Yamaha MU2000

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Yamaha MU1000
Yamaha MU2000
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W × H × D (mm) 219.5 × 91.1 × 229.5[1][2]
Rack units 2U, half-width
Weight 2.0kg[1][2]
Type GM/XG sound module
Manufacturer Yamaha
Release date 1999[3][4]
Standards General MIDI 2[1][2]
Yamaha XG[1][2]
TG300B mode[1][2] (becomes licensed Roland GS with software upgrade)
Parts 64 normal parts[1][2]
2 A/D parts[5][6]
Max polyphony 128[1][2]
Normal presets 1396 (total)[1][2]
1203 (XG)[1][2]
664 (TG300B)[1][2]
Drum presets 58 (total)[1][2]
48 (XG)[1][2]
10 (TG300B)[1][2]
Expansion PLG[1][2]
Effects Reverb (18 types)[1][2]
Chorus (20 types)[1][2]
Variation (97 types)[1][2]
4× Insertion (97 types)[1][2]
Multi EQ (4 types)[1][2]
Part EQ (1 type)
Yamaha MU128
Yamaha MU500

The Yamaha MU1000 and Yamaha MU2000 are Yamaha XG and General MIDI sound modules in the Yamaha MU series introduced by Yamaha in 1999. Unlike previous modules in the series, these were released only in Japan, so there is no official English documentation.

The MU1000 and MU2000 improve upon the MU128 by adding USB, optical digital audio output,[3] more presets (especially drumkits), doubling the number of insert effect units, and greatly increasing the number of effect types. The MU2000 also adds a SmartMedia card slot and sampling functions, which are not present in the MU1000.[3][4]

A software upgrade was released that adds official Roland GS support, replacing the TG300B mode (which was Yamaha's unofficial GS support). (TODO: What else did this upgrade change? Does the GS rebrand change anything?)

The MU2000 is the most powerful model in the MU series. The subsequent MU500 has less features, but is more compact.

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 MU1000 取扱説明書, pages 154 and 155.
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 Yamaha MU2000 取扱説明書, pages 186 and 187.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 MU1000 - Display Collection - INNOVATION ROAD - Yamaha Corporation
  4. 4.0 4.1 MU2000 - Display Collection - INNOVATION ROAD - Yamaha Corporation
  5. Yamaha MU1000 取扱説明書, page 7.
  6. Yamaha MU2000 取扱説明書, page 7.

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