Yamaha Audio Voice Editor for S90 User Manual
Contents
What is the Voice Editor?........................... 2
Starting the Voice Editor ........................... 3
Menu Bar .................................................... 4
Library Window .......................................... 7
Library Window Toolbar........................................ 9
Edit Window.............................................. 15
An Example of Voice Editor in Use.......... 29
OMS Settings (Macintosh) ....................... 31
Troubleshooting........................................ 33
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This owner’s manual assumes that you are already familiar with basic Windows/Macintosh operations.
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 Manual” as well as the Owner’s Manual for the
respective MIDI device.
The screen illustrations in this manual are mainly taken from Windows. Differences that exist in the
Macintosh version are duly shown and explained.
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What is the Voice Editor?
With the Voice Editor, you can edit your synthesizer’s voices and effects via your computer.
Thanks to the easy-to-understand graphical interface, you can edit virtually all of the voice
parameters of S90 right from your computer — using the mouse to adjust the virtual knobs,
sliders, and buttons and entering values from the computer keyboard. Finally, all the changes
you have made to your voices can be saved to your computer. If you have saved your edits to a
memory card (SmartMedia) in the computer, you can insert the memory card into your
synthesizer and its contents can be read directly when the Load file type is set to “Voice Editor.”
Library Window Save the Library file
V oice
Import a voice
Edit Window
Set the effects parameters
Element dialog
Library file
Transmit / Receive bulk data
Your synthesizer (S90)
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Starting the Voice Editor
After installing the Voice Editor and making the required connection, follow the instructions below
to start the Voice Editor.
Windows
n In order to use the Voice Editor with your synthesizer, you’ll need to install the USB
MIDI driver (
• Starting the Voice Editor as a stand-alone application
1 From the [Start] menu, select [Programs]
→
[Voice Editor for S90].
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Click the [MIDI SETUP] button called up in step #1 above, then set the appropriate MIDI port.
• Starting the Voice Editor in the host application as a plug-in software.
The Plug-in Board Editor can be used as a plug-in software in any host application compatible
with Open Plug-in Technology (OPT). Refer to the owner’s manual of the host application
(sequencer, etc.) for details on using plug-in software.
page 11).
→
[YAMAHA OPT Tools] → [Voice Editor for S90]
About Open Plug-in Technology
Open Plug-in Technology (OPT) is a newly developed software format that allows control over
MIDI devices from a music software program. For example, this allows you to start up and
operate various parts of your music system, such as plug-in board editors, and mixing control
editors – directly from an OPT-compatible sequencer, without having to use each separately.
This also makes it unnecessary to set MIDI drivers for each application, streamlining your music
production system and making all operations more convenient and seamless.
About the OPT Levels
The client application and its compatibility with OPT can be divided into three levels, as shown
below.
Level 1
panels that can transmit data via the clients’ external MIDI ports. Typically this will
allow basic hardware editor control panels to operate properly.
Level 2
automation. Typically this will allow both real-time and offline MIDI effects to operate
properly and supply automation to OPT panels.
Level 3
require direct access to client program storage structures. Typically this will allow
sophisticated MIDI edit views to be supported.
– OPT Panels provides basic support for opening and displaying OPT control
–
OPT Processors provides support for real-time MIDI processors and panel
– OPT Views provides support for edit views and MIDI processors/panels that
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OPT Level Implementation for the Voice Editor
This chart shows the OPT-compatibility of the Voice Editor.
OPT levels of the client application
VIEWS (Level3) Yes None
PROCESSORS (Level2) Yes None
PANELS (Level1) Yes Bulk reception
n Certain operations may not work as expected if there is no corresponding function in the client
application (sequencer, etc.). The highest level of implementation for the client application is
indicated in the OPT logo (which appears along with the version information in the application).
Operation support Operation limits
Voice Editor for operation
Macintosh
n If you are using Voice Editor on a Macintosh computer, open “Chooser” from the Apple menu and turn off
“AppleTalk.”
Open the “YAMAHA Tools” folder and double-click “VoiceEditorforS90” icon in the “Voice Editor
for S90” folder.
Menu Bar
The Menu Bar contains various editing and setup functions/commands. Click the desired menu
name to open the appropriate 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 9).
Save Library (Save)
This is the same as the “Save” button in the toolbar (page 10).
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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.
Exit (Quit)
Exits from the Voice Editor. This menu is only available when the Voice Editor is used as a plug-in
of the host application.
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 the Voice Editor.
Edit
This is the same as the “Edit Window” button in the toolbar (page 14).
Library
This is the same as the “Library Window” button in the toolbar (page 16).
Store...
This is the same as the “Store” button in the toolbar (page 28).
Import...
This is the same as the “Import” button in the toolbar (page 14).
Compare
This is the same as the “Compare” button in the toolbar (page 29).
Setup (Windows) / MIDI (Macintosh)
Windows Macintosh
Setup... (Editor Setup...)
This is the same as the “Editor Setup” button in the toolbar (page 11).
Transmit Bulk... (Transmit...)
This is the same as the “Transmit Bulk” button in the toolbar (page 12).
Receive Bulk... (Receive...)
This is the same as the “Receive Bulk” button in the toolbar (page 13).
Monitor
This is the same as the “Monitor” button in the toolbar (page 14).
OMS Port Setup... (Macintosh only)
Opens the OMS Port Setup window for the Voice Editor. Refer to the section “OMS Port Setup”
(page 32) 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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Library Window
When you start Voice Editor, you will first see the Library window, which consists of tabs, each
representing a Memory in the tone generation block. Each tab lists all the names, numbers and
categories of voices in the selected Memory. Double-clicking on a voice name in the Library
window opens the Edit window for a voice, letting you edit the voice.
n You can save your settings as a Library file (*.W4E).
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Toolbar
This area contains the buttons controlling the Voice Editor (page 9).
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Tabs
Click any of these to view the voice list for the corresponding Memory Bank.
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Voice list
This area shows all the voices in the selected Memory as a scrollable list. The name, number
and Category of each voice are shown. You can rearrange the voices by dragging-anddropping 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 10 characters.
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Split Bar (Windows only)
If you place the mouse pointer over the line (Split Bar) that divides the Track Parameter
Section from the Block Section, the pointer will change shape into the split tool. With this tool,
you can drag the Split Bar back and forth and change the widths of the two sections.
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You can change the size of any of the windows by placing the mouse pointer on the top, bottom, left, or
right border lines of the window, then dragging the line until the window is as big or small as you like.
Viewing Just the Voice Names (Windows only)
You can view just the names of all voices in the Memory 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.”
Library Window Toolbar
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“Open” button
Click this to open the “Open” dialog and select a Library file to open.
“Open” Dialog
Select the desired Library file (extension: .W4E) and click [Open]. The contents of the
selected file is indicated on the Library Window.
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n If you are using a Macintosh, the typical Macintosh “Open” dialog will appear.
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Look in:
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List box
3 File name:...............Shows the name of the files selected from the List.
4 Files of type: ..........Click this and choose the file type.
5 [Open] button.........Click this to open the file selected from the List.
6 [Cancel] button......Click this to cancel the operation.
...................Click this and choose the folder containing the Voice Editor files.
...................Shows the contents of the current folder.
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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 (*.W4E).
“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 File name:...............Specify the name of the Library file to be saved here.
4 Save as type:..........Click this and choose the file type.
5 [Save] button..........Click this to save the Library file with the name specified in the “File
name” field.
6 [Cancel] button......Click this to quit the dialog without storing.
n When a new Library file (*.W4E) is saved, a file with an extension of “.W5E” is automatically created. This
“.W5E” file is necessary for loading the Library file from a memory card to your synthesizer.
n If you save a file to a Macintosh computer, the extension “.W4E” is not added automatically. Before loading
such files to your synthesizer, you’ll need to manually add the extension “.W4E” 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/reception of voice data to/
from your synthesizer. Click the [OK] button to apply the settings and quit the dialog. Click
the [Cancel] button to quit without applying the settings.
Windows
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Macintosh
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1 MIDI In Port: ...........Click this and choose the MIDI In port. You can use the Voice Editor to
receive data sent from the device connected to this port.
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.
n If you are using a Macintosh, the MIDI Out Port setting is assigned in the OMS Port Setup. For
further details, see the section “OMS Settings” (page 31).
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
Windows.
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 Setting this to too short of an interval may result in errors when transmitting MIDI data.
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