Yamaha mLAN System - Manual (Page 12)

• Press UTILITY
• Press Knob 1 REMOTE and select the software
• Press REMOTE on the 01X to activate control. Use
the Bank [<]/[>] buttons to and the DISPLAY
buttons to navigate screens.
Booting up the software DAW
Digital Audio Workstation or DAW for short, are
software sequencers that will allow the user to
record audio and MIDI to their computer. We have
until now, not been interfacing with it. It is
important to understand the items separately.
Notice we have setup this entire network without
the DAW software. mLAN is all about routing of
MIDI and AUDIO so that it is convenient and
becomes a powerful tool in the arsenal of the
home project studio. One of the main things that
mLAN brings to the table is HARDWARE
ACCELERATED DSP. You can process the signal
prior to recording, or post the recording. You now
have a clear choice. You can process with EQ and
Compression on the way to the recorder, yet add
reverb that does not get recorded (for
monitoring). It is bringing greater flexibility to the
computer-recording environment.
Sonar (PC), Cubase SL/SX (both), Nuendo (both),
Digital Performer (Mac) and Logic (Mac) are the
principal Digital Audio Workstation software that
the mLAN system addresses directly. We are
talking about 'Total Integration' – where
parameters and functions are specifically
controlled by the mLAN hardware. There is no
guesswork necessary because parameters and
functions are identified in the screens of your
controlling products. This kind of integration is
beyond most typical control surfaces that only
allow a minimum of control. We are talking direct
parameter level control. Which includes parameter
level control of any VST plugins. AU plugins or
instruments you may have within your DAW.
That’s correct…the parameters and names will
show up in your mLAN-controlling product. This
means no guesswork about what is controlling
what, when.
Troubleshooting:
01X: How to set the Wordclock to 44.1kHz
and select it as Master Wordclock:
When making the 01X the Master for Wordclock
(there are certain advantages to using it) you can
follow these steps:
• Press UTILITY
• Press Knob 3 W.CLK
• Press ENABLE
• Press YES
• Press the DISPLAY Down arrow to select page 2/2
• Press INTERNAL
• Press 44.1kHz
With mLAN Wordclock you have an extremely
stable source for digital synchronization (i.e.,
extremely low jitter). The advantage to using the
01X as the Master Wordclock is that if you decide
to boot the system up without the computer, you
can still pass audio from the Motif ES to the 01X
via mLAN. (Try that with a USB based system!).
That means you can take the 01X, the Motif
w/mLAN16E and the i88X to the gig and leave the
computer home…the network will be able to
establish and you can work without the computer.
The word on Wordclock: Wordclock is a necessity
when you are using more than one digital device
in a setup. Basically it allows you to make one of
the devices the Master clock – and although all
your digital devices may be set to run at 44.1kHz
(44,100 cycles per second), 48kHz, 88.2kHZ or
96kHz – you need to have them agree on what is
a “1” and what is a “0” otherwise you will get
these seemingly random clicks and pops (errors).
It wasn’t 10 years ago that a multiple word clock
interface device would have cost you over a
thousand dollars. Clocking multiple devices was
extremely expensive. Wordclock negotiation is
built in to mLAN. Do not confuse Wordclock
Synchronization with MIDI clock or other types of
musical synchronization – word clock is all about
the zeros and ones of digital data. The extremely
tight wordclock of mLAN is one of the best in the
world of professional audio.
01X: How do you lock-in the settings you
make for the 01X?
• Press [SHIFT] + [BACK UP]
Motif ES: How do you lock-in the settings you
make for the Motif ES?
You can write Motif ES UTILITY mode settings to
its battery-backed Flash ROM if you follow these
steps:
• Make settings as necessary in UTILITY mode
• Press ENTER if instructed in the screen (like when
setting Remote Control functions: F4 CTL ASN/ SF4
REMOTE)
• Press STORE. When any changes are made to
UTILITY settings you should follow this by pressing
STORE. When you make an ALL (.w7a) file these
settings will be backed up. But your UTILITY
settings last stored even after power down and will
be recalled when you boot up next time.
Working with Digital Audio Workstations
Once you have started the mLAN Driver, you will
be preparing the system to work with ASIO
drivers. If you open a sequence that was
previously stored with a different audio setup then
you will not be successful. The software will need
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