User manual YAMAHA FILE UTILITY

[. . . ] + Contents What is the File Utility?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Using File Utility as a Plug-in software (Windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Starting the File Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Main Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Menu Bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Tool Bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 MIDI Device Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 MIDI Port Setup (Windows)(When starting File Utility as a stand-alone application) . . . 9 OMS Settings (Macintosh) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 File Utility Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Browsing and Editing Files/Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Receiving Files (instrument/media to computer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Transmitting Files (computer to instrument/media) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Utility Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Converting SMF Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Renaming SMF Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Changing the Names of all Selected Files (Windows). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Saving a File List (Windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Error Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 · · · · · · · · 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. The software and this owner's manual are exclusive copyrights of Yamaha Corporation. Copying of the commercially available music sequence data and/or digital audio files is strictly prohibited except for your personal use. 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. [. . . ] Once devices are properly configured with OMS Setup, you don't need to worry about the status. n For more information about OMS features, see the READ ME file included with OMS. 10 Setting up OMS The procedure below assumes a MIDI instrument is connected to the computer via USB. The setup file for the MIDI instrument and the computer is provided on the CD-ROM supplied with the MIDI instrument. Copy the setup file located in "OMS Setup for YAMAHA" in the OMS folder to your computer. For details about the name of the Setup file, see the owner's manual (Installation Guide) of the MIDI instrument. 1. Make sure the USB terminal of the MIDI instrument and the Macintosh USB port are properly connected. Double-click the "OMS Setup" icon in the "OMS Application" folder. Choose "Open" from the File menu and select the setup file for the MIDI instrument. n If you are using a computer with no USB port (such as the conventional Power Macintosh series), use the Modem port or Printer port with the serial MIDI interface. 4. Choose "Make Current" from the File menu. The setup for your MIDI instrument is now saved as the current studio setup. 5. Choose "Quit" from the File menu to close OMS Setup. n The File Utility is not compatible with versions of OMS earlier than 2. 0. OMS Port Setup Having set up OMS, you now need to start up the File Utility and set the OMS ports. 1. Start up the File Utility by double-clicking its icon. n If AppleTalk is enabled, you will get an alert message. Click "OFF. " It will take some time for AppleTalk to be disabled. 2. Choose "OMS Port Setup" from the File Utility's Setup menu, then select the port settings. Select your MIDI instrument Select your MIDI instrument 3. Click [OK] to close OMS Port Setup. n The MIDI Thru function is not available in the File Utility. If you use another OMS application software together with the File Utility, make sure that MIDI Thru is turned off on that software. n Make sure that "Run MIDI in background" in the OMS MIDI setup dialog (called up from the Setup menu) is checkmarked. 11 File Utility Setup This lets you specify the directory that is to be indicated in the Device list in the Main window. 1. Select "File Utility Setup" from the Setup menu. The following window appears. Windows Macintosh 2. Enter the File Utility ID number. Enter the same number as the one specified in the instrument's MIDI setup display. n If the File Utility ID number is different from the one specified in the instrument's MIDI setup display, communication cannot be done. 3. Click the [TEST] button. The File Utility checks whether the communication is done properly between the MIDI instrument and the computer. If the communication test is successful, the Host name and the MIDI instrument's version are displayed. n If an error message appears, check whether the connection and MIDI driver settings are appropriate. 4. Specify the Work Directory. Click the [Browse] button to open the dialog and select the desired directory (folder). When you drag the desired file/folder and drop it to the Computer icon, the file/folder will be saved to the directory (folder) specified here. 5. [. . . ] Click [OK] to start the Rename operation. After the operation is completed, the dialog above closes automatically. 24 The following dialogs may appear while executing the Rename operation. If there is a file of which name is same as the renamed one: For example, if a file "abc. mid" is to be renamed "005abc. mid" and a file with the same name already exists, click [Continue] to keep the original file and rename "abc. mid" to "006abc. mid. " Even if numbers are at the top of the original file name (for example, "006abc. mid"), as long as a file of the same name does not exist, the file will be renamed. If there is a protected file among the selected files: 25 Saving a File List (Windows) This function lets you create and store a list of the files/folders located on the specified folder on the media handled by the MIDI instrument as a text file. 1. On either the Device list or Detailed Window, select the desired media or folder that contains the files to be listed. n More than one folder cannot be selected. 2. [. . . ]