Yamaha MOTIF XF6- Manuals

Yamaha Motif XF - Sibelius Sound Set User Manual | 6 2.2 Package Structure Each sound set package contains a variety of files that serve different purposes in the integration of that sample library or hardware MIDI device. To better distinguish these files and make installation quicker, we have sepa...

Yamaha Motif XF - Sibelius Sound Set User Manual | 7 03 House Styles A majority of our sample library integrations include House Style files in the .lib for- mat. These files contain additional settings such as playback dictionary entries, custom instrument staves, and percussion mappings. House Sty...

Yamaha Motif XF - Sibelius Sound Set User Manual | 8 2.3 Files The following files are included and required to use the Yamaha Motif XF Sibelius sound set. 01 Documentation Yamaha Motif XF Sound Set User Manual.pdf - Sound set user manual 02 Sound Sets Yamaha Motif XF.xml - Sound set Yamaha Motif XF...

Yamaha Motif XF - Sibelius Sound Set User Manual | 9 3. Installation 3.1 General Sound set installation is a series of copy/paste actions. Before you begin, close Sibelius and all other running programs. We suggest placing the sound set package on your desktop for convenient access during the instal...

Yamaha Motif XF - Sibelius Sound Set User Manual | 10 3.2 Mac OS X Installation under Mac OS X requires copying files to the Sibelius user settings direc- tory which can be found in the following locations: Sibelius 5 Users/username/Library/Application Support/Sibelius Software/Sibelius 5 Sibelius 6...

Yamaha Motif XF - Sibelius Sound Set User Manual | 11 3.3 Windows Installation under Windows operating systems requires copying files to the Sibelius user settings directory which can be found in the following locations: Sibelius 5 (Windows XP) C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Sib...

Yamaha Motif XF - Sibelius Sound Set User Manual | 12 4. Using the Sound Set 4.1 Selecting the Sound Set To use the sound set, a new playback configuration needs to be created so Sibelius knows which plugin(s)/device(s) and sound set(s) to use for playback. To create a new playback configuration, op...

Yamaha Motif XF - Sibelius Sound Set User Manual | 13 4.2 Preferred Sounds When multiple sound sets are used in the same playback configuration there is a good chance that some instruments will be available in more than one device. For example, “Library A” and “Library B” may both have a solo violin...

Yamaha Motif XF - Sibelius Sound Set User Manual | 14 An important aspect of preferred sound assignments is the use of wildcard characters in the sound IDs that are selected. Using the solo violin example, the complete rule is: For the sound ID: strings.violin.* prefer this device: My Plugin While i...

Yamaha Motif XF - Sibelius Sound Set User Manual | 15 5. Working with Sounds 5.1 Articulations/Techniques There are three primary ways of changing articulations and playing techniques in your score, articulation markings, text instructions, and lines. Symbols may also be used, but are not as common....

Yamaha Motif XF - Sibelius Sound Set User Manual | 16 Text Instructions Given that there are a limited number of articulation markings but seemingly infinite technique variations, text instructions are responsible for a substantial number of sound changes. Typically entered using Expression and/or T...

Yamaha Motif XF - Sibelius Sound Set User Manual | 17 Lines Staff lines are similar to articulation marks with two notable differences: they may act on multiple sequential notes, and the length of the line determines the point at which the technique or effect ends. Staff lines require less discussio...

Yamaha Motif XF - Sibelius Sound Set User Manual | 18 5.2 Dynamics Fundamentally, dynamics in Sibelius consist of two parts, the Attack strength and the Dynamic level. The Attack and Dynamic values are set in the playback diction- ary, with a number in the range 0-127. Attack and Dynamic are assigne...

Yamaha Motif XF - Sibelius Sound Set User Manual | 19 This works because the second, hidden, dynamic mark is the mark interpreted during playback and triggers the same velocity layer as the note following the crescendo. By using the Cresc./Dim. Playback plugin, the entire range of 0-127 is available...

Yamaha Motif XF - Sibelius Sound Set User Manual | 20 5.3 The Mixer The Sibelius mixer provides control over a variety of parameters associated with play- back, including MIDI volume level, panning, plugin audio levels, effects, and sound assignments. With the exception of sound assignments, all of ...

Yamaha Motif XF - Sibelius Sound Set User Manual | 21 The explanation lies in the way Sibelius allocates sounds. Sibelius determines how to allocate a staff based on the sound IDs available in the sound set, the Best Sound de- fined in the instrument staff’s settings, and any manual sound set or Pre...

Yamaha Motif XF - Sibelius Sound Set User Manual | 22 5.4 ‘Implied’ Articulations In Section 5.1 - Articulations/Techniques mention was made of the difference be- tween a live player’s contextual interpretation of the score and the literal interpretation used by Sibelius. This difference extends bey...

Yamaha Motif XF - Sibelius Sound Set User Manual | 23 6. Common Terms While working with the sound set, reading this manual, or corresponding with The Sound Set Project, you may encounter unfamiliar terms. To alleviate confusion and improve understanding, some common terms associated with the integr...

Yamaha Motif XF - Sibelius Sound Set User Manual | 24 Manual Sound Set Instrument channel and device assignments. Part of a playback configuration. Manuscript (template) A Sibelius file containing customized settings, such as those found in a House Style, used as a template when creating a new score...

Yamaha Motif XF - Sibelius Sound Set User Manual | 25 7. Contact and Support A number of resources are available if you run into trouble using the sound set, in- cluding our Knowledge Base with articles describing common issues, error messages, behaviors, tips, and more. If you don’t find an answer ...

Yamaha Motif XF - Sibelius Sound Set User Manual | 26 8. Credits Integration The Sound Set Project Project Lead Jonathan Loving User Manual Joel Avery Jonathan Loving Musical Excerpts W. A. Mozart, Horn Concerto No. 3 in E flat major, K.447 (p. 16) Richard Strauss, Horn Concerto No. 1 in E flat majo...