Yamaha PLG150DRE, PLG150-DR User Manual

Precautions

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Do not expose the plug-in board to direct sunlight, excessive humidity, high temperatures, excessive dust or strong vibrations.

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Before handling the plug-in board, be sure to touch a metal surface to discharge any static electricity which may be in your body.

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When holding the plug-in board, do not touch the inside area of the circuit board or apply excessive pressure to the board, and be sure to protect the board from contact with water or other liquids.

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Before installing the plug-in board onto a tone generator/sound card, unplug the power connector of your computer.

* The company names and product names in this Owner’s Manual are the trademarks or registered

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.

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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:

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:

”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.

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When connecting this product to accessories and/or another product use only high quality shielded cables.

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Before connecting the computer to other devices, turn off the power switches of all devices.

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Yamaha is not responsible for loss of data through computer malfunctions or operator actions.

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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.

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Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Yamaha PLG150-DR Drums Plug-in Board/ PLG150-PC Percussion Plug-in Board!

The PLG150-DR/PLG150-PC is a custom tone generator designed for use with a variety of Yamaha electronic musical instruments. Foremost, the PLG150-DR/PLG150-PC can be installed to and integrated with instruments of the Modular Synthesis Plug-in System (such as the MOTIF, S80, etc.) It can also be used seamlessly with the MU128 Tone Generator (as well as other MU-series instruments and the SW1000XG PCI Audio/MIDI Board). To install your PLG150-DR/PLG150-PC correctly and to ensure full enjoyment of its sophisticated functions, be sure to read this manual very carefully. When ﬁnished, keep the manual in a secure and convenient place for future reference.

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• Future upgrades of application and system software and any changes in speciﬁcations and functions will be announced separately.

About the Modular Synthesis Plug-in System

The Yamaha Modular Synthesis Plug-in System offers powerful expansion and upgrade capabilities for Modular Synthesis-Plug-in-compatible synthesizers, tone generators and sound cards. This enables you to easily and effectively take advantage of the latest and most sophisticated synthesizer and effects technology, allowing you to keep pace with the rapid and multifaceted advances in modern music production.

About the XG Plug-in System

The Yamaha XG Plug-in System offers powerful expansion and upgrade capabilities for XGPlug-in-compatible tone generators and sound cards. This enables you to easily and effectively take advantage of the latest and most sophisticated synthesizer and effects technology, allowing you to keep pace with the rapid and multi-faceted advances in modern music production.

Table of Contents

Overview of the PLG150-DR/PLG150-PC

Main Features of the PLG150-DR/PLG150-PC................................................ 5

Included Items .................................................................................................. 5

Required and Recommended Items................................................................. 6

Installing the PLG150-DR/PLG150-PC ............................................................ 6

Specifications ................................................................................................... 6

Parameter Structure

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For Modular Synthesis Plug-in System Users

Selecting DR/PC Voices................................................................................... 8

Editing the DR/PC Native Part Parameters ...................................................... 9

For XG Plug-in System Users

Editing the DR/PC Native Part Parameters .................................................... 12

Parameters

Native Part Parameters .................................................................................. 13

Native System Parameter............................................................................... 15

Voice Edit Parameters.................................................................................... 15

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About the Included CD-ROM

For Windows Users ........................................................................................ 18

For Macintosh Users ...................................................................................... 24

Demonstration Songs ..................................................................................... 25

Appendix

Voice List DR/PC Plug-in Voice List Effect List Parameter List MIDI Data Format MIDI Implementation Chart

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(XG/Modular Synthesis Plug-in System)

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Overview of the PLG150-DR/PLG150-PC

Main Features of the PLG150-DR/PLG150-PC

Once connected and installed, the PLG150-DR/PLG150-PC becomes a seamless additional sound

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source for the host tone generator or synthesizer — providing a total of 88 drum/percussion voices (80 Preset, 8 User), which can be edited from the panel of the host device. The PLG150-DR/ PLG150-PC can be easily installed to any device compatible with the Modular Synthesis Plug-in System or the XG Plug-in System.

A single PLG150-DR/PLG150-PC Plug-in Board functions as one part for the host device, provid-

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ing up to 32 different voices (in mono sampling), and several boards can be installed to the same host device.

Thanks to the built-in effect processing power, the PLG150-DR/PLG150-PC has two separate

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effect blocks — Insertion and Reverb — that can be applied to each kit. With the included Voice Editor, you can easily edit the sound for each note in the kit as well as the

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effect parameters, and create up to eight original User kits — all from your Windows computer. The PLG150-DR also features a special drum kit based on the stunning stereo drum kit of the pop-

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ular Yamaha MOTIF. (Not all of the sounds are exactly the same.) For MOTIF users, this means you can use the PLG150-DR to play high-quality drum tracks and free up maximum polyphony for other sounds on the MOTIF.

The PLG150-DR also has drum kits that have the same note mapping as XG kits — making them

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fully compatible with any XG song data. This means you can simply enter desired program changes, and your drum tracks will play and sound exactly as intended — or even better!

Included Items

The following items have been included in the package of your new PLG150-DR/PLG150-PC. 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 PLG150-DR/PLG150-PC.

• PLG150-DR/PLG150-PC Plug-in Board

• PLG150-DR/PLG150-PC Owner’s Manual (this book)

• CD-ROM

Overview of the PLG150-DR/PLG150-PC

Required and Recommended Items

In addition to the included items listed above, you should also have the following:

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Synthesizer/Tone Generator/Sound Card Compatible with the Modular Synthesis or XG Plug-in Systems

In order to use the PLG150-DR/PLG150-PC, you’ll need a synthesizer, tone generator or sound card that is compatible with the Modular Synthesis Plug-in System or the XG Plug-in System. Compatible instruments include the MOTIF, MU128, and the SW1000XG. The synthesizer/tone generator/sound card should also have an available slot or space for installing the PLG150-DR/PLG150-PC.

Installing the PLG150-DR/PLG150-PC

For detailed instructions on installing the PLG150-DR/PLG150-PC, refer to the owner’s manual of the Plug-in-compatible “mother” device (e.g., MOTIF, MU128, etc.).

Speciﬁcations

Tone Generation System : Polyphony : Number of voices : Interface : Effects : Dimensions (W x H x D) : Weight : Included Items :

AWM2 (Advanced Wave Memory 2)

32 (when using mono-sampled voices)

80 Preset voices, 8 User voice area

Plug-in connector

Insertion, Reverb

138.5 x 89.0 x 8.5mm

62g

Owner’s Manual, CD-ROM

* Speciﬁcations subject to change without notice.

Parameter Structure

Plug-in Board

Part Parameters

XG Part Parameters

Part Parameters

DR/PC Native Part Parameters

Voice Edit Parameters*

System Parameters

XG System Parameters

DR/PC Native System Parameters*

Part Parameters

XG Part Parameters

DR/PC Native Part Parameters*

DR/PC Voice Parameters

Inst128

Inst3

Inst2

Inst1

Plug-in Platform

XG Effect Parameters

Reverb

Chorus

Variation

Insertion1

Insertion2

Offset

Voice Reverb

Voice Insertion

The Board voices are created with these parameters.

* See page 13 for details.

For Modular Synthesis Plug-in System Users

Selecting DR/PC Voices

When the PLG150-DR/PLG150-PC is installed to a synthesizer compatible with the Modular Synthesis Plug-in System, the DR/PC voices can be selected in the same way as the internal voices of the synthesizer.

• When several boards are installed to the same host device, set the “PolyExpand” parameter on the synthesizer

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to off.

• The example displays used in the following explanations are all taken from the MOTIF.

Enter the Voice Play mode.

Press the [VOICE] button.

Select a Plug-in voice.

Press any of the [PLG1] - [PLG3] buttons. The following display (or one similar) appears.

Select a Group.

Press any of the GROUP [A] - [H] buttons.

Select a Voice.

Press any of the NUMBER [1] - [16] buttons.

When using the PLG150-DR in the Song mode on the MOTIF, make sure to make these settings:

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• Set the Receive Channel of the [PLG] part (the part to which the PLG150-DR has been assigned) to Channel 10.

• On the MOTIF, set the internal part assigned to Channel 10 to off.

For MOTIF6/MOTIF7/MOTIF8 users

To get the most out of your PLG150-DR/PLG150-PC, please go to the web address below and download the latest version of the MOTIF operating system.

http://www.yamahasynth.com

For Modular Synthesis Plug-in System Users

Editing the DR/PC Native Part Parameters

The following explanations show how to edit the DR/PC native part parameters when creating PLG voices, using the MOTIF Control Synthesizer as an example. For information on storing the PLG voices with your particular Modular Synthesis Plug-in System compatible instrument, refer to the owner’s manual of that instrument.

Keep in mind that the parameter values and settings below represent offsets of the actual voice settings. This

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means that adjustments made to the parameters may not make much change in the actual sound, depending on the original settings of the voice. For parameter values, a setting of “0” results in no change, while positive and negative values increase and decrease the value respectively.

Select the desired DR/PC voice, as described in “Selecting DR/PC Voices” on page 8.

Enter the Voice Edit mode.

Press the [EDIT] button.

Select an element to be edited.

1) Press any one of the NUMBER buttons ([1] - [4]) to edit the element parameters.

2) Press the [F4] button to select the “NATIVE” element.

Select the desired parameter.

Use the cursor buttons to select the desired parameter.

For a list of available parameters, see page 13.

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Adjust the value or change the setting for the selected parameter.

Use the [INC/YES] and [DEC/NO] buttons or the data dial.

For XG Plug-in System Users

The PLG150-DR/PLG150-PC voices can be selected just like the voices of the XG tone generator. Keep in mind, though, that they can only be selected when the Sound Module Mode is set to XG or Performance. Also, the Part Assign parameter in the Utility mode (see below) must be set to the desired Part.

The example displays used in the following explanations are all taken from the MU128.

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Enabling and Selecting DR/PC Voices

Set the Sound Module Mode to “XG” or “PFM” (Performance).

Press the [MODE] button and use the [SELECT </>] buttons.

Set the Part Assign parameter to the desired Part number.

To do this:

1) Press the [UTIL] button.

2) Select the “PLUGIN” menu (with the [SELECT >] button) and press [ENTER].

3) Select the “PLG150-DR/PLG150-PC” menu if necessary (with the [SELECT </>] buttons), and press [ENTER]. The Part Assign menu appears.

4) Use the [VALUE –/+] buttons or dial to change the Part number.

The Part Assign range for the XG mode is 1 - 16 and “off”; for the Performance mode, it is 1 - 4 and “off.”

Press the [EXIT] button to return to the Play mode.

When several boards are installed to the same host device, assign them to the different parts.

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For XG Plug-in System Users

Enable the PLG150-DR/PLG150-PC board for the desired Part.

First, make sure that the appropriate Part is selected (using the [PART –/+] buttons), then press the [SELECT] button. The icon of the selected board appears in the display and the corresponding LED at the bottom of the panel (PLG-1, -2, or -3) ﬂashes brieﬂy.

Select the desired bank number.

Move the cursor to the Bank Number parameter with the [SELECT </>] buttons and use the [VALUE –/+] buttons to select the desired bank.

Select the desired voice number.

Move the cursor to the Voice (Program) Number parameter with the [SELECT </>] buttons and use the [VALUE –/+] buttons to select the desired voice.

• DR Preset voice : 000, 001-080

• DR User voice : 000, 001-008

• PC Preset voice : 001, 001-080

• PC User voice : 001, 001-008

Bank Number parameter

DR Preset voice PC Preset voice PC User voiceDR User voice

Alternately, you can select voices from a connected MIDI keyboard, or from sequencing software on a connected computer.

For a list of available voices and their bank/voice numbers, see page 26.

For XG Plug-in System Users

Editing the DR/PC Native Part Parameters

Any of the DR/PC voices can be freely edited from the front panel with the DR/PC Native Part parameters. Keep in mind that changing the Part parameters does not permanently affect the original voice settings. The edits that you make here temporarily change the settings of the currently selected voice. When you select a different voice for the Part, the settings are applied to the newly selected voice.

• The parameter values and settings below represent offsets of the actual voice settings. This means that

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adjustments made to the parameters may not make much change in the actual sound, depending on the original settings of the voice. For parameter values, a setting of “0” results in no change, while positive and nega- tive values increase and decrease the value respectively.

• The Part parameter settings cannot be saved in Multi Play mode. If you wish to save your Part parameter edits, do it from the Performance mode or Plug-in Board Editor.

• The example displays used in the following explanations are all taken from the MU128.

Select the Part having the DR/PC voice, then select the desired voice.

Select the appropriate Part with the [PART –/+] buttons, then, with the cursor at the Voice Number parameter, select the desired voice.

Press the [EDIT] button to enter the Edit mode.

Select the “PLUGIN” menu.

Use the [SELECT >] button, then press the [ENTER] button. The PLG150-DR/PLG150-PC Edit menu appears.

Select the desired parameter.

Use the [SELECT </>] buttons.

Adjust the value or change the setting for the selected parameter.

Use the [VALUE +/–] buttons.

Return to the main Play display.

Press the [EXIT] button several times, or press the [PLAY] button once.

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