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STUDIO MANAGER
Owner’s Manual
Special Notices
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Table of Contents
Overview of Studio Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Starting and Configuring Studio Manager . . . 3
Quitting Studio Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Synchronizing Studio Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Working with Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
*Specifications and descriptions in this owner’s manual are for information purposes only. Yamaha Corp. reserves
the right to change or modify products or specifications at any time without prior notice. Since specifications,
equipment or options may not be the same in every locale, please check with your Yamaha dealer.
Description of menus and buttons
In the event that menu and button names on a Windows system are different from those on a Macintosh,
this manual uses the Windows menu and button names followed by the Macintosh menu and button names
in parentheses.
Mapping MIDI Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Setting Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Menu Bar/Pop-up Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Operation within Cubase SX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Supported editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
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Overview of Studio Manager
Studio Manager is a cross-platform application that enables you to start multiple Editors that control YAMAHA
hardware products remotely, and to save multiple Editor settings.
You can run Studio Manager as a stand-alone application, or as a plug-in within DAW applications that are compatible with Total Recall, such as Cubase SX 3.0 or later. In either case, the basic functionality is the same. For the latest
information on compatible DAW applications, refer to the following website.
http://www.studioconnections.org/
Hardware products
Open an editor from
Studio Manager
Synchronize
DM2000
Studio Manager
Start up Studio
Manager in
stand-alone form
Open from a
compatible DAW
application
DM2000 Editor
MOTIF ES6/7/8 Multi Part Editor
Synchronize
Synchronize
MOTIF ES6/7/8
SPX2000
SPX2000 Editor
The settings of each editor can be saved and recalled together from Studio Manager or the DAW application. In other
words, you can change the settings of your entire system in a single operation by recalling the settings for multiple
devices from Studio Manager or your DAW application. This capability is referred to as “total recall.”
When you want to save setting files, you can do this from Studio Manager to recall multiple devices at once, or from
an individual Editor to recall only a specific device. When you save your settings in your DAW application, the Studio
Manager settings will also be saved together with the DAW application file, and can also be recalled in the same way.
To use Studio Manager, you must first perform the following operations:
1. Start and configure Studio Manager (see page 3).
2. Start and configure an Editor.
3. Synchronize the application with the corresponding device (see page 4).
For more information on using the Editors, refer to the Owner’s Manual for the Editors.
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Starting and Configuring Studio Manager
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Start Studio Manager.
As a stand-alone application in Windows 2000/XP: Click the Start button, move the cursor to [Programs
(All Programs)], then [Yamaha Studio Manager], then click [Studio Manager].
As a stand-alone application in Mac OS X: Select and open the “Applications” folder, the “YAMAHA”
folder, then the “Studio Manager” folder, then double-click “SM2.”
With Cubase SX: From Cubase SX’s [Device] menu, choose [Yamaha Studio Manager] to open the Studio
Manager window. (Studio Manager starts running when Cubase SX is started.)
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Select the devices you want to edit.
In the Setup window, open the Modify Workspace page. The Device Editor
section lists the names of the installed devices.
Select the desired device, then click the [Add->] button.
The selected device name appears in the Workspace section.
NOTE: Use the following buttons, if necessary:
[Remove].............Removes the selected device from the Workspace section.
[Set Default]........ Click this button while devices to edit are listed in the
Workspace section, so that the next time you start Studio
Manager, the devices will be automatically selected.
[Recall Default] ... Recalls the default setting you made using the [Set
Default] button.
3
Specify the desired MIDI ports.
Select the [MIDI Ports] tab and specify the MIDI In/Out Ports to which the
devices are connected. However if you want to use Studio Manager in Cubase
SX, you’ll need to specify that MIDI port within Cubase SX.
NOTE: To activate MIDI ports in Studio Manager, you must specify the MIDI
ports in this MIDI Ports tab and in the Editor for the console or device.
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Click [OK].
The Setup window closes and the Studio Manager window becomes active.
5
Double-click the icon for the console or
device you want to edit to open its Editor.
NOTE: Right-clicking the mouse in the window will
display a pop-up menu (see page 7).
NOTE: To change the icon name, select the icon, then
click the name.
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Quitting Studio Manager
Select [Exit] from the [File] menu in the Studio Manager window (select [Quit SM2] from the [SM2] menu). If there
are no unsaved changes, all windows close and Studio Manager quits. If there are unsaved changes, a message asking
whether you want to save the changes appears. You can also quit Studio Manager by clicking the Close button in the
Studio Manager window.
If you’re using Studio Manager in your DAW application, quitting your DAW application will also quit Studio Manager. Simply closing the Studio Manager window does not quit Studio Manager. When you save your DAW application file, the Studio Manager settings are also saved within that file.
Synchronizing Studio Manager
In some cases, such as when Studio Manager starts up for the first time, the parameter settings on the devices and the
parameter settings in Studio Manager (in the devices’ Editor) may be different. Therefore, you must first synchronize
the parameter settings on the devices with those in Studio Manager (in the corresponding Editors). Follow the steps
below to synchronize Studio Manager with the devices.
NOTE: You can also synchronize the parameter settings with the corresponding devices in each Editor.
For information on using the Editors, refer to the Owner’s Manual for the Editors.
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Select [Synchronize], then [Total Recall...] in the Studio Manager window.
The following window opens.
2
Select whether you want to transfer your settings to Studio Manager (each Editor), or
vice versa.
[To Hardware]: Tr ansfers the current settings from Studio Manager (each Editor) to your console or device.
[From Hardware]: Tr ansfers the settings from your console or device to Studio Manager (Editor).
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Click [OK].
The synchronizing process begins.
Do not operate the device while synchronization is in progress.
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Working with Files
You can save the various parameter setting files either as a complete set using Studio Manager or your DAW application, or individually using each Editor. The following table shows how to manage your setting files.
Creating a new file
Opening a previously saved file
Saving the current file
Saving the current file with a new name
If you save a file in the Studio Manager window, all selected Editor settings are saved in a file with a file extension of
“. Y SM”. If the “Automatically synchronize on file load” preference is turned on, opening a file will recall the entire set
of system settings (Total Recall function).
If you’re using Studio Manager with your DAW application, the settings of all selected Editors will be saved together
within the file of the DAW application. If desired, you can also save files from Studio Manager, and then open them
from Studio Manager running as a stand-alone application.
If you save a file in an Editor, only that Editor’s settings are saved in a file.
NOTE: When you create a new file, or open a previously saved file, a message appears asking whether you want
to save the currently-open file. Click [Yes] to save the current file and open another. Click [No] to open another
without saving the current one. Click [Cancel] to cancel the operation.
Choose [New] from the [File] menu.
(only if Studio Manager is running as stand-alone)
Choose [Open (Import)] from the [File] menu.
Choose [Save] from the [File] menu.
(only if Studio Manager is running as stand-alone)
Choose [Save As... (Export)] from the [File] menu.
Mapping MIDI Ports
If MIDI ports specified in Editors are not
enabled on the computer (e.g., when you open a
file on another computer), it’s convenient to
change all MIDI port settings together in the Remap MIDI Ports window (shown on the right).
Choose [Re-map MIDI Ports] from the [File]
menu to display the window.
NOTE: This function is not available if you’re
using Studio Manager in your DAW
application.
Workspace
This column lists the MIDI ports specified in
Editors by the corresponding device names
and [port names].
System
This column lists the MIDI ports enabled on the computer. If the ports listed in the Workspace column and the
ports listed in the System column do not match, click the port name in the System column to display a pull-down
menu, then select a matching port from the menu.
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