About The Modes Of The Mu100 - Yamaha MU100 Owner's Manual

The MU100 — What It Is and What It Can Do

About the Modes of the MU100

The MU100 has two main operating modes: Multi and Performance. In Multi
mode, the MU100 is a 32-Part multi-timbral tone generator; in Performance
mode, the MU100 effectively functions as four tone generators controlled
over a single MIDI channel.
Which mode the MU100 is in depends on the selected Sound Module
mode. If XG, TG300B or C/M are selected, the MU100 automatically sets
itself to the Multi mode. When PFM is selected, the MU100 is in the Perfor-
mance mode. (For information on selecting the Sound Module mode, see
page 156.)
Each mode provides compatibility with different music software and hard-
ware.
XG:
TG300B: This mode provides compatibility with the GM-B mode of the
C/M:
PFM:
The bottom right of the display indicates the currently selected Sound Mod-
ule mode.
NOTE
When set to the TG300B mode, the MU100 may not be able to play TG300-specific
song data with complete accuracy. However, MIDI data designed for other com-
puter music tone generators is compatible with the MU100.
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This mode provides the full potential of the MU100, giving you
access to the 1074 XG Voices.
TG300 Tone Generator.
This mode provides compatibility with most computer music soft-
ware not supported by the other two Multi modes.
This mode (Performance) lets you play four Voices simultaneously
over a single MIDI channel. (For more information on using the
Performance mode, see page 39.)
Selected Sound Module mode.
The MU100 — What It Is and What It Can Do
XG
TG300B
C/M
PERFORM