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M O T I F N E W S G U I D E

THEOFFICIALNEWSGUIDEFROMYAMAHA& EASYSOUNDSFORYAMAHAMUSICPRODUCTIONINSTRUMENTS

Edition

January 2010

Contents

Yamahas new

Stage Piano agship 2

New Yamaha

product videos online 4

S90 XS / S70 XS

Piano Workshop 5

MOTIF XS Workshop:

Creating sound libraries

with Mix Voices Part 1 11

Chill Xperience:

Soundset update 16

MOTIF ES / MO:

Using 4 GB USB sticks 17

Cubase AI 4

Registration 19

Sounds & Goodies 21

Imprint 31CP1

the new agship


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Providing the ultimate in acoustic and

vintage electric piano tone and touch, the

CP1 is Yamahas agship designed for the

demanding pro.

The development of the new CP series started with the

no-compromise CP1. This is a premium instrument

with a commitment to both tradition and innovation.

The core sound technology inside the new CP Series

was completely re-designed from the ground up.

A unique new Spectral Component Modeling tone

generation system recreates the sound of acoustic and

vintage electronic pianos more faithfully than anything

else has ever done. This new technology responds to

the players touch allowing more creative expression

than ever before possible. Yamaha even developed a

Yamahas new Stage Piano agship

special NW-STAGE wooden key action specically

to meet the demands of top pros. Simply put, this

combination of touch and tone make the CP1 the most

expressive stage piano that has ever been created.

Designed for the artist

Each individual part of the CP1 was specically

designed to reect Yamahas commitment to making

a timeless instrument with lasting value. The classic

wooden side panels and the vintage textured top call

up memories of legendary keyboards of the past. The

brilliant vacuum orescent display, brushed aluminum

volume knob and illuminated Yamaha logo reect the

state-of-the-art, cutting edge technology under the

hood. The knobs, switches and intuitive user interface


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are all laid out for optimum ease of use in perfor-

mance. All these design elements come together to

make a stunning visual statement on stage.

Spectral Component Modeling technology

delivers expressive tone

A unique new SCM (Spectral Component Modeling)

tone generation system faithfully recreates the

17 selected sounds of acoustic and vintage electronic

pianos and responds to the players touch to provide

more creative expression than ever before possible.

The Spectral Component Modeling system starts witha fundamentally different tone generation system than

Yamaha has ever used before. By combining

Sampling and Modeling technology, it optimizes

tone generation for each instrument so that

every nuance of the players touch is translated into

expressive tone.

NW-STAGE wooden keyboard offers

matched tone and touch

Using technology and experience from 100 years of

building Yamaha Acoustic Pianos, the new 88-key

NW-STAGE wooden keyboard offers the perfect

playability for stage performance. It minimizes key-

board vibration, and the synthetic ivory keytops

feel great when your are playing. This keyboard

technology effortlessly reproduces the true feeling of

acoustic and electric pianos..

Customizing totally original piano sounds

Allowing you to freely build your own acoustic and

electric pianos by selecting different components

of piano types, ampliers, and effects, the Spectral

Component Modeling technology makes easy work

of recreating standard vintage sounds or realizing

unique, original sonic palettes. With your instruments

assembled, you can then adjust various parameters of

the physical components like Hammer Stiffness or

Stiriking Position to create an even more diverse

range of exciting piano sounds.

Convenient master-keyboard function

Using the CP1s master-keyboard function, which has

been specially crafted for use on-stage, up to four

virtual zones can be setup on the keyboard and

assigned to four different tone generators, including

other MIDI instruments.

Further information and videos can be found in the

internet at

http://www.yamahasynth.com/products/stage_pianos/


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New Yamaha product videos online

A whole new series of product videos has been produced by Yamaha Music Europe during the last weeks. Now they are

online, featuring guys like Bert Smorenburg and Michel Voncken.

Heres where you can watch them:

http://de.yamaha.com/de/news_events/about_yamaha/2009/new_product_demo_movies/


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S90 XS / S70 XS Piano Workshop

First some words about the instrument. You could call

the piano the mother of all keyboard instruments.

Despite all technical progresses throughout the last

decades the piano has never lost its charme. But there

are differences between pianos of different manu-

facturers, differences that result in different sounds.

Which is a good starting point for us.

Lets compare the properties of acoustic pianos

with the piano sounds of the S90 XS. As said above

acoustic pianos and grand pianos have different sonic

qualities and characters, which have to be captured

as samples for workstation synthesizers trying to

imitate them.

Two basic criterias are fundamental for the sound.

These are the playability of the keyboard, how hard

or soft it is weighted, and the relation of the brilliance

or amount of harmonics to the velocity. Unfortunately

these two criterias of an acoustic instrument can not

be translated into single parameters of an electronic

tone generation system, there are many more to use,

since there are as many ways to affect the sound. But

it is not how to achieve a decent imitation thats the

topic of this workshop, it is how to use it practical

so well approach this with small steps.

Lets begin with the velocity. Like on the S90/70 XS

I presume you have a weighted keyboard. Now:

Which are the parameters that determine how the

sound reacts to the keyboard? In the Utility settings

theres a parameter which sets the keyboard reaction

according to your playing style. Its calledKbd Vel

Curve and is not stored as part of Voices or Perfor-

mances but globally in the Utility mode. It is a setting

for the instrument as a whole and thus affecting the

whole tone generation system.

So if you are after a well balanced piano sound you

denitely should set this parameter to match your

playing style while using your favourite piano sound

as a reference sound. The following settings are

available: normal, soft, hard, wide, and

xed. As you might expect normalis some kind

by hape 13

Theres one topic in the Yamaha Synthforum

message board that is discussed on a regular

basis: The Piano sound. One reason more tofocus on it in this workshop series.


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of a mean value between hardand soft, while

wide a is a combination of these two. If you nor-

mally play unweighted keyboards the settings soft

or normalwill most likely suite you best. If you are

used to play weighted keyboards or acoustic pianos,

hardor widewould be your rst selection. Once

you have found your perfect setting, you can go on to

rene the programming of the Voice. Im concentra-

ting on some of the most important parameters..

Ive programmed a Voice in several variants it is

perfect for experimenting and for putting the

following tips into practice..

You can download the S90 XS le here:http://www.easysounds.eu/Pianotest.zip

After having loaded the unzipped ALL le into your

S90 XS (note:remember to backup your own data

rst!) - or into the S90 XS Editor you will nd the

basic Voice on A01 of the Voice Bank USR1.

If you want to load it into the Editor you have to

enable the le typeS90 XS / S70 XS All Files *.x2A

underFile Open.

To keep simple for the start I programmed the piano

sound with only one active Element. Later you will

see why this is something special. For the following

examples I recommend to deactivate all effects.

Editing sounds for the S90/70 XS is heavily depen-

ding on the Editor software. For instance the Voice

Job Initializeis available only from the Editor. And

Voice Elements can only be edited using the Editor.

Thus all instructions here are describing the program-

ming via the Editor.


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Amp-Velocity

This parameter denes how the velocity of the key-

board affects the volume of the Voice. A low value

denes little inuence of the velocity to the amplitude

and is therefore more suitable for pad sounds. The

higher the value, the greater the difference between

light and heavy velocity. For my Test-Voice this value

is set to 10.

Now its your turn: First, set the parameterAmp-Velo-

city Sensto 0, then increase it step by step while play-

ing on the keyboard to nd your personal setting.

Notice that a value of 0 does not completely deactivate

the velocity-sensitivity, as you might have expected.

Its because this parameter only affects the dynamic of

the amplitude the relation between the loudness and

the velocity.

But the velocity also affects the Filter and thus the

harmonic structure.

So well take a closer look to this Filter setting..

Filter-Velocity

Here we focus on the Filter and his relation to the

velocity. To understand how the Filter changes the

harmonic structure of the Test-Voice you should now

experiment with the Cutoffvalue get to know the

value range where the Voice is still sounding natural.

Remember to resetAmp-Velocity Sensand Cutoff to

the values I programmed the Voice with. Now well

make the Filter sensitive to the velocity. It is done via

the Filters envelope generator (Filter-EG or FEG).

The envelope controls the Filter in relation to the time

from striking a note on the keyboard to the decay of

the Voice. The valueEG Depth denes the intensi-

ty the Filter is controlled by the envelope. So while

Depthdenes how the envelope affects the Filter, the

parameter Vel Sensdenes howDepthis affected by

the velocity. Now decrease these values from their

original setting of 63 to test their effect on the sound.Although this is not the end of possibilities you de -

nitely should take some time on this important point.

These parameters affecting the velocity sensitivity of

Amplitude and Filter should perfectly be set to suite

your playing style


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Scale

You are able to control Amplitude and Filter with the

keyboard as well. So if the sound should be louder or

brighter within a certain note range, you would use the

parameter Scale. It offers you fourBreak Points along

the keyboard letting you increase or decrease

Amplitude or Filter by 127 steps. The values between

the Break Points are dened by a linear gradient..

Equalizer (EQ)

The S90/70 XS offers the following EQs:

Voice-Element: 2-band EQ with variable

frequency or 1-band parametric EQ

Voice-Common Part EQ: 3-band EQ,

variable frequency, Q factor on the mid-band

Voice-Effect: Insert Effect VCM EQ 501

Performance and Multi Part-EQ: 3-band EQ,

variable frequency, Q factor on the mid-band,

equates to the Voice Common EQ

Master-EQ: 5-band, parametric, affects the tone

generation as a whole. Its setting is done globally

in UTILITY mode for Voices, for Multis, and Per-

formances individually in COMMON EDIT

If you want to use EQ settings from the Voice mode

in Performances or Multis you should be aware of the

following: Settings of the Voice Element EQ and of

the Insert Effects (VCM EQ 501) are adopted while

Part EQ and Master EQ are settings of the Perfor-

mance and the Multi and thus have to be set

seperately.

You dont have to be a trained specialist to use Equa-

lizers in a reasonable way, as I know from my own

experience. I have read some articles, have visited a

weekend seminar, and talked a lot with other musi-

cians and sound specialists on this topic. The insights

I got from that let me now know how to use EQs more

purposeful than simply winding around to eliminate

that Gee, thats crisp! Since EQing is important to

our topic here, I will explain the basics of equalizers.

In simple words an equalizer controls the volume of a

certain frequency range or even one single frequency.You probably know those x-band EQs with one slider

for each band a certain frequency. There are equa-

lizers with dedicated frequency ranges and so called

parametric EQs. For the latter you can set the frequen-

cy and the Q factor which determines the wideness of

the range around the selected frequency.

Theres an important rule of thumb on EQing:

Its better to decrease than to increase.

If I increase a certain frequency range this range de-

nes the volume of the signal. This results in a decrease

of the remaining frequencies, alienating the whole sig-

Part EQ


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nal. But if I decrease a distracting frequency or a small

range, I can increase the volume of the overall sound.

Thus bringing up the whole spectrum and the natural

sonic texture of the signal. But without the harasser.

Thats for the details, back to our examples.

Whenever Im dealing with electronic piano sounds on

a sample basis there are one or more ranges over the

88 keys that more or less correspond to my personal

taste. An EQ can help like a silver bullet. But: How?

Lets presume the piano sound is somewhat crisp

around the C4. I would try a parametric EQ and set its

Q factor as high as possible to narrow the band of

the EQ. Then Id increase this band as loud as possible

(be aware of the overall volume). Then I would tune

the frequency by altering it. Sooner or later Id reach

the spot where it is really unpleasant to my ears and

thus have found the frequency thats to be decreased.

Perhaps you have more than one unpleasant spots

within the whole frequency range of the sound. Thats

when you have to decide, which frequency range

annoys you the most, and decrease it. And please use

the Comparefunction when altering parameters. This

simple but powerful function is within reach in the

Editor as well as on the device. Use it to compare the

results of your changes with the initial state of the

parameters.

Elements

As said before Ive have used only one Element for

my Test-Voices. However the Preset Piano Voices use

velocity switching and keyboard zones etc. to play

back different Elements depending on velocity and

note range, triggering different samples. Which drasti-

cally increases the authenticity of the Voice.

Besides the keyboard velocity sensitivity and the

Master EQ all parameters mentioned above are avail-

able to each Element which increases your possibi-

lities to tailor your personal sound but making it more

Voice Element EQ

VCM EQ501 (Insert Effect)

Master EQ


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complex. So if have time and a mind you could widen

our little experiment at will.

Effects

I wont go into effects for this episode of the work-

shop. For now let me tell you my personal motto for

acoustic instrument sounds: Less is more. A subtle

reverb is sufcient for a sound that already is well

balanced even without any effect.

I would not use modulation effects on acoustic instru-

ment sounds..

Test-Voices

Just in case someone is totally lost in the parameter

jungle or needs a coarse idea of the parameters and

their effects while editing them, here are the variants

of the Test-Voice that Ive programmed:

2 without any dynamic

3 Amp Velocity only

4 Filter-Velocity only

5 widened velocity range6 sounds like a piano with a blanket in it

7 the opposite of 6

To compare these Voices you could call up Multi

number 1 in the Editor.

Open the Edit section on the right and select the para-

meter section you would like to compare. Now click

on a Track in the left Track Select section and use the

cursor keys to switch between the Tracks (to which the

different Voices are assigned to) on the right side the

differences get visible, and if you play on the key-

board they get audible, too. This is the easiest way to

compare the results of parameter settings. And if you

want to, you can switch on the effects here.

Conclusion

Im hoping that there are only few of you that are

feeling over- or understrained now. I want to apologise

if you count yourself to these few. Ive tried to keep it

as simple as possible while giving some details

But for now Im wishing you some fun and success

for your own editing sessions now you know what to

do if you get bored the next weekends.

Wishing you a good start into this brand new year and

with kind regards

Yours hp


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MOTIF XS Workshop:

Creating sound libraries with Mix Voices Part 1

During the last years the topic MOTIF XS sound

management has been discussed several times.

Heres an overview of the articles so far (german

language only):

Edition 11/2007

http://www.easysounds.eu/MotifNewsGuide1107.zip

Edition 12/2007


Edition 01/2008


Edition 02/2008


Edition 04/2008


Edition 05/2009


This time its about an alternative way of creating a

sound library thats not mentioned before. By using

the Mixing Voices from within the Song and Pattern

modes you are able to set up a selection of Voices

and Performances that is independent from existing

soundles.

This is particularly useful for those users who are

using the Song or Pattern mode anyway for produ-

cing songs or creating complex live settings. However

you can use the Song and Pattern mode for playing

single Voices, too.

The sound settings are done in the Mixing mode sub-

ordinated to the Song and Pattern modes.

Before we actually get to create a sound library using

Mixing Voices in the second part of this workshop,

this rst part will give you basic knowledge about the

Mixing mode and Mixing Voices.

In addition you will learn how to transfer

Performances and Voices into Mixings.


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The Mixing Mode

All Multi settings for Songs and Patterns are done

in the Mixing mode, which can only be called up

from the Song and Pattern mode. Each Song and each

Pattern has its own Mixing settings which are recalled

whenever the Song or Pattern is used. The most im-

portant Mixing settings like Volume, Pan, and Effect

Sends can be controlled from the Play screen like on a

mixing desk. Even the Knob settings are available in

the Mixing mode.

All other Mixing parameters are available from the

Edit mode.

By pressing the COMMON EDIT button the COM-

MON Part is selected which combines the following

settings::

Diverse global settings (GENERAL)

Master Equalizer (MEQ)

Master Effect (MEF)

Controller-Assignment (CTLASN)

Audio In Part (AUDIO IN)

Effects (EFFECT)

In the Mixing mode you can select the Parts 1 16

by pressing the corresponding Number buttons 1 16.

For each Part theres a comprehensive set of parame-

ters, identical to that of the Parts of a Performance.

All Mixing settings become part of the Song or Pattern

via MIXING STORE.

The Mixing Job F5 TEMPLATElets you store the

current MIXING settings of a Song or Pattern as a

Template (SF5 PUT) which then can be recalled in

any other Song or Pattern. By this you can easily copy

MIXING setups between Songs and Patterns..

Furthermore the Templates remain stored, even if the

instrument is powered off.

Copying Performances into Song and Pattern

Mixings

By using the Mixing Job F3 Copy SF3 Perf you can

copy all settings of a Performance onto the required

MIXING Parts (Common + Parts 1 to 4), even with all

effect, arpeggio, and EQ settings. Those Mixing Parts

are set to Receive Channel 1 and thus can played just

like in the Performance.

By following these steps you can set individual

Receive Channels to each Part:

MIXING - EDIT - PART - VOICE Receive Channel.

Now you are able to seperately control the Parts, for

instance with the Sliders and Knobs.

The following steps instruct you how to copy a

Performance into a Song Mixing:

SONG MIXING JOB F3 Copy

SF3 Performance (Mix-Job - Copy

Performance)

Select the Performance to be copied and activate

options like Reverb, Chorus, etc. at will

Press ENTER and YES to conrm

Press STORE to save the new Mixing setting into

the Song or Pattern

The Mixing Job Copy Performance also copies the

Arpeggio settings of the Performance Parts, even their

assignments to the Sub-Function buttons SF1 SF5

(ARP1 ARP5).

These ve arpeggios ARP1 ARP5can be triggered

from the Song mode in various ways:

In the Mixing Edit mode (ARP1 ARP5)

In the Song Record mode F2 Arpeggio

(ARP1 ARP5)

In the Song Play mode (Scene 1 Scene 5)


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The latter option (Song Play mode) requires a further

step after Performance Copy that stores ARP1

ARP5 as Scenes 1 5. Follow these steps:

SONG RECORD (= Standby mode)

F2 Arpeggio: Press SF1 ARP1

F1 Setup: Hold the STORE button depressed

and press SF1 Scene 1. The display reads

Scene stored

F2 Arpeggio: Press SF2 ARP2

F1 Setup: Hold the STORE button depressed

and press SF2 Scene 2. The display reads

Scene stored

Repeat these step for ARP 3 5

You can copy more than one Performance into a

Song or Pattern Mixing. By default the Performance

Parts are copied to the Mixing Parts 1 4. Use the

parameter Current Mix Part to select the Mixing

Parts 5 8, 9 12, or 13 16 as destination Parts

for the copy job.

The only limitation concerns the effects (max.

8 Parts with own Insert Effects, Reverb and Chorus

are send-level System Effects for all Parts).

Copying Voices into Song and

Pattern Mixings

One of the frequently asked questions is: How can I

achieve that a Voice in the Mixing mode (MOTIF XS)

sounds exactly the same as in the Voice mode?

On the MOTIF XS it is much more easier to achieve

than on its predecessors.

The key is the parameter Param. with Voice which

should be set to ON prior to the selection of a Voice.

This parameter can be found in MIXING EDIT

TRACK SELECT... F1 VOICE SF1 VOICE

In the Editor it is even easier to activate this parameter

(Part Common General). On the top right you can

see the activated Param. with Voice.

By using Param. with Voice you ensure that all

Voice parameters including Knob and arpeggio

settings are copied to the Mixing/Multi Part as soon

as you select a Voice.

But keep in mind the Param. with Voice function

can not work if you activate it after your Voice selec-

tion. In this case you better temporarily select another

Voice for the Mixing/Multi Part. Then re-select the

Voice you want to use to start the copying process.

The Voices Insert Effects are indenpent from the

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for the Voices sound the Insert Effects A + B are auto-

matically copied for maximum 8 Mixing Parts.

MIXING - EDIT COMMON F6 EFFECT -

SF2 INS SW then determines, which Parts are allowed

to use their Insert Effects. So the Voices assigned to

those Parts are played with their original Insert Effects

A + B. By default these are the Parts 1 to 8. However

you can change this and allow other Parts to use their

Insert Effects.

It is easily done in the Editor. As you can see in this

Mixing Desk screen the Insert Effects are activated for

the Parts 1 8 in the column Ins. FX.

The System Effects Chorus and Reverb are not that

essential for the accurate sound of Voices in other

modes. Thats why you should select a setting which

suites best for most of the Parts you want to use. Each

Part then can have its own Send Level to determinethe amount of System Effects applied to it.

However you are able to use the Mixing Job F3

COPY to copy the System Effects settings of a

Voice into the Mixing. Thus making sure that a certain

Voice sounds exactly the same as in Voice mode.

Since the System Effects Reverb and Chorus are

available just once in a Mixing this is possible for only

one single Voice.

Follow these steps:

Press JOB - F3 COPY SF2 VOICE

Activate Current Mix instead of the Song set

on the top

Select the Mixing Part from which you want to

copy its effect settings

Activate the options Reverb and Chorus.

If you like to copy Voice settings concerning the

Master EQ and Master Effects activate those

options, too


Press EXIT to leave the COPY page

Press STORE to save the altered Mixing settings

into the Song or Patterns

Despite all the functions mentioned above: You

should not be after a perfect reproduction of Voices

and their effects in Mixing or Multi mode.

Keep in mind that a Mixing Voice with allowed

Insert Effects and activated Param. with Voice

already come very close to the original Voice.

Reverb and Chorus should always be set so that they

suite the other Parts as well..

Mix-Voices

Up to 16 Mix-Voice can be stored in Songs and

Patterns. Overall the XS can manage up to

256 Mix-Voices.

Mix-Voices are Normal Voices that are not stored in

User Voice Banks but are part of Songs or Patterns and

thus are stored with them.

This is a totally new feature. It allows 16 full editable

Voices in conjunction with Songs or Patterns.

So other than before it is not necessary to take care of

having the correct User Voices when loading Songs

and Patterns.


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Only Normal Voices can be stored as Mix-Voices,

Drum Voices and Sample Voices are not allowed.

Thats why weve programmed the 8-Zone Drum

Voices (Pre8 058 to 080) which are Normal Voices

with drum sounds assigned to the eight Elements.

Thus they are working as mini drum kits. And they

can be fully edited and used as Mix-Voices.

Follow these steps to use a Preset or User Voice as

Mix-Voice:

SONG (or PATTERN) MIXING

Select the Part you want to use

F6 Vce Edit

STORE + select destination storage location inthe Mix-Voice Bank


Press STORE to save the new Mixing settings

into the Song or Pattern

When storing the Voice as Mix-Voice it is auto-

matically assigned to the corresponding Part. Instead

of PR... or US... the Bank will be shown as MV

(Mix-Voice).

This yet not altered Voice is now independent from the

Preset or User Voice memory and can be edited using

Vce Edit.

If a User Voice contains Samples (User Waveforms)

these are automatically copied into the Song.

Data backup

Whenever you have changed parameters in the Song

or Pattern Mixing including the creation of Mix-

Voices these changes have to be stored into the Song

or Pattern using the STORE function.

Additionally it is recommended to save changes onto

an USB memory stick (using le type all or all

song) prior to powering off the instrument.

Song and Mixing settings are stored in the ash

memory and remain there. But they will be overwrit-

ten when other les are loaded or a factory reset is

done.

If the Mix-Voices contain Samples you have to store

them onto a USB memory stick, because these

Samples will be lost when you power off your

instrument.

If you are serious with data security you should copy

the les currently stored on the USB memory stick

onto the hard drive of your computer, perhaps on a

weekly or even daily basis. And since hard drives can

go nuts, too, you should upload you important data to

an external device or server.

Peter Krischker


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Chill Xperience:

Update for S90 XS, MOTIF-RACK XS, and MOTIF XS

The soundset CHILL XPERIENCE introduced in

the July 2009 edition now contains 24 Performances

for MOTIF-RACK XS and S90 XS. The WAV loops

used in the MOTIF XS version are replaced by

Drum Parts with Preset Voices and Drum Arpeggios.

For the MOTIF-RACK XS the Performances are

available as Multis which can be loaded into the

Editor.

But even MOTIF XS users benet from the update:

The additional sample-free version now contains

24 Performances, too.

The Update is free for those customers who already

bought this soundset. Simply write an e-mail to:

[email protected]

CHILL XPERIENCE is a soundset for Chill Out, Lounge, Ambient, New Age, Electronic, and related genres. This stun-

ning production offers high class musical inspiration. The 128 Voices feature soft soundspheres, neat pad sounds, spacy

leads, and chilly effects besides some remakes of more traditional instruments like piano, guitar, and brass. Redisco-

ver your MOTIF by following the motto: Keep you eyes shut and dive into mediterranean and meditative soundscapes!

CHILL XPERIENCE contains the following:

128 Voices (all versions)

24 Performances (MOTIF XS, MOTIF-RACK XS, S90 XS only)

6 demo songs (Formats: MOTIF XS, MOTIF ES, Cubase, Logic)

92 drum loops (158 MB, formats: MOTIF XS, MOTIF ES, WAV)

5 loop kits + 92 trigger-arpeggios for drum loops (MOTIF XS / ES only)

Pricing:

32,00 EUR (Download / CD-ROM)

46,00 EUR (1 GB USB-Stick)

Demos and further informations:

http://www.easysounds.de/


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MOTIF ES / S90 ES / MO6 / MO8: Using 4 GB USB sticks

The capacities of USB memory sticks have

drastically changed since the MOTIF series

of synthesizers is available. When the MOTIF

ES hit the market capacities of 64 MB werecommon. Nowadays its hard to nd USB sticks

with a capacity lower than 4 GB.

This may lead to problems for MOTIF ES / S90 ES /

MO users. The 4 GB USB sticks are typically format-

ted with FAT32. But MOTIF ES / S90 ES / MO can

only read the FAT16 le system. Normally this le

system can only handle USB sticks up to 2 GB.

So it is recommend for MOTIF ES / S90 ES / MO

users to solely use 1 GB or 2 GB USB sticks. If these

are formatted in FAT32 you can easily re-format them

to FAT16. On your instrument you can use FILE F1 /

SF3 Format, on your PC you should format them with

FAT instead of FAT32.

But since USB sticks with capacities lower than 4 GB

are hard to nd MOTIF ES / S90 ES / MO users will

sooner or later be forced to use 4 GB USB sticks. All

you have to do is using a special re-formatting trick

from FAT32 to FAT16.

EASY SOUNDS now delivers 4 GB USB sticks in

FAT16 format. So if you are going to order a soundset

or an empty USB stick simply add a note that you

need to use FAT16 format.

If you are up to it you can re-format your USB sticks

by yourself. You just have to execute a DOS command

using Windows. It is not as complicated as it seems,

instead it is easy as cake if you are careful enough.

Click on START RUN and enter the following

command:

format E: /FS:FAT

Take care of the space after format and E:.

Important note:The shown command presumes the

USB stick is mounted as drive E:. If your USB stick


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is mounted as another drive, correct this character,

for instance to F:. Only run this command if you

are sure which drive will be affected meaning

formatted and thus deleted!

It is best to have no other drives or USB sticks

connected to the computer during this process. And

please do not use C - which in most cases is the

system partition of your computers hard disk!

Conrm the command by pressing OK.

You will then be asked to insert a disk into drive E: (or

whatever drive letter you have chosen). Since the USB

stick is already connected simply hit ENTER.

Windows will then warn you about the le system

FAT thats to be used, which may lead to incompati-

bilities because the clusters will have a size of 64 KB.

This is irrelevant for the usage with the MOTIF ES so

you can ignore that warning. Conrm with Y and

ENTER (two times). Now the re-formatting should

be done.

If you check the properties of your re-formatted USB

stick, FAT should be shown as le system. To do

this right-click onto the drive symbol of your USB

stick and select Properties.

One nal note: You are doing this procedure on your

own risk! For accidental deletion of les we assume

no liability..

Peter Krischker


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Cubase AI 4 Registration

After having installed Cubase AI 4 with the

DVD included with your Yamaha product you

are allowed to use it for 30 days without

having to register.

If you want to use your copy of Cubase AI 4 further-

more you have to register yourself at Steinberg to

unlock the software.

Your computer will need an internet connection to

unlock Cubase AI 4.

Follow this guide to register at Steinberg:

1. Open the Steinberg homepage

www.steinberg.net and click on MySteinberg

2. Scroll down to the bottom and click on

Create use account

3. Follow the instructions. Once you have created

an user account you will receive an e-mail. This

e-mail contains a link you have to visit to conrm

your new user account

4. After you have logged into your MySteinberg

user account scroll to the section Activation &

Reactivation

5. Select the activation for Cubase AI 4

6. Now you have to start the program

Synchrosoft License Control Center

- On Mac OS X youll nd the License Control

Center in the folder Programs

- On Windows XP youll nd it in the Start menu

Start > Programs > Syncrosoft > License

Control Center

7. Write down the Soft-eLicense number displayed

in the Control Center

8. Enter this number into the two form boxes on

your MySteinberg activation page

9. Then click on Request Activation Code

10. You will receive an e-Mail containing your

permanent activation code


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11. Enter this activation code into the License

Control Center. Your computer needs to be con-

nected to the internet while doing this! Select

License Download... from the Wizards menu

to start the License Download Wizard.

Click on next

12. Enter the activation code into the shown form.

Tip: Simply copy the code from your e-mail using

CTRL + C and paste it into the License Control

Center with CTRL + V.

Click on next to complete the activation

After the completion of this procedure your copy of

Cubase AI 4 is unlocked and can be used without limi-tations. Furthermore you are now registered as Cubase

AI 4 user and are allowed to use the comprehensive

download, support, and upgrade offers from Steinberg.


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MOTIF XS Soundset: Oriental Instruments

Registered MOTIF XS Users can enjoy a

soundset from Yamaha Music Europe:

Oriental Instruments can be downloaded

for free from Yamaha Music Europe.

The soundset contains the following:

36 Performances

128 Voices

7 User Drum Voices

32 User Waveforms of oriental instruments

70 MB Samples

6 Turkish Authentic Micro Tunings

Oriental Instruments has been produced by turkish

musicians and is developed for the use in both

traditional and modern turkish music.

Authentic samples of oriental musical instruments

plus the most popular turkish Micro Tunings are the

basic building blocks of this soundset.

This free soundset can be requested by sending an

e-mail containing the keyword Oriental and the

serial number of your MOTIF XS to:

[email protected]

In response to his request the user gets an e-mail con-

taining the link referring to the soundset and the login

and password. The zip-le has a le-size of 58 MB.

With requesting the soundset the user agrees that his

e-mail-address will be forwarded to EASY SOUNDS

and then used to send him the download link and the

free MOTIF News Guide.

Alternatively the soundset can be delivered on an USB

memory stick, which must be ordered for a reason-

able price from www.easysounds.de in addition to the

e-mail procedure mentioned above. Rember to add the

keywords Oriental Instruments to you USB memory

stick order.

Nonetheless these special oriental instruments can be

used in music styles like pop, world, chill out, ambient

and whatever you can imagine.

The 128 Voices and 36 Performances are mostly built

from the new User Waveforms and Samples. Some

Voices are modied Preset Voices.

All already registered MOTIF XS users will auto-

matically receive their personal download link with

the next newsletter and so do not have to request the

soundset..


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TENORI-ON: European Voice & Samplebank

Yamaha Music Europe and EASY SOUNDS

provide their free soundlibrary European

Voice & Samplebank to all registered

Tenori-On users.

The downloadable le (48 MB) contains the

following:

18 Tenori-On User Voices (Samplings)

4 Tenori-On Demos (AllBlock-Files)

268 Samples in WAV-Format (19 MB)

Comprehensive PDF documentation

The User Voices feature multiple drum kits, sound

effects, vocal / vocoder kits, and synth sounds. Heres

an overview of the User Voices:

BA_MiniSquare.tnw FX_Atmo.tnw

BA_Xbass.tnw FX_Long.tnw

CO_CombKit1.tnw FX_Short.tnw

CO_CombKit2.tnw SQ_DarkUni.tnw

DR_AnalogKit1.tnw SQ_Xsynth.tnw

DR_AnalogKit2.tnw VO_VocalsFemale.tnw

DR_BreakKit.tnw VO_VocalsMale.tnw

DR_XdrumAdd.tnw VO_VocoderFemale.tnw

DR_XdrumBasic.tnw VO_VocoderMale.tnw

The samples used in the Voices are also provided as

WAV les. Hence you can use the downloadable

Tenori-On User Voice Manager to individually

re-map the drum and FX kits. This way you can

modify the supplied kits or

combine new ones from

the scratch..

The User Voices CO_CombKit1 and

CO_CombKit2 demonstrate how the sounds can be

combined in a creative way. They use samples from

different sample directories. Combining sounds really

widens the sound variety enormously.

So if you want to set up your own kits from the WAV

les you rst should audition the samples using a le

player, sampler, or audio sequencer. Then simply drag

and drop the samples you want to use into the Voice

Manager software.

The soundlibrary also features some sequences.

If you are a Tenori-On user and want to have this

soundlibrary you simply have to register yourself by

sending an e-mail containing your name, address,

serial number, date and dealer where you purchased

your instrument to:

[email protected]


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MOTIF XS European Loyalty Program Version 2For two years now the European Loyalty Program

offers MOTIF XS users additional high-class content,

if they register them-

selves at Yamaha..

Up to now only users

who own several

qualifying instru-

ments from our compe-

titors or have sold those

instruments when they bought their MOTIF XS were

allowed to benet from this program.

The second version of the Loyalty Program is now

open for all registered MOTIF XS users. This new

version features a new Voice and Sample library with

the following contents:

The 3-layers Yamaha S700 stereo piano (32 MB

compressed) of the Yamaha S90 ES which is known

as the ultimate piano sound from Yamaha synths

Sweet Voices from the Yamaha Tyros (Trumpet,

Trombone, Saxophone, Panute...)

New Choir and Scatvoices

Best-of compilations of optional soundsets from

EASY SOUNDS (synths, pads & atmospheres,

organs...)

Best-of compilation of the Xpanded series from

Yamaha Europe (converted from MOTIF ES)

A WAV pool containing 200 WAV les with

93 MB in total. These are drum loops, vocal and

vocoder phrases, sound effects,

and atmospheres

Furthermore the Loyalty Program contains a

comprehensive MOTIF XS Quick Guide in PDF

format. This Quick Guide is compiled of all XS

articles and workshops from the MOTIF News

Guide.

To register simply

write an e-mail

with the keyword

Loyalty Program

to:

[email protected]

The following information is required:

Keyword: European Loyalty Program Version 2

Name, postal address, e-mail address

Name of the dealer you bought your

MOTIF XS from

Serial number of your MOTIF XS

As soon as the registration process is complete the

MOTIF XS user will receive an e-mail from EASY

SOUNDS with a password and a link where the le

can be downloaded. The size of the download le is

221 MB.

With requesting the European Loyalty program the

user agrees that his e-mail address will be forwarded

to EASY SOUNDS and then used to send him the

download link and the free MOTIF News Guide.

Alternatively the European Loyalty ContentPackage can be delivered on an USB memory stick,

which must be ordered for a reasonable price from

www.easysounds.de in addition to the e-mail proce-

dure mentioned above. Remember to add the keyword

XS Loyalty Program to your USB memory stick

order.

Already registered MOTIF XS users can request an

update by sending an e-mail to:

[email protected]


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MOTIF XS Special Offer: XSpanded Bundle 2In a special offer the MOTIF XS series of synthesizers will be delivered including DIMMs for the sample RAM

plus a huge soundset. The bundle contains the following:

1 GB SDIMM sampling memory (SRP 229,- )

2GB USB stick containing a huge soundset with more than 500 Voices and 1 GB of samples:

Organ Session: Hammond B3 sound for the MOTIF (SRP 32,- )

Drum Performer large Real Drums Library, 40 Kits (SRP 32,- )

European Loyalty Program V2 3-layers Yamaha S700 piano, Sweet Voices and more

MOTIF ES CD ROM Library containing the ES bonus-sounds in XS format

CUBASE AI (advanced integration)

The suggested retail prices for the models of the MOTIF XS series (including 19% German VAT):

MOTIF XS 6 = 2.914,31

MOTIF XS 7 = 3.390,31

MOTIF XS 8 = 4.044,81

XSpanded Bundle the contents of the USB stick

The USB memory stick of the XSpanded Bundle contains more

than 500 Voices and about 1 Gigabyte of samples. Heres a short overview:

European Loyalty Program Version 2

The European Loyalty Program Version 2 features the S700 stereo piano of the Yamaha S90 ES, Sweet Voice from

the Tyros, new choirs and scatvoices, a best-of compilation of optional EASY SOUNDS soundsets, and a WAV le

pool with 200 WAV les.

EASY SOUNDS Library Organ Session

Organ Session emulates the sound of a Hammond B3 by using special samples. This set features smacky

Hammond sounds with concise key click and controllable Percussion, rocky organs, Entertainer settings, sacral

drawbar registrations, and cool jazz organs.

EASY SOUNDS Library Drum Performer

Real Drums has been produced in several complex sampling sessions. The drum sounds are dry, fat, and punchy.

By using various microphone setups and special recording technologies we could deliver a huge sound variety.

40 drum kits with 200 MB.

MOTIF ES CD ROM Library

197 Normal Voices, 6 Drum Voices and ca. 150 MB Samples. Plus 220 MB WAV loops.


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YAMAHA S90 XS / S70 XS Soundpackage

A free Soundpackage with additional high-class

content is available for S90 XS / S70 XS users who

register themselves at Yamaha. This Soundpackage is

produced by EASY SOUNDS under contract to

Yamaha Music Central Europe and contains the

following:

Pop & Dance

This Voice Bank features 128 professional User

Voices compiled from popular EASY SOUNDS

libraries for the MOTIF XS and the MOTIF ES

Xpanded series from Yamaha Europe converted

for the S90 XS / S70 XS.

The set Poc & Dance contains Voices from

these EASY SOUNDS soundsets:

Chill Xperience

Dance Xpanded

Magical Pads

Mystic Spheres

Stage & Studio

Synth Xtreme

WAV-Pool

The WAV pool contains 200 WAV les with a total

size of 93 MB. These are drum loops, vocoder

phrases, sound effects, and atmos.

MOTIF News Guides

All already published editions of the MOTIF

News Guide are included in PDF format.

To register simply send an e-mail with the keyword

S90 XS / S70 XS Soundpackage to:

[email protected]

The following information is required:

Name, postal address, e-mail address

Name of the dealer you bought your

S90 XS / S70 XS from

Serial number of your S90 XS / S70 XS

As soon as the registration process is complete the

S90 XS / S70 XS user will receive an e-mail from

EASY SOUNDS with a password and a link where thele can be downloaded. The size of the download le

is 136 MB.

Vocoder DreamzThe S90 XS / S70 XS version of Vocoder Dreamz

features 40 Vocoder Voices and a comprehensive

manual on how to use them with the S90 XS

Vocoder. The User Voice Bank is divided

as follows:

1 16 Vocoder Voices (Vocoder +

Pad/Atmo/Synth)

17 36 Vocoder Voices (Basic Type)

37 40 Vocoder Voices (LFO-Type)

With requesting the Soundpackage the user agreesthat his e-mail address will be forwarded to EASY

SOUNDS and then used to send him the download

link and the free MOTIF News Guide.

Alternatively the soundset can be delivered on an USB

memory stick, which must be ordered for a reasona-

ble price from www.easysounds.de in addition to the

e-mail procedure mentioned above. Rember to add the

keywords S90 XS / S70 XS Soundpackage to your

USB memory stick order.


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Free Tutorial DVD for MOTIF XS usersThe free tutorial DVD The World of MOTIF XS (English language) is available

for all registered european MOTIF XS users.

The DVD procures comprehensive instructions on how to use a MOTIF XS in a

music production environment. The running time of over 3 hours covers deep

insights in topics like interactive Arpeggios, live performances, sampling,

recording sessions, Cubase AI and much more.

To request this DVD simply write an e-mail to:

[email protected]

Please give your name, address, serial number of your MOTIF XS, and the

keyword The World of MOTIF XS - even if you already are a registered

MOTIF XS user.

The request of this DVD can be combined with the request of any other goodie for MOTIF XS users, like the

European Loyalty Program.

Cubase AI tutorial videos for registered users

Thanks to the cooperation between Yamaha and

Steinberg most of the recent instruments and mixing

desks from the Yamaha Music Production range

have the DAW software Cubase AI included for

those who do not own a DAW software yet this is

one good reason more to buy from Yamaha. Even

more Cubase AI is a music production tool with

functions which were exclusive for high-end studios

not very long time ago.

Even better: European customers buying a Yamaha

Music Production instrument with included Cubase

AI software are qualied to request a free English language tutorial CD from ASK Video containing 23 videos on how

to use Cubase AI4.

The CD is English language only and only available as long stocks last. So better be quick request your CD by

sending an e-mail containing the serial number of your Yamaha instrument and your name and address to:

[email protected]

MOTIF XS users can order this CD in combination with the tutorial DVD The World of MOTIF XS.


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MOTIF-RACK XS: Sound & InfopackageThe free Sound & Infopackage is available for all

registered MOTIF-RACK XS users. The registered

user will receive an e-mail with a password and link to

the downloadable le. The le contains the following:

Soundset POP & DANCE with

128 professional Voices

WAV-Pool with 200 loops and audio-phrases

Demo song

PDF le of a comprehensive guide plus

tips & tricks

To register simply send an e-mail containing your

name, address, and serial number of your MOTIF-

RACK XS to:

[email protected]

Remember to order the Sound & Infopackage.

With registering you automatically subscribe to the


For some time now registered users of the Yamahasynthesizers MO6 / MO8, S90 ES, and MOTIF-

RACK ES have the chance to get some sound goodies:

After registration each user receives a password and

link to a free sound and information package.

This includes the soundset Pop Xpanded with

192 profesional live- and arpeggio-sounds. For details

on this soundset see the box to the right.

Furthermore a comprehensive documentation of the

soundset, Quick Guides, demo-sounds, and other

useful les are included.

To register simply send an e-mail containing

your name, address, and serial number of your

instrument to:

[email protected]

Remember to order the Sound & Infopaket.

MO6 / MO8 / S90 ES / MOTIF-RACK ESVoice-Library Pop Xpanded

This library contains 192 User Voices compiled from

the MOTIF ES libraries Arp Xpanded and

Live Xpanded.

User Voice Bank 1 is identical to Arp Xpanded and

features 128 Voice based on 106 new User Arpeggio

Phrases. (In the MOTIF-RACK ES version the

Arpeggiator is deactivated, since the RACK has no

User Arpeggios.)

Voices 1 64 of the User Voice Bank 2 are identical

to the 64 Live-Voices of Live Xpanded. These are

keyboard and synth sounds which are specially pro-

grammed for pop, rock, dance, and live entertainment.

The Voices 65 128 of the User Voice Bank 2 are

compiled by the best synthesizer sounds of the factory

preset sounds from the MOTIF ES and MOTIF-

RACK ES. .

MO6/8, S90 ES, MOTIF-RACK ES: Free Soundlibrary


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YAMAHA MM6 / MM8: Software-Package Live & StudioThe free Software-Package Live & Studio is avail-

able for registered MM6 and MM8 users. The regis-

tered user will receive an e-mail with a password and

and Controller events which set the effects and sounds

of the MM6 / MM8 to be controlled in PC-Mode

with 16 MIDI channels (multimode).

link to the downloadable le.

The Software-Package contains the following:

MM6 / MM8 Live Peformance Bank

Song-Templates

Demo-Song with audio and MIDI tracks for

Cubase, Logic, Standard MIDI File)

WAV loop pool for Cubase + Logic (drums,

synths, vocals, effects, atmos)

MM6 / MM8 Quick Guide

The 64 Performances for the MM6 are more suitable

for live music than the more pattern orientated factory

Performances.

The Song templates contain setup data in formats for

Cubase, Logic, and standard MIDI le (SMF). They

feature SysEx events, Bank Select, Program Change,

The demo songs combine MIDI and audio tracks.

The MIDI tracks control the MM6 / MM8. The audio

tracks are used to play back samples from the included

WAV pool.

To register simply send an e-mail containing your

name, address, and serial number of your

MM6 / MM8 to:

[email protected]

Remember to order the MM6 / MM8 Software-

Package Live & Studio.

With registering you automatically subscribe to the



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YAMAHA KX-Serie: X-Factor - DVD

But when we say nice little present it is somewhat understated, because its a DVD titled X-Factor VST and lled

to the rim with sounds, samples, and software: More than 1,3 Gigabyte new HALion-One sounds from Sonic Reality,

the S90 ES piano sample from Yamaha in HALion-One format, a special version of IK Multimedias Sample Tank

including sounds from high-class titles like the Miroslav Vitous Orchestral Library, Sample Moog, Sonic Synth 2 and

others. There are special versions of FXpansions BFD drum VST and of the Arturia Analog Factory 2 featuring sounds

from Arturias outstanding collection of virtual analogue synths. Audio loops from Sonic Reality and MIDI loops from

Keyfax New Media round up this huge digital fund.

But thats not all: In addition to all those sounds youll get coupons worth some hundred Euros plus valueable contribu-

tions from Antares, ASK Videos, Broadjam, Electronic Musician, Obedia, Steinberg, and Tunecore.

Further information about the X-Factor DVD can be found on the english special website

www.xfactorvst.com

The registration is done by sending a simple

e-mail to:

[email protected]

Please give us your name, your address, the model

of your KX, and its serial number.

Your registration automatically subscribes you to

the free monthly MOTIF News Guide containing the latest news and tips & tricks for Yamaha Music Production

instruments.

If you have decided for yourself to buy a MIDI controller keyboard of our KX series, we have more than congratu-

lations for you: It is a nice little present and all you have to do is to register yourself as owner of a KX by writing a

simple e-mail to Yamaha Europe.


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Easy Sounds for recent Yamaha synthesizers

Stage & Studio

for MOTIF XS/ES, MOTIF-RACK XS/ES, S90 XS/ES,

MO

128 Voices. The ultimate top-40 and live set!

The version for MOTIF XS contains 40 additionalPerformances (split and layer sounds) perfect for stage

This universal collection features the most important

standard instrument and synthesizer sounds for live gigging

and entertainment. Outstanding performance and power.

Test-driven by musicians.

Dance Xpanded

for MOTIF XS/ES, MOTIF-RACK XS/ES, S90 XS/ES, MO

128 Voices, 64 WAV drum loops, 100 MIDI loops

64 MB samples + 100 User Arpeggios (MOTIF ES)

Dance Xpanded is the ultimate set for Dance, Trance,

Electronic, Chill Out, and Pop. The 128 Voices include

atmospheres, pads, leads, synth basses, chord synths, gated

pads, and arpsounds. Top analogue sound and excellent new

synth Waveforms!

Hypnotic Stepz

for MOTIF XS/ES, MOTIF-RACK XS/ES, S90 ES, MO

128 Voices + 120 MB Waveforms (MOTIF XS/ES),

163 drum loops + step sequencer emulation(Cubase/Logic)

This is the set for those MOTIF users having a faible for

step sequencers and analogue synth sounds. Here youll hear

outstanding combinations of synth sounds, drum sounds,

and drum grooves.

Chill Xperience


128 Voices + 6 demo songs (all versions)

24 Performances, 92 drum loops (MOTIF XS)

Soundset for Chill Out, Lounge, Ambient, New Age,

Electronic, and related genres. These sounds offer a high

degree of musical inspiration. Soft sound spheres, pleasant

pads, spacy leads, chilling effects, remakes of traditional

sounds...

Synth Universe Vol. 1 = Magical Pads

for MOTIF XS/ES, MOTIF-RACK XS/ES, S90 XS/ES,

MO

128 Voices, 64 MB synth Waveforms (MOTIF XS / ES)

Magical Pads features warm, analogue pad sounds with

huge atmosphere. Rened with sweeps, swells, synth bras-

ses, atmo sounds, and musical effect sounds.

Synth Universe Vol. 2 = Mystic Spheres


128 Voices + 60 MB synth Waveforms (MOTIF XS/ES)

Mystic Sphere is perfect for Ambient and Electronic.

It contains atmospheres, pads, sound effects, spacy

synth leads, trance sounds, vocal pads, and analogue

vintage sounds.

Synth Xtreme


128 Voices + 124 MB synth Waveforms

(MOTIF XS/ES)

The Voice Bank Synth Xtreme features a vast range of

fat, analogue synth sounds in a high-class quality. They

work perfect for Trance, Electronic, Techno, and many other

genres of trendy pop music.

The combinations of synth sounds with drum and bass loops

make an excellent basis for your own songs. Several demo

tracks (each provided in many different formats) make your

rst steps easy as cake.

Vocoder Dreamz

for MOTIF XS

128 Voices + 64 Performances + 96 MB samples

Vocoder Dreamz combines vocoder Voices, vocal phrase

kits, and drum loop kits. The Performances have some synth

Voice Presets added. The vocal phrases and drum loops are

controlled by User Arpeggios.

Its speciality are the vocoder choirs.

Organ Session


128 Voices + 120 MB samples (MOTIF XS/ES)

This set is an impressive emulation of the legendary

Hammond B3. Smacky organ sounds with concise key

click and controllable percussion. Rocky and jazzy

Hammond sounds...

Drum Performer

for MOTIF XS und MOTIF ES

40 drum kits, 400 drum samples (200 MB), Arpeggios...

Comprehensive soundset featuring real drums recorded in

several complex sampling sessions. These drums sound dry,

fat, and punchy. Impressive live drum sound.

Pricing:

Each soundset (download / CD-ROM) = 32,- EUR

These soundsets are exclusively available from:

EASY SOUNDS Peter Krischker

Am Langberg 97 A

D-21033 Hamburg

Telephone: +49 40 - 738 62 23

e-mail: [email protected]

Website: http://www.easysounds.de


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Yamaha MOTIF News Guide

The ofcial News Guide about the Yamaha Music

Production Synthesizers MOTIF XS, MOTIF ES,

MO & S series and Computer Music Instruments

Published by

EASY SOUNDS

Peter Krischker

Am Langberg 97 A

D-21033 Hamburg

Telephone: +49 40 - 738 62 23

in cooperation with

Yamaha Music Europe GmbH

Siemensstrae 43

D-25462 Rellingen

Telephone: +49 40 - 30 30

e-mail: [email protected]

The free MOTIF News Guide is published monthly

and contains news, tips & tricks, software offers, and

interviews on and around Yamaha synthesizers of

the MOTIF series, S series, MO series, MM series,

Tenori-On, and articles about recording, software, and

Computer Music Instruments.

You can subscribe or unsubscribe to the free MOTIF

Imprint & further links

Important websites for MOTIF users

Ofcial international Yamaha website for

synthesizers including a comprehensive

download section

http://www.yamahasynth.com/

Ofcial website of Yamaha Music

Europe GmbH

http://www.yamaha-europe.com

American MOTIF support website including

message board + KEYFAX webshop + XSpand

Your World downloads

http://www.motifator.com/

EASY SOUNDS website + webshop sounds and

USB sticks for Yamaha synths

http://www.easysounds.de

John Melas MOTIF Site

Editor softwares for the MOTIF series

http://www.jmelas.gr/motif/

MOTIF News Guide History

You can download all already published editions

as one single ZIP le using this link to the EASY

SOUNDS website:

http://www.easysounds.eu/NewsGuides.zip

Note: The ZIP le is around 57 MB in size

A full overview of the topics of all already

published editions can be downloaded here:

http://www.easysounds.eu/History.zip

Furthermore you can download a free MOTIF XS

Quick Guide that is made of all single articles

and workshops ever been puiblished in the

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