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EricMonroe
Total Posts: 71
Joined 03-19-2016 status: Experienced |
Hi thanks in advance. The amount of voices is potentially staggering. It would be vastly superior to use a computer monitor (or laptop) to organize and visually see all your voices. What are some of better ways to accomplish this? Suggested software? Ideas? Would love as many as you can give. (I have been able to connect to my local network, and just got the firewire adapter if that helps) Motif XF Much appreciated! Eric Denton |
cmayhle
Total Posts: 3116
Joined 10-05-2011 status: Guru |
John Melas Total Librarian (Highly recommended) |
EricMonroe
Total Posts: 71
Joined 03-19-2016 status: Experienced |
Thank you cmayhle! I am reading the manuals now. Love these. What is the recommended way to connect my laptop and these softwares to the Motif? USB? Firewire, Midi, ethernet? Any one else have any librarian software or suggestions? thanks!! Eric |
cmayhle
Total Posts: 3116
Joined 10-05-2011 status: Guru |
The Motif XF communicates with your computer via MIDI over USB. Go to This Page, and select the appropriate USB-MIDI Driver download...Mac, WIN 32 bit, WIN 64 bit. You will find a discussion of the XF-->Computer connection on page 56 of the Motif XF Owner’s Manual. |
richie1027
Total Posts: 686
Joined 10-14-2008 status: Guru |
Welcome to the forum Eric. As Cmayhle suggested, the Melas Software suite is worth it’s minimal cost, and John Melas offers excellent support for his products. The screen interface for the Total Librarian looks and functions just like Explorer in Windows. You have a nice visual of all preset and user banks for voices and performances. If you plan on integrating numerous libraries, then the total suite would be perfect, esp the Waveform Editor. Good luck |
EricMonroe
Total Posts: 71
Joined 03-19-2016 status: Experienced |
Thank you Richie. I have loaded both and easily connected to my computer thanks to the direction provided by Cmayhle. I have purchased the total suite, and getting familiar with them. (He throws around the term ‘patches’ pretty loosely and so its not clear whether that is a voice or combination of performances or? ) I am super excited and John Melas has a brilliant product that looks like it will be the cornerstone of my Motif. Whew! Wish I had asked months ago!! |
EricMonroe
Total Posts: 71
Joined 03-19-2016 status: Experienced |
Oh just found this link for the soundquest equivalent… any comments on this? https://www.squest.com/Products/MidiQuest11/Instruments/YamahaMotif8/ Yamaha Motif 8 Editor and Librarian for Windows and Macintosh Sound Quest’s Midi Quest multi-instrument editor/librarian gives you the tools to get the most from your Yamaha Motif 8. Midi Quest includes all of the standard features you would expect to find in a Motif 8 Editor and Librarian along with unique capabilities found nowhere else. |
5pinDIN
Total Posts: 11891
Joined 09-16-2010 status: Legend |
The Motif 8 is an original/classic model. The company doesn’t appear to have anything for models beyond the ES - the XS and XF aren’t listed.
EDIT: By the way, do you have the free Motif XF Editor from Yamaha? It and other goodies are available here:
Here’s one useful application of the Yamaha Editor:
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EricMonroe
Total Posts: 71
Joined 03-19-2016 status: Experienced |
Thanks for chiming in 5pinDIN. Your posts are always clear, concise, and thoughtful. Everything I wish mine were! I am using the librarian suggestions here, and they are all extremely useful. I am just dealing with a bizarre issue where the Motif XF Editor is coming up on the screen so small you can’t use it. (Lenovo touch screen Laptop/Windows) I don’t think that is within the scope of this forum, however if you have any ideas, I am definitely listening! This forum is much appreciated :) Eric |
5pinDIN
Total Posts: 11891
Joined 09-16-2010 status: Legend |
Yes, that’s a known problem on very high res screens.
Perhaps this will help…
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EricMonroe
Total Posts: 71
Joined 03-19-2016 status: Experienced |
Yes, that’s a known problem on very high res screens.
Oh my! That is SOME workaround LOL. Magnifier. :) Would you happen to know if this issue was resolved with Windows 10 for high res screens? (I am thinking of a better solution) thank you! |