Yamaha Extensions for Steinberg DAW Owner's Manual

Extensions for Steinberg DAW

Owner’s Manual

(for MOTIF XS series)

Table of Contents
About Extensions for Steinberg DAW ......................................................................................	2
What Extensions for Steinberg DAW can do ...........................................................................	2
■ Auto setting of Audio Driver.................................................................................................................	2
■ Audio/MIDI Port with device name.......................................................................................................	2
■ Auto settings of Remote Device ..........................................................................................................	3
■ Project templates with Input/Output Bus settings .............................................................................	4
■ Song import from MOTIF XS6/7/8 ........................................................................................................	5
Troubleshooting..........................................................................................................................	6

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About Extensions for Steinberg DAW

“Extensions for Steinberg DAW” is a set of program plug-ins and project templates developed by Yamaha to enhance the functions of Steinberg DAW software. Simply by installing Extensions for Steinberg DAW and connecting the MOTIF XS series (MOTIF XS6/7/8 and MOTIF-RACK XS) to your computer via an IEEE1394 cable, you can take advantage of various features which enable you to link Cubase (the Steinberg DAW) with the MOTIF XS.

This manual covers situations when connecting the MOTIF XS series to a computer to which Cubase 4 / Cubase Studio 4 / Cubase AI4 and Extensions for Steinberg DAW have already been installed. Keep in mind that you will need a USB storage device or you will need to connect the MOTIF XS to a computer via ETHERNET when using the Song Import feature.

NOTE

•The optional mLAN16E2 should be installed to the MOTIF XS6, MOTIF XS7 or MOTIF-RACK XS when using the features (except for “Song Import”) enabled by installing Extensions for Steinberg DAW. This manual assumes that the mLAN16E2 has been already installed to the MOTIF XS6, MOTIF XS7 or MOTIF-RACK XS.

•The version of Cubase 4 should be 4.0.2 or higher for using the Song Import feature.

What Extensions for Steinberg DAW can do

Simply by installing Extensions for Steinberg DAW, you can utilize the following features when combining Cubase 4 / Cubase Studio 4 /

Cubase AI4 with the MOTIF XS series.

•Auto setting of Audio Driver

•Audio/MIDI Port with device name

•Auto settings of Remote Device (MOTIF XS6/7/8 only)

•Project templates with Input/Output Bus settings

•Song Import from MOTIF XS6/7/8

NOTE

•Make sure to install Cubase 4 / Cubase Studio 4 / Cubase AI4 before installing Extensions for Steinberg DAW. This is necessary because the Project Template file for the MOTIF XS6/7/8 and MOTIF-RACK XS must be installed to the same folder to which Cubase has been already installed.

■ Auto setting of Audio Driver

With Extensions for Steinberg DAW installed, you can set the Audio Driver of Cubase to the Driver of Extensions for Steinberg DAW (ASIO mLAN) by clicking [OK] on the following popup dialog box that appears when starting Cubase.

NOTE

•Before starting Cubase, connect the MOTIF XS series device to a computer via an IEEE1394 cable then turn on the power of the MOTIF XS series to properly enable this feature.

■Audio/MIDI Port with device name

With Extensions for Steinberg DAW installed, the Audio/MIDI Ports including the device name “MOTIF XS” will be indicated on the Device Setting window in Cubase, letting you intuitively set the device setting. “MOTIF XS Main L” is shown as an Audio Port while “MOTIF XS MIDI IN” is shown as a MIDI Port, for example. For details, see the next page.

NOTE

•Before starting Cubase, connect the MOTIF XS series device to a computer via an IEEE1394 cable then turn on the power of the MOTIF XS series to properly enable this feature.

•Any name without a device name like “mLAN 10” will be assigned to a port that is not used by the MOTIF XS series.

•The Port names are automatically set as listed below each time you start Cubase, even if you change the Audio/MIDI Port names of the Driver supporting the Extensions for Steinberg DAW.

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For MOTIF XS

	MIDI port	IN (Computer ←	OUT (Computer →
	number of
		MOTIF XS)	MOTIF XS)
	MOTIF XS
	1	MOTIF XS	MOTIF XS
	2	MOTIF XS Remote	MOTIF XS Remote
	3	MOTIF XS MIDI IN	MOTIF XS MIDI OUT
	Audio port	IN (Computer ←	OUT (Computer →
	number of
		MOTIF XS)	MOTIF XS)
	MOTIF XS
	1	MOTIF XS Main L	MOTIF XS Main L
	2	MOTIF XS Main R	MOTIF XS Main R
	3	MOTIF XS 1	MOTIF XS mLAN L
	4	MOTIF XS 2	MOTIF XS mLAN R
	5	MOTIF XS 3	MOTIF XS Asgn L
	6	MOTIF XS 4	MOTIF XS Asgn R
	7	MOTIF XS 5	—
	8	MOTIF XS 6	—
	9	MOTIF XS 7	—
	10	MOTIF XS 8	—
	11	MOTIF XS 9	—
	12	MOTIF XS 10	—
	13	MOTIF XS 11	—
	14	MOTIF XS 12	—
	15	MOTIF XS 13	—
	16	MOTIF XS 14	—
	For MOTIF-RACK XS
	MIDI port
	number of	IN (Computer ←	OUT (Computer →
	MOTIF-	MOTIF-RACK XS)	MOTIF-RACK XS)
	RACK XS
	1	MOTIF-RACK XS	MOTIF-RACK XS
	2	—	—
	3	MOTIF-RACK XS	MOTIF-RACK XS
		MIDI IN	MIDI OUT
	Audio port
	number of	IN (Computer ←	OUT (Computer →
	MOTIF-	MOTIF-RACK XS)	MOTIF-RACK XS)
	RACK XS
	1	MOTIF-RACK XS	MOTIF-RACK XS
		Main L	Main L
	2	MOTIF-RACK XS	MOTIF-RACK XS
		Main R	Main R
	3	MOTIF-RACK XS 1	MOTIF-RACK XS
			mLAN L
	4	MOTIF-RACK XS 2	MOTIF-RACK XS
			mLAN R
	5	MOTIF-RACK XS 3	MOTIF-RACK XS
			Asgn L

	Audio port
	number of	IN (Computer ←	OUT (Computer →
	MOTIF-	MOTIF-RACK XS)	MOTIF-RACK XS)
	RACK XS
	6	MOTIF-RACK XS 4	MOTIF-RACK XS
			Asgn R
	7	MOTIF-RACK XS 5	—
	8	MOTIF-RACK XS 6	—
	9	MOTIF-RACK XS 7	—
	10	MOTIF-RACK XS 8	—
	11	MOTIF-RACK XS 9	—
	12	MOTIF-RACK XS 10	—
	13	MOTIF-RACK XS 11	—
	14	MOTIF-RACK XS 12	—
	15	MOTIF-RACK XS 13	—
	16	MOTIF-RACK XS 14	—

■ Auto settings of Remote Device

With Extensions for Steinberg DAW installed, the MOTIF XS connected to a computer via an IEEE1394 cable will be registered as the Remote Device of Cubase. Also, the detailed settings such as MIDI Ports will be set automatically. You can confirm these points by selecting [Devices] → [Device Setup] to call up the Device Setup dialog box.

For details about function assignments, refer to the Owner's Manual and Data List 2 of the MOTIF XS.

The MOTIF-RACK XS cannot be set as a Remote Device.

The Remote Device name shown in Cubase and the MIDI Port

name are as follows:
Remote Device name	: Yamaha MOTIF XS
MIDI In and Out Port name	: MOTIF XS Remote

NOTE

•Even if the MIDI Port is changed, it will be reset to the above one when Cubase is restarted.

•The Remote Control function is available also when the MOTIF XS is connected to a computer via a USB cable. In this case, click [+] from the Device Setup window to call up the Device List, and then select “Yamaha MOTIF XS.” You will also need to set the MIDI Ports manually in this case.

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