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    1 Contents What is the V oice Editor? ............................ 2 About Studio Manager ................................. 3 What is T otal Recall .................................... 3 About Open Plug-in T echnology .................. 4 Starting the V oice Editor ............................ 6 Menu Bar ............................................[...]

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    2 What is the V oice Editor? With the V oice Editor , y ou can edit your tone generator’ s v oices and effects via y our computer . Thanks to the easy-to-understand graphical interf ace, y ou can edit vir tually all of the v oice parameters of MO TIF-RA CK right from your computer — using the mouse to adjust the vir tual knobs, sliders , and bu[...]

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    3 About Studio Manager Studio Manager is a cross-platf or m application that enables you to start multiple Editors for controlling Y AMAHA hardware products remotely , and to sav e multiple Editor settings . F or more information, refer to the separate Installation Guide or the Studio Manager PDF man ual. What is T otal Recall Y ou can sav e and re[...]

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    4 About Open Plug-in T echnology Open Plug-in T echnology (OPT) is a new softw are format that enables y ou to control MIDI de vices from a music D A W application software. F or example, this allo ws you to star t up and operate va r ious par ts of your music system, such as plug-in board editors , and mixing control editors - directly from an OPT[...]

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    5 About the OPT 2 Overview OPT 2 is a plug-in f ormat that enhances OPT Lev el 1 (P anels) and adds some conv enient functions for use with T otal Recall. In addition to doing T otal Recall functions using the Studio Manager as a host application, you can use T otal Recall in a DA W application (provided it is compatib le with T otal Recall), via t[...]

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    6 Star ting the V oice Editor After installing the V oice Editor and making the required connection, follo w the instr uctions below to star t the V oice Editor . Windows n In order to use the V oice Editor with your tone generator , you’ll need to set the MIDI in/out por ts. ( page 14 ) ● Starting V oice Editor from Studio Manager 1. Star t St[...]

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    7 Menu Bar The Menu Bar contains v ar ious editing and setup functions/commands. Click the desired menu name to open the appropriate pull-down menu, and choose the function/command y ou wish to apply . Those functions/commands which are unav ailable are gra yed out. n The most commonly-used menus in the Menu Bar are availab le as buttons in V oice [...]

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    8 Edit Copy Copies the selected v oice to the clipboard. If nothing is selected, this item is gra yed out. P aste Copies the v oice from the clipboard to the V oice Editor . Initialize Resets the selected v oice parameters to the def ault values . If nothing is selected, this item is gray ed out. Edit... This is the same as the “Edit Windo w” b[...]

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    9 Setup Setup... This is the same as the “Editor Setup” b utton in the toolbar ( page 14 ). T ransmit V oice Bulk... This is the same as the “T ransmit Bulk” button in the toolbar ( page 15 ). Receive V oice Bulk... This is the same as the “Receive Bulk” button in the toolbar ( page 16 ). Monitor This is the same as the “Monitor” b [...]

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    10 Librar y Window When you start V oice Editor , you will first see the Libr ar y window , which consists of tabs, each representing a Memor y in the tone generation b lock. Each tab lists all the names, n umbers and categories of voices in the selected Memory . Double-clicking on a v oice name in the Librar y window opens the Edit windo w for a [...]

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    11 Split Bar If you place the mouse pointer o ver the line (Split Bar) that divides the T rack P arameter Section from the Block Section, the pointer will change shape into the split tool. With this tool, you can dr ag the Split Bar back and f or th and change the widths of the two sections. n Y ou can change the siz e of any of the windows by plac[...]

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    12 Librar y Window T oolbar 1 “Open” button Click this to open the “Open” dialog and select a Librar y file to open. “Open” Dialog Select the desired Library file (extension: .W6E) and click [Open]. The contents of the selected file is indicated on the Library Windo w . n If you are using a Macintosh, the typical Macintosh “Open”[...]

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    13 2 “Save” button Click this to sa ve the e xisting Librar y file with your ne w settings. If you are w or king on a new file, this b utton will open the “Sa ve As” dialog, where you can name and sa v e your settings as a new Libr ar y file (*.W6E). “Save As” Dialog n If you are using a Macintosh, the typical Macintosh “Sav e As?[...]

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    14 3 “Editor Setup” button Click this to open the “Setup” dialog and specify the MIDI Out por t settings . “Setup” Dialog This is where you set up the V oice Editor to allow the transmission/reception of v oice data to/from y our tone gener ator . Click the [OK] b utton to apply the settings and quit the dialog. Click the [Can- cel] but[...]

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    15 4 “T ransmit” button Click this to open the “T ransmit” dialog to transmit all settings to y our tone generator . “T ransmit” Dialog V oice data can be transmitted in bulk to y our tone generator . Click the [Star t] button to begin trans- mitting the data. The progress bar shows ho w much of the data has been transmitted. Finally , [...]

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    16 5 “Receive” button Click this to open the “Receive” dialog to receive all settings from your tone gener ator . 6 “Library Window” button Click this to bring the Library Window bac k into view . See page 10 for details . “Receive” Dialog V oice data can be received in b ulk from your tone generator . Select the bulk v oice data yo[...]

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    17 7 “Import” button Click this to open the “Impor t” dialog and import voices from an e xisting Librar y file. Y ou can drag-and-drop v oices to the Librar y Window . “Import” Dialog n More than one of these dialogs can be opened simultaneously . 1 File Name ....................... Indicates the name of the Librar y file from which y[...]

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    18 8 “Monitor” button If you clic k this, bulk v oice data will be sent for monitoring on y our tone generator each time y ou select a v oice. Click it again to disab le monitor ing. n To monitor the voice , use the ke yboard connected to your tone generator . 9 “Edit Window” button Click this to open the Edit Window (Common) for the select[...]

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    19 A “Compare” button If you clic k this, bulk data f or the original voice (prior to editing) will be sent to your tone generator . Click it again to send the bulk data f or your edited v oice. This button is useful f or making comparisons between the original and edited voices. 4 In the V oice Name list, click the v oice in which your edited [...]

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    20 Edit Window There are three types of v oices you can edit using V oice Editor : Nor mal voices , Drum voices , and Plug-in v oices. In the Librar y window , click the tab containing the Normal voice/Drum v oice/Plug-in v oice that you wish to edit. Then double-clic k the voice (or select it and click the “Edit Window” button) to open the Edi[...]

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    21 3 COMMON EDIT panel (Quick Edit) This lets you quic kly change the volume and tonal characteristics of the V oice by editing the amplitude and filter parameters . n The parameters av ailable f or editing differ depending on the selected V oice (Nor mal, Dr um or Plug-in). Av ailable parameters appear as vir tual knobs in the windo w . 4 PITCH B[...]

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    22 CONTROLLER SET P anel Y ou can assign your e xternal MIDI device’ s controllers such as the modulation wheel or ke yboard after touch to various parameters to allo w them to be modified in real-time. For instance , you could assign the modulation wheel to the filter’ s Resonance parameter when the Normal V oice is selected. In all, up to s[...]

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    23 8 ELEMENT unit This section is e xplained in more detail in “Element Unit” ( page 26 ). 9 INSERTION EFFECT units This section is e xplained in more detail in “Inser tion Effect” ( page 30 ). User LFO P anel (Normal V oice only) 1 TOT AL STEP .............................. Determines the number of steps f or the currently edited LFO wa ve[...]

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    24 0 SYSTEM EFFECT settings This section is e xplained in more detail in “System Eff ects” ( page 30 ). A Ke yboard Click an y key on the k eyboard to monitor y our edited v oice in that ke y . B KEY ASSIGN settings Click on the left te xt bo x to select a K ey Assign setting. Click on the right text bo x to select Monophonic or P olyphonic. Th[...]

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    25 n F or Plug-in v oices, you will see the follo wing panel. Click [DET AIL] to open the “Plug-in V oice Detail” dia- log. 1 V OICE BANK ..................Deter mines the Plug-in v oice bank. 2 V OICE NUMBER .............Determines the Plug-in voice n umber . 3 LFO .................................Deter mines the Speed of LFO, Pitch Modulation[...]

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    26 ● ELEMENT Dialog 1 LFO W A VE Click on the “W A VE” te xt box and select the LFO’ s wa v ef or m. 2 LFO SPEED Click on the “SPEED” text bo x and specify its speed. 3 KEY SYNC Click on the “KEY SYNC” text bo x to switch LFO k ey sync on or off . (If switched on, the LFO wa ve fo rm is restar ted each time you pla y a note.) 4 KEY [...]

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    27 8 [DET AIL] button Click this to open the “EL DET AIL ” dialog and set the parameters f or each Element. Y ou hav e wider and more accurate control o v er the parameters than with the editor gr aphs. Editor graphs Within these graphs , click and drag the “handles” (square marks) to visually adjust the parameters f or each Element. n Some[...]

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    28 FIL TER EG Settings The FIL TER EG (Env elope Generator) deter mines the transition in timbre while the k ey is being held down. There are five handles , each controlling a different stage in the en v elope. The first handle (fur thest to the left) controls the “Hold Time/Lev el. ” The second controls the “Attac k Time/ Le vel. ” The t[...]

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    29 8 FINE ................................ Use the “FINE” knob to fur ther fine-tune it. 9 CUT OFF ......................... Use the “CUT OFF” knob to set its LPF Cutoff F requency . 0 VELOCITY ...................... Use the “VELOCITY” knob to define ho w the Element’ s filter opens/ closes in response to note velocity . A RESO ...[...]

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    30 Insertion Effect 1 Unit 1 CONNECT selector Click on the te xt bo x and choose the order in which signals are passed from one inser tion eff ect unit to the other . 2 Indicator lamps These show which of the Elements are assigned to the respectiv e Inser tion Eff ect unit. The Indicator lamps are not av ailable f or Dr um V oices. 3 [DET AIL] butt[...]

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    31 5 [DET AIL] button Click this to open the Re verb dialog and set the detailed par ameters. ● Chorus Unit 1 Chorus Send Use this knob to set the le vel of the signal of Inser tion Effect 1/2 (or the b y-passed signal) sent to the Chorus effect. 2 Chorus Effect T ype selector Click on the te xt bo x and choose the type of Chorus Effect. 3 Chorus[...]

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    32 An Example of V oice Editor in Use There is no single wa y to use the many components in the V oice Editor . Y our editing needs and pref erences may diff er ; how e ver , the f ollowing example giv es you a simple step-b y-step guide in how to use the V oice Editor . Since the Library window is the first to open, the e xplanation below starts [...]

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    33 Tr oubleshooting If you encounter prob lems such as no sound output or abnor mal behavior , verify the connections bef ore checking the f ollowing. Sound does not change when using knobs or sliders. • Are the MIDI Out por t and Device Number set correctly in the Editor Setup? ( page 14 ) No sound heard when c licking on-screen keyboar d in Edi[...]