Yamaha PLG100XG- User Manual

Volume: Modular Synthesis Plug-in System PLG100-XG

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PLG100-XG: XG/GM Multi-Part Board

The PLG100-XG board is a 16-part multi-

timbral synthesizer. Sounds are accessed via

PERFORMANCE Mode as Parts 17-32 when used

in the S30/80 and CS6x/6R synthesizers (S/CS).

The board must be installed in slot 2. (Slot 1 on
the S30, which has only one slot). The PLG100-

XG board is unique and behaves differently than

the other PLG series boards. Even if you are

familiar with one or more of the PLG series you

will want to pay close attention to how this board

works within the S/CS products.

You select and play the PLG100-XG

sounds normally from Performance Edit mode.

Because the board is multi-timbral and built for

sequencing and sequence playback, you do not

access it from Voice mode. The PLG100-XG is

multi-timbral and like the internal S80, the mulit-

timbral mode is

Performance mode

.

The PLG100-XG Voices occupy MIDI

channels 1-16. But, hey so do the Internal Parts.

How do you not play both simultaneously?

First, press the [UTILITY] button and set

the main Receive Channel OFF (also called the

Basic Channel).

v

MIDI Ch)

Recv Trans Local DevNo

Sys

off

1

on

all

Fig: The Receive channel parameter is automatically

set to off when a GM/XG Reset command is received

and

the INTERNAL PART parameter is set to ALL OFF

(the default condition).

To audition the sounds on the board:

•

Select

any

Performance

•

Press [EDIT]

•

Use Knob ‘A’ to select Part 17; Knob ‘C’ to

advance through the sounds.

6

MIX Vce) Bank Number

Part17

NORM/000

4

001

(A01) [--:GrandPno]

•

If you are hearing two parts layered this is because

both Part 1 and Part 17 default to the same MIDI

channel (1) and by default you are probably

transmitting on channel 1. If you wish to isolate

just the XG sounds, turn the basic MIDI receive

channel OFF. The basic Receive Channel is found

under [UTLITY]. (More on this later).

When you have a PLG100-XG board installed in a

host keyboard product you may want to turn the
basic Receive channel OFF. The advantages are

that you will be able to play just the PLG100-XG

sounds when you select them via Performance

Edit

and

they will not play in the background

when you want to play your internal Performance

Layers from Performance Play mode.

The way that the PLG100-XG works, you

can use any Performance to access the XG

sounds. They are separate from the rest of your

S/CS sounds. The

GM/XG reset

command in

conjunction with the

INTERNAL PART

parameter (discussed in detail later in this

article) will automatically turn off unwanted parts
according to 3 different templates.

MULTI-TIMBRAL: PARTS and MIDI channels

Now let’s see how the Multi-timbral capability of

the S/CS series works wen you add a multi-part

board. The S30, S80, CS6x and CS6R are

16

MIDI channel

systems. You have access to your

sounds in as a multi-timbral setup (called

Performance) via what are called PARTS. AWM2
sounds from [PRE1], [PRE2], [INT], and [EXT]

occupy Part01 through Part16. You may be

familiar with the PLG150 series boards (AN, DX,

PF and VL), which add a

single

PART to either

[PLG1] or [PLG2] as PartP1 and PartP2,

respectively. (Single part means they are only
capable of contributing a single sound at a time).

The PLG100-XG board is a multi-part board that

adds 16 additional AWM2 Parts to the system. A

Part is assigned a MIDI channel and you can

place as many Parts on a single MIDI channel as

you require. A Part can be key limited, velocity

limited, and edited as you deem necessary.

The purpose of the XG/GM board is principally to

playback MIDI song files that have been

specifically prepared to take advantage of the

XG/GM sound set and protocol. These prepared

XG/GM files will automatically setup and recall

the proper Voices and effects. It is important to
understand that although there are now

32

Parts,

there are still only

16 MIDI channels

in

PLG100-XG TUTORIAL