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1. cueelcebones 126 Copy and Store Operations eese tente eterne treten tete net retentu nnns 129 COPY AM HD 129 Nj c Y 130 Recall De Ter E 132 Effect Edit Mode 133 IREVErb IRE EE 134 Chorus CHO E 135 Variation VAR EE 136 eu Ter d 2 INS E E 138 About the Effect Connections System and Insertion sess 139 Equalizer Multi EQ kd 142 Utility Mode 143 System Furictions S YS TEM zessin terne aeto tha vu iue tus eue ee ds e due avus 144 Dump Out Functions DUMPOUT J s nennen en nnne 148 Saving and Restoring Data via MIDI sees 148 Saving and Restoring Data via TO HOST sese 148 Initialize Functions INITIAL irte titre tace eterne 152 Demo Song Play DEMO cis sss ette prenne rp eter te tere es 155 Sound Module Mode MODE sess enne nnne 156 Miscellaneous Functions esses nennen enne nennen ennt enne 157 Show Control Change ine et abi eii rn Pap LE rete epa 157 SHOW ERCIUSIVE m 159 10 TABLE OF CONTENTS APPENDIX Installing the Optional XG Plug in System eee 163 Introducing the XG Plug in System 2 crt rires nee doe abe dE due 163 Plug in versatility like never before sese 163 XG Plug in System Integration tecti et eerte r
2. MIDI Keyboard Now that you ve set up the MU100 we urge you to go on to the next section turn on the instrument and play the Demo song page 31 to hear what the instrument is capable of If you need information on setting up the MU100 for a different type of system refer to Setting Up the MU100 in Your Music System on page 33 Guided Tour 29 Powering Up Admittedly this is a simple operation but you should be careful to follow the instructions below to avoid possible damage to your equipment and speakers Operation 1 2 Turn on the power of your MIDI keyboard Turn on the power of the MU100 Press the POWER VOL switch After the animated greeting display finishes the following dis play appears Turn down all volume controls This includes the MU100 and any connected equipment Turn on the amplifier speaker system Set the volume controls First set the volume control on the MU100 to about the mid way position then set the volume on the amplifier to a suitable level Powering Down When you turn the power off make sure to do it in the following order 1 Amplifier speaker system 2 MU100 3 Other connected equipment MIDI keyboard etc This prevents possible damage to the speakers 30 Guided Tour Playing the Demo Song Playing the Demo Song Now that you ve set everything up properly try play
3. VJ Use these to change value Destination Performance number Press the ENTER button to actually execute the Copy operation An Executing message flashes in the display during the operation When the data has been copied the MU100 returns to the Performance Edit menu To cancel the operation without copying press the EXIT button before pressing ENTER Store Once you ve edited or created a Performance you can save that new Performance for future recall by using the Store operation Performances can be saved to any one of the 100 Internal memory locations With the exception of the Receive Channel and Transpose Note Shift settings made from the Play screen all parameter settings in the Play screen and in the Edit Effect and EQ modes are saved to the selected Performance number Operation From the Performance Edit menu use the SELECT buttons to select STORE Then press the ENTER button to call up the Store operation PLOM BPHET COP PSTORE RECALL A14212 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 1314 15 16 17 1819 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28293031 32 H Bl Osss 130 Performance Mode Copy and Store Operations Use the VALUE buttons or data dial to change the destination Performance number r Performance number MUTE OPART amp MUIC tone cenerator prirrfinrtitpul PLAY epp SOLO Za Store PerformIadm31 ES8 O O UTIL EFFECT ENT
4. Modem or Printer Port j Macintosh HOST SELECT wol hac PC 2 PC 1 Guided Tour 35 Setting Up the MU100 in Your Music System Operation 1 Set the HOST SELECT switch to Mac Connect the MU100 to the host computer Refer to the illustration above Use a standard Macintosh cable 8 pin Mini DIN on both ends see page 92 Turn on the the host computer then the MU100 Start up your music software If necessary set up the appropriate options on the software for operation with the MU100 The relevant settings may be found in menu s called Studio Setup System Setup or MIDI Setup In this menu you should be able to set separate MIDI outputs to access the two MIDI ports on the MU100 For example the device for MIDI OUT 1 should be set to Yamaha MU100 or MU80 if MU100 is not avail able Other options you may have to set include MIDI Interface Type W Standard MIDI Interface MIDI Time Piece B On for controlling all 32 Parts of the MU100 Clock gt 1 MHz The specific menu parameter names may differ depending on your particu lar music software For detailed instructions refer to the owner s manual or on line help of the software Hint If you have a second multi timbral tone generator such as the MU50 you can connect it to t
5. This determines whether the MU100 dis plays all Voice banks or not when chang ing banks For information on changing banks see page 44 When this is set to 1 the MU100 conveniently skips over banks that have the same Voice In other words when you step through the avail able banks the display stops only on banks for which the Voice is unique or different for the selected program num ber If 2 is selected all banks are dis played in succession regardless of whether the Voices are the same or not The Display Bank Select setting itself cannot be changed by incoming MIDI messages Voice Map Map Settings MU basic MU100Native SM STEM ha UI Goohzat iens This determines the Voice configuration or assignment of the XG Voice set of the MU100 This parameter should be set to match particular types of song data For playback of data recorded on or intended for the MU90 90R MU80 and MU50 set this to MU basic For playback of other GM and XG compatible data as well as the most recent song data espe cially that intended for the MU100 this should be set to MU100Native NOTES e Only the Voice map of the basic Voice bank MSB 0 LSB 0 is affected by this parameter The other extended Voice banks are not affected e This setting is not affected by incoming XG System On or GM System On MIDI mes sages Utility Mode 147 Dump Out Functions DUMPOUT The Dump O
6. FCC INFORMATION U S A 1 IMPORTANT NOTICE DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT This product when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual meets FCC requirements Modifications not expressly approved by Yamaha may void your authority granted by the FCC to use the product IMPORTANT When connecting this product to accessories and or another product use only high quality shielded cables Cable s supplied with this product MUST be used Follow all installation instructions Failure to follow instructions could void your FCC authorization to use this product in the USA NOTE This product has been tested and found to comply with the requirements listed in FCC Regulations Part 15 for Class B digital devices Compliance with these requirements provides a reasonable level of assurance that your use of this product in a residential environment will not result in harmful interference with other electronic devices This equipment generates uses radio frequencies and if not installed and used according to the instructions found in the user s manual may cause interference harmful to the operation of other electronic devices Compliance with FCC regulations does not guarantee that interference will not occur in all installations If this product is found to be the source of interference which can be determined by turning the unit OFF and ON please try to eliminate the problem by using one of the following measures Relo
7. ccccccccccecceseesssesecsceceeeeeeeeens 115 e Pitch Coarse e Pitch Fine e Velocity Pitch Sensitivity VelPchSens Edge 115 e Level EEN tee ee eeh eege 115 e Pan Effect Send Parameters cccceeecceccceeseseeeeeeeeees 115 e Reverb Send Rev Send e Chorus Send Cho Send Variation Send Var Send Filter Parameters eueesesesi eso arcto Socii adea 116 e LPF Cutoff Frequency LPF Cutoff e LPF Resonance LPF Reso e Velocity LPF Cutoff Sensitivity VelLPFSens e HPF Cutoff Frequency HPF Cutoff EQ Parameters eee ote Foreros ele Eden 117 e EQ Low Frequency Low Freq e EQ Low Gain e EQ High Frequency High Freq e EO High Gain GE oiussoacibaseois dde ibd sta s 117 e EG Attack e EG Decay 1 e EG Decay 2 114 Multi Mode Multi Edit Mode Assignment e Alternate Group Note On Off e Receive Note On RcvNoteOn e Receive Note Off The Drum Setup parameters are only available when the Part Mode has been set to drumS1 S4 See page 108 Pitch Parameters Pitch Coarse 64 63 XG mode 000 127 TG300B or C M mode This determines the coarse pitch setting Range of the selected drum sound Pitch Fine Range 64 63 This determines the fine pitch setting of the selected drum sound Velocity Pitch Sensitivity VelPchSens Range 16 416 This determines the degree to which pitch changes of the selected drum sound respond to velocity In other words y
8. 176 Appendix Index A VAD Eer EE 87 A D Part reres 87 125 A D Part TT 144 All Part control ni ere 51 98 120 Alternate Group Drum Setup 117 Assignable Controller 1 69 112 125 Assignable Controller 1 Amplitude Conttol ie ecce er pesto k 113 125 Assignable Controller 1 Control Change Number a nope ie ate tee 112 125 Assignable Controller 1 Filter Control 112 125 Assignable Controller 1 Insertion 1 2 Control 138 Assignable Controller 1 LFO Filter Modulation Depth sse 125 Assignable Controller 1 Variation Control 137 B Bank Performance mode 40 120 121 Bank Number Multi mode 43 96 Boards of the XG Plug in System 164 C C M mode tos er RR RO a Re EE EE Chorus Pan asa Chorus Return Multi mode sssss 98 Chorus Return Performance mode 120 Chorus Send Drum Setup Chorus Send Multi mode Chorus Send Performance mode 122 Chorus Type ae Common parameters eene oninia 123 computer connecting cables sss 35 computer connecting MU100 with computer IBM PC and clones computer Macintosh eeeeeeeee 35 connections audio connections MIDI ressesie anaa
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10. and mix them with the MU100 s Voices through stereo input jack The MU100 also has a TO HOST terminal for easy interfacing with a com puter allowing you to play the Voices using your favorite music software This is where the advanced multi timbral capabilities come in letting you playing sophisticated arrangements using up to 32 different Voices at the same time Although Voices cannot be directly edited the various Part controls and Edit mode give you tools for transforming or customizing the sound of the Voices What s more the MU100 has a built in multi effect processor with six indepen dent digital effect units for enhancing the sound The MU100 also features a special Performance mode in which four Parts are played simultaneously over a single MIDI channel Connected to a MIDI keyboard this effectively gives you four tone generators in one The MU100 gives you 100 factory programmed Preset Performances plus 100 Internal Per formance locations for storing your own original Performances About General MIDI General MIDI is a new addition to the worldwide MIDI standard MIDI as you know stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface and makes it possible for various electronic musical instruments and other devices to com municate with each other For example by connecting a sequencer to the MU100 s MIDI IN terminal you could play back a song on the sequencer using the Voices of the MU100 So where does Gener
11. are shown in the illustration below These parameters not only affect the sound level but also the timbre with the Filter parameters see page 100 1 Short Attack Decay Release times 2 Long Attack Decay Release times Level Level Attack Decay Release Max d lee Key is pressed Key is released Key is pressed Key is released Even though the key is held for the same length of time in both examples the sound of the second example slowly reaches full volume and decays over a longer time It also sustains longer after the key is released Keep in mind that the EG parameters affect each other and are affected by how long a note is held For example if Decay is set to a low value and the note is held for a long time you may not be able to hear changes made to the Release parameter 102 Multi Mode Multi Edit Mode Level Filter EG Parameters Pitch EG Parameters EG Attack Time The Pitch EG parameters determine how Range 64 63 the pitch of a Part s Voice changes over time This lets you produce subtle or pro aHttack Time tr B nounced pitch changes as a note is played sl DUDU In the example Pitch EG settings below 14 15 16 17 18 a played note is gradually bent up to its normal pitch and kept there as the note This determines the Attack Time of the is held When the note is released the EG or how long it takes for the sound to pitch rapidly climbs up reach full volume when a note is pla
12. buttons For more information on the Single Part controls see page 121 Select the desired Part Use the PART buttons Keep in mind that you should select only from the active Parts the ones with a dark bar in the display Other Parts can be selected and changed however they will not sound in the Performance Select the desired bank and Voice Do this in the same way as you did in the Multi mode See steps 2 and 3 on page 44 GA 62 Guided Tour Editing in the Performance Mode Details e Drum Parts are not available in the Performance mode However percussive Voices numbers 113 120 can be selected d N When editing a Performance Decide how many Parts you want When creating a Performance choose a preset that uses the same number of Parts Voices you intend to use You can easily tell how many Parts a Per formance has by looking at the level meters a dark bar appears above the Part numbers that are active PHASE Stereo Grand bPrekaaz AA T 3456789 TEE Qs Two active Parts Start with a similar sound When editing it s a good idea to start with a sound that s relatively similar to the one you intend to create For example if you want to create an soft ethe real strings pad you probably wouldn t start with a brash preset such as Dance Chord This is not a hard and fast rule however since each preset is only a basic templa
13. 000 127 III Sea 678910 Hier X This determines the overall Volume of the Parts Master Attenuator M Attn 000 maximum volume 127 minimum volume Range Hall This determines the level of all Parts but functions as an attenuator the greater the value the lower the volume This is useful when you are playing several songs and want to keep their overall level consistent Reverb Return RevRtn 000 127 kEeuktn Range 10 11 12 1314 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829 3031 32 v This determines the amount of Reverb return in the overall mix Chorus Return ChoRtn 000 127 kChoRt n D 6 17 1819 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829 30 31 32 v Range This determines the amount of Chorus return in the overall mix 98 Multi Mode Part Controls Variation Return VarRtn Range 000 127 This determines the amount of Variation return in the overall mix Variation Re turn is only available when the Variation Connection parameter is set to SYS See page 137 Transpose Trans Range 24 24 semitones This determines the overall Transpose setting of the Parts Multi Mode 99 Multi Edit Mode Filter The Multi Edit mode features various parameters for controlling the Filter the EG Envelope Generator the EQ and Vibrato It also features a variety of other miscellaneous controls grouped in the Others parameters When a Drum Par
14. EQ Low Frequency Low Freq Range 32 Hz 2 0 kHz EQ High Frequency High Freq Range 500 Hz 16 kHz High Frey NL 8 9 10 1112 1314 15 16 17 1819 20 This determines the frequency which is boosted or cut in the Low Gain param eter below for each Part EQ Low Gain Range 64 00 63 Low Gain mum as 23456 7 8 9 101112 1314 15 161 This determines the level of the selected frequency in Low Freq above Positive values boost the level of the selected fre quency and negative values attenuate it This determines the frequency which is boosted or cut in the High Gain param eter below for each Part EQ High Gain Range 64 00 63 High Gain the m ALLIT 9 10 1112 1314 15 16 17 1819 20 21 This determines the level of the selected frequency in High Freq above Positive values boost the level of the selected fre quency and negative values attenuate it Multi Mode 105 Multi Edit Mode Vibrato Path EDIT button VIBRATO Vibrato e Vibrato Rate e Vibrato Depth e Vibrato Delay Vibrato produces a quavering vibrating sound in the Part s Voice by regu larly modulating the pitch You can control the speed and depth of the Vi brato as well as the time it takes before the Vibrato effect is applied Vibrato Rate Range 64 63 Rate mum Mgt 2 34 567 This determines the speed of the Vibrato effect Higher values result in a
15. EXIT button as needed to return to home base Voice name and number Hint You can easily edit the same control for different Parts To do this simply remain at the selected control and use the PART Q9 buttons to change the Part to be edited e Setting different Parts to the same MIDI channel is a way to build fat richly textured sounds like the our Voice sounds created in the Performance mode The advantage to this method here is that you are not limited to four Voices The disadvantage is that you can only create and use one of these monster sounds at a time However you can store load your Multi mode settings to from a com puter or data filer see page 33 To do this 1 Select the desired Part by using the PART Q amp 9 buttons 2 Select the Receive Channel Rcv CH control by using the SELECT ELO buttons 3 Set the Receive Channel value by using the VALUE Q 9 buttons or data dial 4 With the Receive Channel still selected select a different Part with the PART 9 buttons and set it to the same value as the other Part 5 Repeat step 4 above for as many other Parts as desired For example if you ve set both Parts 1 and 2 to MIDI channel 1 both of their level meters should move together as you play And if the two Parts are set to different Voices you should hear two different Voices sound at the same time For instruc tions on changing the Voice for a Part refer back
16. Module Module Al 16CH B1 16CH Guided Tour 91 MIDI Computer Connecting Cables MIDI Computer Connecting Cables MIDI Standard MIDI cable Maximum length 15 meters Gh wi T 40 O4 Y DIN 5 PIN SC 2 cnp DIN 5 PIN 50 O5 Mac Apple Macintosh Peripheral cable M0197 Maximum length 2 meters ow 10 Q 2 HSK i MINI DIN 20 1 HSK o MINI DIN 8 PIN 10 span SEIN 40 O 4 GND 50 O 3 TxD 6 9 Q 8 RxD 4 70 7 GP i 80 O 6 TxD PC 1 8 pin MINI DIN to D SUB 25 pin cable If your PC 1 type computer has a 9 pin serial port use the PC 2 type cable Maximum length 1 8 meters oi MINI DIN 8 PIN 10 O 5 CTS 20 4 RTS D SUB 3 QO 3 RxD 25 PIN 40 O 7 GND De 50 O 2 TxD PC 2 8 pin MINI DIN to D SUB 9 pin cable Maximum length 1 8 meters MINI DIN 10 8 CTS 8 PIN 2 O07 7 RTS D SUB 30 2 RxD 9 PIN 40 5 GND 8 O 50 O 3 TxD This concludes your basic tour of the important functions of the MU100 To find out more about how to best use your MU100 look through the Reference section that follows and try out some of the functions and operations that interest you 92 Guided Tour EFERENCE The Reference section of this manual covers in detail all of the functions of the MU100 Refer to it whe
17. Specifications Specifications Tone Generation Method AWM2 Advanced Wave Memory 2 Maximum Simultaneous Polyphony 64 note Sound Module Modes XG TG300B C M and Performance Multi timbral Capacity 32 Part on 32 MIDI channels with element reserve priority for later notes and dynamic Voice allocation Internal Voice Program Structure Normal Programs Total VOICES 1267 XG KENE 1074 TG300B mode 614 CIM mode seneraran 128 Parts 1 9 64 Parts 11 16 Total S ke 46 XG mode seseesss 36 TG300B mode 10 C M mode oosnnnnnsnnosoeenees0ssao 1 Performance Programs Up to four Voices plus all effect settings can be memorized to a Performance Preset Programs 100 User Programs 100 Effects Six sections of multi effects Reverb 12 Types Chorus 14 Types Variation 70 Types Insertion 1 2 43 Types Multi EQ 4 Types and Part EQ 1 Type Display Custom back lit LCD Appendix 173 Specifications Controls POWER VOL control A D INPUT level control Mode select buttons PLAY UTIL UTILITY MODE EDIT EFFECT EQ other buttons MUTE SOLO ENTER EXIT PART SELECT Q Q VALUE Q O Jacks and Terminals Front panel PHONES jack Stereo Mini pin A D INPUT stereo 1 4 plug Rear panel OUTPUT R L RCA pin INPUT R L RCA pin DC IN jack TO HOST terminal HOST SELECT s
18. The Single Part controls allow you to make indepen dent settings for each Part while the All Part controls allow you to change the overall settings of all Parts See pages 96 and 98 for more information The MU100 has several different Edit modes each with various menus and operations Part Edit Mode The Part Edit mode allows you to change certain settings for each individual Part such as those of the Filter EG Envelope Generator and many other settings The internal Voices can be sounded during editing allowing you to hear the effects of your edits Utility Mode The Utility mode lets you set functions related to the overall operation of the MU100 such as Master Tune display Contrast and reception of certain MIDI messages that affect the entire instrument Included also are miscellaneous operations such as sending bulk data to a data storage device initializing of the MU100 settings and playing the special Demo song 23 Modes and Function Tree Without a plug in board installed PLAY ITI Play WK When the sound module mode is XG TG300B or C M P 95 SELECT Q QI Multi Part Control P Op PART SELECT EG P 98 Multi Part Edit Mode P 100 SELECT ENTER P 100 SELECT EG ENTER P 102 SELECT GY Only when Normal or VL Part is selected ENTERJ 9 P 105 SELECT VG Drum Setup Edit Only when Drum Part is selected EN
19. 139 Insertion 1 2 effects nresnani 138 Insertion Part ia InSettiot Type inest n e erepto i a teen 138 L Level Drum Setup 2 115 LPF Cutoff Frequency Drum Setup 116 LPF Cutoff Frequency Multi mode 101 LPF Resonance Drum Setup s LPF Resonance Multi mode 101 M M ster Atter ator 2 iine retirer ee s 98 Master Tune Master Volume MIDI channel e reete MIDI data flow diagram sess 91 MIDI data storage device ses 34 MIDI devices connecting to sees 33 MIDI keyboard playing the MU100 with 33 MIDI keyboard selecting Voices with 47 MIDI Receive Channel MIDI Reese Port uas ripe a ia Appendix Modulation Wheel Receive Note Off Drum Setup 118 LFO Filter Modulation Depth 125 Receive Note On Drum Setup 118 Modulation Wheel Receive System Exclusive sss 145 LFO Pitch Modulation Depth 112 124 Resonance LPF Drum Setup 116 Mono Poly Mode 109 128 Resonance LPF Multi mode 101 MUTOO Exclusive VOICE 3 cree or etes 46 hic
20. 33 Contrast C 146 IG 129 D DEMO SONG sesntsns 31 155 Detune eiiis 108 128 Device n imbet eege gege 98 Display Bank Select 147 Drum Setup controls reel nei 110 128 Dry Wet Variation 2 nec toes eoi nentes 137 Dry Wet Balance Insertion 138 Dump Interval 146 Dump Out functions 148 DX Easy Editor 165 DX Simulator 3 8 nnns 165 E Effect Edit mode cete npn effect connections System and Insertion EG Envelope Generator EG Attack Drum Setup EG Attack Time ssessnos0s0s EG Decay 1 Drum Setup EG Decay 2 Drum Setup EG Decay Time EG Release Time Element Reserve EQ Frequency parameters EQ High Frequency 105 117 EQ High Gain 105 117 EQ Low Frequency LOS 117 EQ Low Gain LOS 117 EQ TY 142 Equalizer EQ 82 105 127 142 EXDpI6SSIOD 5 rere rer eh Eege 97 F Filter Geseteegegiesgedi Zeep aE ETRE 100 127 H HPF Cutoff Frequency Drum Setup 116 HPF Cutoff Frequency Multi mode 101 l Initialize FUNCUONS 5 eer oo ctor t er siasio 152 Insertion connection ssssssssseseseessesseeesreee 137
21. CANYON BASE MENT DELAY L C R DELAY L R ECHO CROSS DELAY ER 1 2 GATE REVERB REVERSE GATE KARAOKE 1 3 CHORUS 1 4 CELESTE 1 4 FLANGER 1 3 SYMPHONIC EN SEMBLE DETUNE AMBI ENCE ROTARY SPEAKER 2WAY ROTARY SPEAKER TREMOLO AUTO PAN PHASER 1 2 DISTOR TION COMP DISTORTION OVER DRIVE AMP SIMULA TOR 3BAND EQ MONO 2BAND EQ STEREO AUTO WAH LFO AUTO WAH DIST AUTO WAH ODRV TOUCH WAH 1 TOUCH WAH DIST TOUCH WAH ODRV TOUCH WAH 2 PITCH CHANGE 1 2 AURAL EXCITER COM PRESSOR NOISE GATE VOICE CANCEL TALK MOD LO FI DIST DELAY ODRV DELAY CMP DT DL CMP OD DLY WAH DT DLY WAH OD DLY THRU Aural Exciter is a requistered trademark of Aphex Corporation RUARIATION EDIT a rFe DELBH S LCF NOTE When NO EFFECT or THRU is selected for the Type no Variation effect is applied and only the common parameters shown below are available with the exception of Dry Wet The NO EFFECT setting cancels the Variation effect When the Variation Connection is set to SYS System the sound can be heard with no effect When the Variation Connection is set to INS Insertion no sound is output for the Part When set to THRU the sound of the Part or Parts is output without any Variation effect Generally when Variation Connection is set to INS Insertion you should set the Type to Thru When Variation Connection is set to SYS System you should set the Typ
22. CDN BPHET BCOPY PSTORE RECALL A14212 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 1314 15 16 17 1819 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829 30 31 32 ALL Bl Siss Common Path EDIT button gt COM Common Performance Name 124 e Performance Name Perform Name Portamento Parameters cc eccceccescceeeceeeeees 124 e Portamento Switch PortamnSw e Portamento Time PortamnTm Modulation Wheel Parameters 124 e LFO Pitch Modulation Depth MW LEOPMod e LFO Filter Modulation Depth MW LFOFMod Pitch Bend ien eco Rei ient ente eid 125 Pitch Bend Control PitBndCtrl APIS 125 e A D Part Assignable Controller Parameters 125 e Assignable Controller 1 Control Change Num ber AC1 CC No e Assignable Controller 1 Filter Control ACT FilCtrl e Assignable Controller 1 Amplitude Control AC1 AmpCtrl Assignable Controller 1 LFO Filter Modulation Depth AC 1 LFOFMod The Common parameters allow you to name a Performance enable the A D Parts for a Performance and set the control change number for realtime parameter control Performance Mode 123 Performance Edit Mode Performance Name Performance Name Perform Name 5 COMMOH gt aPerform Hamel A14212 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 1314 15 16171819 20 2122 23 24 25 26 27 2829 3031 32 This allows you to give a name to your edited Performance Operation 1 From the Performance Name d
23. Data entry slider Foot controller ooooooo000000000 OO TIR Modulation wheel mm MIDI Keyboard Volume pedal NOTE Your own MIDI instrument may not have all the controllers shown in the illustration Guided Tour 69 Assignable Controller AC1 The actual physical means of controlling such as foot pedals modulation wheels etc on a connected keyboard are generally assigned to specific virtual control numbers A few examples of these include the modulation wheel at control number 1 foot controller control number 4 and volume pedal control number 7 Virtual controller control number 7 MIDI Volume MIDI OUT Physical controller volume pedal MIDI MIDI Keyboard On some instruments the control number for the physical controllers is fixed some instruments allow you to assign a different control number to the existing control Refer to the owner s manual of your instrument for details Also for more on control numbers see the Sound List amp MIDI Data booklet Control Numbers and the Actual Sound The control numbers described above are in turn assigned to some specific aspect of the sound on the connected tone generator for example to vol ume pitch modulation dry wet balance of an effect etc As you might expect control number 7 Volume affects the volume of the connected t
24. Exclusive function see page 159 B EXIT button For leaving various display pages and returning to previous displays Also for canceling certain functions and operations 16 The Controls of the MU100 Q PART Q Q buttons For selecting different Parts In the Effect Edit mode these can be used to switch among the different effects Pressing these together alternately switches between All Part and Single Part control See page 40 SELECT Q Q buttons For selecting the various menu items parameters and controls on the display 9 VALUE Q Q buttons For changing the value of a selected parameter or control Hint You can rapidly move through the values by holding down one of the VALUE G9 buttons You can move even more rapidly by holding down one button and then press ing and holding down the other For example to rapidly advance increase the value hold down the VALUE 9 button and simultaneously press and hold down the VALUE Qi button 17 The Controls of the MU100 Rear Panel e e MIDI THRU MIDI OUT and MIDI IN A B terminals For connection to other MIDI devices such as a MIDI keyboard tone genera tor sequencer or to a computer that has a MIDI interface MIDI IN A and B are independent MIDI ports allowing full 32 channel MIDI input MIDI OUT is for data dumps to another MIDI device while MIDI THRU is for daisy chain connection of additional MU100s or other MIDI instruments See
25. IN of the MU100 and that the MIDI IN of the external device is external keyboard connected to the MIDI OUT of the MU100 See pages 33 35 Or if you are using the TO HOST terminal with a computer make sure that the terminal is properly connected to the computer and that the HOST SELECT switch is properly set for your particular com puter See pages 35 38 Also make sure that you have turned on the connected MIDI instrument or computer before turning on the MU100 If you haven t simply turning the MU100 off and back on again may solve the problem Notes are cut off or omitted The maximum polyphony of the MU100 may be exceeded The MU100 can play no more than 64 notes at once Though 64 notes may seem to be more than enough you may run short when playing a connected keyboard along with some densely arranged song data Reverb Chorus and or Variation Check all Reverb Chorus and Variation related controls Reverb Send Chorus Send effects cannot be heard and Variation Send in Single Part controls page 97 Reverb Return Chorus Return and Variation Return when Variation Connection is set to SYS in All Part controls pages 98 99 Also check the individual effect settings if no Type has been selected or if the parameter settings are too low there may be no effect sound The A D input sound mic guitar Make sure that the appropriate A D Part A1 or A2 has been turned on and that the A D etc cannot be heard IN
26. Insertion Types and other information on Insertion see page 138 For a list of the available parameters for each Insertion Type refer to the Sound List amp MIDI Data booklet V A Guided Tour 81 Equalizer EQ The MU100 features an extensive set of equalization controls that give you comprehensive control over the tone quality both of individual Parts and over the entire instrument sound In this section you ll learn how to p Use the Part EQ edit parameters to adjust the tone of a specific Part gt Use the main EQ to adjust the overall tone of the MU100 Adjusting the Tone of a Specific Part Part EQ The Part EQ parameters give you two band low and high frequencies con trol over the sound of individual Parts These can be used in both the Multi mode and the Performance mode NOTE When a Drum Part is selected the EQ menu is not available However the same EQ parameters can be adjusted for each individual drum sound in the DRUM menu See page 117 Operation Select the desired Part From the Multi mode Single Part display use the PART buttons to select the desired Part excepting Drum Parts Call up the EQ parameters Press the EDIT button then select EQ with the SELECT buttons and press the ENTER button Select the general frequency range low or high In this example we ll boost the bass of the Part so select Low Fre
27. Low VelLimitLo Same as the corresponding parameter in the Multi Edit mode See page 111 Velocity Limit High VelLimitHi Same as the corresponding parameter in the Multi Edit mode See page 111 128 Performance Mode Copy and Store Operations The Copy and Store operations allow you to save and organize the Perfor mances you ve created Copy The Copy operation allows you to copy the settings of one Performance program Preset or Internal to another Performance number Internal only Operation From the Performance Edit menu use the SELECT buttons to select COPY Then press the ENTER button to call up the Copy operation PLOM PART COPY PSTORE RECALL A1A21 2 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 1314 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829 30 31 32 s iua Use the SELECT buttons to select the desired parameter memory location source number or destination number The selected parameter flashes Then use the VALUE buttons or data dial to change the value Performance Mode 129 Copy and Store Operations r Memory location P Preset Internal Source Performance number Use these to select desired parameter MAIO mengen may cor Sole Drums Per form Cor UTIL EFFECT ENTER AA212 34 586 7 8 9 101112 1314 15 16 17 1819 20 2122 23 M 25 26 27 2029 30 31 32 nu alc ESI PART MIDI OWER VOL A D
28. O QI ENTER SELECT O O icio T Ed ENTER gt TCD EQ Equalizer Mode D Push on the SELECT buttons either or for SELECT O Push on the PART and simultaneously for PART P 142 25 26 When using your MU100 for the first time read through this short section of the manual It guides you step by step in us ing many of the basic operations setting the instrument up connecting it properly to other equipment and most im portantly playing it It also introduces you to most of the other advanced features and operations of the instrument enabling you to quickly and effectively get the most out of your new MU100 Setting Up Your MU100 In this section you ll learn how to P Connect the MU100 in the most basic setup with a MIDI keyboard and an external amplifier speaker system Other setup examples are covered in later sections for example setting up for use with a computer is on page 35 Once you ve set up the MU100 we urge you to play the Demo song page 31 and hear what the instrument is capable of What You ll Need The MU100 and the included PA 5B power adaptor A MIDI keyboard electronic piano or any instrument that can output MIDI data An amplifier speaker system preferably stereo Alternately you can use a set of stereo headphones Audio connecting cables A MIDI cabl
29. PLG100 DX PLG100 VL and PLG100 VH PLG100 DX This board supports the same powerful FM synthesis voices as YAMAHA s legendary DX7 Plug this board into your MU100 for 912 unbelievable FM voices with up tol6 note polyphony PLG100 VL The Virtual Acoustic Plug in Board provides the same Virtual Acous tic realistic sounds of the VL70 m by S VA physical modeling Addi tionally this plug in installs a preset bank of 256 voices that range from traditional to uniquely inventive PLG100 VH This plug in board is optimal for installing enhanced vocal harmony features onto your MU100 The Vocal Harmony Plug in Board includes four different types of harmonic effects Vocoder Chordal Detune and Chromatic Use the board to apply one two or three part harmonies to vocal signals that are input through the A D inputs or to change the harmony interval of chords This plug in also includes a unique voice changer that allows you to experiment with choral effects as well as interchange male with female voice qualities 164 Appendix Introducing the XGworks Plug in System XGworks plug ins are series of software plug ins that allows you to expand the features of the XGworks XGworks lite software applications XGworks XGworks lite gives you the power to easily create music that you may never have dreamed possible The CD ROM that comes with the MU100 contains several different XGworks plug ins VL Visual Edi
30. Performance Using Mute Solo Operation Select the desired Part Make sure the Single Part mode is active see page 96 then use the PART buttons to select the Part k Selected Part number Press the MUTE SOLO button While playing the keyboard or during playback of a song from a sequencer press the MUTE button Each press cycles through the three functions Mute Solo and Normal operation k The selected Part is muted while all other Parts sound normally Guided Tour 85 Mute Solo randP d Banda 2122 23 24 25 26 27 2829 30 31 32 EO E G bk k All Parts sound normally 86 Guided Tour A D Input A D Input The MU100 features a special A D Analog to Digital input function that allows you to connect a stereo external signal microphone electric guitar CD player etc with the MU100 s Voices You can use it to sing or play guitar over backing tracks played from a MIDI sequencer In this section you ll learn how to p gt Set up the MU100 for using the A D input P Call up the A D input presets Using the A D Input Operation 1 Turn down the A D INPUT VOLUME control on the front panel CAUTION Before connecting an external input always turn the VOLUME control down 2 Connect the microphone or instrument to the A D INPUT jack Depending on the equipment
31. The bottom right of the display indicates the currently selected Sound Module mode Katz TG384 LN i2 is Tr MODLULE XG TG300B C M PERFORM Arrow indicates selected Sound Module mode Press the EXIT button or any one of the other mode select buttons PLAY EDIT UTIL EFFECT or EQ to use the MU100 in the current mode NOTES e When the MU100 is not set to the XG mode and an XG System On message is received the MU100 changes to the XG mode after a slight pause of 0 5 seconds e Inthe C M mode the Voices available in Parts 11 16 are different from those available in Parts 1 9 Refer to the Sound List amp MIDI Data booklet e The TG300B mode also has multiple banks In the C M mode there is only one bank Fix appears at the Bank Number parameter and for the drum Part only one drum kit can be selected 156 Sound Module Mode MODE Show Control Change Miscellaneous Functions Show Control Change This function allows you to view the currently used control change number its type and its value in decimal format It also lets you transmit the dis played value with a single button press Operation From the Multi Play mode or Performance Play mode double click the ENTER button press it twice quickly The Show Control Change display appears Number of controller Type of controller Current value To transmit the currently displayed messag
32. VALUE buttons or data dial until the sound is appropriate Using the same method as in step 4 select and adjust other important Distortion parameters as needed such as Drive and OutputLvl Output Level Now play the Part and hear how Distortion affects the sound Se lect other Types and play with them as well The Variation parameters differ depending on the selected Vari ation Type For a list of Variation Types and other information on Variation see page 136 For a list of the available parameters for each Variation Type refer to the Sound List amp MIDI Data booklet Details e When Variation is set for use with a single Part Insertion only Variation Send is available The Dry Wet parameter in Variation Edit effectively performs the same function as Variation Return in this case see page 137 Also Variation Send can be set to on for only one Part e When Variation is set for use with all Parts System both Variation Send and Return must be set to appropriate values The operation is the same as step 1 in Using Reverb and Using Chorus above For more information refer to About the Effect Connections System and Insertion on page 139 N Insertion 1 and 2 Effect Sections The Insertion 1 and 2 sections provide additional signal processing power Each of the Insertion sections can be applied to a single selected Part and each features 43 effect Types For a list of
33. Velocity Limit Parameters The Velocity Limit Low and High param eters allow you to set the effective veloc ity range for a Part s Voice Velocity val ues outside the range will not be played Velocity is generally the strength at which notes are played from a MIDI key board HINT Velocity Limit can be used to set up velocity splits A velocity split allows you to have one Part s Voice sound when you play the con nected keyboard strongly and a different Voice sound when you play softly Set two Parts to the same MIDI channel see page 96 but give them different Velocity Limit settings so that one or the other sounds depending on how strongly you play the keyboard Velocity Limit Low VelLimitLo Range 000 127 elelLlimitLo B81 This determines the lowest velocity value at which the Part s Voice will play The higher the value the harder the keyboard must be played for the Voice to sound Velocity Limit High VelLimitHi Range 000 127 This determines the highest velocity value at which the Part s Voice will play The lower the value the less strength needed in playing the keyboard to get maximum volume 1 no no 127 sound sound VelLimitLo VelLimitHi Pitch Bend Modulation Wheel Assignable Controller Pitch Bend Control PitBndCtrl Range 24 24 semitones 2 octaves PitBrndCtr 12 82 ETTTTTTTTTE TETTE TTL TTTTTTI Ala2 1 23 4 56 7 8 9 10 1112 1314 15 16 17 1
34. Yamaha Music Nederland Service Afdeiing Kanaalweg 18 G 3526 KL UTRECHT Tel 030 2828425 e For the removal of the battery at the moment of the disposal at the end ofthe service life please consult your retailer or Yamaha Service Center as follows Yamaha Music Nederland Service Center Address Kanaalweg 18 G 3526 KL UTRECHT Tel 030 2828425 Gooi de batterij niet weg maar lever hem in als KCA Do not throw away the battery Instead hand it in as small chemical waste ADVARSEL Lithiumbatteri Eksplosionsfare ved fejlagtig h ndtering Udskiftning ma kun ske med batteri af samme fabrikat og type Lev r det brugte batteri tilbage til leverandoren VARNING Explosionsfara vid felaktigt batteribyte Anv nd samma batterityp eller en ekvivalent typ som rekommenderas av apparattillverkaren Kassera anv nt batteri enligt fabrikantens instruktion VAROITUS Paristo voi r j ht jos se on virheellisesti asennettu Vaihda paristo ainoastaan laitevalmistajan suosittelemaan tyyppiin H vit k ytetty paristo valmistajan ohjeiden mukaisesti SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply adapter DO NOT connect this product to any power supply or adapter other than one described in the manual on the name plate or specifically recommended by Yamaha WARNING Do not place this product in a position where anyone could walk on trip over or roll anything over powe
35. automatically recalled If you want to save one set of edits for example for use with a specific song before creating another set you must first save the current setup to a sequencer or MIDI data filer For details see page 148 48 Guided Tour Single Part Controls You can make changes to each individual Part by using the Single Part con trols These are displayed in the Multi Play mode and give you at a glance confirmation and control of the important basic settings of the selected Part If the Multi mode was active when you last turned the power off the next time you turn the power on the Single Part controls are automatically called up Let s take a look at the Play display again r Voice name bank number and program number GrarndP d Fang PART MIDI BANK PGM VOL EXP PAN REV CHO VAR KEY m Shift key transpose Variation Send Chorus Send Reverb Send Pan stereo position MIDI receive Expression channel Volume Part number Change this with the PART buttons Each of these settings are made independently for each Part For example each Part could have a different Volume setting or a different Pan setting Try going through the brief sections below and making some changes in the Part controls yourself Guided Tour 49 Editing in the Multi Mode Changing the Volume and Pan settings of a Part Here we ll change t
36. being used appropriate conver sion adaptors may be necessary the A D INPUT jack supports a 1 4 plug YAMAHA K IOC tone cenerator PART MIDI BANKPGM VOL EXP PAN Guided Tour 87 A D Input Co Select the corresponding Part Use the PART amp buttons Since you connected to the A D INPUT 1 jack above select Part A1 in this step k 4 Select the appropriate bank of presets Do this in the normal way using the SELECT OG buttons to highlight the bank number parameter then using the VALUE buttons to change the bank A1421 2 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 1314 15 16 17 1819 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829 30 31 32 BANK Bi FF b The selected bank determines the type of input and sets the appro priate gain level Each bank type is indicated by an icon in the LCD Bank 000 b For input of a microphone or other mic level instruments 88 Guided Tour A D Input Bank 001 For input of an electric or electric acoustic guitar or other line level instruments Bank 002 For input of a keyboard or other line level instruments such as tone generators rhythm machines etc Bank 003 Bank 018 For input of a stereo keyboard or other stereo signals from line level instruments such as tone generators rhythm machines etc Guided Tour 89 A D Input Bank 019 O
37. e HPF Cutoff Frequency EG Envelope Generator Level Filter EG Parameters e EG Attack Time e EG Decay Time e EG Release Time Pitch EG Parameters e Pitch EG Initial Level e Pitch EG Attack Time e Pitch EG Release Level e Pitch EG Release Time EQ Equalizer e EO Low Frequency e EO Low Gain e EQ High Frequency e EO High Gain e Vibrato Rate e Vibrato Depth e Vibrato Delay GUUS PS 128 e Detune POS VOMIT ea eit ese SEE Et pue aa 128 Mono Poly Mode Note Limit Parameters ccccccccsecccsesecceeeceeeees 128 e Note Limit Low Note Limit High Dry kegel Leer 128 e Dry Level VarConnect SYS Velocity Par aime TE 128 e Velocity Sensitivity Depth e Velocity Sensitivity Offset e Velocity Limit Low e Velocity Limit High The Part menu contains the Filter EG EQ Vibrato and Others param eters for the Performance 126 Performance Mode Performance Edit Mode Bl Filter BEG f Vibrato Others Path EDIT button PART FILTER The Filter section of Performance Edit parameters are the same as the corresponding parameters in the Multi Edit mode See page 100 Path EDIT PART EG The EG section of Performance Edit parameters are the same as the cor responding parameters in the Multi Edit mode See page 102 Path EDIT PART EQ The EQ Performance Edit parameters are the same as the corresponding parameters in the Multi Edit mo
38. faster Vi brato sound Vibrato Depth Range 64 63 tDerth mumi LAKE 56 78910 This determines the depth of the Vibrato effect Higher values result in a stronger more pronounced Vibrato sound Vibrato Delay Range 64 63 el au numm Mat 2 3456 7 8 9 101112131 This determines the delay in the onset of the Vibrato effect Delay is effective es pecially on stringed instrument Voices For example violin players often use de layed vibrato especially while playing long notes The Delay parameter is use ful in recreating this effect producing a more natural lifelike sound Higher val ues result in a longer Delay time 106 Multi Mode Others Path EDIT button OTHERS Others Det ne M 108 e Detune ASSIGNMENT Parameters sieran 108 e Part Mode e Mono Poly Mode Portamento Parameters uestre itinere 109 e Portamento Switch e Portamento Time El ment toe ates 109 e Element Reserve Note Limit Rarameters sisiisirsisaniisiisiriiriisarisas 110 e Note Limit Low e Note Limit High Diy Level een PAR 110 Dry Level VarConnect SYS Velocity Sensitivity Parameters enne 110 e Velocity Sensitivity Depth e Velocity Sensitivity Offset Velocity Limit PatambeltePs eue o sento torri pnt 111 Velocity Limit Low e Velocity Limit High Pitch Bend Modulation Wheel Assign able Controlla simsan 111 e Pitch Bend Control e MW LFO Pitc
39. for example setting the modulation wheel nor mally 01 to control Volume 07 Refer to the owner s manual of your particular instrument for more information Assignable Controller 1 Filter Control AC1 FilCtrl Range 64 63 A142123456789 EI 10 1112 1314 15 16 17 1819 20 2122 1 This determines the degree to which Assign able Controller 1 AC1 affects the Cutoff Frequency of the Low Pass Filter for each Part For maximum effect this should be set to one of the extreme values negative or positive A setting of 00 results in no con trol over the Filter even when ACI is oper ated or control change data is received Negative settings affect the Filter nega tively in other words when the controller is at the minimum position control over the Filter is greatest see illustration below The control number used for AC1 is set in the Assignable Controller 1 Control Change Number parameter above For positive values hele For negative values Minimum Maximum Maximum Minimum effect effect effect effect HINT Positive and negative values can be most ef fectively used by setting two different Parts to opposite settings In this way moving the con troller for example a foot controller one way will affect one Part and moving it the oppo site way will affect the other Part 112 Multi Mode Multi Edit Mode Assignable Controller 1 Amplitude Control AC1 AmpCtrl Range 64 6
40. is in the Perfor mance mode For information on selecting the Sound Module mode see page 156 Each mode provides compatibility with different music software and hard ware XG This mode provides the full potential of the MU100 giving you access to the 1074 XG Voices TG300B This mode provides compatibility with the GM B mode of the TG300 Tone Generator C M This mode provides compatibility with most computer music soft ware not supported by the other two Multi modes PFM This mode Performance lets you play four Voices simultaneously over a single MIDI channel For more information on using the Performance mode see page 39 The bottom right of the display indicates the currently selected Sound Mod ule mode randP d Bana 2122 23 24 25 26 27 2829 30 31 32 E f Gr 16 PERFORM E mM cm LU Selected Sound Module mode NOTE When set to the TG300B mode the MU100 may not be able to play TG300 specific song data with complete accuracy However MIDI data designed for other com puter music tone generators is compatible with the MU100 22 Play Modes and the Part Controls Once the operating mode of the MU100 is set Multi or Performance there are two main ways you can use the MU100 playing and editing In the Play modes you play the Voices in the various Edit modes you change their settings Within the Play modes are the Part controls These let you make basic settings for the Parts
41. of the Performance Reverb Return RevRtn Range 000 127 Pop kEeuRtn WA LLL 56789 a s MEER ALL oi Oge ent This determines the amount of Reverb return for the Performance in the overall mix 120 Performance Mode Performance Part Control Chorus Return ChoRtn System Transpose SysTran Range 000 127 Range 24 24 semitones Pai kChoFEtn Pani ks Tran 64 DD ALLL 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 1314 15 16 17 1819 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829 30 31 32 A14212 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 1314 15 16 17 1819 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829 3031 32 ww SS gi f n HU ol sOs ALL oi ssOsss This determines the amount of Chorus re This determines the overall Transpose turn for the Performance in the overall mix setting of the Performance Variation Return VarRtn Range 000 127 Pool Klarktn H64 A14212 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 1314 15 16 17 1819 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829 30 31 32 This determines the amount of Variation return in the overall mix of the Perfor mance Variation Return is only available when the Variation Connection param eter is set to SYS See page 137 Single Part For basic information on using the Single Part controls in the Performance mode see page 62 Bank Number Program Voice Number Settings Settings A1 part 000 003 018 019 A1 A D Input part 001 013 A2 part 000 003 A2 A D Input part 001 005 1 4 part 01 04 part 001
42. page 33 for more information on MIDI connections HOST SELECT switch For selecting the type of host computer See page 35 TO HOST terminal For connection to a host computer that does not have a MIDI interface See page 35 DC IN jack For connection to the PA 5B AC power adaptor OUTPUT L R jacks Left Right For connection to a stereo amplifier speaker system INPUT L R jacks Left Right For connection between tone generator modules CD players or other external audio devices Effectors and equalizers cannot be applied to a signal that is input through these jacks 18 The MU100 What It Is and What It Can Do What It Is The MU100 is a full featured and easy to use tone generator that provides an unprecedented wealth of Voices and expressive sonic control It features full General MIDI Level 1 compatibility with 128 General MIDI Voices and 9 drum Voices It also provides new XG compatibility with a huge total of 1267 Voices and 46 drum Voices The MU100 has 64 note polyphony and is 32 Part multi timbral In other words the MU100 has 32 different Parts each with its own Voice so that up to 32 different Voices can be sounded simultaneously Since the MU100 features dual MIDI input ports A and B 16 Parts can be played from one MIDI port and the remaining 16 from the other port Additional A D Parts let you connect up to two external signals such as a microphone electric guitar or CD player
43. reset set Mute Lock to on For more information on the Mute function see page 85 A D Part Lock Settings SYSTEM 00 PartLlock of t off on gt This determines whether or not the cur rent parameter values and Variation ef fect settings of the A D Parts are reset when receiving a GM System On or XG System On message If you want to keep the current parameter values and Varia tion settings of the A D Parts set Mute Lock to on This parameter has no ef fect in the Performance mode Multi Mode Equalizer Lock MIt EQ Lock Settings off on CSV STEM lt EG Lock of t gt This determines whether the Equalizer set tings page 142 are initialized or change in response to incoming MIDI messages When this is set to on the current Equal izer settings are maintained ignoring any EQ related messages that are received with XG System On or GM System On mes sages allowing you to protect your origi nal Equalizer settings When set to oft the Equalizer changes according to incom ing XG GM System On messages This setting affects the Multi mode only and not the Performance mode 144 Utility Mode System Functions SYSTEM Receive Bank Select RcvBankSel Settings off on SYSTEM FRcovbankSel ornr Receive General MIDI Exclusive RcvGMExcl Settings off on lt SYSTEM gt FPcvGhMExcl orn Ld This determines whether GM System On or XG System On mes
44. see estere nete EE 23 Utility MOGe stitit e Hp Oen tton tue ieatede d 23 Modes and Function Tree inneni iian e AE EA ENa 24 Setting Up Your MUIO ebbe HEE ee ake 28 What VOUT TEE 28 Making the Connections c s icscsisucessnssoarsvecssenosenttenciogasssnsedestessedoassaneseleecsnsoasscesned oats 28 Powering E EE 30 Playing the Demo Song essere eene 31 Setting Up the MU100 in Your Music System esee 33 Connecting t MIDI Devices nie tentent rte ri ti Er Ere Hbi ehe ENEE 33 Connecting Directly to a Computer L2 ec tree tete eee ee EH 35 Macintosh and Compatibles nete teer tirer E REE erret ER 35 IBM PC AT and Compatibles orto DEREN HEISE aot 37 Selecting and Playing the Performances seen 39 Calling Up the Performance Play Mode and Playing the Performances 39 Selecting and Playing Individual Voices A 42 Calling Up the XG heeten Ee USOS IE eee 42 Selecting Voice Banks and Voices From the Panel sse 43 Selecting Voices From a MIDI Keyboard see 47 Editing in the Multi Mode AAA 48 Single Part Controls ene etre t re i HERO e e ete RED Tren 49 Changing the Volume and Pan settings of a Part 50 On YOUR Wiis Em 51 TABLE OF CONTENTS Edit Menu Parameters c5c50052 cis sensi Snesevetessaccsistsnciantegutsscesesndndonstencdpaivesasseetesazesants 52 Changing the Fil
45. the Multi Play mode use the PART buttons For the sake of these instructions select Part 1 Call up and set the Assignable Controller number The control number of your instrument s controller must match the Assignable Controller control number In this example and all the following instructions in this section well use the foot controller Since the foot controller is control number 4 the As signable Controller must be set to 04 To do this 1 Press the EDIT button 2 Use the SELECT OG buttons to select OTHERS then press ENTER 3 Use the SELECT OG buttons to select AC1 CC No 4 Set the value to 04 with the VALUE buttons or data dial If you don t have a foot controller you can use another controller such as the modulation wheel 01 or volume pedal 07 making sure that the Assignable Controller number matches Keep in mind that this setting applies only to the selected Part Other Parts can have separate control number settings 72 Guided Tour Assignable Controller AC1 N Modulation Wheel The modulation wheel is the most common controller and can be found on nearly every MIDI keyboard It is usually used to produce LFO effects regular wavering of the sound like vibrato and tremolo Since it is so common the MU100 features various parameters that are reserved strictly for modulation wheel control In the Multi mode the m
46. to Selecting and Playing Indi vidual Voices on page 42 For more information on the specific Part controls see page 96 C N All Part Controls The instructions in this section show you how to change the settings for indi vidual Parts these are the Single Part Controls The All Part Controls on the other hand let you change certain global settings affecting all Parts To select the All Part Controls simultaneously press both PART but tons For more information on the All Part Controls see page 98 Ne A Guided Tour 51 Edit Menu Parameters The Edit Menu Parameters provide more detailed and advanced controls over the Parts These are powerful tools that let you subtly enhance or fine tune the sound of a Voice or radically change its character for some wild and unique sounds Changing the Filter and EG Settings of a Part Operation 1 Select the desired Part Use the PART buttons Also for the sake of these in structions select the SquareLd Voice 081 See page 43 Call up the Edit menu Press the EDIT button PFILTER PEG PED PUIBRATO BOTHERS A147 12 34 5 B 7 8 9 10 1112 1314 15 15 17 1819 20 21 22 2324 25 26 27 2829 3031 32 HIM e Select FILTER in the display Use the SELECT Q 3 buttons The Edit menu has five items FILTER EG Envelope Generator EQ Equalizer VIBRATO and OTHERS The flag next to the
47. you can specify a different Device Number for each See page 98 You should set the Device Number on each MU100 you use before dumping the data to a data storage device Then when you reload the data to the connected MU100s each unit will automatically receive only the data that has the corresponding Device Number 150 Utility Mode Dump Out Functions DUMPOUT To reload the data from the data recorder back to the MU100 Make sure that the devices are properly connected see the Restoring Data illustrations on page 34 and execute the appropriate data trans fer operation from the data recorder Refer to the owner s manual of that device for instructions The MU100 automatically receives in coming bulk data Utility Mode 151 Initialize Functions INITIAL The Initialize functions allow you to restore the factory settings of the MU100 NOTE Since the Initialize functions replace existing data you should save any and all important settings to a MIDI data storage device before using these functions See page 34 Operation Press the UTIL button and select INITIAL then press the ENTER button OSTEN ebUMPOUT PSH ITIAL DEMO From the Initialize menu select the type of data to be initialized Factory Settings FactSet selected Sound Module mode XGlnit GM Init C MInit PFMInit or Drum Drumlnit Then press the ENTER button to call up the selected data dump pFacts5et PHO
48. your computer Set the HOST SELECT switch to PC 2 Connect the MU100 to the host computer Refer to the illustration above Use a standard computer cable 8 pin Mini DIN to 9 pin D SUB see page 92 Turn on the the host computer then the MU100 Start up your music software If necessary set up the appropriate options on the software for operation with the MU100 The relevant settings may be found in menu s called Studio Setup System Setup or MIDI Setup Guided Tour 37 Setting Up the MU100 in Your Music System In this menu you should be able to set separate MIDI outputs to access the two MIDI ports on the MU100 For example MIDI OUT 1 should be set to Yamaha CBX A Driver or Windows MIDI Output 1 Similarly MIDI OUT 2 should be set to Yamaha CBX B Driver or Windows MIDI Out put 2 The specific menu parameter names may differ depending on your particu lar music software For detailed instructions refer to the owner s manual or on line help of the software Hint If you have a second multi timbral tone generator such as the MU50 you can connect it to the MIDI OUT terminal of the MU100 and have three independent MIDI ports for 48 channel operation The software settings above apply here as well Set MIDI OUT 3 should be set to Yamaha CBX C Driver or Windows MIDI Output 3 For more information see page 146 Once you
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50. 128 XG Voice banks MU100 Exclusive Voice banks Polo GreandPro AAG dap A14212 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 1314 15 16 17 1819 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829 30 31 32 BANK PGM Pais This determines the Voice for the selected ai Part Refer to the SOUND LIST amp This determines the bank number of the MIDI DATA booklet selected Part s Voice Refer to the SOUND LIST amp MIDI DATA booklet B1 SCH e i Performance Mode 121 Performance Part Control Volume Range Paid AIA21 2 3456789 Al This determines the Volume setting for the selected Part s Voice 000 127 Ro ure D 112 1314 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829 30 31 32 TORF i Pan Settings Rnd Random L63 C R63 This determines the stereo position of the selected Part s Voice A setting of Rnd Random randomly assigns the Voice to a pan position This is useful when you want to have different Voices sound from differ ent random parts of the stereo image Reverb Send RevSend 000 127 Feew Send SE Range Pai ann A14212 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 1314 15 16 17 1819 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829 30 31 32 B1 This determines the level of the selected Part s Voice that 1s sent to the Reverb ef fect A value of 000 results in a completely dry Voice sound NOTE Keep in mind that the Reverb effect must be properly enabled and set for this parameter to work as in
51. 3 21222324 LIE 23459678 9 101112 1314 15 16 17 1819 20 This determines the degree to which As signable Controller 1 AC1 affects the volume Amplitude for each Part For maximum effect this should be set to one of the extreme values negative or posi tive A setting of 00 results in no volume control even when ACI is operated or control change data is received Nega tive settings affect the volume negatively in other words when the controller is at the minimum position control over the volume is greatest The control number used for AC1 is set in the Assignable Controller 1 Control Change Number parameter above NOTE For more information on using positive and negative values see the illustration and hint in Assignable Controller 1 Filter Control page 112 Multi Mode 113 Multi Edit Mode Drum Setup Controls The Drum Setup controls allow you to make a wide variety of settings for the drum sounds in a Drum Part These settings include Pitch con trols Level Pan effect send filter controls and EG Envelope Genera tor among others Moreover these parameters can be set to completely independent values for each of the drum sounds in a Part The Drum Setup controls can only be called up by first selecting a Part to which a Drum Part is assigned For basic information on using the Drum setup controls see page 55 Parh EDIT button DRUM Drum Setup Controls Pitch Parameters
52. 819 20 21 This determines the Pitch Bend range for the Part s Voice Pitch Bend is usually controlled by a pitch bend wheel on a MIDI keyboard Multi Mode 111 Multi Edit Mode Modulation Wheel LFO Pitch Modulation Depth MW LFOPMod 000 127 Range This determines how widely the pitch is modulated by the LFO low frequency os cillator This is generally controlled from a modulation wheel on a MIDI keyboard and produces a vibrato effect The higher the value the deeper the pitch modula tion and hence the more pronounced the vibrato effect Assignable Controller 1 Control Change Number AC1 CC No 00 95 Range This determines which MIDI control change number is assigned to the Assign able Controller AC1 for the selected Part AC can be used to affect the Filter page 112 volume Amplitude page 113 LFO page 125 or the Variation ef fect page 137 HINT Though this parameter allows you to assign any control change number from 0 to 95 only a few of these are in common use The con trollers most likely to be encountered include 01 Modulation wheel or lever 02 Breath controller 04 Foot controller 07 Volume controller Some or all of these may be available on your MIDI instrument and can be used to control cer tain functions on the MU100 in real time Some MIDI instruments allow you to change the con trol change number for a particular controller
53. 89 Weide Tha eie A et morcs dU dI T The level meter bars indicate the level velocity of the incom ing MIDI data These numbers indicate the four Parts of the Performance Go on to select other Performances in the same bank and play those as well To try out Performances in the other bank return to step 4 above Guided Tour 41 Selecting and Playing Individual Voices The MU100 has a stunningly huge variety of Voices a total of 1267 In this section you ll select and play Voices in the XG mode which features 1074 different Voices In this section you ll learn how to Call up the XG mode p Select Voice banks and Voices from the panel controls gt Change the Play mode display to suit your preference p Select and play Voices from a MIDI keyboard Calling Up the XG Mode Operation Press the MODE button MODE Select XG in the display Use the SELECT buttons VALUE Q9 buttons or data dial SULMb MOBULE AG TDAR Ch PFA TG300B C M PERFORM Indicates XG mode The XG mode setting is also shown by the arrow at the bottom right of the display Press the PLAY button to go to the Play mode You can press the EXIT button for this as well 42 Guided Tour Selecting and Playing Individual Voices NS e About the Modes Multi and Performance The MU100 has two main operating modes Multi and Performance You use
54. ER SELECT MA212 34 56 7 8 9 101112 1314 15 16 17 1819 20 2122 23 24 25 26 27 2829 3031 32 Tesoos MODE EQ EXIT GVALUEGO ri CN LI gt PERFORM PART MIDI HO VAR KEY L 7 Use these to change Performance number Press the ENTER button to actually execute the Store operation An Executing message flashes in the display during the operation When the data has been stored the MU100 returns to the Performance Edit menu To cancel the operation without saving press the EXIT button before pressing ENTER Performance Mode 131 Copy and Store Operations Recall Function Recall is a convenient function that allows you to recover an accidently deleted Performance For example if you are editing a Performance and inadvertently select a different Performance the edited Performance would normally be lost By using Recall before turning off the MU100 or editing another Performance you can recover the previously edited Performance data To use Recall Select RECALL in the Performance Edit Mode menu then press the ENTER button PLOM PART COPY PSTORE RECALL A1A21 2 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 1314 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829 30 31 32 ALL lse The following display briefly appears FecallPerTormPBl Are You Sure A14212 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 1314 15 16 17 1819 20 2122 23 4 25 26 27 28293031 32 At the Are you sure
55. Init ipDir umlInit MIC 152 Utility Mode Initialize Functions INITIAL Factory Settings FactSet Factory Set Are You sure 7 This restores the original factory settings of the MU100 Selected Sound Module Mode Extended General MIDI XGInit Initialize ai Are You sure 7 General MIDI GM Init Initialize G Are You Sure Computer Music C MInit Initialize C t Are You Sure Utility Mode 153 Initialize Functions INITIAL Performance PFMInit Initialize PFH Are You Sure One of the four parameters above will be available depending on the currently selected Sound Module mode XG TG300B C M or PFM Initializing this parameter restores the original settings for the selected mode NOTES e For the PFMinit setting only the currently selected Performance will be initialized For XGInit and GM Init the initialized settings are the same as when the MU100 is reset upon receiving an XG System On or GM System On message Drum Drumlnit Range DrumS1 DrumS4 Initialize Drupal Are You sure This restores the original drum settings for the selected Drum Setup S1 S4 Use the VALUE buttons or data dial to select the desired Drum Setup NOTE This parameter is not available when the MU100 is set to Performance mode From the Are you sure prompt press the ENTER button to execute the operation or press the EXIT button to cancel it and return t
56. List amp MIDI Data booklet JEN N Assigning a Drum Part This operation allows you to assign a Drum Part to any of the Part numbers letting you use two or more different drum Voices within the same song 1 Select the desired Part Use the PART buttons 2 Call up the Edit menu Press the EDIT button 3 Select and call up the OTHERS menu Use the SELECT buttons then press ENTER 4 Select the Part Mode parameter Use the SELECT buttons 5 Set the parameter to drumS1 Use the VALUE buttons or data dial As long as you select one of the drum sets drumS1 drumS4 any edits you make will automatically be saved to the selected set Details The normal setting is for normal Voices the drum setting selects the Drum Part but cannot be edited For more information on the Part Mode see page 108 6 Press the EXIT button Press it once to return to the Edit menus twice to return to the Play dis play ES Guided Tour 55 Editing in the Multi Mode Making Changes to Individual Drum Sounds the Drum Parameters The Drum parameters provide extraordinary flexibility since they allow you to make independent settings for the individual drum percussion sounds in a Drum Part We ll explore a couple of the possiblilities here Operation Select DRUM from the Edit menus with the SELECT buttons and press ENTER koHR 1 5urnrdao Mu
57. PUT control is set to an appropriate level Also for best results make sure that the A D input type Mic Guitar Keyboard Audio is set to match the input you are using 170 Appendix Error Messages Error Messages Battery Low The battery voltage for internal memory backup may be too low Bring the unit to your local Yamaha dealer or any other authorized Yamaha service personnel Check Sum ERROR The checksum of the received System Exclusive message is incorrect Check the checksum of the message and try transmitting again HOST is Offline This message appears when the host computer is not turned on the connecting cable is not properly connected or the sequencing software is not active Illegal Data A data error resulted during reception of MIDI messages Try transmitting the data again or turn the MU100 off and back on again MIDI Buffer Full Too much MIDI data is being received by the MU100 at one time Reduce the amount of data being sent to the MU100 No Parameter The selected parameter for use with the Show Exclusive function does not exist as a valid parameter No RecallPerform When performing a Recall in the Performance Edit mode this message appears if performance data cannot be recalled because the data has not been saved in the MU100 Not Available This message appears in order to indicate that drum voices cannot be selected when the Sound Module mode is set to PFM Performance PB C
58. Part display of Performance Play mode If the All Part display above with the keyboard player icon is not shown press both PART buttons simultaneously 4 Select the desired bank of Performances Preset or Internal Use the SELECT buttons to select the bank parameter then use the VALUE buttons to select the desired bank Preset Pre or Internal Int Preset bank Poet Heavens Door FP re FAR Et 557889 Din Ld E ee Og The upper body of the keyboard player icon is black indicating the Preset bank e Internal bank Inil Emrerarz kIntbn5ii 4565788 TLIE TI TRAS PE TAIRE T edades eee JUL JE The upper body of the keyboard player icon is white indicating the Internal bank 40 Guided Tour Selecting and Playing the Performances Select the desired Performance Use the SELECT buttons to select the Program Number parameter then use the VALUE buttons or data dial to select the desired Performance number Faz2 ELhnoa3rnarh LP Performance number Play the connected MIDI keyboard Make sure that your keyboard is transmitting over MIDI channel 1 Refer to the owner s manual of that instrument if necessary If you ve carefully followed all instructions up to now the level meter bars in the display should move and you should be able to hear the sound of the MU100 as you play Fa22 ELhnoa3rarh ah E Frekazz B7
59. Performances you ve created as well as settings you ve changed in the Part Edit Effect EQ or Utility modes In this example a Yamaha MDF3 MIDI Data Filer is used To back up data connect the MIDI IN of the MDF3 to the MIDI OUT of the MU100 To restore the data to the MU100 connect the MIDI OUT of the MDF3 to the MIDI IN of the MU100 Refer to the owner s manual of the MDF3 or your particular data storage device for specific operating instructions in receiv ing or sending data MIDI CABLE HOST SELECT um wou e PC 2 PC 1 HG QO CW LC With the MDF3 you can also play compatible song data on the MU100 directly from the MDF3 itself without the need of a sequencer In this case the MIDI OUT of the MDF3 should be connected to the MIDI IN of the MU100 e Computer equipped with a MIDI interface In this setup you can control the MU100 from a computer using sequenc ing or other song playback software In a variation on this you can connect the computer to MIDI A and a keyboard to MIDI B This allows you to play parts live over sequencer playback even if the sequencer uses all 16 MIDI channels MIDI OUT MIDI CABLE Computer HOST SELECT moill Mac PC 2PC 1 34 Guided Tour Setting Up the MU100 in Your Music System Operation 1 Set the HO
60. Range 64 63 XG mode 000 127 TG300B or C M mode This determines the Decay 2 time of the EG or how rapidly the sound dies out com pletely See illustration below Higher val ues result in a longer Decay time Level EG Attack 7 EG Decay 1 EG Decay 2 Assignment Alternate Group Settings off 001 127 This determines the group assignment of the selected drum sound Drums assigned to the same group cannot be sounded si multaneously In other words if one drum in a group is sounding while a second in the same group is played the first drum sound will be cut off and the second will sound HINT The main use for this parameter is in creating realistic hi hat sounds By assigning an open hi hat and a closed hi hat to the same group you can choke or stop the open hi hat sound by simply playing the closed hi hat just like pressing the pedal on an actual hi hat set Multi Mode 117 Multi Edit Mode Note On Off Parameters Receive Note On RcvNoteOn Settings on off This determines how the selected drum sound responds to MIDI Note On messages Normally this should be set to on so that the corresponding drum sound plays when a MIDI Note On message is received Set this to off when you want to keep the se lected drum sound from playing Receive Note Off RcvNoteOff Settings on off This determines how the selected drum sound responds to MIDI Note Off mes sages
61. ST SELECT switch to MIDI 2 Connect the MU100 to the appropriate MIDI device Refer to the illustrations above Use a standard MIDI cable see page 92 Turn on the the connected device then the MU100 If you are using a computer start up your music software and set up the appropriate options on the software for operation with the MU100 Connecting Directly to a Computer The MU100 features a built in host computer interface allowing you to di rectly connect it to your computer eliminating the need of installing a special MIDI interface to your computer The MU100 can be used with the following computers Apple Macintosh and compatibles IBM PC AT and compatibles If your computer has a MIDI interface you may want to connect the MU100 to it rather than using the host computer interface on the MU100 See the section Connecting to MIDI Devices on page 33 Depending on the computer or interface used set the HOST SELECT switch to the appropriate setting MIDI PC 1 PC 2 IBM and compatibles or Mac Macintosh and compaibles For information on the types of cables that can be used for connection see the section MIDI Computer Con necting Cables on page 92 Macintosh and Compatibles Follow these instructions if you have an Apple Macintosh not equipped with an external MIDI interface Connect the TO HOST terminal on the MU100 to the Modem or Printer port on the Macintosh
62. Select Part 1 and change some of its Filter settings The Filter settings determine how the Part responds to the AC1FilCtrl setting above To set these 1 In the Edit menu select and call up the PART menu then do the same with the FILTER menu Guided Tour 67 Editing in the Performance Mode 2 Select Part 1 3 Select and change these parameters LPF Cutoff 64 LPF Reso 50 Provided your connected keyboard has a modulation wheel most do and all other settings are appropriate you can create wide dy namic filter sweeps by holding notes and moving the modulation wheel Saving Your Original Performance Once you ve edited a Performance you can give it a different name and save it for future recall The MU100 has 100 Internal memory locations for your original Performances For instructions on naming a newly created Performance see page 124 Operation Press the EDIT button Select STORE Shore Per torn Tae Hre You sure 41471 2 34 5 B 7 8 9 10 1112 1314 15 15 17 1819 20 21 22 2324 25 26 27 2829 3031 32 Either Preset or Internal Performances can be edited but they can only be saved to the Internal bank Select a different Internal number if desired Use the VALUE buttons or data dial Press the ENTER button to save the Performance or press the EXIT button to cancel 68 Guided Tour Assignable Contro
63. TER 99 P 114 SELECT QC ENTER P 106 SELECT QJ ENTER P 107 PLAY Performance Play WIER When the sound module mode is PFM P 119 SELECT O O Performance Coni p 120 PARTES SELECT O O Performance Pan Convo Pin Performance Edit Mode P 123 SELECT I ENTER P 123 SELECT EG ENIERT be P 126 SELECT EN Filter Edit ENTER P 127 SELECT Q EG Edit ENTERJ 9 9 9 P 127 SELECT ENG EQ Edit ENTERJ 9 P 127 SELECT ENG Vibrato Edit ENTER P 127 SELECT Q Others Edit ENTER tH P 127 SELECT OG ENTER P 129 SELECT O C ENTER P 130 SELECT Q ENTER P 132 24 Modes and Function Tree UTIL SELECT EN System Setup ENTER SELECT QV ENTER SELECT QO ENTER SELECT QJ ENTER MODE Sound Module Mode SELECT Q9 or VALUE XG SELECT EM or VALUE Te SELECT EM or IVALUE4 C M SELECT Q9 or VALUE PFM EFFECT Effect Mode SELECT EN ENTER SELECT QV ENTER SELECT
64. UND LIST amp MIDI DATA booklet The drum setting allows selection of the drum Voices See the SOUND LIST amp MIDI DATA booklet The drumS1 4 settings are locations for storing spe cially programmed drum setups These setups can be edited by using the Drum Setup controls in the Multi Edit mode formance mode all Parts are fixed to normal The Part Mode settings differ depending on the Sound Module mode selected as described below For XG mode All settings described above are available When normal is selected any of the ba sic or the extended set of Voices can be used for the Part For TG300B mode The settings normal and drumS1 S4 are available drum cannot be selected When normal is selected either the ba sic or the extended set of Voices for the TG300B mode can be used for the Part For C M mode The Part Mode settings are fixed in this mode and cannot be changed Parts 10 and 26 are set to drumS1 and all other Parts are set to normal The MIDI Re ceive Channel setting for Parts 1 and 17 is set to off The 128 Voices of C M Type can be used for Parts 1 9 and 17 25 the 64 Voices of C M Type 2 can be used for Parts 11 16 and 27 32 For PFM Performance mode All four Parts are set to normal none of the drum settings are available Any of the basic or the extended set of Voices can be used for each Part NOTE When two or more different Parts are set to the same ed
65. When this is set to on the selected sound will stop in response to the corre sponding MIDI Note Off message An on setting is good for some sustained sounds like a whistle whose duration you want to control or for key controlled cymbal chokes For most drum sounds how ever this should be set to off so that the drum sound plays back in its entirety is not cut off 118 Multi Mode LH Performance Mode In the Performance mode the MU100 performs as a four Part tone genera tor with all Parts controlled over a single MIDI channel The Performance mode is so named because it s ideally suited to live performance situations It allows you to play four different Voices at the same time from your MIDI keyboard either in a layer or in sophisticated keyboard and velocity splits It also gives you comprehensive control over each of the four Parts for maximum performance flexibility A total of 200 Performances are avail able 100 Preset and 100 Internal For basic information on using the Per formance Mode see page 39 NOTE Drum Parts are not available in the Performance mode Performance Part Controles taxe a rp t ct PX Ek Ek Hair rU Ren 120 PUP RR DENS 120 DISS PAUL C NO Nc M TEMERE E 121 Performance Edit Mode eee eere eeee eee ee eerte nnne 123 eR UTTMST 123 EE 126 Copy and Store Operations scssscsssssssssossssecsseessesorens 129 CODY en TT DC RH regie E BER tt TTT rer e
66. Your Original Performance on page 68 On Your Own While you re at it try making changes to some of the other Edit part pa rameters The procedure is the same 1 Call up the Edit menus by pressing the EDIT button 2 Select PART with the SELECT buttons then press ENTER 3 Select the desired menu with the SELECT buttons and press ENTER 4 Select the desired Part with the PART buttons 5 Select the desired parameter with the SELECT buttons and change the value with the VALUE buttons or data dial 6 Use the EXIT button as needed to return to the Edit menu Using the Assignable Controller in a Performance In this section you ll set up a Performance in which the modulation wheel on your connected keyboard can be used to play dynamic filter sweeps This is done with the Assignable Controller functions Here well simply show you what steps to follow for more detailed information on the Assign able Controller and using it in the Multi mode refer to page 69 Operation Select the Dark Pad Performance Preset 025 Select and call up COM Common from the first Edit menu From the Common menu select the AC1 CC No parameter and set it to 01 Use the SELECT OO buttons then use the VALUE buttons or data dial Select the AC1FilCtrl parameter and set it to 63
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68. al MIDI fit in all of this One of the most important features of General MIDI is in the standardization of Voices This means that a song recorded in the General MIDI format can be played back on any General MIDI compatible tone generator and sound just as the composer intended For 19 The MU100 What It Is and What It Can Do example if there is an alto sax solo in the song it will be played by an alto sax Voice on the General MIDI tone generator and not by a tuba or harpsichord Since the MU100 is fully compatible with General MIDI you can take advan tage of the vast wealth of musical material recorded in that format About XG format The new XG format is an extension of General MIDI and provides a number of significant improvements and enhancements XG compatible song data takes advantage of the extensive MIDI control and built in effects of the MU100 and other MU series instruments To take greatest advantage of the powerful capabilities of XG we recom mend using XG compatible instruments and software For example XG com patible keyboards such as the Yamaha CBX K2 keyboard and software give you direct controls for accessing the full expressive potential of the MU100 s XG Voices and the XG related parameters What It Can Do Here are a few ideas on how you can use the MU100 The list below is not comprehensive but is meant to be a general guide to the possibilities and pro vide a starting point or spring
69. al of 200 Performances are available 100 Preset which are reserved for only factory settings and 100 Internal to which you can save your own original Performances This section takes you step by step through an example editing session in the Performance mode The operations and techniques you learn here enable you to perform any editing operation in the Performance mode As with the Multi mode the Performance mode has two separate sec tions that are devoted to editing the Single All Part controls and the Edit menus In this section you ll learn how to B gt Use the All Part controls to transpose the overall key of a Performance p Set the number of Parts of the Performance bk Use the Single Part controls to select different Voices for the Performance pP Use the Edit menu parameters to create a fat two Voice sound B gt Use the Mute Solo button for effective editing p gt Setup a keyboard split with individual Voices playable from different sections of the keyboard p gt Set up a Performance for playing filter sweeps with the modulation wheel on your keyboard p gt Save your original Performance Guided Tour 59 All Part Controls You can make changes to the overall Performance by using the All Part controls These are displayed in the Performance Play mode and give you at a glance confirmation and control of some important basic settings of the selected Performance In the Performance mo
70. and notice how the sound changes SynBass2 040 Saw Ld 082 Warm Pad 090 for a wah filter sweep effect SynVoice 055 NewAgePd 089 for gradually fading in a breathy sound For details on the AC1 Filter Control parameter see page 112 Details e Keep in mind that the degree and character of the ACT Filter Control depends also on the Filter parameter settings for the Part see page 112 Some Voices may not change at all unless these parameters are set appropriately However all of the example Voices above should clearly change in response to ACT if the Filter parameters are all at their default setting of 00 Resetting the parameter values The simple operation below lets you instantly restore the factory preset values Since it automatically cancels any edits you ve made you should use it with care 1 Press the MODE button 2 Select a different mode then re select the original one For example if you were editing in the XG mode use the SELECT OG buttons to move the cursor to TG300 then back to XG Doing this automatically resets all Part settings to the factory programmed con dition and cancels any edits you made in the Multi mode including whatever Voices you selected 74 Guided Tour Assignable Controller AC1 Expressive Volume Control of a Part This example shows you how to use the foot controller as an expression pedal This may come in han
71. appears on all three of the currently available optional plug in boards the PLG100 DX PLG100 VL and PLG100 VH As the XG Plug in System grows be sure to look for the XG Plug in System logo on every plug in board This logo ensures compatibility with all of your XG Plug in System compliant tone generators and synthesizers Appendix 163 XG Plug in System Integration The XG Plug in System is not merely an add on It is a series of fully inte grated components that work seamlessly and naturally with your XG tone generator As a result the functions of the plug in system not only expand the features of the XG tone generator but compliment them as well Through the system a tone generating plug in board is assigned its own part when installed into the MU100 Since the digital signal of the plug in board is sent in the same way as a Part from the MU100 the entire range of the main unit s features including system effects insertion effects system EQ etc are available As soon as you mount the plug in board into the MU100 you can edit parameters as well as make settings through the plug in board s menu that appears on the display XG insertion effects are supported by mounting an effect type plug in board into the MU100 Effect settings for the plug in board can be made directly through the MU100 The Boards of the XG Plug in System E or XG h Currently the XG Plug in System consists of three optional plug in boards the
72. arameters that can be set via the control panel of the MU100 as backup data to the plug in board It takes some time for the main unit to backup data when some of the external MIDI parameters are changed via the main unit s control panel Always wait for the backup process to finish Data will be lost if power to the main unit is turned off before the backup process has finished After setting parameters for a MIDI device that could not be set through the control panel of the main unit turn off the power in order to initial ize the system and to disable the backup function The Performance Mode e Plug in boards can be used in the Performance Mode However only plug in board parameters that can be set via the control panel of the main unit can be stored as performance data Some plug in board parameters can be changed via an external MIDI device The value that appears on the display of the main unit may be different from parameter settings of a plug in board when settings are made via an external MIDI device 166 Appendix Installing a Plug in Board into the MU100 Warning Installation and removal of a plug in board into the MU100 initializes some of the setup and multi part settings of the main unit Be sure to save any of your important settings onto a personal computer or MIDI Data Filer MDF3 before installing or removing a plug in board CAUTION Be careful not to injure your hands or fingers while installing or remov
73. are conveniently organized in the banks according to their type For example Voices having stereo variations or brighter variations are found in the Stereo and Bright banks respectively See the Sound List amp MIDI Data booklet Banks MSB 48 46 and above feature Voices that are not simply variations but use different instrument samples See the Sound List amp MIDI Data booklet Guided Tour 45 Selecting and Playing Individual Voices e Notice that as you increase the bank number at some point beyond the XG Voice banks above bank 127 the bank number returns to 000 and the fol lowing icon appears in the display Mid ay asm EPA 23456789 EAE T A2222 E Banks showing this icon are MU100 Exclusive Voice banks and are different than the same numbered XG Voice banks See the Sound List amp MIDI Data booklet e Though the MU100 skips over bank numbers with identical Voices see step 3 above it can be set to not skip bank numbers if desired See page 147 Utility mode System Display Bank Select C UN Changing the Play Mode Display The MU100 lets you view the Parts in three ways depending on your prefer ence Press the PLAY button repeatedly Each press of the PLAY button switches among the three displays below 1 Full level meters Grande eee This shows the level meters at their maximum height but only displays half of the Parts 2 All Parts with ha
74. batteries of a different type Batteries MUST be in stalled correctly Mismatches or incorrect installation may result in overheating and battery case rupture Warning Do not attempt to disassemble or incinerate any battery Keep all batteries away from children Dispose of used batteries promptly and as regulated by the laws in your area Note Check with any retailer of household type batteries in your area for battery disposal information Disposal Notice Should this product become damaged beyond repair or for some reason its useful life is considered to be at an end please observe all local state and federal regulations that relate to the disposal of products that contain lead batteries plastics etc If your dealer is unable to assist you please contact Yamaha directly NAME PLATE LOCATION The name plate is located on the rear of the product The model number serial number power requirements etc are located on this plate You should record the model number serial number and the date of purchase in the spaces pro vided below and retain this manual as a permanent record of your purchase ENTER GEELECTE EXT SVALUES OOO Model Serial No Purchase Date PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL 92 BP ENGLISH DEUTSCH o lt oO z lt oc LL Welcome to the MU100 Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Yamaha MU100 Tone Generator The MU100 is an advanced tone generato
75. board for your own creative ideas and explora tions Using With a MIDI Keyboard Use the MU100 as a supplementary tone generator with your MIDI key board and play the Voices of both instruments in a layer together Or use the convenient Performance mode and play four Voices on the MU100 at once You can split the four Voices across the keyboard playing each from a dif ferent register Or you can create sophisticated velocity splits in which a different Voice is heard depending on how strongly you play the keyboard Or use keyboard and velocity splits together for even greater flexibility 20 Using with the XG Plug in System The MU100 is equipped with a connector that supports the XG Plug in Sys tem The system currently as of September 1998 consists of three easy to use plug in boards the PLG100 DX PLG100 VL and PLG100 VH A vast range of features like Virtual Acoustic Sound Synthesis dynamic sound effects powerful FM synthesis voices vocal harmonies and editing features enhance the functionality of the MU100 without complicated set ups and wiring The XG Plug in System provides a seamless fully inte grated solution to help you create the ultimate studio environment Using With a Computer or Sequencer Home Studio Setup The MU100 integrates instantly and easily into any existing setup If you have a MIDI keyboard computer and sequencing software the MU100 with its high qual ity Voices and multi timbral capabilitie
76. cate either this product or the device that is being affected by the interference Utilize power outlets that are on different branch circuit breaker or fuse circuits or install AC line filter s In the case of radio or TV interference relocate reorient the antenna If the antenna lead in is 300 ohm ribbon lead change the lead in to co axial type cable If these corrective measures do not produce satisfactory results please contact the your local retailer authorized to distribute this type of product If you can not locate the appropriate retailer please contact Yamaha Corporation of America Electronic Service Division 6600 Orangethorpe Ave Buena Park CA 90620 The above statements apply ONLY to those products distributed by Yamaha Corporation of America or its subsidiaries CANADA This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil num rique de la classe B est conforme la norme NMB 003 du Canada This applies only to products distributed by Yamaha Canada Music Ltd Ceci ne s applique qu aux produits distribu s par Yamaha Canada Musique Lt e NEDERLAND THE NETHERLANDS Dit apparaat bevat een lithium batterij voor geheugen back up This apparatus contains a lithium battery for memory back up Raadpleeg uw leverancier over de verwijdering van de batterij op het moment dat u het apparaat ann het einde van de levensduur afdankt of de volgende Yamaha Service Afdeiing
77. ch Change The Variation effect can be applied either to all Parts as with Reverb and Chorus or to a single selected Part as described below Operation Set Variation Connection to INS Insertion To use Variation with a single Part the Variation Connection pa rameter should be set to Insertion To do this 1 Press the EFFECT button 2 Select VAR with the SELECT Q QQ buttons and press ENTER 3 Select VarConnect with the SELECT button and change the setting to INS with the VALUE but tons or data dial Select the desired Part and set its Variation Send control to on To do this 1 Return to the Multi Play mode Single Part display press the PLAY button then select the desired Part with the PART buttons 2 Select VarSend with the SELECT buttons and set it to on with the VALUE buttons or data dial Return to the Variation parameters select the Distortion Type and make other necessary settings To do this 1 Press the EFFECT button 2 Select VAR with the SELECT buttons and press ENTER 3 Select Type with the SELECT OH button and change the setting to DISTORTION with the VALUE buttons or data dial 80 Guided Tour 4 If you cannot hear the Distortion effect clearly select the Dry Wet parameter with the SELECT buttons and adjust it with the
78. chan nel 10 2 Set the Assignable Controller number for the Part Set this to 04 Refer to step 3 in Using the Assignable Con troller Setting Up above Guided Tour 75 Assignable Controller AC1 Set the AC1 Filter Control to 63 Since you ve called up the OTHERS parameters in the previ ous step select AC1FilCtrl with the SELECT OH GG buttons and set it to 63 with the VALUE buttons or data dial Select the DRUM parameters Call up the Edit menu then select DRUM with the SELECT Q Q1 buttons and press ENTER Select A3 Cabasa Play A3 on the connected keyboard or use the PART buttons to select A3 Set some of the filter parameters for the Cabasa sound Select using SELECT button and set the two parameters below as indicated LPF Cutoff 40 LPF Reso 60 Now play the sound and move the foot controller as you play No tice how this gives you dynamic expressive control over the timbre of the selected sound without affecting the other sounds of the drum Voice Hints e Since virtually all sequencers record controller data as well as note data you can record these expressive sound changes into your song tracks either while you record the notes themselves or separately for a previously recorded track e The negative values of the ACT parameters let you co
79. cy on page 101 LPF Resonance LPF Reso Range 64 63 XG mode 000 127 TG300B or C M mode This determines the amount of filter reso nance or emphasis of the LPF Cutoff Fre quency above for the selected drum sound Higher values make the filter ef fect more pronounced and stronger cre ating a resonant peak around the cutoff frequency For more information see LPF Resonance on page 101 Velocity LPF Cutoff Sensitivity VelLPFSens Range 16 16 This determines the degree to which the LPF Cutoff Frequency for the selected drum sound changes in response to ve locity In other words you can shift the LPF Cutoff Frequency of the filter up or down and thus change the timbre of the sound depending on how hard or soft you play the keys of a connected keyboard Positive values raise the LPF Cutoff Fre quency and negative values lower it A value of 00 results in no frequency change whatever velocity is received HPF Cutoff Frequency HPF Cutoff Range 64 63 This determines the cutoff frequency of the high pass filter HPF for the selected drum sound The HPF filters out frequen cies lower than the cutoff point and passes the higher frequencies Lower cutoff values preserve the fundamental and lower overtones of the sound while higher values create a thinner brighter tone For more information see HPF Cutoff Frequency on page 101 116 Multi Mode Multi Edit Mode EQ Param
80. d the Performance mode earlier when playing Performances playing four Voices over one MIDI channel The Multi mode is primarily used in sequencer and computer music applications since it allows you to play all 32 Parts inde pendently over different MIDI channels Which mode the MU100 is set to depends on the selected Sound Module mode The XG TG300B and C M settings are all Multi mode When PFM is selected the MU100 is in the Performance mode Selecting Voice Banks and Voices From the Panel Operation Select a Part Use the PART buttons Depending on the selected Part one of the displays below will appear For Parts 1 16 and the A D Parts b For this example select Part 1 Press the appropriate button until 01 appears in the PART section of the display Guided Tour 43 Selecting and Playing Individual Voices k Select the bank number Use the SELECT EG buttons to highlight the bank number parameter as shown below N Bank number Dark arrow Instrument icon Arrow at top indicates bank number is left of icon indicates bank selected number is selected Program number 3 Change the bank number Use the VALUE buttons or data dial Notice that the bank numbers jump as they are selected the MU100 skips bank numbers that have the same Voice as bank 000 In the XG mode several banks of Voices are availabl
81. de See page 105 Path EDIT button PART VIBRATO The Vibrato Performance Edit parameters are the same as the correspond ing parameters in the Multi Edit mode See page 106 Path EDIT button PART OTHERS The Others Performance Edit parameters contains miscellaneous con trols including those related to tuning velocity note range etc With a few omitted parameters these are the same as the parameters in the Multi Edit mode Performance Mode 127 Performance Edit Mode Detune Detune Same as the corresponding parameter in the Multi Edit mode See page 108 Assignment Mono Poly Mode Same as the corresponding parameter in the Multi Edit mode See page 109 Note Limit Parameters Note Limit Low NoteLimitL Same as the corresponding parameter in the Multi Edit mode See page 110 Note Limit High NoteLimitH Same as the corresponding parameter in the Multi Edit mode See page 110 Dry Level Dry Level Same as the corresponding parameter in the Multi Edit mode See page 110 This parameter is only available when the Variation Connection parameter is set to SYS See page 137 Velocity Parameters Velocity Sensitivity Depth VelSensDpt Same as the corresponding parameter in the Multi Edit mode See page 110 Velocity Sensitivity Offset VelSensOfs Same as the corresponding parameter in the Multi Edit mode See page 111 Velocity Limit
82. de the All Part controls are automatically called up whenever you turn the power on or select the Performance mode Let s take a look at the All Part Performance Play display r Performance name bank Preset or Internal and program number Heavens Door here Peed ITAA PGM PART MIDI BANK PGM VOL EXP PAN REV CHO VAR KEY E den Transpose key transpose setting for entire Performance Variation Return Chorus Return Reverb Return Performance Pan stereo position of entire Performance Expression not available always set to maximum Performance Volume System Channel MIDI receive channel for entire Performance L Indicates All Part control For more information on the All Part controls see page 120 60 Guided Tour Transposing the Overall Key of a Performance In this example you ll change the System Transpose setting for the Rich Piano Performance This All Part control is useful for instantly changing the key to match the range of a vocalist or for ease in playing difficult keys Operation Select the Rich Piano Performance First select the Preset bank Pre then select Performance number 002 Stereo Grand For instructions on selecting Per formances see steps 4 and 5 on page 40 Select the System Transpose control Use the SELECT buttons to move the cur
83. desired parameter with the SELECT amp Q buttons and change the value with the VALUE buttons or data dial 5 Use the EXIT button as needed to return to the Edit menu Hint You can select different Parts by using the PART buttons at any point in the editing session no matter which Edit menu or parameter is selected This lets you quickly shuttle among the various parts and effectively edit the desired parameters The selected Part is always indicated at the bottom left of the display For more information on the specific Edit parameters see page 100 54 Guided Tour Editing Drum Voices with the Drum Setup Controls The Drum Setup Controls provide a comprehensive set of tools for control ling and changing the drum Voices These parameters can be set individually for each sound in a Drum Part Up to four of your original editing setups can be permanently stored Unless you ve set them otherwise Parts 10 and 26 are automatically set to play a Drum Part and the MIDI channel for both is set to 10 General MIDI song data is standardized for playing drum percussion sounds over channel 10 For the sake of these instructions we ll simply select Part 10 and edit the existing Drum Part However you can set up additional Drum Parts on any of the Part numbers refer to the box section below Remember that once a Part is assigned a Drum Part and different drum Voices can be selected Refer to the Sound
84. dy when use of MIDI Volume 7 or Expres sion 11 is unavailable Operation 1 Select the desired Part and Voice Keep the settings you made to Part 1 in the last example and select a new Part Voice for this example From the Multi Play mode select Part 2 with the PART buttons This should be set to MIDI channel 2 set the MIDI channel on the con nected keyboard accordingly A good Voice for this application would be PercOrg 018 select this with the VALUE buttons or data dial Set the Assignable Controller number for the Part Set this to 04 Refer to step 3 in Using the Assignable Con troller Setting Up above From the OTHERS parameters select AC1AmpCtrl and set it to 63 Use the SELECT buttons to select the Amplitude level Control parameter then set the value with the VALUE buttons or data dial Now play the organ sound and use the foot controller to play ex pressive volume swells For details on the AC1 Amplitude Control parameter see page 113 Expressive Control of Individual Drum Sounds In this example the foot controller is used to produce expressive timbre changes and filter sweeps on selected drum sounds using the Filter Control parameter Operation Select a Drum Part Select Part 10 with the PART buttons and make sure that the connected keyboard is set to transmit over MIDI
85. e Making the Connections CAUTION Before making any connections turn all related equipment off and make sure the MU100 power adaptor is not connected to an electrical outlet Operation Connect the MIDI cable Connect the MIDI OUT terminal of the MIDI keyboard to the MIDI IN A of the MU100 as shown in the illustration Connect the audio cables Connect the L and R OUTPUT jacks of the MU100 to the ap propriate inputs on the amplifier speaker system as shown in the illustration f you are using stereo headphones connect them to the front panel PHONES jack 28 Guided Tour Setting Up Your MU100 Set the HOST SELECT switch Set this rear panel switch to MIDI see illustration Connect the AC power adaptor Plug the DC output cable of the PA 5B into the DC IN terminal on the rear panel then plug the adaptor into an appropriate electrical outlet CAUTION Do not attempt to use an AC adaptor other than the PA 5B The use of an in compatible adaptor may result in irreparable damage to the MU100 and even pose a serious shock hazard e Be sure to disconnect the power adaptor from the outlet when the MU100 is not in use Amplifier Power Speaker System Adaptor L HAT MIDI CABLE PHONES
86. e Each bank contains up to 128 different Voices for a total of 1074 Voices 4 Select the program Voice number Use the SELECT buttons to highlight the program number parameter as shown below 44 Guided Tour Selecting and Playing Individual Voices Bank number Instrument icon indicating the type of Voice Arrow at top right of icon indi cates program number is selected Program number Dark arrow indicates program number is selected Change the program number Use the VALUE buttons or data dial In the example dis play below Voice number 25 has been selected Wayside Pada RASS x m 10 d bee es ek 2 a E b EQ s t Play the Voice Play this new Voice from the connected MIDI keyboard Make sure that the keyboard is transmitting on channel 1 If you ve carefully followed all instructions up to now the level meter of the Part should move and you should be able to hear the sound of the MU100 as you play Try selecting other Voice banks and Voices and play them as well Each Voice bank con tains some different Voices some of which are variations some unique Details The MU100 s Voices and program numbers follow the GM General MIDI for mat This means that you can select a Voice type by its number then select Voice variations by bank For example all the nylon guitar Voices are at pro gram number 25 In the XG mode the Voices
87. e press the ENTER button again The message is transmitted via the MIDI or TO HOST terminals Press the EXIT button to return to the Play display Miscellaneous Functions 157 Show Control Change This is convenient for quickly entering desired settings to a sequencer S Displaying Sending Voice Bank Settings The Show Control Change function also allows you to view and send Voice bank MSB and LSB settings within the XG mode To do this 1 From the Multi Play mode XG mode select the desired bank number For information on selecting banks see page 44 2 With the bank number parameter highlighted double click the ENTER button MIDI MSE LSB SIDD 445 B32 BA a 234 5 6 7 8 9 101112 1314 15 16 17 1819 20 2122 23 24 2526 27 2829 30 31 32 3 Press the EXIT button to return to the Play display NOTE MSB LSB values are used in conjunction with each other to provide a greater number of banks than would be possible with the 128 number limit of MIDI s hexadecimal system For example the XG Voices are contained on banks 000 127 these banks are selected over MIDI with the MSB value of 000 MU100 Exclusive Voice banks are at MSB 048 V A 158 Miscellaneous Functions Show Exclusive Show Exclusive This function allows you to view the current system exclusive message in hexadecimal format It also lets you transmit the displayed value with a single button press Opera
88. e 129 DOLE E E E E E 130 R call PU CUO iriisxscvcinatneoncernnithontetrivunsivineeseasaunisaianat 132 Performance Mode 119 Performance Part Control Performance Part Control All Part For basic information on using the All Part controls in the Performance mode see page 60 System MIDI Channel Sys CH Settings 01 16 Performance Volume Dim Vol 000 127 Range This determines the MIDI receive chan nel for all Parts of the Performance Performance Bank Settings Pre Preset Int Internal Poel Heavens Door PrePabi MA2T 2 3 4 5 6 7 B 9 101112 1314 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829 3031 32 BANK PGM Os This determines the bank of Performance programs Preset or Internal Preset Perfor mances are those that have been created and loaded at the factory the Internal bank is reserved for user created Performances NOTE When changing Performance banks there may be a slight delay before the sound changes Performance Number Range 001 100 Pool Heavens Door Pre FAG MATZ 3 5 6 7 8 9 101112131415 16 17 181979 21222324 25 25 27 282930 31 32 ALL 1 Os This determines the Performance number v Al LUF NOTE When changing Performance numbers there may be aslight delay before the sound changes This determines the overall Volume of the Performance Performance Pan Pfm Pan Range L63 C R63 This determines the overall Pan position
89. e Velocity LPF Sensitivity parameter VelLPFSens and set it to 16 Play the key softly to strongly and notice how key velocity changes the timbre of the sound for a wah wah effect More Drum Editing Try some of the other parameters in the edit menus FILTER EG VIBRATO OTHERS on your own and hear how they affect the drum sounds Keep in mind that these are applied to the entire Part and cannot be set individually for each sound As a springboard for further exploration try editing the following parameters in the OTHERS menu 1 With a drum Part selected call up the OTHERS parameters Press EDIT select DTHERS then press ENTER 2 Select PitBndCtrl and set the value to 24 Play with the pitch bend wheel on the connected keyboard while playing different keys 3 Select MW LFOPMod and set the value to 090 Play with the modulation wheel on the connected keyboard while playing different keys Select and change other parameters in the same way NOTE Some of the parameters such as Release Time in the EG menu may not have any affect on the drum sounds at all Also the effect of a parameter may differ depending on the specific drum sound For more information on editing Drum Parts see page 114 N A Guided Tour 57 Editing in the Multi Mode On Your Own While you re at it try making changes to some of the other Drum param eters The procedure is the same 1 Sel
90. e instrument or if an y unusual smel he i e Use t e Befor s or smoke should appear to be caused by it immediately turn off he power switch disconnect the adaptor plug from the outlet and have strument inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel he specified adaptor PA 5B or an equivalent recommended by Yamaha only Using the wrong adaptor can result in damage to the instrument or overheating e cleaning the instrument always remove the electric plug from Ne 0 tlet Never insert or remove an electric plug with wet hands e Check the electric plug periodically and remove any dirt or dust which nay have accumulated on it Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of physical injury to you or others or damage to the instrument or other property These precautions include but are not limited to the following Do not place the AC adaptor cord near heat sources such as heaters or radiators and do not excessively bend or otherwise damage the cord place heavy objects on it or place it in a position where anyone could walk on trip over or roll anything over it When removing the electric plug from the instrument or an out hold the plug itself and not the cord let always Do not connect the instrument to an electrical outlet using a multiple connector Doing so can result in lowe overheating in the outlet ectrical storms compo
91. e to NO EFFECT 136 Effect Edit Mode Variation VAR Dry Wet Insertion connection Range D63 gt W D W D lt W63 Adjusts the level balance of original sound dry or D and processed sound wet or W A setting of D W results in an equal balance of dry and wet sound Assignable Controller 1 Variation Con trol AC1VarCtrl Insertion connection Range 64 00 63 Determines the amount of effect the As signable Controller has on the Variation effect Variation Pan VarPan System connection Range L63 C R63 Determines the pan position of the Varia tion effect Send Variation to Chorus SendVar Cho System connection Range 000 127 Determines the amount of Variation ef fect sound that is sent to the Chorus ef fect Send Variation to Reverb SendVar Rev System connection Range 000 127 Determines the amount of Variation ef fect sound that is sent to the Reverb ef fect Variation Connection VarConnect Settings INS Insertion SYS System Determines how the Variation effect is connected in the effect chain of the MU100 When set to SYS System Variation is applied to all Parts accord ing to the amount of Variation Send set for each Part When set to INS Insertion Variation is applied to only the selected Part set in Send Variation parameters see above NOTE The common parameters above are common to nearly all the Variation effect types E
92. ect a Drum Part with the PART buttons 2 Call up the Edit menus by pressing the EDIT button 3 Select the DRUM menu with the SELECT EG buttons and press ENTER 4 Select the desired drum sound either by playing the corresponding key of the MIDI keyboard or by using the PART buttons 5 Select the desired parameter with the SELECT amp Q buttons and change the value with the VALUE buttons or data dial 6 Use the EXIT button as needed to return to the Edit menu Hint Use of a connected MIDI keyboard is an exceptionally fast and convenient way to edit Drum Parts It not only lets you quickly shuttle among the various sounds while editing it also lets you hear the sound being edited and see the sound name For more information on the specific Drum parameters see page 114 58 Guided Tour Editing in the Performance Mode The Performance mode is an exceptionally powerful and flexible mode that allows you to combine four different Voices including both A D inputs and play them from a single MIDI channel The potential applications of the Performance mode are enormous and we ll touch on some of the main ones here As the name suggests the Per formance mode is primarily intended for live performance situations The four Voices can be played altogether in a huge fat layer or can be split across the keyboard in different zones or can be switched according to key velocity A tot
93. ed III l We ft Part s Voice that is sent to the Reverb ef AAT 234 950 19 9 10T 1213115 1617181920 212272225 2728293031 2 fect A value of 000 results in a completely dry Voice sound This determines the key transposition set ting for the Part s Voice NOTE Keep in mind that the Reverb effect must be properly enabled and set for this parameter to work as intended See page 134 Multi Mode 97 Part Controls All Part Control The All Part controls include Device Number Master Volume Master At tenuator Reverb Return Chorus Return Variation Return and Transpose Keep in mind that these controls affect all Parts equally and either add to or subtract from their individual values For example if Note Shift on one Part is set to 12 and Transpose in All Part is set to 12 that Part s pitch value will actually be 0 or normal For basic information on using the All Part controls see page 51 Device Number DevNo Settings 1 16 all A1A21 2 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 1314 15 16 17 1819 20 2122 23 24 25 26 27 2829 3031 32 Allal1 This determines the Device Number for the MU100 a kind of MIDI identifica tion number to distinguish between mul tiple units For example if you are using more than one MU100 set a different Device Number for each This setting only applies to the data dump features See page 161 If you have only one MU100 set this to all Master Volume M Volum Range
94. eet ee uet 164 The Boards of the XG Plug in System sesssseeeeerne ree 164 Introducing the XGworks Plug in System sse 165 IIBER C E 166 Prior to Installation oet orto tore bro e ORE RR ADHERE 166 Basic Infomation sarene eee e ea E rec ede eive t eines 166 Backing Up Data RR ERE SE 166 The Performance Mode iecit eroe nbn 166 Installing a Plug in Board into the MU100 see 167 Troubleshooting 5 nene ere De Hee HER CER PCI PER ERREUR RH TEE Reb 170 Error Messages a oot eren RR E E Veo ep ee HERD age Ry vb e Ee cane Ee RE Und 171 Specifications EE 173 MGV OSS NY oro entree dedita titius enchant 175 inc Em 177 11 How to Use This Manual How to Use This Manual You are probably eager to try out your new MU100 Tone Generator right away and hear what it can do rather than have to read through a lot of in structions before you can even get a sound out of it The structure of the manual is very straightforward You can approach it in a linear manner reading through from beginning to end or on an on de mand basis going directly to the information you need as you need it However to get the most out of your MU100 we strongly suggest that you read the following sections in the order given 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Precautions This gives you important information on how to care for your new MU100 how to avoid da
95. efers to those devices that have no keyboard or other controller but are meant to be connected to and played from a separate keyboard or computer Variation In the MU100 Variation refers to the spe cial section of various effects including Reverb Delay Chorus and many others The Variation ef fects total 70 and can be used simultaneously with the other effect sections of the MU100 Reverb Chorus Insertion 1 2 and EQ velocity The speed at which a note is played for ex ample on a keyboard Normally the faster or harder a key is struck the higher the correspond ing note s velocity and hence the louder the sound produced The MU 100 features a variety of velocity related parameters that provide extensive control over the velocity response of the Voices and even allow you to set up sophisticated velocity splits in which the Voices change in response to playing velocity Vibrato Vibrato is a quavering vibrating sound and is produced in the MU100 by regularly modulating the pitch of a Voice The speed and depth of the Vibrato can be adjusted as well as the time it takes before the Vibrato effect is applied Voice The basic sound unit or sound program of the MU100 There are a total of 1267 Voices available on the MU100 XG A new standard created by Yamaha which signifi cantly improves on the General MIDI standard by providing a greater variety of high quality Voices and enhanced effect operation
96. enjoy a full musical experience that includes unlimited expansion voices and effect functions lug About the XG Plug in System This system offers powerful expansion and upgrade capabilities for XG for XG Plug in compatible tone generators The XG Plug in System enables you to equip the tone generator with the latest and most sophisticated technology ensuring that you keep pace with the rapid and multi faceted advance in modern music production Table of Contents Welcome to the MUIO0 ccccccccccsseesssessececsecsseecsecesueceseeceseseaueseeeeceeseeeeeseessaeesaeecsaes 6 LB e TE H Table of Contents EE 8 How to Use This Manual 5 terrre ter ter rere etui Eee Pee ELTE 12 PRECAUTIONS EE 13 The Controls of the MU100 sssssssssseseeeeneeneneneneer ennemi 15 lgvdddJdemee D 15 ReatiPanel ccs RENMRIMMRIMEMEI EE 18 The MU100 What It Is and What It Can Do 19 What It US m eich 19 About General MIDI esses ener nennen nnne nen 19 About E E 20 What It Cam Do 5 i eoo tob ette Erb oet ene ete epe oo ete iein 20 Using Wita MIDI Keyboard enero emo poa ERU 20 Using with the XG Plug in System eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneenne nennen nennen 21 Using With a Computer or Beguencer nennen 21 About the Modes of the MIO 22 Play Modes and the Part Controls 5 a rr rer ore RUE 23 Parti Modes
97. ermines the Volume setting for the selected Part s Voice 96 Multi Mode Part Controls Expression Expresn Chorus Send ChoSend Range 000 127 Range 000 127 IIIe ER NM ilill 1 z 22 1 ABH This determines the Expression setting for This determines the level of the selected the selected Part s Voice Part s Voice that is sent to the Chorus ef fect A value of 000 results in a completely Pan dry Voice sound no Chorus effect Settings Rnd Random L63 C R63 NOTE Keep in mind that the Chorus effect must be properly enabled and set for this parameter to work as intended See page 135 Variation Send VarSend Settings off on when Variation Con This determines the stereo position of the nection is set to INS selected Part s Voice A setting of Rnd 000 127 when Variation Random randomly assigns the Voice to Connection is set to SYS a pan position This is useful when you want to have different Voices sound from KJarsend different random parts of the stereo im 17181920 212223242525 2728293031 2 age The Random setting does not affect the A D input Parts This determines whether the selected Part s Reverb Send RevSend Voice is sent to the Variation effect or not Range 000 127 A setting of off or 000 results in no Variation effect being applied to the Voice Note Shift NoteSft Range 24 24 semitones This determines the level of the select
98. es are cut or filtered out These frequencies are passed or let through lit w Frequency LPF Cutoff Frequency setting LPF Resonance LPF Reso Range 64 63 LPF Feso A1A212 3456 7 8 9 101112 1314 15 16 17 1819 aimi This determines the amount of filter reso nance or emphasis of the LPF Cutoff Fre quency above Higher values make the filter effect more pronounced and stron ger creating a resonant peak around the cutoff frequency Level Resonance x Frequency LPF Cutoff Frequency setting These frequencies are cut or filtered out HPF Cutoff Frequency setting Frequency Multi Mode 101 Multi Edit Mode Envelope Generator EG Path EDIT button EG EG Envelope Generator Level Filter EG Parameters eee 103 EG Attack Time e EG Decay Time e EG Release Time Pitch EG Parameters nee 103 e Pitch EG Initial Level e Pitch EG Attack Time e Pitch EG Release Level e Pitch EG Release Time The EG parameters allow you to shape the sound of a Part s Voice or in other words set how the level and timbre of the Voice changes over time This section also includes independent Pitch Envelope Generator PEG parameters for controlling how the pitch of a Part s Voice changes over time The relationship of the main EG parameters Attack Decay and Re lease
99. eters EQ Low Frequency Low Freq Range 32 Hz 2 0 kHz This determines the frequency which is boosted or cut in the Low Gain param eter below for the selected drum sound EQ Low Gain Range 64 63 This determines the level of the selected frequency in Low Freq above Positive values boost the level of the selected fre quency and negative values attenuate it for the selected drum sound EQ High Frequency High Freq Range 500 Hz 16 kHz This determines the frequency which is boosted or cut in the High Gain param eter below for the selected drum sound EQ High Gain Range 64 63 This determines the level of the selected frequency in High Freq above for the selected drum sound Positive values boost the level of the selected frequency and negative values attenuate it EG Parameters EG Attack Range 64 63 XG mode 000 127 TG300B or C M mode This determines the Attack Time of the EG Envelope Generator or how long it takes for the sound of the selected drum sound to reach full volume when a note is played See page 102 for more infor mation about the EG function also see illustration below EG Decay 1 Range 64 63 XG mode 000 127 TG300B or C M mode This determines the Decay 1 time of the EG or how rapidly the sound dies down to the Decay 2 level See illustration be low Higher values result in a longer Decay time EG Decay 2
100. example the Index will come in handy when you need to quickly find information on a specific topic Other sections such as the Glossary Troubleshooting Installing the optional XG Plug in System and Error Messages pro vide additional useful information Sound List amp MIDI Data booklet This separate booklet features lists of the Performances Voices drum sounds effect types and parameters as well as details on all relevant MIDI messages and data 12 A WARNING a Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock short circuiting damages fire or other hazards These precautions include but are not limited to the following personnel Do not expose the instrument to rain conditions or place containers on i spill into any openings f the AC adaptor cord or plug become PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING Please keep these precautions in a safe place for future reference containing liquids wh a sudden loss of sound during use o A CAUTION Do not open the instrument or attempt to disassemble the internal parts or modify them in any way The instrument contains no user serviceable parts If it should appear to be malfunctioning discon immediately and have it inspected by qualified Yamah tinue use a service se it near water or in damp or wet ich might s frayed or damaged or if there is th
101. ffect processor for the A D input for example your guitar or microphone by Soloing the appro priate A D Part A1 or A2 Assignable Controller Parameters Assignable Controller 1 Control Change Number AC1 CC No Same as the corresponding parameter in the Multi Edit mode page 112 with the exception that AC1 in the Performance mode can also control LFO filter modu lation see Assignable Controller 1 LFO Filter Modulation Depth below Assignable Controller 1 Filter Control AC1 FilCtrl Same as the corresponding parameter in the Multi Edit mode See page 112 Assignable Controller 1 Amplitude Control AC1 AmpCtrl Same as the corresponding parameter in the Multi Edit mode See page 113 Assignable Controller 1 LFO Filter Modulation Depth AC1LFOFMod Range 000 127 lt COMMOH gt HC1LFOFMod 666 m A1A21 2 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 1314 15 16 17 1819 20 21 22234 25 26 27 2829 3031 32 This determines the degree to which As signable Controller 1 AC1 affects the LFO modulation of the Filter This cre ates a regular and continuous wah wah or filter sweep effect The higher the value the greater the LFO filter modula tion The control number used for ACI is set in the Assignable Controller 1 Con trol Change Number parameter above Performance Mode 125 Performance Edit Mode Part Path EDIT button PART PART FILTER LPF Cutoff Frequency e PF Resonance
102. following steps you ll assign two different Parts to separate sections of the keyboard Operation Select Part 2 and select a new Voice for it NewAgePd 089 From the Single Part display use PART amp buttons to select Part 2 Then select Voice 089 in the normal way Keep Part 1 s Voice set to HeavySyn 082 as set in step 4 of Creating a Two Voice Layer above Change the Note Limit High setting for Part 1 The Note Limit parameters determines the range of notes over which the Part will sound To set this 1 In Edit menu select and call up the PART menu then do the same with the OTHERS menu 2 Select Part 1 3 Select and change the NoteLimitH setting to B2 Leave the NoteLimitL setting unchanged Change the Note Limit Low setting for Part 2 1 Select Part 2 2 Select and change the NoteLimitL setting to C3 Leave the NoteLimitH setting unchanged Playing notes below middle C on the keyboard plays the synth bass sound while notes above middle C play the New Age pad Hint e You may want to raise the octave setting of Part 1 To do this exit to Single Part select Part 1 then use the SELECT buttons to select the Note Shift control For a higher HeavySyn Voice set this to 00 66 Guided Tour Editing in the Performance Mode If you wish to save this newly created Performance refer to Saving
103. for processing the overall mix All the effect sections are connected or routed in one of two ways System or Insertion System applies the selected effect to all 34 Parts while Inser tion applies the selected effect to one specific Part Reverb Chorus and EQ are all System effects and Insertion 1 and 2 and Harmony are Insertion effects The Variation effect section on the other hand can be configured for either System or Insertion routing This is done from the Variation Con nection parameter see page 137 Since System and Insertion are part of the XG format you can create and play back song data using the same flexible effect routings on any tone generator or sound module having the XG mark NOTE The Variation Connection default setting is Insertion in the Multi mode or dif fers depending on the individual Performance settings in the Performance mode The illustrations and explanations below cover the System and Insertion connections in greater detail Effect Edit Mode 139 About the Effect Connections System and Insertion t to System ion is se When Variat BUIJNOL Las JO S9948 p BUIAIeA opiAo4d U3pa JOY S NJLA 19u81H BUI NOI Jaj e1ed ul ase sjajjo gail Hp 0 01 Jas Up ale asay U YM siajawiesed tert aded quaAay 0 SNIOYJ pU pue LEI aded quaAay 0 uomerueA pues Z aded snsoyD 0 uorereA pues ay ui euop SI SIY GIAAAY 01 JUAS si jeu sn104 JO junoure aq se Jam se qlaAay pue sNIOYD o
104. h Modulation Depth e AC1 Control Change Number e ACI Filter Control e AC1 Amplitude Control The Others section of parameters contains miscellaneous controls in cluding those related to tuning Part Mode velocity portamento note range etc Multi Mode 107 Multi Edit Mode See page 114 The drum and drumS1 S4 settings are not available in the Per Detune Detune Range 12 8 12 7 apetune Wunn I 56 7 8 9 101112 1314 15 16 17 1819 This determines the fine tuning of the Part s Voice HINT Detune could be used to slightly detune a Voice compared to the tuning ofthe rest of the Voices for a richer sound It could also be used to detune two different Voices being played in unison For example if two different Parts are set to the same MIDI channel see page 96 and same Voice a naturally thick chorusing effect can be obtained by slightly detuning each Voice in opposite directions here Assignment Parameters Part Mode Settings normal drum drumS1 S4 When Sound Module mode is set to C M both Parts 10 and 26 are set to drumS1 Height of bars indicates selected Part Mode setting for each Part A single bar indicates normal setting eParthHadeznormals 1 212 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 1314 15 16 17 1819 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829 3031 32 This determines the mode for the Part A setting of normal allows selection of the normal instrument Voices See the SO
105. he MIDI OUT terminal of the MU100 and have three independent MIDI ports for 48 channel operation The software settings above apply here as well Set the device for MIDI OUT 3 to Yamaha MU50 or similar For more information see page 146 36 Guided Tour Setting Up the MU100 in Your Music System IBM PC AT and Compatibles Follow these instructions if you have an IBM PC AT or compatible com puter not equipped with an external MIDI interface Connect the TO HOST terminal on the MU100 to one of the computer s serial ports COM 1 or COM 2 Serial Port m IBM PC AT and Compatible e a CT HOST SELECT wol D PC 2 PC 1 The instructions below assume you are running Windows95 or 98 on your PC For using the TO HOST connection with other software and operating systems consult your Yamaha dealer If your computer and music software cannot recognize the TO HOST connection you can still use the MU100 by installing a MIDI interface internal card or external to the computer Operation 1 Install the included driver software For Windows95 or 98 Install the included Yamaha CBX Driver The driver software is on a CD ROM included with the MU100 Make sure to thoroughly read the CBX driver readme txt on the disk This contains essential information on installing and setting up the driver on
106. he Volume and Pan settings of one Part s Voice Operation Select the desired Part Use the PART buttons to select Part 1 Select the desired control Use the SELECT Q QQ buttons to select the Volume control Current Volume setting Ulli 23456789 10 11 12 1314 15 16 17 181820 Change the setting Use the VALUE buttons or data dial and play the key board as you edit so you can hear the change in the sound Now let s change the Pan setting for the Part 4 Select the desired control Use the SELECT Q buttons to select the Pan control Kap AAA Cia Current Pan setting Change the setting Use the VALUE amp buttons or data dial to change the set ting and play the keyboard again as you make changes Return to home base Pressing the EXIT button from any of the Single Part Controls automatically returns to the Voice name program number dis play This is a convenient way to instantly return to home base from a distant control 50 Guided Tour On Your Own If you want to try making changes to some of the other Part controls The procedure is the same 1 Select a Part with the PART buttons 2 Select a control for editing with the SELECT Q 9 buttons 3 Change the setting with the VALUE buttons or data dial 4 Use the
107. he pro cessed sound wet Assignable Controller 1 Insertion 1 2 Control AC1INS1 2Ctrl Range 64 63 KIHSERTIOM1 EDIT 401 InsiCte1l hh gt This determines the degree to which As signable Controller 1 AC1 affects the MIDI controllable parametes of the In sertion effects Each of the Insertion ef fect types have one parameter which can be controlled by the ACI For details see the Effect Parameter List of the SOUND LIST amp MIDI DATA book let This parameter is not available in the performance mode Insertion 1 2 Part INS 1 2 Part Part 1 32 AD 1 AD 2 off Range KkIHSERTIOH1 EDIT Insi Part off s Ld This determines the Part to which the In sertion effect is applied Insertion can be applied to only one Part at a time 138 Effect Edit Mode About the Effect Connections System and Insertion The multi effects of the MU100 provide not only a wide range of sound processing controls but also a flexible system for connecting them Unlike simple effect routing schemes on conventional sound modules that process all voices with the same effects the MU100 allows you to put independent special effects on one or two Parts as well as use overall effects for process ing all 34 Parts together For example you can have a Distortion effect on a guitar Part and a rotary speaker effect for an organ Part yet still use ambient effects such as Reverb and Chorus
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109. il the display below appears to solo the selected Part Fas FalsBrsz PAYS FAB AAT 234556788 KE e S H1 Dark bar indicates Part 1 is being soloed Using Mute Solo for effective editing The MUTE SOLO button is a convenient tool especially in editing Perform ances Make sure that the Single Part controls are selected then use the button to switch among the following three conditions In All Part the MUTE SOLO button simply mutes un mutes all Parts Mute Lets you hear what the other Parts of the Performance sound like minus the selected Part Solo Lets you hear what the selected Part sounds like by itself Normal Lets you hear all Parts together Use this function regularly as you edit the sound While you re editing you should solo the Part so you can clearly hear the changes Make sure to frequently use Normal all Parts on so you can hear the total effect of your edits For more on Mute Solo see page 85 64 Guided Tour Editing in the Performance Mode 4 Select Part 1 and select a new Voice for it HeavySyn 082 5 Select Part 2 and select the HeavySyn Voice for it as well 6 Select the OTHERS parameters Press the EDIT button From the first Edit menu select and call up PART then select and call up OTHERS aDetune Hl1 6 A14212 34 5 B 7 B 9 10 1112 1314 15 16 17 1819 20 21 22 23 24 25 OG 27 2829 30 31 32 First Ed
110. ilter parameters see page 100 Now let s change one of the EG parameters 8 Go back to the Edit menu Press the EXIT button Select and call up EG Use the SELECT UG buttons to select EG then press the ENTER button I 0 Select the Attack Time parameter Use the SELECT Q Q9 buttons Attack Time hh Pm UN 9 10 1112 1314 15 16 17 1818 20 2122 23 25 27 2820 30 31 32 Guided Tour 53 Editing in the Multi Mode Adjust the value while listening to the sound Try setting this to around 30 and play the keyboard Notice how the attack of the sound has become slower Select and adjust the Release Time parameter Use the SELECT buttons then set this to around 50 eFE2eleaseTime r5h Jumm 10 11 12 1314 15 16 17 18 M11 Play some notes on the keyboard and release them Notice how the sound sustains after you release each key Details e The effect of the EG parameters differs depending on the selected Voice For more information on the EG parameters see page 102 On Your Own While you re at it try making changes to some of the other Edit parameters The procedure is the same 1 Select the desired Part with the PART buttons 2 Call up the Edit menus by pressing the EDIT button 3 Select the desired menu with the SELECT buttons and press ENTER 4 Select the
111. ime 134 Multi Edit mode 100 Reverb Pan WE 134 Multi mode ct aee ertt t nets 85 Reverb Return Multi mode 98 Multi Mode Equalizer Lock 144 Reverb Return Performance mode 120 Dir M PES 85 Reverb Send Drum Setup ss 115 Mute Teens eer aer a 144 Reverb Send Multi mode ssssss 97 Reverb Send Performance mode 122 N Reverb Type ss rrt en sks tton tetenenn 134 Note Linit High deret ere Note Limit Low nete S Note Shift Multi mode Send Chorus to Reverb c cccsccesessecsecesseeseeeees 135 Note Shift Performance mode 122 Send Variation to Chorus ssssssss 137 Send Variation to Reverb sssssssss 137 Show Control Change 2 Show Set E LE Others parameters seen 107 127 Single Part control Multi mode Output Select Drum SEUD E 118 Single Part control Performance mode E Output Select Multi mode ee EE Output Select Lock esce etae sca 145 Sound Module mode Njro E P System connection Pan Drum Setup etes 115 System fUnctiOns seet Pan Etienne 97 System MIDI Channel Pan Performance mode 122 System TIranspose oriri tto orto hio Part Mode Parts selecting T Performance Bank eene TG300B mode EE 22 Performance Edit mode Thri POf
112. in the Multi Edit mode See page 109 Portamento Time PortamnTm Same as the corresponding parameter in the Multi Edit mode See page 109 Modulation Wheel Parameters Modulation Wheel LFO Pitch Modulation Depth MW LFOPMod Same as the corresponding parameter in the Multi Edit mode See page 112 124 Performance Mode Performance Edit Mode Modulation Wheel LFO Filter Modulation Depth MW LFOFMod Range 000 127 amp COMMON gt n LFOFMod 668 A1A2 1 2 34 5 6 7 8 9 101112 1314 15 16 17 1819 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829 3031 32 This determines how widely the Filter page 101 is modulated by the LFO low frequency oscillator This is generally controlled from a modulation wheel on a MIDI keyboard and depending on the Voice used it creates a swoosh or wah wah filter sweep effect Higher values result in deeper filter modulation creating a more pronounced filter sweep effect Pitch Bend Pitch Bend Control PitBndCtrl Same as the corresponding parameter in the Multi Edit mode See page 111 A D Part A D Part Settings e COMMOH gt 00 Part off on off A14212 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 1314 15 16 17 1819 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829 3031 32 I This determines whether A D Parts are enabled for the Performance or not When set to on Parts 3 and 4 are automati cally set as A D Parts A1 and A2 HINT You can use the MU100 strictly as an e
113. ing the built in Demo song This showcases the high quality Voices and the AWM2 tone genera tion system of the MU100 It also is an excellent demonstration of the 32 part multi timbral capacity and the various expressive controls and effects that can be used simultaneously Most importantly the Demo song will give you an idea of how powerful the MU100 can be in your own MIDI com puter music setup Operation 1 Press the UTIL button PSVSTEM eDLUMPOLIT PIHITIAL PEMO Select and open the DEMO menu Use the SELECT Q Q buttons to select DEMO the menu icon flashes then press the ENTER button BSYVSTEM ARUMPOUT PIHIT TAL ESEO AY Start the Demo song Press the ENTER button The Demo Song starts playing imme diately and repeats indefinitely until stopped in step 4 below Playback of the individual Parts of the song is shown graphically by the level meter bars in the display NOTE During Demo Song playback none of the panel controls with the exception of the EXIT button and the POWER VOL control can be used Guided Tour 31 Playing the Demo Song 4 Stop playback of the song Press the EXIT button Exit from the Demo Song function Press the EXIT button again twice to return to the Play mode Or you can simply press the PLAY button 32 Guided Tour Setting Up the MU100 in Your Music System A
114. ing the plug in board Be careful not to injure yourself when handling the jagged surfaces or sharp areas of the plug in board Instructions Turn off the power of any devices that may be connected to the MU100 and remove the MU100 s AC adaptor from its power source CAUTION Accidents can occur if the plug in board is installed or removed while the AC adaptor is connected to a power source Be sure to unplug the AC adaptor of the MU100 before installing or removing the plug in board Turn the MU100 upside down Remove the installation lid by removing the four 4 silver screws that secure it to the MU100 Appendix 167 Installing the Optional XG Plug in System 3 Remove the four 4 black XG Plug in Board installation screws that are secured to the inside of the installation lid Unlatch and remove the holder that secures the connector Extend the con nector Keep the holder for use when the XG Plug in Board is removed 4 Remove the XG Plug in Board from the ant static bag CAUTION Before handling the XG Plug in Board be sure to touch a grounded metal surface in order to remove any static electricity from your clothes or body Do not touch any of the patterned surfaces of the board or its connector a Insert the expansion connector of the MU100 into the connec tor of the XG Plug in Board Make sure to insert the connector so that it faces the
115. ions INITIAL eere ee eren eere eene tnnune 152 Demo Song Play DEMO iio coxskin tex ot bibet ra EAR EPS KEV ERR iHe 155 Utility Mode 143 System Functions SYSTEM The System functions provide various controls of the overall operation of the MU100 such as Master Tune Mute and A D Part Lock some MIDI receive filters and a display Contrast control Master Tune M Tune 102 4 4102 3 cents approx 1 semitone lt SY STEM gt af Tune MIC Range 6H8 H This determines the overall fine tuning of the MU100 s Voices It does not affect the pitch of the individual drum percussion sounds of the drum kits Master Tune is es pecially useful for adjusting the pitch of the MU100 when playing with other instru ments The actual pitch of each Voice de pends also on the other pitch related param eters Note Shift Transpose in Play mode and Detune in Edit mode NOTE At around 440 Hz 1 Hz is approximately equal to 4 cents Mute Lock Settings S SMSTEM flute Lock MIC off on SOTT This determines whether or not the Part Mute status of the MU100 is reset when receiving a GM System On or XG System On mes sage Generally this message is automatically transmitted to the MU100 as part of General MIDI song data When Mute Lock is set to off this resets the Mute status of the Parts on the MU 100 If you want to keep the current Mute settings and disable this
116. is play press the ENTER button r Performance name Performance Hame Heavens Door A1A21 2 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 1314 15 16 17 1819 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829 30 A 32 Ld N Use the SELECT buttons to select the character position flashing character in the name and use the VALUE buttons or data dial to change the charac ter at that position Use these to move among character positions Flashes to indicate character position E E en mwa PRL Performance Hame mii OO _THeavens Door e Ur errecr QOO MAIR 34 388 EI ISIE TIBDA IZ ZEN ZA ZI 9 Oo Q O Q Sen e oo QOO Use these to change character at selected position Up to 12 characters can be used for the Performance name Avail able characters include all letters of the alphabet in both upper and lower case numbers from O to 9 and a variety of miscellaneous characters abcdefahiaklmn OF arSstuywxyz H1IZS456 roo HE ARTE Jwt KK Ref di EE Press the EXIT button to return to the previous display or press the PLAY button to return to the Play display Co After creating and naming a Per formance you ll probably want to save that Performance for future recall For instructions on saving a Performance refer to the Store operation on page 130 Portamento Parameters Portamento Switch PortamnSw Same as the corresponding parameter
117. it menu erono Pals 2rFola4 AjlA212 34 5 6 7 8 8 10 1112 1314 15 16 17 1819 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829 30 31 32 Second Edit menu N Select and set the Detune parameter for Part 2 Use the SELECT buttons to select the parameter then the VALUE buttons or data dial With Part 2 selected in crease this to 2 2 8 Set the Detune parameter for Part 1 Keep the display at the Detune parameter and select Part 1 De crease this setting to 2 2 This produces a fat layered sound You can check how much this changes the sound by exiting to the Single Part display and using MUTE SOLO button to listen to the Parts by themselves and together Now try changing some other parameters Exit to the second Edit menu and call up the VIBRATO param eters Press the EXIT button once then select and call up the VI BRATO parameters Guided Tour 65 Editing in the Performance Mode Change the Vibrato Rate Depth and Delay settings Select one of the Parts and set the Vibrato parameters as follows Rate 15 Depth 04 Delay 15 This produces a delayed vibrato for Part 1 in other words the vibrato effect starts after the keys have been held for a while Notes played staccato have no vibrato Exit back to the Single Part control display Press the PLAY button Setting Up a Keyboard Split In the
118. itable drum setup drumS1 4 any edits made to that drum setup automati cally affect all those Parts For example when two Parts are set to drumS1 any changes made to drumS1 affect both Parts 108 Multi Mode Multi Edit Mode Mono Poly Mode Settings mono poly Height of bars indicates selected Mono Poly Mode setting for each Part A single bar indicates mono setting while full height indicates poly This determines whether the Part s Voice is played monophonically only one note at a time or polyphonically up to 64 notes at a time This parameter is not available when the Part Mode is set to Drum Portamento Parameters Portamento is a function that creates a smooth pitch glide from one note to an other Portamento Switch PortametSw Settings off on Height of bars indicates selected Portamento Switch setting for each Part A single bar indicates off setting while full heignt indicates on This determines whether Portamento 1s on or off for the Part This parameter is not available for Drum Parts Portamento Time PortametTm Range 000 127 PFortamntTm ziabh A14212 34 56 7 8 9 101112 1314 15 16 17 1819 20 2122 23 24 25 26 27 2829 30 31 32 ainsi This determines the time of the Portamento effect or how long it takes to glide the pitch from one note to the next Higher values result in a longer pitch glide time This parameter is not a
119. item flashes when selected Details e When a drum Part is selected the EQ menu item is replaced by DRUM See page 117 for information on editing drum Parts Call up the Filter parameters Press the ENTER button 52 Guided Tour Editing in the Multi Mode Select the LPF Cutoff parameter Use the SELECT buttons nn LPF Cutoff r H Selected Part The bars graphically indicate pa flashes rameter values for each Part Indicates additional parameters Indicates no other parameters J P are available to the right are available to the left 6 Adjust the value while listening to the sound Hold down a note on the connected keyboard and turn the data dial to adjust the value swinging between the maximum 63 and minimum 64 values Notice how the timbre of the sound changes Before going to the next step set LPF Cutoff to 63 7 Select LPF Reso and change the value Use the SELECT EG buttons Then do the same as you did in the last step holding a note and changing the value with the data dial Hint e Try holding notes or chords in different octaves of the keyboard as you adjust the parameters since the Filter effects depend on the pitch or frequency of the sound Details e The effect of the Filter parameters also differs depending on the selected Voice For more information on the F
120. le volume level since this can cause permanent hearing loss physi REPLACING THE BACKUP BATTERY This If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears consult a cian instrument contains a non rechargeable internal backup battery which permits internal data to remain stored even when the power is off your Yamaha MIDI Data Filer MDF3 then have qualified Yamaha service personnel replace the backup battery e Do not attempt to replace the backup battery yourself in order to prevent the p personnel replace the backup battery e Never place the backup battery in a location that a child can reach since When the backup battery needs replacing the message Battery Low will display in the display When this happens immediately back a data using an external device such as the floppy disk based ossible serious hazards Always have qualified Yamaha service a child might accidentally swallow the battery If this should happen consult a physician immediately MSAVING USER DATA e Save all data to an external device such as the Yamaha MIDI Data Filer MDF3 in order to help prevent the loss of important data due to a malfunction or user operating error USE o Yamaha cannot be held responsible for damage caused by improper r modifications to the instrument or data that is lost or destroyed Always t urn the power off when the instrument i
121. led or installed Please make sure that benches are stable and any optional fixtures where applica ble are well secured BEFORE using Benches supplied by Yamaha are designed for seating only No other uses are recommended NOTICE Service charges incurred due to a lack of knowledge relating to how a function or effect works when the unit is operating as designed are not covered by the manufacturer s war ranty and are therefore the owners responsibility Please study this manual carefully and consult your dealer before requesting service ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES Yamaha strives to produce products that are both user safe and environmentally friendly We sincerely believe that our products and the production methods used to produce them meet these goals In keeping with both the letter and the spirit of the law we want you to be aware of the following Battery Notice This product MAY contain a small non rechargeable battery which if applicable is soldered in place The average life span of this type of battery is approximately five years When replacement becomes necessary contact a qualified service representative to perform the replacement This product may also use household type batteries Some of these may be rechargeable Make sure that the battery being charged is a rechargeable type and that the charger is intended for the battery being charged When installing batteries do not mix batteries with new or with
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123. lf level meters PARE REEL GrandP Em This displays all Parts but the level meters are at half the height 3 All Parts with full level meters This displays all Parts with the level meters at maximum height However the Voice name and number are not displayed 46 Guided Tour Selecting Voices From a MIDI Keyboard You can also select Voices remotely from a connected MIDI keyboard Though the actual operation may differ depending on the keyboard used the general procedure is the same These instructions also apply to use with a computer Refer to the owner s manual of your specific instrument or soft ware for detailed instructions Operation 1 Make the necessary settings on the keyboard Make sure that the keyboard is set to transmit over the desired MIDI channel the same as that of the selected Part and that it is set up to send Program Change messages Select a program number on the keyboard The Voice number and name on the MU100 will change and will be the same number as the program number you selected on your keyboard Details e Depending on what keyboard you are using to control the MU100 you may need to be careful in selecting program numbers The MU100 s program num bers start at 001 but some keyboards have different numbering systems For example some start at 0 which means that selecting 25 on the keyboard will select Voice 026 o
124. ller AC1 The Assignable Controller AC1 is one of the more powerful features of the MU100 it gives you extraordinarily flexible and expressive real time control over the Voices In this section you ll P Learn about MIDI controllers and control numbers and how they can affect the Voices p gt Set up your system for using the Assignable Controller B gt Try out some specific controller application examples such as Varying degrees of brightness on a Part Filter sweep and wah effects Expression pedal control of volume Variable filter control of specific drum sounds Hint A good way to introduce yourself to some of the Assignable Controller applications is to explore the Performances many of them feature Assignable Controller settings that let you change some aspect of the sound usually with the modulation wheel on the con nected keyboard Refer to the Sound List amp MIDI Data booklet and select play Per formances that mention MW in the Comments section of the lists Controllers and Control Numbers In the MIDI world controllers are used to change some aspect of the sound In this section we ll work with continuous controllers so named be cause they let you add musical expressive effects that change smoothly over time such as crescendos and decrescendos The illustration below shows some continuous controllers you re likely to see on a MIDI keyboard Breath controller
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126. maging it and how to ensure long term reli able operation The MU100 What It Is and What It Can Do This briefly provides an overview of the functions and features of the MU100 and offers some important hints on how you can use it effec tively It also provides convenient page references so that you can eas ily find out about features and functions of interest The Controls of the MU100 This section introduces you to the panel controls and connectors Guided Tour This is perhaps the most important and valuable section of the manual It gets you started using your new MU100 helping you set up the in strument and play it and it introduces you to virtually all of the im portant functions and features The hands on experience you gain in this section will help you quickly master the instrument and aid you in navigating the more detailed sections of the manual Setting Up the MU100 in Your Music System Using the MU100 with a Computer or Sequencer These sections within the Tutorial provide all you need to know to effec tively integrate the MU100 into your present computer music system Reference Once you re familiar with everything above lightly go over this com prehensive guide to all editing functions You won t need or want to read everything at once but it is there for you to refer to when you need information about a certain feature or function Appendix Use the sections in the Appendix as necessary For
127. mit High NoteLimitH Range C 2 G8 HoateLimitH UU ll 7 8 9 10 1112 1314 15 16 17 1819 20 2122 23 24 25 26 27 2829 30 31 32 EO This determines the highest responding note for the Part Notes above this value will not be played Dry Level Dry Level Range 000 127 era Level 1718 A14212 34 5 6 7 8 9 101112 1314 15 16 Km This determines the level of the unproc essed sound of the Voice sound with no effect processing This parameter is only available when the Variation Connection parameter is set to SYS See page 137 Velocity Sensitivity Parameters Velocity Sensitivity Depth VelSensDpt 000 127 Range ellalS5ensbrt Hmmm 12 1314 15 16 17 18 1 This determines the degree to which ve locity affects the Part s Voice Higher val ues make the Voice more sensitive to changes in velocity 110 Multi Mode Multi Edit Mode Velocity Sensitivity Offset VelSensOfs Range 000 127 We Sensots Hmmm 8 9 10 1112 1314 15 16 17 1819 20 This determines the volume range over which velocity affects For lower values the velocity affects a volume range from minimum to medium loud For higher values velocity affects a range from me dium soft to maximum 127 Level 0 Velocity NOTE Depending on the Voice used if Velocity Sen sitivity Offset is set to too low of a value the Voice may not sound no matter how strong the velocity
128. n then use the SELECT buttons to select the parameter Then use the VALUE buttons or data dial to select the desired preset If desired change the values of the five different bands Use the SELECT buttons to select the parameter then change the value with the VALUE buttons or data dial 125 Hz will rB4dB 1 The graphic EQ display shows the EQ curve 2 The EQ icon s sliders indicate current settings and move as the value is adjusted The changes you make to a selected EQ preset are maintained even when the power is turned off However selecting another preset au tomatically cancels your original settings For more information on the Equalizer effects see page 142 Also refer to the Multi Mode Equalizer Lock parameter page 144 84 Guided Tour Mute Solo The MU100 has convenient Mute and Solo functions for selectively muting or soloing any of the 32 normal Parts and the A1 and A2 A D Parts This is especially useful when playing back several Parts from a connected com puter or sequencer Mute lets you silence one Part to hear how all of the other Parts sound without it Solo lets you isolate a single Part to hear how that Part sounds by itself In the Performance mode Mute and Solo are especially effective tools that help you as you edit the Parts since they allow you to better hear how the changes you make affect specific Voices as well as the overall sound of the
129. n the MU100 Part 10 is reserved for playing drum kits This is the default factory setting for all of the Multi modes XG TG300B and C M For more information on drum Parts see page 55 Guided Tour 47 Editing in the Multi Mode This section takes you step by step through an example editing session in the Multi mode The operations and techniques you learn here enable you to perform any editing operation in the Multi mode There are two separate sections of the Multi mode that are devoted to editing the Single AIll Part controls and the Edit menus In this section you ll learn how to p Select a Part for editing p Use the Single Part controls to change the MIDI channel of a Part and change its Volume and Pan settings p Use the Edit menu parameters to change the filter and EG Envelope Generator settings of a Part p Use the Drum Setup controls to edit the Part settings for a drum Voice Hints e Editing Parts not Voices It is important to remember that in editing you are not changing the Voice itself but rather the Part the Voice is assigned to This means that when you change the Voice of the Part the edited settings apply to the new voice whether they re appropriate or not e Saving your edits Keep in mind that any edits you make in the Multi mode are automatically saved as the power on defaults In other words the next time you turn on the power the previous condition of all Parts is
130. n you need information about a specific function feature or operation Part Controls Multi Mode In the Multi mode the MU100 performs as a multi timbral tone generator capable of playing up to 32 Parts simultaneously over 32 MIDI channels Normally the MU100 should be set to Multi mode when using it with a sequencer and General MIDI song data There are three Multi modes XG TG300B and C M For information on selecting these see pages 22 and 156 Part Controls egenen Geesen 95 Single Part COMMO E 96 APart OM re 98 Multi Edit Mode E 100 E 100 Envelope EE 102 fe UVic e Mem EM m 105 le EE 106 fu eegnen 107 Drum Setup ne 114 Part Controls The Part controls in the Play mode give you tools for adjusting the basic sound and settings for each Part The MU100 lets you adjust the various settings for each Part individually Single Part control or together All Part control Each of these types is explained in greater detail below NOTE In the Multi mode no settings can be permanently saved to the internal memory of the MU100 However you can use the Dump Out function to save Multi settings to a MIDI data storage device See page 34 Multi Mode 95 Part Controls Single Part Control The Single Part controls include MIDI Receive Channel Bank Number Program Number Volume Expression Pan Reverb Send Chorus Send Variation Send and Note Shift For basic information on using
131. nd bank A set of Voices or programs The MIDI standard supports up to 128 banks each of which can con tain up to 128 Voices or programs edit Editing is the process of changing or adjusting the settings of the MU100 EG Abbreviation for Envelope Generator a common control on electronic instruments that affects the shape or envelope of the sound in time The MU100 provides two types of EGs one for level and the other for pitch Filter A control for affecting the frequency content of a sound Filters are used to selectively cut or boost cer tain frequency ranges in the sound subtly enhanc ing the sound or dramatically changing its character On the MU100 the Filter can be controlled in real time with the Assignable Controller 1 General MIDI GM An addition to the MIDI stan dard which effectively ensures that any General MIDI compatible song data can be properly played back on any General MIDI compatible tone gen erator The standard specifies that a GM compat ible tone generator must have at least 24 note po lyphony 16 part multi timbral capacity and 128 standard voices The MU100 exceeds this with 64 note polyphony 32 part multi timbral capacity and 1267 Voices host computer The controlling computer in a com puter music system The host computer is connected to the MU100 via the TO HOST or MIDI termi nals and runs the software necessary for recording and playing back song data which is reproduced b
132. nents set all volume levels C xow oc the internal components Do not use the instrument near oth 0 not expose the instrument to excess cold or heat such as in direct sunlight near a heater or in a car during the day to prevent the possibility of panel disfiguration or damage to 0 minimum r sound quality or possibly cause nplug the AC power adaptor when not using the instrument or during efore connecting the instrument to other electronic components turn f the power for all components Before turning the power on or off for ive dust or vibrations or extreme er electrical products such as televisions radios or speakers since this might cause interference which can affect proper operation of the other products Do not place the instrument in an unstable position where it might accidentally fall over Before moving the instrument remove all connected adaptor and other cables When cleaning the instrument use a thinners solvents cleaning fluids or c cloths Also do not place vinyl p instrument since this might discolor soft dry cloth Do not use paint las the panel or keyboard hemical impregnated wiping ic or rubber objects on the Do not rest your weight on or place heavy objects on the instrument buttons switches or connectors and do not use excessive force on the Do not operate the instrument for a long period of time at a high or uncomfortab
133. ntrol the sound by moving the controller in the opposite direction For example moving the foot controller to the minimum position produces the greatest change in the sound An application of this might be to create a pedal controlled crossfade between two Parts To do this 1 Set two Parts to the same MIDI channel See page 96 2 Set each Part to a different Voice 3 Set the ACT1AmpcCtrl parameter for one Part to 64 and the same param eter for the other Part to 64 e The Assignable Controller can also be used to control one parameter of a se lected effect 76 Guided Tour On Your Own While you re at it try making some of your own settings The procedure is the same 1 Select the desired Part and Voice 2 Call up the Edit menus by pressing the EDIT button 3 Select OTHERS with the SELECT buttons then press ENTER 4 Set the Assignable Controller number for the Part 5 Select the appropriate parameters with the SELECT buttons f you are using the AC1 Filter Control make sure to appropriately set other filter settings in FILTER parameters page 100 and or DRUM parameters page 114 e Select the ACI parameters in the OTHERS parameters In the Performance mode these are in the COMMON parameters see page 125 f you are using a Drum Part select the desired drum sound either by playing the corresponding key or by using the PART b
134. nuous pitch glide between suc cessively played notes On the MU100 the time of the pitch glide can be adjusted return Related to effect operation return refers to the effect processed signal that is returned to the overall sound mix For example the parameter Re verb Return determines the amount of Reverb pro cessed signal that is blended with the overall sound mix of the MU100 Return is the companion function of send below send Related to effect operation send refers to the signal that is sent to an effect for processing For example the parameter Reverb Send determines the degree to which an individual Part is processed with the Reverb effect Send is the companion func tion of return above sequencer A device used for recording editing and playing back of MIDI data Sequencers are gener ally of two types dedicated sequencer units and computer based sequencing software The MU100 can be used with either type Solo The Solo function of the MU100 allows you to isolate a single Part to hear how that Part sounds by itself Sound Module mode The MU100 has four Sound Module modes and these determine the basic op eration of the unit as a tone generator Three Multi modes XG TG300B and C M and one Perfor mance mode PFM are available tone generator An electronic instrument that func tions as a MIDI controllable sound source For the most part the term tone generator r
135. o rent ror RI EE E 78 Applying Distortion to a Part Using the Variation Effects 0 eee eee 80 Equalizer d 8 AER 82 Adjusting the Tone of a Specific Part Part BO 82 Adjusting the Overall Tone Multi EQ AN 84 MI nM 85 Using Ee EE 85 AID Input c 87 USECH KA EE 87 Data Flow Block Diagram 126 entree Cete tento Cete see eto eeh 91 MIDI Computer Connecting Cables AA 92 REFERENCE Multi Mode pen eget Eeer be edi EEN AER 95 No dE 95 Single Part Control ettet det ette ases de in SE 96 AM Part Control EE 98 TABLE OF CONTENTS Multi Edit MOE CT 100 Pte nr vcs 100 Envelope Generator EG eissernir n RE i kie E Ea 102 Isnrlvecdius m c 105 MADE ALO Sc scsi Sorte 106 OEIS ihn sore nisse ie esac tee tal seca ates oss ee 107 Drum Setup Controls ve ssisectsepesescevetsiueisstesuvsscesseonuewslbateessaesieeusestholuctetveseeveartess 114 Performance MOd 5 rd e dg RENE REG RE UEEER EX RENE REPE EdeRE 119 Performance Part Control 120 Yu 120 SIBgle Partei oreet dnt eee ct sat 121 Performance Edit Mode e eene cech eR e HEN e EUR RE 123 GOT OM 123 lc m
136. o the previous display An Executing message appears in the display during the operation When the operation is completed the MU100 returns to the Initialize menu 154 Utility Mode Demo Song Play DEMO Demo Song Play DEMO The Demo Song function in the Utility menu allows you to play the built in Demo Song Operation Press the UTIL button and select DEMO then press the ENTER button PSYSTEM PRUMPOUT PIHIT TAL SEMO SE Press the ENTER button to start the Demo Song The Demo Song starts playing immediately and repeats indefinitely until stopped in step 4 below Playback of the individual Parts of the song is shown graphically by the level meter bars in the display NOTE During Demo Song playback no panel controls with the exception of the EXIT button and the VOLUME control can be used To stop playback of the song press the EXIT button EXIT To exit from the Demo Song function press the EXIT button again Utility Mode 155 Sound Module Mode MODE This lets you select the operating mode of the MU100 Press the MODE button then use the SELECT Q Q buttons to select the desired Sound Module mode XG TG300B C M Computer Music or PFM Per formance If XG TG300B or C M are selected the MU100 auto matically sets itself to the Multi mode When PFM is selected the MU100 is in the Performance mode See page 22
137. odulation wheel can control Pitch LFO The Per formance mode features both Pitch LFO and Filter LFO For more information on these parameters see page 124 Using the Assignable Controller Some Applications Changing the Brightness on a Piano Voice Though you can use the Equalizer page 82 to adjust the brightness of a Part s Voice you may find it convenient to be able to change the character of the sound on the fly as you play This uses the ACI Filter Control param eter Try this with the Grand Piano Voice 001 GrandP Operation Call up the Edit menu From the Multi Play mode press the EDIT button Select and call up OTHERS Use the SELECT buttons then press ENTER Select AC1FilCtrl and set it to 63 Use the SELECT buttons to select the Filter Control pa rameter then set the value with the VALUE buttons or data dial Playing the Part at the minimum pedal position results in mellow lounge piano sound maximum position results in a bright rock n roll piano c Minimum position Maximum position mellow sound bright sound Guided Tour 73 Assignable Controller AC1 Try the setting on other Voices Exit to the Multi Play mode display press the PLAY button and select other Voices trying out the new setting and moving the foot controller up and down as you play Try out some of these Voices
138. of their respective companies and are hereby acknowledged Unpacking Your MU100 package should include the items listed below Make sure that you have them all Also write down the serial number of your MU100 in the box below for future reference Serial No PA 5B AC Power Adaptor Owner s Manual CD ROM XGtools Power supply recommendation may vary from country to country Please check with your nearest Yamaha dealer for further details C N GENERAL GM System Level 1 GM System Level 1 is a standard specification that defines the arrange ment of voices in a tone generator and its MIDI functionality ensuring that data can be played back with substantially the same sounds on any GM compatible tone generator regardless of its manufacturer or model Tone generators and song data that meet the GM System Level 1 bear this GM logo rie XG XG is a tone generator format that expands the voice arrangement of the GM System Level 1 specification to meet the ever increasing demands of today s computer peripheral environment providing richer expressive power while maintaining upward compatibility of data XG greatly ex pands GM System Level 1 by defining the ways in which voices are ex panded or edited and the structure and type of effects When commercially available song data bearing the XG logo is played back on a tone generator which bears the XG logo you will
139. om ERROR This message appears when data cannot be properly transmitted between the MU100 and a plug in board Unplug the power cord and make sure that the connector of the plug in board is properly connected Too much MIDI data is being received by the plug in board at one time Reduce the amount of data being sent to the plug in board Rcv CH is OFF The selected parameter for use with the Show Exclusive function cannot be con verted to a MIDI message value since the Receive Channel for the Part is off Set the Receive Channel to an appropriate value Appendix 171 Error Messages Select drumS1 4 When You Edit This message appears when editing a drum voice if the Part mode is set to Drum It appears as a reminder that the Part Mode must be set to drumS 1 4 before the drum voice can be edited SysEx Adrs ERROR The data of the received System Exclusive message is incorrect Check the address of the message and try transmitting again SysEx Data ERROR The data of the received System Exclusive message is incorrect Check the data of the message as to whether it requires an MSB or LSB header and try transmitting again SysEx Size ERROR The data of the received System Exclusive message is incorrect Check the size of the message and try transmitting again This Parameter Isn t Excl Data The selected parameter has no System Exclusive value and cannot be displayed with the Show Exclusive function 172 Appendix
140. one generator MIDI IN MIDI MIDI keboand In this example the foot controller of a keyboard controls the volume on the MU100 70 Guided Tour Assignable Controller AC1 Assigning the Assignable Controller The Assignable Controller on the MU100 lets you specify the control num ber to be used and determine which aspect or aspects of the sound will be affected It also lets you set the degree to which the controller affects the sound Physical Controllers Controllers Parameters GC Modulation wheel Filter Control Amplitude level Control Variation Effect Control Insertion 1 Effect Control Insertion 2 Effect Control Foot controller In Performance mode Filter Control Amplitude Control LFO Filter Modulation Depth Breath controller etc The best way to understand all this is to go through some actual examples so go on to the next section and set up your system Guided Tour 71 Using the Assignable Controller Setting Up Operation Set up the MIDI keyboard or instrument Connect the foot controller to the appropriate jack and make sure that the instrument is set to transmit over MIDI channel 1 If your instrument doesn t have a foot controller use another controller as described in the next step dennen Select the desired Part From
141. ort 1 MIC Some MIDI devices and sequencers are capable of transmitting data over several MIDI ports effectively breaking the 16 channel barrier When this data is re ceived via the TO HOST terminal on the MU100 this parameter determines which MIDI port s data will be routed through the MIDI OUT terminal This allows you to connect another multi timbral tone generator to the MU100 and play back data over 48 independent MIDI channels 32 on the MU100 and another 16 on the connected tone generator NOTE The MU100 can receive Cable messages F5 when the TO HOST terminal is connected to the serial terminal of a computer On the MU100 MIDI receive channels A1 A16 are controlled from Port 1 and channels B1 B16 are controlled from Port 2 If the soft ware you are using can address separate MIDI ports data can be received over 32 channels simultaneously allowing 32 parts to be played with only one serial cable By con necting another multi timbral tone generator to the MIDI OUT terminal of the MU100 and setting the Thru Port function to a value other than 1 or 2 you can play back data over a total of 48 MIDI channels 32 on the MU100 and another 16 on the connected tone generator 146 Utility Mode System Functions SYSTEM Display Bank Select DispBankSel Settings 1 displays only banks with unique Voices 2 displays all banks lt SYSTEM gt 01sFBank Gelz
142. orus Pan parameters are given below For descriptions and explanations for all other Chorus parameters refer to the separate SOUND LIST amp MIDI DATA booklet Type Settings NO EFFECT CHORUS 1 4 CELESTE 1 4 FLANGER 1 3 SYM PHONIC ENSEMBLE DETUNE PHASER 1 CHORUS EDIT aTUrPe CcHO RLUS 1 MIC gt This determines the Chorus Type De pending on the Type selected the specific parameters and values may differ Chorus 1 and 2 are used to subtly enhance the sound and generally make it richer fatter and warmer Flanger uses modula tion to create an animated swirling mo tion effect and produces a characteristic metallic sound Symphonic also subtly enhances the sound by making a single instrument Voice sound like several Phaser is similar to Flanger but with a stronger and deeper modulation NOTE When NO EFFECT is selected Chorus is off and none of the other Chorus parameters are available with the exception of the Chorus Pan and Send Chorus to Reverb parameters Chorus Pan ChoPan Range L63 C R63 CHORUS EDIT ChoPan This determines the Pan position of the Chorus sound or where it appears in the stereo image Send Chorus to Reverb SendCho Rev Range 000 127 CHORUS EDIT eS5endCchoREeucBiBi a gt This determines the level of the Chorus signal sent to and processed by the Re verb effect A setting of 000 results in none of the Chorus
143. ou can control how much the pitch of the sound changes by how hard or soft you play the keys of a connected keyboard Positive values raise the pitch and negative values lower the pitch A value of 00 results in no pitch change whatever velocity is received Level Level Range 000 127 This determines the volume of the se lected drum sound Pan Pan Settings Rnd Random L63 C R63 This determines the stereo position of the selected drum sound A setting of Rnd Random randomly assigns the drum to a pan position This is useful when you want to have different drums sound from differ ent random parts of the stereo image Effect Send Parameters Reverb Send Rev Send Range 000 127 This determines the level of the selected drum sound that is sent to the Reverb ef fect A value of 000 results in a completely dry drum sound no matter how much Reverb is applied to the Drum Part NOTE Keep in mind that the Reverb effect must be properly enabled and set for this parameter to work as intended See page 134 Also the pa rameters Reverb Send in Single Part control page 97 and Reverb Return in All Part control page 98 must be set to appropriate values Multi Mode 115 Multi Edit Mode Chorus Send Cho Send Range 000 127 This determines the level of the selected drum sound that is sent to the Chorus ef fect A value of 000 results in a completely dry drum so
144. p Guide For details on func tions and features of a specific plug in application please refer to the online help of that application Appendix 165 Installation Prior to Installation Basic Information The features of the XG Plug in Board are only supported when the sound module is in the XG or PFM Performance mode Only voice parts 1 through 16 of the PLG100 DX and PLG100 VL tone generators are supported MIDI receive channels B1 to B16 are also not supported be sure to set the MU100 to MIDI receive channels A1 through A16 When controlling a plug in board via an external MIDI device be sure to use the MIDI IN A port if the HOST SELECT switch is set to MIDI Use port 1 A1 A16 if the HOST SELECT switch is not set to MIDI The various voices of a plug in board can be selected via the control panel by specifying the bank number The voice bank of a plug in board is listed after the voice bank of the main unit You can set the XG part parameters of a plug in board in the Multi Edit mode However depending on the board some parameters may not be supported Please consult the documentation that came with your plug in board for details Plug in board parameters that can be set via the control panel of the main unit are output using an operation similar to a Dump Out Backing Up Data e XG Plug in Boards are not equipped with a backup function However at startup it is possible to send the plug in board p
145. processed signal go ing to the Reverb HINT Setting this to a relatively high level gives you a more natural sound since the Chorus processed sound is also being processed by the reverb For details on the parameters for each Chorus Type refer to the separate SOUND LIST amp MIDI DATA booklet Effect Edit Mode 135 Variation VAR Type Settings The Variation section provides a wealth of additional effects for processing the Voices of the MU 100 It features some of the same effects found in the Reverb Chorus and Insertion sections This is not mere redundancy it allows you to use two types of Reverb Chorus or other effects on different Voices For ex ample you may want to have the Flanger effect on one Voice and Phaser on another Variation also gives you many special effects not found in the other sections such as Delay Gate Reverb Wah and Pitch Change The Variation section of effects can be applied either to a single selected Part or to all Parts depending on the connection setting Insertion or Sys tem See About the Effect Connections System and Insertion on page 139 for more information Explanations of the Variation Type and other common parameters are given below For specific descriptions of Variation Types and explanations for all other Variation parameters refer to the separate SOUND LIST amp MIDI DATA booklet NO EFFECT HALL 1 2 ROOM 1 3 STAGE 1 2 PLATE WHITE ROOM TUNNEL
146. prompt above press the ENTER button again to execute the function If no previously edited Performance data exists the following display briefly appears indicating no Performance can be recalled Ho RecallPerfaornm A14212 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 1314 15 16 17 1819 20 2122 23 24 25 26 27 2829 3031 32 132 Performance Mode Effect Edit Mode The MU100 features a built in multi effect processor with 7 independent digital effects Reverb Chorus Variation Insertion 1 2 Part EQ and Multi EQ These are controlled in the Effect Edit mode In this section only the effect Types and the global parameters common to all Types are covered For descriptions and details on the parameters for each effect Type refer to the separate SOUND LIST amp MIDI DATA book let To enter the Effect Edit mode press the EFFECT button The following menu appears PREW eCHU PVAR PIHS1 BIHS2 Revers REV T P 134 Chords CHO E 135 Variation VAR 136 Insertion T NS 2 EE 138 About the Effect Connections System and Insertion 139 Effect Edit Mode 133 Reverb REV Reverb recreates the sounds of various performance environments by add ing an ambient wash of delays or reflections Several different types of Re verb effects are available to simulate the ambience of different sized rooms Explanations of the Reverb Type and Reverb Pan parameters are given below For descri
147. proper di rection and the right and left tabs of the expansion connector lock into place as shown in the illustration Expansion connector Insert the connector so that the tabs on the right and left sides lock XG Plug in Board 168 Appendix Installing the Optional XG Plug in System Attach the XG Plug in Board to the installation lid using the four 4 black screws that were removed in Step 3 Install the XG Plug in Board so that the side with the IC chips is facing the installation lid Position the XG Plug in Board from above onto the installation lid making sure to align the holes of the board with the holes on the lid If the holes are not properly aligned damage to the plug in board s chip my result S Side without the connector XG Plug in Board Screw black Secure the installation lid back onto the MU100 using the same four 4 silver screws that were removed in Step 2 Secure the screws in the order shown in the illustration Screw silver Arrange the cables of the connector as shown so that they do not become pinched or damaged Appendix 169 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Even though the MU100 is exceptionally easy to use it may occasionally not function as you expect it to If that happens check the possible problems and solutions below before assuming that the instrument is faulty Problem Possible Cause and Solution No power Check tha
148. ptions and explanations for all other Reverb parameters refer to the separate SOUND LIST amp MIDI DATA booklet Type Reverb Pan RevPan Settings NO EFFECT HALL 1 2 Range L63 C R63 ROOM 1 3 STAGE 1 2 PLATE WHITE ROOM KkEEUEFB EDIT TUNNEL CANYON BASE FevPan C E MENT us kEREUEFB EDIT T9rezHHBHLL 1 This determines the Pan position of the MIC gt Reverb sound or where it appears in the stereo image For details on the parameters for each Reverb Type refer to the separate SOUND LIST amp MIDI DATA booklet This determines the Reverb Type Each Reverb Type has different values for the rest of the Reverb parameters for ex ample Basement has a Reverb Time of 0 6 seconds while Canyon has a Reverb Time of 12 0 seconds NOTE When NO EFFECT is selected Reverb is off and none of the other Reverb parameters are available with the exception of the Re verb Pan parameter HINT Generally when using Reverb you can sim ply select the particular Type needed and use it without bothering to adjust the other pa rameters If fine tuning of the Reverb sound is necessary delve into the other parameters as needed 134 Effect Edit Mode Chorus CHO Chorus CHO The Chorus section uses pitch modulation to create a variety of rich spa cious sounding effects including Chorus Flanger Symphonic and Phaser Explanations of the Chorus Type and Ch
149. q Low Frequency with the SELECT OH GG buttons 82 Guided Tour Equalizer EQ Set the specific frequency to be adjusted For this example set the Low Frequency value to 315 Hz Select the Low Gain parameter and adjust the value For this example set the Low Gain value to 35 Play the Voice especially in the lower octaves and hear how the sound has changed NOTE Depending on the Voice selected for the Part and depending in which octave you play the Voice you may or may not hear very much change in the sound at certain frequencies If you want try adjusting the High Frequency Gain parameters as well e N EQ in the Performance Mode The EQ settings of individual Parts in the Performance mode can be adjusted in the same way 1 Select a Part in the Single Part controls 2 Press the EDIT button 3 Select PART then press the ENTER button 4 Select EQ then press the ENTER button and edit the parameters as shown in steps 3 5 above V A Guided Tour 83 ES Adjusting the Overall Tone Multi EQ The multi EQ section gives you five band control at specific frequencies over the entire sound of the MU100 Special presets are also available for instantly changing the tone to suit different types of music Operation Call up the EQ TYPE parameter and select the desired EQ pre set First press the EQ butto
150. r or connecting cords of any kind The use of an extension cord is not recommended IF you must use an extension cord the minimum wire size for a 25 cord or less is 18 AWG NOTE The smaller the AWG number the larger the current handling capacity For longer extension cords consult a local electri cian This product should be used only with the components supplied or a cart rack or stand that is recommended by Yamaha If a cart etc is used please observe all safety markings and instructions that accompany the accessory product SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE The information contained in this manual is believed to be correct at the time of printing However Yamaha reserves the right to change or modify any of the specifications without notice or obligation to update existing units This product either alone or in combination with an ampli fier and headphones or speaker s may be capable of produc ing sound levels that could cause permanent hearing loss DO NOT operate for long periods of time at a high volume level or at a level that is uncomfortable If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears you should consult an audiologist IMPORTANT The louder the sound the shorter the time period before damage occurs Some Yamaha products may have benches and or accessory mounting fixtures that are either supplied with the product or as optional accessories Some of these items are designed to be dealer assemb
151. r providing an amazing total of 1313 high quality Voices full General MIDI compatibility including Yamaha s XG plus flexible computer interfacing in a compact easy to use half rack unit With the convenient built in host computer interface and MIDI termi nals the MU100 is ideal for any computer music system from connec tion to a simple laptop to integration in a complete MIDI studio With its large LCD and the intuitive graphic controls on the display the MU100 is remarkably easy to use The MU100 also features completely independent dual MIDI inputs 32 Part multi timbral capacity and full 64 note polyphony for playback of even the most sophisticated song data A special Performance mode gives you flexible four Voice operation for live performance applications Also built into the system are six digital multi effects and two EQ sec tions one per part and one overall which give you enormous versatility in sweetening the sound What s more the MU100 provides a host of comprehensive yet easy to use editing tools for getting just the sound you need The MU100 has a convenient A D input that allows you to connect a mi crophone electric guitar or other instrument and mix those signals with the MU100 s Voices A plug in connector is also built into the MU100 for easy integration with the XG Plug in System Company names and product names in this Owner s Manual are the trade marks or registered trademarks
152. rato Depth Receive General MIDI Exclusive 145 Vibrato Rate teste coin eere ET 178 Appendix Wile EUR Te 165 Voice Map 147 Voices selecting vi cissssccscesssecesseceec ecdactactacsuceusos sot en 42 Volume Multi mode sees 96 Volume Performance mode 120 122 X XG mode sese e nne 22 42 XGworks Appendix 179 Memo For details of products please contact your nearest Yamaha or the authorized distributor listed below Die Einzelheiten zu Produkten sind bei Ihrer unten aufgefiihrten Niederlassung und bei Yamaha Vertragsh ndlern in den jeweiligen Bestimmungslandern erh ltlich Pour plus de d tails sur les produits veuillez vous adresser Yamaha ou au distributeur le plus proche de vous figurant dans la liste suivante NORTH AMERICA CANADA Yamaha Canada Music Ltd 135 Milner Avenue Scarborough Ontario MIS 3R1 Canada Tel 416 298 1311 U S A Yamaha Corporation of America 6600 Orangethorpe Ave Buena Park Calif 90620 U S A Tel 714 522 9011 CENTRAL amp SOUTH AMERICA MEXICO Yamaha de Mexico S A De C V Departamento de ventas Javier Rojo Gomez No 1149 Col Gpe Del Moral Deleg Iztapalapa 09300 Mexico D F Tel 686 00 33 BRAZIL Yamaha Musical do Brasil LTDA Av Rebou as 2636 S o Paulo Brasil Tel 011 853 1377 ARGENTINA Yamah
153. rom the Dump Out menu select the type of data to be sent All Multi or Performance Then press the ENTER button to call up the selected data dump PALL ipd IL TI PPERFORM ENTER All Dame All Data Are You sure MIC This transmits all MU 100 data including Part Performance system and all parameter values to the connected device Utility Mode 149 Dump Out Functions DUMPOUT Multi Settings 32 Parts 16 Parts 32 Parts A D 16 Parts A D Dumr Multi 32P art Are wou sure 7 This transmits the selected MU100 Multi Part data including System Effect and EQ data to the connected device Use the VALUE buttons to select the type amount of data to be transmitted Performance PERFORM Settings ALL 1001 I 100 Internal Performance numbers Dumr Perform HLL Are you Sure This transmits the selected MU100 Performance data to the connected device Use the VALUE buttons or data dial to select the type amount of data to be transmitted From the Are you sure prompt press the ENTER button to execute the operation or press the EXIT button to cancel it and return to the Dump Out menu n A Transmitting message appears in the display during the operation When the transmission is completed the MU100 returns to the Dump Out menu NOTE If you have more than one MU100 connected in your MIDI system and wish to send differ ent sets of data to each
154. s 125 Hz 315 Hz 1 0 kHz 2 0 kHz 5 0 kHz Rock 125 Hz 200 Hz 1 2 kHz 2 2 kHz 6 3 kHz Concert 80 Hz 315 Hz 1 0 kHz 6 3 kHz 8 0 kHz Range 12 12 dB od Hz Hid Fede The remaining EQ parameters let you set the level of each of the five frequency ranges low low mid mid high mid and high The bars in the display show the EQ settings as a frequency curve with peaks indicating level boosts in the fre quency range and valleys indicating level cuts A setting of 00 dB corresponds to no level change NOTE Changing the EQ Type automatically restores the default Frequency Parameter settings and cancels any Frequency Parameter settings you have made 142 Equalizer EQ Edit Utility Mode The Utility mode lets you set functions related to the overall operation of the MU100 such as Master Tune display contrast and playing of the Demo Song Included also are utility operations such as various kinds of data transfer with an external data storage device and initializing of the MU100 settings To enter the Utility mode press the UTIL button The following menu appears PSVSTEM esbUMPOUT PIHITIAL bEMO System Functions SYSTEM cscsccsecsenssscesecssccssestcsesacnsosenansas 144 Dump Out Functions DUMPOUT eere eere 148 Saving and Restoring Data via MIDI eeesesee 148 Saving and Restoring Data Via TO HOST seee 148 Initialize Funct
155. s can expand your home studio system Carry It With You If you have a laptop computer and sequencing software simply connect the MU100 plug in some headphones and you ve got a complete high powered music making system that s ready to go wherever you go Use it for composing arranging practicing or making playing demos for your band Use It at a Gig Similarly you can connect a laptop or a MIDI data filer and playback song data with the MU100 s Voices Plug a microphone into one of the A D inputs and a guitar into the other and you can mix your own live performance with the sequencer tracks Multimedia Since it s compatible with General MIDI and XG the MU100 is a natural for multimedia applications Bring it with you to a presentation since the com puter interface is built in to the MU100 it hooks up instantly and easily to the computer s serial port or printer port without the need for any other equipment 21 The MU100 What It Is and What It Can Do About the Modes of the MU100 The MU100 has two main operating modes Multi and Performance In Multi mode the MU100 is a 32 Part multi timbral tone generator in Performance mode the MU100 effectively functions as four tone generators controlled over a single MIDI channel Which mode the MU100 is in depends on the selected Sound Module mode If XG TG300B or C M are selected the MU100 automatically sets itself to the Multi mode When PFM is selected the MU100
156. s not in use The Controls of the MU100 The Controls of the MU100 Front Panel NA ICC TONE GENERATOR ecccccce PART MIDI BANK PGM VOL EXP Q A D INPUT For connection of a microphone electric guitar or other electronic instruments stereo 1 4 plug A D INPUT level control For control of the level of the A D input PHONES jack For connection to a set of stereo headphones Stereo Mini pin Q POWER VOL control Controls the power off on functions as well as adjusts the overall volume of the MU100 15 The Controls of the MU100 TTE MUTE SPART Seseseeeeeeeeeeeeeeee SOLO ALLA Mei ENTER SELECT ug e xa d ino EXIT GVALUE PAN REV CHO VAR KEY PLAY button For entering the Play mode and switching among the different Play displays See page 40 EDIT button For entering the Edit mode See page 52 UTIL UTILITY button For entering the Utility mode See page 31 MODE button For entering the Sound Module mode See page 39 EFFECT button For entering the Effect Edit mode See page 79 EQ button For entering the EQ Edit mode See page 84 MUTE SOLO button Pressing this alternately mutes or solos the selected Part See page 85 B ENTER button For calling up menu items in the display and for executing certain functions and operations Double clicking this pressing it twice quickly calls up the Show
157. s you learned in the section The MU100 What It Is and What It Can Do on page 19 the MU100 can be integrated into a variety of setups It would be impossible to cover all connection possibilities in a short manual as this however the section below will help in quickly setting up the MU100 and using it in your system Connecting to MIDI Devices The MU100 is equipped with MIDI IN OUT and THRU terminals allow ing you to use it in any MIDI system Moreover the two MIDI IN terminals are independent 16 channel ports effectively giving you two tone genera tors in one Here are some common connection examples using the built in MIDI interface Refer to the example that most closely matches your setup then read the Operation steps at the end of this section e MIDI keyboard In this setup you can play the sounds of the MU100 from the connected keyboard MIDI CABLE HUE d MIDI Keyboard will e Hardware sequencer In this setup a hardware sequencer such as the Yamaha QY700 is used The main advantage of such a setup is its portability MIDI CABLE MIDI OUT HOST SELECT w ll PC 2 PC 1 Guided Tour 33 Setting Up the MU100 in Your Music System e MIDI data storage device This setup is used for backing up your important data including original
158. sages are received or not The on setting allows these mes sages to be received Receive System Exclusive RcvSysExcl Settings off on CSV STEM RowvSyusExcl on MIC This determines whether System Exclu sive messages are received or not Sys tem Exclusive messages are data specifi cally or exclusively related to the MU100 The On setting allows these mes sages to be received This should be to On when receiving bulk data from a MIDI data storage device See page 34 MIC This determines whether Bank Select messages are received or not Bank Se lect messages can be sent from another MIDI device to change the banks of Voices on the MU100 See page 47 The On setting allows Bank Select messages to be received Contrast Range 1 8 SS STEM Contrast MIC This determines the contrast of the dis play Adjust this as necessary for optimum visibility At extreme settings the dis play may not be readable Utility Mode 145 System Functions SYSTEM Dump Interval DumpIntrval Settings 50 100 150 200 300 CSV STEM e DumrIntrsalzi589 MIC This determines the length of time the MU100 pauses when sending blocks of data in the Dump Out functions If the receiving device fails to process the data or displays a buffer full type message try setting this parameter to a higher value and send the data again Thru Port Range 1 8 SN STEM Thru P
159. sor arrow to the ap propriate control SysTran appears in the display Pot ks Tran LEI A14212 34 5 B 7 B 9 10 1112 1314 15 16 17 1819 20 21 22 23 24 25 m 27 2829 30 31 32 ALL BlutsssOsss Current System transpose setting in semitones Change the System Transpose setting as desired Use the VALUE buttons or data dial The 00 setting is normal 12 is up down one octave PHS A14212 34 5 B 7 8 9 10 1112 1314 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2M 25 26 27 2829 3031 32 l E Play the connected keyboard and try other transpose settings as you play Guided Tour 61 Editing in the Performance Mode Single Part Controls Selecting Different Voices for the Performance In this next section you ll use the Single Part controls to change the Voice settings of the Performance Operation Call up the Single Part controls From the All Part controls simultaneously press both PART buttons Performance bank and number Voice name bank Preset or Internal and program number Note Shift key transpose setting for selected Part Variation Send Chorus Send Reverb Send Part Pan stereo position of selected Part Expression not available always set to maximum Part Volume Not available in Single Part Selected Part number Change this with the PART
160. t 25 n dee e ceri ORIS 146 Performance mode WPANSPOSC 99 Performance Name EE Performance Number Performance Pan U Performance Part control 120 Utility mode irt rit 143 Performance Volume eee 120 Performances selecting Preset or Internal 40 V Pitch Bend Control 111 125 _ Pitch Coarse Drum Seng 115 Variation ANUS eene nennen nennen 136 Pitch EG sss 104 Variation Connectionin 137 Pitch EG Attack Time 104 Variation Pan Pitch EG Initial Level 104 Variation Return Multi mode 99 Pitch EG Release Level 104 Variation Return Performance mode 121 Pitch EG Release Time 104 Variation Send Drum Setup Pitch Fine Drum Setup agii Variation Send eo PLGI00 DX sss ei Variation Send Performance mode 122 G Variation Type unu mM E Velocity LPF Cutoff Frequency 116 CEET ENNEN 109 124 Velocity Limit Hight E 111 128 Portamento Time rte cases 109 124 Velocity Limit Low un Us Program Voice Number Multi mode 96 Velocity Pitch Sensitivity 115 Program Voice Number Performance mode 121 Velocity Sensitivity Depth sarete 110 128 Velocity Sensitivity Offset 111 128 R VH Effect Belt irse tete 165 Bul ER Recall Fun ziii eerte tote ces eiecit 132 Vibrato Delay Receive Bank Select unen 145 Vib
161. t is selected Drum related parameters are also available For basic information on using the Multi Edit mode see page 52 Path EDIT button FILTER Filter e LPF Cutoff Frequency e LPF Resonance e HPF Cutoff Frequency The MU100 features a digital filter that can be used to change the timbre of the Voices The filter is affected together with the level by the EG Envelope Generator which allows you to change the timbre over time as well See EG page 102 100 Multi Mode Multi Edit Mode LPF Cutoff Frequency LPF Cutoff HPF Cutoff Frequency HPF Cutoff Range 64 63 7 8 9 101112 1314 15 16 17 1819 14212 3456 10 2021222324 Range 64 63 PE Cutoff BB 1 WI 8 9 10 11 12 1314 15 16 17 1819 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 This determines the cutoff frequency of the low pass filter LPF The LPF filters out frequencies higher than the cutoff point and passes the lower frequencies Lower cutoff values create a deeper more rounded tone while higher values create a brighter tone Level aigal This determines the cutoff frequency of the high pass filter HPF The HPF filters out frequencies lower than the cutoff point and passes the higher frequencies Lower cut off values preserve the fundamental and lower overtones of the sound while higher values create a thinner brighter tone Level These frequencies are A passed or let through These frequenci
162. t the adaptor is properly plugged into both the AC outlet and the MU100 See page 18 No sound Check that The panel volume control is set to an appropriate level e Other volume related parameters are set to appropriate levels See Volume and Ex pression in the Single Part controls page 96 and Master Volume and Master Attenua tor in the All Part controls page 98 Mute or Solo are not active See page 85 If a Part is being muted or an empty Part is being soloed you may not get any sound The Variation effect settings are appropriate No sound will be output at all if Variation Connection is set to INS page 137 Variation Send is turned on for the Part page 97 and NO EFFECT is selected for the Variation Type page 136 The easiest solution in such a case is to turn off Variation Send for the Part The EG Attack Time page 103 is appropriately short for short percussive sounds The Velocity Sensitivity Offset page 111 is appropriate The Note Limit Low and Note Limit High pages 110 128 settings are appropriate If the former is set higher than the latter no sound will be output The Velocity Limit Low and Velocity Limit High pages 111 128 settings are appro priate If the former is set too high and the latter too low no sound may be output No sound when playing the MU100 Check all MIDI connections making sure that the MIDI OUT of the external device is from a computer sequencer or connected to the MIDI
163. te aFPitchCcoanrze rhHid Gs 234 5 6 7 8 9 101112 1314 15 16 17 1818 20 21 22 23 24 25 28 27 2829 30 31 32 Select E3 Conga L Play E3 on the connected MIDI keyboard or use the PART Q9 buttons to select E3 Details e In the Drum parameters you cannot use the PART buttons to select a Part they are reserved for selecting notes sounds only Select the Pitch Coarse parameter and set it to 22 Use the SELECT buttons to select the parameter then the VALUE Q Q buttons or data dial This setting creates a deep log drum sound FES Con3a L a Pitchboarse 274 A 23458 7 8 9 101112 1314 15 16 17 1819 20 21 22 23 24 25 265 27 2829 30 31 32 Select the Velocity Pitch Sensitivity parameter VelPchSens and set it to 12 Again use the SELECT EG buttons then the VALUE buttons or data dial Play the key softly to strongly and notice how the pitch changes according to key velocity FES sConda L d WelPcohSens t1l Ge 234 5 6 7 8 9 101112 1314 15 16 17 1819 20 21 22 23 24 25 28 27 2829 30 31 32 56 Guided Tour Editing in the Multi Mode Select F 3 Timbale L Play F 3 on the connected keyboard or use the PART buttons to select F 3 Select the LPF Cutoff parameter and set it to 40 Select the LPF Resonance LPF Reso parameter and set it to 63 Select th
164. te over which you can easily change Voices and create a completely different sound V On Your Own If you want to try making changes to some of the other Part controls The procedure is the same 1 Select a Part with the PART buttons 2 Select a control for editing with the SELECT Q 9 buttons 3 Change the setting with the VALUE buttons 4 Use the EXIT button as needed to return to home base When editing in Single Part pressing once returns to Voice name and number pressing once again returns to All Part For more information on the specific Part controls see page 96 Guided Tour 63 Edit Menu Parameters Creating a Two Voice Layer Editing a Performance is almost identical to editing Parts in the Multi mode The Edit menu tree is slightly different and certain parameters are different as well For a full list and description of Performance Edit parameters see page 123 In the following instructions you ll use the Edit menu parameters to cre ate a two Voice Performance and fatten the sound using Detune Operation Select the desired Performance For this example select the Preset bank then Performance number 027 Jump off Select Part 1 Call up the Single Part controls simultaneously press both PART buttons then select Part 1 Solo the selected Part Press the MUTE SOLO button twice or repeatedly unt
165. tended See page 134 Chorus Send ChoSend Range 000 127 Paid kChaSend bd A14212 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 1314 15 16 17 1819 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829 30 31 32 b HI EO This determines the level of the selected Part s Voice that is sent to the Chorus ef fect A value of 000 results in a completely dry Voice sound no Chorus effect NOTE Keep in mind that the Chorus effect must be properly enabled and set for this parameter to work as intended See page 135 Variation Send VarSend Settings off on when Variation Connection is set to INS 000 127 when Variation Connec tion is set to SYS Paid MT 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 1314 15 16 17 1819 20 2122 23 24 25 26 27 2829 3031 32 SN EO This determines whether the selected Part s Voice is sent to the Variation effect or not A setting of off or 000 results in no Variation effect being applied to the kar send off Voice Note Shift NoteSft Range 24 24 semitones This determines the key transposition set ting for the Part s Voice 122 Performance Mode Performance Edit Mode Performance Edit Mode The Performance Edit mode features various functions and parameters grouped in the following sections Common related to the Performance as a whole Part related to each of the four Parts and the Copy and Store op erations For basic information on using the Performance Edit mode see page 59
166. ter and EG Settings of a Part n ssssessseesesessssesereerreessnseseseeseses 52 On YOUE Owes eege eege cuui pce etae 54 Editing Drum Voices with the Drum Setup Controls sess 55 Making Changes to Individual Drum Sounds the Drum Parameters 56 O Your OW oet airo o EE eege EISE 58 Editing in the Performance Mode AAA 59 Al Part Controls EE 60 Transposing the Overall Key of a Performance sseseseeeeeenne ne 61 Single Part Controls Selecting Different Voices for the Performance 62 uide y E M M 63 Edit Menu Parameters Creating a Two Voice Layer sese 64 setting Up a Keyboard Split ooi e eee Dre Eres tors teet Pepe epe ERRAT 66 On Your RE 67 Using the Assignable Controller in a Performance sse 67 Saving Your Original Performance sess eene 68 Assignable Controller AC 69 Controllers and Control Numbers sese 69 Control Numbers and the Actual Sound 70 Assigning the Assignable Controller seen 71 Using the Assignable Controller Setting Up 72 Using the Assignable Controller Some Applications sees 73 Changing the Brightness on a Piano Volite ssiiseisueisrcssreisestunecaeresoisestnussipissssisuor 73 Experssive Volume Control of a Part sessesssssseeeeeneeen 75 Expressive Control of Individual Drum Sounds sees 73 On YOUR E TI TEAR EE 78 Using Reverb and Chorus 4 eren p
167. the Single Part control see page 49 MIDI Receive Port Channel A1 A16 B1 B16 OFF kEC CH Gel DIEN Settings 1314 15 16 17 1819 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829 30 31 32 This determines the MIDI IN port A or B and the receive channel 1 16 for the selected Part Bank Number Settings A1 A D Input part 000 003 018 019 2 A D Input part 000 003 Normal part XG 000 001 003 006 008 012 014 016 022 024 029 032 043 045 048 052 054 064 088 096 101 126 127 icon MU1 00 000 008 016 024 048 056 064 072 080 088 096 104 120 icon SFX SFX TG300B 000 001 011 016 019 024 026 032 033 040 126 127 C M Fixed only one bank Drum part XG 126 127 TG300B 000 C M Fixed only one bank This determines the bank number of the selected Part s Voice Refer to the SOUND LIST amp MIDI DATA booklet For more information on selecting banks see page 44 and Display Bank Select pa rameter page 147 Program Voice Number Settings A1 A D Input part 001 013 A2 A D Input part 001 005 Normal part 001 128 A14212 34 5 86 7 8 9 10 1112 1314 15 16 17 18 19 20 2122 23 24 25 26 27 2829 30 31 32 BANK PGMH This determines the Voice for the selected Part Refer to the SOUND LIST amp MIDI DATA booklet Volume Range HJ n ININE i5 aa 000 127 UI Lou 303132 This det
168. the mix of a song such as drenching one Part in Reverb while another Part is kept dry The Chorus effect section features a variety of pitch modulation effects These let you subtly enhance or fatten the sound or completely transform the sound in wild and unique ways As with Reverb only one Chorus Type can be used for all Parts however the amount of Chorus for each Part can be adjusted 78 Guided Tour Operation First set the Send and Return controls to appropriate levels Before you actually change the Reverb or Chorus settings you should set the Send and Return controls in order to properly hear the effect and the changes you make To do this 1 Select the desired Part from the Multi Play mode Single Part display Use the PART buttons 2 Select RevSend Reverb Send or ChoSend Chorus Send with the SELECT buttons and set it to 40 or higher 3 Select the All Part display by pressing both PART buttons 4 Select RevRtn Reverb Return or ChoRth Chorus Re turn with the SELECT Q 3 buttons and set it to 60 or higher Call up the Effect Edit mode Press the EFFECT button Select and call up the desired effet section Select REV Reverb or CHO Chorus with the SELECT Q QI buttons Select and change the Type parameter Use the SELECT Q button to select Type then change the se
169. tion Double click the ENTER button press it twice quickly The Show Exclusive display appears System Exclusive message in hexadecimal format FH 431640 BAHH H H Fr To transmit the currently displayed message press the ENTER button again The message is transmitted via the MIDI or TO HOST terminals Press the EXIT button to return to the previous display Miscellaneous Functions 159 160 Miscellaneous Functions prenon Installing the Optional XG Plug in System Installing the Optional XG Plug in System Introducing the XG Plug in System Plug in versatility like never before me The XG Plug in System is a hardware based solution for expanding the func tions of your XG tone generator Similar to the software based XGworks Plug in System the optional XG system consists of a series of plug in boards that allow you to easily create just the sound you need XG Plug in System compatible XG tone generators and synthesizers are equipped with connectors for installing XG Plug in Boards The number of connectors available will be different according to the type of XG Plug in System compatible equipment that you have The MU100 is equipped with one plug in connector Make sure that your XG tone generator or synthe sizer is XG Plug in System compliant This is indicated by the logo that appears on all XG Plug in System compliant products The XG Plug in System logo
170. to 32 of these Parts can sound simultaneously Parts are analogous to the various instrumental parts in music e g piano part guitar part etc Appendix 175 Performance In the MU100 Performance refers to an operation mode and the programs that are used in that mode A Performance can contain up to four different Parts all controllable over the same MIDI channel The preset Performances of the MU100 are special multi Part sound programs designed particularly for live performance and studio record ing purposes Pitch Bend A function found on virtually all MIDI keyboards usually controlled with a pitch bend wheel that allows the pitch to be raised or lowered continously The Pitch Bend Control parameter on the MU100 allows you to set the range over which the pitch can be changed polyphony The number of notes that can be sounded simultaneously by an electronic instrument The MU100 has 64 note polyphony ensuring that even the most complex song data will play back com pletely and accurately with no note robbing port To answer the need for more MIDI channels the limit is 16 many MIDI interfaces offer two or more MIDI ports each of which can address 16 MIDI channels The MU100 is equipped with two inde pendent MIDI ports A and B providing 32 chan nel operation The two ports are also addressable via the TO HOST computer interface Portamento A function found on early synthesizers that creates a conti
171. tor This application allows you to create edit and save voices generated on PLGI100 VL The features of this plug in allow you to intuitively edit and compose complex musical passages with ease VH Effect Editor Installing this plug in on your personal computer allows you to graphi cally manage and control all of the settings of the PLG100 VH The windowing environment allows you to easily enter values into the XGworks List Window using drag and drop commands The application includes a special list window for specifying settings in the Chordal Mode DX Easy Editor This application is a great tool for changing the part parameters of the op tional PLG100 DX plug in board Use the DX Easy Editor to edit all of the part parameters for the XG as well as the exclusive native parameters of the PLG100 DX The application allows you to save your changes and pa rameter edits either as a song event or a DX parameter file DX Simulator Use your mouse to manipulate all of the settings of the DX7 s front panel display You can fully edit custom voices as well as view param eters on the edit list just like on the DX7 The DX Simulator provides multiple options for saving your edited voices including bulk data or file formats These plug ins are designed to be used with the XGworks XGworks lite software applications For instructions on how to install any of the optional XGworks plug ins please refer to the manual titled XGtools Setu
172. tt Kat SPAR 1 9 10 Ti 12 Ti 15 16 E E k EO For input of stereo audio equipment such as CD players cassette decks etc CAUTION Do not use line level signals such as from keyboards etc with the mic level banks The signal may be too high resulting in damage to the MU100 Select the desired preset Do this in the normal way as you selected Voices using the SELECT Q QI buttons to highlight the program number param eter then using the VALUE buttons to select the preset The available presets have been specially programmed to suit the type of input selected For example presets for Mic input in clude Karaoke and Vocal Guitar input presets include Tube Stack and Phaser Explore some of these settings on your own with a microphone and different instruments For a list of all available A D input presets refer to the Sound List amp MIDI Data booklet Turn up the level If the connected source has a volume control first set it to an appropriate level then slowly bring up the A D INPUT VOL UME control on the MU100 while playing the instrument or singing into the microphone until the level is appropriate 90 Guided Tour Data Flow Block Diagram When HOST SELECT switch is set to MIDI 31 250 bps TO HOST IN B IN A OUT THRU Module B1 16CH When HOST SELECT switch is set to PC 1 MAC 31 250 bps or PC 2 38 400 bps TO HOST IN B IN A OUT THRU
173. tting with the VALUE buttons or data dial Edit other parameters as desired Once you ve selected a Reverb or Chorus Type you can adjust the other parameters For Reverb try changing the Reverb Time and HPF Cutoff and listen to how the changes affect the Reverb sound For Chorus the parameters differ depending on the selected Chorus Type Use the SELECT buttons to select the parameter then ad just the value with the VALUE buttons or data dial For a list of Reverb Types and other information on Reverb see page 134 For a list of the available parameters for each Reverb Type re fer to the Sound List amp MIDI Data booklet For a list of Chorus Types and other information on Chorus see page 135 For a list of the available parameters for each Chorus Type refer to the Sound List amp MIDI Data booklet Guided Tour 79 Applying Distortion to a Part Using the Variation Effects The Variation effect section provides a wealth of additional effects With a total of 70 different Types it features some of the same effects found in the Reverb Chorus and Insertion sections This is not mere redundancy it allows you to use two Types of Reverb or Chorus on different Voices For example you may want to have a Symphonic effect on one Voice and Phaser on another Variation also gives you many special effects not found in the Reverb and Chorus sections such as Delay Gate Reverb Wah and Pit
174. ui aAoqe uiajsKG UM Sy e SILON HIER upd LO snsoyo E SNYOHO o N E id q42424 0 SNAOYI puas Nn 2 E e uanga q42424 q42424 1 puas ao dh uvod guoys sur Ibd uorosul oum v y eg ouo quo 10 uq ouo quo oy paydde aq wea Oasen oiporjdde aq ue uonzosur Tute oo19js soyeorpur out xotu When Variat 141 Effect Edit Mode Equalizer Multi EQ Edit The Equalizer Multi EQ Edit parameters allow you to adjust the over all tone of the MU100 sound in five separate frequency bands EQ presets are also provided for instantly calling up tone settings spe cially suited for different types of music Low Lo Mid Mid Hi Mid High Frequency To enter the Equalizer Edit mode press the EQ button EQ Type Settings Flat Jazz Pops Rock Con cert aEG TYPE HI F 1 at EQ Type provides five different preset EQ settings specially programmed for spe cific types of music The Flat setting is a flat EQ preset with no change in equal ization Jazz Pops Rock and Concert each have different EQ settings and fre quency bands specially suited for those types of music EQ Frequency Parameters Flat 80 Hz 500 Hz 1 0 kHz 4 0 kHz 8 0 kHz Jazz 50 Hz 125 Hz 900 Hz 3 2 kHz 6 3 kHz Pop
175. und no matter how much Chorus is applied to the Drum Part NOTE Keep in mind that the Chorus effect must be properly enabled and set for this parameter to work as intended See page 135 Also the pa rameters Chorus Send in Single Part control page 97 and Chorus Return in All Part control page 98 must be set to appropriate values Variation Send Var Send Settings off on when Variation Con nection is set to INS 000 127 when Variation Connection is set to SYS This determines the level of the selected drum sound that is sent to the Variation ef fect A setting of off results in a completely dry drum sound no matter how much Variation is applied to the Drum Part NOTE Keep in mind that the Variation effect must be properly enabled and set for this parameter to work as intended See page 136 Also the pa rameters Variation Send in Single Part control page 97 and Variation Return in All Part con trol page 99 must be set to appropriate values Filter Parameters LPF Cutoff Frequency LPF Cutoff Range 64 63 XG mode 000 127 TG300B or C M mode This determines the cutoff frequency of the low pass filter LPF for the selected drum sound The LPF filters out frequen cies higher than the cutoff point and passes the lower frequencies Lower cutoff values create a deeper more rounded tone while higher values create a brighter tone For more information see LPF Cutoff Frequen
176. ut functions allow you to save the various settings of the MU100 such as settings for Parts Performances system etc toa MIDI sequencer computer or a MIDI data recorder such as the Yamaha MDF3 MIDI Data Filer The following illustrations show example connections for the Dump Out functions Saving and Restoring Data via MIDI MIDI OUT MIDI IN MIDI Data Recorder MIDI IN MIDI OUT Bulk Dump data can be sent and received using the MIDI IN and MIDI OUT connections Saving and Restoring Data via TO HOST Computer TO HOST SERIAL PORT with sequencer or MIDI librarian software Bulk Dump data can be sent and received using the TO HOST and SERIAL PORT connections Operation Make sure that the MU100 is properly connected to the device and that the HOST SELECT switch is properly set When using the MIDI terminals connect the MIDI OUT of the MU100 to the MIDI IN of the data recorder See the illustrations above Also set the HOST SELECT switch to MIDI When using the TO HOST terminal make sure that the HOST SELECT switch is set corresponding to the device to be used Refer to page 35 for more on host computer connections 148 Utility Mode Dump Out Functions DUMPOUT 2 Press the UTIL button and select DUMPOUT then press the ENTER button PSYSTEM eGUMPOUT BIHITIRHL BDEMO MIC ENTER 3 F
177. uttons 6 Change the value with the VALUE Q9 Q9 buttons or data dial 7 Use the EDIT button as needed to return to the Edit menu Guided Tour 77 Effects To complement the huge variety of Voices and the 32 Part multi timbral capacity the MU100 features a built in multi effect processor with seven independent digital effects Reverb Chorus Variation Insertion 1 and 2 and EQ In this section we ll examine the first five EQ is covered on page 82 These high quality effects provide an enormous amount of sound pro cessing power and flexibility Combine these with the Part controls in the Multi mode and you have a virtual 34 channel mixer at your disposal with per channel EQ master EQ and six effect sends complete with six independent effect units The following instructions assume that the XG mode is selected page 42 However using effects in the Performance mode and the other modes is done in virtually the same way In this section you ll learn how to p Set the Reverb Type and adjust the amount applied to a Part p Set the Chorus Type and adjust the amount applied to a Part p Use the Variation effects to apply distortion to a Part Using Reverb and Chorus Judicious use of Reverb creates a sense of space and enhances the realism of the Voices The selected Reverb Type is applied to all Parts however the amount of Reverb for each Part can be adjusted This lets you add special textures to
178. vail able for Drum Parts Element Element Reserve ElemReserv Range 00 64 ElemEezeru Hz This determines the minimum number of sound elements that are reserved for the Part This setting ensures that when the maximum simultaneous polyphony of 64 notes or elements is exceeded the se lected Part will still play up to the num ber of elements set here For example if the Element Reserve of a Part is set to 10 the sounds for that Part up to 10 si multaneous notes will not be cut off even if the maximum polyphony is ex ceeded The total number of Element Reserve values for all of the Parts cannot exceed 64 This parameter is useful when playing back dense song data and it ensures that the most important Parts in the song data will play properly without being cut off Multi Mode 109 Multi Edit Mode Note Limit Parameters The Note Limit Low and High parameters allow you to set the range of notes for a Part s Voice Notes outside the range will not be played HINT Note Limit can be used to set up keyboard splits Set two Parts to the same MIDI chan nel see page 96 but give them Note Limit settings so that one Part is played from the left side of the keyboard and the other is played from the right Note Limit Low NoteLimitL C 2 G8 HoteLimitL C 2 Range This determines the lowest responding note for the Part Notes below this value will not be played Note Li
179. ve set up the MU100 in your system check that the MU100 is properly receiving data 38 Guided Tour Selecting and Playing the Performances Selecting and Playing the Performances Calling As pointed out on page 59 the Performances of the MU100 let you play four Voices together over one MIDI channel These specially programmed Per formances 100 Preset and 100 Internal take full advantage of the MU100 dynamic voices and flexible editing functions giving you exceptionally powerful and expressive sounds for live performance situations In this section you ll learn how to P Call up the Performance mode pP Select and play Performances Up the Performance Play Mode and Playing the Performances Operation Press the MODE button MODE Select PFM PERFORMANCE in the display Use the SELECT buttons VALUE Q9 buttons or data dial SOLUHD MOGULE AG TG388 C H C M PERFORM Indicates Performance mode The Performance mode setting is also shown by the arrow at the bottom right of the display NOTE For more information on the sound module modes see page 22 Guided Tour 39 Selecting and Playing the Performances Press the PLAY button to go to the Performance Play mode You can press the EXIT button for this as well GA Poul Heavens Door bP re FAR Et 557889 MEVS SETS MO a oe bea Cw All and keyboard player icon indicate All
180. w long it takes for the pitch to return to normal from the pitch value set in Initial Level above Pitch EG Release Level PEGReleLvel Range 64 63 ePEGReleLul 59 nmm mn 9 10 1112 1314 15 16 17 1819 20 Oe This determines the final pitch of the Part s Voice or the pitch that is reached after the note is released A setting of 00 corresponds to normal pitch NOTE The Pitch EG Release Level and Time param eters may have no effect if the Voice itself does not sustain after the note is released Short percussive Voices may fall into this category Also make sure that the main EG Release Time is set to an appropriate value so that the sound sustains Pitch EG Release Time PEGReleTime Range 64 63 PEGReleTime hhe TTT nr 234598 7 8 9 101112 1314 15 16 17 1819 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829 30 31 32 This determines the Release Time of the Pitch EG or how long it takes for the pitch to change to the pitch value set in Release Level above 104 Multi Mode Multi Edit Mode Equalizer EQ Path EDIT button EQ EQ Equalizer e EQ Low Frequency e EQ Low Gain e EQ High Frequency e EQ High Gain The EQ parameters let you adjust and set the tonal quality of a Part s Voice such as boosting the bass sound or making it brighter This is a two band equalizer with wide frequency variation for each band and is independent of the overall EQ controls see page 142
181. witch MIDI IN A B MIDI OUT and MIDI THRU terminals Computer MIDI Interface Direct connection to host computer port RS 232C RS 422 MIDI terminals allow connection to MIDI sequencer or MIDI controller Data Transfer Baud Rate MIDI 31 250 bps bits per second Mac 31 250 bps PC 1 31 250 bps PC 2 38 400 bps Power Supply Yamaha PA 5B AC Adaptor included Dimensions W x D x H 220 x 210 x 44 mm 8 11 16 x 8 1 4 x 1 3 4 Weight 1 3 kg 2 Ibs 14 oz Included Accessories Owner s Manual Yamaha PA 5B AC Adaptor XGtools Setup Guide CD ROM XGtools Specifications subject to change without notice 174 Appendix Glossary A D input Abbreviation for analog to digital The A D inputs of the MU100 allow you to process analog inputs such as a microphone electric guitar CD player or another electronic instrument with the digital effects of the MU100 and mix them with the internal Voices Assignable Controller 1 Certain functions on the MUI OO such as the Filter Volume or Variation ef fect can be changed in real time by controllers on a connected MIDI instrument Assignable Controller lets you determine which controller for example modulation wheel breath controller foot control ler etc is used for that purpose AWM 2 Abbreviation for Advanced Wave Memory 2 an enhanced version of Yamaha s original tone gen eration system featuring digital filters for superior sou
182. x ceptions are described in the separate SOUND LIST amp MIDI DATA booklet Effect Edit Mode 137 Insertion 1 2 INS 1 2 The Insertion 1 and 2 effects provide additional effects for processing indi vidual Parts Explanations of the Type Dry Wet Balance and Part parameters are given below For descriptions and explanations for all other parameters refer to the separate SOUND LIST amp MIDI DATA booklet The Insertion effects are set up for Insertion routing and can be applied only to a single selected Part Refer to About the Effect Connections System and Insertion on page 139 for more information Type Settings THRU HALL 1 2 ROOM 1 3 STAGE 1 2 PLATE DELAY L C R DELAY L R ECHO CROSS DELAY KARAOKE 1 3 CHORUS 1 4 CELESTE 1 4 FLANGER 1 3 SYMPHONIC ENSEMBLE DETUNE ROTARY SPEAKER TREMOLO AUTO PAN PHASER 1 DISTORTION OVER DRIVE AMP SIMULATOR 3BAND EQ MONO 2BAND EQ STEREO AUTO WAH LFO TOUCH WAH 1 2 AURAL EX CITER COMPRESSOR NOISE GATE Aural Exciter is a requistered trademark of Aphex Corporation KIHMSERTIOH1 EDIT aTrFe DISTORTIOHMS gt NOTE When Thru is selected no effect is applied and none of the parameters are available with the exception of the Assignable Con troller and the Part parameter Dry Wet Balance Range D63 gt W D W D lt W63 This determines the balance between the direct unprocessed signal dry and t
183. y the internal sound sources and effects of the MU100 LFO Abbreviation for low frequency oscillator which generates a low frequency signal that is used to modulate certain aspects of the sound such as pitch or level Chorus Flanger Tremolo Vibrato and other modulation effects use LFOs MIDI Acronym for Musical Instrument Digital Inter face a worldwide standard that allows MIDI com patible instruments and devices to communicate with each other For the instruments to communi cate they normally must be set to the same MIDI channel modulation wheel A controller found on most MIDI keyboards which is normally used to control pitch and other types of modulation It can be used to control various aspects of the MU100 sound by proper setting of the Assignable Controller 1 See page 69 multi timbral This refers to the capacity of a tone generator to produce several different sounds at once The MU100 is a 32 Part multi timbral tone generator capable of playing 32 different instru ment Voices at once each over an independent MIDI channel Mute The Mute function of the MU100 allows you to silence one Part to hear how all of the other Parts sound without it parameter The word parameter refers to any ad justable setting of an electronic musical instrument For example the Vibrato function of the MU100 has three parameters Rate Depth and Delay Part The Voices of the MU100 are assigned to sepa rate Parts and up
184. yed Eu For the Filter this determines how long it takes for the sound to be affected by the maximum Filter values High Normal EG Decay Time Range 64 63 bow Time Decas Time hh Hmmm t Key is released NOTE The Pitch EG parameters may have little or no effect depending on the particular Voice used and the settings made to the main EG parameters 9 10 1112 1314 15 16 17 1819 20 21 This determines the Decay Time of the EG or how rapidly the sound dies outas Pitch EG Initial Level PEGInitLvl a note is held For the Filter this deter Range 64 463 mines how long it takes for the Filter ef fect to die out PEGInitLyl 0 23 24 25 26 27 2829 30 31 32 8 9 10 1112 1314 15 16 17 1819 20 2122 EG Release Time Range 64 63 Pe esce7 i me t hhs This determines the initial pitch of the Part s mum Voice when the note is first played A set Ge ting of 00 corresponds to normal pitch 2 1314 15 16 17 1819 This determines the Release Time of the EG or how long the sound sustains after a note is released For the Filter this de termines how long the Filter effect con tinues after a note 1s released Multi Mode 103 Multi Edit Mode Pitch EG Attack Time PEGAtakTime Range 64 63 FEGA ak Time r d ell 1112 1314 15 16 17 1819 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829 30 31 32 This determines the Attack Time of the Pitch EG or ho

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