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WELCOME TO THE MU80 Welcome to the MU80 Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Yamaha MU80 Tone Generator! The MU80 is an advanced tone generator providing 729 high-quality Voices, full General MIDI compatibility — including Yamaha’s new XG- MIDI (Extended General MIDI) — plus flexible computer interfacing in a highly compact and portable package. With the convenient built-in host computer interface and MIDI ter- minals, the MU80 is ideal for any computer music system — from connec- ti
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UNPACKING Unpacking Your MU80 package should include the items listed below. Make sure that you have them all. Also, write down the serial number of your MU80 in the box below, for future reference. MU80 Serial No.: PA-1207 AC Power Adaptor Owner’s Manual iii
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents Welcome to the MU80 ............................................................................................................ ii Unpacking .............................................................................................................................. iii Table of Contents ................................................................................................................... iv How to Use This Manual ...............................
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Selecting Single Part Control ................................................................................ 37 Editing in Single Part ............................................................................................ 37 All Part Control ........................................................................................................... 41 Editing in All Part .................................................................................................. 41
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HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL How to Use This Manual You are probably eager to try out your new MU80 Tone Generator right away and hear what it can do, rather than have to read through a lot of in- structions before you can even get a sound out of it. However, to get the most out of your MU80, we strongly suggest that you read the following sections in the order given: 1) Precautions This gives you important information on how to care for your new MU80, how to avoid damaging, and how to ensure long-ter
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PRECAUTIONS Precautions Your MU80 will give you years of reliable service if you follow the simple precautions below: ■ LOCATION Keep the instrument away from locations where it is likely to be exposed to high temperatures (such as direct sunlight) or humidity. Also avoid loca- tions which are subject to excessive dust accumulation or vibration which could cause mechanical damage. ■ USE THE CORRECT POWER ADAPTOR Use only the recommended PA-1207 Power Adaptor for supplying power to the instrument
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PRECAUTIONS ■ ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE Avoid using the unit near televisions, radios or other equipment generating electromagnetic fields. Proximity to such equipment may cause the unit to malfunction, and may generate interference noise in the other appliance as well. ■ DO NOT OPEN THE CASE OR TRY REPAIRING THE INSTRUMENT YOURSELF The instrument contains no user-serviceable parts. Never open the case or tamper with the internal circuitry in any way, since doing so may result in damage to th
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THE CONTROLS OF THE MU80 The Controls of the MU80 Front Panel 1 2 58 11 12 14 15 16 3 6 7 10 9 13 4 1 A/D INPUT jack For connection of a microphone, electric guitar or other electronic instrument. (Accepts either stereo or mono 1/4" plugs.) 2 A/D INPUT level control For control of the A/D input level. 3 PHONES jack For connection to a set of stereo headphones (mini-pin). 4 POWER/VOL control Pressing this turns the power on and off. Turning it adjusts the overall volume of the MU80. 5 PLAY button
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THE CONTROLS OF THE MU80 5 8 1 2 11 12 14 15 16 3 4 6 7 9 10 13 9 EFFECT button For entering the Effect Edit mode. (See page 86.) 10 EQ button For entering the EQ Edit mode. (See page 96.) 11 MUTE/SOLO button Pressing this alternately mutes or solos the selected Part. (See page 23.) 12 ENTER button For calling up menu items in the display and for executing certain functions and operations. Double-clicking this (pressing it twice quickly) calls up the System Exclusive hexadecimal message for th
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THE CONTROLS OF THE MU80 Rear Panel 1 2 34 5 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 MU80s or other MIDI instruments. (See page 12 for more information on MIDI c
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THE MU80 — WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT CAN DO The MU80 — What It Is and What It Can Do What It Is… The MU80 is a compact, highly portable and easy-to-use tone generator. It features full General MIDI Level 1 compatibility with 128 General MIDI Voices and 9 drum kits. It also provides new XG-MIDI (Extended General MIDI) compatibility, with a total of 537 Voices and 11 drum kits. The MU80 has 64-note polyphony and is 32-Part multi-timbral. In other words, the MU80 has 32 different Parts, each with its
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THE MU80 — WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT CAN DO What It Can Do… Here are a few ideas on how you can use the MU80. The list below is not comprehensive, but is meant to be a general guide to the possibilities and provide a starting point or springboard for your own creative ideas and ex- plorations. Using With MIDI Keyboard Use the MU80 as supplementary tone generator with your MIDI keyboard and play the Voices of both instruments in a layer together. Or, use the con- venient Performance mode, and play f
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THE MU80 — WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT CAN DO About the Modes of the MU80 The MU80 has two main operating modes: Multi and Performance. In Multi mode, the MU80 is a 32-Part multi-timbral tone generator; in Per- formance mode, the MU80 effectively functions as four tone generators controlled over a single MIDI channel. Which mode the MU80 is in depends on the selected Sound Module mode. If XG, TG300B or C/M are selected, the MU80 automatically sets itself to the Multi mode. When PFM is selected, the M
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THE MU80 — WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT CAN DO Play Mode Part 1 … 32 All 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 Variation Return Variation Send Note Shift Transpose The MU80 has several different Edit modes, each with various menus and operations: Part Edit Mode Filte
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THE MU80 — WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT CAN DO Vibrato Vibrato Rate Vibrato Depth Vibrato Delay Others Detune Part Mode Mono/Poly Mode Velocity Sensitivity Depth Velocity Sensitivity Offset Note Limit Low Note Limit High Portamento Switch Portamento Time Velocity Limit Low Velocity Limit High Dry Level (VarConnect=SYS) Pitch Bend Control MW LFO Pitch Moduration Depth 8
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THE MU80 — WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT CAN DO Performance Edit Mode Part Filter Cutoff Frequency Resonance 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 Vibrato Vibrato Rate Vibrato Depth Vibrato Delay Others Detune Mono/Poly Mode Velocity Sensitivity Depth Velocity Sensitivity Offset Note Limit Low Note Limit High Portamento Switch 9
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THE MU80 — WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT CAN DO Portamento Time Velocity Limit Low Velocity Limit High Dry Level (VarConnect=SYS) MW LFO Pitch Moduration Depth MW LFO Filter Moduration Depth Pitch Bend Control Assignable Control 1 Filter Control Assignable Control 1 Amplitude Control For more information on each of these modes and their menus, see the re- spective sections in the Reference section. Utility Mode The Utility mode lets you set functions related to the overall operation of the MU80, such a
