to monophonic The other five steps determine the speed in this case equated with the intensity of the Portamento MI The LFO can modulate the following four sections Amplitude AMP e Filter Pitch Oszillator OSC The sliders DEPTH and SPEED control the intensity and the speed of the modulation Besides the typical LFO effects you can create interesting sound effects with more extreme settings and skilful Oscillator combinations So if you feel like to stand up your motorcycle driving osc neighbours you could try EH out the following example FILTER l AMP depending on the size of the wes machine
13. 14 Nov 2017 ma 59 4 4M 23 May 2013 21 22 6 0 Login 13 2013 14 11 5 6M Name musicpro 13 Nov 2013 14 11 5 0 Password guide 24 Uec 2013 16 03 6 2M DP PEPE Dp Ep DP 27 1 2014 14 18 6 7 YAMAHA COM 29 E YAMAHA mustcpropuction e bo DOAN NAVAN en Ad Ee Bil e MX49 MX6 1 PERFORMANCE KIT With the Performance Kit there is free additional yet high quality content available for MX49 MX61 users was produced by Yamaha Music Europe in cooperation with EASY SOUNDS The Performance Kit consists of the following components e MX49 MX61 Performance Library e WAV pool with about 200 WAV files totaling 93 MB drum loops vocal and vocoder phrases sound effects and atmospheres e MIDI loops amp arpeggios To register for this free goodie simply write an e mail with the keyword MX49 MX61 Performance Kit to mxgoodies easysounds de As soon as the registration process is complete you will receive an e mail from EASY SOUNDS with a password and a link where the file can be downloaded YAMAHA COM 30 YAMAHA mus c propuction cube 2015 IA PERFORMANCE CREATOR qp SS Ph oO eee INSERTION SYSTEM MASTER VOCE MASTER LAYER ELIT DRUM AGON 4 i E J ip NS NOTE NT IW CHEESE
14. A 0 X D AJ E MORE SPOWUSD LESSSVEIGCH I TWO BRANDNEW MODELS CP4 AND CP40 THE 4 AND CP40 STAGE PIANOS FEATURE PREMIUM SOUNDS FROM YAMAHA S FIRST CLASS GRAND PIANOS AND CLASSIC E PIANOS CFX CFIS 56 only DAT WE THE IDEAL STAGE COMPAGNIONS SUPEREASY USE CREATE LAYERS SPLITS AND ADJUST VOLUMES IN SECONDS SLIM AND LIGHTWEIGHT DESIGN 17 5 CP4 WITH WOODEN GRADED HAMMER KEYBOARD WITH SYNTHETIC IVORY 5 NW GH f FACEBOOK COM YAMAHA SYNTHESIZERS EU EUROPE YAMAHA COM YAMAHA YAMAHA mus c cuime 07 2015 THE e9OYNTFHESIZEPTMN A BACKPACK FORMAT REFACE CS rOWR SOUND This slogan applies to the Yamaha reface CS more than to any other instrument With battery operation and built in speakers you can experiment with your sounds in the middle of free nature Or use the time on the train from Hamburg to Munich wisely and with a high fun factor with a reface CS on your lap or on one of those rare tables In this case a pair of headphones would certainly be appropriate also you have to reckon with prying eyes How when and wherever you might use it today I like to bring the small but very fine virtual analog synthesizer a little closer to you Over the many years in which have worked with synthesizers workstations and other sound generators of all kinds have developed
15. Rock Kit 13 Drum Kits Extra Content 3 Electronic Kit 15 Drum Kits Extra Content 4 Vintage Kit 6 Drum Kits Extra Content 5 Oak Kit 6 Drum Kits Altogether there are 44 Drum Kits containing 150 MB samples available For more information and the download links visit http de yamaha com de support Go to the Downloads Driver and Software section and enter the name of your drum kit model OCEAN WAY DRUMS DTXPANSION KIT These three Drum Kits have been produced by Yamaha s sound designer Dave Polich and are based on the sample library from Ocean Way Sonic Reality The Drum Kits feature a very complex programming containing multiple velocity layers You can download the file at Tp www dtxperience com dtxpansion php YAMAHA COM 37 mu O l YAMAHA music cuime o7 2015 FREE DRUM KITS FOR THE DIX MULT 12 Yamaha provides 25 high quality Drum Kits 75 MB for the DTX MULTI 12 for free download It is the same content that has been available for some time now for DTX900K DTX950K and DTXTREMEIII Here s an overview of the available Kits which are divided into two files File 1 Acoustic Kits Jazz Maple 5 variations Oak X Single 5 variations Vintage 5 variations Rock Single 5 variations File 2 Electronic Kits ClasscDance Classic RX Drum n Bass e HipHop90bpm e House 128bpm More information and download links can be found here
16. Xpanded with 192 profesional live and arpeggio Voices Furthermore a comprehensive documentation and other useful tips amp tricks are included This free soundpackage can be requested by sending an e mail containing the keyword Pop Xpanded to popxpanded easysounds de You will receive an e mail from EASY SOUNDS with a password and a link where the file can be downloaded TENORI I ON EUROPEAN VOICE amp SAMPLEBANK Yamaha Music Europe and EASY SOUNDS provide their free soundlibrary European Voice 8 Samplebank to all Tenori On users The downloadable file 48 MB contains the following 18 Tenori On User Voices Samplings 4 Tenori On Demos AllBlock Files e 268 Samples in WAV Format 19 MB Comprehensive PDF documentation This free sound library can be requested by sending an e mail containing the keyword European to tenorion easysounds de You will receive an e mail from EASY SOUNDS with a password and a link where the file can be downloaded YAMAHA COM 36 1 fi a amp i ay a a n Li 1 4 YAMAHA music cuime o7 2015 FREE DRUM KITS FOR DIXS00 amp DIXTREMETI Yamaha offers free content for DTX900K DTX950K and DTXTREMEIII There are five content packages available for download Extra Content 1 Jazz Kit 4 Drum Kits Extra Content 2
17. a certain procedure to get to know a new instrument In a very early stage this includes an intensive listening to the basic sound without all modulations and effects This usually leads to two results can evaluate the basic sound quality and get a realistic impression of the raw Waveform material with which am going to work when programming sounds YAMAHA COM ANY PLACE ANY TIME Given a little time and a benevolent seller you can do that right in the music store before a possible purchase decision But even after the purchase it is quite reasonable to examine the basic sound at home or in the studio with considerably more time on your side However then the aim is to become better acquainted with the sound in order to use it a really sense making way But since the reface CS is definitely not an instrument that could be casually called a Preset pool this procedure is particularly important In my first encounter with a synthesizer in 1982 had the good fortune to meet a Moog Without any prior knowledge could examine my first synthesizer basics on a Micromoog At that time the control knobs were round tuning stability was a real problem and terms such as USB or effect section would perhaps have been associated with an episode of Star Trek In addition to its professional features and modern technology reface CS is also perfectly suited for newcomers to delve into the very original world of synthesizers So
18. a new Performance by pressing the STORE button YAMAHA COM ANC ORGAN GLATAR 5 STRINGS BRASS WOOD SOUND ur cA COM HCUSSIDN ETHNIC In addition had to adjust or replace some Waveforms as the pool of ROM Waveforms in the MX is reduced in comparison to the larger models used the John Melas Voice Editor which was also indispensable for the task of working on the Voices THE PERFORMANCES The Performance mode of the MX49 MX61 differs substantially from the MOTIF series In fact it is more like the Song or Pattern Mixing mode from the larger models It is always active and provides up to 16 Voices that are available simultaneously of which two can be played immediately with the keyboard For quick access to the most important functions of a Performance Split amp Layer the front panel of the MX series features two corresponding buttons In general the first two of the 16 Parts are linked to these buttons If neither SPLIT nore LAYER are active you can alternately play the Voices of the two Parts on the keyboard in a sort of Single mode The MX synths support up to two Arpeggio Parts and a Drum Part For Live Instruments this meant that none of the original Performances could be converted as is Therefore have only reprogrammed a few 1 1 and furthermore let me get inspired by the possibilities of the MX Of cou
19. from EASY SOUNDS containing the download link for the activation of the content THE VOICES done the conversion of the Voices using the software John Melas Total Librarian Without the support of this software this project would never have come into existence because of the disproportion of effort and effect Since the Total Librarian imports native files of different models you get good basic material to work with after having transferred the Voices to the MX Of course depending on the Voice there are more or few adjustments to make First of all it was my goal to program the Voices that they sound good in a Performance with standardised effect settings The MX series has unlike MOTIF and MOX or no real Voice mode and only one Insert Effect have prepared the Insert Effect for a universal use various System Effect settings On the 49 61 the selection of Voices is exclusively done via Voice Categories and not via Voice Banks Within the Categories the User Voices always follow the Preset Voices In the Default mode which is intended for playing single Voices you can use the cursor keys up down to toggle between Parts 1 and 2 and thus play two different Voices The Default mode for selecting individual Voices can be accessed with the Quick Reset function To do so hold SHIFT and press SELECT If you have made individual Voice assignments in the Default mode you can save them as
20. if you feel like it invite you now to a first try out dive 7 a YAMAHA mus c cute o7 2015 If you are a veteran in this topic you might fly over this workshop and possibly pick out some interesting topics The Oscillator section the Looper and the EG Balance Slider could be such possible topics OSCILLATOR SECTION In the Music Production Guide 2015 05 had already presented quite a few details of reface CS Today want to build on that from a rather practical aspect and complement relevant examples The Oscillator Section contains three sliders The first is for selecting the Waveform Such an adjustment can be found in any synthesizer capable of generating more than one Waveform The sliders TEXTURE and MOD however combine different functions each with a special reference to the currently selected Waveform Here different parameters and their controllers were summarised in other circumstances considerably more controllers and or switches would be used for them The following table gives an overview of the Waveforms and an impression of how the sliders TEXTURE and MOD have an impact on the sound Multi Saw Layers multiple sawtooth waveforms to make a thicker sound In addition the detuning of MOD TEXTURE Changes the pitch of the second square wave Pulse Changes the pulse width Oscillator TEXTURE Changes the pitch and tone of the second Os
21. you should however ASSIGN DEPTH SPEED provide some amplification see figure 2 If you set the red sliders and then play the lowest Eb the engine starts running With your thumb on the Eb use your left hand to control the Pitch Bend while adjusting the LFO SPEED with the right to come up to speed It might sound something like in this recording The good news there is no helmet law in this experiment Sere SEC TION On the far right on the control panel are the effects There are four effect types Delay Phaser Chorus Flanger Distortion Use the slider TYPE to select the desired effect DEPTH determines the effect s intensity in other contexts this might be called Wet Dry The function of the RATE slider depends on the selected effect as follows Function of the RATE slider Effect Chorus Flanger amp Effekt Speed Phaser Tone of the FILTER LII VOLUME OCTAVE LOOPER LFO PORTAMENTU 5r 1 zo 5 AU LL 55 DEPTH SPEED TYPE PITCH BENG VO CHT AWE Leo P RTAIWESHTO E il k n ty P Pay zu Lm J r 2 O TYPE LL YAMAHA COM TEXTURE CUTOFF RESDNANLE EG FILTER 1 CUTOFF TEXTURE
22. ATION YAMAHA CELEBRATES 40 YEARS IN SYNTHESIZER DESIGN WITH BRANDNEW MOTIF IN STUNMIG WHITE FINISH a EB D oe ot o eam Tr SES BE 11 wwa iere m n 4 M IW 1 43 4 4 o WHAWINWA e YAMAHA i e 600000000 s a EE LI T ee XE 7 WH lt 8 WH j EXPE Y Uere i Sp viti 2 ve Eia zs e cim 0 ME nin ES aa FLIO2Z4M FLASH MEMORY Since 1974 Yamaha has set new benchmarks in the design of excellent synthesizers and has developed USB FLASH MEMORY 408 innovative tools of creativity The unique sounds of the legendary SY1 VLT and DX7 have influenced a INCL SOUND LIBRARIES whole variety of musical styles Yamaha s know how inspiring technique and the distinctive sounds of a eS 5 80 40 years experience are featured in the new MOTIF XF series that is now available in a very stylish DUMTIMATE COLLECTION VINTAGE SYNTHESIZER COLLECTION white finish Wl DNA LOT Tube EUROPE YAMAHA COM Gi YAMAHA
23. aller a PDF for the installation procedure and another one about the new features ANYTHING LEFI In another article in this issue the Voice storage facility with the help of the reface Capture App is discussed which applies to all reface models 11 MO A YAMAHA music rropuction cuime 07 think have shown you pretty much everything and also gave away one or the other tip from the special tricks box Nevertheless am sure that now neither boredom nor ever an end to the variations that are possible with reface CS and its parameters can be foreseen hope could give you many suggestions for your own experiments Unlock the potential of this instrument and its mobility and remember Create your sound Any Place Any Time The slogan says it all In this sense Your Hans Peter Henkel YAMAHA COM 12 CREATE YOUR SOUND ANY PLACE ANY TIME r efece u0 COMBO ORGAN FM SYNTHESIZER Meisi eface reimagined interfaces of classic Yamaha keyboards E YAMAHA YAMAHA ANALOG PHYSICAL MODELING SYNTHESIZER yomahasynths_official f vamahasynths W YamahaSynthsEU EUROPE YAMAHA COM YAMAHA YAMAHA music propuction curb 2015 CT reface DX is the only of the four reface models th
24. ances were programmed by renowned sound designers Johannes Waehneldt and Peter Jung on behalf of Yamaha Music Europe The soundset can be requested by sending an e mail to cplgoodies easysounds de p HU containing the keyword CP1 Artist You will receive an e mail from EASY SOUNDS containing a link where the file can be downloaded ey j YAMAHA COM 32 mm ee YAMAHA mus c propuction cuie 07 2015 mU SS CONTENT M MS Pence _ oni p 1 Y w e Yamaha is working with third party software vendors to offer an extensive amount of free and optional Flash Memory content for registered MOTIF XF users The flash memory content package Inspiration In A Flash make a perfect first stock for a sample library of up to 2 GB for the non volatile Flash Memory of the MOTIF XF This content package contains three new User Voice Banks 353 User Waveforms 458 MB of Samples and 12 User Drum Kits It focusses on the sound categories piano organ brass amp reeds pads synths oriental instruments and drums These Voice Banks can be individually loaded into the volatile SDRAM of the MOTIF XF if no Flash Memory Module is installed The Symphonic Orchestra Library features 128 User Voices 34 User Waveforms and 336 MB Samples 979 Keybanks The orchestra library produced by Prof Dr Peter Jung Duisburg Essen
25. and music production delivering an exceptionally smooth flat and most importantly accurate response For more boHom end the HS monitors can be combined with the H585 150W subwooler YAMAHA EUROPE YAMAHA COM
26. at provides a memory for 32 Voices However a cross model storage for original Voices was created with the iOS App reface Capture It supports all models including reface DX reface Capture is available for free from the App Store and runs on iPhone iPad and iPod touch for the exact system requirements please see the constantly updated YAMAHA COM information in the App Store For the following text have used an iPad however the described features are the same on all iOS devices To connect your instrument and your iPad you need a USB cable and a Camera Connection Kit Further information on the connection can be found in the YAMAHA mus c cute o7 2015 START The reface Capture App features an own page for each of the four reface models You can launch the App while having a reface connected or establish a connection after the App is started In both cases the App automatically switches to the page of the detected model after the connection has been successfully made For the examples below I m using reface but the functionality is the same for each reface model reface Capture provides three main pages per model Capture Voice and Set List After the first start you are on the Voice page Alternative E However for security reasons would like to change to the Capture page first could imagine that you might have experimented on reface befo
27. bination of Chorus and Reverb Whatever it is cleverly designed templates can be a real time saver as you do not need to re create your favorite settings in each case you are going to prgoram a new Voice Earlier in this workshop had written about the possibility to use the icon pictures of the Voices in a meaningful way Another idea is to use the icons for the work with Set Lists so that in a live situation you would be able to quickly identify which Voice is needed for which part of your performance This way you could avoid to have Voices stored in a Set List more than once Set List Capture Voice So far for the insight into reface Capture As always hope that there was something in there for you too Your Hans Peter Henkel 18 YAMAHA music propuction cuime o7 2015 Hld3 3dAL 1510 1253243 _ ee HaswHd 15333 Cy p 3dAL SSS SD D9 aivH Hilda 153333 D9 Dav 9334 934 23 Dav S34 23 EL 9334 23 32NVNOS3H 330109 32NVNOS3H 330109 dim 32NVNOS3H 330109 32NVNOS3H 330109 QON aHnliXxal or om Qoo ow 250 aunixai aunixai or om Qo
28. c Europe which contains the following The 3 layers Yamaha S700 stereo piano 32 MB compressed e Sweet Voices and choir and scatvoices from the Yamaha Tyros Best of compilations of the optional soundsets from EASY SOUNDS A WAV pool containing 200 WAV files with 93 MB in total The MOTIF XS soundset Oriental Instruments amp Percussion was produced by turkish musicians and contains the following 36 Performances 128 Voices 9 User Drum Voices 113 User Waveforms 84 MB Samples of oriental instruments 6 Turkish Authentic Micro Tunings Oriental Instruments is developed for the use both traditional and modern turkish music and is based on authentic samples of oriental musical instruments Nonetheless these special oriental instruments can be used in music styles like pop world chill out ambient and whatever you can imagine To register for the loyalty program and the oriental soundset simply write an e mail with the keyword MOTIF XS Goodies to sxgoodies easysounds de As soon as the registration process is complete the MOTIF XS user will receive an e mail from EASY SOUNDS with a password and a link where the file can be downloaded YAMAHA COM 34 _ a amo amp 5 YAMAHA music cuie o7 2015 590 XS S70 XS SOUNDPACKAGE A free Soundpackage with additional high class content is available for S90 XS S70 XS users This Soundpackage is produced by EASY SOUNDS un
29. cillator syne Sets the degree to which the second Oscillator is detuned Ring TEXTURE Changes the pitch of Oscillator 1 Modulation Changes the pitch of Oscillator 2 Frequency TEXTURE Sets the degree to which modulation is applied Modulation MOD YAMAHA COM TEXTURE Adds a Sub Oscillator that is detuned by minus one octave the waveforms is increased which leads to a more undulating sound Changes the pitch of the modulating Oscillator OSC In order for this impression to not remain of a theoretical nature recommend bringing reface CS in a neutral initial setting as shown in the following figure In all following examples you must play at least one note or chord Start with the slider TEXTURE and move it slowly upwards You will hear how a second Oscillator tuned one octave down is added to the signal of the first Turn TEXTURE down and repeat the action with the slider MOD You may notice how sensitive the sliders react despite their short tracks The next step is to combine the two sliders TEXTURE and MOD Try various combinations of slider positions Repeat this procedure with the other Waveforms You ll be amazed of the sonic diversity that is possible with the Oscillator section alone EIL LETS FILTER CUTOFF RESONANCE Perhaps you have found a favourite raw signal during your exploration of the Oscillator Waveforms including TEXTURE and MOD you want
30. cons the iOS typical sort mode is started the icons shake and get a minus sign in which the order of Voices can be changed by dragging them to the position you want them to have The minus sign deletes the corresponding Voice from the Set List GENERAL AND PRACIICAL TIPS The currently connected reface model is displayed in the header of reface Capture on the left Tap directly on the name to select another reface model This works even if no reface is connected In the right of the header a small menu is available The first menu item changes the sorting criterion of the displayed Voices You can choose from date ie the date the Voice was originally stored name and rate your rating in stars The gear features information about reface Capture and the fine print The question mark opens the user s manual of reface Capture YAMAHA COM Instrument relace gt DEN T MET D NL uu Privacy Policy Open Source License Version Now the compulsory exercises are largely completed If you want to work intensively with your reface CS DX CP or YC it may make sense to store a start up setting in reface Capture for the development of new Voices For reface CS this could be a particular Oscillator in conjunction with certain Filter and Envelope settings In the case of reface YC this could be a combination of Vibrato Vibrato Length and Distortion you often work with For reface CP maybe your favorite com
31. content of this promotional download as a Preset In particular the Performances are excellent as templates for your own creations Voices can be easily replaced volume levels adjusted Split Points moved Effect settings or controller assignments changed or use them for other Performances But for now hope you will enjoy exploring the Soundset would be delighted if you do use the provided Voices and Performances for your music As always welcome your feedback to the following e mail address which can also be used if you encounter albeit unlikely but still possible a problem live4mx hape13 def Your Hans Peter Henkel 23 77 s i 100 KITS BIG WAVEROM i MORE DETAILED SOUNDS NEW E DTX502 E MODULE E REEF PS NEW DTX502 SERIES ELECTRONIC DRUM KITS THE NEW LEVEL OF SILENT ELECTRONIC DRUMMING ADD INDIVIDUAL TOM CYMBAL OR MULTIPADS TO CONFIGURE YOUR PERFECT KIT DTXDRUMS YAMAHA COM YAMAHA DTX502 SERIES HYBRID KIT WORKSHOP eut mL Amr amp Rn SS Hybrid drumming is a topic that still puts many drummers with great challenges Which Module should be used which Triggers or Pads are the perfect ones and how do you prepare the acoustic drums And then there are the many different settings such as Velocity or Crosstalk et al This can be a bit confusing especially for e drum newbies like to show you a gr
32. der contract to Yamaha Music Europe and contains the following Soundset Pop amp Dance 128 professional Voices from the EASY SOUNDS library e Soundset Vocoder Dreamz containing 40 VocoderVoices A WAVpool containing 200 WAV files with a total size of 93 MB This free soundpackage can be requested by sending an e mail containing the keyword 590 XS 570 XS Soundpackage to s90xsgoodies Qeasysounds de You will receive an e mail from EASY SOUNDS with a password and a link where the file can be downloaded MO TIF RACK XS SOUND INFOPACKAGE MOTIF RACK XS users can obtain the free Sound amp Infopackage that s produced by EASY SOUNDS under contract to Yamaha Music Europe The software package contains a Soundset 128 Voices a WAV pool with 200 loops and audiophrases a demo song and a comprehensive guide plus tips amp tricks This free soundpackage can be requested by sending an e mail containing the keyword MOTIF RACK XS Sound amp Infopackage to mrxgoodies easysounds de You will receive an e mail from EASY SOUNDS with a password and a link where the file can be downloaded YAMAHA COM 35 MM 00MM YAMAHA mus c propuction cuime o7 2015 590 ES MOTIF RACK ES MOG MO8 SOUND INFOPACKAGE Users of the MO6 MO8 S90 ES and MOTIF RACK ES can obtain a free Sound amp Infopackage that s produced by EASY SOUNDS under contract to Yamaha Music Europe This includes the soundset Pop
33. e abbreviations for the following English words marked in red and have the following effects 21 Sustain i Time Attack Decay Release t Key on Key off YAMAHA COM So the curve which we use in our default setting looks like this Level Sustain Time do not think that further explanations are necessary here Experiment with the sliders and you will quickly have a safe feeling for the impact of the Envelope on the signal Interesting and unusual alike is the first slider which is why skipped it first under EG on the control panel featuring a range from AEG to FEG In the manual it is called the EG Balance Slider EG i 4 b 4 Te 477 4 P b 4 p 4 Similar to TEXTURE and MOD Yamaha has summarised the usually separate envelopes for Amplitude ie the volume and Filter into one AEG Depth FEG Depth FEG __ m 7 This slider determines how much the Envelope affects the Amplitude or the Filter The position O AEG means that the Envelope only affects the Amplitude The further the slider is moved upwards the more influence the Envelope has on the Filter In the middle position the effect on Filter and Amplitude is proportionally the same YAMAHA music cuime o7 2015 The maximum position FEG results in a reducing effect on the Amplitude envelope However there is no position
34. e left 4 to generate a QR code This is then immediately displayed in full page mode And it can be used directly from that display Simply use the reface Capture App on a second iPad and its camera to capture 1 that code it will be detected immediately and the Voice will be imported on demand via a dialog box The symbol at the bottom of this screen open the standard iOS share dialog box with its corresponding options Inhalte f r Personen in dar H hi 9 bereistedben Wenn sie nicht angezeigt werden tardern Sie sop aud ArDrap m Kontrallzennum in 15 zu aktivieren Drw aul dam Mac im Finder zu WOE amp Nachrichten Facebook icteud Fotofresgalba Kontakt Kopieren 16 YAMAHA mus c Propucmion cuin o7 2015 The icon in the middle 5 adds the current Voice to a Set List more on that later The symbol on the bottom right 6 triggers a bulk dump from the App to the instrument Somewhat hidden in the lower right a plus sign 7 can be found This opens a screen where you can manage Tags You can create your own Tags and assign several of them for each Voice These keywords can be used to search for sounds in all reface models known to you reface Capture App After editing the Voice incl the assignment of Tags and the rating you get an appropriate overview Voice Captured on 01 09 2015 mmooih cChonrs Use the whi
35. eat innovation from Yamaha which is very useful when compiling a hybrid kit MODULE AND APP The DTX502 module has been among others specifically designed for the use in a hybrid kit This can be seen from the construction for example on the rear side between the connectors enough space has been left to mount the Module to a cymbal stand or a hi hat machine YAMAHA COM 25 a YAMAHA music cuime o7 2015 Yamaha has recently launched new iOS App for the Module that is not only available for free but also facilitates the work with the DTX502 The App is called DTX502 Touch and can be downloaded from the App Store Among other things this App has a great feature that simplifies the settings for a hybrid kit THE CONNECTION Once the App has been installed on an iPad or iPhone you only have to connect the iPad to the Module This can be done with an Apple Camera Connection Kit and a standard USB cable or via the 0 1 from Yamaha cable is connected to the USB to Host interface of the DTX502 Module DRUMS PADS amp TRIGGERS In a hybrid kit you can mix Pads Drums and Triggers as you like to build your own kit If the acoustic drums are not to be recorded with microphones they should be dampened a little which is better for the trigger function HYBRID SETUP USING THE OTXS02 TOUGH ARF Start the App after you have connected your iPad to the module Pr
36. elated musical styles of popular music In addition to broad effective and atmospheric synthesizer sounds also remakes of traditional instrument sounds from the fields of piano electric piano and guitar are offered LIVE INSTRUMENTS Voice and sound collection with high quality sounds of the categories piano electric piano clavinet organ Mellotron strings brass section synth Popular selection of instruments that are always required by keyboard players in bands In addition the sound library contains punchy drum sounds and arpeggio Performances that offer inspiration and ample opportunities for improvisation with accompaniment and idea material for productions DANCE PRO Top current powerful and assertive dance Voices programmed by top international sound designers A special feature are the audio MIDI arrangements where synth Voices and drum loops are combined These arrangements can be used as a starting point for your own dance tracks EVOLVING SOUNDSCAPES Inspiring collection of atmospheric and dramatic Voices and Performances on the basis of a newly created sample library High quality FX synth and drum samples pads and musical effects with impressive atmosphere and motion rich sound structures spherical and spectacular sound effects for cinematic and ambient productions ANALOG II Timeless Voice and sound collection with an emulation of popular sounds from Oberheim synthesizers OBX OB8 Matrix12
37. ess the Menu button and choose the sub item Hybrid Setup This starts the Hybrid Setup Wizard to help you through all the necessary settings YAMAHA COM Heu ops About Go YAMAHA Edit lt Menu Hybrid Setup Kit Finder MENU DATA MANAGER YAMAHADTX com LIST VIEW 11 120 a E the first window the Hybrid Setu M ncs omen App warns that you are Note Please save your currant settings by Sava User and Save Trigger Setup betore starting the Hybrid Setup Wizard about to overwrite existing po NEW LEE settings So it s important USE CURRENT SETTING to save your old settings first Then press the button Create New Setting to create a completely new Hybid Setup Control ihe necessary settings for Hybrid Kit combination of electrorac amp acoustic drum kit setti n You can easily setup parameters such as g setting and trigger sensitiery setting In the next window the App asks if all desired Pads or Triggers are already connected to the Module After confirming that a small additional window opens that asks if you have made the volume settings in regard to external monitors This is important for the Crosstalk setting More on that later taisa Note aetas cmm Back Gonfirmation Back Confirmation Step eto nance
38. et is an impressive emulation of the legendary Hammond B3 Smacky organ sounds with concise key click and controllable percussion Perfect for Rock Pop and Jazz GENERAL INFORMATION The above soundsets are available for the following devices MOTIF XF MOXF MOTIF XS MOTIF RACK XS S90 XS S70 XS MOX MOTIF ES MOTIF RACK ES 590 ES MO6 MOS Some soundsets are not available in allen formats The most recent soundsets are offered primarily for MOTIF XF MOXF and MOTIF XS Each soundset contains 128 Voices Depending on the device additional content such as Performances Samples User Arpeggios and WAV Loops are included Further details can be found on Price per soundset 35 EUR The soundsets are available from EASY SOUNDS Peter Krischker vertrieb easysounds de http www easysounds de YAMAHA COM uu 42 bin _ n __ YAMAHA mus c cuime 07 2015 IMPRINI FURTHER LINKS IMPORTANT WEBSITES MUSIC PRODUCTION POR MOTIF GUIDE HIS TORY Official international Yamaha website for synthesizers You can download all English editions already including a comprehensive download section published as one single ZIP file using this link to the EASY SOUNDS website Official website of Yamaha Music Europe GmbH A total summary of all topics ever discussed in the Music American MOTIF support website including message on board webshop D pand Your World
39. imes play in large halls and the next day in larger live bars as they are common there You just have been on tour through the USA to promote your new album which had an excellent start Were there any mishaps Spinal Tap moments or travel anecdotes on this tour It might sound boring but everything ran smoothly We have a long established crew for years which reacts very quickly if something goes unscheduled However we ran into the Baltimore riots and had to cancel the gig when the audience already stood in front of the stage We returned three days later and played the concert but overall it was a queasy feeling You currently use the MOXF8 and have also played the other models of the MOTIF series From your experience Why the MOTIF series First need a lot of natural instrument sounds strings brass etc The MOTIFs are undefeated in that branch Then like the simple and well structured editing features and the excellent keyboards The latter are very important for me as a pianist Last they connect seamlessly with Cubase my house and yard DAW What tips do you have for young keyboardists who are searching for their instrument Much depends on whether one rather tends to be a keyboardist or a pianist For me unweighted keyboards are out of the question and need 88 keys Furthermore my soundsets are relatively lean Those who need more tweaking possibilities also need other instruments again
40. it 3 with the volume at which you actually want to play it later for example live on stage FINAL TEST In the penultimate window the entire kit is to be played in order to check if everything is set to your satisfaction If you confirm this you can save your settings in the next window 8 52 8 53 Back Confirmation steps Save Hybrid Setup Please play tha whole kit User Kit Location 51 CO i Vitae 4 Trigger Setup Location 16 Ir i User irig NO PROBLEM SAVE TRY AGAIN EXIT OWN FINE ADJUSTMENTS Of course you can also use Nets T ggm the App to take a dive into lt Trigger Settings the fine settings and change 4 Tom2 gt all available settings of the Trigger Setup 01 DTXS22K Pads or Triggers that are connected to the DTX502 Velocity Curve There are great features PAD Type SN XP120 100 in the main menu such as the Trigger Settings menu Here you can set everything Gain 1 which is important for your EN drumming even the Velocity Minimum Level 30 curve CONCLUSION The Setup Wizard features are just great Download the free App and build yourself your dream hybrid kit Its easy as cake Your Ralf Mersch Yamaha Synth 40th Anniversary YEARS OF INSPIR
41. mple Set List containing the Voices that are included with the App With a simple tap on the Set List it will be enabled and displayed in detail A tap on the respective Voice sends the corresponding bulk dump to the instrument So you can go through the Set List tap by tap From the active Set List you can always go to the Voice s detail page by hitting the arrow icon next to the Voice name Changes you make here are saved in the Voice it is not possible to store separate edits within a Set List As already touched above it is possible to add a Voice to a Set List or create an all new Set List from the Voice s detail page A tap on the Book icon at the bottom of the screen opens the Edit page for Set Lists You get the choice of creating a new Set List or adding the Voice to an existing one With the command Create Set List 1 a dialog box 2 appears in which you can enter the name for the new Set List With OK the Set List is created In the background the Voice from which you have entered the Set List Edit mode is still active With a tap on the just created or existing Set List that Voice is added On the right side a number 3 informs 17 MM YAMAHA propuction cuime how often the Voice is used in the Set List Press Done in the top left to exit this page After closing the Voice s detail page you are back in the Set List which can be edited too With a long tap on one of the i
42. nd the incredible rise in flight costs now make it impossible to bring your own YAMAHA COM instruments on a plane But otherwise l ve completely returned to a live setup without a laptop The reasons are many Our crew does not have to deal with additional equipment there are less risk factors laptops can crash sometimes audio interfaces and cables go wrong do not have to set up the laptop before the gig because usually can not leave it on stage while the support gigs do their show etc And Metal gigs are very intense some stages massively conduct shocks musicians are crashing against your equipment in the darkness etc Unlike Laptop amp Co the Yamaha workstations have never let me down in the past 15 years Both guitars and keyboards play a great role in your music Do you specially prepare your sounds so that they can prevail against the guitar wall Yes especially the lead solo sounds must be able to compete with the very loud electric guitars It is always important to coordinate with our FOH the live mixing engineer general strings get much more attack than on CD And the MOTIFs offer a lot of very useful presets 4 a YAMAHA music propuction cuie o7 1201 Do you use any special soundsets or do you program your own sounds start with the standard Presets and then edit them much Often adapt the sounds to the daily different venues on the tour Especially in the US we somet
43. o ow 03345 4 0 NOISSY OLNSWYLHOd ap 03345 4 0 NOISSYV OLNSWYLHOd ap 03345 4 30 NOISSYV tap 3 5 NOi5Swv ap OdWal uong OdWal uong OdWal uong OdWal uong 3AVIOO 3AV LOO 3AVIOO 3AV LOO IWNTOA 19 YAMAHA COM ap MOTIF gt 2 USB FOH INTEGRATION p amp YAMAHA YAMAHA music culpe o7 2015 NEW PROMOTIONAL DOWNLOAD LIVE INSTRUMENTS FOR Mx493 MxX lt 6 1 YAMAHA cas LIVE 4 _INSTRUMENTS FOR MX AND MX Like no other manufacturer Yamaha supplies its loyal customers with free and fresh sound food This time the MX49 MX61 the smaller siblings of the MOTIF series get a neat sound replenishment Instruments for MX49 MX61 was produced by Yamaha Music Europe in cooperation with EASY SOUNDS and includes a high quality collection of sounds of the categories piano electric piano clavinet organ mellotron strings brass secti
44. on and synth So it s a selection of instruments that all keyboardists in bands require regularly THE CONIENIS OF 100 VOICES CAREFULLY ADAPTED FOR THE MX SERIES Rock amp Pop Piano Electric Piano Rhodes DX Clavinet Mellotron YAMAHA COM Vintage String Ensemble Big Brass Section Distorted Rock Leads Progressive Analog Lead Synths Mini Moog Classics JP 8 Stereo Sync legendary D50 sounds like Fantasy Bell Staccato Heaven 32 PERFORMANCES DIVIDED INTO SPLIT Performances Instruments amp ARP LIVE Performances Split amp Layer LIVE Performances Single LIVE HYBRID Performances The original soundset Live Instruments was first published by EASY SOUNDS as a sample based version for MOTIF XF XS Soon got the chance to convert the soundset in order to use it with MOX6 MOX8 590 570 XS and MOTIF RACK XS The biggest challenge was to replace the used samples with the internal ROM Waveforms of the MOTIF series 21 amp YAMAHA musicpropuction cuime o7 20 In addition contributed some of my own Voices and some customised Presets that were prepared for live use Now that the soundset is very familiar to me can put my hands on it again DOWNLOAD The free soundset Live Instruments for MX can be ordered by writing an e mail with the subject Live4MX to Immediately after registration you will receive an email
45. re connecting it to the iPad and would like to maintain your current result In this case please switch to the Capture page of the App e Set List With a tap on the lower icon a bulk dump is triggered on the instrument which transfers the settings to the Capture App A dialog box appears that allows you to cancel the operation or save the received Voice YAMAHA COM 01 09 15 19 38 have to capture the voice Do you want to save If you select the save operation you will get a display of the Voice across the entire screen Captured on 01 08 2015 First the Voice is automatically assigned the date and time of storage as a name To change this tap the line that contains the date 1 then enter the desired name in the dialog box and confirm with OK With a tap on the picture 2 you are offered a number of options to replace the picture In addition to choosing one from the presets you can load an image from the stored photos or make a new one with the built in camera Right below the name two icons 3 can be seen With the playback icon on the right a short MIDI phrase is played 15 YAMAHA music cuime 2015 The left icon under which the name of the default sequence Quarter Note is shown opens the list of available MIDI phrases from which one can be selected Ep Hdi Rd2 Piano
46. rse have worked almost exclusively with the 100 User Voices of the set apart from the Arpeggio Parts The Performances are roughly divided into the four areas mentioned above The SPLIT Performances Instruments amp ARP are Arpeggio based Performances each of which contains a Drum Part and two ARPs and a solo Voice These come pretty close to the classic Performances from the MOTIF series Performance Normally used Parts In il ai L YAMAHA music cuime o7 2015 LIVE Performances Split amp Layer include typical Voice combinations that are suitable for a live situation Typical piano strings layer combinations are included as well as Split Performances with an area for left handed accompaniment and solo playing with the right hand LIVE Performances Single utilise specially programmed effect settings for individual Voices which include both the Insert and the System Effects This is due to the fact that only one Insert Effect is available LIVE HYBRID Performances support Splits and Layers by defining specific MIDI channels that are assigned to multiple Parts After selecting such a Performance the button PART SELECT has to be pressed By activating the different Parts the prepared Voice combinations become playable on the keyboard Switching between Parts takes place without interrupting the sound This means that for example you can hold a so
47. sion was programmed by the Turkish musician and producer Mert Topel Since 1990 Mert Topel is working as a musician with nationally and internationally known pop and rock stars such as Tarkan 1993 2008 and many others Mert recorded several albums as a producer of jazz fusion rock bands and singers like Kirac Mor ve Otesi G lden Goksen Grizu etc He also has his own jazz rock band Fenomen which published its first album in 2006 with very good response from jazz lovers Another project is a collaboration with Alper Maral in the production of an electro acoustic oriented album called The Voltage Control Project which appeared in 2010 The DTX 12 MULTI Patterns produced by Mert Topel should inspire the musician in the first place and serve as basis for his own music productions This free soundset be requested by sending an e mail containing the keyword DTX M12 Oriental to dixmulti12 Qeasysounds de The user will receive an e mail from EASY SOUNDS with a password and a link where the file can be downloaded YAMAHA COM 39 MM 00MM YAMAHA music cuime o7 2015 CUBASE AI TUTORIAL VIDEOS FOR REGISTERED USERS Thanks to the cooperation between Yamaha and Steinberg most of the recent instruments and mixing desks from the Yamaha Music Production range have the DAW software Cubase Al included CUBASE Al steinberg tty Fire for those who do not own a DAW software ye
48. t this is one good reason more to buy from Yamaha Even more Cubase Al is a music production tool with functions which were exclusive for ye E high end studios not very long time ago Even better European customers buying a Yamaha Music Production instrument with included Cubase Al software are qualified to request a free English language tutorial CD from ASK Video containing 23 videos how to use Cubase 14 The CD is English language only and only available as long stocks last So better be quick request your CD by sending an e mail containing the serial number of your Yamaha instrument and your name and address to musicproduction yamaha de Important note This CD ROM can not be shipped outside Europe YAMAHA COM 40 be m __ YAMAHA music propuction cuime o7 2015 OPTIONAL SOUNDSETS FOR MOTIF MOX MO AND 5 SERIES Ki ENERGY Audit MOTIF PHAT ANALOG If VOLUME mt YAMAHA COM ENERGY Sounds for electronic modern pop dance dubstep electro house and related styles of music With Energy important elements of the current electronic music are finally available for the MOTIF Rapid arpeggios wobbling synths electric bass and drum beats in variable tempos are essential features of this set NATURE OF CHILL Exquisite Voices and Performances for chill out lounge ambient electronic and r
49. te icon in the top left 8 to close the detailed Voice view and return to the Voice page VOICE COLLECTION The Voice page represents your Voice collection A small starter set of Voices is included with the App so you are able to try something By tapping on one of the Voice icons it is framed white and the corresponding Voice is sent immediately and without further warning to the instrument Within the icons you can again see the playback button for the MIDI phrase in the top left The arrow next to the name of the Voice reopens the individual display of the relevant Voice as described above YAMAHA COM With their intuitive user interfaces all reface models invite for spontaneous experimentation Since the memory requirements of a Voice is vanishingly small a large collection of interesting Voices could come about quickly If you want to work with reface creatively AND productively it is therefore advisable to work from the outset with both the allocation of Tags as well as the MIDI Phrases At the top of the Voice Collection the input field for the Voice search can be found This allows to filter results even from a large Voice collection so that a clear number of Voices for the desired application becomes available rapidly The MIDI phrase also helps in the pre selection By this you are able to concentrate your search on the iPad and yet are offered a quick comparison of Voices SET GOST This page also offers a sa
50. to follow the discovery tour set the Oscillator section to this position and then begin to slowly turn down the slider with the label CUTOFF You will notice how the harmonic content YAMAHA music propuction cuie o7 2015 decreases and the volume of the signal is thereby equally reduced to zero Slide through the value range of the CUTOFF slider again from minimum to maximum and back until you can once again hear no signal Now bring the RESONANCE slider to a middle position Then slowly adjust the CUTOFF back to maximum position You will notice a significantly different sound in comparison to that of the previous test without RESONANCE Feel free to experiment with CUTOFF and RESONANCE However take care before approaching the maximum level of RESONANCE you should better reduce the volume to avoid clipping and unnecessary strain to your hearing Now try the effect of the Filter section to other settings in the Oscillator section Since the possible combinations of parameters increases exponentially with any other paragraph of this workshop will not repeat this remark just assume that your experimentation is awakened and will lead to interesting results We are moving to the right on the control panel and approach the ENVELOPE GENERATOR EG would like to skip the first slider of the EG section for a moment and instead look at the classic ADSR envelope The letters below the sliders ar
51. und with the sustain pedal and make a switchover which becomes active with the next keystroke For more information and detailed explanations on the subject of Hybrid Live Performances see the Music Production Guide 01 2015 The Hybrid Live Performances on the memory locations 029 032 are prepared to perform certain songs They are part of the promotional soundset Hybrid Performer for MOTIF XF and MOXF and were adapted to 49 61 JOHN MELAS TOOLS FOR THE MX SERIES As mentioned have made all the edits with the support of the John Melas Tools In recent years these have evolved to become an indispensable tool for the entire Yamaha synthesizer product line And certainly the following formula is right The smaller the display or user interface on the instrument the more valuable the work with the JM Tools YAMAHA COM Until this project my knowledge of the MX was rather volatile hadn t had the opportunity to get to know it more intensively However by now have learned a great deal not only in this regard but also concerning the JM software as always when you are seriously going into detail with something new The cooperation of the components Total Librarian Voice Editor and Performance Editor is exemplary and so practical that want to incorporate my experiences from this work in a separate workshop in the next edition of the Music Production Guide SO FAR SO GOOD Please do not consider the
52. uremberg was already going on tour especially YAMAHA COM DNS A VIS with various bands from the metal genre That was a coincidence since until then had mostly played jazz and classical music To date have been on over twenty world tours and have worked as a musician orchestrator and producer on about thirty productions smaller projects not counted play for Kamelot for about ten years now The initial contact was made by a Booker of my former 3 rm YAMAHA music propuction 07 2015 band the formation of the German metal singer Doro Pesch In the current Kamelot production Haven many orchestral parts are included especially the title track is a good example How do you prepare your setup and these sounds for a live gig It depends on whether can bring my MOTIF workstation or whether need to hire a keyboard at the venue that is for example the case while being on tour in South America or Asia Then travel with a laptop and an audio interface and use the hired keyboard just as a masterkeyboard to control my VST instruments Otherwise only the MOTIF 15 on stage You have worked with additional sounds from the laptop for a long time What moved you to dispense the laptop again in the ideal case As already mentioned have to use the laptop on tours with many flights because never know which keyboard is on site or in what condition it is A
53. way simply try again and repeat If you are satisfied you can now tweak your sound while the Looper helps you by freeing up both hands YAMAHA COM think it really is a lot of fun like for example in this little video that you can view on YouTube IWO COMPLEMENTARY PRACTICAL TIPS If you aren t satisfied with the recording even after several attempts simply reduce the Tempo Especially the stopping of the recording is more likely to succeed to the point then For playback you can raise the Tempo again easily Furthermore it is important to consider that the Looper uses the currently set Voice as the Metronome sound Thus it is not avisable to have the Portamento slider set to while recording Because due to the fact that either only the sound for the Metronome or for the notes you play can be reproduced it is impossible to record a halfway grooving phrase Consequently again Use POLY for the recording tor playback you can easily switch back to MONO Last minute message Since September 2015 a firmware update for reface DX and CS is available You can find it on the Yamaha reface download page Besides the possibility to reduce the Pitch Bend Range on retace CS from 12 to 2 semitones the Looper got two quantisation modes added Recorded notes can be quantised to 1 16 or 1 8 triplets Further information is contained in the ZIP file that can be found in the download area The download includes the inst
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