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Rilles
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Joined 11-02-2012 status: Newcomer |
Got my ES7 from Ebay with no CD Rom, just a printed out manual the size of a Chicago phone book, which I have been studying. Very fundamental, I know, but can someone get me started? I am running the ES with my Mac, OSX Mountain Lion, Cubase Artist 6.5. I have the USB driver working and cable connected. I want to use Cubase as sequencer. I have ES on SONG and it works. However, I don’t know how to access ALL voices on the ES other than general MIDI voices. I tried to use STUDIO MANAGER but it never worked right. Get me started please? Even what part of the manual to read. THX! |
Bad_Mister
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Joined 07-30-2002 status: Moderator |
The driver you should have is called the “Yamaha USB-MIDI Driver” Version 1.3.2 for Mac (10.5.8 / 10.6.8 / 10.7.8 / 10.8.x). This driver will allow the Motif ES to communicate MIDI data to and from the computer. Once installed go to SYSTEM PREFERENCES > OTHERS > Yamaha USB-MIDI Driver.
Make sure your Motif ES is set to MIDI IN/OUT = USB
Press [SF2] SWITCH
In Cubase:
In the REMOTE DEVICES folder, set the MOTIF ES as the Device. If it does not appear, click the “+” icon to ADD “Motif ES”.
You do not mention an audio interface - so you will be ready now to record MIDI data to Cubase and you will be able to play MIDI back to the Motif ES. This will take place by adding a MIDI Track for each PART of the Motif ES you wish to play. Each MIDI Track can be set to a separate MIDI Channel 1-16. By placing the Motif ES in SONG or PATTERN mode you will be able to access 16 VOICES, by placing one each in the 16 PARTS of the [MIXING] setup.
Press [SONG]
In Cubase when you set a MIDI Track so the INPUT comes from the Motif ES and the MIDI OUT is set to the Motif ES you will be able to hear the Motif ES assigned to the MIDI Channel of that selected Cubase Track. |
Rilles
Total Posts: 2
Joined 11-02-2012 status: Newcomer |
OMG! We did it! Many thanks, Bad Mister
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svd68
Total Posts: 7
Joined 08-21-2013 status: Newcomer |
Hello Bad Mister, I have almost the same question, and your help above is verry useful, thanks. Can i use the same settings, my setup is a Motif ES6, Steinberg UR 22 interface and cubase elements 7. I have connect midi in and out from Motif to the interface. The interface connect with usb to imac and connect my interface to M-Audio monitors voor the sound. On my Motif i have set MIDI IN AND OUT not to usb but to midi. In Cubase divice setup in don’t see my Motif, is see the interface, this is correct? The rest of the settings are the same as you explain above?
Hope you wil help me out, thanks!
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Bad_Mister
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If you are connecting your Motif ES via standard MIDI cables, then little of my instructions about connecting the Motif ES via USB applies to you. What is it you cannot get to work? |
svd68
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Joined 08-21-2013 status: Newcomer |
Thank you for your reaction Bad_Mister.
Steven |
Bad_Mister
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Joined 07-30-2002 status: Moderator |
Sorry, tell us again what you have, but this time don’t leave anything out. |
svd68
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Joined 08-21-2013 status: Newcomer |
Hello,
I have a Motif ES6 connected to a Steinberg UR22 Interface (midi). The interface is connected with usb to a iMac. Then i have a Ensonic EPS16+ which i want to connect to the Motif with midi thru, so i can use samples etc.
Thanks for your help.
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Bad_Mister
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Sorry, you don’t have enough inputs to hook everything up at once. But that will not matter because you can connect each keyboard to your interface one at a time and use your DAW (Cubase) to record your data as audio. Multi-track recording was basically invented by Les Paul, where he disengaged the erase head on a tape recorder so that he could play along with himself. You will connect one of your keyboards to your two input audio interface (left and right) setup to record. When complete disconnect and connect your other keyboard. Since your audio interface has but 2 inputs, you cannot connect everything at once. This means you will have to commit some things as audio in order to accommodate switching to your other keyboard… MIDI connections will allow you to keep everything in time so no worries there.
You will need the “Yamaha USB-MIDI” driver because you will connect the Motif ES to your computer via USB connection. Set the ES to MIDI IN/OUT = USB
This will take care of all your MIDI routing. No need to re-patch for MIDI (you have enough MIDI ports available using the ES as a MIDI interface). Or you can connect the ES via USB-MIDI and connect the Ensoniq to the MIDI ports of the Steinberg interface. It is for audio routing you will need to connect the audio outputs of each keyboard as you are using it. And because you will record as audio, you will not need to have it connected in order to playback.. Hope that helps. |
svd68
Total Posts: 7
Joined 08-21-2013 status: Newcomer |
Thank you for explaining Bad Mister, one thing: The interface is also midi, so i thought i connect the motif with midi in and out to the interface. The interface with usb to my imac. The Ensonic with midi in to midi thru in the motif. So all the recording is midi. I have a friend who is playing guitar, so he can plug his guitar into the audio input. Is this an option to use all instruments at once? If i want to use the effects from my Motif and not the effects from cubase is there something i need to set into the motif?
Again, thank you for helping me, I appreciate it.
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Bad_Mister
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no, that will not work. Sorry, you don’t have enough Audio inputs to hook everything up at once. |
svd68
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Joined 08-21-2013 status: Newcomer |
Thanks for your help. Is it possible to:
MOTIF > USB > MAC
So the motif is direct connected to my mac and the ensonig via the interface to my mac.
I don’t want to record in audio, just in midi.
regards,
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Bad_Mister
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Yes. But each the Motif ES and the Ensoniq have 16 MIDI channels of their own. Why you are thinking 1-8 on one of them and 9-16 on the other is not clear. Since each has its own path to get MIDI data to the computer each has is own set of MIDI channels. You will need to connect the audio outputs of the Ensoniq to the A/D inputs of the Motif ES because even though you only want to record MIDI, you will eed to hear both keyboards via th audio interface. |
svd68
Total Posts: 7
Joined 08-21-2013 status: Newcomer |
Is it possiple to use more than 16 midi channels in Cubase? For me its al new.
Thanks!
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