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| drumpresets = 21 (total)<ref name=mu80-om-specs /><br>11 (XG)<ref name=mu80-om-specs /><br>10 (TG300B)<ref name=mu80-om-specs />
| drumpresets = 21 (total)<ref name=mu80-om-specs /><br>11 (XG)<ref name=mu80-om-specs /><br>10 (TG300B)<ref name=mu80-om-specs />
| effects = Reverb (12 types)<ref name=mu80-om-specs /><br>Chorus (10 types)<ref name=mu80-om-specs /><br>Variation (44 types)<ref name=mu80-om-specs /><br>Distortion (3 types)<ref name=mu80-om-specs /><br>EQ (4 types)<ref name=mu80-om-specs /><br>
| effects = Reverb (12 types)<ref name=mu80-om-specs /><br>Chorus (10 types)<ref name=mu80-om-specs /><br>Variation (44 types)<ref name=mu80-om-specs /><br>Distortion (3 types)<ref name=mu80-om-specs /><br>EQ (4 types)<ref name=mu80-om-specs /><br>
| successor = [[Yamaha MU-90]]
| successor = [[Yamaha MU-50]], [[Yamaha MU-90]]
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The '''Yamaha MU80''' is a [[Yamaha XG]] and [[General MIDI]] sound module introduced by Yamaha in 1994.<ref name=innovation-road>[https://www.yamaha.com/en/about/experience/innovation-road/collection/detail/2026/ MU80 - Display Collection - INNOVATION ROAD - Yamaha Corporation]</ref> It was the first XG tone generator,<ref name=innovation-road /> and the first entry in the [[Yamaha MU series]].
The '''Yamaha MU80''' is a [[Yamaha XG]] and [[General MIDI]] sound module introduced by Yamaha in 1994.<ref name=innovation-road>[https://www.yamaha.com/en/about/experience/innovation-road/collection/detail/2026/ MU80 - Display Collection - INNOVATION ROAD - Yamaha Corporation]</ref> It was the first XG tone generator,<ref name=innovation-road /> and the first entry in the [[Yamaha MU series]].

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Yamaha MU80
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W × H × D (mm) 220 × 44 × 210[1]
Rack units 1U, half-width
Weight 1.3kg[1]
Type GM/XG sound module
Manufacturer Yamaha
Release date 1994[2]
Standards General MIDI[1]
Yamaha XG[1]
TG300B mode[1]
C/M mode[1]
Parts 32 normal parts[1]
2 A/D parts[3]
Max polyphony 64[1]
Normal presets 729 (total)[1]
537 (XG)[1]
614 (TG300B)[1]
Drum presets 21 (total)[1]
11 (XG)[1]
10 (TG300B)[1]
Effects Reverb (12 types)[1]
Chorus (10 types)[1]
Variation (44 types)[1]
Distortion (3 types)[1]
EQ (4 types)[1]
Yamaha MU-50, Yamaha MU-90

The Yamaha MU80 is a Yamaha XG and General MIDI sound module introduced by Yamaha in 1994.[2] It was the first XG tone generator,[2] and the first entry in the Yamaha MU series.

Notable features include the 32-part multitimbrality and 64-voice polyphony. Compared to the Roland SC-88 from the same year, the MU80 adds:

  • Variation and distortion effect units (SC-88 only has reverb, chorus and delay)
  • Two A/D (analog-to-digital) parts, which allow connecting a microphone or guitar and having the audio processed (with effects) and mixed with the normal MIDI parts[3]
  • Support for both Yamaha XG and Roland GS (the latter unofficially via the TG300B mode)
  • A dedicated C/M mode for partial Roland CM-32L compatibility (the SC-88 doesn't have a dedicated mode, but there is a setting which will set all the parts to partially-compatible settings, which is similar)

The MU80 was followed in 1995 by the Yamaha MU50, a cost-reduced 16-part 32-polyphony version with no A/D feature, and in 1996 by the Yamaha MU90, an upgrade with more presets.

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 Yamaha MU80 Owner's Manual, pages 129 and 130.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 MU80 - Display Collection - INNOVATION ROAD - Yamaha Corporation
  3. 3.0 3.1 Yamaha MU80 Owner's Manual, page 24.

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