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Yamaha MU90R User Manual

Yamaha MU90R
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Yamaha MU90R Specifications

General IconGeneral
BrandYamaha
ModelMU90R
CategoryRecording Equipment
LanguageEnglish

Summary

Precautions

The Controls of the MU90R

Front Panel

Details all controls located on the front panel of the MU90R.

Rear Panel

Details all controls and terminals located on the rear panel of the MU90R.

The MU90R — What It Is and What It Can Do

What It Is

Description of the MU90R's features and capabilities.

About General MIDI

Explanation of the General MIDI standard and its importance.

What It Can Do

Ideas and possibilities for using the MU90R.

About the Modes of the MU90R

Play Modes and the Part Controls

Explains Play modes and the function of Part controls for basic settings.

Setting Up Your MU90R

What You’ll Need

Lists the necessary equipment for setting up the MU90R.

Making the Connections

Step-by-step instructions for connecting the MU90R.

Powering Up and Playing the Demo Song

Powering Up

Instructions for turning on the MU90R and connected equipment.

Playing Your MU90R With a MIDI Keyboard

Selecting Voices

Changing the Voice Bank

Selecting Voices From Your MIDI Keyboard

Changing Some of the Settings — Part Controls

Selecting Another Part and Changing its MIDI Channel

How to select a Part and change its MIDI receive channel.

Changing the Volume and Pan Settings of a Part

Using Mute/Solo

Using the A/D Input

MULTI MODE

Multi Play Mode

Normal operating mode for multi-timbral playback.

Play Displays

Describes the three basic displays available in Play mode.

Part Controls

Single Part Control

Controls individual Part settings like MIDI Channel, Volume, Pan, and how to select/edit them.

All Part Control

Selecting All Part Control

How to access controls that affect all Parts simultaneously.

Editing in All Part

Steps for changing parameters for all Parts at once.

Multi Edit Mode

Filter

Adjusts the timbre of Voices using digital filters.

EG (Envelope Generator)

Shapes the sound's level and timbre over time.

EQ (Equalizer)

Adjusts tonal quality with a two-band equalizer.

Vibrato

Creates a quavering sound by modulating pitch.

Others

Miscellaneous parameters like tuning, Part Mode, and velocity.

PERFORMANCE MODE

Performance Play Mode

Mode for live performance with four Parts over a single MIDI channel.

Performance Part Control

Single Part

Controls individual Part settings within a Performance.

Performance Edit Mode

Common

Parameters for naming, enabling A/D Parts, and controlling real-time parameters.

Effect Edit Mode

Reverb (REV)

Recreates performance environments with ambient delays and reflections.

Chorus

Creates rich, spacious effects using pitch modulation.

Variation

Provides additional effects like Delay, Gate Reverb, Wah, Pitch Change.

Insertion 1, 2

Provides additional effects for processing individual Parts.

About the Effect Connections — System and Insertion

Explains routing effects via System or Insertion.

Equalizer (EQ) Edit

Utility Mode

System Functions

Controls overall operation like Master Tune, Mute Lock, and display contrast.

Dump Out Functions

Initialize Functions

Demo Song Play (DEMO)

Sound Module Mode (MODE)

Show Control Change

Show Exclusive

About Cable Messages

X G

Chapter 1: Format Overview

Overview of the XG format and its advantages.

Basic Concepts

Principles of XG format: Compatibility, Scalability, Expandability.

Additions to the GM format

XG extensions to the General MIDI format.

Chapter 2: MIDI Specifications

Key On / Key Off

MIDI message for note on/off status.

Program Change

MIDI message for changing voices or drum kits.

Pitchbend

MIDI message for controlling pitch bend.

Control Change

MIDI messages for various controls like Bank Select.

Troubleshooting

Error Messages

Specifications

Glossary

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