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The SW1000XG advanced guidebook
Prologue
This user guide aims to de-mystify Yamaha’s multi-award winning SW1000XG PCI audio & MIDI production card, no
mean feat in itself, and also to clearly show you, the user, how to get the best results with the SW1000XG in ‘your’
sequencer of choice.
Due to the number of pages in this guide, we cannot promise to cover every single application or question, but we
aim to set out some general guidelines and rules, which with a little thought, can be applied to almost any situation.
Yamaha have a comprehensive web presence, so if you feel that you need to know even more than this guide can
tell you, please visit our dedicated SW1000XG website at
www.xgfactory.com
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Here you will find the very latest in driver downloads, many of the applications that we will feature in this guide, a full
FAQ which is being constantly updated, and links to the many sequencer sites around the world that support the
SW1000XG. Here you will also find our dedicated technical support web address of
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We hope you enjoy this guide, and learn something about the power in your hands. As always, don’t be afraid to try
things out for yourself, and most of all, try to be creative with your sounds and compositions. That’s why we built the
SW1000XG in the first place!
Nick Howes
Programmer
Yamaha Musicsoft Europe.
Sept 1999
