Yamaha SW1000XG-E manual

PCI AUDIO MIDI CARD OWNER'S MANUAL SW1000XG-E.qx 4/2/99 4:31 PM Page 1[...]

2 CANAD A This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. 1. IMPORT ANT NO TICE: DO NO T MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly appr[...]

Intr oduction Thank you very much for purchasing Y amaha’s SW1000XG. In this package you will find a sound card that offers both high quality XG sound and a com- plete digital audio environment. T o help you take utmost advantage of the advanced features of your new SW1000XG, we have packed it together with a variety of applications that work tog[...]

4 SW1000XG F eatur es A WM W ave T able • Using the A WM2 (Advanced W ave Memory 2) tone generator , the wave table built into the SW1000XG offers high quality sound with 1267 normal voices and 46 drum kits playing with 32 part/64 polyphony (the maximum number of simultaneous sounds). The quality of sound rivals that of Y amaha’s MU100 tone gen[...]

T a b le of Contents Introduction .......................................................................................................3 Special Notices .............................................................................................................................. 3 Windows Operation ................................................[...]

Bef or e Using Package Contents Befor e using your new SW1000XG, check that all the items below are included in the package. In the rare case that some item is missing, contact the store where you purchased your sound card as soon as possible. SW1000XG sound card • MIDI adapter cable (1) • Plug-in board connection cable (1) • Spacers for plug[...]

Intr oducin g the Included Softw are The software programs that are included in this package are introduced here. For information about installing each of them, see “Installation of the Software” on page 16. • XGworks for SW1000XG This is MIDI sequence software for Windows 95. Besides letting you enter and edit MIDI data, XGworks supports dig[...]

• DX Simulator The DX Simulator is editing software for the optional PLG100-DX board ( → P . 24) sold sepa- rately. Using exactly the same user interface as the famous Y amaha DX7, you can create finely- crafted sounds. For detailed information on using this program, install the software, then start the DX Simulator in XGworks. Select [Contents[...]

9 SW1000XG Sound Card Connections The T er minals on the SW1000XG Befor e handling the sound card, make sure to eliminate any static electricity in your clothes or body by touching a metal surface that is definitely grounded. Also, be careful to avoid touching any parts on the sound card’s circuit board, or any of the connectors. 1 Exter nal Audi[...]

Installing Y our Sound Card The SW1000XG sound card can be installed in your computer by simply following these steps: n Before installing your sound card, check to be sure that there is an empty PCI card slot in your computer . If you are going to use a slot where there is already a PCI card installed, uninstall the driver software for that card, [...]

4. Remove the sound card from its anti-static bag. Before handling the sound card, make sure to eliminate any static electricity in your clothes or body by touch- ing a metal surface that is definitely grounded. Also, be careful to avoid touching any parts on the sound card’s circuit board, or any of the connectors. 5. Insert the connector on the[...]

12 Installing the Plug-In Board Refer to the illustration below to install an optional plug-in board (PLG100 series). Making sure that the plug-in board is facing in the correct direction, carefully press the cable from the plug-in board into the plug-in board connector on the sound card. n This should be done before the sound card is installed in [...]

Installation of the Dr i v er T o use SW1000XG sound card, the appropriate driver (SW1000XG Windows95 Driver) should be properly installed in your computer . The driver can be installed from the supplied CD-ROM by following the steps described below. n Before installing the driver , make sure that the sound card itself is installed in the computer [...]

14 3. Click [Other Locations]. Select Other Location dialog box will be displayed. 4. Type the name of the CD-ROM drive (E:, F:, etc.) and the folder (Win95drv) in the “Location” box. e.g. E:Win95drv, F:W in95drv 5. Click [OK]. The message saying “Windows found the following updated driver for this device” will be displayed. 6. Click [F[...]

7. Click [OK]. Copying Files dialog box will be displayed. 8. Type the name of the CD-ROM drive and the folder in the “Copy files from:” box, as you did in step 4. e.g. E:Win95drv, F:W in95drv 9. Click [OK]. Files will be copied. 10 . Restart the computer . This completes the installation of the driver . Installing the driver for Windows95 ([...]

Installation of the Softw are This package contains software which can bring out full advantage of the SW1000XG sound card, including MIDI sequence software XGworks for SW1000XG, W ave Editor TWE and various XG plug-in software. This section explains you how to install them from the supplied CD-ROM. Installing XGworks for SW1000XG and W ave Editor [...]

17 4. Click [Next]. Software License Agreement dialog box will appear . Read this thoroughly before moving on to the next step. 5. Click [Y es]. Choose Destination Location dialog box will appear . If you want to change the destination, click [Browse] and select the destination. 6. Click [Next]. Setup Type dialog box will appear . Y ou can select t[...]

7. Click [Next]. Select Components dialog box will appear . Y ou can select the preferred applica- tion language version. 8. Click [Next]. Select Program Folder dialog box will appear . Y ou can change the folder name to which the program will be installed. 9. Click [Next]. Files will be copied. 10. Restart the computer . This completes the install[...]

19 Installing XG Plug-In Software The following software can be installed by following the steps described below. For information on each software, see page 7. • VL Visual Editor • VH Ef fect Editor • DX Easy Editor & DX Simulator n Befor e installing the XG plug-in software, make sure that the XGworks for SW1000XG is installed in the com[...]

5. Click [Y es]. Before Setup dialog box will appear . Read this thoroughly before moving on to the next step. 6. Click [Y es]. Language dialog box will appear . Y ou can select the preferred application lan- guage version. 7. Click [Next]. Programs dialog box will appear . Y ou can select which plug-in software to be installed. 20 SW1000XG-E.qx 4/[...]

8. Click [Next]. Choose Destination Location dialog box will appear . If you want to change the destination, click [Browse] and select the destination. n T o use XG plug-in software on XGworks, these plug-ins should be installed in the folder containing XGworks.exe. (Normally, “XGworks for SW1000XG” folder located in the Program Files’ Y amah[...]

SW1000XG Ov er vie w and F eatur es Sound Module Modes The SW1000XG features both XG and TG300B sound module modes. Normally, the SW1000XG plays in XG mode. However , since it automatically recognizes which mode to select based on incoming MIDI data, you can easily change the mode by MIDI System Exclusive messages that you program in sequencer data[...]

Maximum Polyphony The SW1000XG can play a maximum of 64 notes polyphony at once. However , the actual num- ber of notes that will play at any given time is determined by the number of elements in use across the 32 Parts. For example, if you use only one-element V oices, you can achieve the full 64 notes maximum polyphony. If you use one or more two[...]

A/D Input The SW1000XG features A/D Input jack for connection of external audio sources such as a micro- phone, guitar , bass, or CD player . Audio signal received via A/D INPUT jack is processed through the effect sections and mixed with the internal A WM2 voices of the SW1000XG. If you use the supplied “XGworks for SW1000XG”, you can record a[...]

25 Supplementar y Items f or XGw or ks 2.0 The XGworks for SW1000XG software that is included in this package has been specially tailored to work with the SW1000XG. For that reason, you will find here an introduction to some func- tions and some supplementary information not included in the XGworks 2.0 Owner’s Manual that came with your sound car[...]

26 Device Selection When using the SW1000XG sound card, select the devices as follows: •MIDI In Select “SW1000 MIDI IN.” When you are going to connect an external MIDI keyboard to the sound card’s MINI DIN 6 pin terminal using the included MIDI adapter cable, you can have the keyboard performance play through the SW1000XG sound card (you mu[...]

MIDI Out Filter Page on the System Setup Dialog The Realtime Message item has been added. By checking a box, output of realtime messages can be prevented. When the box is not checked (when output is permitted), the messages will be output on MIDI Out port number 1 (set on the Device page of the System Setup dialog). n Realtime message information i[...]

28 T rack View Window T rack Parameter Section The T rack Parameter Ch (channel) display has been changed to the Ch/Pan display, and the fol- lowing function has been added: n For details about the T rack View Window, see page 41 of the XGworks V2.0 Owner’s Manual. n When using the SW1000XG sound card, set the T rack Parameter Section Port displa[...]

29 XG Editor Window The following functions have been added to the XG Editor Window: n The XG Editor Window is opened by clicking the XG Editor W indow button on the toolbar. For details about the toolbar , see page 13 of the XGworks V2.0 Owner’s Manual. Part Unit The A/D tabs on the Part Unit have been changed to Audio. When you click the Audio [...]

30 Audio Input Category Dialog Category For each of the parts 1 to 16 displayed in the Part Unit, select the category of the audio sig- nal to be sent to the sound card. By clicking the up and down scroll buttons, you can select from categories such as Off, Analog, or PCI. When using the SW1000XG sound card, select Analog or PCI. Analog is used whe[...]

W ave Data Can Also Be Saved in a Song As explained in the section “Saving the Song” on page 40 of the XGworks V2.0 Owner’s Manual, songs that include wave data must be saved as .XWS files (XGworks original song file). However the wave data (.W A V file) itself was not included in the conventional type of .XWS file (see “About W A V Files?[...]

For detailed information about using W ave Editor TWE after installation, click on the [Start] button in Windows 95, then select [Y AMAHA XGworks for SW1000XG] from the [Program] menu. Selecting [W A VE Editor TWE Manual] will display the online manual for the wave editor (PDF file). n T o view PDF files, you must first install the Acrobat Reader. [...]

33 Name and Function of Every Part T itle Bar On the title Bar , there are the application icon, and the Minimize, Maximize and Close buttons. For details about the title bar , see P . 199 of the XGworks V2.0 Owner’s Manual. T oolbar 1 Open Button This opens the [Open] (file open) dialog. Y ou can select an SW1000XG Mixer parameter file (.SWM) th[...]

34 Setup Dialog P or t …………… Click on the box, then select the MIDI port from the drop-down list that is displayed. Control operations done in the SW1000XG Mixer will be sent as MIDI information to the audio parts of the XG tone generator corresponding to the port selected here. n When using the SW1000XG sound card, select [SW1000 #1 (or [...]

35 Audio Preset Dialog Audio Source Category List Displays the category of the audio signal. In order to apply appropriate effects to the audio signal, one of the categories on this list must first be selected by clicking on it. Once a category is selected, a list of effect names included in that category will appear in the effect list below. The f[...]

36 5 Send Button When you click on this button, the setting information in the SW1000XG Mixer is sent as MIDI data through the MIDI output port selected in the Setup dialog ( → P . 34) to the XG tone gener- ator (sound card). 6 Inser t Button Opens the Insert Dialog. The parameter settings made in the SW1000XG Mixer will be insert- ed/entered int[...]

37 If any knob or slider is operated (clicked or dragged) while pressing the <Ctrl> key on the computer keyboard, the knobs and sliders belonging to every part that is input into the SW1000XG sound card from the external audio input (A/D input) terminal (parts that have A1 or A2 displayed in the input column) or to every part that is input in[...]

38 Input Category Dialog Click one of the boxes for Parts 1 to 14, then select the type of audio signal to be controlled in that part from the drop-down list that is displayed. “Analog” is for when an audio signal from the external audio input (A/D input) terminal is input to the SW1000XG sound card. This type can be selected for a maximum of t[...]

39 6 V ar iation Knob (V ar) This is used to set the depth of V ariation ef fects for each part. As the knob is rotated to the right by dragging it, the V ariation ef fects will deepen. When the knob is all the way to the left, the V ariation effects will be zero. n V ariation effect is a function used in the XG tone generator . It has a great many[...]

40 MIDI Implementation Char t YAMAHA [ PCI Audio MIDI Card ] Model SW1000XG MIDI Implementation Chart Date :01-JUN-1998 Version : 1.0 Function... Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Channel Default Changed Mode Default Messages Altered Note Number : True voice Velocity Note ON Note OFF After Touch Key's Ch's Pitch Bend 0,32 1,5,7,10,11 6[...]

41 Prog Change : True # System Exclusive : Common : : Song Pos. Song Sel. Tune System : Real Time: Clock Commands Aux : All Sound Off : Reset All Cntrls : Local ON/OFF Mes- : All Notes OFF sages : Active Sens : Reset Notes: *1 receive if switch is on. *2 m is always treated as "1" regardless of its value. *3 receive if exclusive switch is[...]

Specif ications of the SW1000XG Sound Card System Requirements CPU: P entium/166MHz or greater Memor y: 32MB or more Hard disk: 20MB or more Operating system: Windo ws95 PCI slot CD-R OM dr ive (f or software installation) Other equipments (mouse, audio speakers, headphones, etc.) T one Generation A WM2 (Advanced W ave Memory 2) tone generation sys[...]

T r oub leshooting Even though the SW1000XG sound card is easy to use, it may occasionally not function as you expected it to. If that happens, check the possible problems and solutions below before assuming the instrument is faulty. ■ Song data with an XG/GM mark does not play correctly. • Ar e Mute Loc k, A udio Loc k, EQ Loc k, and Output Se[...]

■ V olume is low. • Is v olume or e xpression set too low in the par t control? • Ar e the v elocity sense settings in the par t edit made incorrectl y? • Is the MIDI volume inf or mation not being received? ■ Distorted sound/weak sound on the A/D input • Is the input source selected correctl y? ( → P . 35) ■ No ef fects applied at [...]

■ No sound is output when wave data is played • If the wav e data is being play ed with standard W indo ws wave pla ybac k softwar e (such as the Sound Recor der), the wave data is output to the destination speci - fied in the multimedia properties (audio) dialog. How e ver , out of the devices that can be seen on the “Pr ef er r ed device”[...]

For details of products, please contact your nearest Y amaha or the authorized distributor listed below . Pour plus de détails sur les produits, veuillez-vous adresser à Y amaha ou au distributeur le plus proche de vous figurant dans la liste suivante. 46 Die Einzelheiten zu Produkten sind bei Ihrer unten aufge- führten Niederlassung und bei Y a[...]

47 SW1000XG-E.qx 4/2/99 4:32 PM Page 47[...]

M.D.G., EMI Division, ©Y amaha Corporation 1998 SW1000XG-E.qx 4/2/99 4:32 PM Page 48[...]