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OWNER'S MANUAL
VT10160 504CRIT15.2-01A0 M.D.G., EMI Division, © Yamaha Corporation 1995, Printed in Japan
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For details of products, please contact your nearest Yamaha or the Die Einzelheiten zu Produkten sind bei Ihrer unten aufgeführten FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A) authorized distributor listed below. Niederlassung und bei Yamaha Vertragshändlern in den jeweiligen Bestimmungsländern erhältlich. 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE : DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! Pour plus de détails sur les produits, veuillez-vous adresser à Yamaha Para detalles sobre productos, contacte su tienda Yamaha más cercana This product, when install
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WELCOME TO THE MU50 Welcome to the MU50 Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Yamaha MU50 Tone Generator! The MU50 is an advanced tone generator providing 737 high-quality Voices, full General MIDI compatibility — including Yamaha’s new XG- 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 MU50 is ideal for any computer music system — from connec- tion to a simple laptop to
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UNPACKING Unpacking Your MU50 package should include the items listed below. Make sure that you have them all. Also, write down the serial number of your MU50 in the box below, for future reference. MU50 Serial No.: PA-1207 AC Power Adaptor* Owner’s Manual * Power supply recommendation may vary from country to country. Please check with your nearest Yamaha dealer for further details. iii
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents Welcome to the MU50 ............................................................................................................ ii Unpacking .............................................................................................................................. iii Table of Contents ................................................................................................................... iv How to Use This Manual ...............................
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Selecting Single Part Control ................................................................................ 36 Editing in Single Part ............................................................................................ 36 All Part Control ........................................................................................................... 40 Editing in All Part .................................................................................................. 40
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HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL How to Use This Manual You are probably eager to try out your new MU50 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 MU50, 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 MU50, how to avoid damaging, and how to ensure long-ter
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PRECAUTIONS Precautions Your MU50 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 MU50 The Controls of the MU50 Front Panel 1 2 58 10 11 13 14 15 3 4 6 7 9 12 ^ 1 INPUT jack For connection of an external audio source. (Accepts either stereo or mono 1/4" plugs.) 2 INPUT level control For control of the INPUT audio 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 MU50. 5 PLAY button For entering the Play mode. (See page 34.)
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THE CONTROLS OF THE MU50 1 2 5 8 10 11 13 14 15 3 4 6 7 9 12 9 EFFECT button For entering the Effect Edit mode. (See page 86.) 10 MUTE/SOLO button Pressing this alternately mutes or solos the selected Part. (See page 23.) 11 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 or Control Change hexadecimal message for the current function and parameter value. 12 EX
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THE CONTROLS OF THE MU50 Rear Panel 1 2 34 5 1 MIDI THRU, MIDI OUT and MIDI IN 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 is for in- put of MIDI data. MIDI OUT is for data dumps to another MIDI device, while MIDI THRU is for “daisy-chain” connection of additional MU50s or other MIDI instruments. (See page 12 for more information on MIDI connections.) 2 HOST SELECT switch For selecting t
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THE MU50 — WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT CAN DO The MU50 — What It Is and What It Can Do What It Is… The MU50 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 1 drum kit. It also provides new XG-MIDI compatibility, with a total of 480 Voices and 11 drum kits. The MU50 has 32-note polyphony and is 16-Part multi-timbral. In other words, the MU50 features 16 differ- ent Parts, each with its own Voice, so that
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THE MU50 — WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT CAN DO What It Can Do… Here are a few ideas on how you can use the MU50. 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 a MIDI Keyboard Use the MU50 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
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THE MU50 — WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT CAN DO About the Modes of the MU50 The MU50 has two main operating modes: Multi and Performance. In Multi mode, the MU50 is a 16-Part multi-timbral tone generator; in Per- formance mode, the MU50 effectively functions as four tone generators controlled over a single MIDI channel. Which mode the MU50 is in depends on the selected Sound Module mode. If XG, TG300B, C/M or DOC are selected, the MU50 automatically sets itself to the Multi mode. When PERFORM is select
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THE MU50 — WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT CAN DO Play Modes and the Part Controls Once the operating mode of the MU50 is set (Multi or Performance), there are two main ways you can use the MU50: playing and editing. In the Play modes, you play the Voices; in the various Edit modes, you change their settings. Within the Play modes are the Part controls. These let you make basic settings for the Parts. The Single Part controls allow you to make independ- ent settings for each Part, while the All Part cont
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THE MU50 — WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT CAN DO EG EG EG EG 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 Vibrato Vibrato Vibrato Vibrato Rate Vibrato Depth Vibrato Delay Others Others Others Others Others Detune Part Mode Mono/Poly Mode Element Reserve Velocity Sensitivity Depth Velocity Sensitivity Offset Note Limit Low Note Limit High Portamento Switch Portamento Time Velocity Limit Low Veloc
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THE MU50 — WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT CAN DO Performance Mode All All All Part 1 — 4 Part 1 — 4 Part 1 — 4 All All Part 1 — 4 Part 1 — 4 System MIDI Channel Performance Bank Bank Number Performance Number Program(Voice) Number Performance Volume Volume Performance Pan Pan Reverb Return Reverb Send Chorus Return Chorus Send Variation Return Variation Send System Transpose Note Shift Performance Edit Mode Part Part Part Part Part Filter Filter Filter Filter Filter Cutoff Frequency Resonance EG EG EG E
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THE MU50 — WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT CAN DO Others Others Others Others Others Detune 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) MW LFO Pitch Modulation Depth MW LFO Filter Modulation 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
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GUIDED TOUR When using your MU50 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.
