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Yamaha Mu100

 

 

 

yamaha mu100

info Country: Japan
Weight:1.3 kg
Dimensions: 220 x 210 x 44 mm
audio demo trend price : 80€
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Yamaha Mu100
Tone Generator (1997)

 

Half rack synthesizer from MU series based on PCM romplers with XG / GM midi files compatibility

Also a rackmount version called Mu100R with 2 plg expansion installed
rack
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info RACKMOUNT main panel features an LCD display, 16 buttons 2 knobs for input gain and master volume.

Back panel terminal connectors:
- Midi interface (2 In + 1 out + 1 thru)
- host serial connection (obsolete) for MAC/PC
- main out RCA
- signal input RC

Front panel terminal connectors:
- headphones out 1.5 mm
- signal input with gain


edit TECH
main core Renesas H8 manages up to 64 voices polyphony, relative DAC is a APD63200GS-E1. A basic Mu100 voice uses 1 sample PCM (part) at 16 bits based on AWM2 synthesis.

attack

PCM and Sound cannot be really edited but by Exclusives Systems.

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edit PCM WAVETABLE the internal 20.MB wave ROM is organized in 3 wave categories:

PCm

- 1267 PCM tones

- 46 drum kits





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EXPANSION the Mu100 can be expanded with 1 PLG100 board:

XG PLG

- PLG 100DX: FM synthesis like DX7

- PLG 100VL: Virtual Acoustic

- PLG 100VH: a kind of harmonizer effect

- PLG100XG: another set of XG sounds

 

 

editPERFORMANCE The MU100 handles 32 Midi channel is also fully compatible with the GM and Yamaha XG format.

XG midi files  



edit FILTER is a digital low pass filter that can be assigned to LFO (wheel modulation)

FILTER  



edit LFO the modulator can be assigned to 3 destination (PMOD AMOD FMOD)

pitch wheel

- LFO to pitch

- LFO to filter

- LFO to amplitude





edit ENVELOPE 2 EGs:

EG

- EG01 amplitude: 3 segments

- EG02 pitch: 2 segments + 2 times

 

edit EFFECTS Reverb and Chorus are "System" effects for the overall mix. Insertion 1 and 2 can be applied as an "Insertion" effect to any specific instrument part. Variation can be set to either System or Insertion. Variation and Insertion includes:

effect Rotary Speaker, Tremolo, Overdrive, Distortion, Auto Wah.Plus each part has its own 2-band EQ + 5-band EQ for the overall stereo mix.

editTIP Analog input can process external sources
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edit MEMORY:

battery replacement

- Preset Performances: 100 slots

- User Performances: 100 slot

No external media.

edit Internal battery replacement: a simple CR2032, that ebay crooks will sell to you a 5/6 the price!

 


edit RELATED FAMILY:

MU series

Mu series started in 1994:


Mu 5, 10, 15, 50, 80, 90, 90r, 100R, 128, 500, 1000 and 2000

 

 

demoVST PLUGIN / SAMPLED VERSION

softsynth Yamaha released a few versions of their XG softsynth, but now no more updated and no more compatible :

S-YGM S-YXG50 S-YXG50NT S-YXG50 VSTi
S-YXG70 S-YXG100 Plus S-YXG100 PVL S-YXG/DM S-YXG2006LE


Company: Yamaha
Model: Mu100
Class: Module
Dates: 1997
Display: back lit LCD
Synthesis: PCM rompler
Synthesis: AWM2
Resolution: 16 bits
ROM size:
Polyphony: 64 notes
Multitimbral: 32 parts
PCM: 1267 tones
ROM: 20 MB
Oscillator: digital
Filter: Digital Low pass
LFO: 1 modulator
Envelope: 2 EGs
Memory: 100 user slots
Effects: 6 algorithms
CPU: Renesas H8
DAC: APD63200GS-E1 / XP867A00
PSU: 12VDC PA-5B AC

 

demoDEMO:

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manual

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manual
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-MORE DEMO
-EPROM OS DUMP

 

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REVIEW "old fashioned midi player with limited edit. For retrogamers or Midi files fan. Synth freaks should look away"

manual manual
-old fashioned - poor edit interface
-cheap
- limited


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