The motif.factory tips and tricks dialog is shown below:
This dialog has the following controls:
Close | Closes the Tips and Tricks Dialog |
Next Tip | Selects the next tip in sequence |
Show Tips at Startup | If checked then when motif.factory starts up, the Tips and Tricks Dialog is automatically opened |
Just in case you want the tips and tricks shown by the dialog as one single list, here they are.
If you double click a voice in a file or the library, it will be sent to the synth's edit buffer. If you triple click instead, the MIDI Router dialog will be opened after the voice is sent to the synth's edit buffer.
motif.factory provides a Library facility that allows you to store all your data in one place, and use filtering and sorting facilities to locate the data that you want.
(NOTE: Library features are available only to registered users).
motif.factory supports the transfer of Voices and Performances between motif.factory and the Motif via MIDI.
(NOTE: MIDI export features are available only to registered users).
If you press the Help Key ( F1 on a PC) then you can get context sensitive help, including within Dialogs.
motif.factory supports numerous keyboard shortcuts as an alternative to using the mouse.
Take a look in the online help or the motif.factory manual for details of the supported keyboard shortcuts
motif.factory can load S90 ES Voice Editor (S7E) files. A Motif ES Voice Editor (W7E) file is created when you load an S7E file.
The
Master Patch List dialog
under the
Tools menu allows you to
define a list of files that are exported, along with preset voice
definitions, as a master patch list for use in supported sequencers
to select patchs. Currently only Cubase VST/SX/SE/SL patch lists are
supported.
Within motif.factory you can copy, for example, a Voice Arpeggiator Unit to a Drum Voice, Plugin Voice, Performance or Multi Arpeggiator unit and vice versa
If an Object such as a Voice is coloured blue, then it is being referenced by another Object.
If you right click over a blue Object you'll find a "List References" context menu, which will show you the Objects that reference this one.
An Object is coloured red if it is "empty" and will not be saved in a file.
Within motif.factory you can copy, for example, a Voice Effects Unit to a Drum Voice, Plugin Voice, Performance or Multi Effects Unit unit and vice versa
motif.factory can be set to automatically load W8n sample data when it loads data files. For example if you load foo.W7A, motif.factory can be set to load foo.W8A if it exists. You can set the desired mode of operation in the Preferences Dialog.
If sample data is loaded, it is loaded into the corresponding Wave, and is part of the Wave (and thus can be copied and moved) until the data is saved.
Press the F12 key and you get a "MIDI Router" popping up
which, whilst active, will route MIDI data form the Keyboard MIDI
Port through to the Motif Output MIDI Port. This allows you to have
the USB connection selected on the Motif, whilst allow you to play
data coming from a standard MIDI interface
If you hold the SHIFT key down whilst pressing the Find or Find Next tool bar button the operations performed change from:
You can sort Tables by clicking in the Table Column headers.
For example, if you click in the Category Column then the Table will be sorted by Category
If you are trying to perform a drag operation on certain data types and are wondering why motif.factory is not allowing you to perform the drag, try holding down the CTRL key during the drag to see if this is then allowed. Holding down the CTRL key turns the operation from a Drag Move operation to a Drag Copy operation.
Sometimes during a drag operation, the only sensible operaton that can be undertaken is a copy operation, for example:
In these circumstances a move operation does not make sense so it is not allowed.
When you copy an Object to a different file then any Objects it references can also be copied at the same time.
For example of you move a Performance to a new File, then the referenced Voices are also copied:
I think you'll agree this is a cool feature!
This feature can be selectively turned off for different Object types if required within the Preferences Dialog.
You can export Patch lists from files for use within either Cubase, Protools or Sonar.
You can also export file information to HTML, XML or SpreadSheetML
formats.
The relevant options can be found on the
File Menu under the
Export option.