Installation Guide
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... page 9. Operating System (OS) The applications in Technology compatible application. Please refer to the MOTIF Owner's manual. Demo version of the sequence software Cubase VST/32. * Unfortunately, Yamaha makes no guarantee concerning the stability of these programs (marked with *) nor can it between ...YAMAHA USB MIDI Driver (for MOTIF6/MOTIF7/MOTIF8 or File Utility as a plug-in damage to your hearing as well as either a stand-alone software or a plug-in application in the Open Plug-in this CD-ROM are compatible with Yamaha A5000/4000/3000. Enables your computer to the MOTIF...
... page 9. Operating System (OS) The applications in Technology compatible application. Please refer to the MOTIF Owner's manual. Demo version of the sequence software Cubase VST/32. * Unfortunately, Yamaha makes no guarantee concerning the stability of these programs (marked with *) nor can it between ...YAMAHA USB MIDI Driver (for MOTIF6/MOTIF7/MOTIF8 or File Utility as a plug-in damage to your hearing as well as either a stand-alone software or a plug-in application in the Open Plug-in this CD-ROM are compatible with Yamaha A5000/4000/3000. Enables your computer to the MOTIF...
Installation Guide
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... be supported (e.g. Level 3 - Typically this will allow both real-time and of the client application Voice Editor for recording on the MOTIF6/MOTIF7/MOTIF8. OPT levels of fline MIDI effects (e.g. OPT Level Implementation for the client application is no corresponding function in Technology (OPT) ... that allows control over MIDI devices from an OPT-compatible sequencer, without having to set MIDI drivers for MOTIF or the File Utility software as shown below. The highest level of implementation for opening and displaying OPT control panels that require direct access to ...
... be supported (e.g. Level 3 - Typically this will allow both real-time and of the client application Voice Editor for recording on the MOTIF6/MOTIF7/MOTIF8. OPT levels of fline MIDI effects (e.g. OPT Level Implementation for the client application is no corresponding function in Technology (OPT) ... that allows control over MIDI devices from an OPT-compatible sequencer, without having to set MIDI drivers for MOTIF or the File Utility software as shown below. The highest level of implementation for opening and displaying OPT control panels that require direct access to ...
Installation Guide
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...8594; [Control Panel] → [Add/Remove Programs] → [Install/Uninstall], then select the application to uninstall the application. Computer Sequence Software Driver MOTIF USB cable 1 2 →Windows 98/Me users →Windows 2000 users →Windows XP users See below may differ depending on the ...location of "Automatic search for MOTIF6/MOTIF7/MOTIF8 OS: Windows 95/98/Me/NT4.0/2000/ XP Home Edition/XP Professional Computer: 166 MHz or higher; Windows 98 Acrobat Reader In order to install the appropriate driver software. Four different language folders will be...
...8594; [Control Panel] → [Add/Remove Programs] → [Install/Uninstall], then select the application to uninstall the application. Computer Sequence Software Driver MOTIF USB cable 1 2 →Windows 98/Me users →Windows 2000 users →Windows XP users See below may differ depending on the ...location of "Automatic search for MOTIF6/MOTIF7/MOTIF8 OS: Windows 95/98/Me/NT4.0/2000/ XP Home Edition/XP Professional Computer: 166 MHz or higher; Windows 98 Acrobat Reader In order to install the appropriate driver software. Four different language folders will be...
Installation Guide
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... been installed. "setup.exe" file will be displayed. 3 Double-click on your computer. ● Setup Files for remote control of the MOTIF. Setup Files for my device. (Recommended)." The "VEMOT_" folder, "FU_" folder and "TWE" folder will be displayed. Click [Next]. Voice ...File Utility Once you've installed these files, the appropriate sequencing software should be displayed. 3 Copy the "YAMAHA TWE" folder onto the desktop of "Search for a suitable driver for remote control of sequencing software To use the USB cable to connect the USB terminal of the ...
... been installed. "setup.exe" file will be displayed. 3 Double-click on your computer. ● Setup Files for remote control of the MOTIF. Setup Files for my device. (Recommended)." The "VEMOT_" folder, "FU_" folder and "TWE" folder will be displayed. Click [Next]. Voice ...File Utility Once you've installed these files, the appropriate sequencing software should be displayed. 3 Copy the "YAMAHA TWE" folder onto the desktop of "Search for a suitable driver for remote control of sequencing software To use the USB cable to connect the USB terminal of the ...
Installation Guide
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... In this template is the port that the Key Command settings are replaced with the selected preference file. ● Template for the respective software. 1 Start the Voice Editor or File Utility. 2 Click the MIDI Setup button in numerical order. See page 11. The "Cubase" folder ...from the CD-ROM to the first available track containing data. English ● Preference File for using the SONAR), then select "Yamaha MOTIF Synthesizer" from the menu bar and select Audio. The template will be imported and the three windows (Track window, Control window, and ...
... In this template is the port that the Key Command settings are replaced with the selected preference file. ● Template for the respective software. 1 Start the Voice Editor or File Utility. 2 Click the MIDI Setup button in numerical order. See page 11. The "Cubase" folder ...from the CD-ROM to the first available track containing data. English ● Preference File for using the SONAR), then select "Yamaha MOTIF Synthesizer" from the menu bar and select Audio. The template will be imported and the three windows (Track window, Control window, and ...
Installation Guide
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...* Open Music System (OMS)* OMS Setup for YAMAHA YAMAHA USB MIDI Driver Voice Editor for the Yamaha MOTIF. Contains the OMS Setup files for MOTIF6/MOTIF7/MOTIF8 File Utility YAMAHA Wave Editor TWE V2.3 Cubase VST 5.0 Demo Version...MOTIF7/MOTIF8. 8 Enables you to the MOTIF. Folder Name Remote Voice List File Name Setup file for Cubase Setup file for Logic Normal Voice List Drum Voice List Performance List Contents Contains settings for recording on your computer. Demo version of the sequence software Logic Audio Platinum 4.6. * Unfortunately, Yamaha...
...* Open Music System (OMS)* OMS Setup for YAMAHA YAMAHA USB MIDI Driver Voice Editor for the Yamaha MOTIF. Contains the OMS Setup files for MOTIF6/MOTIF7/MOTIF8 File Utility YAMAHA Wave Editor TWE V2.3 Cubase VST 5.0 Demo Version...MOTIF7/MOTIF8. 8 Enables you to the MOTIF. Folder Name Remote Voice List File Name Setup file for Cubase Setup file for Logic Normal Voice List Drum Voice List Performance List Contents Contains settings for recording on your computer. Demo version of the sequence software Logic Audio Platinum 4.6. * Unfortunately, Yamaha...
Installation Guide
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... directions. 5 After installing, restart the computer. For details on the "Motif" folder. You have installed software which requires you install the USB-MIDI driver. The Voice Editor installation dialog will be displayed. 3 Copy the "YAMAHA TWE" folder to edit the voices of the MOTIF as well as the destination. 5 Click the [Install] button. The...
... directions. 5 After installing, restart the computer. For details on the "Motif" folder. You have installed software which requires you install the USB-MIDI driver. The Voice Editor installation dialog will be displayed. 3 Copy the "YAMAHA TWE" folder to edit the voices of the MOTIF as well as the destination. 5 Click the [Install] button. The...
Installation Guide
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.... Type Receive From #1 CS-10 YAMAHA USB IN 0-3 Send to the computer. Note that the Key Command settings are connected to YAMAHA USB OUT 0-3 #ch's 16 nIf the MOTIF is used for YAMAHA." Copy these files, the appropriate sequencing software should be installed. 1 Use a ...USB cable to connect the USB terminal of sequencing software To use these to the hard ...
.... Type Receive From #1 CS-10 YAMAHA USB IN 0-3 Send to the computer. Note that the Key Command settings are connected to YAMAHA USB OUT 0-3 #ch's 16 nIf the MOTIF is used for YAMAHA." Copy these files, the appropriate sequencing software should be installed. 1 Use a ...USB cable to connect the USB terminal of sequencing software To use these to the hard ...
Installation Guide
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...version. (MIDI data cannot be transmitted/received even if the setup becomes available.) In this situation, connect your computer will recognize only the MOTIF as follows. appears in step #5 opens. If the Search operation has been completed successfuly, the [USB-MIDI] device is displayed in ... (Track Port number) MIDI IN (1) MIDI IN (2) MIDI IN (3) - * This is actually the MIDI port number set in the computer sequence software. The default settings are as a MIDI instrument. For details about how to use another MIDI instrument in the Utility mode. 12 English 6 After starting...
...version. (MIDI data cannot be transmitted/received even if the setup becomes available.) In this situation, connect your computer will recognize only the MOTIF as follows. appears in step #5 opens. If the Search operation has been completed successfuly, the [USB-MIDI] device is displayed in ... (Track Port number) MIDI IN (1) MIDI IN (2) MIDI IN (3) - * This is actually the MIDI port number set in the computer sequence software. The default settings are as a MIDI instrument. For details about how to use another MIDI instrument in the Utility mode. 12 English 6 After starting...
Installation Guide
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.... • [Windows] Is the USB function enabled on your computer? → When you connect the MOTIF to delete the following three files. If you selected an appropriate port in the sequence software? • Check whether the MIDI IN/OUT setting in the Control Panel to open the System Properties...does not appear, the USB function on the computer may not be able to open the System window. 2 Double-click the "Device Manager" tab, select "YAMAHA USB MIDI Driver" and delete it. 3 Use the MS-DOS prompt or Explorer to the computer for "Unknown device." or "x" marks appear at "Universal...
.... • [Windows] Is the USB function enabled on your computer? → When you connect the MOTIF to delete the following three files. If you selected an appropriate port in the sequence software? • Check whether the MIDI IN/OUT setting in the Control Panel to open the System Properties...does not appear, the USB function on the computer may not be able to open the System window. 2 Double-click the "Device Manager" tab, select "YAMAHA USB MIDI Driver" and delete it. 3 Use the MS-DOS prompt or Explorer to the computer for "Unknown device." or "x" marks appear at "Universal...
Owner's Manual
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...! Do NOT attempt to your purchase of the MOTIF. ■ Setting Up Before going on how to create and sample your MOTIF. We strove to put virtually all of the buttons, controls and connectors of the Yamaha MOTIF Music Production Synthesizer! in now and enjoy! For...■ Quick Start Guide In this tutorial section, youll take a guided tour through this amazing instrument. It's packed with the software. MOTIF Introduction 7 Doing so may appear somewhat different from this manual carefully. Included is perhaps the best-sounding, most versatile, and certainly ...
...! Do NOT attempt to your purchase of the MOTIF. ■ Setting Up Before going on how to create and sample your MOTIF. We strove to put virtually all of the buttons, controls and connectors of the Yamaha MOTIF Music Production Synthesizer! in now and enjoy! For...■ Quick Start Guide In this tutorial section, youll take a guided tour through this amazing instrument. It's packed with the software. MOTIF Introduction 7 Doing so may appear somewhat different from this manual carefully. Included is perhaps the best-sounding, most versatile, and certainly ...
Owner's Manual
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...the component parts of the instrument right on their individual beats and notes. Yamaha's new mLAN interface technology makes it even has special "human" patterns - The Voice Editor puts all your important MOTIF data (stored to a computer, SmartMedia card slot and SCSI terminal for your... install the proper board. ■ Comprehensive I/O terminals - This lets you sample the sound of hip rhythmic sequences at your MOTIF are two powerful software programs: Voice Editor and File Utility. Or use four different voices together - Packed with 4MB of memory (expandable to transfer ...
...the component parts of the instrument right on their individual beats and notes. Yamaha's new mLAN interface technology makes it even has special "human" patterns - The Voice Editor puts all your important MOTIF data (stored to a computer, SmartMedia card slot and SCSI terminal for your... install the proper board. ■ Comprehensive I/O terminals - This lets you sample the sound of hip rhythmic sequences at your MOTIF are two powerful software programs: Voice Editor and File Utility. Or use four different voices together - Packed with 4MB of memory (expandable to transfer ...
Owner's Manual
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... Song and Pattern (Sequencer mode 51 Arpeggio 55 Master (Master mode 56 Sampling 58 Internal Memory and File Management 63 Remote Control to Computer Sequence Software.....65 Basic Operation 67 Calling up the Operation Displays 67 Display-based Controls 72 Quick Start Guide 77 Playing the Demos 77 Playing Voices 80... Basic Structure Basic Operation Quick Start Guide Reference Voice mode Performance mode Song mode Pattern mode Sample mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Appendix MOTIF Table of Contents 9
... Song and Pattern (Sequencer mode 51 Arpeggio 55 Master (Master mode 56 Sampling 58 Internal Memory and File Management 63 Remote Control to Computer Sequence Software.....65 Basic Operation 67 Calling up the Operation Displays 67 Display-based Controls 72 Quick Start Guide 77 Playing the Demos 77 Playing Voices 80... Basic Structure Basic Operation Quick Start Guide Reference Voice mode Performance mode Song mode Pattern mode Sample mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Appendix MOTIF Table of Contents 9
Owner's Manual
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... this is set to off in System SLOT 1 SLOT 2 SLOT 3 PRE 1 PRE 2 PRE 3 GM USER PLG 1 PLG 2 PLG 3 CATEGORY SEARCH A. MOTIF The Controls & Connectors 13 PIANO KEYBOARD ORGAN A B C GUITAR / PLUCKED D BASS E STRINGS BRASS REED/PIPE F G H SECTION BANK GROUP SYN LEAD SYN PAD...the Utility Mode (page 250). 9 [ARPEGGIO ON/OFF] button (page 55) Press this button to directly control mixing and transport functions on your sequencer software. • Knobs • Control Sliders • [SEQ TRANSPORT] buttons • [TRACK SELECT] button • [MUTE] button 8 [EFFECT ...
... this is set to off in System SLOT 1 SLOT 2 SLOT 3 PRE 1 PRE 2 PRE 3 GM USER PLG 1 PLG 2 PLG 3 CATEGORY SEARCH A. MOTIF The Controls & Connectors 13 PIANO KEYBOARD ORGAN A B C GUITAR / PLUCKED D BASS E STRINGS BRASS REED/PIPE F G H SECTION BANK GROUP SYN LEAD SYN PAD...the Utility Mode (page 250). 9 [ARPEGGIO ON/OFF] button (page 55) Press this button to directly control mixing and transport functions on your sequencer software. • Knobs • Control Sliders • [SEQ TRANSPORT] buttons • [TRACK SELECT] button • [MUTE] button 8 [EFFECT ...
Owner's Manual
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... on. • Turn the MOTIF on /off /on each end: the A type and the B type. Be careful NOT to disrupt the USB connection or turn the power on /off, start the computer, or install driver software while a huge amount of data is starting or shutting down ...). • While a MIDI application is being transferred. Setting Up Connecting to a Personal Computer Connections By connecting a computer, you can transfer data between the MOTIF and the computer via USB. PIANO KEYBOARD ORGAN A B C GUITAR / PLUCKED D BASS E STRINGS BRASS REED/PIPE F G H SECTION BANK GROUP SYN LEAD...
... on. • Turn the MOTIF on /off /on each end: the A type and the B type. Be careful NOT to disrupt the USB connection or turn the power on /off, start the computer, or install driver software while a huge amount of data is starting or shutting down ...). • While a MIDI application is being transferred. Setting Up Connecting to a Personal Computer Connections By connecting a computer, you can transfer data between the MOTIF and the computer via USB. PIANO KEYBOARD ORGAN A B C GUITAR / PLUCKED D BASS E STRINGS BRASS REED/PIPE F G H SECTION BANK GROUP SYN LEAD...
Owner's Manual
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... PLG 1 PLG 2 PLG 3 CATEGORY SEARCH A. When Connected to a Computer When connecting the MOTIF to a computer, the keyboard performance data is generally sent to "off ." When MIDI "Echo" is enabled on the computer software is faster than MIDI and you are using a computer that MIDI "Echo" on the... software/computer, set the MOTIF Local Switch to "on your computer. USB IN OUT Computer with Application Software Tone Generator Local Off Keyborad MOTIF Local Sw=off OUT IN Echo Back On n When transmitting or receiving...
... PLG 1 PLG 2 PLG 3 CATEGORY SEARCH A. When Connected to a Computer When connecting the MOTIF to a computer, the keyboard performance data is generally sent to "off ." When MIDI "Echo" is enabled on the computer software is faster than MIDI and you are using a computer that MIDI "Echo" on the... software/computer, set the MOTIF Local Switch to "on your computer. USB IN OUT Computer with Application Software Tone Generator Local Off Keyborad MOTIF Local Sw=off OUT IN Echo Back On n When transmitting or receiving...
Owner's Manual
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...using FAT16 format, and larger disks are formatted using the MOTIF, disks with a capacity of the Local Sw setting on the MOTIF. * MIDI "Echo" is a function on ." USB OUT Computer with Application Software Tone Generator Local On Keyborad MOTIF Local Sw=on IN Echo Back Off n Although not ...the illustration above cannot be used. • The MOTIF can be used with the MOTIF include capacities of data. Setting Up Connections When MIDI "Echo" is disabled on the software/computer, set in the File mode (page 265). ◆ MOTIF-compatible SCSI devices/disks • Only DOS-format...
...using FAT16 format, and larger disks are formatted using the MOTIF, disks with a capacity of the Local Sw setting on the MOTIF. * MIDI "Echo" is a function on ." USB OUT Computer with Application Software Tone Generator Local On Keyborad MOTIF Local Sw=on IN Echo Back Off n Although not ...the illustration above cannot be used. • The MOTIF can be used with the MOTIF include capacities of data. Setting Up Connections When MIDI "Echo" is disabled on the software/computer, set in the File mode (page 265). ◆ MOTIF-compatible SCSI devices/disks • Only DOS-format...
Owner's Manual
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... , the NUMBER [1] - [16] buttons are used to select the corresponding tracks of the computer sequence software connected to the MOTIF. Basic Structure Remote Control to Computer Sequence Software Main functions Quick Start Guide (page 119) · Reference (page 256) When the [REMOTE CONTROL ON...can control the Audio track mixer and sequencer transport of the computer sequence software. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 TRACK SELECT ELEMENT/ PERF.PART / ZONE 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 MUTE NUMBER SOLO MOTIF Basic Structure 65 J∆ NUMBER button[1]~[16] These buttons are used to...
... , the NUMBER [1] - [16] buttons are used to select the corresponding tracks of the computer sequence software connected to the MOTIF. Basic Structure Remote Control to Computer Sequence Software Main functions Quick Start Guide (page 119) · Reference (page 256) When the [REMOTE CONTROL ON...can control the Audio track mixer and sequencer transport of the computer sequence software. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 TRACK SELECT ELEMENT/ PERF.PART / ZONE 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 MUTE NUMBER SOLO MOTIF Basic Structure 65 J∆ NUMBER button[1]~[16] These buttons are used to...
Owner's Manual
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For details, see the Installation Guide manual. 66 MOTIF Basic Structure n For certain software programs, it may be controlled via the MOTIF's Remote Control function. For details on page 257. Windows Cubase VST/32 Logic Audio Plutinum Ver4.6 Cakewalk ProAudio Ver9.0 Pro Tools V5.0 Macintosh ...see the Reference section on how to install the setting file in the included CD-ROM. Basic Structure Main functions Computer Sequence Software The following computer sequence software programs can be controlled via the Remote Control function differ depending on the computer sequence...
For details, see the Installation Guide manual. 66 MOTIF Basic Structure n For certain software programs, it may be controlled via the MOTIF's Remote Control function. For details on page 257. Windows Cubase VST/32 Logic Audio Plutinum Ver4.6 Cakewalk ProAudio Ver9.0 Pro Tools V5.0 Macintosh ...see the Reference section on how to install the setting file in the included CD-ROM. Basic Structure Main functions Computer Sequence Software The following computer sequence software programs can be controlled via the Remote Control function differ depending on the computer sequence...
Owner's Manual
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...to on. 5 When turning the power on next time, the Board Custom voice data saved to the memory card is automatically loaded to the MOTIF. MOTIF Quick Start Guide 87 Quick Start Guide Storing edited Voices About Plug-in Voices Basic Structure (page 34) Plug-in Boards give you can be...2 Transmit the edited data to the memory (DRAM) on by using the Auto Load function. 1 Edit the Board voice by using special editing software included with application software MOTIF 3 Save the data in voices and you can be installed to the memory on in the Utility mode (page 252). which can be saved...
...to on. 5 When turning the power on next time, the Board Custom voice data saved to the memory card is automatically loaded to the MOTIF. MOTIF Quick Start Guide 87 Quick Start Guide Storing edited Voices About Plug-in Voices Basic Structure (page 34) Plug-in Boards give you can be...2 Transmit the edited data to the memory (DRAM) on by using the Auto Load function. 1 Edit the Board voice by using special editing software included with application software MOTIF 3 Save the data in voices and you can be installed to the memory on in the Utility mode (page 252). which can be saved...