Please read the instructions... we could repeat them here but then you wouldn’t learn that the download provides you everything you need in terms of instructions.

Hint: it is not a file you can load. Read the instructions ... you just power on the MONTAGE with that usb stick in the slot while holding the two buttons that launch the update routine. It’s all in the instructions.

When all else fails read the instructions!!!!! Famous last words, I didn't get any instructions thats why I am seeking help here. It says the update is completed but why is it telling me to please connect USB device?? Does the flash drive have to remain in for update to work? I don't think it should. Do you think I should repeat the download?? It is showing V2.0 in the screen now!! But I don't know what changes to look for or where I should look to find them. Thanks for any help you might can offer anyone!!!!

I didn't get any instructions thats why I am seeking help here.

Of course you did. Every download includes a Data List, a New Feature Supplementary Manual in 11 Languages, and two ReadMe Files (one in Japanese, one in English).

Read the “Readme” File, use your computer... just double click on it. But don’t claim you didn’t get any instructions... that’s just silly. Everyone else did. (lol).

========MONTAGE6/MONTAGE7/MONTAGE8 V2.00 Operating System Updater Readme =======

Thank you for purchasing the Yamaha MONTAGE Series, Music Synthesizer.

This Readme file contains important information about the MONTAGE6/MONTAGE7/MONTAGE8 V2.00 Operating System update and the updating process.
Please read this document carefully before updating your MONTAGE synthesizer.

NOTICE:
- This updater is only for the MONTAGE synthesizer.
- This updater is to be used at the user's own risk.
- All User memory (Library data, User data, User sample and so on) will be initialized by this updater. Please make sure that you have saved all User data to a USB flash drive before performing this update.
- The unit may become inoperable if the electrical supply is interrupted while running the updater (by disconnecting the AC cord, etc.). If this happens, run the updater again from the first step.
- If the unit does not function after running the updater, please contact your nearest Yamaha service center.

Yamaha Global Gateway
https://www.yamaha.com/countries/

This update is applicable to the following version:
MONTAGE6/MONTAGE7/MONTAGE8 with firmware versions earlier than V2.00

How to check the version of your MONTAGE

1. Press the [UTILITY] button to open the Utility display.
2. Touch [Settings] tab -> [System] tab at the left side of the display.
3. The following message appears in the bottom of the display:
@@@--------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@@@MONTAGE Firmware Version : *.**.* (c)2016 Yamaha Corporation
@@@--------------------------------------------------------------------------
The unit's version is indicated by " MONTAGE Firmware Version : *.**.* "
Only the numbers up to the two decimal places after the first dot are important in reading the version number, you can ignore the numbers after the second dot.
Ex.) 1.02.0 =1.02 , 1.10.0= 1.10

Updating Procedure

NOTICE:
All User memory (Library data, User data, User sample and so on) will be initialized by this updater.
Please make sure that you save all User data to a USB flash drive before performing this update.
With earlier versions, the Library data cannot be backed up. Please prepare the original library data.
In addition, when you load backup data, load libraries first before the user data.
With version 1.5 or later, make sure to use the backup file (.X7A). For details, refer to the Supplementary Manual.

Required Items
- One USB flash drive of over 1GB capacity formatted on the MONTAGE

1. After downloading, copy the following uncompressed files to a USB flash drive that has been formatted on the MONTAGE. No other files should be present on the USB flash drive.
8N70OS_.PGM

2. Power off the MONTAGE.

3. Connect the USB flash drive prepared in step 1 to the [USB TO DEVICE] terminal of the MONTAGE. Power on the MONTAGE while holding down the [Cursor UP] and [UTILITY] buttons until the "YAMAHA" logo appears on screen.
At this time, please do not press buttons other than [Cursor UP] or [UTILITY] buttons.

4. The MONTAGE OS updater will begin with the message "Searching for the updater..." and "MONTAGE updater *.**.*".
When the message "Finish. Please turn off." appears, turn off the MONTAGE and remove the USB flash drive.

WARNING:
DO NOT power off or remove the USB flash drive from the MONTAGE until the "Finish. Please turn off." message appears. If power is accidently interrupted while running the updater (by disconnecting the AC cord, etc.), the unit may become inoperable. If this happens, run the updater again. If the unit still does not function after doing this, please contact your nearest Yamaha service center.

5. Power on the MONTAGE.

This completes the update process.

=================================================================
Fixes and Enhancements

New features;
- New Performances have been added.
- You can now create User Audition Phrases.
- New functions have been added in some displays for simplifying Super Knob settings.
- Transitioning of displays during edits have been improved.
- You can now set a Live Set slot of the startup display.
- You can now apply the Live Set Font Size to the Category Names in the Category Search display.
- You can now load MOXF files.
- You can now load Performance data for the MOTIF XS, MOTIF XF, and MOXF.
- You can now set to keep the current tempo after switching to a different Performance.
- You can now set to keep the current A/D Part volume after switching to a different Performance.
- The shortcuts for opening the Control Assign display have been added in the Envelope Follower display.
- You can now select the Super Knob, Motion Sequencer Lane, or Envelope Follower as a source in the dialog that appears when the [CONTROL ASSIGN] button is pressed.
- New function that emphasize the connected lines in the Overview display to indicate the controller you are operating and its destinations has been added.
- Increased the number of Songs that can be recorded in the MIDI tab of the Play/Rec display from 64 to 128.
- The shortcut for opening the Tempo Settings display has been added in the Play/Rec display.
- The selected slot will remain active even after you changed to other banks in Live Set display.

I'm not sure what your computer (PC, Mac, other) or operating system is (Windows 10, OSX 11.3, etc) - but modern operating systems can handle ZIP files by double clicking. Then you'll be able to uncover what's inside.

Inside of the firmware ZIP file (MONTAGE_V200.ZIP) you'll find a PDF document: "montage_en_nf_e0.pdf"

The "_nf_" part of the document filename denotes "New Features". Read this document. Page 3, btw, of this document tells you where to look to find the new 99 Performances. It tells you to read the data list.

Inside of the firmware ZIP file (MONTAGE_V200.ZIP) you'll find a PDF document: "montage_en_dl_f0.pdf"

The "_dl_" part of the document filename denotes "Data List". Read this document (it's long, not the whole thing). You're looking for Performances. The contents on the first page of the document shows page 2 starts the performance list. Ok - flip to the second page. You see on the top-left of page 2 is the phrase "*1 The new Performances added by firmware version 2.00 update."

From here you can do a search on "*1" (without the quotes = asterisk then one). You'll see 99 of these. Use [CATEGORY SEARCH] to type in the name in full or in part in the search by name area (magnifying glass). There are other resources for you to find out more about version 2.0.

Here's one: http://www.moessieurs.com/os-200.html

There's more - including videos, demos, other forum posts, more documentation, Yamaha's own Montage product page, etc. Please do become familiar with documentation and what information each document contains. There are more docs than what I am covering here - and you may need one of those others for some other task.

Inside of the firmware ZIP file (MONTAGE_V200.ZIP) you'll find a text file:

v200_Readme_en.txt

Here are the contents:

============ MONTAGE6/MONTAGE7/MONTAGE8 V2.00 Operating System Updater Readme ============

Thank you for purchasing the Yamaha MONTAGE Series, Music Synthesizer.

This Readme file contains important information about the MONTAGE6/MONTAGE7/MONTAGE8 V2.00 Operating System update and the updating process.
Please read this document carefully before updating your MONTAGE synthesizer.

NOTICE:
- This updater is only for the MONTAGE synthesizer.
- This updater is to be used at the user's own risk.
- All User memory (Library data, User data, User sample and so on) will be initialized by this updater. Please make sure that you have saved all User data to a USB flash drive before performing this update.
- The unit may become inoperable if the electrical supply is interrupted while running the updater (by disconnecting the AC cord, etc.). If this happens, run the updater again from the first step.
- If the unit does not function after running the updater, please contact your nearest Yamaha service center.

Yamaha Global Gateway
https://www.yamaha.com/countries/

This update is applicable to the following version:
MONTAGE6/MONTAGE7/MONTAGE8 with firmware versions earlier than V2.00

How to check the version of your MONTAGE

1. Press the [UTILITY] button to open the Utility display.
2. Touch [Settings] tab -> [System] tab at the left side of the display.
3. The following message appears in the bottom of the display:
@@@--------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@@@MONTAGE Firmware Version : *.**.* (c)2016 Yamaha Corporation
@@@--------------------------------------------------------------------------
The unit's version is indicated by " MONTAGE Firmware Version : *.**.* "
Only the numbers up to the two decimal places after the first dot are important in reading the version number, you can ignore the numbers after the second dot.
Ex.) 1.02.0 =1.02 , 1.10.0= 1.10

Updating Procedure

NOTICE:
All User memory (Library data, User data, User sample and so on) will be initialized by this updater.
Please make sure that you save all User data to a USB flash drive before performing this update.
With earlier versions, the Library data cannot be backed up. Please prepare the original library data.
In addition, when you load backup data, load libraries first before the user data.
With version 1.5 or later, make sure to use the backup file (.X7A). For details, refer to the Supplementary Manual.

Required Items
- One USB flash drive of over 1GB capacity formatted on the MONTAGE

1. After downloading, copy the following uncompressed files to a USB flash drive that has been formatted on the MONTAGE. No other files should be present on the USB flash drive.
8N70OS_.PGM

2. Power off the MONTAGE.

3. Connect the USB flash drive prepared in step 1 to the [USB TO DEVICE] terminal of the MONTAGE. Power on the MONTAGE while holding down the [Cursor UP] and [UTILITY] buttons until the "YAMAHA" logo appears on screen.
At this time, please do not press buttons other than [Cursor UP] or [UTILITY] buttons.

4. The MONTAGE OS updater will begin with the message "Searching for the updater..." and "MONTAGE updater *.**.*".
When the message "Finish. Please turn off." appears, turn off the MONTAGE and remove the USB flash drive.

WARNING:
DO NOT power off or remove the USB flash drive from the MONTAGE until the "Finish. Please turn off." message appears. If power is accidently interrupted while running the updater (by disconnecting the AC cord, etc.), the unit may become inoperable. If this happens, run the updater again. If the unit still does not function after doing this, please contact your nearest Yamaha service center.

5. Power on the MONTAGE.

This completes the update process.

=======================================================================================================================
Fixes and Enhancements

New features;
- New Performances have been added.
- You can now create User Audition Phrases.
- New functions have been added in some displays for simplifying Super Knob settings.
- Transitioning of displays during edits have been improved.
- You can now set a Live Set slot of the startup display.
- You can now apply the Live Set Font Size to the Category Names in the Category Search display.
- You can now load MOXF files.
- You can now load Performance data for the MOTIF XS, MOTIF XF, and MOXF.
- You can now set to keep the current tempo after switching to a different Performance.
- You can now set to keep the current A/D Part volume after switching to a different Performance.
- The shortcuts for opening the Control Assign display have been added in the Envelope Follower display.
- You can now select the Super Knob, Motion Sequencer Lane, or Envelope Follower as a source in the dialog that appears when the [CONTROL ASSIGN] button is pressed.
- New function that emphasize the connected lines in the Overview display to indicate the controller you are operating and its destinations has been added.
- Increased the number of Songs that can be recorded in the MIDI tab of the Play/Rec display from 64 to 128.
- The shortcut for opening the Tempo Settings display has been added in the Play/Rec display.
- The selected slot will remain active even after you changed to other banks in Live Set display.

Fixed problems;
- Fixed other minor problems.

New features;
- New effect types have been added.
- New Performances have been added.
- New functions have been added in some displays for simplifying Super Knob settings.
- Improved the Keyboard Velocity Curve on MONTAGE6/MONTAGE7.

Fixed problems;
- Fixed a problem in which playback would continue without stopping if you switched a Performance with received Sustain messages from external equipment in the MIDI single channel mode.
- Fixed other minor problems.

Fixed problems;
- Fixed a problem in which this instrument would freeze if you move from the Element view to the Edit display while the cursor is left on the Element view.
- Fixed a problem in which the desired Part would not be properly displayed after you switch Parts while the Element view is displayed.
- Fixed other minor problems.

New features;
- New effect types have been added.
- New Performances have been added.
- The Favorite function has been added.
- gMixingh has been added for the gParameter with Parth setting of the Part Category Search.
- From the Performance Play (Home) display, you can now see various information.
- The Super Knob Link function has been added.
- You can now control the monitor volume of the Audio signal input from the [USB TO HOST] terminal.
- You can now switch Scenes by Control Change messages.
- You can now make partial changes to the font size on the Live Set display and the Category Search display.
- You can now save/load backup files in which the entire User Memory data (including Songs and Libraries) is stored.
- Each Edit display has been improved by allowing touch selection of Parts from the display.
- Improved the sensitivity of Audio Beat Sync.
- Improved the visibility of the selected Performance in the Live Set display.
- MOXF6/MOXF8 data (X6A, X6V, X6G, and X6W) can now be loaded to MONTAGE.
- Enhanced the Note Shift control from the panel (holding down the [SHIFT] button and using the OCTAVE [-]/[+] buttons to change the transpose value in semitones), so that once you change the value, you can release your finger from the [SHIFT] button and continue to make semitone changes for a short time by using only the OCTAVE [-]/[+] buttons.

Fixed problems;
- Fixed a problem in which an error message would appear when Device Number was set to other than "All" and a Super Knob Control Change message was received.
- Fixed a problem in which Zone settings would not be correctly applied by switching Performances.
- Fixed other minor problems.

New features;
- Switching time between Performances has been reduced.
- Element / Operator Control has been added for gControl Function.h
- You can now store Control Function settings as Performance data.
- Song Loop playback function has been added.
- User Arpeggio function has been added.
- You can now separately mute original Parts and newly added Parts by Performance Merge.
- Monitor Volume settings for USB connection have been added.
- You can now control the Super Knob by MIDI Control Change messages.
- You can now copy or exchange Arpeggio Types.
- You can now copy or exchange Motion Sequences.
- You can now copy or exchange Live Sets in different Banks on a page basis.
- The MONTAGE Connect computer application is now supported.
- MOTIF XS data (X0A, X0V, X0G, and X0W) can now be loaded to MONTAGE.
- You can now switch Performances from the Live Set display during Audio playback.
- Knob Brightness setting can now be stored.
- Flags (tone generation attributes of Performance) can now be automatically set and displayed.
- Arp Bypass and Kbd Ctrl Lock functions have been added for gEffect Switch.h
- Pedal fuctions such as sustain and sostenuto have been improved to reproduce realistic acoustic piano sound.

Fixed problems;
- Fixed a problem in which all buttons, sliders, and knobs on the panel would not work after power-on.
- Fixed a problem in which the Super knob would not work after power-on.
- Fixed other minor problems.

Fixed problems;
- Improved the sensitivity of performance response.
- Fixed a problem in which this instrument would freeze if you set Lane of the Motion Sequencer to "Arp" before starting MIDI recording.
- Fixed a problem in which this instrument would freeze when reading certain Standard MIDI File data.

New features;
- New Performances have been added.
- From the Performance Play (Home) display, you can now view Part types and categories of each Part.
- From the Performance Play (Home) and the Mixing displays, you can now turn the Arpeggio Hold function on/off.
- In the Part Category Search, you can now specify any Part other than Part 1 as the Part to be copied.
- Performance Merge function has been added.
- MIDI single channel mode has been added.
- From the Data Utility display (in the Utility display) you can now delete multiple contents together.
- You can now copy Performances from the Library memory to the User memory.
- You can now copy or exchange Elements/Operators/Drum Keys.
- You can now copy or exchange Live Sets on a Bank or page basis.
- Live Set pages and slots can now be controlled by MIDI Bank Select and Program Change messages.
- In the Live Set display, you can also register a Live Set by pressing the [SHIFT] and [LIVE SET] buttons simultaneously.
- When you press the OCTAVE [+] or [-] button to change the octave or transpose setting, a pop-up display with the current value appears.
- When you press the [SHIFT] and KNOB POSITION [1] or [2] buttons simultaneously to memorize the positions of knobs, a pop-up display appears.
- "All" was added to the value of the display filter of the Control Assign display.
- You can now change the cursor position in the text input with the right and left cursor buttons.

Fixed problems;
- Fixed the problem in which a user waveform would be lost when loading libraries exceeding the sample memory size.
- Fixed the problem of long load times when loading large samples.
- Fixed the error in saving a Song as a MIDI file when the Song name contained illegal characters.
- Fixed other minor problems.

=======================================================================================================================
The company names and product names in this release note are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
Copyright(c) 2016 Yamaha Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

While I had no problem locating the new performances or with the update in general and like some of the additions and changes, I do wish Yamaha would do a better job explaining how to utilize the new features. (This is a long-standing issue, not just with 2.0). Why, for example, must we rely on Joel and use the Moessier's French translations to learn specifically how to do the new things available? The pdf should have these explanations clearly spelled out in a "How To" format. And not in an awkward to read translation from French. I certainly applaud Joel's efforts to show users how it's done. But in the Read me pdf and the montage_en_dl_f0.pdf - that simply does not exist. There are dozens of "now you can" in a list format and lists of data. That's hardly instructional.

But in the Read me pdf and the montage_en_dl_f0.pdf

This is the Data List (dl) and does not include explanations. It is the New Feature (nf) pdf (Supplementary Manual - the one that comes in the 11 different languages) that has the explanations and screenshots of the new features. Check it out!

This website, itself, is here to explain how to utilize the instrument - specifically. Please look around - much of the support you see elsewhere began here, in many cases. We encourage all folks interested in learning more about their instrument come back often - each week there are new posts here, new articles, new tutorials, new information about how to utilize your instrument and interesting ways your peers are using the instrument, as well. And if you have a specific question, you can ask and get a response.

This site has already posted videos and explanations on the firmware update (2/7/17), but again you have must read it or watch the embedded videos. 🙂

On the HOME screen of this site: https://yamahasynth.com/blog/namm-2018-introducing-montage-os-2-0

Due to NAMM - there was more information on v2.0 than practically any other release out there.

A search engine finds, when searching for videos, with the search phrase "yamaha montage 2.0":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltaO1Qps1Gw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ji6CkZg5H4E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dnYXlyOELo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWy5FswYMos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCevTho7Mss
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGHNanX867o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhTxucN5wFQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkpdArfmt9U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfDC8oH6hLo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svqjjnWdKqs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mK1a-hL__hY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHfn5aePE48
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rl-YUUN9Ic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H00DEIfdIXo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFyAPqdlOTE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xwi8cDSENI
... and so on

Some are from Yamaha - some are not. Some are French.

This is not all the information out there - but it does help to be resourceful.

Understand what you've been asking for is a moving target. Your first post was venting without much of a question. Then a follow-up asking how to find WHAT changed (not specifically how to use it features with specifics on what you're not clear on). Seems like in the second message you still weren't clear on the update process so that was the focus. Then there was a different thread you started where you were specifically asking where to find performances (which is why I covered that in detail in my previous response). I guess understand support appreciates when it appears there's effort to meet half-way.

Mr. Jason it appears there are two Gary's asking you about this update and I was asking about the update and Motif XF FILES. Thanks for your help I found the performance files. what happened on my update was a frieky thing happened. I have Macbook. Drag and Drop it on the USB Icon but it did not load the info. I didnt know it. When I tried to put it in it wouldn't go in and keep saying please install device when in fact it was in. I removed and checked the uSB for contents and it had the pdf files on there I removed them and then it installed the information and went to downloading. Success is happy even if it takes all day. My meeting you half way was a lot more effort on me because I am not nearly as proficient as you. But thanks for all you did.

Change your icon picture so you do not get mixed up.

Gentlemen, the "second" Gary mentioned is me. I have changed my avatar to avoid confusion, sorry about that Gary #1.

My question was answered by Stefan in response to another's concern of how to program the Super Knob (a different thread - "Had my Montage Over a year, etc.). His short tutorial, which makes it sound amazingly simple in OS 2.0 (I can't wait to go home and try it out!), is the kind of thing I was asking about. I quote Stefan here:

"A very short tutorial: Say you have a performance with three parts. You want to program the volume of two parts to change with the superknob. So in the performance screen tap on the volume of the first part. The control assign button is then lit. Press it, waggle the superknob. Then the first part's volume is connected to the superknob. Repeat the same with the second part. That's it. Instead of the volume every other parameter which can be assigned as a destination for the controls can be used in the same way".

I could not find simple explanations such as this in any of the demos, the New Features file, or the readme files. I know Hans Peter and Dom Sigalas mentioned how to do this in their videos, but it went by blazingly too fast for this slow brain to catch. Wouldn't it be great if quick little blurbs like this came with future firmware updates? I would love it, not just for this application, but all the important updates. Just a suggestion, I love the new OS, all the great new improvements!