Owner`s manual

Launch the Expert Editor application by either double-clicking on the application icon or the
icon of a file created by the Expert Editor. If you are using the Apple MIDI Manager, the first
thing to do after launching Expert Editor is to open the PatchBay window and make sure that
the Expert Editor is connected to the desired serial port. Normally this setting will be
memorized, so you won't have to repeat the procedure each time the Expert Editor is launched.
The memorized PatchBay settings can be lost, however, if a MIDI application is aborted
abnormally or other MIDI parameters are changed.
VL1-m Users:
For VL1-m users, Yamaha recommends using an external MIDI merger unit (e.g.Yamaha YMM2)
to merge the MIDI output from the Macintosh computer and the controlling keyboard (or other
controller) to be sent to the VL1-m MIDI input. It is also necessary to merge the MIDI output
from the VL1-m and the controlling keyboard to be sent to the VL Expert Editor. If no hardware
MIDI merger is available, use the Apple PatchBay application to route both the keyboard MIDI
output and VL Expert Editor MIDI output to the VL1-m MIDI input (see the connection diagram,
below). The latter "software merge" setup should work on most systems, but is likely to be
less reliable than the recommended "hardware merge" approach.
3. Using Expert Editor as a Voice Librarian
3-1. Opening a Voice File
Select "Open" from the "File" menu (  -O) and open a voice file created by the Expert Editor. A
list of the voices contained in the opened file will appear in the Voice List window. Click on a
voice name to transmit the corresponding voice data to the edit buffer of the connected
VL-series synthesizer, allowing the selected voice to be played and monitored via the
VL Expert Editor
From VL1-m MIDI OUT
The MIDI IN/OUT of an SY77, SY99, DX7, or other
synthesizer with a breath controller input jack.
Example: Merging synthesizer key-on and breath controller data with the Expert
Editor MIDI OUT data for transmission to the VL1-m, and also merging synthesizer
key-on with VL1-m MIDI OUT data for transmission to the Expert Editor.
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