Yamaha VE Musical Instrument User Manual
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1. OPT Library Window Save the Library file Sawe A bey Gee TNEI Edit Window i Set the effects parameters REVERB RETURN Tee Ea 1 Reverb Time sec 2 Diffusion 3 initial Delay ms 4 HPF Cutoff peas kHz 5 LPF Cutoff Frequency kHz f Transmit Receive bulk data MOTIF RACK About Studio Manager Studio Manager is a cross platform application that enables you to start multiple Editors for controlling YAMAHA hardware products remotely and to save multiple Editor settings For more information refer to the separate Installation Guide or the Studio Manager PDF manual What is Total Recall You can save and recall each Editor s settings in Studio Manager This enables you to recall all the settings of multiple devices from Studio Manager and control the entire system using simple operations This capability is called the Total Recall function Also if you are saving the setup files or trying to synchronize multiple devices you can recall all the settings for multiple devices using Studio Manager Alternatively you can recall the settings only for a certain device using the Editor of the corresponding device For more information refer to the Studio Manager PDF manual Right click the Voice Editor icon in the Studio Manager window Select Configure Total Recall then select the data to be recalled The data that can be selected differs depending on the Editor The2. YAMAHA ee ek ee er ee a ee el ee Contents What is the Voice Editor sssssssssssssssss About Studio ManagetF 00000ssssssssssennsnnss What is Total Recall ccsssssssensscsseenennne About Open Plug in Technology s0 000 Starting the Voice Editor cssccssssssssssees Menu BaF rimissa Library WiIndOW 00000sssessennssensscnscensscssees 10 Edit WinGOW cccssesccssescnnsnncnnsenenscncenneensnses 20 An Example of Voice Editor in Use 32 Troubleshooting ssssessssesscnsssnscnnssenssuns GO NO fh GO GN e Copying of the commercially available music sequence data and or digital audio files is strictly prohibited except for your personal use e The software and this owner s manual are exclusive copyrights of Yamaha Corporation e Copying of the software or reproduction of this manual in whole or in part by any means is expressly forbidden without the written consent of the manufacturer e Yamaha makes no representations or warranties with regard to the use of the software and documentation and cannot be held responsible for the results of the use of this manual and the software e The screen displays as illustrated in this Owners Manual are for instructional purposes and may appear somewhat different from the screens which appear on your computer e Click on the red colored text to jump to the related item in this manual e The company names and product names in th
3. Import dialog and import voices from an existing Library file You can drag and drop voices to the Library Window Import Dialog DITH More than one of these dialogs can be opened simultaneously SSS User Normali User Normal User Drum Plug in 1 Plug in 2 Preset Normal Preset Normal Import Seles A rae E No E 1 Softsta rs Init VOICE 9 linit Voice 3 SSS haiie i Memory User Normali 3 init Voice 5 No Voice Name Init Voice 6 i M25 WW Init Voice 7 Init Voice i 3 Fast PWM Init YWoice 9 4 Terminator Init Voice 10 5 Soft Tar 2 Int Voice 11 G Sorted Init Voice 12 7 Trendy Wah Ini Voice 13 g Feed S amp H init Voice 14 9 init Voice 15 Init Voice 16 init Voice 17 6 Init Voice 18 lt Q File Name aannnnnannnnaannn Indicates the name of the Library file from which you will import voice data 2 Open File button Click this to open the Open File dialog and select a Library file to open page 12 3 Memory nannnonannnnaannnnaannnn Click this and choose the Memory Bank from which you will import voice data 4 Voice list cccceeeeeeeees This area shows all the voices in the selected Memory as a scrollable list in order of voice number You can select a voice here and import it directly to the voice list in the Library Window by drag and drop Multi ple voices can also be imported this wa
4. as a plug in software The Voice Editor can be used as a plug in software in any host application compatible with Open Plug in Technology OPT Refer to the owner s manual of the host application sequencer etc for details on using plug in software DM For OPT compatible software the Voice Editor settings will be saved along with the song file 1 Start the host application 2 Select MOTIF RACK Voice Editor in the host application s Plug in menu Macintosh 1 Start the Studio Manager as a plug in for the DAW compatible with the Total Recall or a stand alone application 2 Start the Voice Editor from the Studio Manager For more information refer to the installation guide and Studio Manager PDF manual Menu Bar The Menu Bar contains various editing and setup functions commands Click the desired menu name to open the appropriate pull down menu and choose the function command you wish to apply Those functions commands which are unavailable are grayed out DIMT The most commonly used menus in the Menu Bar are available as buttons in Voice Editor s toolbar File ee edit Setup Windows Help Hew Ctrl M Qpen Library Ctrl c Save Library Ctrl 5 Save Library As New Creates and opens a new Library file Open Library This is the same as the Open button in the toolbar page 12 Save Library This is the same as the Save button in the toolbar page 13 Save Library As Lets
5. following data types can be selected in the MOTIF RACK Voice Editor Current Normal User 1 2 Drum User and Plug in 1 2 Voice data Voice data currently being edited Normal User 1 Voice data Normal User 2 Voice Normal User 2 Voice data Drum User Voice Drum User Voice data Plug in 1 User Voice Plug in 1 User Voice data Plug in 2 User Voice Plug in 2 User Voice data You can select multiple data simultaneously from the Current Normal User 1 2 and Drum User Plug in 1 2 Voices When starting the Voice Editor from the Studio Manager you can save the Voice Editor data into the Session file of Studio Manager When using DAW digital audio workstation software compatible with Total Recall and the Studio Manager together the Voice Editor data will be saved into the Project file Song file of the DAW About Open Plug in Technology Open Plug in Technology OPT is a new software format that enables you to control MIDI devices from a music DAW application software For example this allows you to start up and operate various parts of your music system such as plug in board editors and mixing control editors directly from an OPT compatible sequencer without having to use each separately OPT also makes it unnecessary to set MIDI drivers for each application streamlining your music production system and making all operations more convenient and seamless In addition to the original OPT there is also Open Plug in Technology Version 2
6. have saved can be opened in the Library Window at any time Voices in the Library Window can be transmitted to your synthesizer DMIA You can create a variety of different Library files each tailored for separate applications such as live performances recording etc Thus you can conveniently modify voices to suit different situations and needs 10 Click the Transmit button in the toolbar of the Library window to transmit the edited voice from the computer to the MOTIF RACK After the operation is completed you can select the edited voice on the MOTIF RACK s panel Troubleshooting lf you encounter problems such as no sound output or abnormal behavior verify the connections before checking the following Sound does not change when using knobs or sliders e Are the MIDI Out port and Device Number set correctly in the Editor Setup page 14 No sound heard when clicking on screen keyboard in Edit Window e Is the MIDI channel set correctly in the Editor Setup page 14 Sound does not change when Monitor button is pressed e Are the MIDI Out port and Device Number set correctly in the Editor Setup page 14 Bulk data is not transmitted e Are the MIDI Out port and Device Number set correctly in the Editor Setup page 14 e ls the Dump Interval in the Editor Setup too short Make sure to adjust the Dump Interval Bulk data is not received e Open the Setup Dialog and check that the Device Number has been properly assi
7. is used to temporarily store your Library file After storing save your Library file If you do not save your Library file after storing your edits will not be saved Compare button If you click this bulk data for the original voice prior to editing will be sent to your tone generator Click it again to send the bulk data for your edited voice This button is useful for making comparisons between the original and edited voices Edit Window There are three types of voices you can edit using Voice Editor Normal voices Drum voices and Plug in voices In the Library window click the tab containing the Normal voice Drum voice Plug in voice that you wish to edit Then double click the voice or select it and click the Edit Window button to open the Edit window e Settings in the Edit window are transmitted via MIDI from your computer to your tone generator in realtime e Settings in the Edit window can be stored to a Library file e For details about each parameter refer to the MOTIF RACK Owner s Manual and Data List DMIA When using the MIDI echo or MIDI thru setting of the sequencer the actual MIDI channel used for MIDI messages transmitted from the keyboard to this synthesizer through the computer will differ depending on the track selected in the sequencer In other words selecting a different track will automatically select a different MIDI channel Voice Edit Window When editing a voice you will s
8. settings are not available for Drum Voices MICRO TUNE settings Click on the text box to select a Micro Tuning preset The MICRO TUNE settings are not available for Drum Voices ASSIGNABLE 1 2 settings Use the knobs to set the value of the parameter assigned to each of the assignable 1 2 controllers MEQ GAIN CONTROL settings Use the knobs to set the gain for each frequency band of the four band EQ ELEMENT Unit EL Element 1 to 4 buttons Click these to open the corresponding ELEMENT dialogs DMIA For Drum voices you will see the following panel Click KEY CO C6 to open the Drum Key dialog page 28 ELEWIED DMIA For Plug in voices you will see the following panel Click DETAIL to open the Plug in Voice Detail dia log O VOICE BANK 0 Determines the Plug in voice bank 2 VOICE NUMBER Determines the Plug in voice number 1 2 Demerara E Determines the Speed of LFO Pitch Modulation and Delay 4 NOTE SHIFT 0 Determines the amount of Note Shift key transpose Click NATIVE PARAM to open the NATIVE Parameter dialog Select the Plug in board to be edited at the top left of the keyboard illustration on the window PUGIN BOARD K PLG150 4N PLG150 De PLG150 PF PLG150 AP PLG150 VL PLG150 DR PLG150 PC ON OFF switches Click these to switch each Element on or off Element Level knobs U
9. waveforms and adjust the tonal characteristics of the voice using the filters and equalizers You can use the graph editors in each dialog to visually edit the parameters DMJ You can edit the Element parameters in much finer detail within the EL DETAIL dialogs The Element dialogs are linked to the EL DETAIL dialogs so changes in one dialog are immediately reflected in the other You can simultaneously view the graphs and the EL DETAIL dialogs side by side while editing DMIA Also within the Element Unit you can set the output level for each Element and the route their outputs through Insertion Effects 1 2 Select the Insertion Effect Type in the Insertion 1 2 Unit and set the remaining parameters Select the System Effect Type in the Reverb Chorus Unit and set the remaining parameters Set the Arpeggio and Portamento parameters if necessary Click the Store button in the toolbar of the Edit Window to open the Store dialog This will store the edits for the current voice in the Library file DIMA The edits for the voice are only stored in the Library file temporarily Beware that if you proceed further without saving the Library file itself you will lose all your edits Switch back to the Library Window and click the Save button in the toolbar to save overwrite the Library file The edits for your voice will be saved with the voice itself in the designated voice list location DMIA The Library file you
10. ER sostausesiunitasecteenctwete Drag one of the handles horizontally to adjust the Element s HPF Cut off Frequency Drag the other handle vertically to adjust its LPF Res onance and horizontally to adjust its LPF Cutoff Frequency BIT To set these values directly select the OSCILLATOR tab of the DRUM KEY DETAIL Dialog AMPLITUDE EG Drag the first handle furthest to the left horizontally to adjust the Ele ment s Attack Time Drag the second horizontally to adjust its Decay 1 Time and vertically to adjust its Decay 1 Level Drag the last han dle furthest to the right horizontally to adjust its Decay 2 Time BITH To set these values directly select the PARAMETER tab of the DRUM KEY DETAIL Dialog E ass och ce case nce E Click on the text box and select the EQ type With the EQ L H and P EQ types you can adjust some EQ parameters using the handles in the graphs Drag one of the handles horizontally to adjust the Ele ment s EQ Low Frequency and vertically to adjust its EQ Low Gain Drag the other handle horizontally to adjust the Element s EQ High Frequency or EQ Resonance if the REQ type has been chosen and vertically to adjust its EQ High Gain BIT To set these values directly select the OSCILLATOR tab of the DRUM KEY DETAIL Dialog O LEVE Loreren ni Use this knob to set the level of the Element DAAN Peer enette e
11. ON ra Values of all the steps are set to 127 SAW 0 8 Reeareee eeee nen rere re ee Creates a saw shaped upward wave SAW GOWN cecccceeeeeeeeeeeees Creates a saw shaped downward wave OVEN SLED cccseeeeecceeeeeeeeeees Values of all even steps are set to 127 and values of all odd steps are set to 0 odd step cceeceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeees Values of all odd steps are set to 127 and values of all even steps are set to 0 4 Wave Qrapn cccssesseeeeeeeeeeeees Click on the text box and select the method of restarting the LFO when a note is played 6 RESET icscinnicicnncccinaepanncenerstexeancs Values of all the steps are reset to 0 O VALUE sseni one ee Edit the value for each step by using the corresponding knob CONTROLLER Plug in Voice only This determines the depth of pitch cutoff pitch modulation cutoff modulation and amplitude mod ulation ELEMENT unit This section is explained in more detail in Element Unit page 26 INSERTION EFFECT units This section is explained in more detail in Insertion Effect page 30 SYSTEM EFFECT settings This section is explained in more detail in System Effects page 30 Keyboard Click any key on the keyboard to monitor your edited voice in that key KEY ASSIGN settings Click on the left text box to select a Key Assign setting Click on the right text box to select Monophonic or Polyphonic The KEY ASSIGN
12. OPT 2 designed for use with the Total Recall software Studio Manager is a host application that supports OPT 2 About the OPT Levels and Overview The host application and its compatibility with OPT is divided into three levels as shown below ES Level 1 R OPT Panels provides basic support for opening and displaying OPT control panels PANELS that can transmit data via the client s external MIDI ports Typically this will allow basic hardware editor control panels to operate properly qeusintec Level 2 y OPT Processors provides support for real time MIDI processors and panel automa processors tion Typically this will allow both real time and offline MIDI effects to operate properly and supply automation to OPT panels sinter Level 3 j OPT Views provides support for edit views and MIDI processors panels that require VIEWS direct access to client program storage structures Typically this will allow sophisti cated MIDI edit views to be supported OPT compatible plug in software is connected directly to an OPT compatible host application Host Application OPT Level Implementation for the MOTIF RACK Voice Editor This chart shows the OP I compatibility of the MOTIF RACK Voice Editor MOTIF RACK Voice Editor for operation OPT levels of the client application Operation support Operation limits vi iis asia 4 Bi aia D PANELS Levelt i Bulk reception DIT Certain operations may not work as expected if there is no correspo
13. RUS REVERB control Use this knob to set the level of the signal of sent from the Chorus unit to the Reverb unit An Example of Voice Editor in Use There is no single way to use the many components in the Voice Editor Your editing needs and preferences may differ however the following example gives you a simple step by step guide in how to use the Voice Editor Since the Library window is the first to open the explanation below starts there DMIA In the Library window you can open existing Library files containing the Voices you wish to edit and specific 1 Ar IHN MN voices can be imported to the Library window Click the Editor Setup button in the toolbar of the Library window to open the Setup dialog Then select the appropriate MIDI In Out Port and Device No settings for your tone generator See the section Setup Dialog Receive the User voice data from your tone generator G Select Receive Bulk page 9 from the Setup menu 2 Select All from Receive Type then click the Start button page 16 Close the dialog box after reception The received voice is shown In the Voice List of the Library window double click the voice you wish to edit The Edit Window will open for the voice Various blocks are arranged in the Edit window First let s set the parameters for Elements 1 to 4 on the Element block which make up the voice Open the dialogs for Elements 1 to 4 select the
14. a waveform as the source click this and then the text box next to it to select the waveform 5 VOICE sicscntsicoeccdintacetenivice To select a voice as the source click this and then the text box next to it to open the Voice List dialog 6 COARSE 00ccceeeee Use the COARSE knob to tune the Element s pitch in coarse incre ments semitones 7 VELOCITY c eee Use the VELOCITY knob to define how the Element s pitch varies with note velocity h E E Use the FINE knob to further fine tune it Chee 6 10 5 eee eee eet Use the CUTOFF knob to set its LPF Cutoff Frequency VELOCITY oaiae Use the VELOCITY knob to define how the Element s filter opens closes in response to note velocity GD RESO vccodtdcnsccsdteccsacecctnees Use the RESO knob to set the LPF Resonance level T APE eee eee Use the HPF knob to set the HPF Frequency 3 AMPLITUDE VELOCITY Use the VELOCITY knob to define how the Element s output level varies with note velocity RECEIVE NOTE Click on the text box and select whether or not to receive notes 5 KEY ASSIGN 0005 Click on the text box and select Single key assignment or Multi key assignment ALTERNATE GROUP Click on the text box and select an alternate group number This is used to prevent a pair of drum sounds from sounding simultaneously for example an open and closed hi hat GO FILT
15. ala Titan Puls Step Racket Big Lead Blush Squeaky Duck Worm HT Jon Weird scar Auto Wah MINIMAL MGul BrokenStar Smooth Sawmill Cavern Supersnap Fuzzline Foreplay Brooklyn Brief Dist MW Hit amp Down Froglegs Sand R amp B Steel Rabbit ElecWorld Sickday LoSnake Boomeran O Ca Si Na Space Run Additive Rap Lead 1 Nordic Hip Aco Mir Cool Orch Hits Damp Cat FISHINREEL Melo Trmlo Fois Gras CheapEP Analhlarcato G Bass Dolphin Evolve ARRIVAL To switch back to the full Voice Name Number Category list right click on any part of the voice list and choose Details Macintosh To switch back to the full Voice Name Number Category list click the mouse while holding the con trol key on any part of the voice list and choose Details Library Window Toolbar S FER E Open button Click this to open the Open dialog and select a Library file to open Open Dialog Select the desired Library file extension W6E and click Open The contents of the selected file is indicated on the Library Window Look inc My Documents Amy Music My Pictures mes My vaice Oho l ___ see Files of type Motif Rack Voice Editor files Gye 6 DTIH If you are using a Macintosh the typical Macintosh Open dialog will appear 4 Look in Click this and choose the folder contain
16. continuous block of voices click the number of the first voice hold down the Shift key then click the last number DMIA Voice names can consist of up to 10 characters Split Bar If you place the mouse pointer over the line Split Bar that divides the Track Parameter Section from the Block Section the pointer will change shape into the split tool With this tool you can drag the Split Bar back and forth and change the widths of the two sections DIMT You can change the size of any of the windows by placing the mouse pointer on the top bottom left or right border lines of the window then dragging the line until the window is as big or small as you like Viewing Only the Voice Names You can view only the names of all voices in the Memory without their Number and Category information To do this right click on any part of the voice list and choose List This may be useful when choosing voices quickly since you will have less scrolling to do Voice Name M25 MW Co Softstars 2 Pd w Details Initialize 5e Edit Me Old House 10 Ba HPF Dance 11 Ld User Normali User Normal User Drum Plug in 1 Plug in 2 Preset Normali Preset Norma lt gt M25 MW Softstars Fast PWh Terminator Soft Tar Sorted Trendy Wah Feed S amp H Didge Old House HPF Dance Like Bees Exodus SH Gru BL Windows Funk t Opening DigDag Dark Light Boom Bass Dirtbox shand
17. e same as the Library Window button in the toolbar page 16 Common Displays the Common Edit window for the Voice being edited Library Window When you start Voice Editor you will first see the Library window which consists of tabs each representing a Memory in the tone generation block Each tab lists all the names numbers and categories of voices in the selected Memory Double clicking on a voice name in the Library window opens the Edit window for a voice letting you edit the voice DMIA You can save your settings as a Library file W6E oO User Normali User Normal User Drum Plug in 1 Plug in 2 Preset Normali Preset Normal Category ee Pd Ba Ba Voice Name M25 MW Softstars Fast PWhi Terminator Soft Tar sorted Trendy Wah Feed S amp H iDidge Old House HPF Dance Like Bees Exodus SH Gruw Funk ti Opening Z oO 4 D tn fm ww ha le ae me a tab i FO Bhi _ cn DigDag Lark LIQNT SS SS gt c eae ane a Tabs Click any of these to view the voice list for the corresponding Memory Bank Voice list This area shows all the voices in the selected Memory as a scrollable list The name number and Category of each voice are shown You can rearrange the voices by dragging and dropping their voice numbers to a new location You can rename a voice by selecting the voice name then clicking on it again to enter a new name DKA To select a
18. ee the following screen 5999 0 lt EU STAIN TYE ES INSERTION EFFI comes r r r 1 grec esc gt Ponocons Irs KF VOICE panel The name category and category icon are displayed when editing a voice Using your computer keyboard you can assign a different name to the voice DMIA Voice names can consist of up to 10 characters AUDITION PHRASE block Click these text boxes and set the Phrase Type Note Shift of the Audition Phrase COMMON EDIT panel Quick Edit This lets you quickly change the volume and tonal characteristics of the Voice by editing the amplitude and filter parameters DMA The parameters available for editing differ depending on the selected Voice Normal Drum or Plug in Available parameters appear as virtual knobs in the window PITCH BEND settings Use the LOWER knob to set the lowest point in the pitch bend wheel s range and the UPPER knob to set the highest point PORTAMENTO block Use the switch to enable disable portamento and the TIME knob to specify the portamento time Click on the text box and select the portamento mode The PORTAMENTO block is not available for Drum Voices ARPEGGIO block Use the switch to enable disable the arpeggiator and the TEMPO knob to specify the arpeggiator speed Click on the text box below the switch to select the arpeggiator mode Click on the text box to the left of the s
19. er type Using the EQ LH type as an example the left handle controls the bass frequencies and the right handle controls the treble frequencies Drag the handles vertically to adjust gain and horizontally to adjust the frequency BL To set these values directly select the OSCILLATOR tab of the EL DETAIL dialog PITCH EG Settings The PITCH EG Envelope Generator determines the transition in pitch while the key is being held down There are five handles each controlling a different stage in the envelope The first square mark furthest to the left controls the Hold Time Level The second controls the Attack Time Level The third controls the Decay 1 Time Level The fourth controls the Decay 2 Time Sustain Level The last handle furthest to the right controls the Release Time Level Drag the handles vertically to adjust levels and horizontally to adjust the transition times DMIA To set these values directly select the PITCH tab of the EL DETAIL dialog FILTER EG Settings The FILTER EG Envelope Generator determines the transition in timbre while the key is being held down There are five handles each controlling a different stage in the envelope The first handle furthest to the left controls the Hold Time Level The second controls the Attack Time Level The third controls the Decay 1 Time Level The fourth controls the Decay 2 Time Sustain Level The las
20. generator each time you select a voice Click it again to disable monitoring DIT To monitor the voice use the keyboard connected to your tone generator Edit Window button Click this to open the Edit Window Common for the selected voice in the list For further details see page 20 Store button Click this to open the Store dialog See below for details Store Dialog You can store the edited voice to any of the Library file Store Voice J Voice Mame Unplugged Memory Bank Normal Uzer 1 a 1 2 3 4 5 B T 5 g voice Mame Unplugged FolkGuitar strum 23tr Thin Pick ThickStrum LazryChorus Latin Jam Slippery Mylon Arp WWackaVvacka Touch Funk 1 Click the Voice Name box at the top of the dialog The cursor is highlighted and you can enter characters for the name 2 Enter the Voice name via the keyboard of your computer DITH Voice names can consist of up to 10 characters 3 Click the Memory box and choose the Memory in which to store your edited voice 4 Inthe Voice Name list click the voice in which your edited voice will be stored N CAUTION After storing to a Library file the data for the original voice will be overwritten when you save the Library file It is recommended that you back up important data 5 Click the Store button to store your edited voice in the location specified in step 4 N CAUTION The Store dialog
21. gned page 14 e Is the MIDI Thru port set to off in the client application MIDI In Out port is not available in Editor Setup e The MIDI In Out port in Editor Setup is selected from the MIDI In Out ports in the host appli cation Check the MIDI In Out settings in the host application The USB port is not recognized e Check whether the USB driver has been installed to your computer correctly See the instal lation manual for details
22. gs Click on the text box and choose the parameter you wish to control 44 ELEMENT switches Click these to enable disable the Elements which will be effected by the controller assignments COMMON LFO Panel Normal Voice only LFO WAVE setting 00 Click on the text box and select the LFO waveform LFO SPEED setting Click on the text box and set the LFO speed D LFO PHASE setting 0 Click on the text box and select the LFO phase LFO KEY ON RESET setting Click on the text box and select the method of restarting the LFO when a note is played TEMPO SYNC setting Click on the text box and set TEMPO SYNC to on or off TEMPO SPEED setting Click on the text box and select determine how the LFO pulses in sync with the Arpeggio or sequencer dt DEPTH SENO acasan Set the degree to which the selected controller will affect the parameter assigned to it 4d DESTINATION settings Click on the text box and choose the parameter you wish to control 3 ELEMENT switches Click these to enable disable the Elements which will be effected by the controller assignments Editor Graph ccereees ness ccevencesieaey Click and drag the handles square marks to set the time dependent behavior of the Common LFO The first handle fur thest to the left controls the LFO Delay Time The second contr
23. has to be set correctly in order to transmit bulk data For further details see page 14 Receive button Click this to open the Receive dialog to receive all settings from your tone generator Receive Dialog Voice data can be received in bulk from your tone generator Select the bulk voice data you wish to receive then click the Start button The progress bar shows how much of the data has been received Finally click the Close button to quit the dialog Receive 1 Receive Type Click this and choose the Voice data internal external all to receive Normal User 1 All Normal User 1 Voices Normal User 2 All Normal User 2 Voices Normal User 1 2 All Normal User 1 2 Voices Drum User All Drum User Voices Normal User 1 2 Drum All Normal User 1 2 Voices and Drum User Voices Plug in 1 User All Plug in 1 User Voices Plug in 2 User All Plug in 2 User Voices Plug in 1 2 User All Plug in 1 2 User Voices All User Voices Normal 1 2 Drum and Plug in 1 2 All Preset Voices 2 Progress bar Indicates how much of the data has been received 3 Start button Click this to receive the data 4 Close button Click this to close this dialog SKM The MIDI Device Number has to be set correctly in order to receive bulk data For further details see page 14 Library Window button Click this to bring the Library Window back into view See page 10 for details Import button Click this to open the
24. ing the Voice Editor files 2 List box Shows the contents of the current folder 3 File name Shows the name of the files selected from the List 4 Files of type Select a file format from the pull down menu DIMT When using the MOTIF RACK Voice Editor it is possible to open MOTIF Voice Editor files but the voices will not necessarily sound exactly the same as they sound on the instrument for which they were created DIMT When opening the MOTIF RACK Multi Part Editor file M1E M5E all User Voice data in the file will be read 5 Open button Click this to open the file selected from the List 6 Cancel button Click this to cancel the operation Save button Click this to save the existing Library file with your new settings If you are working on a new file this button will open the Save As dialog where you can name and save your settings as a new Library file W6E Save As Dialog Save As D Save in G My Documents nd ee Ej Amy Music My Pictures mes MyVvaice Ooi se Fe 4 po as lype Motif Rack Voice Editor files wie a 6 Bud If you are using a Macintosh the typical Macintosh Save As dialog will appear Save in Click this and choose the folder in which to save the Library file 2 List box Shows the contents of the folder you wish to save to 3 File name Specify the name of the Library file to be saved here 4 Save as type Click this and choose the file ty
25. is Owners Manual are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies This owner s manual assumes that you are already familiar with basic Windows Macintosh opera tions If you are not please refer to the owner s manual which came with your Windows Mac OS software before using Voice Editor For information about hardware requirements the interconnection of devices and the installation of the Voice Editor software refer to the separate Installation Manual as well as the Owner s Manual for the respective MIDI device The screen illustrations in this manual are mainly taken from Windows About Menu Button Name When the name of the menu or button differs in Windows and Macintosh the names are indicated as Windows name Macintosh name in the manual 2005 Yamaha Corporation All rights reserved What is the Voice Editor With the Voice Editor you can edit your tone generator s voices and effects via your computer Thanks to the easy to understand graphical interface you can edit virtually all of the voice parameters of MOTIF RACK right from your computer using the mouse to adjust the virtual knobs sliders and buttons and entering values from the computer keyboard Finally all the changes you have made to your voices can be saved to your computer You can use this Voice Editor as a plug in for the software below e Studio Manager e Sequencer compatible with Open Plug in Technology
26. ive Insertion Effect unit The Indicator lamps are not available for Drum Voices DETAIL button Click this to open the Insertion Effect dialog and set the detailed parameters Effect Type selector Click on the text box and choose the type of Insertion Effect Insertion Effect 2 Unit Same as Insertion Effect 1 Unit See above System Effects Reverb Unit Reverb Send Use this knob to set the level of the signal of Insertion Effect 1 2 or the by passed signal sent to the Reverb Effect Reverb Effect Type selector Click on the text box and choose the type of Reverb Effect Reverb Pan controls Use these knobs to set the stereo positioning of the Reverb Effect Reverb Return controls Use these knobs to set the amount of Reverb Effect that is used in the output signal DETAIL button Click this to open the Reverb dialog and set the detailed parameters Chorus Unit Chorus Send Use this knob to set the level of the signal of Insertion Effect 1 2 or the by passed signal sent to the Chorus effect Chorus Effect Type selector Click on the text box and choose the type of Chorus Effect Chorus Pan control Use this knob to set the stereo positioning of the Chorus Effect Chorus Return control Use this knob to set the amount of Chorus Effect that is used in the output signal DETAIL button Click this to open the Chorus dialog and set the detailed parameters CHO
27. just the parameters for each Element BL Sometimes not all the handles are visible as they may be layered on top of each other at the same position If this is the case click the visible handle and drag it away temporarily to reveal the next handle OSCILLATOR Settings Click on the WAVE text box and choose the source waveform One of the square marks is used to set VEL LIMIT LOW and NOTE LIMIT LOW Set the lowest note velocity response by dragging this the handle horizontally Set the lowest note in the key range by dragging it vertically Similarly set the highest note velocity VEL LIMIT HIGH and key range note NOTE LIMIT HIGH using the other handle DM When dragging the handles values are given as X Y coordinates where X is the NOTE LIMIT given as a MIDI note number and Y is the VEL LIMIT To view the note name instead of the note number select the OSCILLATOR tab of the EL DETAIL dialog FILTER Settings Click on the text box and choose the filter type The graph shows pre defined settings initially but you can edit these Using the LPF type as an example drag the left handle vertically to set the Filter Gain Drag the right handle horizontally to set the Filter Cutoff frequency Bi Parameter values are shown when dragging the handles To set these values directly select the FILTER EG tab of the EL DETAIL dialog EQ Settings Click on the text box and choose the equaliz
28. nding function in the host application Sequencer etc The highest level of implementation for the host application is indicated in the OPT logo which appears along with the version information in the application About the OPT 2 Overview gvvg in Tech o Host Application Studio Manager OPT 2 is a plug in format that enhances OPT Level 1 Panels and adds some convenient functions for use with Total Recall In addition to doing Total Recall functions using the Studio Manager as a host application you can use Total Recall in a DAW application provided it is compatible with Total Recall via the Studio Manager Plug in software compatible with 7 Editor OPT 2 is indirectly connected to the DAW application compatible gt Editor with Total Recall via the Studio Starting the Voice Editor After installing the Voice Editor and making the required connection follow the instructions below to start the Voice Editor Windows HET In order to use the Voice Editor with your tone generator you ll need to set the MIDI in out ports page 14 Starting Voice Editor from Studio Manager 1 Start Studio Manager as a plug in within DAW software compatible with Total Recall or as a stand alone application 2 Start Voice Editor from Studio Manager For more information refer to the installation guide and Studio Manager PDF manual Starting the Voice Editor in the sequencer software compatible with OPT
29. ols the LFO Fade In Time The third controls the LFO Control Time The last square mark furthest to the right con trols the LFO Fade Out Time Drag the handles horizontally to adjust the transition times 5 USER LFO button ccn Click this to open the USER LFO dialog User LFO Panel Normal Voice only CG TOTAL STEP cccccceseeeeees Determines the number of steps for the currently edited LFO wave up to a maximum of sixteen Gee NS oS eeeenee eee eee eer eee Determines the slope or ramp characteristics of the LFO wave at Se eer ene ee ee No slope the LFO instantly jumps to the level of each step eee eee ene ree eer ener eer The LFO ramps up to the next step when that step is higher in value No slope for lower steps e OW IN ia decid Aanictie soennniensucobcseieate The LFO ramps down to the next step when that step is lower in value No slope for higher steps e UP amp DOWN eens The LFO ramps both up and down to the level of each step TEMPLATE sicietieaisianssteitaendsnseaios You can select a pre programmed template for the LFO wave The selected template s wave graph appears in the dialog TANGOM ceccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees Randomly generates step values creating each time a different random LFO wave FEU Os E EE EA Values of all the steps are set to 0 ae 61 Semen meee et eeney cee e ee neres Values of all the steps are set to 64 C
30. pe 5 Save button Click this to save the Library file with the name specified in the File name field 6 Cancel button Click this to quit the dialog without storing Editor Setup button Click this to open the Setup dialog and specify the MIDI Out port settings Setup Dialog This is where you set up the Voice Editor to allow the transmission reception of voice data to from your tone generator Click the OK button to apply the settings and quit the dialog Click the Can cel button to quit without applying the settings V AMAHA USB IN D 1 YAMAHA USB OUT 0 1 all Cancel MIDI In Port Click this and choose the MIDI In port You can use the Voice Editor to receive data sent from the device connected to this port 2 MIDI Out Port Click this and choose the MIDI Out port You can use the Voice Editor to control and edit the device connected to this port 3 MIDI Ch Click this and choose the MIDI Out channel This is used when moni toring sounds using the on screen keyboard in the Edit Windows 4 Device No Click this and choose the MIDI device number of your tone generator Dump Interval Click this and choose the interval between successive MIDI dumps DITI Setting this to too short of an interval may result in errors when transmitting MIDI data 6 Dial Mouse Control Changes the operation of the parameter knobs When Rotate is selected the parameter values of
31. re eet Use this knob to set the stereo position of the Element RNDM PAN 2068 Use this knob to set the Element s Random Pan depth 3 ALTER PAN 088 Use this knob to set the Alternate Pan depth 4 Output Assignment selector csceacvscecoeseeeusnedesies Click on the text box and select the output s to which the Element will be sent 5 EF1 EF2 THRU Click the EF 1 switch to pass the signal through Insertion Effect 1 Click EF 2 to pass it through Insertion Effect 2 Click THRU to bypass the Insertion Effects 0 REVERB 200cceeeee Use the REVERB knob to set the level of the by passed signal sent to the Reverb unit CP CHORUS sisisi Use the CHORUS knob to set the level of the by passed signal sent to the CHORUS unit DETAIL cwececreeonctedosanmentcs Click this to open the DRUM KEY DETAIL dialog and input all Ele ment values directly except the Keyboard note assignment DIMA The signal output from EQ is sent to LEVEL at the left bottom of the Drum Key Dialog BEd If the OSCILLATOR TYPE is set to Voice parameters 7 9 14 16 19 22 23 26 and 27 described above are not available Insertion Effect 1 Unit CONNECT selector Click on the text box and choose the order in which signals are passed from one insertion effect unit to the other Indicator lamps These show which of the Elements are assigned to the respect
32. se these to set the level of each Element EF Effect 1 EF Effect 2 THRU switches Click these to assign each Element to Insertion Effect 1 or Insertion Effect 2 or to bypass the Insertion Effect units ELEMENT Dialog LFO WAVE Click on the WAVE text box and select the LFO s waveform LFO SPEED Click on the SPEED text box and specify its speed KEY SYNC Click on the KEY SYNC text box to switch LFO key sync on or off If switched on the LFO waveform is restarted each time you play a note KEY ON DELAY Determines the time delay between the moment a Note On message is received and the point at which the LFO comes into effect LFO PITCH knob Use this to set the pitch modulation depth of the LFO You can also enter a value directly in the text box to the left of the knob LFO FILTER knob Use this to set the filter modulation depth of the LFO You can also enter a value directly in the text box to the left of the knob LFO AMPLITUDE knob Use this to set the amplitude modulation depth of the LFO You can also enter a value directly in the text box to the left of the knob DETAIL button Click this to open the EL DETAIL dialog and set the parameters for each Element You have wider and more accurate control over the parameters than with the editor graphs Editor graphs Within these graphs click and drag the handles Square marks to visually ad
33. t square mark furthest to the right controls the Release Time Level Drag the handles vertically to adjust levels and horizontally to adjust the transition times DMIA To set these values directly select the FILTER EG tab of the EL DETAIL dialog AMPLITUDE EG Settings Controls the transition in volume from the moment a Note On message is received attack to the point at which the sound stops release Drag the leftmost W up or down to set the velocity of the attack time Drag the second W left or right to set the envelope attack time Dragging the third and fourth W left or right controls the way the sound is sustained Decay Time 1 amp 2 while the keys on the keyboard are held down and dragging them up or down control the Decay 1 Level and Sustain Level Dragging the last W left or right controls the how long the sound is heard after receiving a Note Off message Release Time DITI To set these values directly select the AMP EG tab of the EL DETAIL dialog DRUM KEY Dialog 8 oe tail mes CD E eee eee ee ee Indicates the note name to be edited 2 Keyboard cccceeeeeeees Click on the keyboard to specify note assigned to the Element or Voice you are editing The text box to the left shows the note name WY PE ccteccaensaciecacentnstcaadies Determines the bank of the sound source Preset wave or Voice WY AY Eva vczcasccvnceucnescisioanctecs To select
34. the panel knobs are changed by clicking and dragging the mouse in a circular direction in the same way as turning an actual knob When Up Down or Left Right is selected the parameter values of the panel knobs are changed by clicking and dragging the mouse vertically or horizontally in the same way as operating a slider Transmit button Click this to open the Transmit dialog to transmit all settings to your tone generator Transmit Dialog Voice data can be transmitted in bulk to your tone generator Click the Start button to begin trans mitting the data The progress bar shows how much of the data has been transmitted Finally click the Close button to quit the dialog 4 Transmit TransmitT ype I Normal ER 7 Tranzimit 4 Transmit Type Indicates the voice data to be transmitted Normal User 1 All Normal User 1 Voices Normal User 2 All Normal User 2 Voices Normal User 1 2 All Normal User 1 2 Voices Drum User All Drum User Voices Normal User 1 2 Drum All Normal User 1 2 Voices and Drum User Voices Plug in 1 User All Plug in 1 User Voices Plug in 2 User All Plug in 2 User Voices Plug in 1 2 User All Plug in 1 2 User Voices All User Voices Normal 1 2 Drum and Plug in 1 2 2 Progress bar Indicates how much of the data has been transmitted 3 Start button Click this to transmit the data 4 Close button Click this to close this dialog DIT The MIDI Device Number
35. witch to select the arpeggio type The specific parameters for the arpeggiator can be found in the ARPEGGIO dialog opened by clicking the DETAIL button CTRL SET COM LFO button Click this to open the CONTROLLER SET COMMON LFO dialog In the top panel you can specify the parameters for all controllers such as the pitch bend and modulation wheels The bottom panel lets you specify the parameters for the Common LFO The COMMON LFO panel is available only for Normal Voices CONTROLLER SET COMMON LFO Dialog Fe FO Fee BC a FE WW AH ABS TE E E E E E E E E TTrririrnitis EEEE EN CC CCC CE LILLIE ENN CONTROLLER SET Panel You can assign your external MIDI device s controllers such as the modulation wheel or keyboard aftertouch to various parameters to allow them to be modified in real time For instance you could assign the modulation wheel to the filters Resonance parameter when the Normal Voice is selected In all up to six controllers can be assigned SOURCE 42 vcaeeecetecens aetate cs Select the controller from FS footswitch FC1 foot control ler 1 FC2 foot controller 2 BC breath controller AT aftertouch PB pitch bend wheel MW modulation wheel AS1 2 assignable 1 2 2 DEPTH Settings 20000008 Sets the degree to which the selected controller will affect the parameter assigned to it 3 DESTINATION settin
36. y You can alternatively copy the voice by selecting it and pressing Ctrl Command C on the computer keyboard and then switch to the Library Window and press Ctrl Command V at the new location to paste import it BI The selected voice cannot be imported to the list in the Preset Voice tab BL To select a block of voices click the number of the first voice hold down the Shift key then click the last voice BM A normal voice cannot be imported to a Drum voice or a Plug in voice Similarly a Drum voice cannot be imported to a Normal voice or a Plug in voice DITH Plug in Board preset voices can be imported from the Data folder By default the Data folder is located in the following folder Windows C Pogram Files YAMAHA Studio Manager MOTIF RACK Voice Editor Library Macintosh Applications YAMAHA Studio Manager MOTIF RACK Voice Editor Library 5 MONItOF ccccceeeeeeeees If you check this box the bulk data for each voice you select from the list will be transferred to your tone generator for monitoring To monitor the voice use the keyboard connected to your tone generator DITA Monitoring will not be possible if the MIDI Out port and other parameters in the Editor Setup are not set correctly For further details see page 14 6 Close button Click this to close the Import dialog Monitor button If you click this bulk voice data will be sent for monitoring on your tone
37. you save the Library file under a new or different name Edit Setup Windows Helg Copy Chrl 0 Paste Ctrl Initialize Del Edit CErI E Store Import Ctrl I Compare Ctr z Copy Copies the selected voice to the clipboard If nothing is selected this item is grayed out Paste Copies the voice from the clipboard to the Voice Editor Initialize Resets the selected voice parameters to the default values If nothing is selected this item is grayed out Edit This is the same as the Edit Window button in the toolbar page 18 Store This is the same as the Store button in the toolbar page 18 Import This is the same as the Import button in the toolbar page 17 Compare This is the same as the Compare button in the toolbar page 19 Setup Windows Help Setup Transmit voice Bulk Ctrl T Receive Voice Bulk Ctrl R Monitor Setup This is the same as the Editor Setup button in the toolbar page 14 Transmit Voice Bulk This is the same as the Transmit Bulk button in the toolbar page 15 Receive Voice Bulk This is the same as the Receive Bulk button in the toolbar page 16 Monitor This is the same as the Monitor button in the toolbar page 18 Window ees Help Close erly Close All Cker All Library Ctrl 1 Common Ckrl z Close Closes the selected window Close All Closes all open windows Library This is th
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