This means in order to play your controller and have the Rack ES sound, you must create a MIDI Track that takes input from the keyboard (using the Thru Port number you set in the Rack ES), and reroutes it back Out via MIDI on “Motif-R ES-1” Port 1 in the Rack ES you will find the parameter setting for this THRU PORT (example, Port 4) The computer will see the Controller on the so called THRU PORT. in the computer you can reroute the MIDI messages to trigger the Motif-Rack ES via a MIDI Track in Mixcraft. It will also allow the MIDI controller to communicate with the computer by sending messages *through* the Rack ES to the computer. This driver will allow the Motif-Rack ES communicate with the computer for MIDI. We are not sure how many USB ports you have available on your computer, or how you MIDI keyboard controller connects for MIDI, and without that information we could give you an answer but not be sure it would work for you.īut let’s assume you only have 1 USB port available and that your MIDI keyboard has actual MIDI jacks on the back.Ĭonnect the 5-pin MIDI Out of the MIDI keyboard controller to the MIDI IN of the Motif-Rack ES.Ĭonnect the Motif-Rack ES to your computer via a USB cable.ĭownload and install the Yamaha USB-MIDI Driver for your computer type and operating system: here
You’ll need to connect the Motif-Rack ES to your setup for both MIDI and audio communication.
