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Guided Tour

MIDI/Computer Connecting Cables

MIDI

Standard MIDI cable. Maximum length 15 meters.

DIN 5-PIN

4
2
5

4
2 (GND)
5

Mac

Apple Macintosh Peripheral cable (M0197). Maximum length 2 meters.

MINI DIN
8-PIN

1
2
3

2 (HSK i)
1 (HSK o)
5 (RxD –)

4 (GND)

3 (TxD –)

8 (RxD +)

7 (GP i)

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.

MINI DIN
8-PIN

D-SUB
25-PIN

1
2
3

5 (CTS)
4 (RTS)
3 (RxD)

7 (GND)

8
5

2 (TxD)

PC-2

8-pin MINI DIN to D-SUB 9-pin cable. Maximum length 1.8 meters.

MINI DIN
8-PIN

D-SUB
9-PIN

1
2
3

8 (CTS)
7 (RTS)
2 (RxD)

5 (GND)

8
5

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.

MIDI/Computer Connecting Cables

Summary of Contents for MU100

Page 1: ...TONE GENERATOR OWNER S MANUAL BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG MODE D EMPLOI ...

Page 2: ...oduce 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 NEDERLAND T...

Page 3: ... 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 ...

Page 4: ...TONE GENERATOR OWNER S MANUAL BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG MODE D EMPLOI FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH ENGLISH ...

Page 5: ...IDI 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 mo...

Page 6: ... 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 ...

Page 7: ...ity Mode 23 Modes and Function Tree 24 GUIDED TOUR Setting Up Your MU100 28 What You ll Need 28 Making the Connections 28 Powering Up 30 Playing the Demo Song 31 Setting Up the MU100 in Your Music System 33 Connecting to MIDI Devices 33 Connecting Directly to a Computer 35 Macintosh and Compatibles 35 IBM PC AT and Compatibles 37 Selecting and Playing the Performances 39 Calling Up the Performance...

Page 8: ...Performance 68 Assignable Controller AC1 69 Controllers and Control Numbers 69 Control Numbers and the Actual Sound 70 Assigning the Assignable Controller 71 Using the Assignable Controller Setting Up 72 Using the Assignable Controller Some Applications 73 Changing the Brightness on a Piano Voice 73 Experssive Volume Control of a Part 75 Expressive Control of Individual Drum Sounds 75 On Your Own ...

Page 9: ...129 Store 130 Recall Function 132 Effect Edit Mode 133 Reverb REV 134 Chorus CHO 135 Variation VAR 136 Insertion 1 2 INS 1 2 138 About the Effect Connections System and Insertion 139 Equalizer Multi EQ Edit 142 Utility Mode 143 System Functions SYSTEM 144 Dump Out Functions DUMPOUT 148 Saving and Restoring Data via MIDI 148 Saving and Restoring Data via TO HOST 148 Initialize Functions INITIAL 152...

Page 10: ...before 163 XG Plug in System Integration 164 The Boards of the XG Plug in System 164 Introducing the XGworks Plug in System 165 Installation 166 Prior to Installation 166 Basic Information 166 Backing Up Data 166 The Performance Mode 166 Installing a Plug in Board into the MU100 167 Troubleshooting 170 Error Messages 171 Specifications 173 Glossary 175 Index 177 ...

Page 11: ... 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 5 Setting Up the ...

Page 12: ... smoke should appear to be caused by it immediately turn off the power switch disconnect the adaptor plug from the outlet and have the instrument inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel Use the specified adaptor PA 5B or an equivalent recommended by Yamaha only Using the wrong adaptor can result in damage to the instrument or overheating Before cleaning the instrument always remove the ele...

Page 13: ...rophone electric guitar or other electronic instruments stereo 1 4 plug 2 A D INPUT level control For control of the level of the A D input 3 PHONES jack For connection to a set of stereo headphones Stereo Mini pin 4 POWER VOL control Controls the power off on functions as well as adjusts the overall volume of the MU100 1 3 4 2 ...

Page 14: ... For entering the Effect Edit mode See page 79 EQ button For entering the EQ Edit mode See page 84 A 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 Exclusive function see page 159 C EXIT ...

Page 15: ...ECT buttons For selecting the various menu items parameters and controls on the display F VALUE 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 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 valu...

Page 16: ...ge 33 for more information on MIDI connections 2 HOST SELECT switch For selecting the type of host computer See page 35 3 TO HOST terminal For connection to a host computer that does not have a MIDI interface See page 35 4 DC IN jack For connection to the PA 5B AC power adaptor 5 OUTPUT L R jacks Left Right For connection to a stereo amplifier speaker system 6 INPUT L R jacks Left Right For connec...

Page 17: ...ated arrangements using up to 32 different Voices at the same time AlthoughVoices 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 ...

Page 18: ...e XG com patible keyboards such as theYamaha 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 springboard ...

Page 19: ...d computer and sequencing software the MU100 with its high qual ity Voices and multi timbral capabilities 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...

Page 20: ...ompatibility 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 fourVoi...

Page 21: ... 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 Ut...

Page 22: ...t Mode SELECT Common Edit ENTER SELECT Filter Edit ENTER SELECT EG Edit ENTER SELECT EQ Edit ENTER SELECT Vibrato Edit ENTER SELECT Others Edit ENTER SELECT Part Edit ENTER SELECT Copy ENTER SELECT Store ENTER SELECT Recall ENTER PLAY PLAY EDIT Multi Part Edit Mode SELECT Filter Edit ENTER SELECT EQ Edit Only when Normal or VL Part is selected ENTER SELECT Drum Setup Edit Only when Drum Part is se...

Page 23: ... P 156 P 134 P 135 P 136 P 138 P 138 P 142 P 148 P 152 P 155 SELECT Chorus Edit ENTER SELECT Variation Edit ENTER SELECT Insertion 1 Edit ENTER SELECT Insertion 2 Edit ENTER SELECT Reverb Edit ENTER SELECT or VALUE XG SELECT or VALUE TG300 SELECT or VALUE C M P 133 SELECT or VALUE PFM Push on the SELECT buttons either or for SELECT Push on the PART and simultaneously for PART Utility Mode Sound Mo...

Page 24: ...26 The MU100 What It Is and What It Can Do ...

Page 25: ... 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 ...

Page 26: ...output MIDI data An amplifier speaker system preferably stereo Alternately you can use a set of stereo headphones Audio connecting cables A MIDI cable 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 1 Connect the MIDI cable Connect the MIDI OUT terminal of the MIDI k...

Page 27: ...M CHANGE CHANNEL MERGE RESET CONTROL TG300B RESET SOUND OFF ALL CH DEVICE NUMBER TOUCH SENSITIVITY RPN NRPN DRUM NUMBER CONTROLLER RPN NRPN DATA DENSITY MSB1ST LSB1ST FOOTSW ASSIGN CONTROLLER SLIDER ASSIGN RPN NRPN DRUM NUMBER CONTROLLER DATA DENSITY PB DENSITY RESET TRANSPOSE 1 MODULATION 2 BREATH 5 PORTA TIME 6 DATA ENTRY 7 VOLUME 10 PANPOT 11 EXPRESSION 64 HOLD1 DAMPER 65 PORTAMENTO 71 HARMONIC...

Page 28: ...hes the following dis play appears 3 Turn down all volume controls This includes the MU100 and any connected equipment 4 Turn on the amplifier speaker system 5 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 A...

Page 29: ...powerful the MU100 can be in your own MIDI com puter music setup Operation 1 Press the UTIL button 2 Select and open the DEMO menu Use the SELECT buttons to select DEMO the menu icon flashes then press the ENTER button 3 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...

Page 30: ...Tour 4 Stop playback of the song Press the EXIT button 5 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 Playing the Demo Song ...

Page 31: ...ESET TRANSPOSE 1 MODULATION 2 BREATH 5 PORTA TIME 6 DATA ENTRY 7 VOLUME 10 PANPOT 11 EXPRESSION 64 HOLD1 DAMPER 65 PORTAMENTO 71 HARMONIC 72 RELEASE TIME 73 ATTACK TIME 74 BRIGHTNESS 84 PORTA CTRL 123 VIBRATO RATE 124 VIBRATO DEPTH 125 VIBRATO DELAY 126 LP FILTER CUTOFF 127 LP FILTER RESONANCE 128 HP FILTER CUTOFF 129 EQ LO GAIN 130 EQ HI GAIN 131 EQ LO FREQUENCY 132 EQ HI FREQUENCY 133 EG ATTACK ...

Page 32: ...specific operating instructions in receiv ing or sending data 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 Computer equipped with a MIDI interface In this setup you can control the MU100 from a computer using sequenc ing or other s...

Page 33: ...uters 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 Macin...

Page 34: ...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 g Standard MIDI Interface MIDI Time Piece g On for controlling all 32 Parts of the MU100 Clock g 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 ...

Page 35: ...g 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 your computer 2 Set the HO...

Page 36: ...ware 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 Ou...

Page 37: ...unds for live performance situations In this section you ll learn how to Call up the Performance mode Select and play Performances Calling Up the Performance Play Mode and Playing the Performances Operation 1 Press the MODE button 2 Select PFM PERFORMANCE in the display Use the SELECT buttons VALUE buttons or data dial The Performance mode setting is also shown by the arrow at the bottom right of ...

Page 38: ...formances 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 Internal bank All and keyboard player icon indicate All Part display of Performance Play mode The upper body of the keyboard player icon is black indicating the Preset bank The upper body of the keyboard player icon is white i...

Page 39: ...t 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 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 Performance number The level meter bars indicate the level veloc...

Page 40: ...om the panel controls Change the Play mode display to suit your preference Select and play Voices from a MIDI keyboard Calling Up the XG Mode Operation 1 Press the MODE button 2 Select XG in the display Use the SELECT buttons VALUE buttons or data dial The XG mode setting is also shown by the arrow at the bottom right of the display 3 Press the PLAY button to go to the Play mode You can press the ...

Page 41: ...erent 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 1 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 Fo...

Page 42: ...hat have the same Voice as bank 000 In the XG mode several banks of Voices are available 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 Bank number Dark arrow indicates bank number is selected Selecting and Playing Individual Voices Instrument icon Arrow at to...

Page 43: ...m 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 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 ba...

Page 44: ...ed See page 147 Utility mode System Display Bank Select 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 2 All Parts with half level meters 3 All Parts with full level meters This shows the level meters at their maxim...

Page 45: ...t is set up to send Program Change messages 2 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 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 keyboa...

Page 46: ... Use the Drum Setup controls to edit the Part settings for a drum Voice Hints 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 Saving your edits Keep in mind that an...

Page 47: ...utomatically called up Let s take a look at the Play display again PART MIDI BANK PGM VOL EXP PAN REV CHO VAR KEY 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 Voice name bank number and program number ...

Page 48: ... 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 buttons to select the Pan control 5 Change the setting Use the VALUE buttons or data dial to change the set ting and play the keyboard again as you make changes 6 Return to home base Pressing the EXIT button from any of the Single Part Controls automatically returns to the Vo...

Page 49: ... by using the PART buttons 2 Select the Receive Channel Rcv CH control by using the SELECT buttons 3 Set the Receive Channel value by using the VALUE buttons or data dial 4 With the Receive Channel still selected select a different Part with the PART 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 ...

Page 50: ...Part Use the PART buttons Also for the sake of these in structions select the SquareLd Voice 081 See page 43 2 Call up the Edit menu Press the EDIT button 3 Select FILTER in the display Use the SELECT buttons The Edit menu has five items FILTER EG Envelope Generator EQ Equalizer VIBRATO and OTHERS The flag next to the item flashes when selected Details When a drum Part is selected the EQ menu item...

Page 51: ...rds 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 The effect of the Filter parameters also differs depending on the selected Voice For more information on the Filter parameters see page 100 Now let s change one of the EG parameters 8 Go back to the Edit menu Press the EXIT button 9 Select and call up...

Page 52: ...arameters 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 desired parameter with the SELECT 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 differ...

Page 53: ...ed a Drum Part and different drum Voices can be selected Refer to the Sound List MIDI Data booklet 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...

Page 54: ...IDI keyboard or use the PART buttons to select E3 Details In the Drum parameters you cannot use the PART buttons to select a Part they are reserved for selecting notes sounds only 3 Select the Pitch Coarse parameter and set it to 22 Use the SELECT buttons to select the parameter then the VALUE buttons or data dial This setting creates a deep log drum sound 4 Select the Velocity Pitch Sensitivity p...

Page 55: ...nnot 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 OTHERS 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 v...

Page 56: ...y of the MIDI keyboard or by using 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 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 ...

Page 57: ...l 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 h...

Page 58: ...he Performance mode Let s take a look at the All Part Performance Play display PART MIDI BANK PGM VOL EXP PAN REV CHO VAR KEY For more information on the All Part controls see page 120 Performance name bank Preset or Internal and program number System Transpose key transpose setting for entire Performance Reverb Return Variation Return Performance Pan stereo position of entire Performance Expressi...

Page 59: ...nk Pre then select Performance number 002 Stereo Grand For instructions on selecting Per formances see steps 4 and 5 on page 40 2 Select the System Transpose control Use the SELECT buttons to move the cursor arrow to the ap propriate control SysTran appears in the display 3 Change the System Transpose setting as desired Use the VALUE buttons or data dial The 00 setting is normal 12 is up down one ...

Page 60: ...u 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 3 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 Voice name bank Preset or Internal and program number Note Shift key transpose setting for selected Part Reverb ...

Page 61: ...t 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 template over which you can easily change Voices and create a completely different sound 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 wit...

Page 62: ...on twice or repeatedly until the display below appears to solo the selected Part Dark bar indicates Part 1 is being soloed Editing in the Performance Mode 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 Pa...

Page 63: ... 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 ...

Page 64: ... HeavySyn 082 as set in step 4 of Creating a Two Voice Layer above 2 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 unchan...

Page 65: ...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 we ll simply show you what steps to follow for more detailed information on theAssign able Controller and using it in the Multi mode refer to page 69 Operation 1 Select the Dark Pad Performance Preset 025 2 Select and ...

Page 66: ... 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 1 Press the EDIT button 2 Select STORE Either Preset or Internal Performances can be edited but they can only be saved to the Internal bank 3 Select a different Internal number if des...

Page 67: ...erformances 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 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...

Page 68: ... HI FREQUENCY 133 EG ATTACK TIME 134 EG DECAY TIME 135 EG RELEASE TIME 136 DRUM LP FILTER CUTOFF 137 DRUM LP FILTER RESONANCE 138 DRUM EG ATTACK RATE 139 DRUM EG DECAY RATE 140 DRUM PITCH COARSE 141 DRUM PITCH FINE 142 DRUM LEVEL 143 DRUM PAN 144 DRUM REVERB 145 DRUM CHORUS 146 DRUM VARIATION 147 DRUM HP FILTER CUTOFF 148 DRUM EQ LO GAIN 149 DRUM EQ HI GAIN 150 DRUM EQ LO FREQUENCY 151 DRUM EQ HI ...

Page 69: ...fects the sound 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 Physical Controllers Controllers Parameters Modulation wheel Foot controller Breath controller etc Filter Control Amplitude level Control Variation Effect Control Insertion 1 Effect Control Insertion 2 Effect Control In Performance mode Filter Control Amplit...

Page 70: ...ble Controller number matches Keep in mind that this setting applies only to the selected Part Other Parts can have separate control number settings Assignable Controller AC1 ATTACK PHONES L MONO OUTPUT R DC IN POWER FOOT VOLUME FOOT CONTROLLER FOOT SWITCH TO HOST HOST SELECT IN OUT MIDI THRU AMP EG RELEASE ASSIGN 1 DATA VOLUME CUTOFF FILTER RESONANCE ASSIGN 2 2 MW FC 1 SCENE ARPEGGIO HOLD SHIFT O...

Page 71: ...oice 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 AC1 Filter Control param eter Try this with the Grand Piano Voice 001 GrandP Operation 1 Call up the Edit menu From the Multi Play mode press the EDIT button 2 Select and call up OTHERS Use the SELEC...

Page 72: ...12 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 AC1 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 shou...

Page 73: ...Using the Assignable Con troller Setting Up above 3 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 Expressiv...

Page 74: ...ithout affecting the other sounds of the drum Voice Hints 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 The negative values of the AC1 parameters let you control the sound by moving the controller in the opposite...

Page 75: ...ECT buttons If 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 Select the AC1 parameters in the OTHERS parameters In the Performance mode these are in the COMMON parameters see page 125 If you are using a Drum Part select the desired drum sound either by playing the corresponding key or by using...

Page 76: ...nce mode and the other modes is done in virtually the same way In this section you ll learn how to Set the Reverb Type and adjust the amount applied to a Part Set the Chorus Type and adjust the amount applied to a Part 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 ...

Page 77: ...everb or CHO Chorus with the SELECT buttons 4 Select and change the Type parameter Use the SELECT button to select Type then change the setting with the VALUE buttons or data dial 5 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 s...

Page 78: ...ation 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 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 2 Select the desired Part and set its Variation Send control to on ...

Page 79: ... 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 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 ste...

Page 80: ...r 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 1 Select the desired Part From the Multi mode Single Part display use the PART buttons to select the desired Part excepti...

Page 81: ...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 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 ...

Page 82: ...or data dial to select the desired preset 2 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 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 ...

Page 83: ...d 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 Performance Using Mute Solo Operation 1 Select the desired Part Make sure the Single Part mode is active see page 96 then use the PART buttons to select the Part 2 Press the MUTE SOLO button While playing t...

Page 84: ...86 Guided Tour The selected Part is soloed while all other Parts are muted All Parts sound normally Mute Solo ...

Page 85: ... sequencer In this section you ll learn how to Set up the MU100 for using the A D input 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 being used appropriate c...

Page 86: ...iate bank of presets Do this in the normal way using the SELECT buttons to highlight the bank number parameter then using the VALUE buttons to change the bank 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 For input of a microphone or other mic level instruments A D Input ...

Page 87: ...evel instruments For input of a keyboard or other line level instruments such as tone generators rhythm machines etc For input of audio equipment such as CD players cassette decks etc For input of a stereo keyboard or other stereo signals from line level instruments such as tone generators rhythm machines etc A D Input ...

Page 88: ... 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 MIDI Data booklet 6 Turn up the level If the connected source has a volume control first set it to an appropriate l...

Page 89: ...h is set to MIDI 31 250 bps Sound Module A1 16CH TO HOST IN B IN A OUT THRU Sound Module B1 16CH When HOST SELECT switch is set to PC 1 MAC 31 250 bps or PC 2 38 400 bps Sound Module A1 16CH TO HOST IN B IN A OUT THRU Sound Module B1 16CH Data Flow Block Diagram ...

Page 90: ... computer has a 9 pin serial port use the PC 2 type cable Maximum length 1 8 meters MINI DIN 8 PIN D SUB 25 PIN 1 2 3 5 CTS 4 RTS 3 RxD 4 7 GND 8 5 2 TxD PC 2 8 pin MINI DIN to D SUB 9 pin cable Maximum length 1 8 meters MINI DIN 8 PIN D SUB 9 PIN 1 2 3 8 CTS 7 RTS 2 RxD 4 5 GND 8 5 3 TxD This concludes your basic tour of the important functions of the MU100 To find out more about how to best use ...

Page 91: ...REFERENCE The Reference section of this manual covers in detail all of the functions of the MU100 Refer to it when you need information about a specific function feature or operation ...

Page 92: ...t Control 98 Multi Edit Mode 100 Filter 100 Envelope Generator EG 102 Equalizer EQ 105 Vibrato 106 Others 107 Drum Setup Controls 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...

Page 93: ...32 043 045 048 052 054 064 088 096 101 126 127 icon MU100 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 selectedPart sVoice Refertothe SOUND LIST MIDI DATA booklet For more information on selecting banks see...

Page 94: ...that the Reverb effect must be properly enabled and set for this parameter to work as intended See page 134 Part Controls Chorus Send ChoSend Range 000 127 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...

Page 95: ...tifica 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 000 127 This determines the overallVolume of the Parts Master Attenuator M Attn Range 000 maximum volume 127 minimum v...

Page 96: ...nes the amount of Variation return in the overall mix Variation Re turn is only available when theVariation Connection parameter is set to SYS See page 137 Transpose Trans Range 24 24 semitones This determines the overall Transpose setting of the Parts Part Controls ...

Page 97: ...s selected Drum related parameters are also available For basic information on using the Multi Edit mode see page 52 Filter Path EDIT button FILTER Filter LPF Cutoff Frequency LPF Resonance 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 chang...

Page 98: ...lter 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 Frequency Level Resonance LPF Cutoff Frequency setting HPF Cutoff Frequency HPF Cutoff Range 64 63 This determines the cutoff frequency of the high pass filter HPF The HPF filters out frequencies lower than the cutoff...

Page 99: ...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 Multi Edit Mode 1 Short Attack Decay Release times Level Attack Decay Release Time Key is released Key is pressed Min Max Level Attack Decay Release Time Key is released Key is pressed Min Max 2 Long Attack Decay Release times Even though the key is held ...

Page 100: ...r the Filter this de termines how long the Filter effect con tinues after a note is released Pitch EG Parameters The Pitch EG parameters determine how the pitch of a Part s Voice changes over time This lets you produce subtle or pro nounced pitch changes as a note is played In the example Pitch EG settings below a played note is gradually bent up to its normal pitch and kept there as the note is h...

Page 101: ...ote 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 Thi...

Page 102: ... 2 0 kHz 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 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 EQ High Frequency High Freq Range 500 Hz 16 kHz This determines the frequency which is boosted or cut...

Page 103: ...ect Higher values result in a fasterVi brato sound Vibrato Depth Range 64 63 This determines the depth of the Vibrato effect Higher values result in a stronger more pronounced Vibrato sound Vibrato Delay Range 64 63 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 especial...

Page 104: ...nect SYS Velocity Sensitivity Parameters 110 Velocity Sensitivity Depth Velocity Sensitivity Offset Velocity Limit Parameters 111 Velocity Limit Low Velocity Limit High Pitch Bend Modulation Wheel Assignable Controller 111 Pitch Bend Control MW LFO Pitch Modulation Depth AC1 Control Change Number AC1 Filter Control AC1 Amplitude Control The Others section of parameters contains miscellaneous contr...

Page 105: ...arts 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 ...

Page 106: ...ent Reserve ElemReserv Range 00 64 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...

Page 107: ...t responding note for the Part Notes below this value will not be played Note Limit High NoteLimitH Range C 2 G8 This determines the highest responding note for the Part Notes above this value will not be played Dry Level Dry Level Range 000 127 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 Conne...

Page 108: ...ou 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 Multi Edit Mode Velocity Limit Low VelLimitLo Range 000 127 This determines the lowest velo...

Page 109: ...Some MIDI instruments allow you to change the con trol change number for a particular controller for example setting the modulation wheel nor Multi Edit Mode 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 ThisdeterminesthedegreetowhichAssign able Controller 1 AC1 affects the...

Page 110: ...tting of 00 results in no volume control even when AC1 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 ...

Page 111: ...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 115 Pitch Coarse Pitch Fine Velocity Pitch Sensitivity VelPchSens Level 115 Level Pan 115 Pan Effect Send Parameters 115 Reverb Send Rev Send Chorus Send Cho Send Variation Send Var Send Filter Parameters 116 LPF Cutoff Frequency LPF Cutoff LPF Resonan...

Page 112: ... 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 e...

Page 113: ...quen 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 Frequency 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 ...

Page 114: ...h 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 Range 64 63 XG mode 000 127 TG300B or C M m...

Page 115: ...um sound from playing Receive Note Off RcvNoteOff Settings on off This determines how the selected drum sound responds to MIDI Note Off mes sages 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 dru...

Page 116: ...rd 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 Control 120 All...

Page 117: ...lay before the sound changes Performance Number Range 001 100 This determines the Performance number NOTE When changing Performance numbers there may be a slight delay before the sound changes Performance Part Control All Part For basic information on using the All Part controls in the Performance mode see page 60 Performance Volume Pfm Vol Range 000 127 This determines the overallVolume of the Pe...

Page 118: ...emitones This determines the overall Transpose setting of the Performance Performance Part Control Single Part For basic information on using the Single Part controls in the Performance mode see page 62 Bank Number Settings A1 part 000 003 018 019 A2 part 000 003 1 4 part XG Voice banks MU100 ExclusiveVoice banks This determines the bank number of the selected Part s Voice Refer to the SOUND LIST ...

Page 119: ...enabled and set for this parameter to work as intended See page 134 Chorus Send ChoSend Range 000 127 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 ...

Page 120: ...itch PortamnSw Portamento Time PortamnTm Modulation Wheel Parameters 124 LFO Pitch Modulation Depth MW LEOPMod LFO Filter Modulation Depth MW LFOFMod Pitch Bend 125 Pitch Bend Control PitBndCtrl A D Part 125 A D Part Assignable Controller Parameters 125 Assignable Controller 1 Control Change Num ber AC1 CC No Assignable Controller 1 Filter Control AC1 FilCtrl Assignable Controller 1 Amplitude Cont...

Page 121: ...e Flashes to indicate character position Use these to move among character positions Use these to change character at selected position 3 Press the EXIT button to return to the previous display or press the PLAY button to return to the Play display 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...

Page 122: ... 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...

Page 123: ...ase Time EQ Equalizer EQ Low Frequency EQ Low Gain EQ High Frequency EQ High Gain Vibrato Vibrato Rate Vibrato Depth Vibrato Delay Others Detune 128 Detune Assignment 128 Mono Poly Mode Note Limit Parameters 128 Note Limit Low Note Limit High Dry Level 128 Dry Level VarConnect SYS Velocity Parameters 128 Velocity Sensitivity Depth Velocity Sensitivity Offset Velocity Limit Low Velocity Limit High ...

Page 124: ... EQ The EQ Performance Edit parameters are the same as the corresponding parameters in the Multi Edit mode See page 105 Vibrato Path EDIT button PART VIBRATO TheVibrato Performance Edit parameters are the same as the correspond ing parameters in the Multi Edit mode See page 106 Others Path EDIT button PART OTHERS The Others Performance Edit parameters contains miscellaneous con trols including tho...

Page 125: ... 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 paramete...

Page 126: ...reset or Internal to another Performance number Internal only Operation 1 From the Performance Edit menu use the SELECT buttons to select COPY Then press the ENTER button to call up the Copy operation 2 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...

Page 127: ... 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 numb...

Page 128: ...ly 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 number Use these to change Performance number Copy and Store Operations ...

Page 129: ... before turning off the MU100 or editing another Performance you can recover the previously edited Performance data To use Recall 1 Select RECALL in the Performance Edit Mode menu then press the ENTER button The following display briefly appears 2 At the Are you sure prompt above press the ENTER button again to execute the function If no previously edited Performance data exists the following disp...

Page 130: ...ode 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 MIDI DATA book let To enter the Effect Edit mode press the EFFECT button The following menu appears Reverb REV 134 Chorus CHO 135 Variation VAR 136 Insertion 1 2 INS1 2 138 About the Effect Connectio...

Page 131: ... bothering to adjust the other pa rameters If fine tuning of the Reverb sound is necessary delve into the other parameters as needed Reverb Pan RevPan Range L63 C R63 This determines the Pan position of the 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 MIDI DATA booklet Reverb REV Reverb recreates the sounds...

Page 132: ...haracteristic 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 ...

Page 133: ...M TUNNEL 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 TOUC...

Page 134: ...ines 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 Syste...

Page 135: ... LFO TOUCH WAH 1 2 AURAL EX CITER COMPRESSOR NOISE GATE Aural Exciter is a requistered trademark of Aphex Corporation 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 W D W D W63 This determines the balance between the direct unprocessedsignal dry andthepro cess...

Page 136: ... 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...

Page 137: ...amount of Chorus that is sent to Reverb This is done with the Send Variation to Chorus page 137 Send Variation to Reverb page 137 and Send Chorus to Reverb page 135 parameters When these are all set to 0 all three effects are in parallel routing Higher values for each provide varying degrees of serial routing About the Effect Connections System and Insertion INS2 rev send cho send var send inserti...

Page 138: ...rial and you can determine the amount of Chorus that is sent to Reverb This is done with the Send Chorus to Reverb parameter see page 135 When this is set to 0 Reverb and Chorus are in parallel routing Higher values for each provide varying degrees of serial routing rev send dry cho send rev send dry cho send rev send dry cho send insertion2 part variation part part1 REVERB reverb pan send chorus ...

Page 139: ...t 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 Pops 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 The remaining EQ parameters let you set the level ...

Page 140: ...tility 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 UTILbutton The following menu appears System Functions SYSTEM 144 Dump Out Functions DUMPOUT 148 Saving and Restoring Data via MIDI 148 Saving and Restoring Data via TO HOST 148 Initialize Functions INITIAL 152 Demo Song Play DEMO ...

Page 141: ...izer settings When set to off the Equalizer changes according to incom ing XG GM System On messages This setting affects the Multi mode only and not the Performance mode System Functions SYSTEM Master Tune M Tune Range 102 4 102 3 cents approx 1 semitone 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 k...

Page 142: ...0 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 Receive Bank Select RcvBankSel Settings off on 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 Se...

Page 143: ... 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 ...

Page 144: ...the same or not The Display Bank Select setting itself cannot be changed by incoming MIDI messages Voice Map Map Settings MU basic MU100Native 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 p...

Page 145: ...MIDI IN MIDI OUT Saving and Restoring Data via TO HOST Computer with sequencer or MIDI librarian software TO HOST SERIAL PORT Bulk Dump data can be sent and received using the TO HOST and SERIAL PORT connections MU100 Dump Out Functions DUMPOUT Operation 1 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 conn...

Page 146: ...3 From 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 All This transmits all MU100 data including Part Performance system and all parameter values to the connected device Dump Out Functions DUMPOUT ...

Page 147: ...prompt press the ENTER button to execute the operation or press the EXIT button to cancel it and return to the Dump Out menu 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 you can specify a ...

Page 148: ...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 ...

Page 149: ...t settings to a MIDI data storage device before using these functions See page 34 Operation 1 Press the UTIL button and select INITIAL then press the ENTER button 2 From the Initialize menu select the type of data to be initialized Factory Settings FactSet selected Sound Module mode XGInit GM Init C MInit PFMInit or Drum DrumInit Then press the ENTER button to call up the selected data dump Initia...

Page 150: ...153 Factory Settings FactSet This restores the original factory settings of the MU100 Selected Sound Module Mode Extended General MIDI XGInit General MIDI GM Init Computer Music C MInit Initialize Functions INITIAL ...

Page 151: ...n receiving an XG System On or GM System On message Drum DrumInit Range DrumS1 DrumS4 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 3 From the Are you sure prompt press the ENTER button to execute the operation or press the ...

Page 152: ...mo 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 3 To stop playback of the song press the EXIT button 4 To exit from the Demo Song f...

Page 153: ... 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 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 In the C M mode the Voices available in Parts 11 16 are different from those available in Parts 1 9 Refer t...

Page 154: ...a single button press Operation 1 From the Multi Play mode or Performance Play mode double click the ENTER button press it twice quickly The Show Control Change display appears 2 To transmit the currently displayed message press the ENTER button again The message is transmitted via the MIDI or TO HOST terminals 3 Press the EXIT button to return to the Play display Show Control Change Number of con...

Page 155: ...r For information on selecting banks see page 44 2 With the bank number parameter highlighted double click the ENTER button 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 bank...

Page 156: ...with a single button press Operation 1 Double click the ENTER button press it twice quickly The Show Exclusive display appears 2 To transmit the currently displayed message press the ENTER button again The message is transmitted via the MIDI or TO HOST terminals 3 Press the EXIT button to return to the previous display Show Exclusive System Exclusive message in hexadecimal format ...

Page 157: ...160 Miscellaneous Functions ...

Page 158: ...APPENDIX ...

Page 159: ...ber 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 appears on all three of the ...

Page 160: ... the MU100 The Boards of the XG Plug in System Currently the XG Plug in System consists of three optional plug in boards the 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 to16 note polyphony PLG100 VL The Virtual Acoustic Plug in Board provides th...

Page 161: ... 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 para...

Page 162: ...nel of the main unit are output using an operation similar to a Dump Out Backing Up Data XG Plug in Boards are not equipped with a backup function However at startup it is possible to send the plug in board parameters 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 a...

Page 163: ...board Be careful not to injure yourself when handling the jagged surfaces or sharp areas of the plug in board Instructions 1 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 ...

Page 164: ...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 5 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 proper di rection and the right and left tabs of the expansion connector lock into place as shown in...

Page 165: ...he 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 7 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 XG Plug in Board Side without the connector Screw black Arrange the cables of the connector as sho...

Page 166: ...rmer 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 Check all MIDI connections making sure that the MIDI OUT of the external device is connected to the MIDI IN of the MU100 and that the MIDI IN of the external device is connected ...

Page 167: ... 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 Mo...

Page 168: ...ess 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 Th...

Page 169: ...Program Structure Normal Programs Total Voices 1267 XG mode 1074 TG300B mode 614 C M mode 128 Parts 1 9 64 Parts 11 16 Drum Programs Total Kits 46 XG mode 36 TG300B mode 10 C M mode 1 Performance Programs Up to fourVoices 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 7...

Page 170: ... 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 D H 220 210 44 mm 8 11 16 8 1 4 1 3 4 Weight 1 3 kg 2 ...

Page 171: ... 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 repr...

Page 172: ... 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 h...

Page 173: ...47 Drum Setup controls 114 Dry Level 110 128 Dry Wet Variation 137 Dry Wet Balance Insertion 138 Dump Interval 146 Dump Out functions 148 DX Easy Editor 165 DX Simulator 165 E Effect Edit mode 133 effect connections System and Insertion 139 EG Envelope Generator 102 127 EG Attack Drum Setup 117 EG Attack Time 103 EG Decay 1 Drum Setup 117 EG Decay 2 Drum Setup 117 EG Decay Time 103 EG Release Time...

Page 174: ...nce mode 121 R Recall Function 132 Receive Bank Select 145 Receive General MIDI Exclusive 145 Receive Note Off Drum Setup 118 Receive Note On Drum Setup 118 Receive System Exclusive 145 Resonance LPF Drum Setup 116 Resonance LPF Multi mode 101 Reverb 134 Reverb Pan 134 Reverb Return Multi mode 98 Reverb Return Performance mode 120 Reverb Send Drum Setup 115 Reverb Send Multi mode 97 Reverb Send Pe...

Page 175: ...179 Index VL Visual Editor 165 Voice Map 147 Voices selecting 42 Volume Multi mode 96 Volume Performance mode 120 122 X XG mode 22 42 XG Plug in System 163 XGworks 165 XGworks lite 165 XGworks Plug in System 165 ...

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