User manual YAMAHA MOXF6/MOXF8 EDITOR

[. . . ] MOXF6/MOXF8 Editor Owner’s Manual Contents What is the MOXF6/MOXF8 Editor?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Data Structure of the MOXF6/MOXF8 Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Starting the MOXF6/MOXF8 Editor (VST version). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 An Example of MOXF6/MOXF8 Editor in Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 MOXF6/MOXF8 Editor Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Basic Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 • Recording to Cubase MIDI tracks with the MOXF6/MOXF8 Editor VST • Recording/Editing Arpeggio playback as MIDI data on Cubase Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 • Copying of the commercially available music sequence data and/or digital audio files is strictly prohibited except for your personal use. • The software and this owner’s manual are exclusive copyrights of Yamaha Corporation. • 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. [. . . ] This section introduces what parameters belong to each of the Parameter Categories. For details about each parameters, refer to the Owner’s Manual of the MOXF6/ MOXF8. V, M, G, F indicators Four Indicators showing the Editing Status One or more of the following four indicators are shown at the right top of the window when you edit a parameter. Indicates that the Voice edits are not stored yet as a User Voice or Mixing Voice. Indicates that the parameter edits are not saved yet as a file. n These indicators, “V, ” “M, ” “G” and “F” are linked with the small squares at the top right of “1” – “16” boxes and “G” box in the Mixer section. The “V, ” “M” and “G” indicators disappear if you execute the Voice Store, Mixing Store and Global Store operations, respectively. The “F” indicator and the small squares at the top right of the “G” box in the Mixer section disappear only if you execute the File Save operation. All the indicators and the small squares disappear if you execute the File Save operation. Global Settings This Parameter category, called up by selecting the “G” row in the Mixer section, consists of the following sub categories. Controller Assign Clicking this in the Parameter Category section calls up the Controller Assign parameters in the Detailed Parameter section. MOXF6/MOXF8 Editor Owner’s Manual 29 MOXF6/MOXF8 Editor Window: When the Voice/Song/Pattern is set to “Song” or “Pattern” (Detailed Parameter section) Multi Common This Parameter category, called up by selecting the “G” row in the Mixer section, consists of the following sub categories. Effect Clicking this in the Parameter Category section calls up the Effect-related parameters in the Detailed Parameter section. Master FX/EQ (Master Effect/EQ) Clicking this in the Parameter Category section calls up the parameters related to the Master Effect and EQ in the Detailed Parameter section. Part Common This Parameter category which is called up by selecting any of the “1” – “16” rows in the Mixer section consists of the following sub categories. General Clicking this calls up the GENERAL window in the Parameter Category section. This window lets you edit the Voice Common parameters such as naming and the Mixing Part parameters such as Pitch, Portamento, Note/Velocity Limit and Part EQ. In the Part Common General section, both the Mixing Part parameters (the “M” indicator appears at the top right during editing) and Voice Common parameters (the “V” indicator appears at the top right during editing) can be edited. To distinguish between them, a small dot is shown at the immediate left of the parameters. ARP (Arpeggio) Clicking this in the Parameter Category section calls up the parameters related to the Arpeggio assigned to the current Part in the Detailed Parameter section. Clicking the row of the Bank/Category/Sub/Number/Name will call up the ARP LIBRARY window which lets you use the search function for the selecting Types, as with the VOICE LIBRARY window (page 16). RCV/Control Set (Receive/Control Set) Clicking this calls up the RCV/CONTROLLER SET ASSIGN window in the Parameter Category section. This window lets you edit the Receive Switch parameters for the current Part and the Controller Set Assign parameters for the current Part and the Voice. LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator) Clicking this in the Parameter Category section calls up the LFO-related parameters of the Voice assigned to the current Part in the Detailed Parameter section. This Parameter Category is not available if the Drum Voice is assigned to the current Part. Effect Clicking this in the Parameter Category section calls up the parameters related to the Insertion Effect for the current Part and System Effect applied to all the Parts in the Detailed Parameter section. Element or Drum Key This Parameter Category is called up by selecting any of the “1” – “16” rows in the Mixer section. The “Element” indication appears when the Normal Voice is assigned to the current Part while the “Drum Key” is shown when the Drum Voice is assigned. The parameters belonging to this category lets you make the settings applied to each of the Elements or Drum Keys individually. For details, see the Voice mode section. AD This Parameter Category is called up by selecting the “AD” row in the Mixer section. The parameters belonging to this category lets you make the settings applied to the AD Part in the Song or Pattern mode. The following sub category is included. Effect Clicking this in the Parameter Category section calls up the parameters related to the Effect applied to the AD Part of the Song or Pattern mode in the Detailed Parameter section. MOXF6/MOXF8 Editor Owner’s Manual 30 MOXF6/MOXF8 Editor Window: Bottom section Bottom section 1 3 4 5 2 6 7 8 1 Controller Set status This section indicates which controller on the MOXF6/MOXF8 instrument is used as the Control Source of the Controller Set. 2 1 3 1 Part Indicates the current Part. 2 Control Source (Controller) Indicates the six controllers as source of the Controller Set. The abbreviations for the Controllers are as follows: Indication PB MW AT FC FS RB Control Source Pitch Bend Wheel Modulation Wheel After Touch (keyboard) Foot Controller Foot Switch Ribbon Controller Indication BC AS1 AS2 FC2 AF1 AF2 Control Source Breath Controller ASSIGN 1 knob ASSIGN 2 knob Foot Controller 2 ASSIGNABLE FUNCTION 1 button ASSIGNABLE FUNCTION 2 button 3 On/Off status When a lamp is turned on, a certain function (Destination) is assigned to the corresponding Source (controller). When a lamp is turned off, no function (Destination) is assigned to the corresponding Source (controller). 2 Quick Setup, USB I/O Mode, Direct Monitor, Local Ctrl On the MOXF6/MOXF8, up to 6 parameter settings for the computer connection can be stored as Quick Setups. The stored Quick Setups can be recalled from the Quick Setup section of this Editor as well as via the [QUICK SETUP] button of the MOXF6/MOXF8. n This Editor cannot edit or store each setup. From among the parameters included in Quick Setup, you can confirm the status of “USB I/O Mode”, “Direct Monitor” and “Local Ctrl” with the indicators. By clicking these indicators, you can also edit these parameters. MOXF6/MOXF8 Editor Owner’s Manual 31 MOXF6/MOXF8 Editor Window: Bottom section 3 Quick Edit Knobs This section lets you adjusts various parameters assigned to the Knobs on the front panel of the MOXF6/ MOXF8 instrument. 1 2 1 [TONE 1]/[TONE 2]/[TONE 3]/[VOL/PAN] buttons and Knobs 1 – 4 Clicking the [TONE 1]/[TONE 2]/[TONE 3]/[VOL/PAN], selects the set of functions assigned to the four knobs on the right. You can click each of the four knobs to adjust the value of the assigned function. 2 [EQ]/[EFFECT]/[ARP] buttons and Knobs 5 – 8 Clicking the [EQ]/[EFFECT]/[ARP], selects the set of functions assigned to the four knobs on the right. [. . . ] You can enhance the sound by applying EQ or effects to the Editor VST track (MIDI track). For detailed instructions, refer to the Cubase manual. On Cubase: Set the MOXF6/MOXF8 Editor VST instrument channel to “mute off. ” Set the Output Routing of the Editor VST track (MIDI track) to “1-MOXF6/MOXF8 VST. ” On the MOXF6/MOXF8: Select the Quick Setup including the following settings on the MOXF6/MOXF8 or from the Editor VST. Local Ctrl Direct MonitorSw Part ArpOutSw off off all off On the Editor VST: Set Arpeggio to “off. ” n When operating the Editor VST window, make sure to set the Output Routing of the Editor VST track (MIDI track) to “Connected” on Cubase. Otherwise, the settings on the Editor VST will not be applied to the MOXF6/ MOXF8. n Depending on the Arpeggio Type, different sound may be monitored compared with the one that you monitored in step 3. [. . . ]