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Connecting to a Computer
MOTIF XS Owner’s Manual
45
Connecting to
a Computer
You can integrate the MOTIF XS with DAW software on a
computer by connecting the mLAN equipped MOTIF XS
(MOTIF XS6/7 to which the optional mLAN16E2 is installed
or MOTIF XS8) to a computer in a peer-to-peer
arrangement. For details, see below.
•Transfer data of multiple audio channels between the
MOTIF XS and the computer (up to 16 channels from the
MOTIF XS to the computer and up to 6 channels from the
computer to the MOTIF XS)
• Simultaneously record to the sequence software (a) your
performance on the MOTIF XS and (b) the performance
of the computer sequence software that uses the MOTIF
XS as a MIDI tone generator
• Monitor via the MOTIF XS the audio output from the
computer and the audio output from the MOTIF XS
• Use Cubase 4 together with the MOTIF XS with a variety
of convenient functions (page 49)
n The capabilities and uses of connecting the MOTIF XS to a
computer via an IEEE1394 cable in a peer-to-peer
arrangement is referred to as “mLAN” in this Owner’s Manual
and the MOTIF XS instrument. For details and the latest
information on mLAN, refer to the following URL:
http://www.yamahasynth.com/
The illustration below shows the flow of audio signals and
MIDI messages when connecting the MOTIF XS and a
computer via an IEEE1394 cable.
MIDI transmission/reception (*1)
Setting the port on the MOTIF XS is not necessary since the
MIDI Port of the MOTIF XS is automatically fixed according
to the application. For information on which port should be
selected on your computer, refer to page 43.
Audio signal transmission
■ mLAN OUT 1 – 14 (*2)
Audio signals are output via mLAN OUT 1 – 14 when the
MOTIF XS Output Select parameter is set to any of the settings
“m1&2” – “m13&14” and “m1” – “m14” in one of the following
displays.
[VOICE] (When a Drum Voice is selected) → [EDIT] → Key
selection → [F1] Oscillator (page 130)
[VOICE] → [UTILITY] → [F4] VoiceAudio → [SF1] Output
(page 266)
[PERFORM] → [EDIT] → [COMMON EDIT] → [F4] Audio In →
[SF1] Output (page 148)
[PERFORM] → [EDIT] → Part selection → [F1] Voice → [SF2]
Output (page 153)
[SONG]/[PATTERN] → [MIXING] → [EDIT] → [COMMON
EDIT] → [F4] Audio In → [SF1] Output (page 234)
[SONG]/[PATTERN] → [MIXING] → [EDIT] → Part selection →
[F1] Voice → [SF2] Output (page 235)
■ OUTPUT L/R (*3)
The audio signal is output via both the OUTPUT L/R and mLAN
OUT L/R channels when the Output Select parameter
described above is set to “L&R.”
What you can do with the IEEE1394
connection
Signal flow of audio and MIDI data via
an IEEE1394 cable
mLAN IN L/R, etc.
mLAN OUT L/R
mLAN OUT 1-14ch
mLAN OUT 1-3 Ports
mLAN IN 1-3 Ports
AUDIO
AUDIO
AUDIO
MIDI
MIDI
MOTIF XS
mLAN IN
(*4)
mLAN OUT
1-14
(*2)
mLAN OUT
L/R
(*3)
MIDI
(*1)
IEEE1394-compatible computer
IEEE1394 cable
mLAN connectors of the
MOTIF XS8 or the mLAN16E2
installed to the MOTIF XS6/7
Powered speakers
(such as the
HS80M)