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The '''XG Plug-in System''' is a system developed by Yamaha for expanding [[Yamaha XG]] tone generators.<ref name=mu100-om-plg>[https://usa.yamaha.com/files/download/other_assets/5/333985/MU100E1.pdf Yamaha MU100 Owner's Manual], pages 163 and 164.</ref> Yamaha produced a series of "plug-in boards" (expansion boards) for this system.<ref name=mu100-om-plg /> Unlike some other expansion board systems (e.g. the [[Roland SR-JV80 series]]), these boards do not just add new sounds, but contain an entire synthesis or effects engine on a board, thus potentially providing more polyphony or additional capabilities to their host device. Korg also produced a similar product in their EXB lineup with the MOSS board.
The '''XG Plug-in System''' is a system developed by Yamaha for expanding [[Yamaha XG]] tone generators.<ref name=mu100-om-plg>[https://usa.yamaha.com/files/download/other_assets/5/333985/MU100E1.pdf Yamaha MU100 Owner's Manual], pages 163 and 164.</ref> Yamaha produced a series of "plug-in boards" (expansion boards) for this system.<ref name=mu100-om-plg /> Unlike some other expansion board systems (e.g. the [[Roland SR-JV80 series]]), these boards do not just add new sounds, but contain an entire synthesis or effects engine on a board, thus potentially providing more polyphony or additional capabilities to their host device. Korg also produced a similar product in their EXB lineup with the [[EXB-MOSS]] board.


The PLG100 and PLG150 series board differ in one primary sense: the later 150 series typically include onboard writable memory for user-defined presets, while the earlier 100 series do not. This difference is only relevant for the more studio-oriented host devices, such as the S-series keyboards and MOTIF line, as the MU-series devices offer no facility to write to this memory.
The PLG100 and PLG150 series board differ in one primary sense: the later 150 series typically include onboard writable memory for user-defined presets, while the earlier 100 series do not. This difference is only relevant for the more studio-oriented host devices, such as the S-series keyboards and MOTIF line, as the MU-series devices offer no facility to write to this memory.

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The XG Plug-in System is a system developed by Yamaha for expanding Yamaha XG tone generators.[1] Yamaha produced a series of "plug-in boards" (expansion boards) for this system.[1] Unlike some other expansion board systems (e.g. the Roland SR-JV80 series), these boards do not just add new sounds, but contain an entire synthesis or effects engine on a board, thus potentially providing more polyphony or additional capabilities to their host device. Korg also produced a similar product in their EXB lineup with the EXB-MOSS board.

The PLG100 and PLG150 series board differ in one primary sense: the later 150 series typically include onboard writable memory for user-defined presets, while the earlier 100 series do not. This difference is only relevant for the more studio-oriented host devices, such as the S-series keyboards and MOTIF line, as the MU-series devices offer no facility to write to this memory.

The Yamaha MU100 and MU100R are the first modules in the Yamaha MU series to support the system.

The Yamaha PLG series is the line of plug-in boards Yamaha made for the system. These included:

  • Yamaha PLG100-DX, is a 16 note polyphonic, six operator FM synthesizer, recreation of the Yamaha DX7. Includes Part EQ, low-pass/high-pass filter and 912 preset voices..[1]
  • Yamaha PLG100-VL, is a monophonic virtual acoustic physical modeling synthesizer, using Yamaha's VL-type synthesis. Includes 256 preset voices. .[1]
  • Yamaha PLG100-XG, is a 32 note polyphonic XG voice expansion, includes reverb, chorus and insert effects, 480 voice presets and 12 drum kits.[1]
  • Yamaha PLG100-VH, is a vocal harmony processor, adding three layers of harmony over of the input. Includes vocoder, detune, chordal and chromatic harmony modes.[1]
  • Yamaha PLG100-SG, is a monophonic formant 'synging' vocal synthesizer, with onboard phoneme dictionary and 72 preset voices.[1]
  • Yamaha PLG150-DX, is the same as the PLG100-DX, with the addition of 64 user voices.[1]
  • Yamaha PLG150-VL, is the same as the PLG100-VL, with the addition of 70 user voices.[1]
  • Yamaha PLG150-AN, is a 5 note polyphonic analog modeling synthesizer, using Yamaha's AN-type synthesis. Includes guitar amp sim effect, 3-band EQ, 256 preset and 128 user voices.[1]
  • Yamaha PLG150-DR, is a 32 note polyphonic drum expansion, with a wide range of sounds. Includes one reverb effect, 80 preset and 8 user kits. .[1]
  • Yamaha PLG150-PC, is a 32 note polyphonic latin percussion expansion, sounds from Q UP Arts’ LATIN GROOVE FACTORY library. Includes one reverb effect, 80 preset kits and 8 user kits. .[1]
  • Yamaha PLG150-PF, is a 64 note polyphonic, PF series Digital Piano expansion. Includes EQ, Reverb, Chorus, and variation effects and 136 preset voices.[1]
  • Yamaha PLG100-AP, is a 64 note polyphonic, multi-sampled CFIIIS concert grand piano. Includes EQ, Reverb, Chorus, and variation effects and 64 preset voices.[1]


Supported Devices

✽ Comes with the respective AN or DX board pre-installed, not compatible with other PLG boards, or other revisions of those which they are designed to use.


References

https://esher.ru/blog/901.html

  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 Yamaha MU100 Owner's Manual, pages 163 and 164.

See also

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