Yamaha VE An Example of Voice Editor in Use

An Example of Voice Editorin Use

There is no single way to use the many components in the Voice Editor. Your editing needs and

preferences may differ; however, the following example gives you a simple step-by-step guide in

how to use the Voice Editor.

Since the Library window is the ﬁrst to open, the explanation below starts there.

nIn the Library window, you can open existing Library ﬁles containing the Voices you wish to edit, and speciﬁc

voices can be imported to the Library window.

1Click the “Editor Setup” button in the toolbar of the Library window to open the “Setup” dialog.

Then select the appropriate MIDI In/Out Port and Device No. settings for your tone generator

(See the section “Setup” Dialog).

2Receive the User voice data from your tone generator.

1Select [Receive Bulk...] (page 9) from the [Setup] menu.

2Select “All” from “Receive Type,” then click the [Start] button (page 16). Close the dialog box

after reception. The received voice is shown.

3In the Voice List of the Library window, double-click the voice you wish to edit. The Edit

Window will open for the voice.

4Various blocks are arranged in the Edit window. First, let’s set the parameters for Elements 1

to 4 on the Element block which make up the voice. Open the dialogs for Elements 1 to 4,

select the waveforms, and adjust the tonal characteristics of the voice using the ﬁlters and

equalizers. You can use the graph editors in each dialog to visually edit the parameters.

nYou can edit the Element parameters in much ﬁner detail within the “EL DETAIL” dialogs. The Element

dialogs are linked to the “EL DETAIL” dialogs, so changes in one dialog are immediately reﬂected in the

other. You can simultaneously view the graphs and the “EL DETAIL” dialogs side-by-side while editing.

nAlso within the Element Unit, you can set the output level for each Element and the route their outputs

through Insertion Effects 1/2.

5Select the Insertion Effect Type in the Insertion 1/2 Unit and set the remaining parameters.

6Select the System Effect Type in the Reverb/Chorus Unit and set the remaining parameters.

7Set the Arpeggio and Portamento parameters if necessary.

8Click the “Store” button in the toolbar of the Edit Window to open the “Store” dialog. This will

store the edits for the current voice in the Library ﬁle.

nThe edits for the voice are only stored in the Library ﬁle temporarily. Beware that if you proceed further

without saving the Library ﬁle itself, you will lose all your edits.

9Switch back to the Library Window and click the “Save” button in the toolbar to save

(overwrite) the Library ﬁle. The edits for your voice will be saved with the voice itself in the

designated voice list location.

nThe Library ﬁle you have saved can be opened in the Library Window at any time. Voices in the Library

Window can be transmitted to your synthesizer.

nYou can create a variety of different Library ﬁles, each tailored for separate applications, such as live

performances, recording, etc. Thus, you can conveniently modify voices to suit different situations and

needs.

Click the “Transmit” button in the toolbar of the Library window to transmit the edited voice

from the computer to the MOTIF-RACK. After the operation is completed, you can select the

edited voice on the MOTIF-RACK’s panel.