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04|2015

Contents
Interview
Chris Stainton 3
Studio Drums
DCP Productions

Musikmesse 2015
Sharing Passion & Performance 7
MX Skin Style Your MX

Yamaha M12 Touch App

Basic Workshop 1: Connection Settings - Programming

12

Sounds & Goodies

17

Imprint

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Chris
S ta i n to n
keys for
Clapton

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Chris Stainton keys for

Clapton
Like many young british musicians who

"When I first started listening to music in the 50s, it was

came of age in the 60s, Chris Stainton

all Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra," he recalls, speaking

became infatuated with African-American

from his home in Camberley, a small town 30 miles west

of London. "Then all of a sudden we had Elvis Presley,

blues and R&B. Such musical conversions

Jerry Lee Lewis, and Little Richard. I remember thinking,

werent rare for players of that generation,

Wow, this is itthis is what I want to listen to and play."

but Staintons career longevity is. Fifty

Stainton has worked with Clapton on and off for 35 years.

years on, he still plays the blues with the

passion he felt then often as keyboardist
for singer/guitarist Eric Clapton.

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In the guitarists current band, he shares keyboard duties

with another great British player, Paul Carrack. Carrack,
a former member of Squeeze and Ace, plays organ, while
Stainton handles piano duties.

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But Stainton was a seasoned sideman long before he

Even if Stainton had never played with Cocker and

began collaborating with Clapton. He made his initial

Clapton, hed probably be known for his contribution to

splash with the Grease Band, the Sheffield, England,

Quadrophenia, one of the Whos most important albums.

blues-rock group that launched the career of singer Joe

He describes the sessions as exciting but demanding:

Cocker. At the time, Stainton played bass, an instrument

"Pete Townsend is a real stickler for what he wants, so

that strongly influenced his keyboard style.

it required a lot of discipline on my part. He wanted

"Even now, I think like a bass player," he observes.

"My left hand is always going where the bass part should
be. Sometimes I have to be careful not to tread on what
the bass player is doing."
Stainton played bass on Cockers breakthrough hit, a
cover of the Beatles "With a Little Help from My Friends"
that owes as much to Ray Charles as the Fab Four. That
memorable session was recorded at Olympic studios in
London (now sadly closed down) with British musicians
(Jimmy Page, Albert Lee, Tommy Eyre, B J Wilson and
others). Stainton cites the recording, which he co-arranged
with Cocker, as a career highlight.
Not long after, Cocker began performing with a new band,
Mad Dogs and Englishmen. Cocker, who loved Staintons
keyboard playing, asked him to switch instruments.
Stainton often performed in the group alongside another
great player, Leon Russell, who Stainton considers one of

something very specific after hearing my piano part on

a Joe Cocker song called Hitchcock Railway. Pete was
jumping up and down when he heard that. He said,
I want you to play something like that on my record!"
Stainton says that he thrives under the direction of a
strong music director. "As a musician," he says, "you
need someone to be a leader. Eric Clapton is absolutely
a leader, but in his own quiet way. Pete Townshend is
a leader in a more vocal and aggressive way. And Joe
Cocker was another guy who is definitely in charge, knows
what he wants, and is very good at directing the group."
For Stainton, playing music is as big a thrill today as it was
a half-century ago, but he allows that his approach has
matured: "Over the years Ive learned to play a bit less and
listen more. And that would be my advice for a younger
player, actually: Slow down a bit. Listen more. Learn when
to shut up and when to really play something!"

his three favorite keyboardists, along with Ray Charles

and Nat King Cole.
"I admire Leon Russell so much," Stainton says. "Hes an
exquisite piano player, especially in that Louisiana style.
He was so hot then, at the top of his playing ability. When
Leon played piano, Id play organ, and then Id switch to
piano when Leon took over on guitar."
The colors Stainton relied on then piano, organ, and
electric piano remain his bread-and-butter sounds
today. "Those were mechanical instruments, not digital,
and they were all we had in those days. They were good
sounds so good, in fact, that now all the electronic
keyboard makers emulate those early sounds digitally.
Like Yamaha, who in my opinion create the best acoustic
piano samples in the world, as well as some of the best
electric piano sounds. Its amazing, the sounds you can
get from Yamaha keyboards."
These days Staintons workhorse is a Yamaha CP1 Stage
Piano. "Ive had a lot of Yamaha keyboards over the
years," he says. "I had a Yamaha organ in the 70s. And
I had a CP70 electric grand piano. Before the CP1,
I played a P250, which I thought was fantastic. But the
CP1 tops even that. It truly feels like a piano."

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S t u di o Dr u ms
DC P Produc tio n s
In the previous editions we have already

Here is a comple te listing of the

reported that the most popular MOTIF

D r u m K i t s i n c l u d e d i n t h e s o u n d s e t:

sound libraries from the sound developer

A001 Ambient Kit

DCP

A002 Brush Kit 1

Productions

(USA)

will

also

be

available from the EASY SOUNDS Shop.

A003 Slingerland Kit

The soundsets "Vintage Keys" and "Air"

A004 Gretsch KitKit

have already been presented. This time

we like to introduce the extensive and high
quality drum library "Studio Drums", which
was produced by mastermind Dave Polich,
just like the products mentioned above.
"Studio Drums" is a drum library with a total of 32 User
Drum Kits, 235 MB samples and 50 Drum Arpeggios. The
product is available for MOTIF XF, MOTIF XS, and MOXF.
For the MOTIF XF or the MOXF optional flash memory
(Flash Memory Expansion Module FL512M or FL1024M) is

A005 Pearl KitKit

A006 - Room KitRoom
A007 Gretsch Compressed
A008 - Pearl Compressed
A009 Slingerland Compressed
A010 Pop Compressor Kit
A011 Brush Kit 2
A012 Brush Kit 3
A013 - Towel Kit 1

required. For the MOTIF XS it is required to have optional

A014 - Towel Kit 2

DIMMs of a minimum size of 128 MB x 2 (= 256 MB)

A015 Hard Rocker Kit

installed.

A016 Metal KitKit

The drum, cymbal, and percussion sounds were recorded

B001 Funk Kit 1

at 24 bit and 44.1 kHz in the DCP Studios. The microphones

B002 - Funk Kit 2

used were Audio Technica 4040's, Audio Technica 4033's,

B003 - Funk Kit 3

and Audix CX111's.

B004 Ring Snare Kit

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B005 Country-Rock Kit

D4 = Gongroll

B006 Arena Kit

D#4 = Gong hit

B007 Indie-Rocker Kit

E4 = Gong hit

B008 Rattle Snare Kit

B009 Jazz KitLudwig
B010 DW KitDW

The 50 included Drum Arpeggios already cover a

representative range of drum grooves. However, the GM
compatibility is a big advantage, because that makes

B011 Rims KitSpecial FX

it possible to use the Drum Kits from Studio Drums for

B012 Kitchen KitSpecial FX

existing Performances or Songs instead of Preset Drum

B013 Fingers Kit

Kits. This will certainly lead to a significant enhancement.

B014 8-bit Kit

B 015 Pitch Shifted Kit
B 016 16 RPM Kit

Each Drum Kit has five matching Arpeggios assigned to it.

If you like to hear how the drums sound in a musical
context along with other instruments, watch the video for
the MOTIF / MOXF XF Workshop EXPLORING SOUND Vol. 12: Vintage Keys:
http://www.youtube.com/user/motifnews/videos
An absolute highlight of the product is the exquisite
collection

of

cymbals

and

hi-hats

of

different

manufacturers. Especially in the area of the cymbals the

sound difference to the Preset Waveforms is not to be
underestimated, as the release phase of the ROM-Waves
is rather short due to limited memory space. The use of
fades and loops significantly reduces the authenticity. This
All Drum Kits use a modified GM map and are usable with minor restrictions - for the Preset Drum Arpeggios or

is an important reason to use external samples for drum

sounds.

any drum grooves in the GM standard.

Here is a list of the key assignments that differ from the
GM standard map:
C0 = Snare brush roll or percussion sound
D#1 = Snare
G#1 = Half- or shank-ride hi-hat
A#2 = Cymbal choke
F3 = Tom rim hit
F#3 = Tom rim hit
B3 = Open foot hat
C4 = Closed foot hat

More information about "Studio Drums" and a wide

F#4 = Percussion hit

selection of MP3 demos can be found here:

G4 = Percussion hit

http://www.easysounds.de

B4 = Rivet cymbal
C#4 = Cymbal roll

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Peter Krischker

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Mus ik me ss e 2 01 5
Sharing P as s i o n & Per fo r m an ce

Shortly after the turn of the year I always feel

Xanthon Blacq did not only present the CP4 on the

the Musikmesse to be far away, timewise.

Yamaha booth this year. Together with Chris Minh Doky

But as soon as one has "set himself up" in

and Wolfgang Haffner he formed a trio whose half-hour

the new year, the Musikmesse is already

program on the Agora Stage was one of the top events of

over.

each exhibition day. Besides the fact that these three men

This year, the combination of Musikmesse and Prolight &

Sound counted over 108,000 visitors from 146 countries,

are first-class musicians playing with the finest Yamaha

equipment, it was their irrepressible joy of playing, whose
effect no listeners could escape.

which saw the offers of 2,257 exhibitors. As always, there

were countless interesting performances by international
artists.
At the Yamaha booth in the Forum the TransAcoustic
band with the voice of Shirma Rouse rocked or "funked"
several times a day. In every show they managed to
draw their listeners in their spell within a few moments.
The seats located in front of the stage were far from
sufficient, so that the stairs leading to the Forum were
occupied like a grandstand. If you missed them or like

Adrian Zalten - charming as ever - showed with the white

to see their performance again watch this on YouTube:

MOTIF XF how fast and easy it is to produce musical

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwKLMEabRVs

ideas. Towards the end of the demonstration he was

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"spontaneously" supported by Xanthon Blacq. Again, the

However, the MX61 dressed in camouflage was a real

headphones did not get cold throughout the Messe.

"eye-catcher", too. The "Style Your MX" programme and

It was also really hot on the DTX stage: Ralf Mersch, who

the related competition is discussed in a separate article

can be designated as an institution due to his years of

in this issue.

DTX demonstrations at home and abroad, was supported

by a new colleague. Cherisse Osei, a drummer from the
UK, presented the new DTX582k and the corresponding
Touch app - alone and together with Ralf. We may have

The concept of the Musikmesse has been revised for

the coming year. According to the exhibition company
this follows a long-cherished desire of many exhibitors.

the opportunity to introduce her in more detail with an

interview in the near future.

In addition to his performances Ralf Mersch provided

some excitment at the end of each exhibition day. At 17:00
clock he held a prize draw and gave away one of the
new Yamaha AG03 small mixers and a DTX Practise Pad.
Naturally, this led to a high response from visitors.
In this Yamaha anniversary year the synthesizer section of
the booth featured a small museum that showed some of
the milestones of the Yamaha synthesizer development.

The upcoming Musikmesse will begin on Thursday, April 7,

With their unique radiance these instruments exerted

2016, and will end on Sunday, April 10, 2016. On all days

a strong attraction to many visitors. I'm pretty sure that

the fair is open to both professional and private visitors.

no other place of the Yamaha booth was photographed

more.

At the same time there will be a newly created business

world with an exclusive trade visitors access to provide a
quiet zone only for trade. Thus, two groups of visitors are
provided with new opportunities.
I hope you have already reserved the dates. A year passes
quickly and it would be a shame if you were planning
something else.
Hans-Peter Henkel

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MX Skin Style Your MX

The MX49 and MX61 Synthesizers enjoy
great popularity among young musicians
due to their combination of excellent price

Since Musikmesse 2015 it is possible to design a new

visual look for the synthesizer with an adhesive film.
The website mxskin.com contains an online store, which
features a large selection of ready-made layouts for new

performance ratio, best soundquality and

"skins". This adhesive film is a high-quality and very stable

portability. Whether in a home studio or

material. According to the manufacturer a permanently

on stage - these instruments make a fine

figure everywhere you go.

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elastic adhesive is used, which - with the support of some

heat - can be removed without any residue, even after
years. So there is no risk of damaging the instrument and

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nothing is in the way for a possible "change of scenery"

So first style your MX synthesizer and upload the result

after some time.

as an image to Yamaha's facebook. The header on the

The online shop's offer also includes templates for a

self-made design. Creative customers can implement

website www.facebook.com/yamahasynths features an

active button labeled "Use App". You can also find the app
in the "Apps" area of Yamahasynths's facebook.

their own ideas and have their own individual film

manufactured. You might want to show which football
club you are supporting. Or you may have a band logo or
even a corporate design for your project, which can be put
on the MX with the film and thus brought to the stage. You
may of course develop a very different idea.
If you press this button, you will be directed to the prize
And that's where it gets interesting. In a competition

draw. Just upload your image in one of the specified

Yamaha Music Europe rewards the best design with a trip

formats. The image that collects the most Likes wins.

to a concert of your choice in London or Berlin. Not only

Participation is open to all EU citizens with a minimum age

the cost of the concert, but also flights, accommodation,

of 18 years. The promotion ends on 30th October 2015.

and meals are included - for the winner and a companion

So, we are very eager to see your ideas and give out our

of his or her choice. So it's worth a try, because the trip

Likes.

can be a real highlight for you. There will be two draws:

Good luck

One is aimed at musicians as a private person, the other

at Yamaha dealers.

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Yamaha M1 2 T o u c h A pp
B as ic W or k s h o p 1 :
C o n ne c ti on - S e t t i n g s - Pro gra m m ing

The Yamaha DTX-Multi 12 Percussion Pad

has many great features, so there are as
many menus that you need to program all
functions. The new iOS app M12 Touch is a
great innovation by Yamaha, which makes

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programming

and

setting

enormously

easier for us drummers. In this first Basic

Workshop I want to show the basic settings
and the programming of a kit.

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T h e M 1 2 Touch App
First of all you have to download the app from the App
Store, of course. Since the Musikmesse Frankfurt 2015
a new version with extra features is available. After
installation, you can launch the app and examine the

When both devices are connected, launch the app and tap
on the green bar.
Then tap on Init Kit to enter the User area and begin to
program your own Kit with the app.

demo kit.

If the small Connection indicator at the bottom right is not

green, the devices are not connected properly. This may

T h e c on n ect i on

occur if the Multipad is not set to MIDI USB.

You need a cable in order to connect an iPad to the

Multipad. You can use a Yamaha iUX-1, but an Apple
Camera Connection Kit and a USB cable will work, too.
The iPad is connected to the USB-to-Host port of the
Multipad.

Make the following settings:

1. Press the button "Utility"
2. Press the right cursor button five times until "MIDI" is
displayed
3. Press "Enter"

I m p or ta n t set t i n g
Tip: You should save your settings to a USB
flash drive, so your User Kits and personal
settings are saved as backup.

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4. Press the right cursor button eight times until "MIDI In /

Out = USB" or "MIDI In / Out = MIDI" appears
5. If this setting is set to "MIDI", press "+" to change it to
"USB"
6. Press "Store"
7. Confirm with "Enter"

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P r ogr am m i n g
a Kit

You can program up to four sounds for each Pad. In the

next workshop I'll discuss how this is done.

The Pads of the Multipad are displayed on the screen

of the iPad. You only have to tap a Pad on the iPad

This time only one sound is to be programmed, so tap

again on the sound. This opens a new menu with Sound
Categories and the available sounds.

to enter its settings. First, in the picture above, you can

control if the correct Pad has been selected. The sound

Since I have selected the Pad 7 I opt for a snare sound.

is still set to "no assign", which means that no sound has

been allocated yet. Now tap the sound to enter the next
menu. Here you can see the other Layers.

So I'm going for "Snare" and select the "Hipgig" snare by

just tapping on it.
In the same way, you can now assign sounds to all Pads.

Assigning Images
To refine your programming in an optical manner,
you can also assign an image to the Pads in the app.

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present in the Multipad to the app. The right icon transfers

the new programmings from the app to the Multipad. Of
course, only when the connection is correct.

Conclusion of the
first Basic Worksho p
Now you can get started and program your own Drum
Simply tap on "no image" and select one from your own

Kits. Look forward to the next workshop where we will go

into the details: mixer, effects, and sound settings.

photos. You can also take a photo and assign it directly.

Your Ralf Mersch

D a ta tr an sf er
Once your programming is done, it has to be transferred
to the M12. Just tap the Transfer icon at the bottom right.
The left icon starts the transfer of the Kits that are already

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Musi c P r od uct i o n G u i d e s
c omp let e a r ch i v e o n l i n e

On the last page of the Music Production

Guide a link can be found to download a zipfile containing all previous editions (in the Box
Music Production Guide History).
In addition, we now offer all readers the opportunity to access
all previous issues online. So the Guides archive is available
from everywhere youve got connection to the internet.
After entering the access data, simply click on the relevant
issue in order to open it for reading.
The link to the German editions:
http://easysounds.macbay.de/MusicProductionGuides_DE
The link to the English editions:
http://easysounds.macbay.de/MusicProductionGuides_EN
Login:
Name: musicpro
Password: guide

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Y amah a -Go od i e :
MX49/ M X 6 1
Pe rfor m a n ce K i t

With the Performance Kit there is

free additional, yet high-quality content
available for MX49/MX61 users. It was
produced by Yamaha Music Europe in
cooperation with EASY SOUNDS.
The

"Performance

Kit"

consists

of

the

following

components:
MX49/MX61 Performance Library
WAV pool with about 200 WAV files totaling 93 MB
(drum loops, vocal and vocoder phrases, sound effects,
and atmospheres)
MIDI loops & arpeggios
To register for this free goodie simply write an e-mail with the
keyword MX49/MX61 Performance Kit to:
mxgoodies@easysounds.de
As soon as the registration process is complete you will
receive an e-mail from EASY SOUNDS with a password
and a link where the file can be downloaded.

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MOX S o u n d & G r o o v e K i t

The free MOX Sound & Groove Kit is available for all registered users of the MOX.
This soundset includes an Electronic & Dance soundlibrary featuring 128 Voices - a selection of the best synth-sounds from
the EASY SOUNDS soundlibraries for the MOTIF series.
In addition, the package includes a WAV loop pool with drums, synths, vocals, sound effects, and atmospheres for Cubase
AI and other DAWs.
Registration for this goodie is done by writing an informal e-mail with the keyword MOX to this e-mail address:
moxgoodies@easysounds.de

EAS Y SOUNDS Soun d sets for MOX

The popular MOTIF soundlibrary from EASY SOUNDS is also available in MOX format.
The following products are available:
Yamaha MOX Live Instruments

Yamaha MOX Stage & Studio

Yamaha MOX Nature of Chill

Yamaha MOX Phat Analog

Yamaha MOX Dance Pro

Yamaha MOX Organ Session

Yamaha MOX Phat Analog II

Yamaha MOX Hypnotic Stepz

Yamaha MOX Xtasyn

Yamaha MOX Chill Xperience

Yamaha MOX Synth Xtreme

Yamaha MOX Mystic Spheres

Yamaha MOX Magical Pads

Yamaha MOX Dance Xpanded

Visit the EASY SOUNDS online shop:

www.easysounds.de

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Yamah a C P 1 A r t i s t P e r f o r m a n c e s
A free soundset in excellent quality is abvailable for every CP1 user.
A total of 64 Performances were programmed by renowned sound designers Johannes Waehneldt and Peter Jung on behalf
of Yamaha Music Europe.
The soundset can be requested by sending an e-mail to
cp1goodies@easysounds.de
containing the keyword CP1 Artist.
You will receive an e-mail from EASY SOUNDS containing a link where
the file can be downloaded.

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MOTIF X F
Flas h Mem or y
Conte n t

Yamaha is working with third party software

The recorded sounds are very lively and authentic. Some

vendors to offer an extensive amount of

feature delicate impressions of disturbances that are

free and optional Flash Memory content for

typical for strings, such as the sound of slightly hitting the

registered MOTIF XF users.

instrument body with the bow. All recordings were digitally

The

flash

memory

content

package

Inspiration In A Flash make a perfect first stock for a

sample-library of up to 2 GB for the non-volatile Flash
Memory of the MOTIF XF. This content package
contains three new User Voice Banks, 353 User Waveforms,

processed on PCs, collaborating with well-known sound

designers.
In addition to the orchestra sounds the Voice bank also
contains sounds of categories like Electric Organ, Pipe

458MB of Samples and 12 User Drum Kits. It focusses on

Organ, Acoustic Piano, and Electric Piano.

the sound categories piano, organ, brass & reeds, pads,

To be able to load the complete All-file a Flash Expansion

synths, oriental instruments and drums.

These

Voice

loaded

into

Banks
the

can

volatile

be
SDRAM

Memory Module (512 MB or 1 GB) is required. Single

individually
of

the

Voices can also be loaded into the SDRAM memory of the

MOTIF XF (volatile sample memory).

MOTIFXF, if no Flash Memory Module is installed.

The Symphonic Orchestra Library features 128 User
Voices, 34 User Waveforms and 336 MB Samples
(979Keybanks).

This free content for the MOTIF XF can be requested by

sending an e-mail containing the keywords MOTIF XF
Inspiration & Symphonic to:
xfgoodies@easysounds.de

The orchestra library produced by Prof. Dr. Peter Jung

(Duisburg-Essen, Germany) is based on recordings that

The MOTIF XF user will receive an e-mail from EASY

were created over the past five years with the participation

SOUNDS with a password and a link where the file can

of two well-known Central European symphony orchestras.

be downloaded.

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MOTIF X S :
Eur op ea n L o y a l t y P r o g r a m a n d
Ori e n t a l S ound s e t
The European Loyalty Program offers MOTIF XS users free additional but nonetheless highclass content.
It is mainly a premium Voice and Sample library produced by EASY SOUNDS in collaboration with Yamaha Music Europe
which contains the following:
The 3-layers Yamaha S700 stereo piano (32 MB compressed)
Sweet Voices and choir and scatvoices from the Yamaha Tyros
Best-of compilations of the optional soundsets from EASY SOUNDS
A WAV pool containing 200 WAV files with 93 MB in total
The MOTIF XS soundset Oriental Instruments & Percussion was produced by turkish musicians and contains the following:
36 Performances
128 Voices
9 User Drum Voices
113 User Waveforms / 84 MB Samples of oriental instruments
6 Turkish Authentic Micro Tunings
Oriental Instruments is developed for the use in both traditional and modern turkish music and is based on authentic
samples of oriental musical instruments. Nonetheless these special oriental instruments can be used in music styles like pop,
world, chill out, ambient and whatever you can imagine.
To register for the loyalty program and the oriental soundset simply write an e-mail with the keyword
MOTIF XS Goodies to:
sxgoodies@easysounds.de
As soon as the registration process is complete, the MOTIF XS user will receive an e-mail from EASY SOUNDS with a
password and a link where the file can be downloaded.

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S90 X S / S 7 0 X S :
Sound p a ck a g e
A free Soundpackage
S90 XS / S70 XS users.

with

additional

high-class

content

is

available

for

This Soundpackage is produced by EASY SOUNDS under contract to Yamaha Music Europe and contains the following:
Soundset Pop & Dance - 128 professional Voices from the EASY SOUNDS library
Soundset Vocoder Dreamz containing 40 VocoderVoices
A WAVpool containing 200 WAV files with a total size of 93 MB
This free soundpackage can be requested by sending an e-mail containing the keyword S90 XS / S70 XS Soundpackage to:
s90xsgoodies@easysounds.de
You will receive an e-mail from EASY SOUNDS with a password and a link where the file can be downloaded.

MOTIF -RACK X S :
Sound & I n fop a c k a g e
MOTIF-RACK XS users can obtain the free Sound & Infopackage thats produced by EASY
SOUNDS under contract to Yamaha Music Europe.
The software package contains a Soundset (128 Voices), a WAV pool with 200 loops and audiophrases, a demo song, and
a comprehensive guide plus tips & tricks.
This free soundpackage can be requested by sending an e-mail containing the keyword MOTIF-RACK XS Sound &
Infopackage to:
mrxgoodies@easysounds.de
You will receive an e-mail from EASY SOUNDS with a password and a link where the file can be downloaded.

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S90 ES , MOTIF-RAC K ES, M O 6/ M O 8 :

Sound & I n fo p a c k a g e
Users of the MO6 / MO8, S90 ES, and MOTIF-RACK ES can obtain a free Sound & Infopackage
thats produced by EASY SOUNDS under contract to Yamaha Music Europe.
This includes the soundset Pop Xpanded with 192profesional live- and arpeggio-Voices. Furthermore a comprehensive
documentation and other useful tips & tricks are included.
This free soundpackage can be requested by sending an e-mail containing the keyword Pop Xpanded to:
popxpanded@easysounds.de
You will receive an e-mail from EASY SOUNDS with a password and a link where the file can be downloaded.

TENORI-ON:
Eur op ea n V o ic e & S a mp l e b a n k
Yamaha Music Europe and EASY SOUNDS provide their free soundlibrary European Voice &
Samplebank to all Tenori-On users.
The downloadable file (48 MB) contains the following:
18 Tenori-On User Voices (Samplings)
4 Tenori-On Demos (AllBlock-Files)
268 Samples in WAV-Format (19 MB)
Comprehensive PDF documentation
This free sound library can be requested by sending an e-mail containing the keyword Tenori-On European to:
tenorion@easysounds.de
You will receive an e-mail from EASY SOUNDS with a password and a link where the file can be downloaded.

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Fr e e D r u m k it s
f or DT X 9 0 0 &DTXTREM EIII
Yamaha offers free content for DTX900K, DTX950K, and DTXTREMEIII.
There are five content packages available for download:
Extra Content 1 - Jazz Kit (4 Drum Kits)
Extra Content 2 - Rock Kit (13 Drum Kits)
Extra Content 3 - Electronic Kit (15 Drum Kits)
Extra Content 4 - Vintage Kit (6 Drum Kits)
Extra Content 5 - Oak Kit (6 Drum Kits)
Altogether there are 44 Drum Kits (containing 150 MB samples) available. For more information and the download links visit
http://de.yamaha.com/de/support/
Go to the Downloads / Driver and Software section and enter the name of your drum kit model.
O c e a n Way D r u m s DT X PANS I O N K it
These three Drum Kits have been produced by Yamahas sound designer Dave Polich and are based on the sample library
from Ocean Way (Sonic Reality).
The Drum Kits feature a very complex programming containing multiple velocity layers. You can download the file at:
http://www.dtxperience.com/dtxpansion.php

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Fr e e D r u m k it s
f or t h e DT X -M ULTI 1 2
Yamaha provides 25 high quality Drum Kits (75 MB) for the DTX-MULTI 12 for free download.
It is the same content that has been available for some time now for DTX900K, DTX950K, and DTXTREMEIII.
Heres an overview of the available Kits, which are divided into two files:
File 1 = Acoustic Kits
Jazz Maple (5 variations)
Oak X Single (5 variations)
Vintage (5 variations)
Rock Single (5 variations)
File 2 = Electronic Kits
ClasscDance
Classic RX
DrumnBass
HipHop90bpm
House 128bpm
More information and download links can be found here:
http://download.yamaha.com
First select your country and then enter DTX-MULTI12 into the search form.

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DTX- M ULTI 12 S o u n d s e t :
Or i e n t a l Per c u s s i o n
The DTX Electronic Percussion Pad MULTI-12 uses many of the high-end features and sounds
from the DTX and MOTIF series and provides an optimum tool for live drumming, productions
or rehearsals.
With over 1,200 high-class sounds - including newly-developed drum, percussion and keyboard sounds - the DTX-12 MULTI
enriches any musical situation. Up to 200 User Sets can be programmed and added with effects to get ready for every
conceivable musical style with the best sounds around. In addition, the large 64MB Flash-ROM Wave-Memory can be filled
with additional samples which then can be assigned to the Pads.
Now the soundset Oriental Percussion for the DTX-MULTI 12 is available for registered users. It is provided by EASY
SOUNDS on behalf of Yamaha Music Europe - free of charge.
The download package includes the following:
50 Patterns
24 Kits
132 User Waves (18 MB Samples)
The soundset has been designed primarily for traditional and modern Turkish music. Its based on authentic samples of
oriental percussion instruments.
The oriental instruments are however well suited for use in other music styles such as Pop, World, Chill Out, Ambient, etc.
Oriental Percussion was programmed by the Turkish musician and producer Mert Topel.
Since 1990 Mert Topel is working as a musician with nationally and internationally known pop and rock stars such as
Tarkan (1993-2008) and many others. Mert recorded several albums as a producer of jazz, fusion, rock bands, and singers
like Kirac, Mor ve Otesi, Glden Goksen, Grizu etc. He also has his own jazz-rock band Fenomen, which published its
first album in 2006 - with very good response from jazz lovers. Another project is a collaboration with Alper Maral in the
production of an electro-acoustic-oriented album called The Voltage Control Project, which appeared in 2010.
The DTX-12 MULTI Patterns produced by Mert Topel should inspire the musician in the first place and serve as basis for his
own music productions.
This free soundset can be requested by sending an e-mail containing the keyword DTX-M12 Oriental to:
dtxmulti12@easysounds.de
The user will receive an e-mail from EASY SOUNDS with a password and a link where the file can be downloaded.

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Cub as e AI T u t o r i a l V i d e o s
f or r eg is t er ed u s e r s
Thanks to the cooperation between Yamaha and Steinberg most
of the recent instruments and mixing desks from the Yamaha Music
Production range have the DAW software Cubase AI included
for those who do not own a DAW software yet this is one good
reason more to buy from Yamaha. Even more Cubase AI is a
music production tool with functions which were exclusive for
high-end studios not very long time ago.
Even better: European customers buying a Yamaha Music
Production instrument with included Cubase AI software are
qualified to request a free English language tutorial CD from ASK
Video containing 23 videos on how to use Cubase AI4.
The CD is English language only and only available as long stocks
last. So better be quick request your CD by sending an e-mail
containing the serial number of your Yamaha instrument and your
name and address to:
musicproduction@yamaha.de
Important note: This CD-ROM can not be shipped outside Europe!

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Opti o n a l S o u n d s e t s f o r M OTIF /
MOXF / MO X / M O a n d S S e r i e s
" E n e r gy "
Sounds for electronic, modern pop, dance, dubstep, electro house, and related styles of music. With
Energy important elements of the current electronic music are finally available for the MOTIF. Rapid
arpeggios, wobbling synths, electric bass, and drum beats in variable tempos are essential features
of this set

" N at u r e o f C h i l l"
Exquisite Voices and Performances for chill out, lounge, ambient, electronic, and related musical styles
of popular music. In addition to broad, effective and atmospheric synthesizer sounds also remakes of
traditional instrument sounds from the fields of piano, electric piano and guitar are offered

Li v e I n s t r u m e n t s
Voice and sound collection with high-quality sounds of the categories piano, electric piano, clavinet,
organ, Mellotron, strings, brass section, synth. Popular selection of instruments that are always
required by keyboard players in bands. In addition, the sound library contains punchy drum sounds
and arpeggio Performances that offer inspiration and ample opportunities for improvisation with
accompaniment and idea material for productions

Da n c e P r o
Top-current, powerful, and assertive dance Voices, programmed by top international sound designers.
A special feature are the audio / MIDI arrangements, where synth Voices and drum loops are combined.
These arrangements can be used as a starting point for your own dance tracks

E vo lv i n g So u n d s c a p e s
Inspiring collection of atmospheric and dramatic Voices and Performances on the basis of a newly
created sample library. High-quality FX, synth and drum samples, pads, and musical effects with
impressive atmosphere and motion-rich sound structures, spherical and spectacular sound effects for
cinematic and ambient productions

P h at A n a lo g I I
Timeless Voice and sound collection with an emulation of popular sounds from Oberheim synthesizers
(OBX, OB8, Matrix12 ...) and the Jupiter-8. The ultimate analog extension for the MOTIF! Polyphonic
synth sounds like synthbrass, synthstrings, pads, and synthcomps are the main content. However,
leadsynths for synthpop, sequencer, arpeggio, and FX sounds can also be found in this sound library

X ta s y n
Up-to-date synth and drum sounds for dance, trance, pop, and electronic. Phat leads & synthcomps,
pads, FX. Special attack Waveforms for punchy sounds

FM X pa n d e d Vo l . 1: E l e c t r i c P i a n o & C l av i n e t
Sample-based FM sounds with very high dynamic and authenticity, which are heavily based on classic
DX7 sounds, but also offer new and innovative creations

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P h at A n a lo g
Synthleads, pads & more! Timeless Voice and sample library with a Minimoog emulation (Leadsynths)
and JP-8 sounds. The ultimate analogue extension!

C h i l l X p e r i e n c e
Soundset for Chill Out, Lounge, Ambient, New Age, Electronic, and related genres. These sounds offer
a high level of musical inspiration

Drum Perfor mer

Lavishly produced Real Drums for extremely realistic sound; dry, fat and punchy. Extreme range of
sounds achieved by different recording techniques

Stag e & St u dio

The ultimate top 40 and live set! Contains the most important standard instruments and synth sounds
for live musicians. Outstanding performance and power

O r g a n S e s s io n
This set is an impressive emulation of the legendary Hammond B3. Smacky organ sounds with concise
key click and controllable percussion. Perfect for Rock, Pop and Jazz

G e n e r a l I n f o r m atio n
The above soundsets are available for the following devices:
MOTIF XF, MOXF, MOTIF XS, MOTIF-RACK XS, S90 XS / S70 XS, MOX,
MOTIF ES, MOTIF- RACK ES, S90 ES, MO6, MO8.
Some soundsets are not available in allen formats.
The most recent soundsets are offered primarily for MOTIF XF, MOXF, and MOTIF XS.
Each soundset contains 128 Voices. Depending on the device, additional content such as Performances, Samples,
User Arpeggios, and WAV Loops are included..
Further details can be found on www.easysounds.de
Price per soundset = 35,- EUR
The soundsets are available from:
EASY SOUNDS Peter Krischker
vertrieb@easysounds.de
http://www.easysounds.de

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Impr i nt &
fur th er L in k s
Imp or ta n t websi t es
f o r M OTIF us ers

Music P roduction
Guide History

Official international Yamaha website for synthesizers

You can download all English editions already

including a comprehensive download section

published as one single ZIP file using this link to the

www.yamahasynth.com

EASY SOUNDS website:

Official website of Yamaha Music Europe GmbH

www.yamaha-europe.com

www.easysounds.eu/NewsGuidesEN.zip
A total summary of all topics ever discussed in the Music

American MOTIF support website including message

board + KEYFAX webshop + XSpand Your World

Production Guide can be found here:

www.easysounds.eu/mpghistory/history_en.htm

downloads
www.motifator.com
EASY SOUNDS website + webshop sounds and
USB sticks for Yamaha synths
www.easysounds.de
John Melas MOTIF Site Editor softwares
for the MOTIF series
www.jmelas.gr/motif
Cool Webinars
Support for Yamaha synthesizers and more
www.cool-webinars.com

Y am a ha M us i c Pr od uction Guide
The official News Guide about the Yamaha Music Production product series and Computer Music Instruments

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Yamaha Music Europe GmbH

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synthesizers of the MOTIF series, S series, MO series, MM series, Tenori-On, and articles about recording, software, and
Computer Music Instruments.
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