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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-50]], [[Yamaha MU-90]]
| successor = [[Yamaha MU50]], [[Yamaha MU90]]
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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 MU50, Yamaha MU90

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.

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