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Go to Devices/Device Setup then under VST Audio System on the right side of the window Tick the option underneath ASIO Driver that says release driver when app is in background... ;-p that worked for me.
Go to Studio -> Studio Setup.Then in the devices list choose the driver you are using (On my computer it is Generic Low Latency ASIO Driver) (1). Next click in the right panel on Control Panel button (2).
Verify that the cubase project is the same bit rate and sample rate as your other audio playing program (Mine had to be set to 24bit 48000Hz). Also follow the other answers about releasing the driver in background.
Would it be at all possible for Bad Mister to take the less technically able such as me through a simple set of basic routines just to get us going? Perhaps a simple exercise such as the basic yet essential set up needs both in the Motif XS and Cubase. Then maybe a walk through on say recording one of the XS demo songs into Cubase using midi and also VSTi.
Hi Gerry, You've found YamahaSynth and we will step you through this process (and do it in language you can understand) and take you through to success. Promise. In the process, those words and the terminology that you currently, find confusing, will start to become a part of your vocabulary. So be prepared to add these terms - it's an important part of the learning process. You'll be speaking the jargon before too long. ?
I used to teach Audio Engineering, so I'm a stickler for correct terms, and for "signal flow". Signal flow is basically starting at the beginning and following the path from point-to-point, until you reach the destination. OUTPUTS are connected to INPUTS, for example, is the correct terminology and a correct statement from the "signal flow" viewpoint. You connect the outputs of the Motif XS to the Inputs of your sound system. If you learn to follow the signal, troubleshooting becomes simply a series of steps you take to find the problem. If signals are equivalent to a liquid, then signal routing here is equivalent to sending the liquid through a series of pipe towards a destination. Leaks and valves along the way need to be dealt with until finally you have you purified drinking water!
and sadly, not in anyone's world at the moment. Hate to start off on a sour note, but the tight integration between software and hardware has been temporarily derailed. So the fact that you are not achieving complete success may, in fact, be no fault of yours.
Any previous guide you were reading probably dealt with an earlier series of Cubase. One does not (yet) exist for Cubase Series 8 because 1) it is so new and 2) it is not fully working yet with existing Yamaha VST Editors. As you can see Series 8 has a new look and feel (and yes, a few bugs to be ironed out). This is not at all unusual...
You didn't provide any information about your computer Type or exactly the issue you are having, so this may not be your issue. But if you have been attempting to setup the Motif XS Editor VST/Standalone then you will need to await the software fix.
For any assistance with computer related issues, you will need to provide your computer type (Mac or PC), the operating system you are running on that computer. The version numbers of the software, the driver, and your XS firmware will also be very important. Also very important is how you are connecting your Motif XS to your computer...
Computers do not feature any standard audio connectors that we musicians are used to using. And we have two types of signals that we need to get IN and OUT of the computer.
1) MIDI data - which are coded messages that represent the gestures of a musical performance.
2) AUDIO - which is signal used to generate sound
Computers neither come with Midi jacks, nor do they have proper audio inputs. We CAN use either USB (which for your XS will be MIDI only) or mLAN/FireWire (which can handle both MIDI and AUDIO communication). You mentioned that you read about it, but stop short of saying that is what you are using. Please confirm.
If you are connecting via USB, you will need to purchase an external AUDIO INTERFACE to get audio into and back out of the computer.
If you are connecting via a FireWire cable, you will use the XS as both your MIDI and Audio Interface
Please let us know.
Okay. There's a bunch of jargon... And while we don't want to make this too simplistic ... Are you confident you can determine the software versions, the driver version you have installed and the firmware version of your Motif XS?
If not, not a problem, (I just don't want to step through stuff you already know because you're a computer programmer yourself... I've embarrassed myself that way before... Asking someone who works with computers everyday if they know how to find a version)
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But that information is critical.
_ Computer type and OS
_ Cubase 8 version and build - you see it in the lower left corner of splash screen while launching the program include Build Number
_ Motif XS firmware _ press [UTILITY] to enter Utility mode. While in Utility mode hold the following three buttons down simultaneously: [UTILITY] + [UP CURSOR] + [F1] _ find firmware version.
_ Method of connecting to a computer... USB + Ext Audio Interface or mLAN/FireWire
And one thing I have to mention because it is a common misconception... You need to connect the device acting as your computers AUDIO INTERFACE to a pair of quality speakers. (You cannot use the speakers that come with your computer).
Early Woes for Cubase Series 8
Cubase Series 8 (Pro 8 and Artist 8) are not able to access the Yamaha VST Editor at this time. It is a known issue and a fix for the issue is due shortly. With the release of any new software version, there are bound to be issues - as sad and unfortunate as that is, it seems to be a reality with software.
It will be later this month (or more likely February) before a solution will be announced... Apparently some issues need to be resolved. First announcement back in Early December was that the fix would be late January... I'd be pleasantly surprised given holidays, Trade Show, and all... Everyone is confident that it will be fixed. In the meantime, what other version(s) of Cubase do you have access to?
Once you connect and select your mLAN/FW connection, the USB connection is no longer necessary. The single connection will handle both MIDI and Audio communication bi-directionally. You can disconnect the USB cable completely (making that computer port available for any other devices you might like to add to your setup.
This setting is unique to the Motif XS because it acted as a transition product from the original mLAN protocol over to the current Yamaha Steinberg FW protocol. The XS could be used with a network of gear via the older spec, and with an update and parameter setting was able to transition into the new computer based environments. You will still see the "mLAN" designation when the XS refers to sending MIDI data via the FireWire connection and a few other places (hold overs from the previos decade)... But this AUTO LOAD IEEE1394 = FW selection allows your XS when powered on, to automatically setup for communication via the (current) Yamaha Steinberg FW ASIO Driver.
The Driver, by the way, is the bit of code running the show. Let's be clear, there is only one Driver. "Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver 1.6.5 for Windows". It handles both MIDI and Audio communication between your XS and the computer.
The VST CONNECTIONS > INPUTS tab _ is where you can allow audio signal to arrive into Cubase. You see a column labeled "Audio Device" this is where the DRIVER is selected: "Yamaha Steinberg FW ASIO" and you can select "Device Ports": the Device Ports are the audio bus Outputs of the Motif XS. You have selected the Main L and Main R channels of the XS. Take note that you could select any of the 14 assignable audio bus outputs available to the FW driver.
Once a connection to an INPUT has been made here, you can create an AUDIO TRACK in the Project to receive signal from that connection. The default name is "Stereo In". You can create additional Input buses as you require _ simply click "ADD BUS".
The VST CONNECTIONS > OUTPUT tab _ here is the device acting as the computer's audio interface, responsible for sending audio to your sound system. Naturally in this setup it is the Main Left and Right Outputs of the Motif XS. The signal goes directly to the XS's physical Output jacks.
_Take note that you could return audio to the XS Assignable Left and Right jacks, or to the internal Motif XS itself (more on those options later). Of significant importance is the word CLICK. This is how the Cubase generated Metronome is sent to the speakers. It's not on the INPUT tab because the INPUT tab is before the Track, before the OUTPUT tab. The click is the last thing before signal reaches the output from Cubase.
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To get you started, let's begin with simply Audio Recording (my reason, because long before MIDI was invented, audio recording existed. Besides understanding the audio routing should be first) so what we will do is take you through a setup using just audio... Then we'll add the MIDI functions and you will see how they interact.
The Stereo Track will default to Input = "Stereo In" (this is the default name for the Stereo In back on the VST CONNECTIONS > INPUT tab. Had you renamed it, that name would appear here. It will also default to "Stereo Out" as set on the VST CONNECTIONS > OUTPUT tab.
Learn to work the buttons on the created Track. The red Record Ready button, the tan Monitor Speaker button. While the Record Ready button's is obvious, the tan Monitor button when activated allows you to "monitor" (technical jargon for listen) to the signal that is routed to Cubase. Please notice that if you play the XS WITHOUT this tan icon selected, you are monitoring "direct"... That is, the audio of the XS goes directly to the speakers. If you play while the tan icon is selected you will hear both the direct patch and the audio after it traverses the trip to Cubase and back.
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