User manual YAMAHA MOTIF XF EXTENSION

[. . . ] 3 Song import from MOTIF XF6/7/8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 SPECIAL NOTICES · The software and this manual are the exclusive copyrights of Yamaha Corporation. · Please read carefully the Software Licensing Agreement at the end of "MOTIF XF Extension Installation Guide" before installing the application. [. . . ] Simply by installing Extension and connecting the MOTIF XF6/7/8 to your computer via an IEEE1394 cable, you can take advantage of various features which enable you to link the Steinberg DAW such as Cubase with the MOTIF XF6/7/8. This manual covers situations when connecting the MOTIF XF6/7/8 to a computer to which Cubase 5/Cubase Studio 5/Cubase Essential 5/Cubase AI 5 and Extension have already been installed. Keep in mind that you will need a USB storage device or you will need to connect the MOTIF XF to a computer via ETHERNET when using the Song Import feature. n The optional Firewire expansion board FW16E should be installed to the MOTIF XF6/7/8 when using all of the features (except for "Song Import") enabled by installing Extension. This manual assumes that the FW16E has been already installed to the MOTIF XF6/7/8. What Extension can do Simply by installing Extension, you can utilize the following features when combining Cubase 5/Cubase Studio 5/Cubase Essential 5/Cubase AI 5 with the MOTIF XF6/7/8. · · · · Auto setting of Audio Driver Auto settings of Remote Device Project templates with Input/Output Bus settings Song Import from MOTIF XF6/7/8 Auto setting of Audio Driver With Extension installed, you can set the Audio Driver of Cubase to the Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver by clicking [Yes] on the following popup dialog box that appears when starting Cubase. Auto settings of Remote Device With MOTIF XF Extension installed, the MOTIF XF6/7/8 connected to a computer via a USB cable or an IEEE1394 cable will be registered as the Remote Device of Cubase. Also, the detailed settings such as MIDI Ports will be set automatically. You can confirm these points by selecting [Devices] [Device Setup] to call up the Device Setup dialog box. For details about function assignments, refer to the Owner's Manual and Data List of the MOTIF XF. n Before starting Cubase, connect the MOTIF XF6/7/8 device to a computer via an IEEE1394 cable then turn on the power of the MOTIF XF6/7/8 to properly enable this feature. MOTIF XF Extension Owner's Manual 2 The Remote Device name shown in Cubase and the MIDI Port name are as follows: Remote Device name : Yamaha MOTIF XF MIDI In and Out Port name : · When connected with an IEEE1394 cable Win: MOTIF XF6/7/8 Remote Mac: MOTIF XF6/7/8 Remote · When connected with a USB cable Win: Yamaha MOTIF XF6/7/8-2 Mac: Yamaha MOTIF XF6/7/8 Port2 n Even if the MIDI Port is changed, it will be reset to the above Project templates for MOTIF XF6/7/8 · Yamaha MOTIF XF6/7/8 multi channel recording When this template is selected, audio outputs from respective channels of the MOTIF XF6/7/8 will be input to the respective audio tracks of Cubase simultaneously. The correspondences between the Input/Output Buses and Device Port on the VST connection window are as follows: Cubase Inputs Input Bus MOTIF XF Main MOTIF XF6(7, 8) Main R Device Port MOTIF XF6(7, 8) Main L one when Cubase is restarted. Project templates with Input/ Output Bus settings With Extension installed, convenient Project templates for the MOTIF XF6/7/8 will be installed to Cubase. Each of these templates includes the appropriate settings for the Input/ Output buses of the VST Connection, meaning that you can start multi-channel recording or AD input recording smoothly by selecting one of the templates to create a new Project, without having to set Audio Ports and Buses manually. n Set the AD Output of the MOTIF XF6/7/8 to "FW13&14" by MOTIF XF6(7, 8) 1 MOTIF XF 1/2 MOTIF XF6(7, 8) 2 MOTIF XF6(7, 8) 3 MOTIF XF 3/4 MOTIF XF6(7, 8) 4 MOTIF XF6(7, 8) 5 MOTIF XF 5/6 MOTIF XF6(7, 8) 6 MOTIF XF6(7, 8) 7 MOTIF XF 7/8 MOTIF XF6(7, 8) 8 MOTIF XF6(7, 8) 9 MOTIF XF 9/10 MOTIF XF6(7, 8) 10 MOTIF XF6(7, 8) 11 MOTIF XF 11/12 MOTIF XF6(7, 8) 12 MOTIF XF6(7, 8) 13 MOTIF XF AD in MOTIF XF6(7, 8) 14 using the MOTIF XF Editor VST or instrument so that the setup of the Project Template is equivalent to the setup of the MOTIF XF6/7/8. n Selecting a different Project Template will overwrite the current settings of the Input/Output buses. Cubase Outputs Output Bus MOTIF XF Main MOTIF XF6(7, 8) Main R MOTIF XF6(7, 8) Asgn L MOTIF XF Asgn MOTIF XF6(7, 8) Asgn R MOTIF XF6(7, 8) FW L MOTIF XF FW MOTIF XF6(7, 8) FW R Device Port MOTIF XF6(7, 8) Main L · Yamaha MOTIF XF6/7/8 AD Input recording When this template is selected, audio signals from the A/D Input channel of the MOTIF XF6/7/8 will be input to an audio track of Cubase. The correspondences between the Input/Output Buses and Device Port on the VST connection window are same as the above table with the exception that only "MOTIF XF AD in" is available as the Input Bus. Project templates for MOTIF XF6/7/8 · Yamaha MOTIF XF6/7/8 with VST Editor When this template is selected, the MOTIF XF Editor VST is automatically set into the "VST Instruments" in Cubase. n MOTIF XF Editor VST is available on the below URL. http://www. yamahasynth. com/download/ MOTIF XF Extension Owner's Manual 3 Song import from MOTIF XF6/7/8 With MOTIF XF Extension installed, Song data recorded to the tracks of the MOTIF XF6/7/8 can be imported to a Project in Cubase on your computer. Keep in mind that audio data included in the song as well as MIDI events can be imported while the Mixing setup cannot be imported. Follow the instructions below: 6 From the "Import Options" dialog box, select the song and track(s) to be imported, then click [OK]. 1 In the File mode of the MOTIF XF6/7/8, save all user data created on the MOTIF XF6/7/8 (with the File Type set to "All") to the USB storage device connected to the USB TO DEVICE connector. Remove the USB storage device from the MOTIF XF6/ 7/8, and then insert it to the USB connector of the computer. The file with the extension ". X3A" will be saved to the USB storage device. [. . . ] Note that the Mixing setup will not be imported to a Cubase project. If you want to apply the Mixing setup to the MOTIF XF6/7/8, use the MOTIF XF Editor VST within Cubase. Start Studio Manager, followed by the MOTIF XF Editor VST within Cubase. [. . . ]