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Advantages of using the XGEditor.
As with the PC editing software, the main advantages of using the XGEditor package on the Mac are that it enables
you to edit and get around every single parameter that the SW1000XG supports. It allows you to save snapshots and
quick edits in its own parameter file format or as a standard MIDI file, which can be used to form the setup bar of a
sequence you may be working on in another application. The flexibility of its routing allows you (with OMS) to
configure it in a multitude of ways to either edit directly to your sequencer or to audition around your sequencer whilst
still hearing your edits. The XGEditor for Mac comes with a comprehensive user guide and addendum section for the
SW1000XG so we shall not cover it in too much depth during this chapter; needless to say, it will prove to be an
invaluable tool when learning to use the SW1000XG.
However there are some disadvantages
Yamaha's current version (as of time of writing) of the editor software does not support any of the Yamaha PLG
cards available. Yamaha have provided editing software for some of them (PLG100-VL for example is supported fully
by our range of VL70m editors), but running more than 2 applications (XGEditor and for example Cubase) at the
same time is messy and can lead to problems. It is hoped that in the near future, Yamaha will include much greater
support for the PLG cards on the Mac platform. The editors that support the range of PLG cards from Yamaha for
Mac can all be found on the yamaha.co.uk website.
OMS patch listings
Recently, Yamaha have uploaded a full OMS patch list for the SW1000XG courtesy of an SW1000XG user. This is
free to download from our xgfactory.com website. The OMS patch list enables OMS compatible applications to select
the sounds of the SW1000XG by name. Full documentation relating to how this works is available in the OMS user
manual (PDF file that accompanies the download of OMS)
Other editing options?
Sadly Gary Gregsons' XGEDIT for Macintosh as of time of writing does not yet support the SW1000XG's feature set.
It does support voices up to an including the MU80, and hence can be used as a basic XGEditor for the SW.
Yamaha are currently working on a range of new and exciting editing possibilities with some of the major sequencer
companies, which we hope will make editing in future even better.
Emagic SoundDiver
Emagic software, whilst being primarily known for their excellent Logic Audio platform on both PC and Macintosh,
also make a generic editor package known as SoundDiver. This software offers comprehensive support for XG, and
as of writing, also offers full support for the SW1000XG. Further details on SoundDiver are available from the Emagic
website at www.emagic.de . It is also featured in our next chapter.
Flash updating
As with the PC platform, it is also possible to update the firmware on your SW1000XG using the Macintosh. Yamaha
have provided a free utility for doing this on the xgfactory.com website. The update enables early users of the
SW1000XG to modify their firmware allowing INSERT 1&2 effect busses to be passed over to the DS2416 via the
interconnection cable. It also cures a few other minor bugs with the MIDI interfacing on the SW1000XG. The flash
update software is a simple point and click affair, which reports the status of the firmware on your SW1000XG on
launch. It then just runs, and if needed, will update your SW1000XG firmware.
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