Contents
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Starting Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
The Library Window . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
The Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
The Edit Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
The Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Normal Voice Edit Window. . . . . . . . 15
Drum Voice Edit Window . . . . . . . . . 21
OMS Settings (Macintosh) . . . . . . . . 23
An Example of Voice Editor in Use
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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This owner’s manual assumes that you are already familiar with basic Windows/Macintosh operation. If
you are not, please refer to the owner’s manual which came with your Windows/Mac OS software before
using Voice Editor.
For information about hardware requirements, the interconnection of devices and the installation of the
Voice Editor software, refer to the separate “Installation Guide” as well as the Owner’s Manual for the
respective MIDI device.
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Introduction
With the convenient Voice Editor, you can use a computer to edit your synthesizer's voices and
effects. The graphical user interface makes editing easy and intuitive - letting you use your
computer keyboard and mouse to control and change the various parameters from the onscreen
sliders, switches, buttons, and so on. What's more, all changes you make to the voices can be
saved to your computer.
n Voice Editor for Windows is a plug-in software. To use it, you'll need to install an appropriate compatible host
application (sequencer, etc.).
Library Window Save the Library file
Voice
Import a voice
Edit Window
Element dialog
Set the effects parameters
Library file
Transmit / Receive bulk data
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Starting Up
After installing the Voice Editor and making the required connections, follow the instructions below
to start the Voice Editor.
Windows
Start Voice Editor by starting the host application (refer to the Installation Guide) and choosing
“Voice Editor for S08” from the “Plug-in” menu.
n This is an example of the included sequence software. The operation described here differs depending on
your host application.
n In order to use the Voice Editor, you’ll need to install the USB MIDI driver (page 10).
Macintosh
n If you are using Voice Editor on a Macintosh computer, open the “Chooser” from the Apple menu and turn
off “Apple Talk.”
Open the “Voice Editor for S08” folder in the “YAMAHA Tools” folder and double-click the
“VoiceEditorforS08” icon.
Menu Bar
The Menu Bar holds various editing and setup functions/commands in its menus. Click each of the
menu names to open their pull-down menu, and choose the function/command you wish to apply.
Those functions/commands which are unavailable are grayed out.
n The most commonly-used menus in the Menu Bar are available as buttons in Voice Editor’s toolbar.
File
Windows Macintosh
New
Creates and opens a new Library file.
Open Library... (Open)
This is the same as the “Open” button in the Toolbar (page 8).
Save Library (Save)
This is the same as the “Save” button in the Toolbar (page 9).
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Save Library As... (Save As)
Lets you save the Library file under a new or different name.
Close (Macintosh only)
Close the window. This is the same as the “Close” box in the Title Bar.
Edit
Windows Macintosh
Copy
Copies the selected voice to the clipboard. If nothing is selected, this item is grayed out.
Paste
Copies the voice from the clipboard to Voice Editor.
Edit
This is the same as the “Edit Window” button in the toolbar (page 12).
Library
This is the same as the “Library Window” button in the toolbar (page 14).
Store...
This is the same as the “Store” button in the toolbar (page 14).
Import...
This is the same as the “Import” button in the toolbar (page 13).
Compare
This is the same as the “Compare” button in the toolbar (page 15).
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Setup (Windows) / MIDI (Macintosh)
Windows Macintosh
Setup (Editor Setup)
This is the same as the “Editor Setup” button in the toolbar (page 10).
Transmit Bulk... (Transmit)
This is the same as the “Transmit” button in the toolbar (page 11).
Receive Bulk... (Receive)
This is the same as the “Receive” button in the toolbar (page 12).
Monitor
This is the same as the “Monitor” button in the toolbar (page 12).
OMS Port Setup (Macintosh only)
Opens the OMS Port Setup window for Voice Editor. Refer to the section “OMS Port Setup”
(page 24) for further details.
OMS MIDI Setup (Macintosh only)
Opens the OMS MIDI Setup window. Refer to the documentation that came with OMS for further
details.
OMS Studio Setup (Macintosh only)
Opens the OMS Studio Setup window. Refer to the documentation that came with OMS for further
details.
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The Library Window
When you start Voice Editor, you will first see the Library Window consisting of the “Normal” and
“Drums” tabs, each representing the voice type. Each tab lists all the names, numbers and
categories of voices in the selected voice type group. When you choose to edit a voice from the
Library Window by double-clicking it, the Edit Window for that voice will be opened.
n You can save your settings as a Library file (*.S6V).
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1 Toolbar
This area holds the buttons controlling Voice Editor (page 8).
2 Tabs
Click one of these to view the voice list for that group.
3 Voice list
This area shows all the voices in the selected group as a scrollable list. The name, number and
Category of each voice are shown. You can rearrange the voices by dragging-and-dropping
their voice numbers to a new location. You can rename a voice in Windows by selecting the
voice name, then clicking on it again to enter a new name. On the Macintosh, you click on the
voice name while holding down [Control], choose “Edit Voice Name” from the pull-down menu
and enter the new name in the dialog.
n To select a continuous block of voices, click the number of the first voice, hold down the [Shift] key, then
click the last number.
n Voice names can consist of up to 8 characters.
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Viewing Just the Voice Names (Windows)
You can view just the names of all voices in the group without their “Number” and “Category”
information. To do this, right-click on any part of the voice list and choose “List.” This may be
useful when choosing voices quickly, since you will have less scrolling to do.
n To switch back to the full Voice Name/Number/Category list, right-click on any part of the voice list
and choose “Details.”
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The Toolbar
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1 “Open” button
Click this to open the “Open File” dialog and select a Library file to open.
“Open Dialog
Select the desired Library file (extension: .S6V) and click [Open]. The contents of the selected
file are indicated in the Library Window.
n You can also load S03 Library files (with extension: .S3V).
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n If you are using a Macintosh, the typical Macintosh “Open” dialog will appear.
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1 “Look in:” .................Click this and choose the folder containing the Voice Editor files.
2 List box .....................Shows the contents of the current folder.
3 [Open] button ...........Click this to open the file selected from the List.
4 “Files of type:” .........Click this and choose the file type.
5 “File name:” ...........Shows the name of the files selected from the List.
6 [Cancel] button.........Click this to cancel the operation.
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2 “Save” button
Click this to save the existing Library file with your new settings. If you are working on a new file,
this button will open the “Save As” dialog, where you can name and save your settings as a new
Library file (*.S6V).
“Save As…” Dialog
n Library file names can consist of up to 8 characters plus a 3-character extension.
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n If you are using a Macintosh, the typical Macintosh “Save As” dialog will appear.
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1 “Save in:”..................Click this and choose the folder in which to save the Library file.
2 List box .....................Shows the contents of the folder you wish to save to.
3 [Save] button ............Click this to save the Library file with the name specified in the
“File name:”.
4 “File name:”..............Specify the name of the Library file to be saved here.
5 “Files of type:” .........Click this and choose the file type.
6 “Cancel”....................Click this to cancel the operation.
n S08 Library files can be imported to your synthesizer directly by saving them to the Memory card.
For details, refer to the S08 Owner’s Manual.
n If you save a file to a Macintosh computer, the extension “.S6V” is not added automatically. Before
loading such files to the S08, you’ll need to manually add the extension “.S6V” to the file names.
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3 “Editor Setup” button
Click this to open the “Editor Setup” dialog and specify the MIDI Out port settings.
“Editor Setup”
Dialog
This is where you set up the Voice Editor to allow the transmission of voice data to your
synthesizer. Click the [OK] button to apply the settings and quit the dialog. Click the [Cancel]
button to quit without applying the settings.
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1 “MIDI In Port:” ..........Click this and choose the MIDI In port. This allows you to receive
data from a device connected to this port. Select the port which
has been assigned to your particular synthesizer within the host
application.
2 “MIDI Out Port:” .......Click this and choose the MIDI Out port. You can use the Voice
Editor to control and edit the device connected to this port. Select
the port which has been assigned to your synthesizer within the
host application.
n If you are using a Macintosh, the MIDI Out Port setting is assigned in the OMS Port Setup. For
further details, see section “OMS Settings.” (page 23)
3 “MIDI Ch:”.................Click this and choose the MIDI Out channel. This is used when
monitoring sounds using the on-screen keyboard in the Edit
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4 “Device No.:”............Click this and choose the MIDI device number of your synthesizer.
5 “Dump Interval:” ......Click this and choose the interval between successive MIDI
dumps.
n If you set too short an interval, you may encounter errors when transmitting MIDI data.
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4 “Transmit” button
Click this to open the “Transmit” dialog to transmit all settings to your synthesizer.
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Voice data can be transmitted in bulk to your synthesizer. Click the [Start] button to begin
transmitting the data. The progress bar shows how much of the data has been transmitted.
Finally, click the [Close] button to quit the dialog.
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1 “Transmit Type”........Shows the voice data (Normal/Drum/All) to be transmitted.
2 Progress bar.............Shows how much of the data has been transmitted.
3 [Start] button ............Click this to transmit the data.
4 [Close] button...........Click this to close this dialog.
n The MIDI Device Number has to be set correctly in order to transmit bulk data. For further
details, see page 10.
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5“Receive” button
Click this to open the “Receive” dialog to receive all settings from your synthesizer.
“Receive”
Dialog
Voice data can be received in bulk from your synthesizer. Select the bulk voice data you
wish to receive, then click the [Start] button. The progress bar shows how much of the data
has been received. Finally, click the [Close] button to quit the dialog.
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1 “Receive Type”.........Click this and choose the Voice data (User Normal/User Drum/
Preset Normal/Preset Drum) to receive.
2 Progress bar.............Shows how much of the data has been received.
3 [Start] button ............Click this to receive the data.
4 [Close] button...........Click this to close this dialog.
n The MIDI Device Number has to be set correctly in order to receive bulk data. For further details,
see page 10.
6 “Edit Window” button
Click this to open the Edit Window (Common) for the selected voice in the list. For further
details, see page 14.
7 “Monitor” button
If you click this, bulk voice data will be sent for monitoring on your synthesizer each time you
select a voice. Click it again to disable monitoring.
n To monitor the voice, you need to play your synthesizer’s keyboard.
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8 “Import” button
Click this to open the “Import” dialog and import voices from an existing Library file. You can
drag-and-drop voices to the Library Window.
n More than one of these dialogs can be opened simultaneously.
“Import” Dialog
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1 “File name:”..............Shows the name of the Library file from which you will import
voice data.
2 “Open File” button ...Click this to open the “Open File” dialog and select a Library file to
open.
3 “Memory:” ................Click this and choose the voice type group from which you will
import voice data.
4 Voice list....................This area shows all the voices in the selected Memory as a
scrollable list, in order of voice number. You can select a voice
here and import it directly to the voice list in the Library Window
by drag-and-drop. (Multiple voices can also be imported this way.)
In Windows, you can alternatively copy the voice by selecting it
and pressing [CTRL]+[C] on the computer keyboard, and then
switch to the Library Window and press [CTRL]+[V] at the new
location to paste (import) it.
n To select a block of voices, click the number of the first voice, hold down the [Shift] key, then click
the last voice.
n You cannot import a Drum Voice to a Normal Voice list or a Normal Voice to a Drum Voice list.
5 “Monitor” ..................If you check this box, the bulk data for each voice you select from
the list will be transferred to your synthesizer for monitoring. To
monitor the voice, use the keyboard of your synthesizer.
n Monitoring will not be possible if the MIDI Out port and other parameters in the Editor Setup are
not set correctly. For further details, see page 12.
6 [Close] button...........Click this to close the Import dialog.
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