Yamaha MU80
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| W × H × D (mm) | 220 × 44 × 210[1] |
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| 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.