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 (multi-effect) 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)
- A "performance mode" designed for live performance and studio recording,[4] allowing four parts to be controlled from a single MIDI channel,[5] e.g. with a MIDI keyboard. There are 128 preset performance setups,[1] featuring layered voice setups and voices with pre-configured effects, among other things.[6]
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 and effects.
References
- ↑ 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 1.19 Yamaha MU80 Owner's Manual, pages 129 and 130.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 MU80 - Display Collection - INNOVATION ROAD - Yamaha Corporation
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Yamaha MU80 Owner's Manual, page 24.
- ↑ Yamaha MU80 Owner's Manual, page 132.
- ↑ Yamaha MU80 Owner's Manual, page 6.
- ↑ Yamaha MU80 Sound List & MIDI Data, page 41.