The Mu100R - What It Is And What It Can Do; What It Is; About General Midi - Yamaha MU100R Owner's Manual

The MU100R — What It Is and What It Can Do
The MU100R — What It Is and What It Can Do

What It Is...

The MU100R is a full-featured and easy-to-use tone generator, that provides an
unprecedented wealth of Voices and expressive sonic control. It features full
General MIDI Level 1 compatibility with 128 General MIDI Voices and 9 drum
kits. It also provides new XG-MIDI (Extended General MIDI) compatibility,
with an huge total of 1074 Voices and 36 drum kits. Moreover, it has an inte-
grated VL tone generator that provides 256 stunning monophonic Voices utiliz-
ing Yamaha's sophisticated Virtual Acoustic Synthesis system.
The MU100R has 64-note polyphony and is 32-Part multi-timbral. In other
words, the MU100R has 32 different Parts, each with its own Voice, so that up to
32 different Voices can be sounded simultaneously. Since the MU100R features
dual MIDI input ports (A and B), 16 Parts can be played from one MIDI port and
the remaining 16 from the other port.
Additional A/D Parts let you connect up to two external signals — such as a
microphone, electric guitar or CD player — and mix them with the MU100R's
Voices.
The MU100R also has a TO HOST terminal for easy interfacing with a com-
puter, allowing you to play the Voices using your favorite music software. This
is where the advanced multi-timbral capabilities come in, letting you playing
sophisticated arrangements using up to 32 different Voices at the same time.
Although Voices cannot be directly edited, the various Part controls and Edit
mode give you tools for transforming or customizing the sound of the Voices.
What's more, the MU100R has a built-in multi-effect processor, with seven in-
dependent digital effect "units" for enhancing the sound. Included in these is a
powerful Harmony section that allows you to generate realistic vocal harmonies
with your actual voice (using one of the A/D Parts).
The MU100R also features a special Performance mode, in which four Parts
are played simultaneously over a single MIDI channel. Connected to a MIDI
keyboard, this effectively gives you four tone generators in one. The MU100R
gives you 100 factory-programmed Preset Performances plus 100 Internal Per-
formance locations for storing your own original Performances.

About General MIDI

General MIDI is a new addition to the worldwide MIDI standard. MIDI, as
you know, stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, and makes it
possible for various electronic musical instruments and other devices to "com-
municate" with each other. For example, by connecting a sequencer to the
MU100R's MIDI IN terminal, you could play back a song on the sequencer
using the Voices of the MU100R.
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The MU100R — What It Is and What It Can Do