Yamaha SY55 Editor and Librarian
Midi Quest for Macintosh and Windows
Sound Quest's
Midi Quest multi-instrument editor/librarian gives you the tools to get the most from your Yamaha SY55.
Midi Quest includes all of the standard features you would expect to
find in a SY55 Editor and Librarian along with unique capabilities found
nowhere else.
MIDI Quest Pro, Midi Quest, Midi Quest Essentials, and Midi Quest one allows you to manage the following SysEx from the SY55: Multi Bank, Multi Presets Bank, Multi Card Bank, Multi, Patch Bank, Patch Presets Bank, Patch Card Bank, Patch, Drum Bank, Drum Preset Bank, Drum Card Bank, Drums, Seq Setup, NSEQ and System.
Integrate the SY55 with your DAW and use it the same way as a
soft-synth or run the editor as a separate application connected to
your SY55. You can display, edit, tweak, organize, audition,
archive and manage your SY55 from the focal point of your
studio. Midi Quest Pro offers the widest selection of editor/librarian
plug-in technologies: AU, VST3, VST2, AAX, and MFX.
Below is a small sampling of Midi Quest features.
Click here for more detail on
Midi Quest and the differences between the versions.
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| Each graphic editor is custom
designed with logically grouped parameters to provide fast
and easy editing of SysEx parameters |
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| Real Time Updates - all
parameter edits are
automatically sent
to the instrument so the instrument stays in sync with the
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Parameter Editing
- any way you want to...
- Easy to use grab and drag editing in either
up/down or left/right directions
- Direct numeric entry from the computer keyboard
- Mouse Wheel
- Multi-touch editing
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- Remote editing using CC and NRPN messages
from hardware MIDI controllers
- iPad/iPhone Remote editing using TouchOSC
and Lemur (or any other OSC implemented
application
- Record and playback parameter edits as AU, VST3,
VST2
or AAX automation (MQ Pro only)
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| Randomize, Restore, or
Copy & Paste any combination of parameters |
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| Unlimited Undo with auditionable history for risk free
editing and experimentation |
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| Real time tracking
and display
of edited vs. un-edited parameters |
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| Automated and manual
patch auditioning options: audition after edit,
pitch and velocity sensitive mouse clicks, Smart Thru for
external keyboard auditioning, computer keyboard |
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| Block copy/swap
allows chunks of a patch (Oscillator, LFO, Envelopes,
Effects, etc) to be copied and pasted within a patch, to
another patch, or stored as a template for future use |
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| Bank Editor |
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| Intuitive multi-patch
drag and drop interface to copy, paste, or swap
patches within the current bank or with other banks |
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| 1-click audition
automatically transmits each selected patch to the
instrument to hear the selected sound |
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| Patch Name Export for
Cubase, Sonar and Cakewalk using patchscript and
ins files |
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| Patch Name Export
for Logic, Pro Tools, Performer, Reaper,
Jammer, ACID,
Music Creator, Powertracks and
others using midnam, ini, and custom patch name
format files |
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| Unlimited Undo
with undo history - back out of any editing changes |
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| 5 Patch Generator Tools
quickly and intelligently create entire banks of unique new sounds: Morph,
Mix, Mix All, Blend, and Gen 4 |
1 tool |
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| Open an
unlimited number of Banks |
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| Find patches
in large banks quickly by entering a partial name |
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| Rename
patches |
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| Transfer
patches from the bank into the editor with manual or auto
save options |
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| Unique
computer keyboard only bank organization |
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| Backup all
SysEx from the SY55, just in case... |
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| Restore all
SysEx to the
SY55 |
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Automatic import of
SysEx stored in .syx and .mid files - a single file can
contain SysEx for one or multiple instruments |
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Imported SysEx is automatically displayed in the appropriate Midi Quest editor |
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| Active Receive
- when enabled, any SysEx bulk dump manually transmitted
from an instrument is automatically received into the
appropriate editor |
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| Import and
export Midi Quest Sets as VST2 standard .fxb
files |
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| MIDI Monitor
displays all MIDI input and output by MIDI port |
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| Autosense
automatically configures communication for most MIDI
hardware |
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| Free Patches in Patch Zone! Midi Quest Pro, Midi Quest and Midi Quest Essentials each include a library of public domain sounds which have been collected, converted to Midi Quest's file format, and free of duplicates. This library includes 448 Patches for the Yamaha SY55 and is a great way to instantly enhance your collection of sonic resources. |
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| Studio Integration |
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DAW Integration for the SY55 |
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Create Logic environment files containing
the SY55 patch names |
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Create Cubase, Cubasis, and Nuendo
patchscript files with SY55 patch names |
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Create SONAR, Music Creator, and Cakewalk
compatible .ins files with SY55
patch names |
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Create Pro Tools, Performer
and Ardour
compatible midnam xml files with patch names |
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Create Logic compatible environment files
for bank names |
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Create Reaper compatible .rea bank name
files |
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Create Jammer compatible .dev bank name
files |
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Create ACID compatible bank name xml files |
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VST3 compatible Windows and Mac plug-ins
that integrate the SY55 into any sequencer supporting
Steinberg's VST3 standard (over 20 hosts including Cubase, Nuendo,
Studio One, and Sonar, etc) |
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AU compatible Mac plug-in that integrates
the SY55 into any sequencer supporting the Apple AU
plug-in standard (Logic, Studio One, Live, Performer, etc) |
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AAX compatible Windows and Mac plug-ins that
integrate the SY55 into Pro Tools |
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VST 2.4 compatible Windows and Mac plug-ins
that integrate the SY55 into any sequencer supporting
Steinberg's VST2.4 standard (Cubase, Nuendo, Studio
One, Live, Performer, Sonar, Renoise, etc) |
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VST3,
AU, VST2.4, and AAX automation
record and playback of parameter edits |
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iPad / OSC remote editing |
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Integrated OSC Panel Editor to quickly create
TouchOSC and Lemur templates for
controlling Midi Quest editors |
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Supported Operating Systems and Hardware |
Midi
Quest
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Windows support: Windows 10,
Windows 11 |
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MacOS: 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10.15, 10.14, 10.13, 10.12 |
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Sound Quest has been creating SysEx editor/librarian software for
over 35 years. It has also
developed and/or licensed software to the top three synthesizer
manufacturers as well major hardware manufacturers including:
Korg, Yamaha, Roland,
Alesis, Akai, Line 6,
M-Audio, and TC-Electronic.
Midi Quest is the only professional multi-instrument
editor/librarian that supports MIDI hardware from both a single
instrument and an integrated studio perspective.
Midi Quest is the only editor/librarian ever to receive a
10
out of 10 rating from Electronic Musician.
The Yamaha SY55 Editor and Librarian is available in:
Midi Quest Pro ($479US)
Midi Quest ($349US)
Midi Quest Essentials ($249US)
Midi Quest one ($79US)
More information on Midi Quest
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Midi Quest Instrument Support List
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