YAMAHA Faders XY Pad Owner’s Manual

Faders & XY Pad Owner’s Manual

Faders & XY Pad

iPad

iMX-1

MIDI OUT MIDI IN

MIDI IN MIDI OUT

Makes the overall
settings.

One of the Fader
Control displays.
Select the desired
template then start
operating the faders.

One of the Mixer Control
displays. This lets you
control the specified faders
simultaneously by dragging
the XY Pad area.

XY Pad display

Parameter assign
window

Utility window

Faders display

Fader operation transmits the MIDI
Control Change messages to the MIDI
instrument.

Assigns a MIDI Control
Change function to the
corresponding Fader.

NOTE

For information about the MIDI settings of the
instrument, refer to the Owner’s Manual
which came with the instrument.

MIDI instrument

By using MIDI cables and a Yamaha i-MX1, connect the instrument to an iPad.
The MOTIF XF can be connected via wireless Network MIDI. For details about
wireless MIDI connectivity, refer to the “New Functions in MOTIF XF Version 1.20”

Manual.

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What is Faders & XY Pad?

This Mixer-like application lets you control the Tone Generator Parts of the MIDI instrument from your iPad.

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Title bar and Utility window

Determines the connection method between the iPad and MIDI instrument.

cable: Should be selected when connected via the i-MX1.
wireless: Should be selected when connected via wireless Network MIDI.

NOTE When set to “wireless,” please make the Wi-Fi setup in Settings > Wi-Fi in your iPad.

Tapping this opens or closes the Utility window.

When Individual Select is set to ON, you can select the preset skin
individually for Panel, Bottom, Fader, and Scale in the Faders display. When
Individual Select is set to OFF, only the Panel is available and you can
select the whole skin of the Faders display.

Determines the Fader behavior.

jump: The Fader jumps to any tapped location in the Fader area.
catch: The Fader will be “caught” as you drag on it.

When set to ON, changing the Template* transmits the MIDI Control Change
messages according to the settings of the selected Template.

Each lamp flashes according to the MIDI in/out messages.

Title bar

Utility window

Faders display

Tapping this calls up the Owner’s Manual.

Selects the MIDI port of the instrument in case of wireless connection.

This page covers the section common to the Faders display and the XY Pad display.

*What is a Template?

The Template includes the Fader position as well as the settings about what MIDI Control Change parameters are assigned to each Fader. Each of the Templates can be renamed, called up and initialized.

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