Yamaha PLG100-VH, PLG100VHE User Manual
Precautions
● Do not expose the plug-in board to direct sunlight, ex-
cessive humidity, high temperatures, excessive dust or
strong vibrations.
● Before handling the plug-in board, be sure to touch a
metal surface to discharge any static electricity which
may be in your body.
● When holding the plug-in board, do not touch the in-
side area of the circuit board or apply excessive pressure to the board, and be sure to protect the board from
● Before connecting the computer to other devices, turn
off the power switches of all devices.
● Y amaha is not responsible for loss of data through com-
puter malfunctions or operator actions.
● The plug-in board contains no user-serviceable parts,
so never touch the inside area of the circuit board or
tamper with the electronic circuitry in any way. Doing
so may result in electrical shock or damage to the plugin board.
contact with water or other liquids.
● Before installing the plug-in board onto a tone genera-
tor/sound card, unplug the power connector of your computer.
* The company names and product names in this Owner’s Manual are the trademarks or regis-
tered trademarks of their respective companies.
* The screens as illustrated in this owner’s manual are for instructional purposes only, and may
appear somewhat different from the ones of your instrument.
FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.)
1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT!
This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications
not expressly approved by Yamaha may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to use the product.
2. IMPORTANT: When connecting this product to accessories and/or another product use only high quality shielded cables.
Cable/s supplied with this product MUST be used. Follow all installation instructions. Failure to follow instructions could void
your FCC authorization to use this product in the USA.
3. NOTE: This product has been tested and found to comply with the requirements listed in FCC Regulations, Part 15 for Class
”B” digital devices. Compliance with these requirements provides a reasonable level of assurance that your use of this product
in a residential environment will not result in harmful interference with other electronic devices. This equipment generates/
uses radio frequencies and, if not installed and used according to the instructions found in the users manual, may cause
interference harmful to the operation of other electronic devices. Compliance with FCC regulations does not guarantee that
interference will not occur in all installations. If this product is found to be the source of interference, which can be determined
by turning the unit ”OFF” and ”ON”, please try to eliminate the problem by using one of the following measures:
Relocate either this product or the device that is being affected by the interference.
Utilize power outlets that are on different branch (circuit breaker or fuse) circuits or install AC line filter/s.
In the case of radio or TV interference, relocate/reorient the antenna. If the antenna lead-in is 300 ohm ribbon lead, change
the lead-in to co-axial type cable.
If these corrective measures do not produce satisfactory results, please contact the local retailer authorized to distribute this
type of product. If you can not locate the appropriate, please contact Yamaha Corporation of America, Electronic Service
Division, 6600 Orangethorpe Ave, Buena Park, CA 90620
Y AMAHA CANNO T BE HELD RESPONSIBLE
FOR DAMAGE CAUSED BY IMPROPER
CARE AND USE OF THE PLUG-IN BOARD.
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CANADA
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.
• This applies only to products distributed by Yamaha Canada Music Ltd.
• Ceci ne s’applique qu’aux produits distribués par Yamaha Canada Musique Ltée.
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Introduction
Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Yamaha PLG100-VH Vocal Harmony Plug-in Board!
The PLG100-VH is designed for use with the MU128 Tone Generator (as well as other MU-series
instruments and the SW1000XG PCI Audio/MIDI Card), providing automatic and authentic sounding
vocal harmony effects. It takes the sound of your voice (via a microphone and one of the A/D inputs)
and reproduces it as a harmony vocal — providing up to four-part harmonies, including your original
voice. The actual harmony notes can be controlled from a MIDI keyboard or sequencer, allowing you
to perfectly match the harmony to chord changes.
The settings and parameters of the PLG100-VH can also be conveniently edited with a Windows PC
computer by using the VH Effect Editor software module (included in the XGworks Music Sequencer
software).
Table of Contents
About the PLG100-VH............................................... 4
Overview of the PLG100-VH ......................................4
Installing the PLG100-VH ...........................................4
Included Items.............................................................4
Required and Recommended Items ......................... 5
Specifications .............................................................5
Troubleshooting.......................................................... 6
Effect Connection and Harmony Types ................. 7
Demonstration ...............................................................7
Using the Harmony Effect.......................................... 8
Operation..................................................................... 8
About the VH Effect Editor in XGworks............. 11
Opening the VH Effect Editor................................... 11
About XG Plug-in System
With Yamaha XG Plug-in System you can expand your tone generation system by simply mounting
an optional board onto the “mother” tone generator/sound card. For example, you will be able to use
extra voices from a different sound synthesis such as Virtual Acoustic Synthesis, apply completely
new dimensional facet of effects to your music and/or add the latest technology to your music.
Harmony Parameters ................................................ 12
Harmony T ype ........................................................... 12
Vocoder Harmony Parameters.................................13
Chordal Harmony Parameters ................................. 19
Detune Harmony Parameters................................... 21
Chromatic Harmony Prameters............................... 22
Harmony System Parameters ................................. 24
Appendix .......................................................................25
XG Effect Map ...........................................................25
MIDI Data Format ...................................................... 26
MIDI Implementation Chart ...................................... 30
About VH-XG
This XG Plug-in Board produces automatic harmony effects for vocals (via a microphone and the A/
D inputs). It features four harmony effect types, and allows you to control the harmony notes by
playing notes or chords on a MIDI keyboard. It also allows you to control the harmony automatically by note or chord data recorded to a sequencer. Other features include a gender changer for
changing the input voice between male and female, and detuning for a natural chorus effect.
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About the PLG100-VH
Overview of the PLG100-VH
The PLG100-VH provides a sophisticated harmony effect that takes the sound of your
voice (via a microphone and the A/D inputs) and reproduces it as a harmony vocal, providing up to four-part harmonies (including your original voice).
Once it is connected, the PLG100-VH automatically becomes another effect block (Harmony) in the tone generator/sound card, and can be applied to one of the Parts. Although
Harmony can be applied to normal instrument Parts, it is designed specifically to work
with the A/D inputs.
You can pre-program the pitch interval of the harmony, or you can “play” the harmony
from your connected MIDI keyboard (or sequencer), and even have the harmony interval
change, depending on the chord you play. As long as your own voice is in pitch and you
play the appropriate chords, the PLG100-VH ensures that the harmony “voices” will be
enharmonically correct and stay in pitch with the chord changes of the song. It also includes a “gender changer” effect that turns a male voice into a female voice (or vice versa),
and a vibrato effect that automatically adds a warm, natural vibrato to your voice.
Installing the PLG100-VH
For detailed instructions on installing the PLG100-VH, refer to the owner’s manual of the
XG-Plug-in-compatible “mother” device (e.g., MU128, SW1000XG, etc.).
Included Items
The following items have been included in the package of your new PLG100-VH. Please
make sure that you have them all before starting to setup and use the instrument. If an item
is missing, contact the store or dealer from which you purchased the PLG100-VH.
• PLG100-VH board
• PLG100-VH Owner’s Manual (this book)
• CD-ROM disc “XGtools”
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Required and Recommended Items
In addition to the included items listed above, you should also have the following:
• An XG tone generator/sound card compatible with the XG Plug-in System
In order to use the PLG100-VH, you’ll need an XG tone generator or sound card that is
compatible with the XG Plug-in System. Compatible instruments include the MU128,
MU100, and the SW1000XG. The tone generator/sound card should also have an available slot or space for installing the PLG100-VH.
• XGworks or XGworks lite Music Sequencing Software
These software sequencers provide convenient tools for taking full advantage of the
PLG100-VH, letting you create song data that automatically controls the harmony effect during playback. They also include the powerful VH Effect Editor (see below) for
editing the harmony effect. XGworks lite is contained on a CD-ROM included with the
MU128 and MU100, and XGworks is contained on a CD-ROM included with the
SW1000XG.
About the PLG100-VH
• VH Effect Editor
This is a special plug-in software module for XGworks and XGworks lite. It gives you
comprehensive control over all PLG100-VH settings and parameters, including “hidden” parameters not available from the front panel of the tone generator. It also provides exceptionally easy and intuitive editing, with graphic controls and drag-and-drop
operations. It is contained on the CD-ROM included with the MU128, MU100, and
SW1000XG.
Specifications
Maximum harmony notes.......... 3
Effect Types................................. 4 (Vocoder Harmony, Chordal Harmony,
Voice controls.............................. Gender change (male → female, female → male),
Interface....................................... XG Plug-in connector
Dimensions (W x D x H) ............ 138.5 x 89 x 8.5 mm
Weight.......................................... 53 g
Included accessories ................... Owner’s Manual, CD-ROM “XGtools”
Detune Harmony, Chromatic Harmony)
Vibrato, Volume, Pan, Detune
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