Guys, sorry for not responding earlier. I always check my email for responses to my posts, but for some reason, I never get any from the Forum. I dont know how to fix that unfortunately.

But anyways here we go:

Im using One Man Band with my ES7 to come up with the backing tracks for my songs. I recently purchased Jamstix from Rayzoon, and I think my drum tracks will never be the same.
Ok, but to use the ES7 with Mlan, you dont really need anything else.
http://www.mlancentral.com/

Most of the stuff is included with your ES7. Yamaha gives you a CD with Editors, and even a fully loaded Audio and MIDI sequencer called Yamaha SQ1v2, which you can use with your Mlan16e to send audio and midi to your PC. I used this one mostly in the beginning till I learned how to use Cubase SX. Which is what I only use now.

I basically use One Man Band, record the midi output of OMB to my Motif ES sequencer, then once the song is there, I can change voice patches, drumkits, or do what ever I wish to the song. Then, I hook up a microphone to the Analog inputs of my Motif ES, and patch that input via Mlan to my computer, apply insert effects if I wish, and send that vocal tracks, playing along with my motif sequenced tracks, all in pure digital audio to the pc via a single firewire cable. I dont have the latest System, but my athlon 2600XP is working flawlessly. Im using 512 pc3200 ram with a Firewire card, and its working like a dream.

You can use any software you wish, but to make sure, you can always go to the:
http://www.motifator.com/es/index_es.php

Hey, gotta go but if you need any help, check out the Motif Forum, man, there is so much info there about mlan, and everything else. Dont get intimidated if you dont see many arranger folks there, but believe, there are, we are just behind the curtains. Im one. And proud too !! LOL

Rock on my frinds,

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Peace,

Musikman