Plug a USB cable between the MX and your computer.
Download and install the Yamaha Steinberg USB driver for your particular computer and operating system.
http://download.yamaha.com

The MX has its own audio and MIDI interface built-in, just connect it to the computer and select it as your ASIO DEVICE.

In Cubase, go to DEVICES > DEVICE SETUP > MIDI > MIDI PORT SETUP > in the last column make sure only MX port 1 is selected.
Click on REMOTE DEVICE > set the MX port 2 as both IN and Out
Click VST AUDIO SYSTEM > select the Yamaha Steinberg USB driver (or if you are on a Mac select Yamaha MX49/MX61) as the ASIO Device.

Im also trying to get audio to play from the MX61 in Cubase. Not really sure how this is supposed to work. If you are setting the output audio device to the MX61 then how is it possible to hear the audio on my PC?
I tried your suggestion above but not sure what you mean by ":in the last column make sure only MX port 1 is selected" you cant select anything..

I have the USB driver selected and I see both midi and audio activity but I hear nothing.... getting VERY frustrated this should be MUCH simpler.

Audio comes out of the MX, not your PC. Make sure you have speakers attached to your MX.

Ok... confused here. I also have a Maschine connected to Cubase with no problems. I have a FireBox connected as my ASIO audio device. I can connect and use the Maschine with Cubase and can hear the audio created from Maschine when I set the VST Audio System to the Firebox ASIO driver. No problem here. But when I set the VST Audio to the MX61 I no longer hear the audio from the Maschine. Is this audio being sent to the MX61?

Ok I was just about to post the above message but then I tried plugging my headphones into the back of the MX61 and setting the VST Audio to the MX61 and I can hear the Maschine thru the MX61. But I guess there is no way to route this audio to the Firebox which has outputs for powered monitor speakers?

Ok next (unrelated question) how do I add a track for the MX61? I can see the Maschine as an instrument to add as a track and can do so no problem but not the MX61?

Ok, never mind the last sentence..... figured it out.

Sorry, but... None of this was mentioned in your initial post...

If you already have an audio interface, then connect the analog outputs of the the MX to it, it is connected to your speakers. That is its role in your system - to take audio in from your devices and pass it on to the computer for recording and to the speakers for playback.

Connect the MX to your computer for MIDI communication.

Alternate methods exist if you are using a Macintosh computer. You can build an Aggregate Audio Device that would include inputs from both the Firebox and the MX... Are you using a Mac? (any other info you provide can only help) 🙂

Yes you are right... my bad... should have explained my setup more. I do not yet have speakers connected to the firebox, I have been using it only for headphones at this point but I understand what you are saying. Guess my next purchase will be some monitors.... Thx for your help

🙂

Actually one more question... Ive connecte3d the MX61 to the line in inputs on the Firebox, I can hear the Maschine when I hit its pads but the MX61 makes no sound now... I can see it is sending midi data to cubase just no audio.

EDIT: OK I think I figured it out. but Im hearing some hiss/noise when I turn the volume up loud. Not sure whats causing that. Think I'll just use the headphones until I have some monitors.

Your noise could be a ground issue.

Hi Bad Mister

I've got MX audio going on to an audio track now - so I assume it is just recording the pure audio from the MX - however when I operate the master volume on the MX the recorded audio does not seem to be following the volume changes?

The Master volume only affects the analog out. If you want to affect the digital (record) out, that is found in UTILITY mode, or better, adjusted in your DAW.

Thanks Bad Mister,

I've found that you can adjust the digital (record) out volume via the Part Volume Knob - however this would only seem to work for Part 1 of a perfromance and if you have a split or layed perfromance (or drums?) this typeof volume control would not be totally effective...

Hi Again,

I will probably get a sustain pedal soon - I think this is a pretty straight forward choice although there seems to be the FC3 4 or 5 option?

Also I would like to get a volume control pedal as I play keyboards in a band where I'm playing bass in the left hand (part 2) and another sound in the right hand using the split, however I find that I need to adjust the relative volumes a lot and this is hard to do live.

If I set the receive switch to Part 2 so that the volume pedal only applies to Part 1 , is this easy to do in a live situation? - I mean if I have to set the receive switch every time I select a new sound this will add time between songs - which I am trying to limit...

thanks again

dave wrote:

Thanks Bad Mister,

I've found that you can adjust the digital (record) out volume via the Part Volume Knob - however this would only seem to work for Part 1 of a perfromance and if you have a split or layed perfromance (or drums?) this typeof volume control would not be totally effective...

Well, yes, the total volume is always a sum of the individual Parts. It is very much like ant recording studio where there are two signal paths: the individual faders per channel that pass through a main (objective) control going to the recording device, and a second monitor (subjective) control that feeds the monitor speakers. This way you can listen comfortably without affecting what is being recorded. If your in the control room and the telephone rings do you turn down the recording? No. You turn turn down the one feeding the monitors (subjective).

You will find you MX is setup just like these recording scenarios. In UTILITY you will find the main (digital) out - it defaults to 127. Turning this down turns the entire MX's audio output down. All Parts, both digital and analog outputs.

If I set the receive switch to Part 2 so that the volume pedal only applies to Part 1 , is this easy to do in a live situation? - I mean if I have to set the receive switch every time I select a new sound this will add time between songs - which I am trying to limit...

If you set the RECEIVE SWITCH to control Part 2, the savvy MX player would know to [STORE] this as a Performance. That's what the 128 locations are for.

As to the pedals, it is highly recommended that you buy genuine Yamaha pedals. The FC3 or FC3A will provide your acoustic piano sounds the Half dampening function for more pianistic control - where the farther the pedal is engaged affects the sustain, rather than just On or Off.

An FC4 or FC4A provides just standard On or Off.
The FC5 is just a square shape, while the 3 and 4 have a more traditional shape.

The sweep pedal is the Yamaha FC7 which is programmable from within the MX Can be used as a volume, a wah pedal, or assigned to scores of functions within the synth.