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The MU128 — What It Is and What It Can Do
About XG
The new XG format is an extension of General MIDI, and provides a number of
significant improvements and enhancements. XG-compatible song data takes
advantage of the extensive MIDI control and built-in effects of the MU128 (and
other MU-series instruments).
To take greatest advantage of the powerful capabilities of XG, we recom-
mend using XG-compatible instruments and software. For example, XG-com-
patible keyboards such as the Yamaha CBX-K2 keyboard and software give you
direct controls for accessing the full expressive potential of the MU128’s XG
Voices and the XG-related parameters.
What It Can Do...
Here are a few ideas on how you can use the MU128. 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 for your own creative ideas and explorations.
Using With MIDI Keyboard
Use the MU128 as supplementary tone generator with your MIDI keyboard
and play the Voices of both instruments in a layer together. Or, use the
convenient Performance mode, and play four Voices on the MU128 at once.
You can split the four Voices across the keyboard, playing each from a dif-
ferent register. Or you can create sophisticated velocity splits, in which a
different Voice is heard depending on how strongly you play the keyboard.
Or use keyboard and velocity splits together for even greater flexibility.
Using With a Computer or Sequencer
Home Studio Setup
The MU128 integrates instantly and easily into any existing setup. If you have a
MIDI keyboard, computer and sequencing software, the MU128 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
MU128, plug in some headphones and you’ve got a complete, high-powered
music making system that’s ready to go wherever you go. Use it for composing,
arranging, practicing or making/playing demos for your band.
Use It on a Gig
Similarly, you can connect a laptop or a MIDI data filer and playback song data with
the MU128’s Voices. Plug a microphone into one of the A/D inputs and a guitar into
