YEM Content Explorer v3
Windows 10 / 11 (64-bit) · Free to download · License required to run
About
A powerful companion app for Yamaha Expansion Manager
YEM Content Explorer lets you browse, preview, and manage your Yamaha Expansion Pack library directly from your PC. Explore voices, drum kits, samples and waveforms from any PPF pack installed on your Yamaha Expansion Manager instance. YEM-CE does not decrypt CPF content. Only the information available inside Yamaha's own files is processed.
Voice/Drum Viewer
Display voices/drums on each item inside a pack with parameter details.
Sample tail trimmer & silence stripper
Trim sample file after loop end point.
Strip leading/trailing silence.
Sample Export
Export samples to WAV / AIFF / SF2 / SFZ from any expansion pack.*
Remap factory presets
Remap factory presets to different presets from different available models. There is also an option to remove them.
Multi-YEM Manager
Manage multiple YEM installations from one place.
Backup user data
Backup your entire YEM library with one click.
Version History
Version 3 Latest
- 🔧 Fix (important): fixed a bug that could incorrectly alter a pack's internal information file, making it grow to an abnormal size over time. Updating is strongly recommended.
- 🔧 Fix: after adding an element from a voice in a different pack than the one you're editing, the newly added samples weren't recognized by the app until a manual refresh from the main screen.
- ⚡ Improved: Faster and more reliable scanning of large voice/drum libraries
- ⚡ Improved: SF2 export — multiple improvements to drum kit accuracy and compatibility
- 🔧 Fix: Silence stripper — batch procedure was not stripping files in certain circumstances
- ⚡ Improved: Silence stripper and tail trimmer — batch processing optimized
- Lock voices/drums — from pack menu (all at once) or individually from Voice Viewer / Drums Viewer
- Group items by type — automatically groups items in a pack by their type (voices, drums, styles, etc.)
- Item type tooltip on icon hover
- Simplified canvas context menu for silence stripping and tail trimming
- Drag-and-drop reorder — items can now be moved freely regardless of type
- Voice parameter export — configurable PC number base (0-based or 1-based) per export format (Cubase, MixMaster, Style Factory, etc.) in Settings
- Voice/Drums Viewer — preview all voices/drums inside a PPF pack
- Export samples to WAV / AIFF / SF2 / SFZ from any supported samples (uncompressed/unencrypted)
- Preset sample remap support
- Sample tail trimmer — delete the audio excess after loop end point. Available across multiple areas of the application.
- Sample silence stripper — removes silence from the beginning or end of audio samples. Available across multiple areas of the application.
- Reorganise items in pack - change position of voices/drums, styles, registration banks or any other content. (only by type)
- Multi-YEM Manager — manage multiple YEM installations (improved)
- Export voices/drums parameters, like MSB LSB PC and Name, in multiple software applications format.
- Export other items, like styles, registration banks, midi files, etc.
- Sample tail trimmer — delete the audio excess after loop end point. Available in multiple places of application.
- Multi-YEM Manager — manage multiple YEM installations
- Backup for your YEM library
- Better error reporting by attaching log file available in information window.
- New extra functions will be available in the future.
System Requirements
Windows (native)
- Windows 10 or Windows 11 (64-bit)
- Yamaha Expansion Manager installed
- Internet connection required for license activation and periodic validity checking
- RAM: 4 GB minimum (functional) · 8 GB or more recommended for better performance
macOS via Parallels Desktop
- Tested on Intel-based iMac running Windows 11 inside Parallels Desktop
- RAM allocated to Parallels: 8 GB minimum for acceptable processing speed · 16 GB or more recommended
- Some visual aspects of the application may be affected by Parallels Desktop’s software graphics emulation
Support & Feedback
Get help or send feedback directly from the app
app.log file is generated in the installation folder.
Send that file to yemce_error_report@valimaties.ro,
using the same email address from which the license was purchased.
License Agreement
End User License Agreement for YEM Content Explorer
By downloading and using YEM Content Explorer you agree to the End User License Agreement. The license is personal, non-transferable, and covers a single installation per purchased license key.
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