Table Of Contents - Yamaha PLG150-DX Owner's Manual

Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Yamaha PLG150-DX Advanced DX/TX Plug-
in Board!
The PLG150-DX features the same 6-operator FM tone generation system that powered the
famous DX-series synthesizers. The PLG150-DX can be installed to and integrated with instru-
ments of the Modular Synthesis Plug-in System (such as the CS6x, CS6R, S80, etc.) It can
also be used seamlessly with the MU128 Tone Generator (as well as other MU-series instru-
ments and the SW1000XG PCI Audio/MIDI Board). Once it's installed, the PLG150-DX puts
the dynamic and flexible sound of FM synthesis right at your fingertips, with a total 912 DX-
series voices.
The settings and parameters of the PLG150-DX can also be conveniently edited via MIDI with a
Windows PC computer by using the DX Easy Editor and DX Simulator software modules
(included in the XGworks Music Sequencer software).
To install your PLG150-DX correctly and to ensure full enjoyment of its sophisticated functions,
be sure to read this manual very carefully. When finished, keep the manual in a secure and
convenient place for future reference.
Overview of the PLG150-DX
FM Tone Generation
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Operators.............................................................. 6
Combinations of Two Operators...........................7
Carrier and Modulator........................................... 8
Harmonics ............................................................ 9
Algorithms........................................................... 10
Feedback............................................................ 11
Voice Editing Essentials .....................................12
Memory Buffer Structure
Specifications
............................................................ 15
About the Included CD-ROM and Floppy Disk
Installing the PLG150-DX
Included Items
........................................................... 18
Required and Recommended Items
Synthesizer/Tone Generator/
Sound Card Compatible with the Modular
Synthesis or XG Plug-in Systems..................18
XGworks or XGworks lite
Music Sequencing Software ..........................19
DX Easy Editor ................................................... 19
DX Simulator ...................................................... 19
Installing and Starting the Plug-in
Editor Software (Windows 95/98)
Installing the Software ........................................ 20
Starting the DX Easy Editor................................20
Starting the DX Simulator ...................................21

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Selecting DX Voices
(Modular Synthesis Plug-in System)
Enabling and Selecting DX Voices .................... 22
Editing the DX Native Part Parameters
(Modular Synthesis Plug-in System)
Selecting/Editing the DX System Parameters
(Modular Synthesis Plug-in System)
Selecting DX Voices (XG Plug-in System)
Enabling and Selecting DX Voices .................... 25
Editing the DX Native Part Parameters
(XG Plug-in System)
............................................. 27
Selecting/Editing the DX System Parameters
(XG Plug-in System)
............................................. 28
Parameters
.............................................................. 29
DX Native Part Parameters................................ 29
DX System Parameters ..................................... 32
Appendix
.................................................................... 34
Chart of Algorithms ............................................. 34
Voice List
............................................................... 36
DX Parameter List
(XG / Modular Synthesis Plug-in System)
MIDI Data Format .................................................. 47
When Your PLG150-DX
Seems to Have a Problem
MIDI Implementation Chart
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