Yamaha Expansion Manager Digital Workstations Installation guide

Brand: Yamaha

Model: Expansion Manager Digital Workstations

Type: Installation guide

Yamaha Expansion Manager Digital Workstations lets you manage and create expansion content, including Expansion Voices, for use with your Yamaha instrument. With this software, you can customize your instrument's sounds and create unique musical experiences. Easily install and manage expansion packs, or dive deeper and craft your own custom Voices using imported Wave files. The intuitive interface and comprehensive features make Yamaha Expansion Manager a powerful tool for musicians and producers alike. Unleash your creativity and expand your musical horizons with endless possibilities.

Yamaha Expansion Manager allows you not only to manage expansion content, but to also create your own Expan-

sion Voices. You can then play these Voices on your instrument.

For details on how to use Yamaha Expansion Manager, please refer to its Owner’s Manual. The manual can be

downloaded from the Yamaha web site (below). On this page, select your country, and then enter your instrument’s

model name to identify the most suitable version.

Yamaha Downloads: https://download.yamaha.com/

Special Notices

• The software and this Installation Guide are the exclusive copyrights of Yamaha Corporation.

• Copying of the software or reproduction of this Installation Guide in whole or in part by any means is expressly forbidden

without the written consent of the manufacturer.

• Yamaha makes no representations or warranties with regard to the use of the software and documentation and cannot be

held responsible for the results of the use of this Installation Guide and the software.

• Copying of the commercially available musical data including but not limited to MIDI data and/or audio data is strictly pro-

hibited except for your personal use.

• Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft® Corporation in the United States and other countries.

• Apple, Mac and Macintosh are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

• The company names and product names in this Installation Guide are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their

respective companies.

• Software may be revised and updated without prior notice. Make sure to check and download the latest version of the soft-

ware from the following site.

https://download.yamaha.com/

Yamaha Expansion Manager

Installation Guide

Manual Development Group

Published 09/2022 PO-K0

System requirements

*: Correct operation cannot be guaranteed with Windows installed on a Macintosh computer using the Boot Camp utility.

Windows Mac

Operating system

version

Windows 11

Windows 10 64-bit

Windows 8.1 64-bit

macOS Mojave

macOS Catalina

macOS Big Sur

CPU

Intel Pentium 4 or better; 1.4 GHz or faster

(A Core 2 Duo or faster processor is recom-

mended if you wish to create Voices.)

Core 2 Duo or better

RAM 1 GB or more

(In order to create Voices, you will also need sufficient memory to load Wave files.)

Hard disk

At least 1 GB of free space

(Additional space is required for storing Packs. In order to create Voices, furthermore, you will also

need sufficient space to load Wave files.)

Display Resolution of 1,280 x 800 or better, full color (32-bit)

Installing

Windows

1. Double-click Setup.exe, which can be found in the folder where you expanded the

downloaded file.

The Setup dialog will be displayed.

2. Follow the instructions displayed to install Yamaha Expansion Manager.

Mac

1. Double-click YamahaExpansionManagerInstaller.pkg, which can be found in the folder

where you expanded the downloaded file.

The Setup dialog will be displayed.

2. Follow the instructions displayed to install Yamaha Expansion Manager.

Uninstalling

Windows

Click Control Panel > Programs or Uninstall a program. Select the program you wish to uninstall, and then click Uninstall/

Change. Follow the instructions from the displayed dialog to uninstall the application. If the User Account Control window

is displayed, click either Yes or Continue.

Mac

Delete Expansion Manager from the Yamaha folder in Applications.

NOTE

• A user account with administrative privileges must be used for installation.

• If the User Account Control window is displayed, click either Ye s or Continue.

NOTE

Menu and button names may vary depending on the operating system you are using.

Launching the application

Windows

Double-click the Yamaha Expansion Manager icon to launch the application.

Mac

Double-click Expansion Manager from the Yamaha folder in Applications.

Yamaha Expansion Manager Digital Workstations Installation guide

Yamaha Expansion Manager Digital Workstations Installation guide

Yamaha Expansion Manager Digital Workstations Installation guide

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