Yamaha MU90R - User Manual

Yamaha MU90R

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 3 – SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION
  • Page 4 – i i; Welcome to the MU90R; With the convenient built-in host computer interface and MIDI ter-
  • Page 5 – i v; Table of Contents; GUIDED TOUR
  • Page 6 – GUIDED; REFERENCE
  • Page 7 – v i; APPENDIX
  • Page 8 – vii; How to Use This Manual; However, to get the most out of your MU90R, we strongly suggest that; ) The Controls of the MU90R; This section introduces you to the panel controls and connectors.; ) The MU90R — What It Is and What It Can Do
  • Page 9 – viii; PRECAUTIONS; PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING; WARNING
  • Page 10 – The Controls of the MU90R; Front Panel; Turning this adjusts the overall volume of the MU90R.
  • Page 11 – 1 MUTE/SOLO button; For changing the value of a selected parameter or control.; 7 DATA dial; Pressing this turns the power on and off.
  • Page 12 – Rear Panel; MIDI THRU, MIDI OUT and MIDI IN A/B terminals; For connection to the PA-3B AC power adaptor.
  • Page 13 – The MU90R — What It Is and What It Can Do; What It Is...; The MU90R also has a TO HOST terminal for easy interfacing with a; About General MIDI; So, where does General MIDI fit in all of this? One of the most impor-
  • Page 14 – What It Can Do...; Using With MIDI Keyboard; Home Studio Setup
  • Page 15 – About the Modes of the MU90R; Which mode the MU90R is in depends on the selected Sound Module; Play Modes and the Part Controls
  • Page 20 – Utility Mode
  • Page 21 – M E M O
  • Page 22 – When using your MU90R for the first time, read through this
  • Page 23 – Setting Up Your MU90R; What You’ll Need; The MU90R and the included power adaptor.; Making the Connections; Operation
  • Page 25 – Powering Up and Playing the Demo Song; Powering Up; POWER; switch on the
  • Page 26 – Playing the Demo Song
  • Page 27 – Playing Your MU90R With a MIDI Keyboard
  • Page 28 – Selecting Voices
  • Page 29 – SOUND LIST & MIDI DATA; Changing the Voice Bank; SELECT; buttons to move the arrow cursor to the
  • Page 30 – Use the; buttons or data dial to change the Bank; buttons again to move the arrow; Selecting Voices From Your MIDI Keyboard
  • Page 31 – Changing Some of the Settings — Part Controls; Selecting Another Part and Changing its MIDI Channel
  • Page 33 – Changing the Volume and Pan Settings of a Part; buttons to choose the desired control, and 3) use; the VALUE; buttons or data dial to change the setting. For more
  • Page 35 – The MU90R has two inputs on the front panel. The signals from these
  • Page 37 – buttons) and try selecting some different A/D programs
  • Page 38 – Setting Up the MU90R in Your Music System; Connecting With a Computer; If your computer has a MIDI interface you may want to connect the; Depending on the computer or interface used, set the HOST SELECT
  • Page 39 – HOST SELECT; switch to; Mac; Turn on the the host computer, then the MU90R.; IBM PC /AT and Clones
  • Page 40 – Connecting to Other MIDI Devices; Connecting to a hardware sequencer (such as the Yamaha QY700).
  • Page 41 – Turn on the the connected device, then the MU90R.
  • Page 42 – Using the MU90R with a MIDI Data Storage Device; The MDF2 also allows you to play compatible song data on the
  • Page 43 – Data Flow Block Diagram
  • Page 44 – MIDI/Computer Connecting Cables; M I D I; Standard MIDI cable. Maximum length 15 meters.; M a c
  • Page 46 – EFERENCE; The Reference section of this manual covers in detail all of
  • Page 47 – Multi Mode
  • Page 48 – Multi Play Mode; Play Displays
  • Page 49 – Part Controls
  • Page 50 – Single Part Control; Selecting Single Part Control; Select the Part to be edited by using the PART; Select the desired control for the selected Part by using the; MIDI Receive Port/Channel
  • Page 51 – Bank Number
  • Page 52 – Volume; This determines the Volume setting for the selected Part’s Voice.; Pan
  • Page 54 – (when Variation Connection is set to SYS)
  • Page 55 – All Part Control; Selecting All Part Control; To select All Part control, press both PART; Editing in All Part; Select the desired control for all Parts by using the SELECT
  • Page 56 – This determines the overall Volume of the Parts.; This determines the amount of Reverb return in the overall mix.
  • Page 57 – This determines the amount of Chorus return in the overall mix.; This determines the overall Transpose setting of the Parts.
  • Page 58 – Multi Edit Mode; To enter the Multi Edit mode, press the EDIT button. When a normal; Part is selected, the following menu appears:
  • Page 61 – The relationship of the main EG parameters — Attack, Decay and Re-
  • Page 62 – EG Attack Time
  • Page 63 – EG Decay Time; EG Release Time
  • Page 64 – Pitch EG Parameters; In the example Pitch EG settings below, a played note is gradu-
  • Page 67 – EQ Low Gain
  • Page 68 – EQ High Gain; Vibrato Rate
  • Page 69 – Vibrato Depth; Vibrato Delay
  • Page 71 – Detune; This determines the fine tuning of the Part’s Voice.; Part Mode
  • Page 72 – The Part Mode settings differ depending on the Sound Module mode
  • Page 73 – Portamento Parameters
  • Page 74 – This parameter is useful when playing back dense song data, and it; Note Limit Parameters
  • Page 75 – Dry Level
  • Page 76 – Velocity Limit Parameters
  • Page 80 – Assignable Controller 1 Filter Control (AC1 FilCtrl)
  • Page 81 – Assignable Controller 1 Amplitude Control (AC1 AmpCtrl)
  • Page 82 – Drum Setup Controls; Calling Up the Drum Setup Menu
  • Page 83 – Use the SELECT; buttons to select “DRUM” in the display, and; press the ENTER button.
  • Page 84 – Drum Setup Parameters; Pitch Coarse; This determines the fine pitch setting of the selected drum sound.; This determines the volume of the selected drum sound.
  • Page 86 – Velocity LPF Cutoff Sensitivity (VelLPFSens)
  • Page 87 – Alternate Group
  • Page 88 – Receive Note Off
  • Page 89 – Performance Play Mode; To set the Performance mode and call up Performance Play:; Press the MODE button.; Performance Mode
  • Page 90 – Selecting a Performance and its Individual Parts
  • Page 92 – Performance Part Control; Single Part
  • Page 95 – All Part; Performance Bank; This determines the Performance number.
  • Page 96 – This determines the overall Volume of the Performance.; This determines the overall Pan position of the Performance.
  • Page 98 – To enter the Performance Edit mode, press the EDIT button (from the; This allows you to give a name to your edited Performance.
  • Page 106 – Copy and Store Operations
  • Page 107 – Store
  • Page 109 – Recall Function
  • Page 110 – Effect Edit Mode; are controlled in the Effect Edit mode.; effect Type, refer to the separate SOUND LIST & MIDI DATA booklet.; Type
  • Page 111 – For details on the parameters for each Reverb Type, refer to the
  • Page 112 – Chorus
  • Page 113 – Send Chorus to Reverb (SendCho; Variation
  • Page 115 – Assignable Controller 1 Variation Control (AC1VarCtrl); Determines the pan position of the Variation effect.; Send Variation to Chorus (SendVar; Explanations of the Type, Dry/Wet Balance and Part parameters
  • Page 116 – The Insertion effects are set up for Insertion routing and can be; KARAOKE
  • Page 119 – When
  • Page 121 – EQ Type; To enter the Equalizer Edit mode, press the EQ button.
  • Page 122 – EQ Frequency Parameters
  • Page 123 – System Functions
  • Page 124 – Mute Lock
  • Page 125 – Receive General MIDI Exclusive (RcvGMExcl)
  • Page 126 – Contrast
  • Page 127 – Thru Port
  • Page 128 – Dump Out Functions; Saving and Restoring Data via MIDI
  • Page 129 – SELECT switch is set corresponding to the device to be used. (Re-
  • Page 130 – buttons to select the type/amount of data to be transmitted.)
  • Page 131 – To reload the data from the data recorder back to the MU90R:; Initialize Functions
  • Page 132 – From the Initialize menu, select the type of data to be initialized:; ENTER button to call up the selected data dump.; This restores the original factory settings of the MU90R.; Selected Sound Module Mode:
  • Page 134 – DrumS1 — DrumS4
  • Page 135 – To stop playback of the song, press the EXIT button.; buttons to select the desired Sound
  • Page 136 – Show Control Change; To transmit the currently displayed message, press the ENTER; button again. The message is transmitted via the MIDI or TO; Press the EXIT button to return to the Play display.
  • Page 137 – Show Exclusive; Press the EXIT button to return to the previous display.
  • Page 138 – About Cable Messages
  • Page 140 – PPENDIX
  • Page 141 – X G; Chapter 1: Format Overview; Development Background
  • Page 142 – Basic Concepts
  • Page 143 – New MIDI messages not available under GM format
  • Page 144 – Chapter 2: MIDI Specifications
  • Page 151 – Channel Mode Messages
  • Page 152 – Channel Aftertouch; Polyphonic Aftertouch
  • Page 156 – Troubleshooting
  • Page 157 – Error Messages; This Parameter isn’t Excl Data
  • Page 158 – Specifications; Normal Programs
  • Page 159 – POWER button
  • Page 160 – Glossary
  • Page 162 – Index
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Page 3 - SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION

This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply(adapter). DO NOT connect this product to any power sup-ply or adapter other than one described in the manual, onthe name plate, or specifically recommended by Yamaha. WARNING: Do not place this product in a position whereanyone could walk o...

Page 4 - i i; Welcome to the MU90R; With the convenient built-in host computer interface and MIDI ter-

i i WELCOME TO THE MU90R Welcome to the MU90R Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Yamaha MU90R ToneGenerator! The MU90R is an advanced tone generator providing 779 high-quality Voices, full General MIDI compatibility — including Yamaha’s new XG-MIDI (Extended General MIDI) — plus flexib...

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