Got my ES7 from Ebay with no CD Rom, just a printed out manual the size of a Chicago phone book, which I have been studying.

Very fundamental, I know, but can someone get me started? I am running the ES with my Mac, OSX Mountain Lion, Cubase Artist 6.5. I have the USB driver working and cable connected.

I want to use Cubase as sequencer. I have ES on SONG and it works. However, I don’t know how to access ALL voices on the ES other than general MIDI voices. I tried to use STUDIO MANAGER but it never worked right.

Get me started please? Even what part of the manual to read. THX!

Very fundamental, I know, but can someone get me started? I am running the ES with my Mac, OSX Mountain Lion, Cubase Artist 6.5. I have the USB driver working and cable connected.

The driver you should have is called the “Yamaha USB-MIDI Driver” Version 1.3.2 for Mac （10.5.8 / 10.6.8 / 10.7.8 / 10.8.x).

This driver will allow the Motif ES to communicate MIDI data to and from the computer. Once installed go to SYSTEM PREFERENCES > OTHERS > Yamaha USB-MIDI Driver.

Make sure your Motif ES is set to MIDI IN/OUT = USB
Press [UTILITY]
Press [F5] MIDI
Press [SF4] OTHER
Set MIDI IN/OUT = USB

Press [SF2] SWITCH
Set the LOCAL CONTROL = OFF
This will disconnect the Motif ES keyboard from the Motif ES tone generator. MIDI data will travel OUT via USB-MIDI to Cubase, where you will setup a MIDI Track to receive and then THRU the data back to the Motif ES on a specific MIDI Channel (more on that later).
Press [STORE] to lock in your UTILITY mode setting

In Cubase:
Go to DEVICES > DEVICE SETUP… > MIDI > MIDI PORT SETUP… > In the final column “In ALL MIDI INPUTS” make sure “Yamaha Motif ES7-1” (PORT 1) is marked; it is the MIDI INPUT all others should be unmarked.

In the REMOTE DEVICES folder, set the MOTIF ES as the Device. If it does not appear, click the “+” icon to ADD “Motif ES”.
Once it appears set the MIDI IN and MIDI OUT = Yamaha Motif ES7-2” PORT 2
This will allow you to use the front panel of the Motif ES as a REMOTE CONTROL Device for Cubase.

You do not mention an audio interface - so you will be ready now to record MIDI data to Cubase and you will be able to play MIDI back to the Motif ES.

This will take place by adding a MIDI Track for each PART of the Motif ES you wish to play. Each MIDI Track can be set to a separate MIDI Channel 1-16.

By placing the Motif ES in SONG or PATTERN mode you will be able to access 16 VOICES, by placing one each in the 16 PARTS of the [MIXING] setup.

Press [SONG]
Select a blank SONG location
Press [MIXING]
you can now assign a different VOICE to each of the 16 PARTS of this multi-timbral mixing setup. Each PART is on a separate MIDI Channel 1-16.

In Cubase when you set a MIDI Track so the INPUT comes from the Motif ES and the MIDI OUT is set to the Motif ES you will be able to hear the Motif ES assigned to the MIDI Channel of that selected Cubase Track.

OMG! We did it! Many thanks, Bad Mister
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