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pblais
Total Posts: 95
Joined 03-05-2015 status: Experienced |
Hi, Before I start, let me say that I have 5 different DAWs as it is so I am not looking for another one.
I want to be able to “edit” stuff in my new Motif XS Rack. Here is my question.
Thank you in advance
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SSquared
Total Posts: 165
Joined 01-29-2014 status: Pro |
By edit, do you mean the voices? You can use the Yamaha provided standalone editor (for Mac or Windows) located here: http://download.yamaha.com/search/product/?language=en&site=usa.yamaha.com&product_id=774999 |
pblais
Total Posts: 95
Joined 03-05-2015 status: Experienced |
Thank for your reply.
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5pinDIN
Total Posts: 11891
Joined 09-16-2010 status: Legend |
There are two editors which will run either as VST or Standalone:
MOTIF-RACK XS Editor Standalone/VST V1.6.5 for Mac OS X:
MOTIF-RACK XS Editor Standalone/VST V1.6.3 for Windows:
Since your member profile indicates you’re using Windows 7, the second one would be appropriate. |
pblais
Total Posts: 95
Joined 03-05-2015 status: Experienced |
Thanks again for the help.. I have downloaded and installed the one you recommended. If I read you right, with that editor, I don’t even need to worry about having Cubase?
Thanks
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5pinDIN
Total Posts: 11891
Joined 09-16-2010 status: Legend |
You’re welcome.
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That’s correct, it will run independently. |
nbadesign
Total Posts: 994
Joined 08-20-2007 status: Guru |
It is always good to go step by step. You could try Cubase AI, it worth time. And if you consider that it has enough for your recording, that’s it. Than you could pay a little more for upgrade from AI to Cubase Elements. Now you could directly save your recordings to MP3 and FLACS formats, just to mention some of features.
Alex |
pblais
Total Posts: 95
Joined 03-05-2015 status: Experienced |
Thank you for your feed back Alex.
Right?
Thanks again
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nbadesign
Total Posts: 994
Joined 08-20-2007 status: Guru |
Thank you for your feed back Alex.
If you just need to save you recordings to MP3, you could use freeware application Audacity. Cubase AI is nice since it is well connected with Yamaha gear. That’s why it goes free with Yamaha hardware. You don’t need it to work with Yamaha Editor since it could be used as a standalone, but it’s nice since you could call all your voices from MediaBay without need for a separate USB sticks. You should check Bad Mister’s text about “Adding voice libraries to Cubase as a VST presets” at yamahasynth.com. Alex |
angelonyc
Total Posts: 20
Joined 07-20-2009 status: Regular |
I use the stand alone Motif XS rack with Logic.. It acts very well.. You can set up several tracks, different sounds, paramaters, save as a set up.. one click and XS rack is all set.. I had the Mlan, had limited success.. seemed like Logic wanted only one sound card ( I suspect I may have been missing some here. making a aggregiate device.. I would also enter the direcdt parameters into Logic, MSB/LSB/Prog, numueous CC events.. More work but one less step in debugging problems.. In general the Motix XS editor works quite well.. I use with a a Tyros 5 kbd, and the sounds between the two machines, complement each other quite welll.. Yamaha reall has their ‘mixer engineering stuff together. Multiple Yamaha tracks always complement each other better than any other machine.. I used every brand of kbd/module.. While the Korg can be quite striking.. But soon as you pile up six Korg tracks, it is quite a balancing act to make these sounds work homogenously.. |