Voice Editor Essential Owner’s Manual

iPadMIDI

i-MX1 or i-UX1Voice Editor Essential

MOTIF XF, MOTIF XS, S90 XS/S70 XS,MOXF6/MOXF8, MOX6/MOX8,MOTIF-RACK XS

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• Yamaha makes no representations or warranties with regard to the use of the software anddocumentation and cannot be held responsible for the results of the use of this manual and thesoftware.

• Thescreendisplaysas illustrated in thisOwner’sManualare for instructionalpurposes,andmayappearsomewhatdifferentfromthescreenswhichappearonyourdevicer.

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• ThecompanynamesandproductnamesinthisOwner’sManualarethetrademarksorregisteredtrademarksoftheirrespectivecompanies.©2011-2013YamahaCorporation.Allrightsreserved.

ForinformationabouttheMIDIsettingsoftheMOTIFXF,MOTIFXS,S90XS/S70XS,MOXF6/MOXF8,MOX6/MOX8,andMOTIF-RACKXSrefertotherespectivemanuals.

What is Voice Editor Essential?ThisapplicationletsyouedittheARP/FADER/EFFECT/MEQparametersintheVoicemodeoftheMOTIFXF,MOTIFXS,S90XS/S70XS,MOXF6/MOXF8,MOX6/MOX8,MOTIF-RACKXSfromyouriPad.SelectaPerformanceontheinstrument,edittheparametersoftheselectedVoiceontheiPad,thenstoretheeditedparametersontheinstrument.

TheinstructionsinthismanualusetheMOTIFXFasanexample.Dependingonyourparticularmusicalinstrument,theremaynotbeequivalentdisplaysorbuttons.

Utility windowForsettingtheparameterscommontoallthedisplays

ARP/KBD CONTROL display

FADER CONTROL display

EFFECT display

EQ display

Chorus displayReverb displayInsertion A displayInsertion B displayVocoder display*

XY CONTROL displayLetsyoucontrolthespecifiedparameterchangeandMIDIControlChangemessagessimultaneouslybydraggingintheXYPadarea.

ByusingaYamahai-MX1ori-UX1,connecttheinstrumenttoaniPad.TheMOTIFXFcanbeconnectedviawirelessNetworkMIDI.FordetailsaboutwirelessMIDIconnectivity,refertothe“NewFunctionsinMOTIFXFVersion1.20”Manual.

NOTE•Beforeediting,entertheVoicemode.•Afterediting,storetheeditedVoice.•Youcanconnecti-MX1/i-UX1todevicesfeaturing

theLightningconnectorviaAppleLightningto30-pinAdapter.

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Title bar and Utility windowThiswindowletsyousettheparameterscommontoallthedisplays. EachlampflashesaccordingtotheMIDIin/out

messages.

TappingthisopensorclosestheUtilitywindow.

Setthistothesamenumberasthatoftheinstrument.

Selectstheconnectedinstrument.

Whensettoon,tapping[RECEIVE]callsupaconfirmationmessage.

TappingthiscallsuptheOwner’sManual.

Tappinghereinitializesallthesettings.

DeterminestheconnectionmethodbetweentheiPadandMIDIinstrument.cable:Shouldbeselectedwhenconnectedviathei-MX1ori-UX1.wireless:ShouldbeselectedwhenconnectedviawirelessNetworkMIDI.NOTEWhensetto“wireless,”maketheWi-FisetupinSettings>Wi-FiinyouriPad.

Determinestheknobbehavior.rotary:Draggingaroundtheknobwillrotateitinthesamedirection.linear:Draggingverticallyupwardfromtheknobrotatestheknobclockwise,anddraggingdownwardrotatescounter-clockwise.

DeterminestheFaderbehavior.jump:TheFaderjumpstoanytappedlocationintheFaderarea.catch:TheFaderwillbe“caught”asyoudragonit.

Titlebar

SetstheMIDITransmitChannel.

SelectstheMIDIportoftheinstrumentincaseofwirelessconnection.

Whensettoon,selectingaTemplate*transmitsthecorrespondingsettingsviaMIDI.

AssignstheMIDIControlChangenumberstoeachcontroller.

Utility window

*What is a Template?EachoftheTemplatesincludesthesettingsofallthedisplays,meaningthatyoucancallupalltheEffectsettingsjustbyselectingthedesiredTemplate.EachoftheTemplatescanberenamed,calledupandinitialized.

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1 Tapping[RECEIVE]startsreceptionofthesettingsfromtheinstrument. Tapping[TRANSMIT]startstransmissionofthecurrentsettingstothe

instrument.2ChangestheArpeggio typeofthecurrentPart.Thisisequivalenttothe[SF1]–

[SF5]buttons.3 ToedittheNormalVoice,tap[VOICE].ToedittheDrumVoice,tap[DRUM].4CallsuptheVoicelist.TappingthedesiredvoiceinthelistexecutesProgram

Change.5 TappingherealternatelycallsuptheXY CONTROL display, ARP/KBD

CONTROL display, FADER CONTROL display, EFFECT displayandEQ display.

6Adjustthevolumebyoperatingtheknob,orbytappingthevolumevaluetocallupthesliderforadjustingthevolume.

7 IndicatestheArpeggio tempo.Tochangethetempo,taptheTempovaluetocallupthesliderthenoperatetheslider,ortap[TAP]threetimesatthedesiredtempo.

8Template Name SelectingaTemplatecallsupallthesettingsofallthedisplays.Tapping[+]/

[-]changestheTemplateinsinglesteps.TochangetheTemplate,taptheTemplateNametocalluptheTemplatelist,thentapthedesiredTemplate.

Common display areaThedisplaysupperpartofXYCONTROL,ARP/KBDCONTROL,FADERCONTROL,EFFECT,EQarethesame.

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Template List

Closesthelist.CallsuptheRenamewindowwithon-screenkeyboard.

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Voice ListAsshownbelow,theVoiceListfeaturestwoindicationtypes:BankorderandCategoryorder.NotethatUserVoicesarenotshownintheVoiceListbyCategory.

Voice List with the Bank order Voice List with the Voice Category order

BANK and CATEGORY tabsSelectstheindicationtypeoftheVoiceListfromtwotypes:BankorderorCategoryorder.WhenaUserVoiceisselected,theCATEGORYtabisnotavailable.

TappinghereclosestheList.

TapthedesiredBanktocallupthecorrespondingVoiceList,thentapthedesiredVoicename.

TapthedesiredMainCategoryandSubCategorytocallupthecorrespondingVoiceList,thentapthedesiredVoicename.

DraggingupwardordownwardwillscrollthroughtheVoices.

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XY CONTROL displayThePadareaonthisdisplayletsyousimultaneouslycontrolthefiveparametersspecifiedforCONTROL1–5.ThismeansthatyoucanfreelychangethesoundinrealtimeduringkeyboardperformancebycontrollingthePadarea.

SetshowtheControlParameterValueisdetermined.X:Thehorizontalvalueoftheballpositionwillbetransmittedastheparametervalue.Y:Theverticalvalueoftheballpositionwillbetransmittedastheparametervalue.

SetstheControl Parameter.Tap[+]/[-],ortaptheParameternamebetween[-]and[+]tocallupthelist,thentapthedesiredparameter.

PadResetstheballpositiontothecenterofthePad.

BallIndicatesthecurrentpositionofyourcontrol.

SetsthesensitivityoftheballinthePadarea.Movethesliderrightwardtoraisethesensitivity.

Draggingupwardordownwardwillscrollthroughtheparameters.

Parameter List

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X

+63

+63

-64

-64 ±0

Y

X

127

127

127

127 0

Ball position and Parameter valueMovingtheball transmitsthevaluesoftheparametersspecifiedforCONTROL1–5fromyour iPadtotheinstrument.Asshownbelow,twodifferentvaluerangesareavailable.

Parameter Name Descriptions

AEGAttack

ControlsthecorrespondingCommonparameter.

AEGDecay

AEGSustain

AEGRelease

FEGAttack

FEGDecay

FEGRelease

FEGDepth

Cutoff

Resonance

Pan

Assign1 ControlstheparametersettoAssign1intheUtilitywindow.

Assign2 ControlstheparametersettoAssign2intheUtilitywindow.

Parameter Name Descriptions

Volume

ControlsthecorrespondingCommonparameter.ReverbSend

ChorusSend

FootController1ControlstheparametersettoFootController1intheUtilitywindow.

FootController2ControlstheparametersettoFootController2intheUtilitywindow.

A.Function1 ControlstheparametersettoA.Function1intheUtilitywindow.

A.Function2 ControlstheparametersettoA.Function2intheUtilitywindow.

BreathControllerControlstheparametersettoBreathControllerintheUtilitywindow.

FordetailsaboutParameterChange,refertotherespectivemanualsoftheinstruments.

When the value range is -64 – +64: When the value range is 0 – 127:

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ARP/KBD CONTROL display

Turnson/offARP Common Switch

Turnson/offARP Hold.Thebluecolorindicatestheonstatuswhilethegraycolorindicatestheoffstatus.

SetsARPHoldtoSync Off.ThebluecolorindicatestheSyncOffstatuswhilethegraycolorindicatesadifferentstatus.

DeterminestheTranspose.Tapping[-]/[+]changesthevalueinsinglesteps.Tappingthevaluebetween[-]and[+]callsupthesliderwhichletsyousetthevalue.

DeterminestheOctave.Tapping[-]/[+]changesthevalueinsinglesteps.Tappingthevaluebetween[-]and[+]callsupthesliderwhichletsyousetthevalue.

Main Category, Sub Category, Arpeggio Type Tappingthe[-]/[+]ofCategorychangestheArpeggioTypetothefirstoneofthenew.Tappingthe[-]/[+]ofTYPEchangestheArpeggioTypeinsinglesteps.Tappingtheindicationsbetween[-]and[+]callsuptheArpeggioTypeList.

IndicatestheArpeggio Type Name.TappingherecallsuptheArpeggioTypeList.

SelectstheArpeggio Type Bankform“Pre”or“User.”TheselectedBanklamplights.

Arpeggio Type List

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FADER CONTROL displayTheFadersonthisdisplayletsyoucontroltheparametersoftheinstrument.

ParameterassignedtoeachcorrespondingFader.

TappingtheParameter valuecallsupthesliderwhichletsyousetthevalue.

Faders Turnson/offPortamento Switch.

Selectsmonophonicorpolyphonic.

AdjustthePortamento TimebyoperatingtheFader,orbytappingthevaluetocallupthesliderforadjustingthetimevalue.

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EFFECT display

TappingherecallsuptheInsertion A displayorInsertion B display.NOTEIf you want to apply the Insertion Effect to theDrum Keys, set the Insertion Effect Outputparameterto“insA”or“insB.” DeterminestheroutingforInsertion

EffectsAandB.WhenVOCODERisselected,InsertionEffectsAandBareunified,thenusedastheVocoder.NOTEWhen“VOCODER”isselected,setOutputSelectto“InsL”intheinstrument.

WhenVOICEisselected,thisindicateswhichInsertionEffect(AorB)isusedforprocessingeachElement.WhenDRUMisselected,thisindicatesjust“DrumKeys.”

TappingherecallsuptheCHORUS display.

TappingherecallsuptheREVERB display.

Toadjusteachvalue,dragaroundtheknobortapthevaluetocallupthesliderthenoperatetheslider.

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Reverb/Chorus/Insertion A/Insertion B/Vocoder displayFromthesedisplays,youcanmaketheEffectsettingsfortheVoicecurrentlyselectedontheinstrument.Thissectioncoverstheoperationsonthesedisplayshavingthesamedesign

TappingherereturnsthescreentotheEFFECTdisplay.

Effect List

To select an Effect Type:Tap[+]/[-]inthisarea. OrtaptheindicatorsinthisareatocalluptheEffectlist,tapthedesiredCategory,tapthedesiredType,thentapthedesiredPresetsetting.Afterselecting,tap[Done]toclosetheEffectlist.

To edit the Effect parameter:Dragthesliderofthedesiredparameter,ortap[+]/[-].

Draggingupwardordownwardwillscrollthroughtheparameters.

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EQ display

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Gain Frequency

Toedittheparameter,operatetheknobortapthevaluetocallupthesliderforadjusting.

ToedittheEQsetting,dragthedotwiththecolorcorrespondingtothatofthedesiredband(LOW,MIDorHIGH).