Thank you very much, I have just bought the Yamaha Montage M8x and was struggling to play the ESP plug-in, using my Korg Liano, Cubase and a Mac. Your instructional Video pointed out that on ESP settings, it must be set to channel 1. Somehow it had been set to channel 16. Thanks again. Graham
Hello, I have a problem, everything was working fine with my MacBook Air, ESP & Korg Liano. I have now noticed the ESP sound is coming out of the laptops speakers rather than the Liano. The volume knob has no effect, all the settings point to Liano in, Liano sound out. Music files play from the Mac to the Liano no problem, when I remove the usb cable I get a prompt asking if I want to use the Mac’s speakers, when I plug it back in, the prompt clears. Any suggestions would be much appreciated. Thanks Graham
Hi Moessieurs I have managed to sort out the problem that was described in my previous post. I made sure, all midi inputs were selected, then I selected the ASIO driver for the liano. Everything thing is working now as planned. Thanks Graham
Ive been trying to find out the correct control change for the main ARP on / off, have you any ideas? No rush for an answer, its midnight in Cumbria England, must be even later in France. 😊
@@graham8162 Hi, it's not a control change, it's a dedicate setting, perhaps sysex, you can see in Utility, settings, MIDI I|O for foot switch assignement, after CC95 you have dedicate settings like Arp On/off, Live Set +/- ....i need to check in deeper way, perhaps tomorrow end day i can, now it's band rehearsal time.
Hi I managed to sort out an alternative solution within ESP itself, please see below. When selecting say scene 2 in mixing, turn ARP on and underneath ARP Master off, this will set the ARP master to off. When selecting scene 3, turn ARP on and underneath ARP master on. This will make it possible to switch the master ARP on and off using Scenes and I’m changing scenes using CC messages on my iPhone. The above is working brilliantly for me, having the M8x at home and a practice set up when in our caravan, it’s a game changer for me. Well worth the asking price, With advice / guidance when required, nothing else comes close. Thanks Graham
@@graham8162 well done, I have check and the Camelot pro midi monitor does not see it as a sysex message or control change, it’s a dedicate control, so using scene memory is the good way 👍
Question How to use two midi devices at the same time with the yamaha E.S.P. plugin. I currently own a new montage M8x and have managed to hook up my MacBook air & E.S.P. with my Korg liano piano for practice. Everything going well with the sounds coming out of the liano’s speakers. (With your help, please see previous posts) I’m wanting to add extra flexibility by using my iPhone, using the MIDI controller app. At the moment I can change scene’s, add modulation to change the leslie speed and stop and start the arpeggio. I can get them to work separately ie alter the settings for the Liano within ESP, but I have to close down cubase and create a new project for the Iphone to work, then I loose out on the Liano. I can’t weigh up, how to get them working together. Any ideas would be much appreciated. P.S. I have the iPhone connected via a cable to the MacBook. Thanks Graham
Hi ESP have the FM-X engine, no need more VST, it's a VSTi. Set sine waveform only, use 6 operators and do not use system and insertion FX, filter, and you will be very close to the DX7. You can load dx7 sounds thru the online Yamaha FM converter and load them as library inside the Montage M shop.usa.yamaha.com/en/fmconverter/index/converter Only Montage M users have access to ESP, you need to buy a Montage M to have this VSTi.
Hi, thank you for your comment, you're right, i forget in this video to show this point, it's easy, it's like for any VST3 or Auv3 instrument you can use in cubase, top the performance name, on VST preset name with by default is empty, made a right clic and set "save preset". To load a preset already save made a right clic and set load preset, for French users it's sauver préréglage et charger préréglage. Hope it's help Ps you do not need to ask 3 time the same question on the 3 videos, as channel owner, i see all comments by notifications, i delete the two others.
@@Moessieurs Is there any way to include it in ESP's user bank? Also, are there any plans to allow library files to be loaded directly from EPS through future updates? thank you
@@양착한-h8h you save each Vsti presets inside your DAW dedicate area to save the VSTi preset on your computer. You can sync this VSTi preset with your Montage M, store it in your Montage M user area,; use the Sync icon on ESP to do that, dump to Montage M and press store button on Montage M to store it as user performance inside Montage M. At this i do not know if there is any plan to load library alone in ESP final version that will be release this summer. Actualy, you can load only user file and backup file.
@@Moessieurs Thank you for answer. I would like to save it to the ESP user bank, but I don't think that is possible yet. It would be very useful if EPS supported loading montage library files directly.
Hi thank you for your question, in ESP settings, try to change the buffering size, as exampletry to 8 G, reduce polyphony too. close all things you do not need, including wifi, blue toth, some background programs you do not need. If it's not solve the issue, i'm afraid your computer have not enough Ram / CPU to let run ESP. My computer for ESP is a 32 Gb ram with an i7 and it run fine with it. i do some test on the previous laptop with 8 gb and a rayzen close to i5, it was cracking on AWM2 performances with too much parts.
Bonjour. Super tuto . Question svp : il n' y a toujours pas la possibilité d' editer des wav user? Même avec esp ? Et sur l' ordi, y a t'il une limite de taille mémoire de wav user? Merci.
Bonjour, ESP est à 99% la copie conforme du Montage M, le 1% c'est en particulier pour les Smart Morph qu'on ne peut pas réaliser dans ESP. Pour les samples c'est donc identique au Montage M pas d'édition des points de bouclage, on peut comme sur le Montage M importer des samples qui contiennent déjà les données de bouclage et lecture. La limite de taille est identique au Montage M afin de pouvoir envoyer vers le Montage M un fichier backup qui contient autant de samples et library que le Montage M peut contenir, bonne soirée
Friend, the plugin has 16 parts, is there any way I can change the channel of each part, so I can route them within the DAW and control each one individually?
Hi,thank you for your question, to have parts from 1 to 8 route each of them on a single MIDI Channel at your choice set each of them with Keyboard control Off. By default part 1 to 8 in that case answer to MIDI channels from 1 to 8. If you need to change the MIDI Channel go to Common, Control, Recevve Switch screen, you have the MIDI Channel on the left screen side, hope that's help.
@Moessieurs I did what you said, I changed the channel of part 1 but it seems like it stays on 1. Because when I change it on my controller there is no sound, it only comes out if it is on channel 1.
@@Sampleraudioevolution hi first of all do you have set the part 1 with Keyboard control Off ? What MIDI channel have you set ? I do not made acces to machine, i provide online course where i can show you the way to work, my first available slot is on January 8th, but before to go for this, let's try to give me your answer calendly.com/moessieurs/1-hour?preview_source=et_card&month=2025-01
Hello, I have a problem, everything was working fine with my MacBook Air, ESP & Korg Liano. I have now noticed the ESP sound is coming out of the laptops speakers rather than the Liano. The volume knob has no effect, all the settings point to Liano in, Liano sound out. Music files play from the Mac to the Liano no problem, when I remove the usb cable I get a prompt asking if I want to use the Mac’s speakers, when I plug it back in, the prompt clears. Any suggestions would be much appreciated. Thanks Graham
Hi Graham, thank you for your question, not sure Korg Liano support audio thru it's usb connection, on Korg site it's write "Liano/KORG USB-MIDI Driver " and not "USB MIDI AUDIO" driver, if on Cubase settings, Liano is not view as an audio interface, you cannot use it's speakers to have ESP audio through it, if you have install the driver and Cubase see it as audio interface, set it as audio device as output device
it’s very strange, everything was working perfectly and cubase recognised it as a audio interface. Until I stripped everything thing down and connected everything the following day.
@@graham8162 so check on studio , studio setup, audio system what it recognize as audio interface, if it set the Mac speaker, assign the Korg. After go on studio, audio connexion, output and be sure the korg is set as Main L/R
Fantastic its worked, the secret was as you said in Audio System, under the ASIO Driver, it had Built in Audio. Changed this to Liano line out and everything else fell into place. Having the option to have this practice set up in a caravan, a M8x with it’s superb keyboard action at home with the possibility of using the Modx8 for playing live is dream come true. Just another question, is it not possible to control tempo for the arpeggios in ESP.
Hi, thank you for this question, I have it on two laptop and one desktop, but I’m on a dedicated trainer licence. Simply install it from the download manager on each computer and use the Steinberg activation. Manager to validate them, if you see that you cannot install on the third you will know it’s limited at two. So install it on the two most important computer you need first and check for the third.
Hi,Select a folder then bottom right the explorer window, you clic on "Select a folder" or Enter, when you have done that, it open the Cubase Empty project.
Hi if by your question you mean, does all the change i made on a Montage M performance apply directly to ESP, answer is no, ESP is an independant plugin, check my video Yamaha ESP V2 Tutorial | Can i use it as an Editor for my Montage M? (English & subtitles) ruclips.net/video/nNxTqJAe3wY/видео.html
Hi Polyphony is the same than on Montage M hardware, 128 notes for AWM2 presets waveforms, 128 notes for AWM2 user/library waveforms, 128 notes for FM-X, 16 notes for AN-X. If your computer have enough CPU and RAM you can opening several ESP instances in the same time. If your computer have not enough CPU / Ram you can set the Lite setting inside ESP and reduce polyphony by 2 if need. Cheers
Thanks very much for your quick responses, as it was taking me ages to try and fathom the problem out.
Graham
You’re welcome 👍 thank you so much for you’r super thanks 🙏
Thank you very much, I have just bought the Yamaha Montage M8x and was struggling to play the ESP plug-in, using my Korg Liano, Cubase and a Mac. Your instructional Video pointed out that on ESP settings, it must be set to channel 1. Somehow it had been set to channel 16.
Thanks again.
Graham
You’re welcome and thank you so much for your super thanks 🙏
Hello, I have a problem, everything was working fine with my MacBook Air, ESP & Korg Liano. I have now noticed the ESP sound is coming out of the laptops speakers rather than the Liano. The volume knob has no effect, all the settings point to Liano in, Liano sound out. Music files play from the Mac to the Liano no problem, when I remove the usb cable I get a prompt asking if I want to use the Mac’s speakers, when I plug it back in, the prompt clears. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Graham
Hi Moessieurs
I have managed to sort out the problem that was described in my previous post.
I made sure, all midi inputs were selected, then I selected the ASIO driver for the liano.
Everything thing is working now as planned.
Thanks
Graham
Hi, great, that’s the good way by settings All MIDI input, have fun
Ive been trying to find out the correct control change for the main ARP on / off, have you any ideas? No rush for an answer, its midnight in Cumbria England, must be even later in France. 😊
@@graham8162 Hi, it's not a control change, it's a dedicate setting, perhaps sysex, you can see in Utility, settings, MIDI I|O for foot switch assignement, after CC95 you have dedicate settings like Arp On/off, Live Set +/- ....i need to check in deeper way, perhaps tomorrow end day i can, now it's band rehearsal time.
Hi
I managed to sort out an alternative solution within ESP itself, please see below.
When selecting say scene 2 in mixing, turn ARP on and underneath ARP Master off, this will set the ARP master to off. When selecting scene 3, turn ARP on and underneath ARP master on.
This will make it possible to switch the master ARP on and off using Scenes and I’m changing scenes using CC messages on my iPhone.
The above is working brilliantly for me, having the M8x at home and a practice set up when in our caravan, it’s a game changer for me.
Well worth the asking price,
With advice / guidance when required, nothing else comes close.
Thanks
Graham
@@graham8162 well done, I have check and the Camelot pro midi monitor does not see it as a sysex message or control change, it’s a dedicate control, so using scene memory is the good way 👍
Question
How to use two midi devices at the same time with the yamaha E.S.P. plugin.
I currently own a new montage M8x and have managed to hook up my MacBook air & E.S.P. with my Korg liano piano for practice.
Everything going well with the sounds coming out of the liano’s speakers. (With your help, please see previous posts)
I’m wanting to add extra flexibility by using my iPhone, using the MIDI controller app. At the moment I can change scene’s, add modulation to change the leslie speed and stop and start the arpeggio.
I can get them to work separately ie alter the settings for the Liano within ESP, but I have to close down cubase and create a new project for the Iphone to work, then I loose out on the Liano. I can’t weigh up, how to get them working together.
Any ideas would be much appreciated.
P.S. I have the iPhone connected via a cable to the MacBook.
Thanks
Graham
Sorry for the delay busy week end with family and friends.
No worries, I’m just pleased I have someone with your knowledge / guidance to ask, no matter how long it takes.😊
@@graham8162 thank you very much
Beautiful, could I make it sound like a dx7 with some plugin/vst? Nice job.
Hi ESP have the FM-X engine, no need more VST, it's a VSTi. Set sine waveform only, use 6 operators and do not use system and insertion FX, filter, and you will be very close to the DX7. You can load dx7 sounds thru the online Yamaha FM converter and load them as library inside the Montage M shop.usa.yamaha.com/en/fmconverter/index/converter
Only Montage M users have access to ESP, you need to buy a Montage M to have this VSTi.
@@MoessieursExcellent answer! Thank you very much!
Is there a way to save the edits made in ESP to ESP?
Hi, thank you for your comment, you're right, i forget in this video to show this point, it's easy, it's like for any VST3 or Auv3 instrument you can use in cubase, top the performance name, on VST preset name with by default is empty, made a right clic and set "save preset". To load a preset already save made a right clic and set load preset, for French users it's sauver préréglage et charger préréglage. Hope it's help
Ps you do not need to ask 3 time the same question on the 3 videos, as channel owner, i see all comments by notifications, i delete the two others.
@@Moessieurs Is there any way to include it in ESP's user bank?
Also, are there any plans to allow library files to be loaded directly from EPS through future updates? thank you
@@양착한-h8h you save each Vsti presets inside your DAW dedicate area to save the VSTi preset on your computer. You can sync this VSTi preset with your Montage M, store it in your Montage M user area,; use the Sync icon on ESP to do that, dump to Montage M and press store button on Montage M to store it as user performance inside Montage M. At this i do not know if there is any plan to load library alone in ESP final version that will be release this summer. Actualy, you can load only user file and backup file.
@@Moessieurs Thank you for answer. I would like to save it to the ESP user bank, but I don't think that is possible yet. It would be very useful if EPS supported loading montage library files directly.
the esp plugin sound is scratching,i have hp probook 430 g5,ram 8gb, 8th generation...so what is the solution for the issue?
Hi thank you for your question, in ESP settings, try to change the buffering size, as exampletry to 8 G, reduce polyphony too. close all things you do not need, including wifi, blue toth, some background programs you do not need. If it's not solve the issue, i'm afraid your computer have not enough Ram / CPU to let run ESP. My computer for ESP is a 32 Gb ram with an i7 and it run fine with it. i do some test on the previous laptop with 8 gb and a rayzen close to i5, it was cracking on AWM2 performances with too much parts.
Bonjour. Super tuto . Question svp : il n' y a toujours pas la possibilité d' editer des wav user? Même avec esp ? Et sur l' ordi, y a t'il une limite de taille mémoire de wav user? Merci.
Bonjour, ESP est à 99% la copie conforme du Montage M, le 1% c'est en particulier pour les Smart Morph qu'on ne peut pas réaliser dans ESP. Pour les samples c'est donc identique au Montage M pas d'édition des points de bouclage, on peut comme sur le Montage M importer des samples qui contiennent déjà les données de bouclage et lecture. La limite de taille est identique au Montage M afin de pouvoir envoyer vers le Montage M un fichier backup qui contient autant de samples et library que le Montage M peut contenir, bonne soirée
@@Moessieurs Merci beaucoup !
Friend, the plugin has 16 parts, is there any way I can change the channel of each part, so I can route them within the DAW and control each one individually?
Hi,thank you for your question, to have parts from 1 to 8 route each of them on a single MIDI Channel at your choice set each of them with Keyboard control Off. By default part 1 to 8 in that case answer to MIDI channels from 1 to 8. If you need to change the MIDI Channel go to Common, Control, Recevve Switch screen, you have the MIDI Channel on the left screen side, hope that's help.
@@Moessieurs Do you have WhatsApp?
@Moessieurs I did what you said, I changed the channel of part 1 but it seems like it stays on 1. Because when I change it on my controller there is no sound, it only comes out if it is on channel 1.
@@Moessieurs Could you access my machine through anydesk?
@@Sampleraudioevolution hi first of all do you have set the part 1 with Keyboard control Off ? What MIDI channel have you set ? I do not made acces to machine, i provide online course where i can show you the way to work, my first available slot is on January 8th, but before to go for this, let's try to give me your answer calendly.com/moessieurs/1-hour?preview_source=et_card&month=2025-01
Hello, I have a problem, everything was working fine with my MacBook Air, ESP & Korg Liano. I have now noticed the ESP sound is coming out of the laptops speakers rather than the Liano. The volume knob has no effect, all the settings point to Liano in, Liano sound out. Music files play from the Mac to the Liano no problem, when I remove the usb cable I get a prompt asking if I want to use the Mac’s speakers, when I plug it back in, the prompt clears. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Graham
Hi Graham, thank you for your question, not sure Korg Liano support audio thru it's usb connection, on Korg site it's write "Liano/KORG USB-MIDI Driver " and not "USB MIDI AUDIO" driver, if on Cubase settings, Liano is not view as an audio interface, you cannot use it's speakers to have ESP audio through it, if you have install the driver and Cubase see it as audio interface, set it as audio device as output device
it’s very strange, everything was working perfectly and cubase recognised it as a audio interface. Until I stripped everything thing down and connected everything the following day.
@@graham8162 so check on studio , studio setup, audio system what it recognize as audio interface, if it set the Mac speaker, assign the Korg. After go on studio, audio connexion, output and be sure the korg is set as Main L/R
Fantastic its worked, the secret was as you said in Audio System, under the ASIO Driver, it had Built in Audio. Changed this to Liano line out and everything else fell into place. Having the option to have this practice set up in a caravan, a M8x with it’s superb keyboard action at home with the possibility of using the Modx8 for playing live is dream come true. Just another question, is it not possible to control tempo for the arpeggios in ESP.
@@graham8162 Great, the tempo is the host tempo, change the tempo in your Cubase Project
What's the ideal specs for pc ? Ram and version of processor?
Some sounds present lagging when played with all the sound layers...
Hi, i'm running through a laptop Asus gamer on Windows 11 Intel Core i7 13650HX 20 Threads, RAM 32,0 Go @ 2394 MHz and ESP work fine on it
Hi, on how many PCs can I install Montage VST? I have two laptops and a desktop PC. Thank you
Hi, thank you for this question, I have it on two laptop and one desktop, but I’m on a dedicated trainer licence. Simply install it from the download manager on each computer and use the Steinberg activation. Manager to validate them, if you see that you cannot install on the third you will know it’s limited at two. So install it on the two most important computer you need first and check for the third.
@@Moessieurs Thanks
Just couldn't follow what happened at 8 minutes after double clicking enter then not sure what folder to click to make it appear in cubase
Hi,Select a folder then bottom right the explorer window, you clic on "Select a folder" or Enter, when you have done that, it open the Cubase Empty project.
How can i assign nobs on my midi
Hi what knob, assignable knob, super knob, what to you mean by: to my midi ?
So the Montage M can't controle the ESP plugin?
Hi if by your question you mean, does all the change i made on a Montage M performance apply directly to ESP, answer is no, ESP is an independant plugin, check my video Yamaha ESP V2 Tutorial | Can i use it as an Editor for my Montage M? (English & subtitles) ruclips.net/video/nNxTqJAe3wY/видео.html
Is there a limit to the number of polyphony?
Hi Polyphony is the same than on Montage M hardware, 128 notes for AWM2 presets waveforms, 128 notes for AWM2 user/library waveforms, 128 notes for FM-X, 16 notes for AN-X. If your computer have enough CPU and RAM you can opening several ESP instances in the same time. If your computer have not enough CPU / Ram you can set the Lite setting inside ESP and reduce polyphony by 2 if need. Cheers