Yamaha MU128 manual

TONE GENERATOR XG TG 300 B PERFORM MODE EQ UTIL EFFECT PLAY EDIT ALL MUTE/ SOLO PART PART SELECT VALUE SELECT VALUE ENTER EXIT SELECT PART GROUP Strings Bass Guitar Organ Chrom.perc. Piano Ensemble Brass Reed Pipe Synth lead Synth pad Drum Model excl. SFX Percussive Ethnic Synth effects PHONES MIDI IN A STAND BY ON VOLUME 2 PART VOL EXP PAN BANK/PG[...]

2 MU128 92-BP FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A) 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE : DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly approved by Yamaha may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to use the product. 2. IMPORTANT: When connecting this produc[...]

MU128 3 English This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). DO NOT connect this product to any power supply or adapter other than one described in the manual, on the name plate, or specifically recommended by Yamaha. WARNING: Do not place this product in a position where anyone could walk on, trip over, or roll anything o[...]

4 MU128 W elcome to the MU128 W elcome to the MU128 Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Y amaha MU128 T one Generator! The MU128 is an advanced tone generator providing an amazing total of 1342 high-quality Voices , full General MIDI compatibility — including Y amaha’ s XG — plus flexible computer interfacing in a compact, easy- [...]

MU128 Welcome to the MU100R 5 W elcome to the MU128 English the MU128’ s V oices. * Company names and product names in this Owner ’ s Manual are the trade- marks or registered trademarks of their respective companies and are hereby acknowledged. GM System Level 1 “GM System Level 1 is a standard specification that defines the arrange- ment of[...]

Unpacking 6 MU128 MU128 Serial No.: P A-6 AC Power Adaptor* Owner ’ s Manual set (this book and the “Sound List & MIDI Data” booklet) CD-ROM (XGtools) XGtools Setup Guide Unpacking Y our MU128 package should include the items listed below . Make sure that you hav e them all. Also, write down the serial number of your MU128 in the box belo[...]

MU128 ts 7 TABLE OF CONTENTS English T able of Contents Welcome to the MU128 ......................................................................................................... 4 Unpacking ............................................................................................................................... 6 Table of Contents .......[...]

8 MU128 TABLE OF CONTENTS Normal V oices and Drum V oices ............................................................................... 50 Maximum Simultaneous Sounds (Polyphony) .......................................................... 50 Selecting the V oices .....................................................................................[...]

MU128 ts 9 TABLE OF CONTENTS English Equalizer (EQ) ................................................................................................................ 92 Adjusting the T one of a Specific P art — Part EQ ...................................................... 92 Adjusting the Overall T one — Main EQ ................................[...]

10 MU128 TABLE OF CONTENTS Utility Mode .................................................................................................................. 156 System Functions (SYSTEM) .................................................................................. 157 Dump Out Functions (DUMPOUT) .................................................[...]

MU128 11 How to Use This Manual English How to Use This Manual Y ou are probably eager to try out your ne w MU128 T one Generator right aw ay and hear what it can do, rather than have to read through a lot of instructions before you can even get a sound out of it. The structure of the manual is very straightforw ard. Y ou can a pproach it in a line[...]

12 MU128 How to Use This Manual NOTES •The illustrations and LCD screens as shown in this owner ’ s manual are for instruc- tional purposes only , and may appear somewhat different from those on your in- strument. •Installing an XG Plug-in Board to the MU128 increases the number of menu items and parameters shown in the display . Unless other[...]

PRECAUTIONS 13 English • Do not place object in front of the instrument's air vent, since this may prevent adequate ventilation of the internal components, and possibly result in the instrument overheating. • Do not operate the instrument for a long period of time at a high or uncomfortable volume level, since this can cause permanent hear[...]

14 MU128 of the MU90R The Controls of the MU128 1 A/D INPUT 1, 2 jacks For connection of a microphone, electric guitar or other electronic instruments (1/4” mono). 2 A/D INPUT VOLUME control For control of the le vel of the A/D inputs. 3 VOLUME control For adjusting the o verall volume of the MU128. (This does not af fect the exter - nal signal r[...]

MU128 MU90R 15 The Controls of the MU128 English 7 V oice Category buttons For selection of basic V oice ca tegories. Use these b uttons to call up the desired V oice category in the Multi Play mode (Single P art controls; page 59) or in the Performance Play mode (Single Part controls; page 72), then select a specific V oices from the category by u[...]

16 MU128 of the MU90R The Controls of the MU128 Hint Y ou can rapidly move through the values by holding down one of the [V ALUE - / + ] buttons. Y ou can move even more rapidly by holding down one button and then press- ing and holding down the other . For example, to rapidly advance (increase) the value, hold down the [V ALUE + ] button and simul[...]

MU128 MU90R 17 The Controls of the MU128 English Rear Panel 1 MIDI terminals For connection to other MIDI devices, such as a MIDI keyboard, tone genera- tor , or sequencer , or to a computer that has a MIDI interface. • MIDI IN-A terminal When the HOST SELECT switch is set to “MIDI,” this receives MIDI data for controlling Parts set to recei [...]

18 MU128 of the MU90R The Controls of the MU128 3 TO HOST terminal For connection to a host computer that does not have a MIDI interface. ( page 36.) 4 DC IN jack For connection to the P A-6 A C power adaptor . 1 W ARNING Use ONL Y a Y amaha P A-6 AC Power Adaptor (or other adaptor specifically recom- mended by Y amaha) to power your instrument fro[...]

MU128 19 The MU128 — What It Is and What It Can Do English The MU128 — What It Is and What It Can Do What It Is... The MU128 is a full-featured and easy-to-use tone generator , that pro vides an unprecedented wealth of V oices and expressiv e sonic control. It features full General MIDI Le vel 1 compatibility . It also pro vides XG compatibilit[...]

20 MU128 an Do The MU128 — What It Is and What It Can Do About XG The new XG format is an extension of General MIDI, and provides a number of significant improvements and enhancements. XG-compatible song data takes adv antage of the extensiv e MIDI control and built-in ef fects of the MU128 (and other MU-series instruments). T o take greatest adv[...]

MU128 21 The MU128 — What It Is and What It Can Do English the other , and you can mix your o wn live performance with the sequencer tr acks. Multimedia Since it’ s compatib le with General MIDI and XG, the MU128 is a natural for multimedia applications. Bring it with you to a presentation — since the com- puter interface is built-in to the M[...]

22 MU128 an Do The MU128 — What It Is and What It Can Do NOTE When set to the TG300B mode, the MU128 may not be able to play TG300-specific song data with complete accuracy . However , MIDI data designed for other computer music tone generators is compatible with the MU128. Play Modes and the Part Controls Once the operating mode of the MU128 is [...]

MU128 t Is and What It Can Do 23 Modes and Function T ree English Modes and Function T ree Multi Play Mode P. 105 P. 109 P. 134 P. 111 P. 111 P. 113 P. 116 P. 126 P. 117 P. 118 P. 132 P. 137 P. 137 P. 140 P. 141 P. 141 P. 141 P. 141 P. 141 P. ?? P. 143 P. 145 [SELECT < / > ] Multi Part Control [SELECT < / > ] Multi All Part Control [SEL[...]

24 MU128 Modes and Function T ree P. 156 : Mode : Submode [SELECT < ] System Setup [ENTER] [SELECT < / > ] Dump Out [ENTER] [SELECT < / > ] Initialize [ENTER] [SELECT > ] Demo Song Play [ENTER] [UTIL] [MODE] [EFFECT] [EQ] P. 157 P. 170 P. 170 P. 170 P. 170 P. 147 P. 148 P. 149 P. 151 P. 155 P. 162 P. 166 P. 169 [SELECT < / >[...]

MU128 Guided Tour G UIDED T OUR When using your MU128 for the first time, read through this short section of the manual. It guides you step-by-step in using many of the basic operations: setting the instrument up, connecting it properly to other equipment, and — most im- portantly — playing it. It also introduces you to most of the other , adva[...]

26 MU128 Guided Tour Setting Up Y our MU128 In this section, you’ll learn how to: © Connect the MU128 in the most basic setup — with a MIDI keyboard and an external amplifier/speaker system. Other setup examples are covered in later sections; for example, setting up for use with a computer is on page 35. Once you’ve set up the MU128, we urge[...]

MU128 Guided Tour 27 English • If you are using stereo headphones, connect them to the front panel PHONES jack. 3 Set the HOST SELECT switch. Set this rear panel switch to MIDI (see illustration). 4 Connect the AC power adaptor . Plug the DC output cable of the P A-6 into the DC IN terminal on the rear panel, then plug the adaptor into an appropr[...]

28 MU128 Guided Tour No w that you’ ve set up the MU128, we urge you to go on to the ne xt section, turn on the instrument, and play the Demo song (page 30) to hear what the instrument is capable of. If you need information on setting up the MU128 for a dif ferent type of system, refer to “ Setting Up the MU128 in Y our Music System ” on page[...]

MU128 Guided Tour 29 English Powering Up Admittedly this is a simple operation, but you should be careful to follow the instructions below to avoid possible damage to your equipment and speakers. Operation 1 T urn on the power of your MIDI keyboard. 2 T urn on the power of the MU128. Press the ST AND BY/ON switch. After the animated greeting displa[...]

30 MU128 Guided Tour Playing the Demo Song No w that you’ ve set e verything up properly , try playing the built-in Demo song. This sho wcases the high-quality V oices and the A WM2 tone genera- tion system of the MU128. It also is an excellent demonstration of the 64- part multi-timbral capacity and the v arious expressi ve controls and ef fects[...]

MU128 Guided Tour 31 English 4 Stop playback of the song. Press the [EXIT] button. 5 Exit from the Demo Song function. Press the [EXIT] button again — twice to return to the Play mode. (Or you can simply press the [PLA Y] button.) About the Demo Song All instrument sounds and processing heard in the demo song were realized exc lusively with the V[...]

32 MU128 Guided Tour Setting Up the MU128 in Y our Music System As you learned in the section The MU128 — What It Is and What It Can Do on page 19, the MU128 can be integrated into a variety of setups. It would be impossible to cover all connection possibilities in a short manual as this; howe ver , the section below will help in quickly setting [...]

MU128 Guided Tour 33 English • Hardware sequencer In this setup, a hardware sequencer (such as the Y amaha QY700) is used. The main adv antage of such a setup is its portability . • MIDI data storage device This setup is used for backing up your important data — including original Performances you’ve created, as well as settings you’ve ch[...]

34 MU128 Guided Tour • Computer equipped with a MIDI interface In this setup, you can control the MU128 from a computer (using sequenc- ing or other song playback software). NOTES • The MU128 features both rear and front panel MIDI IN-A terminals. Since both cannot be used simultaneously , you must determine which of them you will use. At the f[...]

MU128 Guided Tour 35 English NOTES • Data received via the MIDI IN-A terminal plays back Parts set to channels A01 - A16, and data received via the MIDI IN-B terminal plays back Parts set to chan- nels B01 - B16. • When the the HOST SELECT switch is set to MIDI, up to 32 Parts can be played simultaneously . Operation 1 Set the HOST SELECT switc[...]

36 MU128 Guided Tour 2 Connect the terminals as shown in the illustration below , using standard computer cables*. * Make sure to use the following commercially available standard cable types: For IBM PC/A T or compatible computers: D-SUB 9-pin to Mini DIN 8-pin (page 101) For Macintosh computers:8-pin Macintosh Peripheral cable (page 101) 3 T urn [...]

MU128 Guided Tour 37 English MIDI Data Flow NOTES • Data received via the MIDI IN-A terminal is transmitted directly to the computer (via the T O HOST terminal) without affecting the Parts of the MU128. T o have Parts on the MU128 respond to data received via the MIDI IN-A terminal (for example, to hear sounds while entering data to the computer)[...]

38 MU128 Guided Tour Selecting and Playing the Performances As pointed out on page 21, the Performances of the MU128 let you play four V oices together ov er one MIDI channel. These specially programmed Per- formances (100 Preset and 100 Internal) take full advantage of the MU128 dynamic V oices and f lexible editing functions — gi ving you excep[...]

MU128 Guided Tour 39 English 3 Press the [PLA Y] button to go to the Performance Play mode. Y ou can press the [EXIT] button for this as well. If the All Part display above (with the keyboard player icon) is not shown, press both [P ART - / + ] buttons simultaneously . 4 Select the desired bank of Performances — Preset or Internal. Use the [SELEC[...]

40 MU128 Guided Tour 5 Select the desired Performance. Use the [SELECT < / > ] buttons to select the Program Number parameter , then use the [V ALUE - / + ] buttons or data dial to select the desired Performance number . 6 Play the connected MIDI keyboard. Make sure that your keyboard is transmitting over MIDI channel 1. (Refer to the owner ?[...]

MU128 Guided Tour 41 English Changing the Play Mode Display The MU128 lets you view the Parts of the Performance in two ways, depending on your preference. Press the [PLA Y] button repeatedly . Each press of the [PLA Y] button switches between the two displays below . Performance number and name are indicated. V oice names which make up the Perform[...]

42 MU128 Guided Tour Selecting and Playing Individual V oices The MU128 has a stunningly huge v ariety of V oices — a total of 1342. In this section, you’ll select and play V oices in the XG mode, which features 1149 dif ferent V oices. In this section, you’ll learn how to: © Call up the XG mode. © Select V oice banks and V oices from the p[...]

MU128 Guided Tour 43 English About the Modes — Multi and Performance The MU128 has two main operating modes: Multi and Performance. Y ou used the Performance mode earlier when playing Performances — playing four V oices over one MIDI channel. The Multi mode is primarily used in sequencer and computer music applications, since it allows you to p[...]

44 MU128 Guided Tour For example, when the [Guitar] V oice Category button is pressed, bank 000/V oice 025 [NylonGt#] is selected as shown below . The following list briefly describes the characteristics of the V oices for each V oice Category button. Piano: Conventional piano sounds, such as acoustic piano and electric piano. Chrom.perc.: Chromati[...]

MU128 Guided Tour 45 English Selecting and Playing Individual V oices 3 Use the [V ALUE - / + ] buttons or data dial to select the desired V oice from within the current category . The selected bank and V oice numbers start from the lowest number and “wrap around” at the beginning and end. T ry selecting different V oices for the other Parts us[...]

46 MU128 Guided Tour 2 Select the bank number . Use the [SELECT < / > ] buttons to highlight the bank number parameter (as shown below). 3 Change the bank number . Use the [V ALUE - / + ] buttons or data dial. Notice that the bank numbers “jump” as they are selected — the MU128 skips bank numbers that have the same V oice as bank “000[...]

MU128 Guided Tour 47 English 6 Play the V oice. Play this new V oice from the connected MIDI keyboard. (Make sure that the keyboard is transmitting on channel 1.) If you’ve carefully followed all instructions up to now , the “level meter” of the Part should move — and you should be able to hear the sound of the MU128 as you play . T ry sele[...]

48 MU128 Guided Tour Selecting V oices From a MIDI Keyboard Y ou can also select V oices remotely from a connected MIDI ke yboard. Though the actual operation may differ de pending on the keyboard used, the general procedure is the same. These instructions also apply to use with a computer . (Refer to the o wner’ s manual of your specif ic instru[...]

MU128 Guided Tour 49 English About the Parts and V oices of the MU128 This section cov ers basic information about the Parts and V oices of the MU128. It’ s not necessary to absorb all this information at once; yet if you familiarize yourself with the concepts and details of this section, you’ll be on your way to quickly mastering the operation[...]

50 MU128 Guided Tour Normal V oices and Drum V oices The MU128 features two types of V oices: Normal and Drum. Normal V oices Normal V oices are pitched — in other words, the pitch of the V oice changes according to the ke ys of the keyboard. A Normal V oice is made up of a maximum of two sound elements. V oices having two elements include: thick[...]

MU128 Guided Tour 51 English Use of bank select MSB and LSB when the Sound Module mode is set to “XG” or “PFM” When the Sound Module mode is set to “XG” or “PFM, ” the V oices are di vided into large groups, selectable by the bank select MSB values sho wn below . Bank select MSB = 0 — XG Voices These are the V oices conforming to [...]

52 MU128 Guided Tour The bank select LSB values apply only when the bank select MSB value is set to 0 or 48 — these are used for selecting variation V oices. (Additional MSB values are available when an XG Plug-in board is installed.) For a bank select MSB v alue of 0, there are expanded sets of XG V oices featuring V oice variations under genera[...]

MU128 Guided Tour 53 English When Sound Module mode is set to "TG300B" Normal Voices BankSelect MSB BankSelect LSB 0~41 126, 127 BankSelect MSB BankSelect LSB GM Voice set and variation set of Voices C/M Voices* Drum Voices Drum Kits * The C/M V oice set is included to provide multi-timbral compatibility for computer music systems and son[...]

54 MU128 Guided Tour How to Select a V oice Any MU128 V oice can be selected by specifying two numbers: the bank number and the program number . The method of selecting V oices dif fers depending on the selected Sound Module mode or Part mode . (pages 55-57.) The operation of changing the bank number and the program number is explained first, follo[...]

MU128 Guided Tour 55 English Selecting V oices when the Sound Module mode is set to “XG” or “PFM” When the Part mode is set to “normal” The bank select MSB is set to 0 as the default factory setting, and the bank select LSB v alue (default setting of 000) is indicated in the display . In this condition, the bank number can be changed ov[...]

56 MU128 Guided Tour When Sound Module mode is set to “XG, ” and P ar t mode is set to “drum” 126 127 [VALUE - ] BANK [VALUE + ] BankSelect MSB BankSelect LSB 0 126 0 127 Bit Map Window Bank Number Voice Type Drum icon SFX Kits Drum icon Drum Kits Selecting V oices when the Sound Module mode is set to “TG300B” When the Part mode is set [...]

MU128 Guided Tour 57 English When selecting the V oices with the V oice Category buttons and the [V ALUE - / + ] buttons or data dial, V oices in the selected category are called up in succession, skipping unrelated bank numbers and program numbers. The V oices included in each V oice category are shown below . Also refer to the V oice List and Dru[...]

58 MU128 Guided Tour Editing in the Multi Mode This section takes you step-by-step through an example editing session in the Multi mode. The operations and techniques you learn here enable you to perform any editing operation in the Multi mode. There are two separate sections of the Multi mode that are devoted to editing: the Single/All Part contro[...]

MU128 Guided Tour 59 English Single Part Controls Y ou can make changes to each individual P art by using the Single P ar t con- trols. T hese are displayed in the Multi Play mode, and gi ve you at-a-glance confirmation and control of the important basic settings of the selected Part. If the Multi mode was acti ve when you last turned the po wer of[...]

60 MU128 Guided Tour Changing the V olume and Pan settings of a Part Here, we’ll change the V olume and P an settings of one Part’ s V oice. Operation 1 Select the desired Part. Use the [P ART - / + ] buttons to select Part 1. 2 Select the desired control. Use the [SELECT < / > ] buttons to select the V olume control. 3 Change the setting[...]

MU128 Guided Tour 61 English On Y our Own... If you want to, try making changes to some of the other P art controls. The procedure is the same: 1) Select a Part with the [PART - / + ] buttons. 2) Select a control for editing with the [SELECT < / > ] buttons. 3) Change the setting with the [VALUE - / + ] buttons or data dial. 4) Use the [EXIT][...]

62 MU128 Guided Tour Edit Menu Parameters The Edit menu parameters provide more detailed and advanced controls over the Parts. These are powerful tools that let you subtly enhance or f ine-tune the sound of a V oice — or radically change its character for some wild and unique sounds. Changing the Filter and EG Settings of a Part Operation 1 Selec[...]

MU128 Guided Tour 63 English 5 Select the “LPF Cutoff” parameter . Use the [SELECT < / > ] buttons. 6 Adjust the value while listening to the sound. Hold down a note on the connected keyboard and turn the data dial to adjust the value, swinging between the maximum (+63) and mini- mum (-64) values. Notice how the timbre of the sound change[...]

64 MU128 Guided Tour a Adjust the value while listening to the sound. T ry setting this to around “+30” and play the keyboard. Notice how the attack of the sound has become slower . b Select and adjust the “Release T ime” parameter . Use the [SELECT < / > ] buttons, then set this to around “+50.” Play some notes on the keyboard an[...]

MU128 Guided Tour 65 English Editing Drum Kits — with the Drum Setup Controls The Drum Setup controls provide a comprehensive set of tools for control- ling and changing the drum kit V oices. These parameters can be set indi- vidually for each sound in a Drum Part. Up to four of your original editing setups can be permanently stored. Unless you?[...]

66 MU128 Guided Tour Making Changes to Individual Drum Sounds — the “Drum” Parameters The Drum parameters provide e xtraordinary flexibility , since the y allow you to make independent settings for the individual drum/percussion sounds in a Drum Part. W e’ll e xplore a couple of the possiblilities here: Operation 1 Select “DRUM” from th[...]

MU128 Guided Tour 67 English Editing in the Multi Mode 5 Select “F#3: T imbale L.” Play F#3 on the connected keyboard, or use the [P ART - / + ] buttons to select “F#3.” 6 Select the LPF Cutoff parameter , and set it to –40. 7 Select the LPF Resonance (LPF Reso) parameter , and set it to +63. 8 Select the V elocity LPF Sensitivity paramet[...]

68 MU128 Guided Tour On Y our Own... 1) Select a Drum Part with the [PART - / + ] buttons. 2) Call up the Edit menus by pressing the [EDIT] button. 3) Select the “DRUM” menu with the [SELECT < / > ] buttons, and press [ENTER] . 4) Select the desired drum sound, either by playing the corresponding key of the MIDI keyboard or by using the [[...]

MU 128 Guided Tour 69 English Editing in the Performance Mode The Performance mode is an e xceptionally po werful and fle xible mode that allo ws you to combine four different V oices (including both A/D inputs) and play them from a single MIDI channel. The potential applications of the Performance mode are enormous, and we’ll touch on some of th[...]

70 MU128 Guided Tour Performance name, bank (Preset or Internal), and program number . System T ranspose (key transpose setting for entire Performance). Reverb Return. Performance Pan (stereo position of entire Performance). Expression (not available; always set to maximum). Indicates All Part control. Performance V olume. Chorus Return. All Part C[...]

MU 128 Guided Tour 71 English T ransposing the Overall Key of a Performance In this example, you’ll c hang e the System T ranspose setting for the “Rich Piano” Performance. This All Part control is useful for instantly changing the ke y to match the range of a vocalist, or for ease in playing dif f icult ke ys. Operation 1 Select the “Rich [...]

72 MU128 Guided Tour Single Part Controls — Selecting Different V oices for the Performance In this next section, you’ ll use the Single Part controls to change the V oice settings of the Performance. Operation 1 Call up the Single Part controls. Simultaneously press both [P ART - / + ] buttons. PART BANK/PGM# VOL EXP PAN REV CHO VAR KEY For mo[...]

MU 128 Guided Tour 73 English Details Drum Parts are not available in the Performance mode. However , percussive V oices (numbers 113 – 120) can be selected. When editing a Performance: • Decide how many Parts you want. When creating a Performance, choose a preset that uses the same number of Parts (V oices) you intend to use. (Y ou can easily [...]

74 MU128 Guided Tour Edit Menu Parameters — Creating a T wo-V oice Layer Editing a Performance is almost identical to editing Parts in the Multi mode. The Edit menu tree is slightly different, and certain parameters are dif ferent as well. (For a full list and description of Perf ormance Edit parameters, see page 137.) In the following instructio[...]

MU 128 Guided Tour 75 English 4 Select Part 1 and select a new V oice for it: “HeavySyn” (082). 5 Select Part 2 and select the “HeavySyn” V oice for it as well. 6 Select the “OTHERS” parameters. Press the [EDIT] button. From the first Edit menu, select and call up “P AR T ,” then select and call up “OTHERS.” 7 Select and set the[...]

76 MU128 Guided Tour ; Change the V ibrato Rate, Depth, and Delay settings. Select one of the Parts and set the V ibrato parameters as follows: Rate: +15 Depth: +04 Delay: +15 This produces a delayed vibrato for Part 1; in other words, the vibrato effect starts after the keys have been held for a while. Notes played staccato have no vibrato. a Exit[...]

MU 128 Guided Tour 77 English If you wish to save this newly created Performance, refer to “Saving Y our Original Performance” on page 78. On Y our Own... While you’re at it, try making changes to some of the other Edit (part) pa- rameters. The procedure is the same: 1) Call up the Edit menus by pressing the [EDIT] button. 2) Select “P AR T[...]

78 MU128 Guided Tour 3) Select and change these parameters: LPF Cutoff: –64 LPF Reso: +50 Provided your connected keyboard has a modulation wheel (most do), and all other settings are appropriate, you can create wide, dy- namic filter sweeps by holding notes and moving the modulation wheel. Saving Y our Original Performance Once you’ v e edited[...]

MU 128 Guided Tour 79 English Assignable Controller (AC1) The Assignable Controller (A C1) is one of the more powerful features of the MU128 — it gives you extraordinarily flexible and expressive real-time con- trol ov er the V oices. In this section, you’ll: © Learn about MIDI controllers and control numbers, and how they can affect the V oic[...]

80 MU128 Guided Tour The actual, physical means of controlling (such as foot pedals, modulation wheels, etc. on a connected keyboard) are generally assigned to specif ic “virtual” control numbers. A few examples of these include the modula tion wheel (at control number 1), foot controller (control number 4), and volume pedal (control number 7).[...]

MU 128 Guided Tour 81 English Assigning the Assignable Controller The Assignable Controller on the MU128 lets you specify the control num- ber to be used and determine which aspect or aspects of the sound will be af fected. It also lets you set the degree to which the controller af fects the sound. The best way to understand all this is to go throu[...]

82 MU128 Guided Tour Using the Assignable Controller — Setting Up Operation 1 Set up the MIDI keyboard or instrument. Connect the foot controller to the appropriate jack, and make sure that the instrument is set to transmit over MIDI channel 1. (If your instrument doesn’t have a foot controller , use another controller as described in the next [...]

MU 128 Guided Tour 83 English Modulation Wheel The modulation wheel is the most common controller , and can be found on nearly every MIDI keyboard. It is usually used to produce LFO effects (regular wavering of the sound, like vibrato and tremolo). Since it is so common, the MU128 features various parameters that are reserved strictly for modulatio[...]

84 MU128 Guided Tour 4 T ry the setting on other V oices. Exit to the Multi Play mode display (press the [PLA Y] button) and select other V oices, trying out the new setting, and moving the foot controller up and down as you play . T ry out some of these V oices, and notice how the sound changes: SynBass2 (040), Saw Ld (082), W arm Pad (090) — fo[...]

MU 128 Guided Tour 85 English Expressive V olume Control of a Part This example shows you how to use the foot controller as an expression pedal. T his may come in handy when use of MIDI V olume (#7) or Expres- sion (#11) is una vailable. Operation 1 Select the desired Part and V oice. Keep the settings you made to Part 1 (in the last example), and [...]

86 MU128 Guided Tour 3 Set the AC1 Filter Control to “+63.” Since you’ve called up the “OTHERS” parameters in the previ- ous step, select “AC1FilCtrl” (with the [SELECT < / > ] buttons) and set it to “+63” (with the [V ALUE - / + ] buttons or data dial). 4 Select the “DRUM” parameters. Call up the Edit menu, then select [...]

MU 128 Guided Tour 87 English On Y our Own... While you’ re at it, tr y making some of your own settings. The procedure is the same: 1) Select the desired Part and V oice. 2) Call up the Edit menus by pressing the [EDIT] button. 3) Select “O THERS” with the [SELECT < / > ] buttons, then press [ENTER] . 4) Set the Assignable Controller n[...]

88 MU128 Guided Tour Effects T o complement the huge v ariety of V oices and the 64-Part multi-timbral capacity , the MU128 features a built-in multi-ef fect processor with se ven independent digital ef fects: Reverb, Chorus, V ariation, Insertion 1 and 2, Part EQ, and Multi EQ. (In this section, we’ll examine the first five; EQ is covered on pag[...]

MU128 Guided Tour 89 English Operation 1 First, set the Send and Return controls to appropriate levels. Before you actually change the Reverb or Chorus settings, you should set the Send and Return controls, in order to properly hear the effect and the changes you make. T o do this: 1) Select the desired Part from the Multi Play mode Single Part dis[...]

90 MU128 Guided Tour Applying Distortion to a Part — Using the V ariation Effects The V ariation ef fect section provides a wealth of additional ef f ects. W ith a total of 70 dif ferent T ypes, it features some of the same ef fects found in the Rev erb, Chorus and Insertion sections. T his is not mere redundancy; it allo ws you to use two T ypes[...]

MU128 Guided Tour 91 English 4) If you cannot hear the Distortion effect clearly , select the “Dry/W et” parameter (with the [SELECT < / > ] buttons) and adjust it (with the [V ALUE - / + ] buttons or data dial) until the sound is appropriate. 5) Using the same method (as in step #4), select and adjust other important Distortion parameter[...]

92 MU128 Guided Tour Equalizer (EQ) The MU128 features an extensive set of equalization controls that give you comprehensive control over the tone quality — both of individual Parts and over the entire instrument sound. In this section, you’ll learn how to: © Use the Part EQ edit parameters to adjust the tone of a specific Part. © Use the Mul[...]

MU128 Guided Tour 93 English 4 Set the specific frequency to be adjusted. For this example, set the Low Frequency value to “315” (Hz). 5 Select the Low Gain parameter and adjust the value. For this example, set the Low Gain value to “+35.” Play the V oice (especially in the lower octaves) and hear how the sound has changed. NOTE Depending o[...]

94 MU128 Guided Tour Adjusting the Overall T one — Multi EQ The Multi EQ section gives you five-band control (at specific frequencies) over the entire sound of the MU128. Special presets are also available for instantly changing the tone to suit diff erent types of music. Operation 1 Call up the “EQ TYPE” parameter and select the desired EQ p[...]

MU128 Guided Tour 95 English Mute/Solo The MU128 has convenient Mute and Solo functions for selectively muting or soloing any of the 64 normal P arts and the two A/D P arts. This is espe- cially useful when playing back several Parts from a connected computer or sequencer . Mute lets y ou silence one Part to hear ho w all of the other Parts sound w[...]

96 MU128 Guided Tour The selected Part is soloed, while all other Parts are muted. All Parts sound normally . Mute/Solo[...]

MU128 Guided Tour 97 English A/D Inputs A/D Inputs The MU128 features a special A/D (Analo g-to-Digital) input function that allo ws you to connect up to two dif ferent external signals (microphone, elec- tric guitar , CD player , etc.), and mix those signals with the MU128’ s V oices. A/D input is perfect for singing along with your keyboard per[...]

98 MU128 Guided Tour 3 Select the corresponding Part. Use the [P ART - / + ] buttons. Since you connected to the A/D INPUT 1 jack above, select Part A/D1 in this step. 4 Select the appropriate bank of presets. Do this in the normal way , using the [SELECT < / > ] buttons to highlight the bank number parameter , then using the [V ALUE - / + ] [...]

MU128 Guided Tour 99 English Bank 001 Bank 002 Bank 003 Bank 018 For input of an electric or electric/acoustic guitar (or other mic level instruments). For input of a keyboard (or other line level instruments, such as tone generators, rhythm machines, etc.). For input of audio equipment (such as CD players, cassette decks, etc.). For input of a ste[...]

100 MU128 Guided Tour Bank 019 1 CAUTION Do not use line level signals (such as from keyboards, etc.) with the mic level banks. The signal may be too high, resulting in damage to the MU128. 5 Select the desired preset. Do this in the normal way (as you selected V oices), using the [SELECT < / > ] buttons to highlight the program number param-[...]

MU128 Guided Tour 101 English MIDI/Computer Connecting Cables MIDI Standard MIDI cable. Maximum length 15 meters. DIN 5-PIN DIN 5-PIN 4 2 5 4 2 (GND) 5 Mac Apple Macintosh Peripheral cable (M0197). Maximum length 2 meters. MINI DIN 8-PIN MINI DIN 8-PIN 1 2 3 2 (HSK i) 1 (HSK o) 5 (RxD –) 4 4 (GND) 5 3 (TxD –) 6 8 (RxD +) 7 7 (GP i) 8 6 (TxD +) [...]

102 MU128 Guided Tour[...]

MU128 Rference R EFERENCE The Reference section of this manual covers in detail all of the functions of the MU128. Refer to it when you need information about a specific function, feature or operation.[...]

104 MU128 Multi Mode Multi Mode In the Multi mode, the MU128 performs as a multi-timbral tone generator capable of playing up to 64 Parts simultaneously , ov er 64 MIDI channels. Normally , the MU128 should be set to Multi mode when using it with a sequencer and General MIDI song data. T here are two Multi modes: XG and TG300B. (F or information on[...]

MU128 Multi Mode 105 English NOTES • The V oices selected with the Model excl. button are original V oices unique to the MU128 and MU100, and do not conform to the GM standard in the XG V oice map. When playing back song data using any of these V oices on an XG-compatible tone generator other than the MU128 (or the MU100/100R), the Part using one[...]

106 MU128 Multi Mode This determines the bank number of the selected Part’ s V oice. (Refer to the SOUND LIST & MIDI DATA booklet.) Once you’ v e selected a V oice, you can easily select the related v ariation V oices by changing the bank number . For ex- ample, if program number 001, GrandPno (Grand piano), has been selected, chang- ing th[...]

MU128 Multi Mode 107 English V olume Range: 000 — 127 This determines the V olume setting for the selected Part’ s V oice. Expression (Expresn) Range: 000 — 127 This determines the Expression setting for the selected Part’ s V oice. Pan Settings: Rnd (Random), L63 — C — R63 This determines the stereo position of the selected Part’ s V[...]

108 MU128 Multi Mode V ariation Send (V arSend) Settings: off, on (when V ariation Con- nection is set to INS ); 000 — 127 (when Variation Connection is set to SYS ) When the V ariation Connection parameter (page 150) is set to “INS,” this determines whether the V ariation ef fect is applied to the selected Par t or not. Also, since the V ari[...]

MU128 Multi Mode 109 English All Part Control The All Par t controls include: Master V olume, Master Attenuator , Re verb Return, Chorus Return, V ariation Return and T ranspose. K eep in mind that these controls af fect all P arts equally , and either add to or subtract from their individual values. For example, if Note Shift on one Part is set to[...]

110 MU128 Multi Mode V ariation Return (V arRtn) Range: 000 — 127 This determines the amount of V ariation return in the o verall mix. V ariation Re- turn is only available when the Variation Connection parameter is set to SYS . (See page 150.) NOTES • Keep in mind that the amount of the V aria- tion effect also depends on the V ariation Send s[...]

MU128 Multi Mode 111 English Multi Edit Mode The Multi Edit mode features v arious parameters for controlling the Filter , the EG (En v elope Genera tor), the EQ, and V ibrato. It also features a variety of other miscellaneous controls grouped in the Others parameters. When a Drum Part is selected, Drum-related parameters are also available. For ba[...]

112 MU128 Multi Mode LPF Cutof f Frequency (LPF Cutof f) Range: –64 — +63 This determines the cutof f frequency of the lo w pass f ilter (LPF). The LPF f ilters out frequencies higher than the cutof f point and “passes” the lower frequencies. Lo wer cutoff v alues create a deeper , more rounded tone, while higher values create a brighter to[...]

MU128 Multi Mode 113 English Envelope Generator (EG) Path: [EDIT] button → “EG” EG (Envelope Generator) ___________________________________ Level/Filter EG Parameters ..................................... 114 ● EG Attack T ime ● EG Decay T ime ● EG Release T ime Pitch EG Parameters ............................................... 114 ●[...]

114 MU128 Multi Mode Level/Filter EG Parameters EG Attack T ime Range: –64 — +63 This determines the Attack T ime of the EG, or how long it takes for the sound to reach full volume when a note is played. For the F ilter , this determines ho w long it takes for the sound to be af fected by the maximum Filter values. EG Decay T ime Range: –64 ?[...]

MU128 Multi Mode 115 English Pitch EG Attack T ime (PEGAtakTime) Range: –64 — +63 This determines the Attack T ime of the Pitch EG, or how long it takes for the pitch to return to normal (from the pitch value set in Initial Level above). Pitch EG Release Level (PEGReleLvel) Range: –64 — +63 This determines the final pitch of the Part’ s V[...]

116 MU128 Multi Mode Multi Edit Mode EQ Low Frequency (Low Freq) Range: 32 Hz — 2.0 kHz This determines the frequency which is boosted or cut (in the Low Gain param- eter below) for each Part. EQ Low Gain Range: –64 — +00 — +63 This determines the level of the selected frequency (in “Low Freq” above). Posi- tive values boost the level o[...]

MU128 Multi Mode 117 English V ibrato Path: [EDIT] button → “VIBRA TO” V ibrato __________________________________________________ ● V ibrato Rate ● V ibrato Depth ● V ibrato Delay V ibrato produces a qua vering, vibrating sound in the Part’ s V oice, by regu- larly modulating the pitch. Y ou can control the speed and depth of the V i[...]

118 MU128 Multi Mode Others Path: [EDIT] button → “OTHERS” Others __________________________________________________ Receive Channel .................................................... 119 ● Receive Channel Detune .................................................................. 120 ● Detune Assignment Parameters .......................[...]

MU128 Multi Mode 119 English Multi Edit Mode HINT Setting different Parts to the same MIDI chan- nel is a way to build “fat,” richly textured sounds — like the four-V oice sounds created in the Performance mode. The advantage to this method here is that you are not limited to four V oices. The disadvantage is that you can only create and use [...]

120 MU128 Multi Mode (See page ??.) The drum and drumS1 — S4 settings are not av ailable in the Per- formance mode (all Parts are fixed to “normal”). The Part Mode settings dif fer depending on the Sound Module mode selected, as described belo w . For XG mode: All settings described above are available. When normal is selected, any of the ba-[...]

MU128 Multi Mode 121 English Mono/Poly Mode Settings: mono, poly This determines whether the Part’ s V oice is played monophonically (only one note at a time) or polyphonically (up to 128 notes at a time). This parameter is not available when the Part Mode is set to Drum. Portamento Parameters Portamento is a function that creates a smooth pitch [...]

122 MU128 Multi Mode Note Limit Parameters The Note Limit Low and High parameters allow you to set the range of notes for a Part’ s V oice. Notes outside the range will not be played. HINT Note Limit can be used to set up keyboard splits. Set two Parts to the same MIDI chan- nel (see page 1 19), but give them Note Limit settings so that one Part [...]

MU128 Multi Mode 123 English V elocity Sensitivity Offset (V elSensOfs) Range: 000 — 127 This determines the volume range over which velocity af fects. F or lo wer v alues, the velocity af fects a volume range from minimum to medium-loud. For higher v alues, velocity af fects a range from me- dium-soft to maximum. Level 127 127 0 at 127 at 64 at [...]

124 MU128 Multi Mode MIDI instruments allow you to change the con- trol change number for a particular controller: for example, setting the modulation wheel (nor- mally 01) to control V olume (07). Refer to the owner ’ s manual of your particular instrument for more information. Assignable Controller 1 Filter Control (AC1 FilCtrl) Range: –64 ?[...]

MU128 Multi Mode 125 English Multi Edit Mode Assignable Controller 1 Amplitude Control (AC1 AmpCtrl) Range: 64 — +63 This determines the degree to which As- signable Controller 1 (A C1) af fects the volume (Amplitude) for each Part. For maximum effect, this should be set to one of the extreme values, negative or posi- ti v e. A setting of 00 resu[...]

126 MU128 Multi Mode Drum Setup Controls The Drum Setup controls allow you to make a wide variety of settings for the drum sounds in a Drum P art. These settings include Pitch con- trols, Lev el, Pan, ef fect send, filter controls and EG (En v elope Genera- tor), among others. Moreov er , these parameters can be set to completely independent values[...]

MU128 Multi Mode 127 English Assignment ............................................................ 130 ● Alternate Group Note On/Off .......................................................... 130 ● Receive Note On (RcvNoteOn) ● Receive Note Off The Drum Setup parameters are only available when the Part Mode has been set to drumS1 — S4. (S[...]

128 MU128 Multi Mode Filter Parameters LPF Cutof f Frequency (LPF Cutoff) Range: –64 — +63 (XG mode), 000 — 127 (TG300B mode) This determines the cutoff frequenc y of the low pass filter (LPF) for the selected drum sound. The LPF f ilters out frequen- cies higher than the cutof f point and “passes” the lower frequencies. Lower cutoff v al[...]

MU128 Multi Mode 129 English Multi Edit Mode HPF Cutoff Frequency (HPF Cutof f) Range: –64 — +63 This determines the cutoff frequenc y of the high pass filter (HPF) for the selected drum sound. The HPF f ilters out frequen- cies lo wer than the cutoff point and “passes” the higher frequencies. Lower cutof f values preserve the fundamental a[...]

130 MU128 Multi Mode Assignment Alternate Group Settings: off, 001 — 127 This determines the group assignment of the selected drum sound. Drums assigned to the same group cannot be sounded si- multaneously . In other words, if one drum in a group is sounding while a second in the same group is played, the first drum sound will be cut of f and the[...]

MU128 Performance Mode 131 English Performance Mode In the Performance mode, the MU128 performs as a four -P art tone genera- tor , with all P arts controlled over a single MIDI channel. The Performance mode is so named because it’ s ideally suited to li v e performance situations. It allows y ou to play four dif ferent V oices at the same time f[...]

132 MU128 Performance Mode Performance Bank Settings: Pre (Preset), Int (Internal) This determines the bank of Performance programs: Preset or Internal. Preset Perfor - mances are those that hav e been created and loaded at the factory; the Internal bank is reserv ed for user-created Perf ormances. NOTE When changing Performance banks, there may be[...]

MU128 Performance Mode 133 English Reverb Return (RevRtn) Range: 000 — 127 This determines the amount of Reverb return for the Performance in the overall mix. NOTE Keep in mind that the overall Reverb effect also depends on the Reverb Send setting (page 135) in the Single Part controls. Chorus Return (ChoRtn) Range: 000 — 127 This determines th[...]

134 MU128 Performance Mode NOTE When selecting the Plug-in board with the [SELECT] button, the Model excl. category features the original V oices of the board, which do not conform to the XG format. Bank Number Settings: Part Available banks 01~04 A/D1 A/D2 000~003, 018, 019 000~003 000, 001, 003, 006, 008, 012, 014, 016~022, 024~029, 032~043, 045,[...]

MU128 Performance Mode 135 English Program (V oice) Number Range: 01 — 04 part: 001 — 128 A/D1 part: 001 — 013 A/D2 part: 001 — 005 This determines the V oice for the selected Part. (Refer to the SOUND LIST & MIDI DATA booklet.) NOTE Drum V oices are not available in the Perfor- mance mode. V olume Range: 000 — 127 This determines the[...]

136 MU128 Performance Mode V ariation Send (V arSend) Settings: off , on (when V ariation Connection is set to INS ); 000 — 127 (when Variation Connec- tion is set to SYS ) When the V ariation Connection param- eter (page 150) is set to “INS,” this de- termines whether the V ariation ef fect is applied to the selected Par t or not. Also, sinc[...]

MU128 Performance Mode 137 English Performance Edit Mode The Performance Edit mode features various functions and parameters, grouped in the following sections: Common (related to the Performance as a whole), Part (rela ted to eac h of the four P arts), and the Copy , Store, and Recall operations. For basic information on using the Performance Edit[...]

138 MU128 Performance Mode Performance Edit Mode Performance Name Performance Name (Perform Name) This allows you to give a name to your edited Performance. Operation 1 From the Performance Name dis- play , press the ENTER button. 2 Use the SELECT < / > buttons to select the character position (flashing character) in the name and use the V AL[...]

MU128 Performance Mode 139 English Assignable Controller Parameters Assignable Controller 1 Control Change Number (AC1 CC No.) Same as the corresponding parameter in the Multi Edit mode (page 124), with the exception that A C1 in the Performance mode can also control LFO filter modu- lation (see Assignable Controller 1 LFO Filter Modulation Depth b[...]

140 MU128 Performance Mode Part Path: [EDIT] button → “ P ART” P AR T ————————————————————————— ■ FIL TER ● LPF Cutoff Frequency ● LPF Resonance ● HPF Cutoff Frequency ■ EG (Envelope Generator) Level/Filter EG Parameters ● EG Attack T ime ● EG Decay T ime ● EG Release T ime Pit[...]

MU128 Performance Mode 141 English ■ Filter Path: [EDIT] button → “P ART” → “FIL TER” The Filter section of Performance Edit parameters are the same as the corresponding parameters in the Multi Edit mode. (page 111.) ■ EG Path: [EDIT] button → “P ART” → “EG” The EG section of Performance Edit parameters are the same as t[...]

142 MU128 Performance Mode Copy and Store Operations The Copy and Store operations allo w you to sav e and organize the Perfor - mances you’ve created. Copy The Copy operation allows you to copy the settings of one Performance program (Preset or Internal) to another Performance number (Internal only). Operation 1 From the Performance Edit menu, u[...]

MU128 Performance Mode 143 English TONE GENERATOR XG TG 300 B PERFORM MODE EQ UTIL EFFECT PLAY EDIT ALL MUTE/ SOLO PART PART SELECT VALUE SELECT VALUE ENTER EXIT SELECT PART GROUP Strings Bass Guitar Organ Chrom.perc. Piano Ensemble Brass Reed Pipe Synth lead Synth pad Drum Model excl. SFX Percussive Ethnic Synth effects PHONES MIDI IN A STAND BY O[...]

144 MU128 Performance Mode Copy and Store Operations 2 Use the VA L U E - / + buttons or data dial to change the destination Performance number . TONE GENERATOR XG TG 300 B PERFORM MODE EQ UTIL EFFECT PLAY EDIT ALL MUTE/ SOLO PART PART SELECT VALUE SELECT VALUE ENTER EXIT SELECT PART GROUP Strings Bass Guitar Organ Chrom.perc. Piano Ensemble Brass [...]

MU128 Performance Mode 145 English Recall Function Recall is a convenient function that allows you to recover an accidently deleted Performance. For example, if you are editing a Performance and inadver tentl y select a dif ferent Performance, the edited Performance would normally be lost. By using Recall before turning off the MU128 or edit- ing a[...]

146 MU128 Effect Edit Mode Effect Edit Mode The MU128 features a b uilt-in multi-effect processor with 7 independent digital ef fects: Re v erb, Chorus, V ariation, Insertion 1/2, P art EQ, and Multi EQ. The first 5 of these are controlled in the Ef fect Edit mode. In this section, only the ef fect T ypes and the global parameters common to all T y[...]

MU128 Effect Edit Mode 147 English Reverb (REV) T ype Settings: NO EFFECT , HALL 1 — 2, ROOM 1 — 3, ST A GE 1 — 2, PLA TE, WHITE R OOM, TUNNEL, CANY ON, BASE- MENT This determines the Rev erb T ype. Each Re verb T ype has dif ferent values f or the rest of the Rev erb parameters; for ex- ample, Basement has a Re verb T ime of 0.6 seconds, whi[...]

148 MU128 Effect Edit Mode Chorus Pan (ChoPan) Range: L63 — C — R63 This determines the Pan position of the Chorus sound, or where it appears in the stereo image. Send Chorus to Reverb (SendCho → Rev) Range: 000 — 127 This determines the lev el of the Chorus signal sent to and processed by the Re- verb ef fect. A setting of 000 results in n[...]

MU128 Effect Edit Mode 149 English MONIC ENHANCER*; COMPRESSOR; NOISE GA TE; VOICE CANCEL; T ALK MOD; LO-FI; DIST+DELA Y ; ODR V+DELA Y ; CMP+DT+DL Y ; CMP+OD+DL Y ; W AH+DT+DL Y ; W AH+OD+DL Y ; THRU *The Harmonic Enhancer produces the same effect as its MU series predecessor . NOTE When NO EFFECT or THRU is selected for the T ype, no V ariation e[...]

150 MU128 Effect Edit Mode When set to THRU , the sound of the Part (or Parts) is output without any V ariation effect. Generally , when V ariation Connection is set to INS (Insertion), you should set the T ype to Thru . When V ariation Connection is set to SYS (System), you should set the T ype to NO EF- FECT . Dry/W et (Inser tion connection) Ran[...]

MU128 Effect Edit Mode 151 English T ype Settings: THRU; HALL 1 — 2; ROOM 1 — 3; ST AGE 1 — 2; PLA TE; DELA Y L,C,R; DELA Y L,R; ECHO; CR OSS DELA Y ; KARA OKE 1 — 3; CHOR US 1 — 4; CELESTE 1 — 4; FLANGER 1 — 3; SYMPHONIC; ENSEMBLE DETUNE; RO T AR Y SPEAKER; TREMOLO; A UT O P AN; PHASER 1; DIST ORTION; O VER DRIVE; AMP SIMULA T OR; 3B[...]

152 MU128 Effect Edit Mode About the Effect Connections — System and Insertion About the Effect Connections — System and Insertion The multi-ef fects of the MU128 provide not only a wide range of sound processing controls, but also a fle xible system for connecting them. Unlike simple ef fect routing schemes on con ventional sound modules that [...]

MU128 Effect Edit Mode 153 English When V ariation is set to System: NOTES • The Parts to which Insertion 1, 2 are applied is determined by the Part parameter in the Insertion section (page 151). • Even though the System routing applies the selected effect to all Parts, you can control how much the Reverb, Chorus and V ariation effects are appl[...]

154 MU128 Effect Edit Mode About the Effect Connections — System and Insertion When V ariation is set to Insertion: NOTES • As with System above, the Parts to which Insertion 1, 2 are applied is determined by the Part parameter in the Insertion section (page 151). Also, the Part to which V ariation is applied is determined by the V ariation Sen[...]

MU128 Equalizer (Multi EQ) Edit 155 English Equalizer (Multi EQ) Edit The Equalizer (Multi EQ) Edit parameters allo w you to adjust the ov er- all tone of the MU128 sound in five separate frequency bands. EQ presets are also provided for instantly calling up tone settings spe- cially suited for dif ferent types of music. 0 dB Fre q uenc y Low Lo Mi[...]

156 MU128 Utility Mode Utility Mode The Utility mode lets you set functions related to the overall operation of the MU128, such as Master T une, display contrast and playing of the Demo Song. Included also are utility operations, such as various kinds of data transfer with an external data storage device, and initializing of the MU128 settings. T o[...]

MU128 Utility Mode 157 English Master T une (M.T une) Range: –102.4 — +102.3 cents (approx. +/– 1 semitone) This determines the overall fine tuning of the MU128’ s V oices. It does not af fect the pitch of the individual drum/percussion sounds of the drum kits. Master T une is es- pecially useful for adjusting the pitch of the MU128 when pl[...]

158 MU128 Utility Mode System Functions (SYSTEM) Mute Lock Settings: off, on This determines whether or not the Part Mute status of the MU128 is reset when receiving a GM System On or XG System On mes- sage. Generally , this messa ge is automatically transmitted to the MU128 as part of GM or XG song data. When Mute Loc k is set to off , this resets[...]

MU128 Utility Mode 159 English System Functions (SYSTEM) Receive System On (RcvSysOn) Settings: off , on This determines whether GM System On or XG System On messages are received or not. The on setting allo ws these mes- sages to be received. Hint If you’ve changed any of the panel settings on the MU128 and wish to keep those changes while playi[...]

160 MU128 Utility Mode System Functions (SYSTEM) Tone Generator Computer and Software with multiple-port capability MIDI OUT Port 1: Channels A1 — A16 Port 2: Channels B1 — B16 Port 3: Channels C1 — C16 Port 4: Channels D1 — D16 Thru Port setting: 5 — 8 MIDI IN TONE GENERATOR XG TG 300 B PERFORM MODE EQ UTIL EFFECT PLAY EDIT ALL MUTE/ SOL[...]

MU128 Utility Mode 161 English System Functions (SYSTEM) Display Bank Select (DispBankSel) Settings: 1 (displays only banks with unique V oices), 2 (displays all banks) This determines whether the MU128 dis- plays all V oice banks or not when chang- ing banks. (For information on changing banks, see page 43.) When this is set to “1,” the MU128 [...]

162 MU128 Utility Mode Dump Out Functions (DUMPOUT) The Dump Out functions allow you to save the various settings of the MU128 (such as settings for Parts, Performances, system, etc.) to a MIDI sequencer , computer or a MIDI data recorder (such as the Y amaha MDF3 MIDI Data Filer). The follo wing illustrations sho w e xample connections for the Dum[...]

MU128 Utility Mode 163 English 2 Press the UTIL button and select “DUMPOUT ,” then press the ENTER button. 3 From the Dump Out menu, select the type of data to be sent: All, Multi or Performance. Then, press the ENTER button to call up the selected data dump. All This transmits all MU128 data (including Part, Performance, system, and all parame[...]

164 MU128 Utility Mode Multi Settings: 64 Parts, 32 Parts, 16 Parts, 64 Parts + A/D, 32 Parts + A/D, 16 Parts + A/D This transmits the selected MU128 Multi Part data (including System, Effect and EQ data) to the connected device. (Use the V ALUE - / + buttons to select the type/amount of data to be transmitted.) Performance (PERFORM) Settings: ALL,[...]

MU128 Utility Mode 165 English Dump Out Functions (DUMPOUT) To reload the data from the data recorder back to the MU128: Make sure that the devices are properly connected (see the illustra- tions on page 162), and execute the appropriate data transfer operation from the data recorder . (Refer to the owner’ s manual of that device for instructions[...]

166 MU128 Utility Mode Initialize Functions (INITIAL) The Initialize functions allow you to restore the factory settings of the MU128. NOTE Since the Initialize functions replace existing data, you should save any and all important settings to a MIDI data storage device before using these functions. (page 162.) Operation 1 Press the UTIL button and[...]

MU128 Utility Mode 167 English Factory Settings (FactSet) This restores the original factory settings of the MU128. Selected Sound Module Mode: Extended General MIDI (XG Init) General MIDI (GM Init) Performance (PFMInit) One of the three parameters above will be available, depending on the currently selected Sound Module mode: XG, TG300B or PFM . I[...]

168 MU128 Utility Mode Initialize Functions (INITIAL) Drum (DrumInit) Range: DrumS1 — DrumS4 This restores the original drum settings for the selected Drum Setup S1 — S4. (Use the V ALUE - / + buttons or data dial to select the desired Drum Setup.) NOTE This parameter is not available when the MU128 is set to Performance mode. 3 From the “Are[...]

MU128 Utility Mode 169 English Demo Song Play (DEMO) The Demo Song function in the Utility menu allows you to play the built-in Demo Song. NOTE All System Setup and Multi Part Edit settings are initialized to their default values when playing back the demo song. Save your important data to a computer or the MDF3 MIDI Data Filer by using the Dump Ou[...]

170 MU128 Other Functions Other Functions Sound Module Mode (MODE) This lets you select the operating mode of the MU128. Press the MODE button, then use the SELECT < / > buttons to select the desired Sound Module mode: XG , TG300B or PFM (Performance). If XG or TG300B is selected, the MU128 automatically sets itself to the Multi mode. When PF[...]

MU128 Other Functions 171 English Show MIDI Data This convenient function lets you instantly view MIDI data for any param- eter setting in any mode, and send that data to an external MIDI device. By using this function, you can easily control any of the MU128 parameters from an external MIDI de vice. When recording song data on a sequencer , you ca[...]

172 MU128 Other Functions Details • The parameter values can be changed also by using the [V ALUE - / + ] but- tons. • When the cursor is at the bank number parameter in the XG mode or TG300B mode, double-click the [ENTER] button, so that the two control change mes- sages (bank select MSB, LSB) and the program numbers are displayed. 2 T o trans[...]

MU128 Plug-in System 173 English Plug-in System About the XG Plug-in System This system of fers powerful e xpansion and upgrade capabilities for XG-Plug-in-compatible tone generators, including the MU128. The XG Plug-in System enables you to equip the MU128 with the latest and most sophisticated technology , ensuring that you k eep pace with the ra[...]

174 MU128 Plug-in System Structure of the XG Plug-in System The beauty and usefulness of the XG Plug-in System is in its com- patibility . When an XG Plug-in board is installed to a compatible XG tone generator , the board and tone generator function together seamlessly , as if the board were actually installed as part of the tone generator’ s ci[...]

MU128 Plug-in System 175 English PLG100-VH (V ocal Harmony Plug-in Board) This Plug-in board equips the MU128 with an automatic “harmonizer , ” letting you instantly and easily apply one-, two- or three-part harmo- nies to a v ocal signal (via a microphone connected to the A/D Inputs). Four dif ferent types of Harmony ef fects are a vailable: V[...]

176 MU128 Plug-in System Installing the Plug-in Board Before Installing the Plug-in Board Here are some things you should know about the XG Plug-in boards before you install and use them. In general: • The XG Plug-in board can be used only when the Sound Module mode is set to “XG” or “PFM” (Performance). • T one generator type Plug-in b[...]

MU128 Plug-in System 177 English time before turning of f the power , since data may be deleted if you turn off the po wer before the backup operation is completed. • When editing any “hidden” parameters on the board (parameters that can only be accessed via MIDI) from an external MIDI device, these parameters will be initialized to their def[...]

178 MU128 Plug-in System Setting Part Assign from an External MIDI Device The Part Assign parameter can also be set from an external MIDI de- vice by using the system e xc lusiv e message giv en belo w . F0 43 1n 4C 70 PBtype Serial# Part# F7 (hexadecimal) n: Device number (of the MU128) PBtype: Indicates the type of XG Plug-in board. For example, [...]

MU128 Plug-in System 179 English About Plug-in System Installing the Plug-in Board 1 Caution • When installing or uninstalling the XG Plug-in board, the System Setup and Multi Part settings of the MU128 are initialized to their default values. Always save your important settings to a computer or MIDI data filer (such as MDF3) by using the Dump Ou[...]

180 MU128 Plug-in System 4 Insert the board along the guide rails about two-thirds of the way inside the MU128, with the connector side face down and toward you (as shown below). Make sure to insert it slowly and gently , keeping the edges of the board inside the proper guide rails, as shown in the illustration. W ith the board in place, plug in on[...]

MU128 Plug-in System 181 English About Plug-in System 5 Slowly and gently insert the XG Plug-in board the rest of the way into the expansion bay . 6 Replace the cover with the screw you removed in step #2 above. Latch the hinges on the cover to the inside of the expansion bay and secure the cover to the rear panel with the screw . Press down hard o[...]

182 MU128 Plug-in System 7 When the power to the MU128 is turned on again, the board is automatically installed and ready for operation. The appropriate LEDs on the front panel (PLG-1 - 3) light to indicate the installed XG Plug-in boards. For tone generator type XG Plug-in boards, you can select the desired board (PLG-1 - 3) by pressing the [SELEC[...]

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184 MU 128 Appendix T roubleshooting T roubleshooting Even though the MU128 is exceptionally easy to use, it may occasionally not function as you expect it to. If that happens, check the possible problems and solutions belo w before assuming that the instrument is faulty . Problem No power. No sound. No sound when playing the MU128 from a computer,[...]

MU128 Appendix 185 English Error Messages Error Messages Battery Low! The battery v oltage (for internal memory backup) may be too lo w . Bring the unit to your local Y amaha dealer or an y other authorized Y amaha service personnel. Illegal Data! A data error resulted during reception of MIDI messages. Try transmitting the data again, or turn the [...]

186 MU 128 Appendix No RecallPerform! This message appears if you use the Recall function (page 145) in the Performance Edit mode when there is no edited Performance data to be recalled. Not A vailable Drum V oices cannot be selected when the Sound Module mode is set to “PFM. ” Not A vailable with PLG The selected XG Plug-in board does not ha v[...]

MU128 Appendix 187 English Specifications T one Generation Method A WM2 (Adv anced W ave Memory 2) Maximum Simultaneous Polyphony 128-note Sound Module Modes XG, TG300B, and Performance Multi-timbral Capacity 64-P ar t (on 64 MIDI channels; with dynamic V oice allocation) Internal V oice/Program Structure Normal Voices T otal V oices ..............[...]

188 MU 128 Appendix Controls V OLUME control; A/D INPUT lev el control; Mode select buttons: PLA Y , UTIL (UTILITY), MODE, EDIT , EFFECT , EQ; other buttons: MUTE/SOLO, EN- TER, EXIT , P AR T - / + , SELECT < / > , V ALUE - / + V oice Cate gory but- tons, SELECT , P AR T GROUP; data dial; ST AND BY/ON switch Jacks and T erminals Front panel: [...]

MU128 Appendix 189 English Glossary A/D input Abbr eviation for analog-to-digital. The A/ D inputs of the MU128 allow you to process ana- log inputs (such as a microphone, electric guitar , CD player , or another electronic instrument) with the digital ef fects of the MU128 and mix them with the internal V oices. Assignable Controller 1 Certain fun[...]

190 MU 128 Appendix Performance In the MU128, “Performance” refers to an operation mode and the programs that are used in that mode. A Performance can contain up to four different P arts, all controllable over the same MIDI channel. The preset Performances of the MU128 are special multi-Part sound programs designed par - ticularly for live perf[...]

MU128 Appendix 191 English Index Index A A/D input ................................................................ 97 A/D Part .......................................................... 97, 139 A/D Part Lock ...................................................... 158 All Part control ....................................... 70, 109, 132 Alternate Gr[...]

192 MU 128 Appendix Index MU100 Exclusiv e V oice ......................................... 44 Multi Edit mode ............................................... 61,111 Multi mode ..................................................... 58, 104 Multi Mode Equalizer Lock ................................. 158 Mute ..........................................[...]

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4 MU128 CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA MEXICO Yamaha de Mexico S.A. De C.V., Departamento de ventas Javier Rojo Gomez No.1149, Col. Gpe Del Moral, Deleg. Iztapalapa, 09300 Mexico, D.F. Tel: 686-00-33 BRAZIL Yamaha Musical do Brasil LTDA. Av. Rebouças 2636, São Paulo, Brasil Tel: 011-853-1377 ARGENTINA Yamaha Music Argentina S.A. Viamonte 1145 Piso2-[...]

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