Yamaha G50 User Manual Download

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Summary of Contents for G50

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Page 2: ...tenna lead in is 300 ohm ribbon lead change the lead in to co axial type cable If these corrective measures do not produce satisfac tory results please contact the local retailer authorized to distribute this type of product If you can not locate the appropriate retailer please contact Yamaha Cor poration of America Electronic Service Division 6600 Orangethorpe Ave Buena Park CA90620 The above sta...

Page 3: ...unit is operating as designed are not covered by the manufacturer s warranty 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 the...

Page 4: ...er to ensure proper operation Also keep this manual in a safe place for later reference Contents Precautions 2 G50 Overview 3 The Controls Connectors 4 Front Panel 4 Rear Panel 5 Setting Up 6 Power Supply 6 Tone Generator Connection MIDI Setup 6 MIDI Channel Settings 7 Preset Program Sets 8 Guitar G1D Connection 8 Input Level Adjustment 9 Tuning 10 Play Mode 11 Selecting Programs Playing In the PL...

Page 5: ...hen connecting the G50 to MIDI equipment be sure to use high quality cables made especially for MIDI data transmission Avoid MIDI cables longer than about 15 meters Longer cables can pick up electrical noise that can causes data errors Handling and Transport Never apply excessive force to the controls connec tors or other parts of the instrument Always unplug cables by gripping the plug firmly not...

Page 6: ...uitar sound played through a standard guitar amplifier or sound system or just play the normal guitar sound The G50 has 128 programs that you can select and play In fact you can edit each of these programs to provide precisely the response and playing features you want You can for example specify the G50 s sensitivity in response to notes you play on the guitar the pitch bend range which voice on ...

Page 7: ...yability and performance Page 9 for details 7 TUNER Button Engages the G50 s built in guitar tuner allowing precise easy tuning of each guitar string If pressed while holding the PLAY button the TUNER button also accesses a selection of preset program sets Pages 10 8 for details 8 MIDI Button Allows the MIDI transmit receive channel s of the G50 to be set to match the connected MIDI device s It is...

Page 8: ...DI IN and OUT Connectors The MIDI OUT connector connects to one or more external tone generators or synthesizers to be driven by the G50 It can also be connected to a MIDI data recorder or other MIDI data storage device to store MIDI bulk data corresponding to the G50 s 128 programs The MIDI IN connector can be used to receive previously stored program data from an external MIDI data storage devic...

Page 9: ...s not in use Tone Generator Connection MIDI Setup The G50 can drive just about any external tone generator or synthesizer although Yamaha particularly recommends the MU80 or MU50 XG GM compatible tone generators for out standing AWM sound or the VL1 m Version 2 or VL70 m if you want the extraordinary sound of Yamaha s revolutionary Virtual Acoustic Synthe sis tone generation system Connect the G50...

Page 10: ...ay not be exactly as expected Further if you bend a note more than a semitone the pitch will jump a semitone The MIDI receive channel in this mode is the same as the transmit channel The next highest channel is used by the G50 hold function e g if C3 is selected channel 4 is used for the hold function Multi channel Mode Settings Setting HOLD String 6 5 4 3 2 1 S1 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 S2 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 S3 ...

Page 11: ... data system exclu sive reception if you want to use these voices This voice data will overwrite the previous data in voice number Cst 001 through 006 and Int 001 VL70 m or A01 through A06 VL1 m Version 2 so be sure any data you want to keep is backed up before select ing either of these program sets NOTES The user data is kept safe in a special secondary memory while any of the other preset progr...

Page 12: ... button is pressed the current input gain setting for that string will appear in place of the detected peak input gain The gain setting is preceded by a G and ranges from G1 minimum gain through G50 maximum gain If necessary adjust the input gain via the 1 and 1 buttons until the optimum input gain is achieved PARAMETER MEMORY VALUE 4 RepeatforAllStrings Repeat steps 2 and 3 for all strings then c...

Page 13: ...RY VALUE NOTES Tuning pitch is remained in the memory even if power is turned off Tuning data is transmitted via the MIDI OUT terminal when power is turned on or the Tuning pitch is changed 2 PlayaSingleString Play the first string you want to tune The closest note to the current pitch of the string played will appear on the display A through G a is indicated by the small to the upper right of the...

Page 14: ...d UP buttons on the G1D Divided Pickup Unit Press either button briefly to select the next program number in the corresponding direction 1 or UP to increment 1 or DOWN to decrement or hold either button for continuous scrolling in the corresponding direction When using the G50 panel buttons it is also possible to skip in tens e g 010 020 030 etc or the reverse by pressing the opposite button while...

Page 15: ...tting of the F Transpose parameter To change the G1D UP DOWN button mode first make sure the G50 is in the PLAY mode then use the G50 panel 1 and 1 buttons to select the desired mode while simultaneously holding the G1D DOWN and UP buttons dE for the Memory Value mode PG for the Program Change mode or oc for the Octave Shift mode The abbreviation for the current mode appears on the G50 display whe...

Page 16: ...tored The save procedure is as follows Setting Parameter letter Edit Mode PARAMETER 1 To save the edited program first press the 1 button while holding the PLAY button The current program number will flash If at least one parameter in the program has been edited a small e will appear on the left side of the display 2 At this point you can choose to save the edited data to a different program numbe...

Page 17: ...es the dynamic range of notes produced by the G50 i e the range from the softest to loudest notes produced Nar sets a narrow dynamic range Nor is the normal setting setting the normal dy namic range uui this represents w produces the widest dynamic range A value between 1 and 127 produces fixed velocity volume at the specified velocity value The higher the value the louder the notes E Chromatic S ...

Page 18: ...thesized sound when using one of the split functions described in the Real Time Control section below i e turn the H Program Number parameter off for one of the programs used in the split setup so that only the direct guitar sound is produced by that program I Bank MSB S e t t i n g s o f f 0 1 2 7 J Bank LSB S e t t i n g s o f f 0 1 2 7 These two parameters set the program change bank number for...

Page 19: ...ve the split position toward the bridge and higher settings move the split position toward the neck Experiment with the settings to find the ideal split position StringSplit In this mode the two programs are played on different groups of strings For example you could play acoustic bass on the two lowest strings 5 and 6 while playing organ on the remaining four strings 1 through 4 The String Split ...

Page 20: ...ionValue Settings 0 127 The T Picking Position Control parameter specifies the control change number to be transmitted when the guitar is played The range is from 1 through 31 33 through 120 or AF for After Touch No picking position control change message will be transmitted when this parameter is turned off The U Picking Front Position Value and V Picking Rear Position Value parameters specify th...

Page 21: ...N OFF data can be received while the sustain or hold function is active 127 0 127 0 1 transmits the control data note on note off 0 is the actual envelope Settings 0 7 Settings 1 through 7 NOTES When using either T Picking Position Control or W Touch Control to control a MIDI NRPN function set the appropriate NRPN MSB and LSB via the Assignable Control Number 1 and 2 parameters page 16 then set th...

Page 22: ... is in the PLAY mode The data is loaded automatically when received from the external storage device A single program will be loaded into the currently selected G50 program number replacing the previous program If all programs are received all 128 of the G50 s programs will be replaced rEc will appear on the G50 display during MIDI bulk dump reception then don will appear when the data has been su...

Page 23: ...etup Playing Style Note On Level Note Off Level Velocity Chromatic Transpose Pitch Bend Range External Tone Generator Setup Program Number Program Bank MSB LSB Volume Pan Assignable Control Number 1 2 Assignable Control Value 1 2 Real time Control Split Split Memory 2 Number Memory Location Picking Position Control Picking Front Position Value Picking Rear Position Value Touch Control Sensitivity ...

Page 24: ...onic Mode see page 7 The pitch is not stable when playing with a choke technique Adjust the G Pitch Bend Range see page 15 Can not select the Separate Mode Use the 13 pin cable that is supplied with the G1D to connect the guitar to the unit Can not select the Mono Synth Mode Use the MONO SYNTH jack to connect the guitar to the unit Disconnect the cable from the guitar s DIVIDED jack Can not assign...

Page 25: ...bes 19 100 0 0 Atmosphere 20 17 0 0 Draw Organ 3 M E M P G M M S B LSB Voice name Remarks 1 63 0 45 AnaVelBr 2 85 0 65 WireLead 3 34 0 65 ModAlem 4 39 0 64 Oscar 5 115 0 0 SteelDrm 6 50 0 0 Strings2 7 64 0 40 SynBras4 8 91 0 66 Ana Pad 9 5 0 45 VX E1 P1 10 66 0 43 HyprAlto 11 33 0 0 Aco Bass 25 0 0 NylonGtr 1 12 28 0 0 CleanGtr 29 0 0 Mute Gtr 2 13 30 0 43 Gt Pinch 3 14 38 0 43 VeloSlap 3 15 92 0 ...

Page 26: ...Edgeopho 79 123 0 BassCla 80 124 0 WX Clari 81 125 0 WX Oboe 82 127 0 Shakuha 83 128 0 LipClari 84 1 1 Vento 85 3 1 Sintax 86 7 1 LiteAlto 87 8 1 Trmbone 88 10 1 Air Sax 89 11 1 TenrSax 90 12 1 Coca 91 14 1 Viol Inn 92 16 1 BrethBow 93 17 1 Trumpt 2 94 22 1 Flumpet 95 23 1 WXTrumpt 96 26 1 Melwbone 97 27 1 NerzoBr 98 30 1 NuHorne 99 31 1 WX Horn 100 43 1 DoublBow 101 48 1 C Flute2 102 50 1 OakFlut...

Page 27: ... SoprPipe 110 70 1 AnaSoprn 111 71 1 NuAltSax 112 77 1 AcidSax 113 83 1 BellMike 114 90 1 Oboe 115 98 1 Bassoon 116 111 1 Lonely 117 114 1 MizuHorn 118 117 1 BowLead 119 119 1 MouthKey 120 120 1 AmpdHarp 121 121 1 CromHarp 122 122 1 WahUpHp 123 123 1 YamaBotl 124 124 1 Blowsoo 125 125 1 Brappo 126 126 1 Crumbon 127 127 1 Klarina 128 128 1 ReedWin M E M P G M M S B LSB Voice name Remarks 1 Touch Co...

Page 28: ...en BASS is selected Wenn der GUITAR TYPE Schalter auf BASS gestellt ist Sélecteur Guitar Bass Quand BASS est sélectionné Type U User Anwender utilisateur When the initialize operation is executed the data listed below will be loaded into the G50 s internal memory Nach einer Initialisierung werden die unten aufgeführten Daten in den Speicher des G50 geladen Lorsque l opération d initialisation est ...

Page 29: ... 125 0 WX Oboe 82 127 0 Shakuha 83 128 0 LipClari 84 1 1 Vento 85 3 1 Sintax 86 7 1 LiteAlto 87 8 1 Trmbone 88 10 1 Air Sax 89 11 1 TenrSax 90 12 1 Coca 91 14 1 Viol Inn 92 16 1 BrethBow 93 17 1 Trumpt 2 94 22 1 Flumpet 95 23 1 WXTrumpt 96 26 1 Melwbone 97 27 1 NerzoBr 98 30 1 NuHorne 99 31 1 WX Horn 100 43 1 DoublBow 101 48 1 C Flute2 102 50 1 OakFlute 103 52 1 RzdeFlt 104 54 1 Nz Flute 105 58 1 ...

Page 30: ...mset 3 werden die unten aufgeführten Daten in den Speicher des G50 geladen Zusammen mit den Bulk Daten werden auch Sounddaten für den VL1 m Version 2 übertragen A01 bis A06 Lorsque le type de programme préréglé 3 est sélectionné les données listées ci dessous sont chargées dans la mémoire du G50 Les données de sonorités A01 A06 du VL1 m Version 2 sont également envoyées en bloc 1 Touch Control Bre...

Page 31: ...h Bend and After Touch mes sages received via MIDI are only transmitted to the currently used channels However when Master Volume Bn 7 0 127 is received via MIDI it will be recognized as the External TG Control Volume s maximum volume range SYNTH VOL MAX before volume control takes place Also when Sustain Bn 64 0 127 is received via MIDI messages will control the sustain in the same manner on off ...

Page 32: ...00000 20 ascii 7 00100000 20 ascii 8 00110000 30 ascii 0 9 00110010 32 ascii 2 10 00110101 35 ascii 5 11 00110110 36 ascii 6 12 01001111 4F ascii O 13 01001101 4D ascii M 14 00000000 00 28 00000000 00 29 0mmmmmmm mmmmmmm 0 127 Memory Number 1 128 30 11110111 F7 When received the data bulk of the specified single memory will be transmitted 2 3 All Memory Data Bulk Dump 0 11110000 F0 1 01000011 43 2...

Page 33: ...cii S 13 01011001 59 ascii Y 14 00000000 00 29 00000000 00 30 11110111 F7 When received the system data bulk will be transmitted 3 Parameter Change Can be received when in the Play Mode only Parameter change s to the currently selected memory are stored in the edit buffer if the data is to be saved it is neces sary to execute a write operation or receive a single memory data bulk Internal paramete...

Page 34: ...Assignable Control Value 2 0 127 32 16 Split 0 off 1 5 string1 5 34 6 15 pick1 10 17 Split Memory2 Number 0 127 1 128 36 18 Split Memory2 Location 0 lo 1 hi 38 19 Picking Position Control 0 off 1 119 1 120 120 AT 40 20 Picking Front Position Value 0 127 42 21 Picking Rear Position Value 0 127 44 22 Touch Control 0 off 1 119 1 120 120 AT 46 23 Touch Control Sensitivity 0 14 7 7 48 24 Sustain Hold P...

Page 35: ...o o 1 Control Change 121 o x Reset All Ctrls Prog o 0 127 o 0 127 3 Change True 2 System Exclusive o o System Song Pos x x Song Sel x x Common Tune x x System Clock x x Real Time Commands x x Aux Local ON OFF x x All Notes OFF x x Mes Active Sense o x sages Reset x x Note 1 transmits to all occupied channels 2 in the play mode transmits pgm changes belonging to H program memory 3 in the play mode ...

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