Yamaha VOICE EDITOR ESSENTIAL User Manual

Voice Editor Essential Owner’s Manual

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What is Voice Editor Essential?

This application lets you edit the ARP/FADER/EFFECT/MEQ parameters in the Voice mode of the MOTIF XF, S90XS/S70XS, MOX6/MOX8, MOTIF XS, MOTIF-RACK XS from
your iPad. Select a Performance on the instrument, edit the parameters of the selected Voice on the iPad, then store the edited parameters on the instrument.

MOTIF XF, S90XS/S70XS,
MOX6/MOX8, MOTIF XS,
MOTIF-RACK XS

Utility window

For setting the
parameters
common to all the
displays

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ARP/KBD CONTROL display

EFFECT display

iMX-1

MIDI OUT MIDI IN

iPad

MIDI IN MIDI OUT

XY CONTROL display

Lets you control the specified
parameter change and MIDI Control
Change messages simultaneously by
dragging in the XY Pad area.

The instructions in this manual use the MOTIF XF as an example.
Depending on your particular musical instrument, there may not be equivalent displays or buttons.

FADER CONTROL display

Chorus display
Reverb display
Insertion A display
Insertion B display
Vocoder display*

EQ display

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.

NOTE

• Before editing, enter the Voice mode.

• After editing, store the edited Voice.

Title bar and Utility window

This window lets you set the parameters common to all the displays.

Title bar

Utility window

Sets the MIDI Transmit Channel.

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

Selects the connected instrument.

Assigns the MIDI Control Change numbers to each
controller.

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, tapping [RECEIVE] calls up a
confirmation message.

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

Tapping this opens or closes the Utility window.

Set this to the same number as that of the instrument.

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,” make the Wi-Fi setup in Settings > Wi-Fi in
your iPad.

Determines the knob behavior.

rotary: Dragging around the knob will rotate it in the
same direction.

linear: Dragging vertically upward from the knob
rotates the knob clockwise, and dragging downward
rotates counter-clockwise.

When set to on, selecting a Template* transmits the
corresponding settings via MIDI.

*What is a Template?

Tapping this calls up the Owner’s Manual.

Each of the Templates includes the settings of all the
displays, meaning that you can call up all the Effect
settings just by selecting the desired Template. Each
of the Templates can be renamed, called up and
initialized.

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Tapping here initializes all the settings.

Common display area

The displays upper part of XY CONTROL, ARP/KBD CONTROL, FADER CONTROL, EFFECT, EQ are the same.

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1 Tapping [RECEIVE] starts reception of the settings from the instrument.

Tapping [TRANSMIT] starts transmission of the current settings to the

instrument.

2 Changes the Arpeggio type of the current Part. This is equivalent to the [SF1] –

[SF5] buttons.

3 To edit the Normal Voice, tap [VOICE]. To edit the Drum Voice, tap [DRUM].
4 Calls up the Voice list. Tapping the desired voice in the list executes Program

Change.

5 Tapping here alternately calls up the XY CONTROL display, ARP/KBD

CONTROL display, FADER CONTROL display, EFFECT display and EQ
display.

6 Adjust the volume by operating the knob, or by tapping the volume value to

call up the slider for adjusting the volume.

7 Indicates the Arpeggio tempo. To change the tempo, tap the Tempo value to

call up the slider then operate the slider, or tap [TAP] three times at the desired
tempo.

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8 Template Name
Selecting a Template calls up all the settings of all the displays. Tapping [+]/

[-] changes the Template in single steps. To change the Template, tap the
Template Name to call up the Template list, then tap the desired Template.

Template List

Closes the list.

Calls up the Rename window with on-screen
keyboard.

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Voice List

As shown below, the Voice List features two indication types: Bank order and Category order. Note that User Voices are not shown in the Voice List by Category.

Voice List with the Bank order Voice List with the Voice Category order

Tapping here closes
the List.

Dragging upward or
downward will scroll
through the Voices.

Tap the desired Bank to call up the
corresponding Voice List, then tap the desired
Voice name.

Tap the desired Main Category and Sub Category
to call up the corresponding Voice List, then tap the
desired Voice name.

BANK and CATEGORY tabs

Selects the indication type of the Voice List
from two types: Bank order or Category
order. When a User Voice is selected, the
CATEGORY tab is not available.

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