Table Of Contents - Yamaha DB50XG Owner's Manual

INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing the Yamaha DB50XG Sound Daughter Board-a daughter board which attaches to any Creative
Labs SoundBlaster™ or any sound card which has a WaveBlaster™ expansion port, to upgrade its sound from FM to high
quality wavetable synthesis.
Featuring Yamaha's professional quality AWM2 tone generation technology-which uses high fidelity samples, or wave-
forms, of musical instrument and other sounds-the DB50XG contains 676 Normal Voices and 21 Drum Voices (percussion
sets), features 16 Parts and maximum 32-note polyphony, and is fully compatible with Windows and DOS applications and
games software that support the GM (General MIDI) System Level 1 standard format.
The DB50XG also features Yamaha's new XG-MIDI technology-an exciting breakthrough which not only provides consid-
erably more Voices than the standard GM selection, but also lets you play more Voices at once, and features a variety of digital
effects (11 Reverb effects, 11 Chorus effects, and 42 Variation effects) to add unprecedented dimension to your computer's
sound.
A special CD-ROM bundled with the daughter board includes songs (in both MIDI and audio formats) and SMF "MIDI clips"
which showcase the amazing sonic dimensions of XG, as well as a demo version of Yamaha Visual Arranger software.
This Owner's Manual covers installation and use of the DB50XG, as well as all relevant MIDI information. To ensure proper
installation and use of the hardware and software, and in order to enjoy many years of great sound and performance from your
DB50XG, please read this manual carefully, and be sure to keep it in a safe place for future reference.
PACKAGE CONTENTS
The DB50XG package includes the items listed below, so before beginning, please take a moment to make sure you
have everything you need.
• DB50XG Sound Daughter Board
• Owner's Manual
• CD-ROM (includes MIDI data as well as stereo audio tracks of XG demonstration songs plus "MIDI
clips", and a demo version of Yamaha's Visual Arranger software)
N O T I C E
If you want to edit the existing MIDI files or create a MIDI song from scratch using various voices and effects from
the DB50XG, you are required to use an external sequencer which is capable of editing the system exclusive
messages and transmit the parameter changes such as XG System On to the DB50XG. See page 10 for more
information on the system exclusive messages.
Daughter Board Installation ........................... 2
Setting Up MIDI Mapper ................................ 3
About the GM and XG ................................... 3
DB50XG Overview and Features .................. 4
About MIDI .................................................... 6
MIDI Data Format .......................................... 7
MIDI Data Tables ......................................... 27
XG Normal Voice List .................................. 32

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TG300B Normal Voice List .......................... 34
XG Drum Voice List ..................................... 36
TG300B Drum Voice List ............................. 37
Effect Type List ............................................ 38
Effect Parameter List ................................... 39
Effect Data Value Assign Table ................... 42
Specifications .............................................. 43
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