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1. MT LL TIFLT 1 to E T 2 EFFECT l VOLE 7 voLuMEe 8 reviewed by hape13 T Today it is my honor to introduce you to a new goodie from the German soundforge EASY SOUNDS FM Xpanded for MOTIF XS MOTIF XF Maybe the term is not common to some younger users It s the abbreviation for Frequency Modulation which is a sound generation system that let Yamaha achieve a quantum leap forward in synthesizer history in 1983 The legendary DX7 was Dorn and became the best selling synthesizer of all time I assume that there are only a few musicians on this planet from genres of rock pop etc who have not at least heard of it once The sonorous names of the artists who have used the FM sounds alone could cause this popularity Even in modern productions sometimes with a closer look FM sounds shine through clearly For me the Yamaha DX7 was my introduction to the Yamaha world The FM tone generation system was used and refined in countless synths workstations and ria HE LU MASTER expanders The last device with a real FM sound en gine was the 19 expander FSIR Except for the very expensive modular TX816 eight DX7 modules in a 19 expander I have owned almost every FM based device sometimes several in parallel So what s the point in telling you this I don t want to self praise but just inform about my exper2. of each mode partia ay be useful for examp JOU want to play the new Performances of the USER1 Effect On Off The EFFECT BYPASS switches of the 0 Fe All MOTIF XS were replaced by EFFECT et em lel ON OFF switches on the MOTIF XF zT Cir Auta ac tol d Set which function in reverse If the LEDs light up red the effects are on Bank because they are based primarily on the User By this all EFFECT switches work in the same way Voice Bank 1 for the MASTER EFFECT switch already worked like Fixed SD BD for Drum Arpeggios this on the XS This parameter is available only for Drum Voices and Assign 1 Assign 2 Value can be found in the EDIT mode F3 Other ARP The knobs Assign 1 and Assign 2 can now be set If this parameter is turned on D1 is used as the note separately for each Performance or Mixing Part as a for the snare drum and C1 as the note for the bass parameter F1 Voice SF2 Output At the MOTIF XS drum in the Arpeggio playback even if another as these parameters were only globally available for all signment is programmed in the Drum Arpeggio Parts in COMMON EDIT MA UE S IC gt FR CO m S CT I1 CO MN C3 ES 5 NM gt 1 So if you want to play multiple Drum Arpeggios with a certain Drum Kit this parameter ensures that the same basic sounds for kick and snare are used Example Performance USR2 012 Double Dip the
3. Small but sharp These are the conditions output of the tone generator left right with standard which the ideal speakers for our E Drum sets phone jacks via a special 8 pin connector with the must meet Small and compact so that you do amplifier in the subwoofer unit The satellites are con not necessarily see them easy to transport nected via Jacks By this only two cables have to and set up to get ready to play in no time be installed on the rack to make MS40DR ready to Plus a jaw dropping sound play Although the dimensions are compact the sound of eado the new speakerset MS40DR is convincing fresh cbk and ihc strong and rich The system consists of two satelli power curd te speakers which can be mounted to most of our E Drum Racks using the supplied pipe clamps Each satellite has 20 W of power and is built as a two way system with a 3 4 tweeter and a 3 cone The bass range comes from the subwoofer which drives a 6 5 woofer with 40 W in a bass reflex cabinet The three elements of the loudspeaker sys This is how the satellite speakes of the tem are connected with the included special MSAODR attached to the rack custom fit audio cable that connects the 1 I Lr gt CD UJ I1I CUD MUM C3 31 0 5 r NNI eum e Dimensions Satellite speakers 97x 159 x 176 mm W x H x D 0 7 kg Subwoofer 350 x 210 x 3
4. This library contains 192 User Voices compiled from the MOTIF ES libraries Arp Xpanded and Live Xpanded User Voice Bank 1 is identical to Arp Xpanded and features 128 Voice based on 106 new User Arpeggio Phrases In the MOTIF RACK ES version the Arpeggiator is deactivated since the RACK has no User Arpeggios Voices 1 64 of the User Voice Bank 2 are identical to the 64 Live Voices of Live Xpanded These are keyboard and synth sounds which are specially pro grammed for pop rock dance and live entertainment The Voices 65 128 of the User Voice Bank 2 are compiled by the best synthesizer sounds of the factory preset sounds from the MOTIF ES and MOTIF RACK ES 25 YAMAHA e Song Templates e Demo Song with audio and MIDI tracks for Cubase Logic Standard MIDI File e WAV loop pool for Cubase Logic drums synths vocals effects atmos e MM6 MMS Quick Guide The 64 Performances for the MM6 are more suitable for live music than the more pattern orientated factory Performances The Song templates contain setup data in formats for Cubase Logic and standard MIDI file SMF They feature SysEx events Bank Select Program Change 26 MA UOJ S IC dili gt I I COCO MN C3 EE NM em E uum tracks are used to play back samples from the included WAV pool The free software package can be r
5. Funk Press EDIT and select Part 1 In the display ARP OTHER toggle the parameter Fixed SD BD from on to off and vice versa Start the Arpeggiator and change the Arpeggios with SFI SF5 now you hear different snare drum sounds since the snare is fixed to D1 if this parameter is set to Arp Play only The parameter ARP Play Only is available only in Performance and Mixing Parts Voice Voice SFI top right of the display If the parameter is set to ON the relevant Part only plays back the MIDI note events from the Arpeggio playback This is especially useful for Drum Arpeggios in Performances If the Arpeggiator is off usually single drum sounds are played when you play on the key board Which is usually not desirable when you want to play the instrument Parts without Arpeggiator If Play Only is set to ON in the drum Part it won t produce any sound when the Arpeggiator is off Drum Voice Edit in the Mixing mode On the MOTIF XS it was not possible to edit Drum Voices from within the Mixing mode SF6 Vce Edit On the MOTIF XF this is now possible The edited Drum Kits can be saved as a User Drum Voices G YAMAHA M ee auum gt gt 52 ee a CUD FU C3 us 5 r eum All or All Voice files e Voice single Voices from All or All Voice
6. each provided in many different formats make your first steps easy as cake Hypnotic Stepz for MOTIF XS ES MOTIF RACK XS ES S90 ES MO e 128 Voices 120 MB Waveforms MOTIF XS ES 163 drum loops step sequencer emulation Cubase Logic This 1s the set for those MOTIF users having a faible for step sequencers and analogue synth sounds Here you ll hear outstanding combinations of synth sounds drum sounds and drum grooves Chill Xperience for MOTIF XS ES MOTIF RACK XS ES S90 XS ES MO 128 Voices 6 demo songs all versions 24 Performances 92 drum loops MOTIF XS Soundset for Chill Out Lounge Ambient New Age Electronic and related genres These sounds offer a high degree of musical inspiration Soft sound spheres pleasant pads spacy leads chilling effects remakes of traditional sounds Go YAMAHA kits and drum loop kits The Performances have some synth Voice Presets added The vocal phrases and drum loops are controlled by User Arpeggios Its speciality are the vocoder choirs Organ Session for MOTIF XS ES MOTIF RACK XS ES S90 XS ES MO 128 Voices 120 MB samples MOTIF XS ES This set is an impressive emulation of the legendary Hammond B3 Smacky organ sounds with concise key click and controllable percussion Rocky and jazzy Hammond sounds Drum Performer for MOTIF XS und MOTIF ES 40 drum kits 400 drum samples 200 MB Arpeggi
7. tricks YAMAHA This free soundpackage can be requested by sending an e mail containing the keyword MOTIF RACK XS Sound amp Infopackage to motifnews easysounds de You will receive an e mail from EASY SOUNDS with a password and a link where the file can be down RESONANCE EFFECT T 38 Eo L YEHE DHT Te Lia HEE loaded The size of the download file is 125 MB In addition you are automatically registered for the free monthly Music Production Guide E MO6 8 S90 ES MOTIF RACK ES Free Soundlibrary Users of the MO6 MO8 S90 ES and MOTIF RACK ES can obtain a free Sound amp Infopack age that s produced by EASY SOUNDS under contract to Yamaha Music Europe This includes the soundset Pop Xpanded with 192 profesional live and arpeggio sounds For details on this soundset see the box to the right Furthermore a comprehensive documentation of the soundset Quick Guides demo sounds and other useful files are included This free soundpackage can be requested by sending an e mail containing the keyword Pop Xpanded to motifnews easysounds de You will receive an e mail from EASY SOUNDS with a password and a link where the file can be down loaded The size of the download file is 13 MB In addition you are automatically registered for the free monthly Music Production Guide MO6 MO8 S90 ES MOTIF RACK ES Voice Library Pop Xpanded
8. a Bus Stereo 2 in Cubase first from within the VST Question Can the effects of the MOTIF XS be used for Connections outputs This track is sent to Cubase tracks using an existing mLAN the MOTIF XS connection Use another audio track in Cubase or Logic to record the signal returned from the MO TIF XS via mLAN Port 1 2 Stereo Answer MASTER Effect MASTER EQ and System e For this purpose it is best to first use the Effects Chorus Reverb can be used in real Voice mode of the MOTIF XS Set Chorus and Reverb of a Voice as desired time via mLAN but not the Insert Effects since the mLAN Part has no Insert point 18 MAUJ SIC dil Fe CO m US M C3 E EE 5 NM BS E F e M eum 1 O ource ProfSynt Load Page 263 section Specifying the Auto Load MOTIF XS MOTIF XF File SF4 gt SF5 Select Connecting a hard drive to the MOTIF That is the same as if the MOTIF starts with a file from a built in hard drive only that you Question have to connect the drive to the USB to device Can I connect a hard drive to the MOTIF XS or port just before the you switch on the MOTIF even install one into it I do not like using USB i Actually it does not matter whether the storage sticks device is firmly built into the instrument or not And Do I really have to reload after startup a as an external mobile device It is i
9. album in 2006 with very good response from jazz lovers Right now his band is working on a second album Another project is a collaboration with Alper Maral in the production of an electro acoustic oriented album called The Voltage Control Project which appears 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 can be requested by sending an e mail containing the keyword DTX M12 Oriental to motifnews a easysounds de The user will receive an e mail from EASY SOUNDS with a password and a link where the file can be d downloaded The size of the download file is 24 MB Mert Topel In addition you are automatically registered for the free monthly Music Production Guide Alternatively the Soundpackage can be delivered on an USB memory stick which must be ordered for a reasonable price from www easysounds de in addition to the e mail procedure mentioned above Remember to add the keyword DTX M12 Oriental to your USB memory stick order 29 MAUJ SIC dil gt m IL CUD C3 31 FE 2 5 r M eum eum YAMAHA 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 AI included for
10. files Performance single Performances from All or Voice files all arpeggio User Arpeggios of the MOTIF ES all song All Song file of the MOTIF ES W7S e song single Songs from an All or All Song file of the MOTIF ES e all pattern All Patterns file of the MOTIF ES W7P e pattern single Patterns from an All or All Pattern file of the MOTIF ES all waveform all User Waveforms and Samples of the MOTIF ES W7W e waveform single User Waveforms including their Samples W7A W7W e sample voice single Sample Voices W7A W7S W7P editor Voice Editor files W7E 10 1 E uum dil gt CD IL M I CUO 353100 SS NM r M eum 1 eum vy m M Flash MernonysiGOntent for MOTIF XF p e V Yamaha is working with third party software User Voice Bank 2 Yamaha Bank vendors KEYFAX EASY SOUNDS DSF SONIC A selection of additional Voices from the Yamaha REALITY to offer an extensive amount of free Library S700 piano organs brass amp reeds sweet and optional Flash Memory content voices pads From the first day of delivery all registered User Voice Bank 3 Third Party Bank MOTIF XF users will have access to a free download file containing a first stock of Samples to build their Organs synth leads synth comps synth strings own expan
11. s UJ ETS 118 0 eptember ZL en 2 f As M 8 i Eis Flash Memory Content for MOTIF XF Review FM Xpanded Vol 1 13 DTX Guide Part 4 User Voices and Samples 15 MOTIF Know How Frequently asked questions and their answers MSA0DR Sounds amp Goodies 22 gt at tab Spea ke rsystem Imprin us m f rY i hl COMES y NSH Py F f d hy Wen E gt Eta MOTIF XF 8 MOTIF XF 7 MOTIF OPTIONAL 2GB FLASH WAVE MEMORY YAMAHA MOTIF NEXT GENERATION PROFESSIONAL WORKSTATIONS sss Yamaha MOTIF synthesizers have been used by the worlds leading artists for almost a decade Our all new MOTIF XF builds on that professional heritage and delivers musical creativity and power in a flash With market leading 741MB of onboard waveROM the sonic palette is not only vast but addictively inspirational For instant access to even more creativity and perfor WITH FREE LIBRARIES mance power the new Flash board expansion system ensures you have all your best sounds and TO DOWNLOAD samples available at your fingertips all the time Experience MOTIF XF WWW YAMAHASYNTH COM MAUJ SIC dil gt um M FAM C3 UJ ILD 5 ud NM BS 5 r 1 um MS4ODR Soundsystem with E Power for E Drums
12. soundsets individual User Voice Banks or single Voices a Waveform library is automatically created in the Flash Memory But other than with earlier MOTIF operating systems the XF can detect Waveform duplicates during the loading process Thanks to this User Wave forms won t be loaded multiple times making it necessary to manually delete them to restore the memory Itis easy with the MOTIF XF to set up your own instantly available best of compilation from a variety of different sound files and libraries Waveforms contained in the loaded Voices are UJ S I C gt gt m C3 ES ME uM NM F em E EE uum gradually added to the list of User Waveforms in the Flash Memory These Waveforms are then some sort of additi onal Wave ROM and can be used flexibly for any modified or new Voice In the User Voice Banks 1 4 a total of 512 Voices are available which can use the User Waveforms Even more Voices can be managed in the Editor and loaded on demand into the XF Since the Waveforms are saved on defined locations cor rections to the assignments in the Voices are not necessary any more New sound food for the Flash Memory will be available in the near future a huge amount of free and optional sounds and samples is being prepared From the first day of delivery a free Flash Memory Content will be available for download which prov
13. 21 mm Wx Hx D 7 4 ke ncluded accessories Pipe clamps 2x hex key RCA pin phone combination cable MS40DR on a DTX900K LI MA UND S IC gt FR CO DOU CT ICO MN C3 a ES EE uM NM BS 5 gt um 1 E uum Yamaha MOTIF XF introduction part 2 The MOTIF XF is the fourth generation of Yamaha s highly acclaimed and successful Syn thesizer Workstation series under the name MOTIF The first part of the introduction con tained a brief overview of the main features of the newest top synthesizer from Yamaha We already wrote about the new content and the storage of samples in the Flash Memory and the SDRAM The following is about some of the other new exciting features But first a few additional words about the possibilities of the Flash Memory Flash Memory The Flash Memory of the MOTIF XF Flash Memory Expansion Module provides the op portunity to set up a comprehensive individual Wave ROM In addition to the already doubled Preset Wave ROM of 741 MB 3977 Waveforms up to 2 GB Flash Memory are available to store User Wave forms and Samples This is a feature workstation users have only dreamt of until now No other device offers similar possibilities Setting up an indivdual Flash Memory content is easier than you might expect The User Wave forms and Samples are automatically loaded with their appropriate Voices of existing sound sets By loading complete
14. Live performances in the Song and Pattern mode Question I ve read that many MOTIF users use the Pat tern or Song Mode for live performances Is it possible to transfer Voices and Perfor mances into this mode so that I have all of my sounds on one Bank Answer To transfer Performances or Voices directly to a Mixing Pattern or Song Mixing enter the Mixing mode In Mixing mode you can use the JOB Voice F3 SF2 or Performance F3 SF3 If you want to copy the parameters of a Perfor mance you can use Current Mix Part to select MA UND S IC gt FR CO DOU CO MN C3 a ES EE eS YAMAHA E E NM SS E um E EN uum with Store In addition you should backup your data to an USB stick with the file type all or all song before turning off the unit Song and Mixing settings will indeed remain in the MOTIF even if it is turned off However when loading other files or executing a Factory Set this data will be overwritten And those who are really serious about data security should copy their currently stored files at least once a day from a USB stick to the hard disk of a computer And you should consider to upload the data to an external server for hard drives can break too Source Lanze ProfSynth corresponding User Voices are also available You can ignore this alert by pressing EXIT The Perform
15. a on the USB flash drive to an external computer Fila extensions T3V File type AllVorce File axtensions aif File type Aiff Standard MIDI file File extensions wav E DESIT Lf File type Wav 15 Go YAMAHA User Voice Bank E Cymbals User Voice Bank F Percussion User Voice Bank G Sound effects User Voice Bank H Other If you want to use your own samples in WAV or AIFF format you should use file names that are not longer than eight characters for longer file names will not be fully displayed in the DTX which sometimes makes it difficult to distinguish them from each other To load samples in WAV or AIFF format enter the File mode F2 LOAD and select the TYPE Wave In the box on the right highlight the desired file with the extension WAV or AIF and confirm the loading process with SF1 EXEC Current GAIL R cC m 16 MA UJ S CC dili gt uu I MN C3 EE _ dE NM 2 E 2 5 r RE em E EN uum Wave 01 mi tulloice retrieved On the left the used memory is compared to the total memory capacity on the right User Voice Library In this section you will get a jump start to building an original Voice Library based on samples If you do not own samples in WAV or AIFF format you can download this file f
16. a range of sounds on my YouTube channel http www youtube com hape 1 3music I have only used single User Voices to fully emphasize on the quality and dynamics of the Voices 14 MA UND S IC dili gt uu I MN C3 EE _ dE R NM 2 E 5 r RE em E EN uum ave a high inspiration potential even recent music styles can be adequately served However there is a downside for us 870 90 XS users There won t be a sample free version like for some other EASY SOUNDS soundsets I definitely do not belong to the professionals of sound program ming but I m also not a typical Presets user However anyone who like me has tried to program FM style sounds using the ROM contents of the MOTIF XS or the 570 90 XS will have noticed that it is not easy to quickly achieve a good result And certainly not in comparison with FM Xpanded So my recommendation is clear This soundset is a Must Have for the ambitious MOTIF user And if I convert the cost in time no programming experiment of mine succeeds for only one sound of this quality Xpanded is available from EASY SOUNDS at a price of 35 EUR http www easysounds eu UJ S I gt FR m US CT ICO MN C3 ES 5 NM gt 1 MES DTX Guide ar ws s r Voices and Samples This is the m X ut Quick Guide for the Yam
17. aha DTX p which refers 4 electronic drums Drums DTXTREME DTX S and DTX950K i i This RR covers Loo Voices and Samples If you want to use the sampling functions or load audio samples in other formats the installation of optional DIMMs JEDEC standard max 18 memory chips per module is required For more information see the User Guide page 147 The functions for recording and editing new samples with the DTX will be discussed later First you will learn to import existing samples in WAV or AIFF format and incorporate them as User Voices in existing Drum Kits General information The DTX sound module features eight User Voice banks A through H with 127 storage locations DIMM caning Ms User Voice USR B 001 127 USR H 001 127 USR A 001 127 001 127 each A User Voice contains one sample either recorded with the DTX or imported from a WAV AIFF file using the the File mode These User Voices can be saved either in conjunction with all other user data in an AllData file or sepa rately as User Voice Banks in an AllVoice file on a USB storage device e g USB stick From both of these files single User Voices can be loaded Please note that all samples loaded in the DIMM me mory are lost when the device is turned off therefore they better should be stored in advance In addition you should always make a backup copy of the dat
18. an e mail from EASY SOUNDS with a password and a link where the file can be down loaded The size of the download file is 136 MB In addition you are automatically registered for the free monthly Music Production Guide a LE Vocoder Dreamz The S90 XS 70 XS version of Vocoder Dreamz features 40 Vocoder Voices and a comprehensive manual on how to use them with the S90 XS Vocoder The User Voice Bank is divided as follows e 16 Vocoder Voices Vocoder Pad Atmo Synth e 17 36 Vocoder Voices Basic 37 40 Vocoder Voices LFO Type 24 Alternatively the Soundpackage can be delivered on an USB memory stick which must be ordered for a reasonable price from www easysounds de in addition to the e mail procedure mentioned above Remember to add the keyword S90 XS S70 XS Soundpackage to your USB memory stick order MA UND S IC gt FR CO m US CT I1 CO MN ES s uM NM SS 5 gt 1 MOTIF RACK XS Sound amp Infopackage y k e eee oo o o o ae 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 the following Soundset POP amp DANCE with 128 professional Voices g IUEI ann 429 e WAV Pool with 200 loops and audio phrases Demo song PDF file of a comprehensive guide plus tips amp
19. ance is loaded anyway But since you have loaded the Voices of Stage amp Studio onto USER 2 you have to make a small correction in the Performance Parts EDIT FI Voice SFI Voice Bank USR 2 instead of USRI Otherwise the Performances uses the Voices of the User Voice Bank 1 which have nothing to do with the Stage amp Studio soundset Source EASY SOUNDS Support 21 MAUJ SIC dil Fe CD m US I CO N C3 31 us 2 5 r EE MI eum Best of compilations of optional soundsets from which must be ordered for a reasonable price from EASY SOUNDS synths pads amp atmospheres Organs Best of compilati on of the Xpanded PAM e A WAV pool contai www easysounds de in addition to the e mail proce ning 200 WAY files with 93 MB in total These dure mentioned above Remember to add the keyword are drum loops vocal and vocoder phrases MOTIF XS Loyalty Program to your USB memory sound effects and atmospheres stick order Furthermore the Loyalty Program contains a com Already registered MOTIF XS users can request an prehensive MOTIF XS Quick Guide in PDF format update by sending an e mail to This Quick Guide is compiled of all XS articles and motifnews easysounds de workshops from the MOTIF News Guide MA UND S IC gt FR m UI CT ICO MN uu NM BS E 5 e 1 MOTIF XS S
20. c styles like pop world chill out ambient and whatever you can imagine www easysounds de in addition to the e mail proce dure mentioned above Remember to add the keyword Oriental Instruments to your USB memory stick order 23 0 e CM S90 XS S7O 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 under contract to Yamaha Music Europe and contains the following Pop amp Dance This Voice Bank features 128 professional User Voices compiled from popular EASY SOUNDS libraries for the MOTIF XS and the MOTIF ES Xpanded series from Yamaha Europe converted for the S90 XS S70 XS The set amp Dance contains Voices from these EASY SOUNDS soundsets Chill Xperience Dance Xpanded Magical Pads Mystic Spheres Stage amp Studio Synth Xtreme UJ S ICC gt FR CO m MN C3 5 L uM NM BS E F aos WAV Pool The WAV pool contains 200 WAV files with a total size of 93 MB These are drum loops vocoder phrases sound effects and atmos MOTIF News Guides All already published editions of the MOTIF News Guide are included in PDF format This free soundpackage can be requested by sending an e mail containing the keyword S90 XS S70 XS Soundpackage to motifnews easysounds de You will receive
21. ct the SOURCE snareHd It s using the Voice snare3 005 T9 5 Instead of the bank snare3 select the User Voice bank USR B e Sequentially select the Voices 001 014 one after the other to audition the new snare drums Play them with the AUDITION button or the snare pad Or try the snare drums in a musical context by starting the previously selected Song Press STORE to save the modified Drum Kit as a new USER DRUM KIT ENTER key Save the modified Drum Kits along with the User Voices using the FILE mode FI SAVE Type AllData 17 MAUJ SIC gt gt CD T Icor 4J C3 5 2 NE NM BS E 4 o eum MOTIF Know How Frequently asked questions and their c answers E a Aya oW The following contains a selection of questions and their answers concerning Yamaha synthesizers found in the Yamaha Synth Forum and answered by the Yamaha Europe Support Team On the request of many readers the most important FAQs from the MOTIF News Guides 2007 to 2009 are combined Since the MOTIF News Guide is now published in two languages German and English it gained a lot of new readers which unfortunately have missed the older FAQs And all long time readers will get a smart overview MOTIF XS MOTIF XF The procedure Using the effects of the MOTIF XS for Route an existing audio track to the mLAN Cubase tracks Ports 3 4 Perhaps you have to add
22. dable sample library for the non volatile pads atmospheres A Voice selection from the Flash Memory of their MOTIF XF sound libraries of DCP PRODUCTIONS and EASY SOUNDS This Bank for instance includes This Content Package contains three new User Voice 39 Voices the RASY SOUNDS Libraries Banks 205 User Waveforms 378 MB of Samples and Organ Session and Phat Analog each nine User Drum Kits Oriental Drums amp Percussion User Voice Bank 4 Oriental Instruments Here is an overview of the Voice Banks contained in ihe Flash Memory Content Package 128 Oriental instrument Voices with micro tuning mainly programmed by the Turkish musician Mert Topel If you want to play these Voices with a normal tone scale go to VOICE EDIT Contains the same content of the new MOTIF XF COMMON EDIT F1 General SF2 Play Mode Factory Bank That s why no additional Flash User Voice Bank 1 Factory Content and set the parameters Bank to and Tuning Memory content is added to this Bank Number to 1 11 YAMAHA EASY SOUNDS with a password and a link where the file can be downloaded In addition you are automatically registered for the free monthly Music Production Guide Optional soundsets for the MOTIF XF There will be a comprehensive software offering for the MOTIF XF from third party vendors Like for the MOTIF XS the soundforges KEYFAX motifator com and EASY SOUNDS easysou
23. e using this link to the D 25462 Rellingen EASY SOUNDS website Telephone 49 40 30 30 http www easysounds eu NewsGuides E zip e mail motifnews easysounds de A full overview of the topics of all already The free Music Production Guide is published month published editions can be downloaded here ly and contains news tips amp tricks software offers http www easysounds eu History zip and interviews on and around Yamaha synthesizers of the MOTIF series S series MO series MM series Furthermore you can download a free MOTIF XS Tenori On and articles about recording software and ick Guide that is made of all single articles ce Computer Music Instruments and workshops ever been published in the MOTIF News Guide You can subscribe or unsubscribe to the free Music http www easysounds eu MotifXSGuide zip Production Guide by sending an informal e mail to motifnews easysounds de 32
24. equested by sen ding an e mail containing the keyword MM6 MM8 Live amp Studio to motifnews easysounds de You will receive an e mail from EASY SOUNDS with a password and a link where the file can be down loaded The size of the download file is 131 MB In addition you are automatically registered for the free monthly Music Production Guide MA UND SIC gt FR CO DOU CO MN C3 ES EFE NM BS 5 um 1 uum E Yamaha Music Europe anc de their free soundlibra Samplebank to all Ter 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 The User Voices feature multiple drum kits sound effects vocal vocoder kits and synth sounds Here s an overview of the User Voices BA MiniSquare tnw BA Xbass tnw CO CombKitl tnw CO CombKit2 tnw DR AnalogKitl tnw FX Atmo tnw FX Long tnw FX Short tnw SQ DarkUni tnw SQ Xsynth tnw DR AnalogKit2 tnw DR BreakKit tnw DR XdrumAdd tnw DR XdrumBasic tnw VO VocalsFemale tnw VO VocalsMale tnw VO VocoderFemale tnw VO VocoderMale tnw The samples used in the Voices are also provided as WAV files Hence you can use the downloadable ORE 1917497072106 YAMAHA amp Samplebank Tenori On User Voice Manager to individually re map the drum and FX
25. he 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 brand new 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 28 ULTI 12 Oriental Percussion MA UND S IC gt Fe CO DOU I MN m EE NM em E uum The download package includes the following e 36 Patterns ARTIS 129 User Waves 18 MB Samples The soundset has been designed primarily for traditio nal 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 Percussion 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 Gulden Goksen Grizu etc He also has his own MAUJ SIC gt Fe CO m US I1I CO MN EE s eS YAMAHA uv jazz rock band Fenomen which published its first
26. ides an excellent starting point This Content Package contains three new User Voice Banks 205 User Waveforms 378 MB of Samples and nine User Drum Kits Oriental Drums amp Percussion For more information see Flash memory content for MOTIF EASY SOUNDS KEYFAX and other third par ties are preparing numerous sound libraries for the MOTIF XF format The soundsets from EASY SOUNDS will be constructed in a way that they can be stored in the SDRAM memory too This opens up impor tant opportunities You can load the soundset even if no Flash Board is installed You can use the SDRAM memory for fast Preview before the soundset is transferred as a whole or in part to the Flash Memory You can load single soundsets on request like those that are not always required In this way even with a tightly packed Flash Memory you still maintain some flexibility existing MOTIF XS soundsets including your own can easily be loaded into the MOTIF XF with installed Flash Memory MOTIF ES Files can be used with some restrictions in the MOTIF XF P JE MA UJ S IC gt FR DOU CT I uM NM BS E 5 gt 1 LC Display Design 1 Type 3 If 1 is selected the current status of the sliders _ d In UTILITY F1 General SF2 the display scheme of etc is shown the LC display can be individually set for the Voice f 2 is selected the
27. iences that authorize me for a testdrive of the new soundset Apart from the typical characteristics of the FM synthesis a key feature is the extremely high dynamic range that I haven t experienced with any other syn thesizer prior to the release of the DX7 The soundset Vol 1 now expands the MOTIF XS soundlibrary with FM sounds in an excellent sonic quality on the basis of Samples And I m very impressed by the quality this soundset achieves that special dynamic that leaves nothing to be desired in comparison with the originals It s like time travelling back to the days when I played those classic sounds on my SY99 the last workstation with AFM 13 Go YAMAHA nos several variations Considering the fact that the DX7 had no effects whereas in the MOTIF highest quality effects are a matter of course I m delighted to say never sounded as beautiful as today Treat yourself with half an hour playing Voices like The Champ Highest Tines or The Stranger You will notice that passages of well known titles are almost played by itself The AF1 and AF2 buttons Assignable Functions were programmed in a very clever way on most Voices With one single press of a button other settings of the high frequency bell characteristics are called up and affect the sound very strong This often results in up to four variants for one Voice I have published a short demo with
28. kits This way you can modify the supplied kits or combine new ones from the scratch The User Voices CO _CombKit1 and CO CombKit2 demonstrate how the sounds can be combined in a creative way They use samples from different sample directories Combining sounds really widens the sound variety enormously So if you want to set up your own kits from the WAV files you first should audition the samples using a file player sampler or audio sequencer Then simply drag and drop the samples you want to use into the Voice Manager software This free sound library can be requested by sending an e mail containing the keyword Tenori On European Voice amp Samplebank to motifnews easysounds de You will receive an e mail from EASY SOUNDS with a password and a link where the file can be down loaded The size of the download file is 49 MB In addition you are automatically registered for the free monthly Music Production Guide 27 Go YAMAHA The new DTX Electronic Percussion Pad MUL TI 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 t
29. mportant when I m using Patterns and Samples E that you are maintaining your own databases Answer and securing the data you have created with the Of course you can also connect an USB hard instrument drive to the USB to device port It doesn t have Small note to b USB stick fi le th cen te ques s d e Saving saving data in the MOTIF small external USB notebook hard drives with well over 100 GB Securing storing data on external devices USB memory Patterns and Songs are not lost when the inst Source Swagger Jacky rument is powered off They are however lost 19 1 I dil Fe CD DLO US M CO N C3 UIL 5 r eum ther the recording should start with count in or immediately after hitting the first note on the keyboard Finally start the recording The recording will end automatically after the select number of bars In addition all Perfor mance parameters are copied into the Pattern where you can then add more Tracks Parts Source Lanze MOTIF XS MOTIF XF Using Performances and Voices in Master programs Question How do I get Performances and Voices that I have programmed into the Master mode I m mainly using the MOTIF XS for live gigs and it would be nice if I could save the sounds within the Master mode independently from the cur rently loaded Voices and Performances 20 Source Lanze MOTIF XS MOTIF XF
30. nds de will be the leading developers Both companies plan to provide comprehensive Flash Memory Content Packages Here is an overview of the planned EASY SOUNDS products MOTIF XF Hypnotic Dance Dance Trance Electronic Pop about 384 MB of Samples 384 Voices 64 Performances Bundle of the sound libraries Synth Xtreme Dance Xpanded and Hypnotic Stepz 12 MA OUJ S IC dili gt uu I MN C3 FEE SS n dE NM 2 E 5 aos UIC DIES U V JI e Li Y 9 i audition of the material or 1f no Flash Memory Modu le is installed In addition to these packages the complete MOTIF XS Sound Library from EASY SOUNDS will be adapted for the MOTIF XF and be available in time for the delivery of the XF Almost all the titles of the library can either be loaded into the SDRAM memory or the Flash Memory Here is an overview of all planned MOTIF XF sound sets Stage amp Studio Dance Xpanded Synth Xtreme Hypnotic Stepz Xperience Phat Analog Magical Pads Mystic Spheres Vocoder Dreamz Organ Session Drum Performer Xpanded Vol 1 MA OUJ S IC P FR CO DOU I CO N C3 EFE 1 e9 YAMAHA Xpanded Vol 1 es NM SS 5 MOTIF XS 1 ASSIN F ELE
31. or free http www easysounds eu DTX DanceDrums zip This file of a total size of 2 MB contains 29 bass drums and 14 snare drums and is brought to you by EASY SOUNDS www easysounds de These drum sounds are perfect for musical styles such as Dance MA UJ S IC gt FR CO DOU I CO MN C3 a FE AE ee lu E NM E F um E uu loading pops up Select the next file ESD BD02 from box on the right side of the display e Press SFI EXEC to confirm e This will bring up a new display Select USR A 002 as target Proceed with loading the other bass drums by repeating the previous steps When all bass drums are loaded proceed by loading the snare drums File ESD 5001 and following into USR B as target bank Save the loaded samples using the FILE mode F1 SAVE Type AllVoice From an AllVoice file the library can be reloaded the next time you power on the device Alternatively the User Voices can stored as an AllData file together with the other user data With this step 1 a first foundation of a library was created with a total of 43 User Voices Now it s time to incorporate these new Voices in Drum Kits Since only the categories bass drum and snare drum are covered we first use preset Drum Kits and replace their preset Voices by User Voices Go YAMAHA pad Or try the bass drums in a musical context by starting the previously selected Song e Now sele
32. os Comprehensive soundset featuring real drums recorded in several complex sampling sessions These drums sound dry fat and punchy Impressive live drum sound Pricing Each soundset download CD ROM 35 EUR These soundsets are exclusively available from EASY SOUNDS Peter Krischker Am Langberg 97 A D 21033 Hamburg Telephone 49 40 738 62 23 e mail vertrieb easysounds de Website http www easysounds de 31 MAUJ SIC dil Fe CO TT I CO N C3 31 us 2 5 r M eum E MI eum Important websites for MOTIF users Official international Yamaha website for synthesizers including a comprehensive download section http www yamahasynth com Official website of Yamaha Music Europe GmbH http www yamaha europe com American MOTIF support website including message board KEYFAX webshop XSpand Your World downloads http www motifator com EASY SOUNDS website webshop sounds and _ USB sticks for Yamaha synths http www easysounds de Published by John Melas MOTIF Site EASY SOUNDS Editor softwares for the MOTIF series Peter Krischker http www jmelas gr motif Am Langberg 97 A D 21033 Hamburg Telephone 49 40 738 62 23 in cooperation with Music Production Guide History Yamaha Music Europe GmbH You can download all already published english SiemensstraBe 43 editions as one single ZIP fil
33. oundset Oriental Instruments amp Percussion 8 MOTIF XS User can enjoy a free soundset Oriental Instruments amp Percussion can be downloaded from Yamaha Music Europe in cooperation with EASY SOUNDS The soundset contains the following e 36 Performances 126 Voices 9 User Drum Voices 113 User Waveforms of oriental instruments 84 MB Samples 6 Turkish Authentic Micro Tunings Oriental Instruments has been produced by turkish musicians and is developed for the use in both traditional and modern turkish music Authentic samples of oriental musical instruments plus the most popular turkish Micro Tunings are the basic building blocks of this soundset The 128 Voices and 36 Performances are mostly built from the new User Waveforms and Samples Some Voices are modified Preset Voices This free soundset can be requested by sending an e mail containing the keyword Oriental to motifnews easysounds de The MOTIF XS user will receive an e mail from EASY SOUNDS with a password and link where the file can be downloaded The size of the download file is 66 MB In addition you are automatically registered for the free monthly Music Production Guide Alternatively the European Loyalty Content ca ge can be delivered on an USB memory stick which must be ordered for a reasonable price from Nonetheless these special oriental instruments can be used in musi
34. status of each Element Performance and Master modes Part the status of some controls and the status of the current Arpeggio etc is shown UTILITY BEEN 2 Name Position Mode T mmeepIET f top is selected number and name of the VOICE Voice Performance or Master is shown at the top of the display PERFORMANCE 4 wW If bottom is selected the respective number MASTER and name of the Voice Performance or Master is shown at the bottom of the display E 3 Color Determines the color scheme of the three mode eec etna T INFO DEC HO MCIVES DEC NO INC YES The setting of the display scheme Type 1 or 2 and of the name position can be alternatively set at any time directly from within the modes by E gt lt O EXIT ENTER FXIT pressing the following key combinations EXIT cursor key e EXIT Cursor lt 1 WELT TE VT lana AF ma Pw UMRICAOG3 Calera ia 9999999 WWW activates Type 1 TAE ren i kr AE 22 e EXIT Cursor gt activates Type 2 EXIT Cursor activates position e EXIT Cursor V 66 activates Name position Bottom Name position Top Name position Bottom MAUJ SIC gt gt CD I CUD MUM C3 E FEE 0 M A r M eum E MI eum
35. those who do not own a DAW software yet this 1s one good reason more to buy from Yamaha Even more Cubase AI is a music production tool with functions which were exclusive for high end studios not very long time ago Even better European customers buying a Yamaha Music Production instrument with included Cubase AI software are qualified to request a free English language tutorial CD from ASK Video containing 23 videos on 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 MOTIF XS users can order this CD in combination with the tutorial DVD The World of MOTIF XS Important note This CD ROM can not be shipped outside Europe 30 MA UND S IC gt FR CO DOU I CO MN C3 a ES EE n uM NM 2 E 25 um 1 uum Synth Xtreme for MOTIF XS ES MOTIF RACK XS ES S90 XS ES MO 128 Voices 124 MB synth Waveforms MOTIF XS ES The Voice Bank Synth Xtreme features a vast range of fat analogue synth sounds in a high class quality They work perfect for Trance Electronic Techno and many other genres of trendy pop music The combinations of synth sounds with drum and bass loops make an excellent basis for your own songs Several demo tracks
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