Broken Links (Montage Article Roundup v3.0)

Jason

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Problem: Contents of this link https://yamahasynth.com/synths/montage-article-roundup-os-v3 have many broken links.
UPDATE 4/27/2021: https://yamahasynth.com/learn/montage/montage-article-roundup-os-v3 is the updated article which has broken links.

NOTE -- I'm not going to go through all of these. They're nearly all broken if not all. ALSO - "dinking" around with links has had a ripple effect on messages from Yamaha support. They have been referencing/copying the original links which are now broken. So these links are broken in the "roundup" document AND in messages within the support forum. This means to "fix" this issue - not only does the "roundup" document need to be corrected - but many messages have to be hand-edited to fix the bad links or someone would need to go back and give the new good link. Was it REALLY a good idea to shorten the links from "-v3-0" to "-v3" and trash existing posts as well as online documentation? Please think before making changes. Realize the consequences of "improvements".

Below is a copy of the contents with some commentary on each of the links:

MONTAGE OS v3.0
Introducing MONTAGE White and OS v3.0: This article lists all the new features.
Link in document: https://yamahasynth.com/montage-category/introducing-montage-white-and-os-v3-0 is BAD - 404 error
The (no longer) Correct Link: https://yamahasynth.com/montage-category/introducing-montage-white-and-os-v3
UPDATE 4/27/2021: https://yamahasynth.com/learn/montage/introducing-montage-white-and-os-v3

Pattern Sequencer Articles

... AND SO ON ...

Mastering MONTAGE: Rehearse and Erase Functions in a Pattern
Mastering MONTAGE: Divide Drum Track in OS v3.0
Mastering MONTAGE: Rhythm Pattern in OS v3.0
Mastering MONTAGE: The Create Roll Job in OS v3.0

Synthesizer Features

Mastering MONTAGE: The Wave Folder in OS v3.0
Mastering MONTAGE: The Extended LFO in OS v3.0
Mastering MONTAGE: VCM Mini Filter and Mini Boost in OS v3.0

FM-X Articles
Bad Mister's FM-X Basic Series

Mastering MONTAGE: An FM-X Exploration, Part I
Mastering MONTAGE: An FM-X Exploration, Part II
Mastering MONTAGE: An FM-X Exploration, Part III
Mastering MONTAGE: An FM-X Exploration, Part IV

Manny Fernandez FM-Xplorations Series

FM-Xplorations: Article 1
FM-Xplorations: Article 2
FM-Xplorations: Article 3
FM-Xplorations: Article 4
FM-Xplorations: Article 5

Manny Fernandez Advanced FM-Xpert Series

Manny's FM-Xpert #1: "Acoustic Eccentricities and Stuff"
Manny's FM-Xpert #2: "I'm Fixing a Hole Where the Timbre is Thin..."
Manny's FM-Xpert #3: "It's Just a Phase, Man."
Manny's FM-Xpert #4: "The Envelope(s), Please"
Manny's FM-Xpert #5: “Everybody’s Doin’ the Knob-O-Motion”

MONTAGE Articles: Mastering MONTAGE and MORE!
MONTAGE Basics and Navigation (Beginner)

MONTAGE 101: A Six-Part Video Series
MONTAGE 201: Splits, Layers and Articulations
Performance Basics and the Live Set I
Performance Basics and the Live Set II
Mastering MONTAGE: Using Category Search
Mastering MONTAGE: Inside the Performance Video Series

Mastering MONTAGE Series (Intermediate/Advanced)

Mastering MONTAGE: Getting Started
Mastering MONTAGE 1: The Super Knob
Mastering MONTAGE 2: Super Knob Common
Mastering MONTAGE 3: Super Knob Unipolar
Mastering MONTAGE 4: Super Knob Bipolar
Mastering MONTAGE 5: Super Knob Morph
Mastering MONTAGE 6: Super Knob Complex
Mastering MONTAGE 7: Super Knob Value Ranges
Mastering MONTAGE 8: Assignable Knobs
Mastering MONTAGE 9: Controller Box Switches
Mastering MONTAGE 10: Sidechain Modulation
Mastering MONTAGE 11: Envelope Follower
Mastering MONTAGE 12: Motion Sequence
Mastering MONTAGE 13: Assign Switch 1&2
Mastering MONTAGE: Arpeggio Making 101, Part I
Mastering MONTAGE: Arpeggio Making 101, Part II
Mastering MONTAGE: The 4-Track Arpeggio
Mastering MONTAGE: 3-Way Super Knob Transition
Mastering MONTAGE: Assignable Knob Study
Mastering MONTAGE: Orchestral Brass Swell
Mastering MONTAGE: An Analysis of the Performance "Moving Floor"
Mastering MONTAGE: Zone Master FAQ

MONTAGE and the Computer

Mastering MONTAGE: Getting Started with Cubase
Audio Record on DAW, Part I
Audio Record on DAW, Part II
Arp Record on DAW
MIDI Record on DAW
What is MONTAGE Connect?
MONTAGE Connect Part II: Working with User Arpeggios
Connecting MONTAGE and Logic Pro X
Setting Up MONTAGE with MainStage
MONTAGE OS v2.5: Using the new DAW Remote Feature with Cubase
MONTAGE OS v2.5: Using the new DAW Remote Feature with ProTools

MONTAGE OS 2.5

Montage OS v2.5 New Features
Music Production Guide: OS v2.5
MONTAGE OS v2.5: Arp Record

Posted : 29/05/2020 9:40 am

Bad Mister

Posts: 12304

I wouldn’t worry... probably in the middle of a migration. Thanks for the heads-up. Please don’t spend time recreating the links, as they likely can all be done with a single behind the scenes command. Thanks.

Posted : 29/05/2020 3:00 pm

Jason

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Suggestion would be to avoid killing old link structures if moving to a new one. If possible, either don't change the structure or keep in place forwards that redirect the previous links to the new content. This would keep search engines and also links users add to their own messages relevant. Many times your (BM's) own content contains links that are not properly updated or altered at all when the link structures change. Recent discussion complains about messages that are difficult to get to relevant linked content due to this issue. Stability is a virtue in this case.

This is feedback is not wholly from myself, but from multiple users over time.

Posted : 18/02/2021 7:19 am

John

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Estimable Member

I'd just like to add my voice to this conversion.

I've had to delete a whole lot of bookmarks for articles on helping with the MOXF, MODX and Montage because they no longer worked.

It's a shame because I'd built up quite a good library of bookmarks which I use to refresh my memory on certain aspects of using the synths.

Posted : 20/02/2021 6:10 pm

Jason

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Link is now:
https://www.yamahasynth.com/learn/MONTAGE%20Series%20Synthesizers/montage-article-roundup-os-v3
or
https://yamahasynth.com/learn/montage/montage-article-roundup-os-v3

Spot-checking - it seems none of the links in the above article work.

Articles links in the following are broken:
https://yamahasynth.com/learn/montage/mastering-montage-article-series

Article links in the following are broken:
https://yamahasynth.com/learn/montage/video-series-mastering-montage

Posted : 27/04/2021 7:52 pm

Todd

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New Member

I wouldn’t worry... probably in the middle of a migration. Thanks for the heads-up. Please don’t spend time recreating the links, as they likely can all be done with a single behind the scenes command. Thanks.

This problem is more than a year old...and seems to persist.

Posted : 11/06/2021 1:48 pm

Jason

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The approach to link management means this will be ongoing every time the deck is shuffled (file paths are changed) as happens often.

Posted : 11/06/2021 3:29 pm

AnotherScott

Posts: 801

Prominent Member

The 404 errors are maddening. Even if they want to restructure the URLs or move things around, why can't the old page redirect to the new one? Or at least be replaced with a page that tells you what the new link is?

Posted : 14/06/2021 1:35 pm

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Broken Links (Montage Article Roundup v3.0)