I have a Yamaha MOXF-8 connected to my computer via USB.
In the MIDI driver setup wizard I hear the "Piano Test" but when I play the actual song the keyboard does nothing. If I choose the "SONG" mode on the Yamaha keyboard I do hear something but it is all the wrong patches. I don't know what to do, any help would be appreciated!
Welcome to the forum, you picked a good question for the first one.
To start you need to put your MOXF into GM mode because Biab sends GM patch information. You can change that later for now do that. The first question in this forum link explains how to find that in your Owners Manual:
If you get GM working then try manually setting individual patches for all the Biab instruments. That is time consuming but you have access to better quality sounds than the GM bank which is usually fairly basic.
What would be really good is if one of the Biab users has posted a MOXF patch map for Biab. If it's there look up Patch Map in the Biab help file and see if the MOXF is there. It's possible a different Yamaha synth might work too.
I don't know how much you understand about midi, GM, patch maps and all that. If you know nothing about that then what I just wrote won't mean much. It's tricky for a noob. If you understand this then it may be easy. Just put your Yamaha into GM mode and hit play in Biab. If that works then look into a full patch map.
I've never heard the MOXF series, but I have owned the ES and XS and now a Montage (76 key versions all) and I had always ignored the GM bank on the ES & XS until someone HERE on these forums (forget who or when) mentioned I should actually give it a try.
If the MO series has same ROM sounds as the XS/XF does then I think you'll find the MOXF GM set is a lot better than you would think, actually it is very good, at least in the Motif XS/XF series (and now the Montage).
However, no matter how good the GM bank is to your ear (or not) you will find BETTER individual sounds in other Mo patches. But that, as Bob said, is more work.
Good luck Larry
and better than some dedicated GM modules.
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I have a MOXF8 and also have not been able to get sounds from it to work. I did not find a moxf .pat file, though there is a .dx (drums), so I created a .pat and will send it to support once I know it actually works. If someone wants it quickly to verify, email me @ rick.morin@cox.net to give it a try. in return please guide me. I looked at several of the other .pat files and see a ZEROBASED line in many of them, wondering what that is about? The pat looks like this:
; Author Rick Morin on 7-23-2020 ; Created from the Yamaha MOXF Data List PDF. It contains all 9 presets with 128 voices. [GM] 1.0.0=Piano:Concert Grand Piano 2.0.0=Piano:Rock Brite Piano 3.0.0=Piano:CP 2007 ; etc...
Now that I have the .pat I've tried a few thing but can not get BIAB to work with my moxf. Here are some of my settings:
MOXF - song mode, on a song I mapped some sounds in the mixer - Quick Setup 6 VST Mode (not sure that's correct) BIAB - midi in Ch1 - midi out ch3
I have downloaded the Yamaha motif xf cakewalk ini file and checked it for errors in my ins file checker no errors found. So I converted it to a BIAB pat file for you to download from my boxnet, link below.
Once downloaded copy to your C: bb \ data \ util \ synth kits folder. Then you will be able to select it from the mixer via Select midi instrument patch / select high bank pat file then from the pop up window open pat this will give you the list of available pat files in the above folder. Select the one you just put there and click open. This pat will stay in force until you change it.
The Motif XF and MOXF are two different Yamaha Synths. They share the same sounds but the presets in the data list are not the same (though very similar). I appreciate the effort but I don't need the .pat, as i made one already. However I will grab it to compare to mine.
What I need is guidance on how to setup the BIAB Midi settings and the MOXF settings so the two communicate properly. I was a technical person before retirement so I'm familiar with the concept of reading the manual and digging to answer the question on your own but I have not found a video or manual section I'm able to use to piece together a solution.
Are you able to have a Midi track in BIAB play the sound from your Motif? That's what I'm trying to get to work, BIAB midi playing the sound on my MOXF rather than the synth sounds provided. The sound will be better, and I'll have a lot more choices to work with. I am thinking there may be two ways of accomplishing that, one is via the .pat and the other is to use the MOXF VST3. Being a newbie... not sure that's correct. I have yet to get either way to work. I find all this routing business challenging and time consuming.
Hi again As I said in the later part of my last post. Once downloaded copy to your C: bb \ data \ util \ synth kits folder. “Then you will be able to select it from the mixer via Select midi instrument patch / select high bank pat file then from the pop up window open pat this will give you the list of available pat files in the above folder. Select the one you just put there and click open. This pat will stay in force until you change it.”
As you have your own pat file do the same with that. Once you have made it your active pat as above. To use your voices, On any midi track click on the down arrow far right and pull down, select midi instrument then from the popup window chose higher bank from pat file, You will now have access to your Motif voices. I assume that you have your synth plugged in and set as an input and output device in midi settings. (See pic) Note the synth needs to be on when you start BIAB.
Truly appreciate your trying to help me resolve this.
I have the whole 1st part of your answers down... I have the .pat installed in correct path on my MacBook Pro and I can pick from it. It doesn't product sound because I must have something wrong in the midi connections.
I am set up on a MacBook Pro. Am I correct in thinking your midi setup attachment is the windows setup?
I can attach some screenshots of my attempt at the midi setup if you think that would help.
Also I ran into something suggesting there was a good video on how to set BIAB up to play sounds on an external synth but I have failed to find it. If you're aware of anything that would be help please point me.
Truly appreciate your trying to help me resolve this.
I am set up on a MacBook Pro. Am I correct in thinking your midi setup attachment is the windows setup?
I can attach some screenshots of my attempt at the midi setup if you think that would hel
Rick
Yes i will have a look but you are right i am a windows user. Just a thought do you have your keyboard connected and talking to the Mac Don’t know if you need Yamaha drivers for this? Do you have another prog like logic to try with? Sorry more questions than answers. Mike
So I now can get BIAB to play the sound on my MOXF but the sounds don't correspond to what I pick in the higher bank patch. For general midi it's off one. So some of the midi connections are correct and I assume a setting is wrong or the patch needs to change.
I use Cubase 10 as my DAW and everything midi works properly there. I do have the BIAB Plugin working as well.
I found a workaround as I can open the Yamaha MOFX VST3 in cubase in song mode, create midi tracks within it and then drag/drop the midi tracks from the BIAB plugin into the moxf vst midi tracks. I can easily pick whatever sound I want in this fashion. But it would be great to have this option in BIAB.
My other hobby is golf, so frustration is no stranger!
This is the Zero based / one based thing. General midi is 0 based 0-127 for patch names Where as Yamaha keyboards are one based 1- 128. This is where one / zero based option comes in. A good pat file should take care of this for you.
Here is a one based GM patch bank for Motif Yamaha Synths, for your pat file.
1.0.0=Pn:Concert Grand Piano 2.0.0=Pn:Rock Brite Piano 3.0.0=Pn:CP 2007 4.0.0=Pn:Honkytonk 5.0.0=Kb:E.Piano 1 6.0.0=Kb:E.Piano 2 7.0.0=Kb:Harpsichord 8.0.0=Kb:Brite Clavi 9.0.0=Cp:Celesta 10.0.0=Cp:Glocken 11.0.0=Cp:Music Box 12.0.0=Cp:Vibes 13.0.0=Cp:Marimba 14.0.0=Cp:Xylophone 15.0.0=Cp:Tubular Bell 16.0.0=Cp:Dulcimer 17.0.0=Or:Draw Organ 18.0.0=Or:Percussive Organ 19.0.0=Or:Rock Organ 20.0.0=Or:Church Organ 21.0.0=Or:Reed Organ 22.0.0=Or:Accordion 23.0.0=SW:Harmonica 24.0.0=Or:Tango Accordion 25.0.0=Gt:Nylon Guitar 26.0.0=Gt:Steel Guitar 27.0.0=Gt:Jazz Guitar 28.0.0=Gt:Clean Guitar 29.0.0=Gt:Mute Guitar 30.0.0=Gt:Overdrive Guitar 31.0.0=Gt:Distortion Guitar 32.0.0=Gt:Guitar Harmonics 33.0.0=Bs:Acoustic Bass 34.0.0=Bs:Finger Bass 35.0.0=Bs:Pick Bass 36.0.0=Bs:Fretless Bass 37.0.0=Bs:Slap Bass 1 38.0.0=Bs:Slap Bass 2 vel 39.0.0=Bs:Synth Bass 1 40.0.0=Bs:Synth Bass 2 41.0.0=St:Violin 42.0.0=St:Viola 43.0.0=St:Cello 44.0.0=St:Contrabass 45.0.0=St:Tremolo Strings 2 46.0.0=St:Pizzicato 47.0.0=St:Harp 48.0.0=Cp:Timpani + Cymbal 49.0.0=St:Strings Section 1 50.0.0=St:Strings Section 2 51.0.0=St:Synth Strings 1 52.0.0=St:Synth Strings 2 53.0.0=Pd:Aah Choir 54.0.0=Pd:Ooh Choir 55.0.0=Pd:Syn Voice 56.0.0=Me:Orchestra Hit 57.0.0=Br:Trumpet 2 58.0.0=Br:Trombone 2 59.0.0=Br:Tuba 60.0.0=Br:Mute Trumpet 61.0.0=Br:French Horns 62.0.0=Br:Brass Section 63.0.0=Br:Synth Brass 1 64.0.0=Br:Synth Brass 2 65.0.0=SW:Soprano Sax 66.0.0=SW:Alto Sax 67.0.0=SW:Tenor Sax 68.0.0=SW:Baritone Sax 69.0.0=SW:Oboe 2 70.0.0=SW:English Horn 71.0.0=SW:Bassoon 2 72.0.0=SW:Clarinet 2 73.0.0=SW:Piccolo 74.0.0=SW:Flute 75.0.0=SW:Recorder 76.0.0=SW:Panflute 77.0.0=SW:Bottle 78.0.0=SW:Shakuhachi 79.0.0=SW:Whistle 80.0.0=SW:Ocarina 81.0.0=Ld:Square Lead 82.0.0=Ld:Saw Lead 83.0.0=Ld:Calliope Lead 84.0.0=Ld:Chiff Lead 85.0.0=Ld:Charan Lead 86.0.0=Ld:Voice Lead 87.0.0=Ld:Fifth Lead 88.0.0=Ld:Bass & Lead 89.0.0=Pd:New Age Pad 90.0.0=Pd:Warm Pad 91.0.0=Pd:Poly Synth Pad 92.0.0=Pd:Choir Pad 93.0.0=Pd:Bowed Pad 94.0.0=Pd:Metal Pad 95.0.0=Pd:Halo Pad 96.0.0=Pd:Sweep Pad 97.0.0=Me:Rain Pad 98.0.0=Pd:Sound Track 99.0.0=Cp:Crystal 100.0.0=Pd:Atmosphere 101.0.0=Sc:Brightness 102.0.0=Me:Goblin 103.0.0=Me:Echoes 104.0.0=Pd:Sci-Fi 105.0.0=Et:Sitar 106.0.0=Et:Banjo 107.0.0=Et:Shamisen 108.0.0=Et:Koto 109.0.0=Cp:Kalimba 110.0.0=SW:Bagpipe 111.0.0=Et:Fiddle 112.0.0=SW:Shehnai 2 113.0.0=Cp:Tinkle Bell 114.0.0=Dr:Agogo 115.0.0=Cp:Steel Drum 116.0.0=Dr:Woodblock 117.0.0=Dr:Taiko Drum 118.0.0=Dr:Melodic Tom 119.0.0=Dr:Synth Drum 120.0.0=Se:Reverse Cymbal 121.0.0=Se:Fret Noise 122.0.0=Se:Breath Noiz 123.0.0=Se:Seashore 124.0.0=Se:Tweet 125.0.0=Se:Telephone 126.0.0=Se:Helicopter 127.0.0=Se:Applause 128.0.0=Se:Gunshot
Hope this helps
Mike
Last edited by Mike Head; 07/30/2002:06 AM. Reason: patch map appended
Hi Rick and welcome to the forum. I have to laugh about this because this me me about 15 years ago. The fact you used to be a tech guy means absolutely nothing when it comes to digital audio and midi. It's a whole new world and you can throw all your computer/IT/ and whatever else tech knowledge you have right down the dumper.
First thing to know as a nooby on these forums is to identify what version of Biab you have and your computer specs right up front. That avoids what happened here where Mike didn't know you were a Mac user until halfway through the thread. Some will run Windows on a Mac using parallels or something so if you're using Biab for Windows fine but if you're using the Mac version why are you posting this on the Biab for Windows forum? There is a Biab for Mac forum listed below this one and I would shut this thread down and open a new one there.
Re being on the windows forum... I did that because I found the topic was already posted and added on. I didn't realize there was separate windows and mac forums, so I'll respect that moving forward. Clearly the midi set up is very different so the need is understood.
Re Pat files, I wonder if there is any real difference between the content of the files used in windows?
The [GM] section of my pat is set up exactly like yours, so I don't believe that's the issue. I got another response in which the person tells me that I should be posting on the Mac forum... which I will do. I actually have it sorta working, but the sound I pick and the sound I get are two different things. There are a lot of possible reasons so I'll keep digging.
I have BIAB playing the Yamaha MOXF8 voices properly. Some of the key learnings:
1) MOXF has to be in song or pattern mode as that is where it can play multiple channels (multi timbrel). 2) Create a MOXF Song or Pattern that matches up to the channels in BIAB. The channels you see when you chose BIAB OPTIONS > MIDI SETTING. Depress the MOXF mixing button, you now see the Voicenum, Bank MSB, Bank LSB. Yamaha voicenums are 1-128 not 0-127. 3) BIAB OPTIONS > INPUT/OUTPUT PORTS are set to 1.
I have a .pat file that also works... which allows me to pick higher bank voices on the MOXF. For more advanced Yamaha users, I can also use the Remote Editor to assign voices and save all the setting.
Many thanks to Bad Mister on the Yamaha Forum helping me resolve this. When I am satisfied my patch file is 100%... I'll forward it to support.
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