Yamaha MU90R - Manuals

MU90 Effect Parameter List 7 HALL1,HALL2ROOM1,ROOM2,ROOM3STAGE1,STAGE2PLATE (reverb, variation, insertion1,2 block) No. Parameter Display Value See Table Control 1 Reverb Time 0.3~30.0s 0-69 table#4 2 Diffusion 0~10 0-10 3 Initial Delay 0~63 0-63 table#5 4 HPF Cutoff Thru~8.0kHz 0-52 table#3 5 LPF C...

12 Parameter name Effect types in which the parameter exists Explanation of parameter AM Depth TREMOLO Depth of volume modulation AMP Type AMP SIMULATOR Select the amp type to be simulated Attack COMPRESSOR type Time until when the compressor begins to take effect NOISE GATE Time until when the gate...

14 table #1LFO Frequency 0 0 1 0.04 2 0.08 3 0.13 4 0.17 5 0.21 6 0.25 7 0.29 8 0.34 9 0.38 10 0.42 11 0.46 12 0.51 13 0.55 14 0.59 15 0.63 16 0.67 17 0.72 18 0.76 19 0.80 20 0.84 21 0.88 22 0.93 23 0.97 24 1.01 25 1.05 26 1.09 27 1.14 28 1.18 29 1.22 30 1.26 31 1.3 Data Value 32 1.35 33 1.39 34 1.4...

MIDI Data Format 16 1. Channel messages 1.1 Note-on / Note-off These are messages which convey keyboard performance data.Range of received notes = C-2 ...G8Velocity range = 1...127 (Velocity is received only for note-on) When the Multi Part parameter Rcv NOTE MESSAGE = OFF, that part is not received...

MIDI Data Format 18 24H rr mm -- Drum High Pass Filter Cutoff Frequencymm : 00H - 40H - 7FH (-64...0...+63) 30H rr mm -- Drum EQ Bass Gainmm : 00H - 40H - 7FH (-64...0...+63) 31H rr mm -- Drum EQ Treble Gainmm : 00H - 40H - 7FH (-64...0...+63) 34H rr mm -- Drum EQ Bass Frequencymm : 04H - 28H (32......

MIDI Data Format 19 1.4 Program Change This message selects sounds.This changes the program number of the receiving channel. If the voice bank is also to bechanged, transmit this message together with the Bank Select message (see 1.2.1).If the Multi Part parameter Rcv PROGRAM CHANGE = OFF, that part...

MIDI Data Format 21 2.2.1 XG Bulk DumpThese messages set XG-related parameters. Unlike parameter changes, a single messagecan set multiple parameters. The message format is as follows. 11110000 F0H Exclusive status 01000011 43H YAMAHA ID 0000nnnn 0NH N:Device Number 01001100 4CH Model ID 0sssssss SS...

MU90 XG Voice List 42 KSP Stereo Single Slow Fast Decay Double Attack Bright Dark Resonant Attack Release Sweep Resonant Sweep Bank Select LSB Bank 0 E Bank 1 E Bank 3 E Bank 6 E Bank 8 E Bank 12 E Bank 14 E Bank 16 E Bank 17 E Bank 18 E Bank 19 E Bank 20 E Bank 24 E Bank 25 E Bank 26 E Bank 27 E In...

About the 128 GM sounds 52 Group Pgm# (1-128) Instrument name Display Explanation of voice Piano 1 Grand Piano GrandPno Grand piano 2 Bright Piano BritePno Bright and crisp grand piano 3 Electric Grand Piano El.Grand Electric grand piano (CP80) 4 Honky-tonk Piano HnkyTonk Ragtime-style piano 5 Elect...

MU90 Performance List 56 Preset Performance List (MSB=001, LSB=000) Pgm# Category Performance Name Comment 1 FX Heavens Door Warm effect sound. MW controls the filter. 2 PF Rich Piano A robust concert grand. 3 BR Saw Classic Analog sawtooth brass. Delay effect. 4 FX Analog Age Warm and transparent a...

XG Drum Map 60 Bank MSB# 127 127 127 127 127 Program# 1 2 3 4 9 Note# Note Keyoff Alternate assign Standard Kit E Standard Kit 2 E Dry Kit E Brilliant Kit E Room Kit E 13 C# -1 3 Surdo Mute 1 Surdo Mute V 1 Surdo Mute B 1 14 D -1 3 Surdo Open 1 Surdo Open V 1 Surdo Open B 1 15 D# -1 Hi Q 1 Hi Q B 1 ...

TABLE OF CONTENTS v GUIDED TOUR REFERENCE APPENDIX REFERENCE Multi Mode ...................................................................................................................... 38 Multi Play Mode .............................................................................................

v i TABLE OF CONTENTS Dump Out Functions ................................................................................................. 119 Saving and Restoring Data via MIDI .................................................................. 119Saving and Restoring Data via TO HOST .................

HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL vii How to Use This Manual You are probably eager to try out your new MU90R Tone Generator rightaway 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 MU90R, we stron...

viii • Use only the stand/rack specified for the instrument. When attaching the stand or rack, use the provided screws only. Failure to do so could causedamage to the internal components or result in the instrument falling over. • Do not operate the instrument for a long period of time at a high or ...

THE CONTROLS OF THE MU90R 1 The Controls of the MU90R Front Panel 1 PHONES jack For connection to a set of stereo headphones (1/4”). 2 VOLUME control Turning this adjusts the overall volume of the MU90R. 3 A/D INPUT 1, 2 jacks For connection of a microphone, electric guitar or other electronic instr...

2 THE CONTROLS OF THE MU90R 11 MUTE/SOLO button Pressing this alternately mutes or solos the selected Part. (See page 25.) 12 ENTER button For calling up menu items in the display and for executing certain functionsand operations. Double-clicking this (pressing it twice quickly) calls up theSystem E...

THE CONTROLS OF THE MU90R 3 Rear Panel 1 MIDI THRU, MIDI OUT and MIDI IN A/B terminals For connection to other MIDI devices, such as a MIDI keyboard, tone genera-tor, sequencer, or to a computer that has a MIDI interface. MIDI IN A and Bare independent MIDI ports, allowing full 32-channel MIDI input...

4 THE MU90R — WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT CAN DO The MU90R — What It Is and What It Can Do What It Is… The MU90R is a fulll-featured and easy-to-use tone generator. It featuresfull General MIDI Level 1 compatibility with 128 General MIDI Voicesand 9 drum kits. It also provides new XG-MIDI (Extended Gener...

THE MU90R — WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT CAN DO 5 What It Can Do… Here are a few ideas on how you can use the MU90R. The list below is notcomprehensive, but is meant to be a general guide to the possibilities andprovide a starting point or springboard for your own creative ideas and ex-plorations. Using W...

6 THE MU90R — WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT CAN DO About the Modes of the MU90R The MU90R has two main operating modes: Multi and Performance. InMulti mode, the MU90R is a 32-Part multi-timbral tone generator; in Per-formance mode, the MU90R effectively functions as four tone generatorscontrolled over a si...

THE MU90R — WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT CAN DO 1 1 Velocity Sensitivity Offset Velocity Limit Low Velocity Limit High Copy Store Recall For more information on each of these modes and their menus, see the re-spective sections in the Reference section. Utility Mode The Utility mode lets you set functions ...

1 2 THE MU90R — WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT CAN DO M E M O

G UIDED T OUR When using your MU90R 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.

1 4 GUIDED TOUR Setting Up Your MU90R In this introductory section, you’ll learn how to set up the MU90R for usewith a MIDI keyboard. (Setting up for use with a computer is covered onpage 29.) What You’ll Need ☛ The MU90R and the included power adaptor. ☛ A MIDI keyboard, electronic piano, or any in...

1 6 GUIDED TOUR Powering Up and Playing the Demo Song Once you’ve connected everything properly, you’re ready to turn theMU90R on and start playing it. However, a small word of caution beforeyou begin: Follow the instructions given below to avoid possible damageto your equipment and speakers. Poweri...

GUIDED TOUR 1 7 Playing the Demo Song Now that you’ve set everything up properly, try playing the built-in DemoSong. This showcases the high-quality Voices and the AWM2 tone genera-tion system of the MU90R. Operation 1 Press the UTIL button. 2 Select “DEMO” with the SELECT w buttons and press the EN...

1 8 GUIDED TOUR Playing Your MU90R With a MIDI Keyboard Operation Play some notes on your MIDI keyboard. If you’ve carefully followed all instructions up to now, one of the “level meter” bars in the display should move — and youshould be able to hear the sound of the MU90R as you play. N O T E If yo...

GUIDED TOUR 1 9 Selecting Voices In this brief section, you’ll learn how to select other Voices. You can dothis directly from the panel of the MU90R or remotely, from your MIDIkeyboard. Operation 1 First, select a Part. Use the PART q buttons to select Part 1. Press the appropriate button until “01”...

2 0 GUIDED TOUR Play this new Voice from the keyboard. Try selecting other Voicesand play them as well. (For a list of all the available Voices, refer tothe SOUND LIST & MIDI DATA booklet. HINT You can rapidly move through the values by holding down one of the VALUE q buttons. You can move even ...

GUIDED TOUR 2 1 2 Use the VALUE q buttons or data dial to change the Bank number. 3 Finally, use the SELECT w buttons again to move the arrow cursor back to the right side of the instrument icon — for Voiceselection. Selecting Voices From Your MIDI Keyboard You can also select Voices remotely from t...

2 2 GUIDED TOUR Changing Some of the Settings — Part Controls You can make changes to each individual Part by using the Part controls.These are always displayed in the Play mode, giving you at-a-glance con-firmation of the various basic settings of the MU90R. Let’s take a look atthe Play display aga...

2 4 GUIDED TOUR Changing the Volume and Pan Settings of a Part Now that you’re playing two Voices at the same time, you may want to ad-just their settings. Here, we’ll change the Volume and Pan settings of onePart’s Voice. Operation 1 Use the PART q buttons to select the desired Part (Part 1 or 2). ...

2 6 GUIDED TOUR Using the A/D Input The MU90R features a special A/D (Analog-to-Digital) Input function thatallows you to connect a microphone, electric guitar or other instrument andmix in those signals with the MU90R’s Voices. A/D Input is perfect forsinging along with your keyboard performance, s...

2 8 GUIDED TOUR 7 Now, move the arrow cursor back to PGM# (with the SELECT w buttons) and try selecting some different A/D programs (with the VALUE q buttons or data dial). The available programs have been specially programmed to suitthe type of input selected. For example, programs for Mic inputinc...

GUIDED TOUR 2 9 Setting Up the MU90R in Your Music System As you learned in the section The MU90R — What It Is and What ItCan Do on page 4, the MU90R can be integrated into a variety of setups. Itwould be impossible to cover all connection possibilities in a short manualas this; however, the section...

3 0 GUIDED TOUR Operation 1 Set the HOST SELECT switch to Mac . 2 Connect the MU90R to the host computer, as shown in the illus-tration above. Use a standard Macintosh cable (8-pin Mini DINon both ends; see page 35). 3 Turn on the the host computer, then the MU90R. 4 Start up your music software, an...

GUIDED TOUR 3 1 Operation 1 Set the HOST SELECT switch to PC-2 . 2 Connect the MU90R to the host computer, as shown in the illus-tration above. Use a standard computer cable (8-pin Mini DINto 9-pin D-SUB; see page 35). 3 Turn on the the host computer, then the MU90R. 4 Start up your music software, ...

3 2 GUIDED TOUR MDF2 MIDI OUT MIDI IN-A or IN-B MIDI CABLE MIDI Keyboard MIDI OUT MIDI IN-B MIDI CABLE STOP CONTINUE START SOUND OFF MERGEON/OFF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 0 TRANSPOSE HEXA DECIMAL DECIMAL DC IN OCTAVE OCTAVE SHIFT OCTAVE RESET PITCH ASSIGNABLE IN MIDI OUT ENTER DRUM NUMBER NRPN C...

GUIDED TOUR 3 3 Using the MU90R with a MIDI Data Storage Device You can also use the MU90R with a MIDI data storage device, such as theYamaha MDF2 MIDI Data Filer. This lets you save or back up whateverchanges you’ve made in the settings of the Utility and Part Edit modes, aswell as changes to the E...

3 4 GUIDED TOUR Data Flow Block Diagram When HOST SELECT switch is set to MIDI (31,250 bps): Sound Module A1~16CH TO HOST IN-B IN-A OUT THRU Sound Module B1~16CH When HOST SELECT switch is set toPC-1/MAC (31,250 bps) or PC-2 (38,400 bps): Sound Module A1~16CH TO HOST IN-B IN-A OUT THRU Sound Module ...

GUIDED TOUR 3 5 MIDI/Computer Connecting Cables M I D I Standard MIDI cable. Maximum length 15 meters. DIN 5-PIN DIN 5-PIN 425 42 (GND)5 M a c Apple Macintosh Peripheral cable (M0197). Maximum length 2 meters. MINI DIN8-PIN MINI DIN8-PIN 123 2 (HSK i)1 (HSK o)5 (RxD –) 4 4 (GND) 5 3 (TxD –) 6 8 (RxD...

R EFERENCE The Reference section of this manual covers in detail all of the functions of the MU90R. Refer to it when you need in- formation about a specific function, feature or operation.

3 8 MULTI MODE To set the Multi mode: 1 Press the MODE button. 2 Use theg SELECT w buttons to select the desired Multi mode: XG, TG300B or C/M. 3 Press the EXIT button or the PLAY button to return to the Play display. The currently selected mode setting is shown by the arrow at the bottomright of th...

MULTI MODE 3 9 Multi Play Mode The Play mode (with the main Play display shown below) is the normaloperating mode of the MU90R. To select the Play mode from any othermode, press the PLAY button. (The Play mode is also automatically se-lected when you turn on the MU90R.) N O T E Applications that are...

4 0 MULTI MODE Parts 17 — 32 can be displayed by selecting one of those Parts with thePART q buttons. For example, when Part 18 is selected, the changes as shown below: 2) Shows half “level meter” indication for the A1 and A2 A/D Parts and all 32Parts. Currently selected parameter (here, Voice numbe...

MULTI MODE 4 1 Single Part Control The Single Part controls include: MIDI Receive Channel, Bank Number,Program Number, Volume, Expression, Pan, Reverb Send, Chorus Send,Variation Send and Note Shift. Selecting Single Part Control Single Part control is automatically called up when the MU90R is turne...

4 2 MULTI MODE Bank Number This determines the bank number of the selected Part’s Voice. Eachbank contains 128 Voices. (Refer to the SOUND LIST & MIDI DATAbooklet.) A1/A2 (A/D Input) part: 000 — 003 Normal part: X G : 000, 001, 003, 006, 008, 012, 014, 016 — 020, 024 —028, 032 — 043, 045, 064 — ...

MULTI MODE 4 3 Volume This determines the Volume setting for the selected Part’s Voice. Graphically indicates current Volume setting. Range: 000 — 127 Expression (Expresn) This determines the Expression setting for the selected Part’s Voice. Graphically indicates current Expression setting. Range: 0...

MULTI MODE 4 5 Graphically indicates current Variation Send setting. Settings: off, on (when Variation Connection is set to INS); 000 — 127 (when Variation Connection is set to SYS) Note Shift (NoteSft) This determines the key transposition setting for the Part’s Voice. Graphically indicates current...

4 6 MULTI MODE All Part Control The All Part controls include: Device Number, Master Volume, MasterAttenuator, Reverb Return, Chorus Return, Variation Return and Transpose. Keep in mind that these controls affect all Parts equally, and either add to or subtract from their individual values. For exam...

MULTI MODE 4 7 example, if you are using more than one MU90R, set a different De-vice Number for each. This is especially important when using thedata dump features. (See page 119.) If you have only one MU90R,set this to “all.” Master Volume (M.Volum) Graphically indicates current Master Volume sett...

4 8 MULTI MODE Chorus Return (ChoRtn) Graphically indicates current Chorus Return setting. Range: 000 — 127 This determines the amount of Chorus return in the overall mix. Variation Return (VarRtn) Graphically indicates current Variation Return setting. Range: 000 — 127 This determines the amount of...

MULTI MODE 4 9 Multi Edit Mode The Multi Edit mode features various parameters for controlling the Filter,the EG (Envelope Generator), the EQ, and Vibrato. It also features a vari-ety of other miscellaneous controls grouped in the Others parameters.When a Drum Part is selected, Drum-related paramete...

5 2 MULTI MODE EG (Envelope Generator) The EG parameters allow you to shape the sound of a Part’s Voice — or, inother words, set how the level and timbre of the Voice changes over time.This section also includes independent Pitch Envelope Generator (PEG) pa-rameters for controlling how the pitch of ...

MULTI MODE 5 3 2) Long Attack, Decay, Release times: Level Attack Decay Release Time Key is released Key is pressed Min. Max. Keep in mind that the EG parameters affect each other, and are af-fected by how long a note is held. For example, if Decay is set to alow value and the note is held for a lon...

5 4 MULTI MODE EG Decay Time Graphically shows EG Decay Time setting for each Part. Selected Part and MIDI channel Range: –64 — +63 This determines the Decay Time of the EG, or how rapidly thesound dies out as a note is held. For the Filter, this determines howlong it takes for the Filter effect to ...

MULTI MODE 5 5 Pitch EG Parameters The Pitch EG parameters determine how the pitch of a Part’s Voicechanges over time. This lets you produce subtle or pronounced pitchchanges as a note is played. In the example Pitch EG settings below, a played note is gradu- ally bent up to its normal pitch, and ke...

5 8 MULTI MODE EQ Low Frequency (Low Freq) This determines the frequency which is boosted or cut (in the Low Gainparameter below) for each Part. Graphically shows the Low Frequency setting for each Part. Selected Part and MIDI channel Range: 32 Hz — 2.0 kHz EQ Low Gain This determines the level of t...

MULTI MODE 5 9 EQ High Gain This determines the level of the selected frequency (in High Freqabove). Positive values boost the level of the selected frequency andnegative values attenuate it. Graphically shows the High Gain setting for each Part. Selected Part and MIDI channel Range: –64 — +00 — +63...

6 0 MULTI MODE Range: –64 — +63 This determines the speed of the Vibrato effect. Higher values resultin a faster Vibrato sound. Vibrato Depth Graphically shows Vibrato Depth setting for each Part. Selected Part and MIDI channel Range: –64 — +63 This determines the depth of the Vibrato effect. Higher...

6 2 MULTI MODE Detune Graphically shows Detune setting for each Part. Selected Part and MIDI channel Range: –12.8 — +12.7 This determines the fine tuning of the Part’s Voice. HINT Detune could be used to slightly detune a Voice compared to the tuning of the rest of the Voices for a richer sound. It ...

MULTI MODE 6 3 The Part Mode settings differ depending on the Sound Module mode selected, as described below. For XG (Extended General MIDI) mode: All settings described above are available. When normal is selected,any of the basic or the extended set of Voices can be used for the Part. For TG300B m...

6 4 MULTI MODE Settings: mono, poly This determines whether the Part’s Voice is played monophonically(only one note at a time) or polyphonically (up to 64 notes at atime). This parameter is not available when the Part Mode is set toDrum. Portamento Parameters Portamento is a function that creates a ...

MULTI MODE 6 5 Element Reserve (ElemReserv) This determines the minimum number of sound elements that are re-served for the Part. This setting ensures that when the maximum simul-taneous polyphony of 64 notes (or elements) is exceeded, the selectedPart will still play up to the number of elements se...

6 6 MULTI MODE Range: C-2 — G8 This determines the lowest responding note for the Part. Notes be-low this value will not be played. Note Limit High (NoteLimitH) Graphically shows Note Limit High setting for each Part. Selected Part and MIDI channel Range: C-2 — G8 This determines the highest respond...

MULTI MODE 6 7 Range: 000 — 127 This determines the degree to which velocity affects the Part’s Voice.Higher values make the Voice more sensitive to changes in velocity. Velocity Sensitivity Offset (VelSensOfs) Graphically shows Velocity Sensitivity Offset setting for each Part. Selected Part and MI...

MULTI MODE 7 1 Assignable Controller 1 Filter Control (AC1 FilCtrl) This determines the degree to which Assignable Controller 1 (AC1) af-fects the Cuttoff Frequency of the Low Pass Filter for each Part. Formaximum effect, this should be set to one of the extreme values, nega-tive or positive. A sett...

7 2 MULTI MODE Assignable Controller 1 Amplitude Control (AC1 AmpCtrl) This determines the degree to which Assignable Controller 1 (AC1) af-fects the volume (Amplitude) for each Part. For maximum effect, thisshould be set to one of the extreme values, negative or positive. A set-ting of 00 results i...

MULTI MODE 7 3 Graphically shows the Output Select setting for each Part. Selected Part and MIDI channel Settings: stereo, ind1+2, ind1, ind2 N O T E ● The Output Select Lock parameter (page 116) must be set to “off” in order to change this setting via MIDI. ● When the Part Mode parameter (page 62) ...

7 4 MULTI MODE Use the SELECT w buttons to select “DRUM” in the display, and press the ENTER button. Operation 1 Select the desired note number and its assigned drum sound with the PART q buttons. For a list of the available sounds and their note assignments, see the SOUND LIST & MIDI DATA bookl...

MULTI MODE 7 5 Drum Setup Parameters The Drum Setup parameters are only available when the Part Mode hasbeen set to DrumS1 — S4. (See page 62.) Pitch Coarse Range: –64 — +63 This determines the coarse pitch setting of the selected drum sound. Pitch Fine Range: –64 — +63 This determines the fine pitc...

MULTI MODE 7 7 Velocity LPF Cutoff Sensitivity (VelLPFSens) This determines the degree to which the LPF Cutoff Frequency for theselected drum sound changes in response to velocity. In other words,you can shift the LPF Cutoff Frequency of the filter up or down (andthus change the timbre of the sound)...

7 8 MULTI MODE EQ High Gain This determines the level of the selected frequency (in High Freqabove) for the selected drum sound. Positive values boost the level ofthe selected frequency and negative values attenuate it. Range: –64 — +63 EG Attack Range: –64 — +63 (XG mode),000 — 127 (TG300B or C/M m...

MULTI MODE 7 9 HINT The main use for this parameter is in creating realistic hi-hat sounds. By assigning an open hi-hat and a closed hi-hat to the same group, you can “choke” or stop the open hi-hat sound by simply playing the closed hi-hat — just like pressing the pedal on an actual hi-hat set. Rec...

80 PERFORMANCE MODE Performance Play Mode To set the Performance mode and call up Performance Play: 1 Press the MODE button. 2 Use the SELECT w button to select “PFM” (PERFORMANCE). 3 Press the EXIT button or the PLAY button to return to the Play display. Indicates Performance mode. XGTG300BC/MPERFO...

PERFORMANCE MODE 81 Selecting a Performance and its Individual Parts To call up a Preset or Internal Performance and select individual Parts of that Performance: 1 From the Performance Play mode (see section above), press the PART q buttons simultaneously, so that the All Part display is shown. Indi...

PERFORMANCE MODE 83 Performance Part Control Single Part Bank Number Settings: A1 part: 000 — 003, 018, 019 A2 part: 000 — 003 1 — 4 part: 000, 001, 003, 006, 008, 012, 014, 016 — 020, 024, 025, 027, 028, 032 — 043, 045, 064 — 072, 096 —101, SFX This determines the bank number of the selected Part’s...

86 PERFORMANCE MODE All Part System MIDI Channel (Sys CH) Graphically indicates current System MIDI Channel setting. Settings: 01 — 16, all This determines the MIDI receive channel for all Parts of the Per-formance. When this is set to “all,” the Performance responds overany incoming MIDI channel. P...

PERFORMANCE MODE 87 Performance Volume (Pfm Vol) Graphically indicates current Performance Volume setting. Range: 000 — 127 This determines the overall Volume of the Performance. Performance Pan (Pfm Pan) Graphically indicates current Performance Pan setting. Range: L63 — C — R63 This determines the...

PERFORMANCE MODE 89 Performance Edit Mode The Performance Edit mode features various functions and parameters,grouped in the following sections: Common (related to the Performance asa whole), Part (related to each of the four Parts), and the Copy and Storeoperations. To enter the Performance Edit mo...

PERFORMANCE MODE 97 Copy and Store Operations The Copy and Store operations allow you to save and organize the Per-formances you’ve created. Copy The Copy operation allows you to copy the settings of one Performanceprogram (Preset or Internal) to another Performance number (Internalonly). Operation ...

98 PERFORMANCE MODE 3 Press the ENTER button to actually execute the Copy operation. An “Executing…” message flashes in the display during the op- eration. When the data has been copied, the MU90R returns to the Performance Edit menu. To cancel the operation without copying, press the EXIT button (b...

100 PERFORMANCE MODE Recall Function Recall is a convenient function that allows you to recover an accidently de-leted Performance. For example, if you are editing a Performance and inad-vertently select a different Performance, the edited Performance would nor-mally be lost. By using Recall before ...

EFFECT EDIT MODE 101 Effect Edit Mode The MU90R features a built-in multi-effect processor with 6 independent dig- ital effects: Reverb, Chorus, Variation, Insertion 1/2 and EQ. The first 5 of these are controlled in the Effect Edit mode. In this section, only the effect Types and the global paramet...

102 EFFECT EDIT MODE Settings: NO EFFECT, HALL 1, HALL 2, ROOM 1, ROOM 2, ROOM 3, STAGE 1, STAGE 2, PLATE, WHITE ROOM,TUNNEL, CANYON, BASEMENT This determines the Reverb Type. Each Reverb Type has differentvalues for the rest of the Reverb parameters; for example, Basementhas a Reverb Time of 0.6 se...

EFFECT EDIT MODE 103 Chorus The Chorus section uses pitch modulation to create a variety of rich, spa-cious-sounding effects, including Chorus, Flanger, Symphonic and Phaser. Explanations of the Chorus Type and Chorus Pan parameters are given below. For descriptions and explanations for all other Ch...

104 EFFECT EDIT MODE Range: L63 — C — R63 This determines the Pan position of the Chorus sound, or where itappears in the stereo image. Send Chorus to Reverb (SendCho → Rev) Range: 000 — 127 This determines the level of the Chorus signal sent to and processedby the Reverb effect. A setting of 000 re...

106 EFFECT EDIT MODE Assignable Controller 1 Variation Control (AC1VarCtrl) Range: 000 — 127 Determines the amount of effect the Assignable Controller has onthe Variation effect. Common Parameters (System connection): Variation Pan (VarPan) Range: L63 — C — R63 Determines the pan position of the Var...

EFFECT EDIT MODE 107 The Insertion effects are set up for Insertion routing and can be applied only to a single selected Part. Refer to About the EffectConnections — System and Insertion on page 106 for moreinformation. Type Settings: THRU; HALL 1 — 2; ROOM 1 — 3; STAGE 1 — 2; PLATE; DELAY L,C,R; DE...

110 EFFECT EDIT MODE N O T E S ● The Parts to which Insertion 1, 2 are applied is determined by the Part parameter in the Insertion section (page 106). ● Even though the System routing applies the selected effect to all Parts, you can control how much the Reverb, Chorus and Variation effects are app...

112 EQUALIZER (EQ) EDIT EQ Type Graphically shows current EQ settings. Settings: Flat, Jazz, Pops, Rock, Concert EQ Type provides five different preset EQ settings, specially pro-grammed for specific types of music. The Flat setting is a “flat” EQpreset with no change in equalization. Jazz, Pops, Ro...

EQUALIZER (EQ) EDIT 113 EQ Frequency Parameters T h r u : 80 Hz, 500 Hz, 1.0 kHz, 4.0 kHz, 8.0 kHz J a z z : 50 Hz, 125 Hz, 900 Hz, 3.2 kHz, 6.3 kHz Pops: 125 Hz, 315 Hz, 1.0 kHz, 2.0 kHz, 5.0 kHz Rock: 125 Hz, 200 Hz, 1.2 kHz, 2.2 kHz, 6.3 kHz C o n c e r t : 80 Hz, 315 Hz, 1.0 kHz, 6.3 kHz, 8.0 kH...

114 UTILITY MODE System Functions The System functions provide various controls of the overall operation ofthe MU90R, such as Master Tune, Mute and A/D Part Lock, some MIDIreceive filters and a display Contrast control. Master Tune (M.Tune) Range: –102.4 — +102.3 cents (approx. +/– 1 semitone) This ...

UTILITY MODE 115 Mute Lock Settings: off, on This determines whether or not the Part Mute status of the MU90Ris reset when receiving a GM System On or XG System On mes-sage. Generally, this message is automatically transmitted to theMU90R as part of General MIDI song data. When Mute Lock is setto of...

116 UTILITY MODE Settings: off, on This determines whether the Equalizer settings (page 57) are initial-ized or change in response to incoming MIDI messages. When thisis set to “on,” the current Equalizer settings are maintained, ignor-ing any EQ-related messages that are received with XG System Ono...

UTILITY MODE 117 Receive System Exclusive (RcvSysExcl) Settings: off, on This determines whether System Exclusive messages are received ornot. System Exclusive messages are data specifically (or “exclu-sively”) related to the MU90R. The On setting allows these mes-sages to be received. This should b...

118 UTILITY MODE Dump Interval (DumpIntrval) Settings: 50, 100, 150, 200, 300 This determines the length of time the MU90R pauses when send-ing blocks of data in the Dump Out functions. If the receiving de-vice fails to process the data or displays a “buffer full” type mes-sage, try setting this par...

UTILITY MODE 119 Settings: 1 (displays only banks with unique Voices), 2 (displays all banks) Dump Out Functions The Dump Out functions allow you to save the various settings of theMU90R (such as settings for Parts, Performances, system, etc.) to a MIDIsequencer, computer or a MIDI data recorder (su...

120 UTILITY MODE 1 Make sure that the MU90R is properly connected to the device and that the HOST SELECT switch is properly set. When using the MIDI terminals, connect the MIDI OUT of the MU90R to the MIDI IN of the data recorder. (See the illustrations above.) Also, set the HOST SELECT switch to MI...

UTILITY MODE 121 All This transmits all MU90R data (including Part, Performance, sys-tem, and all parameter values) to the connected device. Multi Settings: 32 Parts, 16 Parts, 32 Parts + A/D, 16 Parts + A/D This transmits the selected MU90R Multi Part data (including Sys-tem, Effect and EQ data) to...

122 UTILITY MODE 4 From the “Are you sure?” prompt, press the ENTER button to ex- ecute the operation, or press the EXIT button to cancel it and re- turn to the Dump Out menu. A “Transmitting…” message appears in the display during the op- eration. When the transmission is completed, the MU90R retur...

UTILITY MODE 123 2 From the Initialize menu, select the type of data to be initialized: Factory Settings (FactSet), selected Sound Module mode (XGInit, GM Init, C/MInit, PFMInit) or Drum (DrumInit) Then, press the ENTER button to call up the selected data dump. Factory Settings (FactSet) This restor...

UTILITY MODE 125 Range: DrumS1 — DrumS4 This restores the original drum settings for the selected DrumSetup S1 — S4. (Use the VALUE q buttons or data dial to select the desired Drum Setup.) N O T E This parameter is not available when the MU90R is set to Performance mode. 3 From the “Are you sure?” ...

126 UTILITY MODE 3 To stop playback of the song, press the EXIT button. 4 To exit from the Demo Song function, press the EXIT button again. Sound Module Mode (MODE) This lets you select the operating mode of the MU90R. Press the MODEbutton, then use the SELECT w buttons to select the desired Sound M...

UTILITY MODE 127 Show Control Change This function allows you to view the currently used control change number,its type and its value (in decimal format). It also lets you transmit the dis-played value with a single button press. Operation 1 From the Multi Play mode or Performance Play mode, double-...

128 UTILITY MODE Show Exclusive This function allows you to view the current system exclusive message (inhexadecimal format). It also lets you transmit the displayed value with asingle button press. Operation 1 Double-click the ENTER button (press it twice quickly). (The Show Exclusive display appea...

UTILITY MODE 129 About Cable Messages The MU90R can receive Cable messages (F5) when the TO HOST termi-nal is connected to the serial terminal of a computer. On the MU90R, MIDIreceive channels A1 — A16 are controlled from Port 1, and channels B1— B16 are controlled from Port 2. If the software you a...

A PPENDIX The Reference section of this manual covers in detail all of the functions of the MU90R. Refer to it when you need in- formation about a specific function, feature or operation.

132 APPENDIX X G Chapter 1: Format Overview Yamaha introduces a new tone-generator control format designed to meet the requirements ofthe coming multimedia environment. The new XG format — an extension of the existing GMformat — provides broader capabilities suited to the demands of an increasingly ...

APPENDIX 133 greater degree of expressive control. This is why Yamaha is pleased to propose the new XGformat — the tone generator format for the 21st century. Basic Concepts The XG format maintains the universality and compatibility of the MIDI and GM standardswhile significantly increasing the rang...

134 APPENDIX 1) Voice Extension by Bank-Select LSB Variations of basic GM voices are stored in banks. To select a variation, specify thedesired bank by sending the appropriate Bank-Select LSB value. Each bank is as-sociated with a specific type of variation, so that voices are easy to locate. 2) Ban...

APPENDIX 135 4. System Exclusive Messages Parameter Change System ParametersEffect Parameters Three categories of system effects are supported. One of these categories canbe switched with insertion effects. Graphic EQ and multiple insertion effects are supported as options.Part Parameters Filter cut...

142 APPENDIX 00H 01H mmH Fine Tune mm: 00H-40H-7FH (-64-0-+63) Default: 40 00H 00H 02H mmH Coarse Tune mm: 00H-40H-7FH (-64-0-+63)Default: 40 00H 7FH 7FH Null — 5. Channel Mode Messages All Sound Off: 78H Cntrl# Parameter Data Range 120 — 0 Switches off sound from all parts.Does not reset the settin...

APPENDIX 143 MONO: 7EH Cntrl# Parameter Data Range 126 Mono 0 to 16 Generates “All Sound Off” operation. If the value of the third byte (mono number) is 0~16,the channel changes to Mode 4 (m=1). POLY: 7FH Cntrl# Parameter Data Range 127 — 0 Generates “All Sound Off” operation, and sets the channel t...

APPENDIX 147 Troubleshooting Even though the MU90R is exceptionally easy to use, it may occasionallynot function as you expect it to. If that happens, check the possible prob-lems and solutions below before assuming that the instrument is faulty. Possible Cause and Solution If you are using an AC ad...

148 APPENDIX Error Messages Battery Low! The battery voltage (for internal memory backup) may be too low. Bring the unitto your local Yamaha dealer or any other authorized Yamaha service personnel. Illegal Data! A data error resulted during reception of MIDI messages. Try transmitting the dataagain,...

APPENDIX 149 Specifications Tone Generation Method AWM2 (Advanced Wave Memory 2) Maximum Simultaneous Polyphony 64-note Sound Module Modes XG (Extended General MIDI), TG300B, C/M, and Performance Multi-timbral Capacity 32-Part (on 32 MIDI channels; with element reserve priority for later notesand dy...

150 APPENDIX Controls VOLUME control; A/D INPUT level control; Mode select buttons: PLAY,UTIL (UTILITY), MODE, EDIT, EFFECT, EQ; other buttons: MUTE/SOLO,E N T E R , E X I T, PA RT q , S E L E C T w , VA L U E q ; d a t a d i a l ; POWER button Jacks and Terminals Front panel: PHONES jack (1/4")...

APPENDIX 151 Glossary A/D input Abbreviation for analog-to-digital. The A/D inputs of the MU90R allow you to processanalog inputs (such as a microphone, electric gui-tar, CD player, or another electronic instrument)with the digital effects of the MU90R and mixthem with the internal Voices. Assignabl...

APPENDIX 153 Index A A/D input ................................................................ 26A/D Part ............................................................ 26, 91A/D Part Lock ....................................................... 115All Part control .......................................