Instruction Manual

908 External Devices
OPT Panels
5. Move the sliders/knobs on your controller/surface that you want to use
to control the parameters with, in the same order that you clicked the
parameters (you can reverse steps 4 and 5).
6. Disable the Learn button on the Controllers/Surfaces toolbar.
7. A dialog asks if you want to keep your assignments. Click Yes or No.
Any assignments you keep are saved automatically as soon as you disable
the Learn button. These assignments are global, so they are the same for
every project.
OPT Panels
OPT stands for Open Plug-in Technology. If you have a Yamaha sound
module that uses OPT panels, you can open the panels directly from
SONAR, edit your sounds, and save them as presets.
To Open an OPT Panel
1. Make sure your Yamaha module is connected to your computer and
turned on.
2. Use the Views-OPT Panel command to display the submenu of
installed OPT panels, and click the name of the OPT panel you want to
display.
The OPT panel appears.
3. If you want to edit a preset you’ve previously created, choose the
preset from the Presets window; otherwise type a name for your new
preset in the Presets window.
4. Edit your sound (each OPT panel has its own help file).
5. Click the floppy disk icon that’s next to the Presets window to save your
edited sound.
Working with StudioWare
StudioWare panels are software interfaces to external MIDI devices such
as samplers, keyboards, automatable mixers, and effects units. These
interfaces allow you to manipulate the controls on any external MIDI device
from graphical controls on your screen. The changes you make to these
controls can even be recorded and then played back as part of your project.