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MOTIF-RACK XS Owner’s Manual
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Basic Structure
Reference
Voice
Multi Utility
The Controls &
Connectors
Setting Up
Listening to
the Sound
Connections
Using a Computer
Quick Guide
Appendix
Using a Computer
By connecting the MOTIF-RACK XS to your computer via USB or mLAN, you can use DAW software on the computer to create your
own original songs. This section contains an overview on how to use DAW software on a computer connected to the MOTIF-RACK XS.
n The acronym DAW (digital audio workstation) refers to music software for recording, editing and mixing audio and MIDI data. The main DAW applications are Cubase,
Logic, SONAR and Digital Performer. Though all of these can be effectively used with the MOTIF-RACK XS, we recommend using Cubase when creating songs
together with the instrument.
Song playback from a computer
using the MOTIF-RACK XS
sounds
The instructions below show how to use the Multi mode of the
MOTIF-RACK XS as a MIDI tone generator. In this case, actual
MIDI sequence data is transmitted from a DAW software on the
computer.
Setting up the MOTIF-RACK XS
1.
Press the [MULTI] button to enter the Multi
mode.
2.
Select a Multi using the Encoder knob or the
Cursor [
L]/[M] buttons.
3.
Press the [EDIT] button to enter Multi Edit.
4.
Change the setting for Parts 1 – 16 as
necessary.
For details about Multi Edit, see pages 36.
Setting up the DAW on the computer
1.
Set the MIDI output port of the tracks (for
playing the MOTIF-RACK XS) to Port 1 of USB
or mLAN.
When connecting via a USB cable, set this to “Yamaha
MOTIF-R XS-1” or “YAMAHA MOTIF-R XS Port1.” When
connecting via an IEEE1394 cable, set this to “mLAN MIDI
Out” or “MOTIF-RACK XS.”
2.
Enter the MIDI data to each track of the DAW on
the computer.
The tone generator settings of the part corresponding to
the MIDI track will be set in the Multi mode on the MOTIF-
RACK XS.
n By using the MOTIF-RACK XS Editor, you can create your original
Mixing setup of the MOTIF-RACK XS from your computer. The
created Mixing setup can be saved as a file for future recall.
n You can use the MOTIF-RACK XS Editor as a plug-in software within
Cubase and save the edited Mixing setup of the MOTIF-RACK XS as
a Cubase project file.
Using another synthesizer
together with the MOTIF-RACK
XS
By using another synthesizer (such as the MOTIF XS) together
with the MOTIF-RACK XS as illustrated in the example below,
you can play up to 32 Parts simultaneously.
Setting up the MOTIF-RACK XS
1.
Connect the MIDI OUT terminal to the MIDI IN
terminal of the external synthesizer such as
MOTIF XS, as illustrated below.
2.
Press the [MULTI] button to enter the Multi
mode, and select the desired Multi.
Creating a Song by Using a Computer
Synthesizer, such as the MOTIF XS
Computer
MIDI OUT
terminal
MIDI IN
terminal
USB TO HOST terminal/
mLAN terminal
(with the optional mLAN16E2 installed)
MIDI OUT
terminal
MIDI IN
terminal
MOTIF-RACK XS