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Yamaha MU90R Owner'S Manual Download Page 12

THE CONTROLS OF THE MU90R

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Rear Panel

1 MIDI THRU, MIDI OUT and MIDI IN A/B terminals

For connection to other MIDI devices, such as a MIDI keyboard, tone genera-
tor, sequencer, or to a computer that has a MIDI interface. MIDI IN A and B
are independent MIDI ports, allowing full 32-channel MIDI input. MIDI OUT
is for data dumps to another MIDI device, while MIDI THRU is for “daisy-
chain” connection of additional MU90Rs or other MIDI instruments. (See
page 14 for more information on MIDI connections.)

2 HOST SELECT switch

For selecting the type of host computer. (See page 29.)

3 TO HOST terminal

For connection to a host computer that does not have a MIDI interface. (See
page 31.)

4 DC IN jack

For connection to the PA-3B AC power adaptor.

5 OUTPUT L, R jacks

For connection to a stereo amplifier/speaker system. When using a mono sys-
tem, connect it to the L/MONO jack.

6 INDIV. OUTPUT 1, 2 jacks

For independent output of selected Parts (1/4”). Parts selected for output
through these jacks are not output through the main OUTPUT or PHONES
jacks. (See pages 72 and 79.)

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Summary of Contents for MU90R

Page 1: ...PUT 2 VOLUM E ...

Page 2: ...elocate 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 Orangeth...

Page 3: ...when the unit is operating as designed are not covered by the manu facturer s warranty and are therefore the owners responsi bility Please study this manual carefully and consult 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...

Page 4: ... With its large LCD and the intuitive graphic controls on the display the MU90R is remarkably easy to use The MU90R 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 Built in digital ...

Page 5: ... Need 14 Making the Connections 14 Powering Up and Playing the Demo Song 16 Powering Up 16 Playing the Demo Song 17 Playing Your MU90R with a MIDI Keyboard 18 Selecting Voices 19 Changing the Voice Bank 20 Selecting Voices From Your MIDI Keyboard 21 Changing Some of the Settings Part Controls 22 Selecting Another Part and Changing its MIDI Channel 22 Changing the Volume and Pan Settings of a Part ...

Page 6: ...ols 73 Calling Up the Drum Setup Menu 73 Drum Setup Parameters 75 Performance Mode 80 Performance Play Mode 80 Selecting a Performance and its Individual Parts 81 Performance Part Control 83 Single Part 83 All Part 86 Performance Edit Mode 89 Common 89 Part 93 Filter 94 EG 94 EQ 94 Vibrato 95 Others 95 Copy and Store Operations 97 Copy 97 Store 98 Recall Function 100 Effect Edit Mode 101 Reverb RE...

Page 7: ...TO HOST 119 Initialize Functions 122 Demo Song Play DEMO 125 Sound Module Mode MODE 126 Show Control Change 127 Show Exclusive 128 About Cable Messages 129 APPENDIX XG 132 Chapter 0 Format Overview 132 Chapter 1 MIDI Specifications 135 Troubleshooting 147 Error Messages 148 Specifications 149 Glossary 151 Index 153 ...

Page 8: ...ant section gets you started using your new MU90R It helps you set up the instrument play it and use some of the more im portant functions and features The hands on experience you gain in this section will help you navigate through the other sections of the manual 5 Setting Up the MU90R in Your Music System Using the MU90R with a Computer These sections within the Guided Tour provide all you need ...

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Page 10: ...1 4 plugs 4 A D INPUT level 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 39 6 UTIL UTILITY button For entering the Utility mode See page 114 7 MODE button For entering the Sound Module mode See page 126 8 EDIT button For entering the Edit mode See pages 49 and 89 9 EFFECT button For entering the...

Page 11: ...ious displays Also for canceling certain functions and operations 14 PART buttons For selecting different Parts In the Effect Edit mode these can be used to switch among the different effects Pressing these together enters and exits from All Part control See page 46 15 SELECT buttons For selecting the various menu items parameters and controls on the display 16 VALUE buttons For changing the value...

Page 12: ... instruments See page 14 for more information on MIDI connections 2 HOST SELECT switch For selecting the type of host computer See page 29 3 TO HOST terminal For connection to a host computer that does not have a MIDI interface See page 31 4 DC IN jack For connection to the PA 3B AC power adaptor 5 OUTPUT L R jacks For connection to a stereo amplifier speaker system When using a mono sys tem conne...

Page 13: ...played simultaneously over a single MIDI channel Connected to a MIDI keyboard this effectively gives you four tone generators in one The MU90R gives you 100 factory programmed Preset Performances plus 100 Internal Performance locations for your own original Performances About General MIDI General MIDI is a new addition to the worldwide MIDI standard MIDI as you know stands for Musical Instrument D...

Page 14: ... key board Or use keyboard and velocity splits together for even greater flex ibility Using With a Computer or Sequencer Home Studio Setup The MU90R integrates instantly and easily into any existing setup If you have a MIDI keyboard computer and sequencing software the MU90R with its high quality Voices and multi timbral capabilities can expand your home studio system Take It With You If you have ...

Page 15: ...ormance mode The bottom right of the display indicates the currently selected Sound Mod ule mode Selected Sound Module mode Play Modes and the Part Controls Once the operating mode of the MU90R is set Multi or Performance there are two main ways you can use the MU90R playing and editing In the Play modes you play the Voices in the various Edit modes you change their settings Within the Play modes ...

Page 16: ... Time Pitch EG Initial Level Pitch EG Attack Time Pitch EG Release Level Pitch EG Release Time Play Mode Part 1 32 A l l Part A D Receive Channel Device Number Receive Channel Bank Number Source Variation Program Number A D Source Volume Master Volume Volume Expression Master Attenuator Expression Pan Pan Reverb Send Reverb Return Reverb Send Chorus Send Chorus Return Chorus Send Variation Send Va...

Page 17: ...rato Rate Vibrato Depth Vibrato Delay Others Detune Part Mode Mono Poly Mode Portamento Switch Portamento Time Element Reserve Note Limit Low Note Limit High Dry Level VarConnect SYS Velocity Sensitivity Depth V e l o c i t y S e n s i t i v i t y O f f s e t Velocity Limit Low Velocity Limit High Pitch Bend Control ...

Page 18: ...epth MW LFO Filter Modulation Depth Pitch Bend Control A D Part AC1 Control Change Number AC1 Filter Control AC1 Amplitude Control AC1 LFO Filter Modulation Depth P a r t F i l t e r LPF Cutoff Frequency LPF Resonance HPF Cutoff Frequency MW LFO Pitch Modulation Depth AC1 Control Change Number AC1 Filter Control AC1 Amplitude Control Output Select ...

Page 19: ...Initial Level Pitch EG Attack Time Pitch EG Release Level Pitch EG Release Time EQ EQ Low Frequency EQ Low Gain EQ High Frequency EQ High Gain Vibrato Vibrato Rate Vibrato Depth Vibrato Delay Others Detune Mono Poly Mode Note Limit Low Note Limit High Dry Level VarConnect SYS Velocity Sensitivity Depth ...

Page 20: ... the MU90R such as Master Tune display Contrast and reception of cer tain MIDI messages that affect the entire instrument Included also are mis cellaneous operations such as sending bulk data to a data storage device initializing of the MU90R settings and playing the special Demo song Part Edit Mode The Part Edit mode allows you to change certain settings for each indi vidual Part such as those of...

Page 21: ...1 2 THE MU90R WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT CAN DO MEMO ...

Page 22: ...R for the first time read through this short section of the manual It guides you step by step in us ing many of the basic operations setting the instrument up connecting it properly to other equipment and most im portantly playing it ...

Page 23: ...ff and that the MU90R power adaptor is not connected to an electrical outlet Operation 1 Connect one end of the MIDI cable to the MIDI OUT terminal of the MIDI keyboard and the other to MIDI IN A of the MU90R as shown in the illustration below 2 Connect the audio cables from the R and L MONO OUTPUT jacks of the MU90R to the appropriate inputs on the amplifier speaker system as shown in the illustr...

Page 24: ...RPN 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 REVER...

Page 25: ...speakers Powering Up Operation 1 If you haven t done so already press the POWER switch on the MU90R After the greeting display the following display will appear 2 Turn on the power of your MIDI keyboard 3 Make sure that all volume controls on the MU90R and the con nected amplifier are turned down Then turn on the power of your amplifier speaker system 4 Finally set the volume control on the MU90R ...

Page 26: ...button 3 Press the ENTER button to start the Demo Song The Demo Song starts playing immediately and repeats indefinitely until stopped in step 4 below After a while playback of the indivi dual Parts of the song is shown graphically by the level meter bars in the display NOTE During Demo Song playback all panel controls except the EXIT button and the VOLUME control cannot be used 4 To stop playback...

Page 27: ... play NOTE If your MIDI keyboard is transmitting on channel 1 the Voice of Part 1 should sound If it is transmitting on another channel another Part s Voice will sound For the sake of these intro ductory instructions set your keyboard so that it transmits on channel 1 Refer to the own er s manual of that instrument if necessary The level meter bar indicates the level velocity of the incoming MIDI ...

Page 28: ...e arrow cursor to the right side of the instrument icon as shown below 3 Use the VALUE q buttons or data dial to change the Voice number Inthedisplaybelow Voicenumber26hasbeenselected Voicename Voicenumber programnumber Instrument icon of current Voice MIDI receive channel for current Part Part number This is selectable only with the PART q buttons Solid arrow at Voice number currently selected Ar...

Page 29: ...nce increase the value hold down the VALUE button and simultaneously press and hold down the VALUE button Changing the Voice Bank In the current Sound Module mode XG several banks of Voices are available Each bank can contain up to 128 different Voices Operation 1 Use the SELECT w buttons to move the arrow cursor to the left side of the instrument icon as shown below Solid arrow at Bank number cur...

Page 30: ... MIDI key board Though the actual operation may differ depending on the keyboard used the general procedure is the same Refer to the owner s manual of your instrument for specific instructions Operation 1 Make sure that your keyboard is set up to send Program Change messages 2 Use the panel controls to select a program on your keyboard Generally if everything has been set up properly the Voice num...

Page 31: ... setting Try going through the brief sections below and making some changes in the Part controls yourself Selecting Another Part and Changing its MIDI Channel Here we ll select Part 2 and change its MIDI channel to 1 so that it matches the MIDI channel of Part 1 This allows you to play the Voices of both Part 1 and Part 2 over MIDI channel 1 Voicename banknumberandprogramnumber for the selected Pa...

Page 32: ...he SELECT w buttons to move the arrow cursor back to the instrument icon so that the Voice name is displayed and play the MIDI keyboard again Both level meters move together If both Parts 1 and 2 have been set to MIDI channel 1 both of their level meters should move together as you play And if the two Parts are set to dif ferent Voices you should hear two different Voices sound at the same time To...

Page 33: ...e the setting andplaythekeyboardasyoumakechanges 4 Nowthatyou veadjustedtheVolumebalanceofthetwoVoices change one of the Part s Pan setting Use the SELECT w but tons to call up the Pan display below Current Pan setting 5 Use the VALUE q buttons or data dial to change the setting andplaythekeyboardagainasyoumakechanges If you want try making changes to some of the other Part controls The procedure ...

Page 34: ... single Part to hear how that Part sounds by itself Mute and Solo are effective tools that help you as you edit the Parts since they allow you to better hear how the changes you make affect spe cific Voices as well as the overall sound Operation While playing the keyboard or during playback of a song from a sequencer press the MUTE button Each press cycles through the three functions Mute Solo and...

Page 35: ...xternal mixer Or you can use it to sing or play guitar over backing tracks played from a MIDI sequencer There are two A D Parts A1 and A2 and they include several differ ent pre programmed settings that take advantage of the built in effects of the MU90R The MU90R has two inputs on the front panel The signals from these are mixed Operation 1 Turn down the A D INPUT control on the front panel 2 Con...

Page 36: ...ow cursor to BANK with the SELECT w buttons and use the VALUE q buttons or data dial to select the type of input Mic Guitar Keyboard Audio Stereo Keyboard or Stereo Audio This determines the gain level of the input Select the type corresponding to the input you ll use 6 Slowly bring up the A D INPUT control on the front panel and play the instrument or sing into the microphone until the level is a...

Page 37: ...s with the VALUE q buttons or data dial The available programs have been specially programmed to suit the type of input selected For example programs for Mic input include Karaoke and Vocal Guitar input programs include Tube Stack and Phaser Explore some of these settings on your own with a microphone and different instruments ...

Page 38: ...er The MU90R can be used with the following computers Apple Macintosh and IBM PC If your computer has a MIDI interface you may want to connect the MU90R to it rather than using the host computer interface on the MU90R See the section Connecting to Other MIDI Devices on page 31 Depending on the computer or interface used set the HOST SELECT switch to the appropriate setting MIDI PC 1 PC 2 IBM and c...

Page 39: ...arts of the MU90R Clock g g g g g 1 MHz Other options and settings may have to be made as well Refer to the own er s manual of your particular music software for more information IBM PC AT and Clones Follow these instructions if you have an IBM PC AT or compatible computer not equipped with an external MIDI interface Connect the TO HOST termi nal on the MU90R to one of the computer s serial ports ...

Page 40: ...fer to the owner s manual of your particular music software for more in formation Connecting to Other MIDI Devices The MU90R is equipped with MIDI IN and OUT terminals allowing you to use it in any MIDI system Example uses for the built in MIDI interface in clude Connecting to a MIDI keyboard for playing the sounds of the MU90R from that keyboard Connecting to a computer equipped with a MIDI inter...

Page 41: ...M PITCH COARSE 136 DRUM PITCH FINE 137 DRUM LEVEL 138 DRUM PAN 139 DRUM 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...

Page 42: ... when you want to recall those settings you can transfer the appropriate data from the storage device The MDF2 also allows you to play compatible song data on the MU90R directly from the MDF2 itself without the need of a sequencer Make sure that the MU90R is properly connected to the data storage device via MIDI Use the Dump Out function page 119 to send data to the device Also refer to the owner ...

Page 43: ... SELECT switch 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 ...

Page 44: ...f 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 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 MU90R To find out more about ...

Page 45: ...MEMO ...

Page 46: ...REFERENCE The Reference section of this manual covers in detail all of the functions of the MU90R Refer to it when you need in formation about a specific function feature or operation ...

Page 47: ...should be set to Multi mode when using it with a sequencer and General MIDI song data There are three Multi modes XG TG300B and C M Each mode provides compatibility with different music soft ware and hardware XG This stands for Extended General MIDI and provides the full poten tial of the MU90R giving you access to all 586 Voices TG300B This mode provides compatibility with the GM B mode of the TG...

Page 48: ...t to a clock rate of 1 MHz Play Displays The Play mode has three basic displays that can be changed according to your preference Simply press the PLAY button repeatedly and the display alternates as shown below 1 Shows full level meter indication for the A1 and A2 A D Parts and Parts 1 16 Currently selected parameter here Voice number and name is displayed at the right side Voice number and name f...

Page 49: ...A D Parts and all 32 Parts Currently selected parameter is not displayed Part Controls The Part controls in the Play mode give you tools for adjusting the basic sound and settings for each Part The MU90R lets you adjust the various settings for each Part individually Single Part control or together All Part control Each of these types is explained in greater detail below NOTE In the Multi mode no ...

Page 50: ...T q buttons simulta neously or press the EXIT button to return to Single Part E d i t i n g i n S i n g l e P a r t Operation 1 Select the Part to be edited by using the PART q buttons 2 Select the desired control for the selected Part by using the SELECT w buttons 3 Change the value of the selected control by using the VALUE q buttons or data dial MIDI Receive Port Channel This determines the MID...

Page 51: ...1 003 006 008 012 014 016 020 024 028 032 043 045 064 072 096 101 SFX TG300B 000 011 016 019 024 026 032 033 040 080 126 127 C M Fixed only one bank Drum part XG 126 127 TG300B 000 C M Fixed only one bank For more information on selecting banks see Display Bank Select parameter page 118 Program Voice Number This determines the Voice for the selected Part Refer to the SOUND LIST MIDI DATA booklet R...

Page 52: ...raphically indicates current Expression setting Range 000 127 Pan This determines the stereo position of the selected Part s Voice A set ting of Rnd Random randomly assigns the Voice to a pan position This is useful when you want to have different Voices sound from dif ferent random parts of the stereo image The Random setting does not affect the A D input Parts Graphically indicates current Pan s...

Page 53: ...e 101 Chorus Send ChoSend This determines the level of the selected Part s Voice that is sent to the Chorus effect A value of 000 results in a completely dry Voice sound no Chorus effect Graphically indicates current Chorus Send setting Range 000 127 NOTE Keep in mind that the Chorus effect must be properly enabled and set for this parameter to work as intended See page 103 Variation Send VarSend ...

Page 54: ...ting Settings off on when Variation Connection is set to INS 000 127 when Variation Connection is set to SYS Note Shift NoteSft This determines the key transposition setting for the Part s Voice Graphically indicates current Note Shift setting Range 24 24 semitones ...

Page 55: ...ctually be 0 or normal Selecting All Part Control To select All Part control press both PART q buttons simultaneously or press the EXIT button All appears in the PART section of the display E d i t i n g i n A l l P a r t Operation 1 Select the desired control for all Parts by using the SELECT w buttons 2 Change the value of the selected control by using the VALUE q buttons or data dial Device Num...

Page 56: ...nes the overall Volume of the Parts Master Attenuator M Attn Graphically indicates current Master Attenuator setting Range 000 maximum volume 127 minimum volume This determines the level of all Parts but functions as an attenuator the greater the value the lower the volume This is useful when you are playing several songs and want to keep their overall level consistent Reverb Return RevRtn Graphic...

Page 57: ...rRtn Graphically indicates current Variation Return setting Range 000 127 This determines the amount of Variation return in the overall mix Variation Return is only available when the Variation Connection parameter is set to SYS See page 106 Transpose Trans Graphically indicates current Transpose setting Range 24 24 semitones This determines the overall Transpose setting of the Parts ...

Page 58: ... available To enter the Multi Edit mode press the EDIT button When a normal Part is selected the following menu appears When a Drum Part is selected the following menu appears F i l t e r The MU90R 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 En velope Generator which allows you to change the timbre over time...

Page 59: ...quency setting for each Part Selected Part and MIDI channel Range 64 63 Frequency Level These frequencies are cut or filtered out These frequencies are passed or let through LPF Cutoff Frequency setting LPF Resonance LPF Reso This determines the amount of filter resonance or emphasis of the LPF Cutoff Frequency above Higher values make the filter effect more pro nounced and stronger creating a res...

Page 60: ...he cutoff point and passes the higher frequencies Lower cutoff values preserve the fundamental and lower overtones of the sound while higher values create a thinner brighter tone Graphically shows HPF Cutoff Frequency setting for each Part Selected Part and MIDI channel Range 64 63 Frequency Level These frequencies are cut or filtered out HPF Cutoff Frequency setting These frequencies are passed o...

Page 61: ...rt s Voice changes over time The relationship of the main EG parameters Attack Decay and Re lease are shown in the illustration below These parameters not only affect the sound level but also the timbre with the Filter parameters see page 49 1 Short Attack Decay Release times Level Attack Decay Release Time Key is released Key is pressed Min Max Part Edit Mode EG EG Attack Time EG Decay Time EG Re...

Page 62: ...rameter EG Attack Time Graphically shows EG Attack Time setting for each Part Selected Part and MIDI channel Range 64 63 This determines the Attack Time of the EG or how long it takes for the sound to reach full volume when a note is played For the Filter this determines how long it takes for the sound to be affected by the maximum Filter values Even though the key is held for the same length of t...

Page 63: ... a note is held For the Filter this determines how long it takes for the Filter effect to die out EG Release Time Graphically shows EG Release Time setting for each Part Selected Part and MIDI channel Range 64 63 This determines the Release Time of the EG or how long the sound sustains after a note is released For the Filter this determines how long the Filter effect continues after a note is rele...

Page 64: ... is held When the note is released the pitch rapidly climbs up Normal Pitch Time Key is released Low High NOTE The Pitch EG parameters may have little or no effect depending on the particular Voice used and the settings made to the main EG parameters Pitch EG Initial Level PEGInitLvl Graphically shows Pitch EG Initial Level setting for each Part Selected Part and MIDI channel Range 64 63 This dete...

Page 65: ...ally shows Pitch EG Release Level setting for each Part Selected Part and MIDI channel Range 64 63 This determines the final pitch of the Part s Voice or the pitch that is reached after the note is released A setting of 00 corresponds to normal pitch NOTE The Pitch EG Release Level and Time parameters may have no effect if the Voice itself does not sustain after the note is released Short percussi...

Page 66: ... for the pitch to change to the pitch value set in Release Level above EQ Equalizer The EQ parameters let you adjust and set the tonal quality of a Part s Voice such as boosting the bass sound or making it brighter This is a two band equalizer with wide frequency variation for each band and is independent of the overall EQ controls see page 112 Part Edit Mode EQ EQ Low Frequency EQ Low Gain EQ Hig...

Page 67: ...he level of the selected frequency in Low Freq above Positive values boost the level of the selected frequency and negative values attenuate it Graphically shows the Low Gain setting for each Part Selected Part and MIDI channel Range 64 00 63 EQ High Frequency High Freq This determines the frequency which is boosted or cut in the High Gain parameter below for each Part Graphically shows the High F...

Page 68: ...h Part Selected Part and MIDI channel Range 64 00 63 Vibrato Vibrato produces a quavering vibrating sound in the Part s Voice by regu larly modulating the pitch You can control the speed and depth of the Vi brato as well as the time it takes before the Vibrato effect is applied Vibrato Rate Graphically shows Vibrato Rate setting for each Part Selected Part and MIDI channel Part Edit Mode Vibrato V...

Page 69: ...n a stronger more pronounced Vibrato sound Vibrato Delay Graphically shows Vibrato Delay setting for each Part Selected Part and MIDI channel Range 64 63 This determines the delay in the onset of the Vibrato effect Delay is effective especially on stringed instrument Voices For example vio lin players often use delayed vibrato especially while playing long notes The Delay parameter is useful in re...

Page 70: ...ers Detune Part Mode Mono Poly Mode Portamento Switch Portamento Time Element Reserve Note Limit Low Note Limit High Dry Level VarConnect SYS Velocity Sensitivity Depth V e l o c i t y S e n s i t i v i t y O f f s e t Velocity Limit Low Velocity Limit High Pitch Bend Control MW LFO Pitch Modulation Depth AC1 Control Change Number AC1 Filter Control AC1 Amplitude Control Output Select ...

Page 71: ...ere Part Mode Height of bars indicates selected Part Mode setting for each Part A single bar indicates normal setting Selected Part and MIDI channel Settings normal drum drumS1 S4 When Sound Module mode is set to C M both Parts 10 and 26 are set to drumS1 This determines the mode for the Part A setting of normal allows selec tion of the normal instrument Voices See the SOUND LIST MIDI DATA booklet...

Page 72: ...are set to nor mal The MIDI Receive Channel setting for Parts 1 and 17 is set to off The 128 Voices of C M Type 1 can be used for Parts 1 9 and 17 25 the 64 Voices of C M Type 2 can be used for Parts 11 16 and 27 32 For PFM Performance mode All four Parts are set to normal none of the drum settings are avail able Any of the basic or the extended set of Voices can be used for each Part NOTE When tw...

Page 73: ... Part This pa rameter is not available for Drum Parts Height of bars indicates selected Portamento Switch setting for each Part A s i n g l e b a r i n d i c a t e s o f f s e t t i n g w h i l e f u l l h e i g h t i n d i c a t e s o n Selected Part and MIDI channel Settings off on Portamento Time PortametTm This determines the time of the Portamento effect or how long it takes to glide the pitc...

Page 74: ...meter is useful when playing back dense song data and it ensures that the most important Parts in the song data will play prop erly without being cut off Graphically shows the Element Reserve setting for each Part Selected Part and MIDI channel Range 00 32 Note Limit Parameters The Note Limit Low and High parameters allow you to set the range of notes for a Part s Voice Notes outside the range wil...

Page 75: ... This determines the highest responding note for the Part Notes above this value will not be played Dry Level Range 000 127 This determines the level of the unprocessed sound of the Voice sound with no effect processing This parameter is only available when the Variation Connection parameter is set to SYS See page 106 Velocity Sensitivity Depth VelSensDpt Graphically shows Velocity Sensitivity Dep...

Page 76: ... the Voice used if Velocity Sensitivity Offset is set to too low of a value the Voice may not sound no matter how strong the velocity Velocity Limit Parameters The Velocity Limit Low and High parameters allow you to set the effective velocity range for a Part s Voice Velocity values outside the range will not be played Velocity is generally the strength at which notes are played from a MIDI keyboa...

Page 77: ... higher the value the harder the keyboard must be played for the Voice to sound Velocity Limit High VelLimitHi Graphically shows Velocity Limit High setting for each Part Selected Part and MIDI channel Range 000 127 This determines the highest velocity value at which the Part s Voice will play The lower the value the less strength needed in playing the keyboard to get maximum volume no sound no so...

Page 78: ...el on a MIDI keyboard Modulation Wheel LFO Pitch Modulation Depth MW LFOPMod Graphically shows LFO Pitch Modulation Depth setting for each Part Selected Part and MIDI channel Range 000 127 This determines how widely the pitch is modulated by the LFO low frequency oscillator This is generally controlled from a modulation wheel on a MIDI keyboard and produces a vibrato effect The higher the value th...

Page 79: ...and MIDI channel Range 00 95 HINT Though this parameter allows you to assign any control change number from 0 to 95 only a few of these are in common use The controllers most likely to be encountered include 01 Modulation wheel or lever 02 Breath controller 04 Foot controller 07 Volume controller Some or all of these may be available on your MIDI instrument and can be used to control certain funct...

Page 80: ... position control over the Filter is greatest The control number used for AC1 is set in the Assignable Controller 1 Control Change Number parameter above Graphically shows the AC 1 Filter Control setting for each Part Selected Part and MIDI channel Range 64 63 In the illustration below a foot controller is used as Assignable Controller 1 For positive values For negative values Minimum effect Maxim...

Page 81: ...ows the AC 1 Amplitude Control setting for each Part Selected Part and MIDI channel Range 64 63 NOTE For more information on using positive and negative values see the illustration and hint in Assignable Controller 1 Filter Control page 71 Output Select OutPtSel This determines the output configuration for the selected Part When set to stereo the Part is output with effects through the main OUT PU...

Page 82: ...s allow you to make a wide variety of settings for the drum sounds in a Drum Part These settings include Pitch controls Level Pan effect send filter controls and EG Envelope Generator among others Moreover these parameters can be set to completely inde pendent values for each of the drum sounds in a Part Calling Up the Drum Setup Menu To call up the Drum Setup menu select a Part for which a Drum P...

Page 83: ...on a connected MIDI keyboard This function can be enabled or disabled by using the MUTE SOLO button 2 Select the desired parameter with the SELECT w buttons Refer to the descriptions below for details on the individual pa rameters 3 Change the parameter value with the VALUE q buttons or d a t a d i a l Currently selected parameter name and value Currently selected note and assigned drum sound Use ...

Page 84: ...hange whatever velocity is received Range 16 16 Level Range 000 127 This determines the volume of the selected drum sound Pan Settings Rnd Random L63 C R63 This determines the stereo position of the selected drum sound A setting of Rnd Random randomly assigns the drum to a pan po sition This is useful when you want to have different drums sound from different random parts of the stereo image Rever...

Page 85: ...eep in mind that the Variation effect must be properly enabled and set for this parameter to work as intended See page 104 Also the parameters Variation Send in Single Part control page 44 and Variation Return in All Part control page 48 must be set to appropriate values LPF Cutoff Frequency LPF Cutoff This determines the cutoff frequency of the low pass filter LPF for the selected drum sound The ...

Page 86: ...ected drum sound The HPF filters out frequencies lower than the cutoff point and passes the higher frequencies Lower cutoff values preserve the fundamental and lower overtones of the sound while higher values create a thinner brighter tone For more information see HPF Cutoff Frequency on page 51 Range 64 63 EQ Low Frequency Low Freq This determines the frequency which is boosted or cut in the Low ...

Page 87: ...00 127 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 below Higher values result in a longer Decay time EG Decay 2 Range 64 63 XG mode 000 127 TG300B or C M mode This determines the Decay 2 time of the EG or how rapidly the sound dies out completely See illustration below Higher values result in a longer Decay ...

Page 88: ...ill stop in response to the corresponding MIDI Note Off message An on setting is good for some sustained sounds like a whistle or for key controlled cymbal chokes For most drum sounds however this should be set to off so that the drum sound plays back in its en tirety is not cut off Output Select OutPtSel This determines the output configuration for the selected drum sound When set to stereo the d...

Page 89: ... as a four Part tone generator with all Parts controlled over a single MIDI channel The Performance mode is so named because it s ideally suited to live performance situations It allows you to play four different Voices at the same time from your MIDI keyboard either in a layer or in sophisticated keyboard and velocity splits It also gives you comprehensive control over each of the four Parts for ...

Page 90: ...l P a r t d i s p l a y NOTE The display is automatically set to All Part when the Performance Play mode is selected 2 Use the SELECT w buttons to select the Bank parameter then use the VALUE q buttons or data dial to select the desired b a n k P r e s e t P r e o r I n t e r n a l I n t Preset bank Internal bank Bottom half of keyboard player icon is shown in reverse display to indicate Preset Pe...

Page 91: ... desired Part by using the PART q buttons 6 Select the desired Voice bank for the Part by using the SELECT w buttons to select the Bank parameter and using the VALUE q buttons or data dial to change the bank number 7 Select the desired Voice for the Part by using the SELECT w buttons to select the Program Number parameter and using the VALUE q buttons or data dial to change the Voice number T o r ...

Page 92: ...0 001 003 006 008 012 014 016 020 024 025 027 028 032 043 045 064 072 096 101 SFX This determines the bank number of the selected Part s Voice Each bank contains 128 Voices Refer to the SOUND LIST MIDI DATA booklet Program Voice Number Range 001 100 This determines the Voice for the selected Part Refer to the SOUND LIST MIDI DATA booklet ...

Page 93: ...ndom randomly assigns the Voice to a pan po sition This is useful when you want to have different Voices sound from different random parts of the stereo image Reverb Send RevSend Graphically indicates current Reverb Send setting Range 000 127 This determines the level of the selected Part s Voice that is sent to the Reverb effect A value of 000 results in a completely dry Voice sound NOTE Keep in ...

Page 94: ...arameter to work as intended See page 103 Variation Send VarSend Graphically indicates current Variation Send setting Settings off on when Variation Connection is set to INS 000 127 when Variation Connection is set to SYS This determines whether the selected Part s Voice is sent to the Vari ation effect or not A setting of off or 000 results in no Variation ef fect being applied to the Voice Note ...

Page 95: ...e When this is set to all the Performance responds over any incoming MIDI channel Performance Bank Settings Pre Preset Int Internal This determines the bank of Performance programs Preset or Inter nal Preset Performances are those that have been created and loaded at the factory the Internal bank is reserved for user created Performances Performance Number Range 001 100 This determines the Perform...

Page 96: ...olume of the Performance Performance Pan Pfm Pan Graphically indicates current Performance Pan setting Range L63 C R63 This determines the overall Pan position of the Performance Reverb Return RevRtn Graphically indicates current Reverb Return setting Range 000 127 This determines the amount of Reverb return for the Performance in the overall mix ...

Page 97: ...Graphically indicates current Variation Return setting Range 000 127 This determines the amount of Variation return in the overall mix of the Performance Variation Return is only available when the Varia tion Connection parameter is set to SYS See page 106 System Transpose SysTran Graphically indicates current Transpose setting Range 24 24 semitones This determines the overall Transpose setting of...

Page 98: ...he four Parts and the Copy and Store operations To enter the Performance Edit mode press the EDIT button from the Performance Play mode The following menu appears Common The Common parameters allow you to name a Performance enable the A D Parts for a Performance and set the control change number for realtime parameter control Performance Name Perform Name This allows you to give a name to your edi...

Page 99: ...rs of the alphabet in both upper and lower case numbers from 0 to 9 and a variety of mis cellaneous characters 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 Performance you ll probably want to save that Performance for future recall For instructions on saving a Performance refer to the Store operation on...

Page 100: ...dely the Filter pages 49 and 94 is modulated by the LFO low frequency oscillator This is generally controlled from a modulation wheel on a MIDI keyboard and depending on the Voice used it creates a swoosh or wah wah filter sweep effect Higher values result in deeper filter modulation creating a more pro nounced filter sweep effect Graphically shows the LFO Filter Modulation Depth setting Range 000...

Page 101: ...Controller 1 LFO Filter Modu lation Depth below Assignable Controller 1 Filter Control AC1 FilCtrl Same as the corresponding parameter in the Multi Edit mode See page 71 Assignable Controller 1 Amplitude Control AC1 AmpCtrl Same as the corresponding parameter in the Multi Edit mode See page 72 Assignable Controller 1 LFO Filter Modulation Depth AC1LFOFMod This determines the degree to which Assign...

Page 102: ...ency LPF Resonance HPF Cutoff Frequency EG EG Attack Time EG Decay Time EG Release Time Pitch EG Initial Level Pitch EG Attack Time Pitch EG Release Level Pitch EG Release Time EQ EQ Low Frequency EQ Low Gain EQ High Frequency EQ High Gain Vibrato Vibrato Rate Vibrato Depth Vibrato Delay ...

Page 103: ...er section of Performance Edit parameters are the same as the cor responding parameters in the Multi Edit mode See page 49 EG The EG section of Performance Edit parameters are the same as the corre sponding parameters in the Multi Edit mode See page 52 EQ The EQ parameters let you adjust and set the tonal quality of a Perform ance Part s Voice such as boosting the bass sound or making it brighter ...

Page 104: ...ame as the corresponding parameter in the Multi Edit mode See page 62 Mono Poly Mode Same as the corresponding parameter in the Multi Edit mode See page 63 Note Limit Low NoteLimitL Same as the corresponding parameter in the Multi Edit mode See page 65 Note Limit High NoteLimitH Same as the corresponding parameter in the Multi Edit mode See page 66 Dry Level Same as the corresponding parameter in ...

Page 105: ...ANCE MODE Velocity Limit Low VelLimitLo Same as the corresponding parameter in the Multi Edit mode See page 68 Velocity Limit High VelLimitHi Same as the corresponding parameter in the Multi Edit mode See page 68 ...

Page 106: ...program Preset or Internal to another Performance number Internal only Operation 1 From the Performance Edit menu use the SELECT w buttons to select COPY Then press the ENTER button to call up the Copy operation 2 Use the SELECT w buttons to select the desired parameter memory location source number or destination number The se lected parameter flashes Then use the VALUE q buttons or data dial to ...

Page 107: ...sing the Store operation Performances can be saved to any one of the 100 Internal memory locations With the excep tion 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 w buttons to sele...

Page 108: ...ton to actually execute the Store operation An Executing message flashes in the display during the op eration When the data has been stored the MU90R 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 ...

Page 109: ...sing Recall before turning off the MU90R or editing an other 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 fo...

Page 110: ...r each effect Type refer to the separate SOUND LIST MIDI DATA booklet To enter the Effect Edit mode press the EFFECT button The following menu appears Reverb REV Reverb recreates the sounds of various performance environments by add ing an ambient wash of delays or reflections Several different types of Reverb effects are available to simulate the ambience of different sized rooms Explanations of ...

Page 111: ...everb is off and none of the other Reverb parameters are available with the exception of the Reverb Pan parameter HINT Generally when using Reverb you can simply select the particular Type needed and use it without bothering to adjust the other parameters If fine tuning of the Reverb sound is neces sary delve into the other parameters as needed Reverb Pan RevPan Range L63 C R63 This determines the...

Page 112: ...nes the Chorus Type Depending on the Type selected the specific parameters and values may differ Chorus 1 and 2 are used to subtly enhance the sound and generally make it richer fatter and warmer Flanger uses modulation to create an animated swirling motion effect and produces a characteristic metallic sound Sym phonic also subtly enhances the sound by making a single instrument Voice sound like s...

Page 113: ... The Variation section provides a wealth of additional effects for processing the Voices of the MU90R It features some of the same effects found in the Reverb Chorus and Insertion sections This is not mere redundancy it allows you to use two types of Reverb Chorus or other effects on different Voices For example you may want to have the Flanger effect on one Voice and Phaser on another Variation a...

Page 114: ...on effect is applied and only the common parameters shown below are available with the exception of Dry Wet The NO EFFECT setting cancels the Variation effect When the Variation Connection is set to SYS System the sound can be heard with no effect When the Variation Connection is set to INS Insertion no sound is output for the Part When set to THRU the sound of the Part or Parts is output without ...

Page 115: ...tings INS Insertion SYS System Determines how the Variation effect is connected in the effect chain of the MU90R When set to SYS System Variation is applied to all Parts according to the amount of Variation Send set for each Part When set to INS Insertion Variation is applied to only the selected Part set in Send Variation parameters see above NOTE The common parameters above are common to nearly ...

Page 116: ...hru 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 unprocessed signal dry and the processed sound wet Use this parameter together with the Output Level parameter above to obtain the desired overall sound Assignable Controller 1 Insertion 1 2 Contr...

Page 117: ...FFECT EDIT MODE Range 64 63 Insertion 1 2 Part INS 1 2 Part Range Part 1 32 AD 1 AD 2 off This determines the Part to which the Insertion effect is applied Insertion can be applied to only one Part at a time ...

Page 118: ...verall 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 are Insertion effects The Vari ation effect section on the other hand can be configured for either System or Insertion ...

Page 119: ... of Chorus that is sent to Reverb This is done with the Send Variation to Chorus page 106 Send Variation to Reverb page 106 and Send Chorus to Reverb page 104 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 When Variation is set to System INS2 rev send cho send var send insertion 2 on off dry level VA...

Page 120: ...orus that is sent to Reverb This is done with the Send Chorus to Reverb parameter see page 104 When this is set to 0 Reverb and Chorus are in parallel routing Higher values for each provide varying degrees of serial r o u t i n g INS2 rev send cho send insertion 2 on off VAR variation on off dry variation part REVERB reverb return chorus return send chorus to reverb DRY LINE PAN PAN reverb pan cho...

Page 121: ...n Jazz Pops Rock and Con cert each have different EQ settings and frequency bands specially suited for those types of music Equalizer EQ Edit The Equalizer EQ Edit parameters allow you to adjust the overall tone of the MU90R sound in five separate frequency bands EQ presets are also pro vided for instantly calling up tone settings specially suited for different types of music 0 dB Frequency Low Lo...

Page 122: ...ings Range 12 12 dB The remaining EQ parameters let you set the level of each of the five frequency ranges low low mid mid high mid and high The bars in the display show the EQ settings as a frequency curve with peaks indicating level boosts in the frequency range and val leys indicating level cuts A setting of 00 dB corresponds to no level change NOTE Changing the EQ Type automatically restores t...

Page 123: ...eful for adjusting the pitch of the MU90R when playing with other instruments The ac tual pitch of each Voice depends also on the other pitch related pa rameters Key in Play mode and Detune in Edit mode NOTE At around 440 Hz 1 Hz is approximately equal to 4 cents Utility Mode The Utility mode lets you set functions related to the overall operation of the MU90R such as Master Tune display contrast ...

Page 124: ...MU90R If you want to keep the current Mute settings and disable this reset set Mute Lock to on For more information on the Mute function see page 25 A D Part Lock Settings off on This determines whether or not the current parameter values and Variation effect settings of the A D Parts are reset when receiving a GM System On or XG System On message If you want to keep the current parameter values a...

Page 125: ...em On messages This setting affects the Multi mode only and not the Performance mode Output Select Lock OutSel Lock Settings on off This determines whether or not the Output Select settings pages 72 79 are reset when receiving a GM System On or XG System On message It also determines whether the Output Select setting for a Part can be edited via MIDI or not If you want to lock the Out put Select s...

Page 126: ...eiving bulk data from a MIDI data storage device See page 119 Receive Bank Select RcvBankSel Settings off on This determines whether Bank Select messages are received or not Bank Select messages can be sent from another MIDI device to change the banks of Voices on the MU90R See page 42 The On setting allows Bank Select messages to be received Contrast Range 1 8 This determines the contrast of the ...

Page 127: ...ugh the MIDI OUT terminal This allows you to connect another multi timbral tone generator to the MU90R and play back data over 48 independent MIDI channels 32 on the MU90R and another 16 on the connected tone generator Display Bank Select DispBankSel This determines whether the MU90R displays all Voice banks or not when changing banks For information on changing banks see page 42 When this is set ...

Page 128: ...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 MU90R MIDI Data Recorder MIDI IN MIDI OUT MIDI IN MIDI OUT Saving and Restoring Data via TO HOST Computer with sequencer or MIDI librarian software TO HOST SERIAL PORT Bu...

Page 129: ...rations 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 Re fer to page 29 for more on host computer connections 2 Press the UTIL button and select DUMPOUT then press the ENTER button 3 From the Dump Out menu select the type of data to be sent All Multi or Performance Then press the ENT...

Page 130: ... the selected MU90R Multi Part data including Sys tem Effect and EQ data to the connected device Use the VALUE q buttons to select the type amount of data to be transmitted Performance Perform Settings ALL I 001 I 100 Internal Performance numbers This transmits the selected MU90R Performance data to the con nected device Use the VALUE q buttons or data dial to se lect the type amount of data to be...

Page 131: ...connected MU90Rs each unit will automatically receive only the data that has the corresponding Device Number To reload the data from the data recorder back to the MU90R Make sure that the devices are properly connected see the Restoring Data illustrations on page 119 and execute the appropriate data transfer operation from the data recorder Refer to the owner s manual of that device for instruc ti...

Page 132: ...y 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 Factory Settings FactSet This restores the original factory settings of the MU90R Selected Sound Module Mode Extended General MIDI XGInit ...

Page 133: ...d Sound Module mode XG TG300B C M or PFM Ini tializing this parameter restores the original settings for the selected mode NOTES For the PFMInit setting only the currently selected Performance will be initialized For XGInit and GM Init the initialized settings are the same as when the MU90R is reset upon receiving an XG System On or GM System On message Drum DrumInit ...

Page 134: ... during the op eration When the operation is completed the MU90R returns to the Initialize menu Demo Song Play DEMO The Demo Song function in the Utility menu allows you to play the built in Demo Song Operation 1 Press the UTIL button and select DEMO then press the ENTER button 2 Press the ENTER button to start the Demo Song The Demo Song starts playing immediately and repeats indefi nitely until ...

Page 135: ...rformance If XG TG300B or C M are selected the MU90R automatically sets itself to the Multi mode When PFM is selected the MU90R is in the Performance mode See page 80 The bottom right of the display indicates the currently selected Sound Module mode Press the EXIT button or any one of the other mode select buttons PLAY EDIT UTIL EFFECT or EQ to use the MU90R in the current mode NOTE When the MU90R...

Page 136: ... button press Operation 1 From the Multi Play mode or Performance Play mode double click the ENTER button press it twice quickly The Show Con trol Change display appears Type of controller Current value 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 Number ...

Page 137: ...e with a single button press Operation 1 Double click the ENTER button press it twice quickly The Show Exclusive display appears System Exclusive message in hexadecimal format 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 ...

Page 138: ...m Port 2 If the software you are using can address separate MIDI ports data can be received over 32 channels simul taneously allowing 32 parts to be played with only one serial cable By connecting another multi timbral tone generator to the MIDI OUT terminal of the MU90R and setting the Thru Port function page 118 to a value other than 1 or 2 you can play back data over a total of 48 MIDI channels...

Page 139: ...130 UTILITY MODE M E M O ...

Page 140: ...APPENDIX The Reference section of this manual covers in detail all of the functions of the MU90R Refer to it when you need in formation about a specific function feature or operation ...

Page 141: ...software applications But the GM standard also has its limitations It provides support for only 128 voices whereas many users now perceive the need for a greater number of voices suited to a wider range of musical genres Users have also indicated a desire for greater control over voice modifica tions and effects so as to enable a higher level of expressiveness The advent of the computer based mult...

Page 142: ...faithful reproduc tion of any XG sound data Because the XG format maintains upward compatibility with the GM format XG machines will also provide correct reproduction of GM sound data 2 Scalability Although the XG format provides detailed and extensive specification of voice sets and voice changes it does not require XG machines to support the full range of functions Designers are free to develop ...

Page 143: ...es are also used Effects The XG format offers high level effects support enabling control of effects types circuit operation and internal parameter settings for both basic and elaborate effects De vices equipped with graphic equalizers will be able to modify ambience and sound to suit the specific type of music being played External Input Whereas existing tone generators create sound in response t...

Page 144: ... part ignores these messages 2 Program Change Status CnH Default 00H If multipart parameter Rcv PROGRAM CHANGE is OFF the part ignores this message Melody Voice As indicated in XG Voice List Voices can be added through use of Bank Select LSB Refer to description of Bank Select below Rhythm Voice As indicated in XG Drum Map Program Change message can be used to change the voice drum kit If the tone...

Page 145: ...nsional voices like basic voices are defined see Table 1 Other banks and voices may be added in the fu ture Some models do not support all of the LSB selectable extensional voices listed in Table 1 If support is included for one or more voices in an extensional bank however all the other pro gram change numbers in that bank are filled with the corresponding voices of the Bank 0 basic voices Note 1...

Page 146: ...ecifications For rhythm voice play If the channel cannot play the kit selected by the last received Pro gram Number it will revert to the most recent playable Program Number Modulation 01H Cntrl Parameter Data Range 1 Modulation 0 to 127 Default 00H If multipart parameter Rcv MODULATION is OFF the part ignores this message Upon initialization this message applies to vibrato depth but content can b...

Page 147: ...ain 0 to 127 0 63 Off 64 127 On Default 00H This message should be effective in a release portion of voices after Note Off After Dumper Effect If multipart parameter Rcv SUSTAIN is OFF the part ignores this message Portamento 41H Cntrl Parameter Data Range 65 Portamento 0 to 127 0 63 Off 64 127 On Default 00H If multipart parameter Rcv PORTAMENTO is OFF the part ignores this message Sostenuto 42H ...

Page 148: ...t For some voices the effective pa rameter range is narrower than the legal parameter range Attack Time 49H Cntrl Parameter Data Range 73 Attack Time 0 to 127 0 64 64 0 127 63 Default 40H Applies adjustment to the envelope attack time set by the voice This parameter specifies rela tive change with value 64 producing zero adjustment For some voices the effective param eter range is narrower than th...

Page 149: ...tem Data Increment Decrement 60H 61H Cntrl Parameter Data Range 96 Increment 0 to 127 97 Decrement 0 to 127 The data byte would be ignored NRPN Non registered parameter number LSB MSB 62H 63H Cntrl Parameter Data Range 98 NRPN LSB 0 to 127 99 NRPN MSB 0 to 127 If multipart parameter Rcv NRPN is OFF the part ignores this message First send the NPRN MSB and LSB to select the control parameter then s...

Page 150: ...4 0 63 rr drum instrument note number 19H rrH mmH Drum Pitch Fine mm 00H 40H 7FH 64 0 63 rr drum instrument note number 1AH rrH mmH Drum Level mm 00H 7FH 0 Max rr drum instrument note number 1CH rrH mmH Drum Pan mm 00H 40H 7FH Random L Center R rr drum instrument note number 1DH rrH mmH Drum Reverb Send Level mm 00H 7FH 0 Max rr drum instrument note number 1EH rrH mmH Drum Chorus Send Level mm 00H...

Page 151: ...d Modulation Expression Sustain Portamento Sostenuto Registered Parameter Number Resets Portamento Control setting Specifically clears condition in which source Porta mento Control Message has been received but target new Key On has not All Notes Off 7BH Cntrl Parameter Data Range 123 0 Switches off all currently on notes in all parts Any notes being held by sustain or sostenuto continue to sound ...

Page 152: ...res this mes sage 7 Polyphonic Aftertouch Status AnH If multipart parameter Rcv POLYPHONIC AFTERTOUCH is Off the part ignores this message It is not necessary for the effect to apply to all note numbers 0 127 8 Exclusive Messages XG System On F0H 43H 1nH 4CH 00H 00H 7EH 00H F7H 11110000 F0 Exclusive status 01000011 43 YAMAHA ID 0001nnnn 1n Device Number 01001100 4C Model ID 00000000 00 Address Hig...

Page 153: ...ged either with F0 43 1n 27 or on the front panel 4 The value remains still with XG System On rather than to be reset initialized With regard to the relation between the modification with F0 43 1n 27 and the one on the front panel the last executed one will take the priority The message requires approximately 50msec to execute so sufficient time should be allowed before the next message is sent GM...

Page 154: ...aaaaa aa Address High 0aaaaaaa aa Address Mid 0aaaaaaa aa Address Low 0ddddddd dd Data 0ddddddd dd Data 11110111 F7 End of Exclusive Includes 2 or 4 bytes of data depending on parameter size The following eight types of parameter change are provided 1 System Data parameter change 2 Multi Effect Data parameter change 3 Multi EQ Data parameter change 4 Multi Part Data parameter change 5 Drums Setup ...

Page 155: ...ch block The block refers to a unit of data stream which is enclosed by Total Size on Table 3 n Checksum value is set such that the sum of Byte Count Address Data and Checksum has value zero in its seven least significant bits Parameter Request 11110000 F0 Exclusive status 01000011 43 YAMAHA ID 0011nnnn 3n Device Number 01001100 4C Model ID 0aaaaaaa aa Address High 0aaaaaaa aa Address Mid 0aaaaaaa...

Page 156: ...connections making sure that the MIDI OUT of the external device is connected to the MIDI IN of the MU90R and that the MIDI IN of the external device is connected to the MIDI OUT of the MU90R See pages 31 32 Or if you are using the TO HOST terminal with a computer make sure that the terminal is prop erly connected to the computer and that the HOST SELECT switch is properly set for your particular ...

Page 157: ...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 Excl...

Page 158: ...oice Program Structure Normal Programs Total Voices 779 XG mode 586 TG300B mode 614 C M mode 128 Parts 1 9 64 Parts 11 16 Drum Programs Total Programs 30 XG mode 20 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 E f f e c t s Five sections of multi effects Reverb 12 Types Chorus 14 Ty...

Page 159: ...HOST SELECT switch 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 3B AC Adaptor inc...

Page 160: ...t 24 note polyphony 16 part multi timbral capacity and 128 standard voices The MU90R exceeds this with 64 note polyphony 32 part multi timbral capacity and 779 Voices host computer The controlling computer in a com puter music system The host computer is con nected to the MU90R via the TO HOST or MIDI terminals and runs the software necessary for re cording and playing back song data which is re p...

Page 161: ...on 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 MU90R can be used with either type Solo The Solo function of the MU90R allows you to isolate a single Part to hear how that Part sounds by itself Sound Module mode The MU90R has four Sound Module m...

Page 162: ...Setup 77 Cutoff Frequency HPF Multi mode 51 Cutoff Frequency LPF Drum Setup 76 Cutoff Frequency LPF Multi mode 50 D Demo song 17 125 Detune 62 95 Device number 46 Display Bank Select 118 Drum Setup controls 73 Drum Setup menu selecting and editing 73 Dry Level 66 95 Dry Wet Variation 105 Dry Wet Balance Insertion 107 Dump Interval 118 Dump Out functions 119 E editing in All Part 46 editing in Sing...

Page 163: ... Control 69 91 Pitch Coarse Drum Setup 75 Pitch EG 55 Pitch EG Attack Time 56 Pitch EG Initial Level 55 Pitch EG Release Level 56 Pitch EG Release Time 57 Pitch Fine Drum Setup 75 Play displays 39 Play mode 6 39 Portamento Switch 64 91 Portamento Time 64 91 Program Voice Number Multi mode 42 Program Voice Number Performance mode 83 R Recall Function 100 Receive Bank Select 117 Receive General MIDI...

Page 164: ...y LPF Cutoff Frequency 76 Velocity Limit High 68 96 Velocity Limit Low 68 96 Velocity Pitch Sensitivity 75 Velocity Sensitivity Depth 66 95 Velocity Sensitivity Offset 67 95 Vibrato 59 95 Vibrato Delay 60 Vibrato Depth 60 Vibrato Rate 59 Voices selecting 19 21 42 Volume Multi mode 43 Volume Performance mode 84 87 X XG mode 38 63 124 ...

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