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Utility Mode

161

Dump Out Functions (DUMP)

The Dump Out functions allow you to save the various settings of the
MU100R (such as settings for Parts, Performances, system, etc.) to a MIDI
sequencer, computer or a MIDI data recorder (such as the Yamaha MDF2
MIDI Data Filer).
     The following illustrations show example connections for the Dump Out
functions.

Saving and Restoring Data via MIDI

Bulk Dump data can be sent and received using the MIDI IN and MIDI OUT connections.

MU100R

MIDI Data 

Recorder

MIDI IN

MIDI OUT

MIDI IN

MIDI OUT

POWER

ON/       OFF

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 MIDI IN and MIDI OUT connections.

MU100R

POWER

ON/       OFF

Dump Out Functions (DUMP)

Operation

1

Make sure that the MU100R 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
MU100R 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 19 for more on host computer connections.)

Summary of Contents for MU100R

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Page 2: ...ocate 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 Orangethor...

Page 3: ...ating as designed are not covered by the manufacturer s warranty and are therefore the owners re sponsibility Please study this manual carefully and con sult your dealer before requesting service ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES Yamaha strives to pro duce products that are both user safe and environmentally friendly We sincerely believe that our products and the production methods used to produce them meet th...

Page 4: ...U100R 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 enorm...

Page 5: ...No PA 5B AC Power Adaptor Owner s Manual Floppy Disk Unpacking Your MU100R package should include the items listed below Make sure that you have them all Also write down the serial number of your MU100R in the box below for future reference ...

Page 6: ...Function Tree 8 GUIDED TOUR Setting Up Your MU100R 12 What You ll Need 12 Making the Connections 12 Powering Up 14 Playing the Demo Song 15 Setting Up the MU100R in Your Music System 17 Connecting to MIDI Devices 17 Connecting Directly to a Computer 19 Macintosh and Compatibles 19 IBM PC AT and Compatibles 21 Selecting and Playing the Performances 23 Calling Up the Performance Play Mode and Playin...

Page 7: ...trol Numbers 53 Control Numbers and the Actual Sound 54 Assigning the Assignable Controller 55 Using the Assignable Controller Setting Up 56 Using the Assignable Controller Some Applications 57 Changing the Brightness on a Piano Voice 57 Experssive Volume Control of a Part 59 Expressive Control of Individual Drum Sounds 59 On Your Own 61 Playing and Editing VL Voices 62 About the VL Voice Section ...

Page 8: ...or EG 102 Equalizer EQ 105 Vibrato 106 Others 107 Drum Setup Controls 114 VL Voice Part Parameters Plugin 119 Performance Mode 127 Performance Part Control 128 All Part 128 Single Part 129 Performance Edit Mode 131 Common 131 Part 134 Copy and Store Operations 137 Copy 137 Store 138 Recall Function 140 Effect Edit Mode 141 Reverb REV 142 Chorus CHO 143 Variation VAR 144 Insertion 1 2 INS 1 2 146 P...

Page 9: ...ata via TO HOST 161 Initialize Functions INIT 165 Demo Song Play DEMO 168 VL Voice and Harmony System Parameters PLUGIN 169 VL Voice System Parameters 169 Harmony System Parameters 171 Sound Module Mode MODE 172 Miscellaneous Functions 173 Show Control Change 173 Show Exclusive 175 APPENDIX Troubleshooting 178 Error Messages 180 Specifications 181 Glossary 183 Index 185 ...

Page 10: ...ed Tour This is perhaps the most important and valuable section of the manual It gets you started using your new MU100R 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 ...

Page 11: ...s or 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...

Page 12: ...nic instruments mono 1 4 plugs 4 A D INPUT VOLUME control For control of the level of the A D inputs 5 PLAY button For entering the Play mode and switching among the different Play displays See page 24 6 UTIL UTILITY button For entering the Utility mode See page 15 7 MODE button For entering the Sound Module mode See page 23 8 EDIT button For entering the Edit mode See page 36 9 EFFECT button For ...

Page 13: ...ts Pressing these together alternately switches between All Part and Single Part control See page 48 E SELECT 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...

Page 14: ...uments See page 17 for more information on MIDI connections 2 HOST SELECT switch For selecting the type of host computer See page 19 3 TO HOST terminal For connection to a host computer that does not have a MIDI interface See page 19 4 DC IN jack For connection to the PA 5B AC power adaptor 5 OUTPUT R L MONO jacks Right Left Mono For connection to a stereo amplifier speaker system When using a mon...

Page 15: ...ing 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 MU100R has ...

Page 16: ...tware For example XG compatible keyboards such as theYamaha CBX K1 keyboard and software give you direct controls for accessing the full expressive potential of the MU100R s XG Voices and the XG related parameters What It Can Do Here are a few ideas on how you can use the MU100R The list below is not comprehensive but is meant to be a general guide to the possibilities and pro vide a startingpoint...

Page 17: ...o the computer s serial port or printer port without the need for any other equipment About the Modes of the MU100R The MU100R has two main operating modes Multi and Performance In Multi mode the MU100R is a 32 Part multi timbral tone generator in Per formance mode the MU100R effectively functions as four tone generators controlled over a single MIDI channel Which mode the MU100R is in depends on ...

Page 18: ...arts 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 MU100R 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...

Page 19: ...t ENTER SELECT EQ Edit ENTER SELECT Vibrato Edit ENTER P 136 SELECT Plugin Edit OnlywhenVLPartisselected 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 selected ENTER S...

Page 20: ...46 P 146 P 147 P 155 P 161 P 165 P 168 SELECT Plugin ENTER P 169 SELECT Chorus Edit ENTER SELECT Variation Edit ENTER SELECT Insertion 1 Edit ENTER SELECT Insertion 2 Edit ENTER SELECT Plugin Edit ENTER SELECT Reverb Edit ENTER SELECT or VALUE XG SELECT or VALUE TG300 SELECT or VALUE C M P 141 SELECT or VALUE PFM Push on the SELECT buttons either or for SELECT Push on the PART and simultaneously f...

Page 21: ...10 The MU100R What It Is and What It Can Do ...

Page 22: ...p by step in using 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 MU100R ...

Page 23: ... 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 MU100R power adaptor is not connected to an electrical outlet Operation 1 Connect the MIDI cable Connect the MIDI OUT terminal of the MIDI keyboard to the MIDI IN A of the MU10...

Page 24: ...E F 0 TRANSPOSE HEXA DECIMAL DECIMAL DC IN OCTAVE OCTAVE SHIFT OCTAVE RESET PITCH ASSIGNABLE IN MIDI OUT ENTER DRUM NUMBER NRPN CONTROLLER RPN FIXED VELOCITY MIDI CH PROGRAM CHANGE BANK SELECT TEMPO PROGRAM RESET SYSTEM WHEEL ASSIGN SEQUENCER POWER ON OFF SHIFT GM ON XG ON MIDI KEYBOARD CBX K1 CONTROLLER NUMBER LIST 122 COARSE TUNING NRPN RPN 120 PITCH BEND SENSITIVITY 121 FINE TUNING 123 VIBRATO ...

Page 25: ... the following dis play appears 3 Turn down all volume controls This includes the MU100R and any connected equipment 4 Turn on the amplifier speaker system 5 Set the volume controls First set the volume control on the MU100R 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 Am...

Page 26: ...w powerful the MU100R 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 ...

Page 27: ...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 28: ...NING NRPN RPN 120 PITCH BEND SENSITIVITY 121 FINE TUNING 123 VIBRATO RATE 124 VIBRATO DEPTH 125 VIBRATO DELAY 126 FILTER CUTOFF FREQUENCY 127 FILTER RESONANCE 128 EG ATTACK TIME 129 EG DECAY TIME 130 EG RELEASE TIME 131 DRUM FILTER CUTOFF FREQUENCY 132 DRUM FILTER RESONANCE 133 DRUM EG ATTACK RATE 134 DRUM EG DECAY RATE 135 DRUM PITCH COARSE 136 DRUM PITCH FINE 137 DRUM LEVEL 138 DRUM PAN 139 DRUM...

Page 29: ...specific operating instructions in receiving or sending data With the MDF2 you can also play compatible song data on the MU100R directly from the MDF2 itself without the need of a sequencer In this case the MIDI OUT of the MDF2 should be connected to the MIDI IN of the MU100R Computer equipped with a MIDI interface In this setup you can control the MU100R from a computer using sequenc ing or other...

Page 30: ...uters Apple Macintosh and compatibles IBM PC AT and compatibles If your computer has a MIDI interface you may want to connect the MU100R to it rather than using the host computer interface on the MU100R See the section Connecting to MIDI Devices on page 17 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 Mac...

Page 31: ... 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 MU100R 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 lin...

Page 32: ...he computer Operation 1 Install the included driver software For Windows95 Install the included Yamaha CBX Driver for Windows95 The driver software is on a floppy disk included with the MU100R Make sure to thoroughly read the A MIDIDRV README_E TXT on the disk This contains essential information on installing and setting up the driver to your computer For Windows3 1 Install the included Yamaha CBX...

Page 33: ...dows MIDI Output 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 MU100R and have three independent MIDI ports for 48 channel operation The software...

Page 34: ...ounds 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 35: ...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 36: ...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 MU100R 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 velo...

Page 37: ...n you ll learn how to Call up the XG mode Select Voice banks and Voices from 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...

Page 38: ...rent MIDI channels Which mode the MU100R 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 MU100R 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 F...

Page 39: ...that 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 t...

Page 40: ...am numbers follow the GM General MIDI format 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 41: ...ve it can be set to not skip bank numbers if desired See page 160 Utility mode System Display Bank Select Changing the Play Mode Display The MU100R 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 leve...

Page 42: ...s set up to send Program Change messages 2 Select a program number on the keyboard The Voice number and name on the MU100R 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 MU100R you may need to be careful in selecting program numbers The MU100R s program num bers start at 001 but some keyboa...

Page 43: ... 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 You can use this to your advantage by recording all Multi settings to your se quencer before the actual song data This lets you insta...

Page 44: ...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 45: ... 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 46: ...y 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 1 ...

Page 47: ...ke of these in structions select the SquareLd Voice 081 See page 27 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 is replaced by DRUM See page 114 for inf...

Page 48: ...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 49: ...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 50: ... assigned a Drum Part different drum kit 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 kits 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 men...

Page 51: ...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 52: ...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 53: ... 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 it also lets you hear the sound being edited and se...

Page 54: ...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 s...

Page 55: ...the 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 128 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 Express...

Page 56: ...nk Pre then select Performance number 002 Stereo Grand For instructions on selecting Per formances see steps 4 and 5 on page 24 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 57: ...m 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 28 Performance name bank Preset or Internal and program number Note Shift key transpose setting for selected Part Reverb Send Variation Sen...

Page 58: ...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 59: ...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 60: ... 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 61: ... 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 62: ...u 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 59 Operation 1 Select the Dark Pad Performance Preset 025 2 Select an...

Page 63: ...100R has 100 Internal memory locations for your original Performances For instructions on naming a newly created Performance see page 132 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 desired Use the VALUE buttons or data dial 4 Press the ENTER button to s...

Page 64: ...rformances 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 Description section of the lists Controllers and Control Numbers In the MIDI world controllers are used to change some aspect of the sou...

Page 65: ...UM REVERB DEPTH 140 DRUM CHORUS DEPTH 141 DRUM VARIATION DEPTH 142 CHANNEL PRESSURE 143 POLYPHONIC KEY PRESSURE 144 MASTER VOLUME 145 MASTER BALANCE 146 MASTER TUNING 147 VELOCITY 148 TEMPO OTHERS 74 BRIGHTNESS 84 PORTAMENTO CONTROL 91 REVERB DEPTH 92 TREMOLO DEPTH 93 CHORUS DEPTH 94 VARIATION DEPTH 95 PHASER DEPTH 73 ATTACK TIME 1 MODULATION DEPTH 5 PORTAMENTO TIME 6 DATA ENTRY 7 MAIN VOLUME 8 BA...

Page 66: ...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 67: ...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 68: ...Voice Though you can use the Equalizer page 80 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 SELE...

Page 69: ...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 70: ...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 71: ...without affecting the other sounds of the drum kit 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 72: ...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 133 If you are using a Drum Part select the desired drum sound either by playing the corresponding key or by using...

Page 73: ...onic tone generator plays only one note at a time In this section you ll learn how to Learn about the VL Select VL Voice banks and VL Voices Edit VL Voices About the VL Voice Section Main Features Allows you to play back song data which has been programmed with the VL XG Voice data Allows you to simulate the sound of acoustic musical instruments by ed iting the VL parameters directly from the MU10...

Page 74: ...l musical Yamaha VirtualAcoustic Syn thesis is simply the most musical tone generation system ever created The VL tone generator section sounds better has more depth and is more realistic in the musical sense than any other tone generation sys tem Simply playing a note in the same way does not always produce pre cisely the same sound The instrument is responsive and alive Note to note transitions ...

Page 75: ...Acoustic Synthesis system is that just about any driver can be used with any type of pipe or string NOTES The sound thus produced is amplified and sustained by the body of the instru ment The pitch of the sound is determined by the length of the air column or string and the timbre is a complex product of the driving source reed lip air string the shape of the resonant cavity the materials from whi...

Page 76: ...ntrol the dynamics of the instrument by varying the breath pressure applied to the controller a natural instinctive way to play wind instrument Voices At the same time the growl and throat parameters might also be assigned to the breath controller in order to achieve life like response and effects Playing and Editing VL Voices Embouchure The tightness of the lips against the reed or against each o...

Page 77: ...onal synthe sizers with high pass bandpass band elimination and low pass modes Some filter parameters are available via the VL tone generator section controls Frequency Equalizer This is a 5 band parametric equalizer with frequency Q bandwidth and level control The equalizer also has pre EQ high and low pass filters as well as key scaling capability for precise response control throughout the inst...

Page 78: ...been created to provide maximum expressive capability when played with a breath control ler or a WX series Wind MIDI Controller Bank 002 CUSTOM The CUSTOM bank has 6 memory locations program numbers 001 006 in which you can load the Voices created by the Yamaha VL70 m The loaded Voices cannot be backed up When the MU100R is turned on the Voices are reset to their defaults the sound effect type Voi...

Page 79: ...MIDI device subtract a value of 1 from the program number to match the MIDI program change numbers Selecting Banks Use the MIDI bank MSB control number 00 and LSB control number 32 numbers listed at right to select VL banks from an external MIDI device BANK MSB LSB BANK 112 97 or 81 112 BANK 113 97 or 81 113 BANK 114 97 or 81 114 BANK 115 97 or 81 115 BANK 116 97 or 81 116 BANK 117 97 or 81 117 BA...

Page 80: ...ch is capable of editing and transmitting sys tem exclusive messages Refer to the MIDI Data Format in the Sound List MIDI Data booklet Operation 1 Make sure that the XG or Performance mode is selected For information on selecting the Sound Module mode see page 172 2 Assign one of the Parts for playing VL Voices Only one Part can be used for the VL Voices and this must be properly assigned To do th...

Page 81: ...of the VL Voice banks The VL Voice banks follow the SFX bank For this example select VL bank 000 5 Select the desired Voice Use the SELECT buttons to highlight the program number parameter then use the VALUE buttons or data dial to select one of the VL Voices 6 Play the Voice Play this new Voice from the connected MIDI keyboard Go on to select other VL Voices in this bank and from other banks as w...

Page 82: ...ng Also remember that any edits you make to the VL Part are automatically saved as the power on defaults In other words the next time you turn on the power the previous condition of the VL Part is 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 Fo...

Page 83: ...n to the Play mode after finishing editing Press the PLAY button to return to the Play mode NOTE There are additional VL related parameters in the Utility mode For more informa tion on these parameters refer to page 169 To call up these parameters 1 Press the UTIL button 2 Use the SELECT button to select PLUGIN then press ENTER 3 If it isn t already selected select PLG100 VL with the SELECT button...

Page 84: ...fects in the Performance 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...

Page 85: ...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 86: ...riation 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 o...

Page 87: ... 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 145 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 88: ...male voice or vice versa and a vi brato effect that automatically adds a warm natural vibrato to your voice In this section you ll learn how to Set up your system and the MU100R for the Harmony effect Select a Harmony Type and Mode Play vocal harmonies from a connected MIDI keyboard to match the melody you sing Using the Harmony Effect Operation 1 Set up the MIDI keyboard Connect a MIDI keyboard a...

Page 89: ...SELECT button to select Harmony Ch Harmony Channel then set the parameter to 01 to match it with the transmit channel of the connected MIDI keyboard 5 Call up the Harmony Edit menu To do this 1 Press the EFFECT button 2 Select PLG with the SELECT button and press the ENTER button 3 At the PLG100 VH Harmony menu press ENTER again 6 Set the Harmony Insert Part to the corresponding A D Part Use the S...

Page 90: ...wn simply play it once at the point you want the harmony to change then release it and continue singing until the next chord change If another Part is set to MIDI channel 1 you ll hear its Voice playing the chord To keep this Voice from sounding use the MUTE SOLO button to mute the part or turn its Volume setting down On Your Own Here is a summary of the steps you should follow when using the Harm...

Page 91: ...er 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 except...

Page 92: ...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 93: ...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 94: ...s are independently routed to the two INDIV OUTPUT jacks Using the Individual Outputs Operation 1 Make the necessary audio connections In the example illustration below the INDIV OUTPUT 1 jack is connected to the input of an effect unit The output of the effect unit is then connected to a channel on a mixing console along with the main OUTPUT jacks of the MU100R In a variation of this INDIV OUTPUT...

Page 95: ...for individual output repeat steps 2 and 3 above You can set additional Parts to be output through the same jack or select ind2 to output a Part or Parts through INDIV OUTPUT 2 For more information on the individual outputs refer to the Output Select parameter page 113 and the Output Select Lock parameter page 158 Routing Drum Sounds to the Individual Outputs Individual drum sounds can also be rou...

Page 96: ...nd 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 108 then use the PART buttons to select the Part 2 Press the MUTE SOLO button While playing...

Page 97: ...86 Guided Tour The selected Part is soloed while all other Parts are muted All Parts sound normally Mute Solo ...

Page 98: ... Pan and effect send settings What s more you can control certain parameters automatically via a connected MIDI sequencer See page 17 The two A D Parts include several specially programmed presets com plete with proper gain settings and suitable effects using the built in ef fects of the MU100R In this section you ll learn how to Set up the MU100R for using the A D inputs Call up the A D input pre...

Page 99: ...ate 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 Inputs ...

Page 100: ...vel 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 Inputs ...

Page 101: ...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 le...

Page 102: ...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 103: ... 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 MU100R To find out more about how to best use...

Page 104: ...REFERENCE The Reference section of this manual covers in detail all of the functions of the MU100R Refer to it when you need information about a specific function feature or operation ...

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Page 106: ...it Mode 100 Filter FIL 100 Envelope Generator EG 102 Equalizer EQ 105 Vibrato 106 Others 107 Drum Setup Controls 114 VL Voice Part Parameters Plugin 119 Part Controls The Part controls in the Play mode give you tools for adjusting the basic sound and settings for each Part The MU100R lets you adjust the various settings for each Part individually Single Part control or together All Part control Ea...

Page 107: ...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 icon VL 000 003 112 119 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 RefertotheSOUND LIST MIDI DATA booklet For more information on selecti...

Page 108: ...ep in mind that the Reverb effect must be properly enabled and set for this parameter to work as intended See page 142 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 Avalue 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 se...

Page 109: ...fi cation number to distinguish between multiple units For example if you are using more than one MU100R set a dif ferent Device Number for each This set ting only applies to the data dump fea tures See page 161 If you have only one MU100R set this to all Master Volume M Volum Range 000 127 This determines the overall Volume of the Parts Master Attenuator M Attn Range 000 maximum volume 127 minimu...

Page 110: ...es 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 145 Transpose Trans Range 24 24 semitones This determines the overall Transpose setting of the Parts Part Controls ...

Page 111: ...mode see page 36 NOTE When a VL Voice is selected the following Multi Edit parameters are not available HPF Cutoff in Filter menu Low Frequency and High Frequency in EQ Menu However both Gain parameters are effective Element Reserve Velocity Limit Low and Velocity Limit High in Others menu Filter FIL Path EDIT button FILTER FIL when a VL Part is selected Filter LPF Cutoff Frequency LPF Resonance H...

Page 112: ...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 113: ...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 114: ...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 115: ...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 116: ... 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 117: ...the Vibrato effect Higher values result in a faster Vi 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 ...

Page 118: ...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 Output Assignment 113 Output select The Others section of parameters contains m...

Page 119: ...xed to normal The Part Mode settings differ depending on the Sound Module mode selected as described below ForXG ExtendedGeneralMIDI 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...

Page 120: ...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 121: ...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 122: ...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 123: ...eal time Some Multi Edit Mode MIDI instruments allow you to change the con trol change number for a particular controller 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 Also see page 62 in the VL Voice section for more details on controllers Assignable Controller 1 Filter Control AC1 FilCtrl ...

Page 124: ...page 158 must be set to off in order to change this setting via MIDI When the Part Mode parameter page 108 is set to drum or drum S1 S4 this setting is inactive Assignable Controller 1 Amplitude Control AC1 AmpCtrl Range 64 63 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 value...

Page 125: ...rum Part is assigned For basic information on using the Drum setup controls see page 39 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 Resonanc...

Page 126: ...ereo 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 com plete...

Page 127: ...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 128: ...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 129: ...t 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 Multi Edit Mode Output Assignment Output Select OutPtSel Settings stereo ind1 2 ind1 ind2 Thisdeterminestheoutputconfigurationfor the selected drum sound When set to ste reo thedrumsoundisoutput witheffects through the main OUTPUT...

Page 130: ...Envelope Generator Depth Pressure 120 Pressure Control Change Number Pressure Control Depth Embouchure 120 Embouchure Control Change Number Embouchure Control Depth Tonguing 121 Tonguing Control Change Number Tonguing Control Depth Scream 121 Scream Control Change Number Scream Control Depth Breath Noise 122 Breath Noise Control Change Number Breath Noise Control Depth Growl 122 Growl Control Chan...

Page 131: ...ate value higher than 01 or lower than 01 for pressure control to have any effect Pressure Control Depth PrsCtrlDpt Settings 64 63 Sets the amount of variation produced by the controllerassignedtopressure Thehigherthe valuethegreaterthevariation Positivevalues cause an increase in pressure in response to highercontrollervalues e g increasedbreath pressureorhighermodulationwheelposition whilenegati...

Page 132: ...ngCtrlDpt parameter below must be set to an appropriate value higher than 01 or lower than 01 for tonguing control to have any effect Tonguing Control Depth TngCtrlDpt Settings 64 63 Sets the amount of variation produced by the controller assigned to tonguing The higher the value the greater the variation Positive values cause an decrease in tonguing in response to higher controller values e g inc...

Page 133: ... set to an appropriate value higher than 01 or lower than 01 for breath noise control to have any effect BreathNoiseControlDepth BnzCtrlDpt Settings 64 63 Sets the amount of variation produced by the controller assigned to breath noise The higher the value the greater the varia tion Positive values cause an increase in breath noise in response to higher con troller values e g increased breath pres...

Page 134: ... Throat Formant only applies to some reed type Voices ThroatFormantControlDepth ThrCtrlDpt Settings 64 63 Sets the amount of variation produced by the controller assigned to throat formant The higherthevalue thegreaterthevariation Posi tivevaluescauseanincreaseinthroatformant effect in response to higher controller values e g increased breath pressure or higher modulation wheel position while nega...

Page 135: ...ing is maximum The DmpCtrlDpt parameter below must be set to an appropriate value higher than 01 or lower than 01 for damping control to have any effect Damping Control Depth DmpCtrlDpt Settings 64 63 Sets the amount of variation produced by the controller assigned to damping The higher the value the greater the variation Positive values cause a decrease in damp ing in response to higher controlle...

Page 136: ...ard or other MIDI device can be assigned to a range of parameters but it s standard function is pitch control A controller pa rameter such as Embouchure can also be assigned to the pitch bend wheel for more realistic pitch variations Modulation Wheel MIDI control change no 01 Since the modulation wheel on your key board or other MIDI device can be as signed to any controller parameter it can be an...

Page 137: ... 91 Effect Send Level Reverb Effect 92 Unassigned 93 Effect Send Level 3 Chorus Effect 94 Effect Send Level 4 Variation Effect 95 Unassigned AT After Touch VEL Velocity PB Pitch Bend Multi Edit Mode Velocity Although normally assigned to pressure particularly in plucked string Voices keyboard velocity can also be assigned to any other controller parameter Others The MIDI protocol provides 119 cont...

Page 138: ...board 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 Atotal of 200 Performances are available 100 Preset and 100 Internal For basic information on using the Performance Mode see page 23 NOTE Drum Parts are not available in the Performance mode Performance Part Control 128 All...

Page 139: ...ay 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 44 Performance Volume Pfm Vol Range 000 127 This determines the overall Volume of the Pe...

Page 140: ...e 24 24 semitones 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 46 Bank Number Settings A1 part 000 003 018 019 A2 part 000 003 1 4 part XG Voice banks MU100 Exclusive Voice banks VL Voice banks This determines the bank number of the selected Part s Voice...

Page 141: ... enabled and set for this parameter to work as intended See page 142 Chorus Send ChoSend Range 000 127 This determines the level of the selected Part s Voice that is sent to the Chorus ef fect Avalue 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 143 Variation ...

Page 142: ...itch PortamnSw Portamento Time PortamnTm Modulation Wheel Parameters 132 LFO Pitch Modulation Depth MW LEOPMod LFO Filter Modulation Depth MW LFOFMod Pitch Bend 133 Pitch Bend Control PitBndCtrl A D Part 133 A D Part Assignable Controller Parameters 133 Assignable Controller 1 Control Change Num ber AC1 CC No Assignable Controller 1 Filter Control AC1 FilCtrl Assignable Controller 1 Amplitude Cont...

Page 143: ...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 144: ...or 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 ...

Page 145: ...me EQ Equalizer EQ Low Frequency EQ Low Gain EQ High Frequency EQ High Gain Vibrato Vivrato Rate Vivrato Depth Vivrato Delay Others Detune 136 Detune Assignment 136 Mono Poly Mode Note Limit Parameters 136 Note Limit Low Note Limit High Dry Level 136 Dry Level VarConnect SYS Velocity Parameters 136 Velocity Sensitivity Depth Velocity Sensitivity Offset Velocity Limit Low Velocity Limit High Plugin...

Page 146: ...g parameters in the Multi Edit mode See page 105 Vibrato Path EDIT button PART VIBRATO VIB when VL Part is selected The Vibrato 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 those related to tuning velocity note range ...

Page 147: ...See page 110 This parameter is only available when the Variation Connection parameter is set to SYS See page 145 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 Low VelLimitLo Same as the corr...

Page 148: ...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 149: ... 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 1 From the Performance Edit menu use the SELECT buttons to select STORE Then pre...

Page 150: ...y execute the Store operation An Executing message flashes in the display during the operation When the data has been stored the MU100R 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 151: ...before turning off the MU100R 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 152: ...ion 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 142 Chorus CHO 143 Variation VAR 144 Insertion 1 2 INS 1 2 146 Plugin PLG Harmony Parameters 147 About t...

Page 153: ...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 154: ...gle 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 This determines the Pan position of the Chorus sound or where it appears in the s...

Page 155: ... EFFECT WHITE ROOM 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 2WAYROTARYSPEAKER TREMOLO AUTO PAN PHASER 1 2 DISTOR TION COMP DISTORTION OVER DRIVE AMP SIMU LATOR 3BAND EQ MONO 2BAND EQ STEREO AUTO WAH LFO AUTO WAH DIST AUTO WAH ODRV TOUCH WAH 1 TOUC...

Page 156: ...es 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 MU100R When set to SYS System...

Page 157: ...TOUCH WAH 1 2 AURAL EX CITER COMPRESSOR NOISE GATE NOTE When Thru is selected no effect is applied and none of the parameters are available with the exception of the Part parameter Dry Wet Balance Range D63 W D W D W63 This determines the balance between the direct unprocessedsignal dry andthepro cessed sound wet Use this parameter to gether with the Output Level parameter above to obtain the desi...

Page 158: ... also be transposed see the Mode parameter below NOTE When more than three MIDI notes are received or two notes when the Lead Gender Type param eter is set to any setting but off priority is given first to the most recently played notes In other words the harmonies of earlier notes are cut off Hint The Vocoder Type is best suited when You want to determine the precise harmony notes yourself includ...

Page 159: ... trans No transposition The harmony notes correspond exactly to the pitch of the in coming MIDI notes auto trans Automatic transposition of the harmony notes This keeps the harmony notes close 600 cents to the input signal no mat ter which octave the MIDI notes are played For example if your vocal is at a pitch of C3 playing an E note anywhere on the connected MIDI keyboard results in a harmony no...

Page 160: ...rd below Produces a major third harmony note in the octave below the input note Har mony is transposed eight semitones down 5th below Produces a perfect fifth harmony note in the octave below the input note Har mony is transposed five semitones down unison Produces a harmony note at the same pitch as the input note This can be clearly distinguished from the original signal by changing the Harmony ...

Page 161: ...y Parameters NOTE The Harmony Gender Type parameter is not available when Harmony Type is set to Detune page 147 Lead Gender Type L GendrTyp Settings off unis unison male fem female These settings determine whether the gen der of the lead voice can be changed or not It also lets you set the gender When this is set to off the gender of the lead voice cannot be changed When this is set to unis uniso...

Page 162: ...ender are set to on the pitch of the lead voice is corrected to the pitch of the received MIDI note on Melody Chan nel page 171 NOTE The Pitch Correction parameter is not avail able when Harmony Type is set to Detune page 147 Also this parameter has no ef fect when Lead Gender Type is set to off Lead Harmony Balance Lead Harm Range L63 H maximum lead mini mum harmony L H equal level L H63 maximum ...

Page 163: ...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 ...

Page 164: ...horus that is sent to Reverb This is done with the Send Variation to Chorus page 145 Send Variation to Reverb page 145 and Send Chorus to Reverb page 133 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 insertion 2 on off...

Page 165: ...al 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 133 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 to...

Page 166: ... have different EQ settings and fre quency bands specially suited for those types of music EQ Frequency Parameters Thru 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 of eac...

Page 167: ...sfer with an external data storage device and initializing of the MU100R settings To enter the Utility mode press the UTIL button The following menu appears System Functions SYS 157 Dump Out Functions DUMP 161 Saving and Restoring Data via MIDI 161 Saving and Restoring Data via TO HOST 161 Initialize Functions INIT 165 Demo Song Play DEMO 168 VL Voice and Harmony System Parameters PLUGIN 169 VL Vo...

Page 168: ...original Equalizer settings When set to off the Equalizer changes according to incoming XG GM System On messages This setting affectstheMultimodeonly andnotthePer formance mode System Functions SYS Master Tune M Tune Range 102 4 102 3 cents approx 1 semitone This determines the overall fine tuning of theMU100R sVoices Italsoaffectsthepitch oftheindividualdrum percussionsoundsof thedrumkits MasterT...

Page 169: ...ved or not The on setting allows these mes sages to be received Receive System Exclusive RcvSysExcl Settings off on This determines whether System Exclu sive messages are received or not Sys tem Exclusive messages are data specifi cally or exclusively related to the MU100R The On setting allows these messages to be received This should be to On when receiving bulk data from a MIDI data storage dev...

Page 170: ...ved via the TO HOST terminal on the MU100R 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 MU100R and play back data over 48 independent MIDI channels 32 on the MU100R and another 16 on the connected tone genera tor NOTE The MU100R can receive Cable messages F5 when the TO HOST term...

Page 171: ... 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 MU100R This parameter should be set to match particular types of song data For playback of data recorded on or in tended for the MU90R MU80 and MU50 set this to MU basic For p...

Page 172: ... OUT POWER ON OFF 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 MIDI IN and MIDI OUT connections MU100R POWER ON OFF Dump Out Functions DUMP Operation 1 Make sure that the MU100R is properly connected to the device and that the HOST SELECT switch is properly set When using the MIDI term...

Page 173: ... 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 MU100R data including Part Performance system and all parameter values to the connected device Dump Out Functions DUMP ...

Page 174: ... 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 MU100R returns to the Dump Out menu NOTE If you have more than one MU100R connected in your MIDI system and wish to send different sets of data to each you can specify ...

Page 175: ...he devices are properly connected see the Restoring Data illustrations on page 18 and execute the appropriate data trans fer operation from the data recorder Refer to the owner s manual of that device for instructions The MU100R automatically receives in coming bulk data Dump Out Functions DUMP ...

Page 176: ...ant settings to a MIDI data storage device before using these functions See page 18 Operation 1 Press the UTIL button and select INIT 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 Initial...

Page 177: ...laces internal performance data to the Internal Performance 2 To restore the Internal Performance 1 loaded at first load the data from included floppy disk Refer to the Sound List MIDI Data booklet Selected Sound Module Mode Extended General MIDI XGInit General MIDI GM Init Computer Music C MInit Initialize Functions INIT ...

Page 178: ...on 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 MU100R is set to Performance mode 3 From the Are you sure prompt press the ENTER button to execute the operation or press th...

Page 179: ...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 180: ...pres sure The WX Lip parameter determines whether these values are used as is Norm or expanded to a full 64 through 63 range Expd This is also effective for pitch bend data trans mitted from devices other than those of the WX series Details The Expd setting is recommended when using a WX controller in the tight lip mode The Norm setting is recommended when using the WX controller loose lip mode Th...

Page 181: ...ler data number 02 re ceived via MIDI and the actual amount of breath variation applied Negative set tings result in a large breath variation with a relatively small amount of breath pres sure applied to the controller while posi tive settings require a greater range of input breath control values to produce the same degree of breath variation Details This is also effective for breath controller d...

Page 182: ...nel over which the Harmony effect is controlled For example when this is set to the same value as the MIDI transmit channel of a connected MIDI keyboard and the Vo coder or Chordal Harmony Type is se lected page 147 you can use the key board to play harmonies See page 77 Melody Channel Melody Ch Settings off 1 16 This determines the MIDI channel over which the lead sound of the Harmony ef fect is ...

Page 183: ... or any one of the other mode select buttons PLAY EDIT UTIL EFFECT or EQ to use the MU100R in the current mode NOTES When the MU100R is not set to the XG mode and an XG System On message is received the MU100R changes to the XG mode after a slight pause of 0 5 seconds When the TG300B or C M mode is selected the VL Voices and Harmony effect cannot be used In the C M mode the Voices available in Par...

Page 184: ...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 185: ...ng banks see page 28 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 banks 000 127 these banks are se...

Page 186: ...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 187: ...176 Miscellaneous Functions ...

Page 188: ...APPENDIX ...

Page 189: ...is properly connected to the computer and that the HOST SELECT switch is properly set for your particular com puter See pages 19 22 Also make sure that you have turned on the connected MIDI instrument or computer before turning on the MU100R If you haven t simply turning the MU100R off and back on again may solve the problem The maximum polyphony of the MU100R may be exceeded The MU100R can play n...

Page 190: ...e desired sound Bow speed is usually controlled either via breath control or an expression pedal Bow pressure is controlled via control number 13 64 is medium pressure lower values produced reduced bow pressure and higher values produce increased bow pressure Natural acoustic musical instruments have no pitch parameter Pitch is determined by the properties of the instrument s resonant body as well...

Page 191: ...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 Check Sum ERROR The checksum of the received System ...

Page 192: ...location Internal Voice Program Structure Normal Programs Total Voices 1267 256 VL XG mode 1074 256 VL TG300B mode 614 C M mode 128 Parts 1 9 64 Parts 11 16 Drum Programs Total Programs 46 XG mode 36 TG300B mode 10 C M mode 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 ...

Page 193: ...ch MIDI IN A B MIDI OUT and MIDI THRU terminals Computer MIDI Interface Direct connection to host computer port RS 232C RS 422 with optional cables CCJ PC1 CCJ PC1 CCJ MAC 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...

Page 194: ...24 note po lyphony 16 part multi timbral capacity and 128 standard voices The MU100R exceeds this with 64 note polyphony 32 part multi timbral capacity and 1523 Voices host computer The controlling computer in a com puter music system The host computer is connected to the MU100R via the TO HOST or MIDI termi nals and runs the software necessary for recording and playing back song data which is rep...

Page 195: ...n 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 MU100R can be used with either type Solo The Solo function of the MU100R allows you to isolate a single Part to hear how that Part sounds by itself Sound Module mode The MU100R has four Sound Module modes and...

Page 196: ...clones 21 computer Macintosh 19 connections audio 12 connections MIDI 17 Contrast 159 Copy 137 D Damping Control Change Number 124 Damping Control Depth 124 Demo song 15 168 Detune 108 136 Detune Type 148 Device number 98 Display Bank Select 160 Drum Setup controls 114 Dry Level 110 136 Dry Wet Variation 145 Dry Wet Balance Insertion 146 Dump Interval 159 Dump Out functions 161 E Effect Edit mode ...

Page 197: ...ecting 27 Performance Bank 128 Performance Edit mode 131 Performance mode 43 127 Performance Name 132 Performance Number 128 Performance Pan 128 Performance Part control 128 Performance Volume 128 Performances selecting Preset or Internal 24 Pitch Bend Control 111 133 Pitch Coarse Drum Setup 115 Pitch EG 104 Pitch EG Attack Time 104 Pitch EG Initial Level 104 Pitch EG Release Level 104 Pitch EG Re...

Page 198: ... 129 Variation Send Drum Setup 116 Variation Send Multi mode 97 Variation Send Performance mode 130 Variation Type 144 Velocity LPF Cutoff Frequency 116 Velocity Limit High 111 136 Velocity Limit Low 111 136 Velocity Pitch Sensitivity 115 Velocity Sensitivity Depth 110 136 Velocity Sensitivity Offset 111 136 Vibrato 106 135 Vibrato Delay 106 Vibrato Depth 106 Vibrato Rate 106 Virtual Acoustic Synt...

Page 199: ... cho 10 1 Hamamatsu Japan 430 Tel 053 460 2445 SY12 EUROPE THE UNITED KINGDOM Yamaha Kemble Music U K Ltd Sherbourne Drive Tilbrook Milton Keynes MK7 8BL England Tel 01908 366700 IRELAND Danfay Ltd 61D Sallynoggin Road Dun Laoghaire Co Dublin Tel 01 2859177 GERMANY SWITZERLAND Yamaha Europa GmbH Siemensstraße 22 34 25462 Rellingen F R of Germany Tel 04101 3030 AUSTRIA Yamaha Music Austria Schleier...

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