Under the “Remote Devices” folder highlight “Yamaha Motif XF” The “In ‘ALL INPUT’” function is for your keyboard or MIDI controllers only. If you have another controller keyboard plugged into the MIDI IN jack of the XS, you could possibly activate Port 3. You do not want to have Yamaha Motif XF7 Port 2 marked in the IN ALL INPUTS column as this is reserved for REMOTE CONTROL functions. You do not have to worry about the “State” (Active/Inactive) as this is only a current status report. Select Motif XF(x)-1 as the “In ‘All Inputs’” (where ‘x’ is your Motif XF model 6, 7 or 8)Īdditionally, you may mark port 3 (as shown) if you have another MIDI controller connected to the Motif XF’s MIDI IN jack. You should see your Motif XF(x): Example below uses a Motif XF7 Under the “MIDI” folder highlight “MIDI PORT SETUP” Translation: Regular 5-pin MIDI cables will not work.Ĭonnect the Motif XF to your computer via USB. Current is “Yamaha USB-MIDI driver version 3.1.3” (or later)īecause the editor uses multiple ports to connect with the Motif XF, you MUST use either USB (or Firewire) to utilize the editors. Installing, activating and registering your copy is well worth the effort.ĭownload and Install the following software by going to the Motif XF download site.ĭownload and install the latest “Motif XF Extensions version 1.1.1” (or later)ĭownload and install the latest 'Motif XF Editor Standalone/VST version 1.6.4' (or later)ĭownload and install the 'Yamaha USB-MIDI driver' version for your particular computer type there are different versions for 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems. Work with the Motif XF Editor Standalone/VSTĪ free copy of Cubase AI (or download Access Code) was provided with the original purchase of a Motif XF.The 'Score' feature allows you to do music notation.

Record and Edit MIDI data to a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) software, like Cubase.

USB is MIDI only between the Motif XF and the computer, you can do all things possible with a MIDI multi-port connection:

Motif XF USB-MIDI Quick Setup Guide for Windows Setting up the XF with Cubase via USB for MIDI recording on a Windows computer.

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