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Plug-in Board Editor 

for PLG150-DR/PLG150-PC

 

Owner’s Manual

 

Contents

 

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Starting Up  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

 

Assigning the PLG150-DR/PLG150-PC to a Part  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4

 

Using the Plug-in Board Editor — Example Operation . . . . . .5

Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

The Library window  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

 

The Toolbar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10

 

The Edit window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

 

The Toolbar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  19

 

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

 

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© 2002 Yamaha Corporation. All rights reserved.

This owner’s manual is applicable to both the Plug-in Board Editor for PLG150-DR and the Plug-in 
Board Editor for PLG150-PC.

The screen illustrations are mainly taken from the Plug-in Board Editor for PLG150-DR for Windows.

This owner’s manual assumes that you are already familiar with basic Windows operation. If you are not, 
please refer to the owner’s manual which came with your Windows OS software before using Plug-in 
Board Editor.

For information about hardware requirements, the interconnection of devices and the installation of the 
Plug-in Board Editor software, refer to the separate “PLG150-DR/PLG150-PC Owner’s Manual” as well 
as the Owner’s Manual for the respective MIDI device.

Summary of Contents for PLG150-DR

Page 1: ...les is strictly prohibited except for your personal use The company names and product names in this Owner s Manual are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies The screen...

Page 2: ...ting each synthesizer parameter on screen as a slider switch and so on which can be manipulated using your computer s mouse or keyboard Finally all the changes you have made to your voices can be save...

Page 3: ...the client application for details on using plug in software NOTE NOTE About Open Plug in Technology Open Plug in Technology OPT is a newly developed software format that allows control over MIDI dev...

Page 4: ...installed to a Modular Synthesis Plug in System compatible synthesizer select the Part according to the chart below Each Part in the relevant synthesizer is fixed For more information refer to the ow...

Page 5: ...haracteristics of the voice using the filter and other settings You can use the graph editors in each dialog to visually edit the parameters By enabling the Compare button in the toolbar in the Edit w...

Page 6: ...e Menu Bar are available as buttons in the Plug in Board Editor s toolbar File New Creates and opens a new Library file Open Library This is the same as the Open button in the Toolbar Page 10 Save Lib...

Page 7: ...the toolbar Page 14 Library This is the same as the Library button in the toolbar Page 19 Store This is the same as the Store button in the toolbar Page 19 Import This is the same as the Import butto...

Page 8: ...a holds the buttons controlling Plug in Board Editor Page 10 w Tabs Click one of these to view the voice list for that group e Voice list This area shows all the voices in the selected group as a scro...

Page 9: ...eir Number information To do this right click on any part of the voice list and choose List This may be useful when choosing voices quickly since you will have less scrolling to do To switch back to t...

Page 10: ...containing the Plug in Board Editor files w List box Shows the contents of the current folder e File name Shows the name of the files selected from the List r Files of type Click this and choose the f...

Page 11: ...click Save The file is saved and the dialog box automatically closes Library file names can consist of up to 8 characters plus a 3 character extension q Save in Click this and choose the folder in whi...

Page 12: ...d q Save in Click this and choose the folder in which to save the file w List box Shows the contents of the folder you wish to save to e File name Specify the name of the file to be saved here r Save...

Page 13: ...en assigned to your plug in board within the client application e MIDI Ch Click this and choose the MIDI Out channel This is used when monitoring sounds using the on screen keyboard in the Edit window...

Page 14: ...ring Transmit Dialog Voice data can be transmitted in bulk to your plug in board Click the Start button to begin transmitting the data The progress bar shows how much of the data has been transmitted...

Page 15: ...t a voice here and import it directly to the voice list in the Library window by drag and drop Multiple voices can also be imported this way You can alternatively copy the voice by selecting it and pr...

Page 16: ...d Click on the keyboard to specify note assigned to the wave you are editing e ORIGINAL KIT This shows the preset kit s wave set that is used for the kit being edited You can also change the wave set...

Page 17: ...Multi key assignment 0 ALTERNATE GROUP Selects an alternate group number This is used to prevent a pair of drum sounds such as an open and closed hi hat from sounding simultaneously 1 PITCH This graph...

Page 18: ...send level of the signal from Insertion Effect sent to the Reverb Effect unit t SEND Sets the send level of the signal from Insertion Effect and the bypassed signal sent to the Reverb Effect Unit y RE...

Page 19: ...n the original and edited voices Store Dialog q Voice Name Specify a name for your edited voice Voice names can consist of up to 8 characters w Voice list Shows the contents of the voice type group as...

Page 20: ...ditor Setup Page 13 Is the Dump Interval in the Editor Setup too short Make sure the Dump Interval is at least 10 ms Sound is doubled when playing keyboard On the mother device switch Local to OFF No...

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