User manual YAMAHA M406

[. . . ] If you are not, please refer to the owner's manual which came with your Windows/Mac software before using the MOX6/MOX8 Remote Editor. For information about hardware requirements, the interconnection of devices and the installation of the MOX6/MOX8 Remote Editor software, refer to the separate Installation Manual as well as the Owner's Manual for the respective MIDI device. What is the MOX6/MOX8 Remote Editor? What is the MOX6/MOX8 Remote Editor? MOX6/MOX8 Remote Editor is a convenient tool which lets you edit/create Control Templates for the MOX6/ MOX8 Music Synthesizer. These Control Templates let you assign the appropriate functions for your favorite VSTi to the Knobs on the MOX6/MOX8. While the MOX6/MOX8 handles up to 50 Control Templates (in a single Bank), the MOX6/MOX8 Remote Editor can be used to create and organize multiple Bank files, each of which contain 50 Control Templates. [. . . ] This operation is necessary to scan through the DAW software for obtaining the VSTi-related information. Only DAW software produced by Steinberg (such as Cubase) can be scanned. 1. Start the MOX6/MOX8 Remote Editor with the following operations. Windows [Start] [All Programs] [Yamaha MOX6_MOX8 Remote Editor] [MOX6_MOX8 Remote Editor] Mac [Applications] [Yamaha] [MOX6_MOX8] [MOX6_MOX8 Remote Editor] The Auto Sync window appears and the settings of the 50 Control Templates on the MOX6/MOX8 are transferred automatically to the Current Bank (page 9) of the MOX6/MOX8 Remote Editor. MOX6/MOX8 Remote Editor Owner's Manual 3 Operation flow from starting the application to closing it After transfer has been successfully completed, the Edit window appears. n If data transfer in the Auto Sync window fails even when the MOX6/MOX8 and computer are connected properly, make sure to set the MIDI In/Out parameter to "USB" and the Device Number parameter to "1" or "All" in the Utility MIDI display on the MOX6/MOX8. 2. Select "Setup" from the [File] menu to call up the Setup window. 3. Confirm that the MIDI Port is set to "Yamaha MOX6/MOX8, " then select the desired DAW software from the DAW Select column. If the MOX6/MOX8 and the MOX6/MOX8 Remote Editor are connected properly via USB, you can confirm that the MIDI Port is set to "Yamaha MOX6/MOX8" when the above window appears. The DAW selection is necessary for performing the Scan operation ("VSTi Database" menu in the [File] menu) and obtaining the VSTi-related information. MOX6/MOX8 Remote Editor Owner's Manual 4 Operation flow from starting the application to closing it 4. Click [OK] to start the Scan operation. The VSTi plug-ins registered to the specified DAW software will be scanned and the information necessary for editing will be obtained. After the scanning is completed, the previous display will appear. The setup of the MOX6/MOX8 Remote Editor is finished. n If the VSTi scanning is not performed when you click [OK] in step 4, select [File] [VSTi Database] [Full Scan] to execute scanning. 5. Start the DAW software (for example, Cubase). Press the [DAW REMOTE] button on the MOX6/MOX8 instrument to enter the Remote mode. 7. Select the Control Template, then edit the selected Control Template on the Edit window. Perform the editing referring to the "MOX6/MOX8 Remote Editor Window (page 6)" and "Menu (page 9). " When the ONLINE status is turned on (when the MOX6/MOX8 and the MOX6/MOX8 Remote Editor are connected properly via USB), setting the parameters on the MOX6/MOX8 Remote Editor affects the settings of the same parameters on the MOX6/MOX8 in real time. There · Control Parameter Click the triangular button to call up the menu, then select the desired function. MOX6/MOX8 Remote Editor Owner's Manual 7 MOX6/MOX8 Remote Editor Windows: Edit window -2 CC (Control Change) section Assigns the function to the Function Assignment box selected in the Remote/CC button of the Edit section to "CC. " Edit section. The setting here is available when the Remote/CC button is set to "CC. " Clicking "CC" at the left of this section also sets the · CC Number (Control Change Number) Determines the Control Change number. Selects the Control Change number by clicking one of the scroll buttons at the right of this box. You can also input the Control Change number directly. · Display Name Selects the Knob's function name which is to be shown on the display of the MOX6/MOX8 when the Remote/ CC button of Edit section is set to "CC. " Click the triangular button at the right of this box, then select the desired one. You can also input the name directly. · Display Format Sets the value format shown on the display of the MOX6/MOX8 to "0 ­ 127" or "-64 ­ +63. " Detail button Clicking this button closes the Controller Settings section. Click this again to open the Controller Settings section. When closing the Controller Settings section MOX6/MOX8 Remote Editor Owner's Manual 8 MOX6/MOX8 Remote Editor Windows: Library window Library window Clicking the Library button on the Edit window opens the Library window. Control Template List in the File Displays a list of the Control Templates saved in the File. Select a target Control Template in this list and a destination location in the Control Template List of the Current Bank, then click the [Import] button to execute the Import operation. You can view the contents of the selected Control Template in the Preview section. n All the Templates listed here were stored to the Current Bank. This means that the Import operation will be applied to the Templates which were already stored at the File Save timing and will not be applied to the Templates which were not stored. This menu is available when the Edit window is shown. Import Template Imports data of a single Bank including the 50 Control Templates from a file (extension: . X4R) to the Control Template List in the File in the Library window. Selecting this menu performs the same action as clicking the icon ( ) in the File section in the Library window. [. . . ] Selecting this menu will call up the dialog box. On this dialog box, clicking [OK] executes the Reset operation while clicking [Cancel] returns the Editor to the original status without any operation. Reset to Factory Settings Restores all settings of all the Control Templates in the Current Bank and the MOX6/MOX8 instrument to the Factory default settings. Selecting this menu will call up the dialog box. On this dialog box, clicking [OK] executes the Reset operation while clicking [Cancel] returns the Editor to the original status without any operation. [Help] menu Manual Selecting this menu calls up this manual in PDF format. About Selecting this menu calls up information on the MOX6/MOX8 Remote Editor, including the version number. MOX6/MOX8 Remote Editor Owner's Manual 12 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Even when I click the triangular button at the right of VSTi Select/Input box in the Edit window, the VSTi plug-ins registered to the DAW software are not shown as expected. · The MOX6/MOX8 Remote Editor may not properly recognize the VSTi registered in the DAW software. [. . . ]