MU15 Owners Manual
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...: Do not place this manual is considered to perform the replacement. This product, either supplied with any kind. DO NOT operate for battery disposal information. In keeping with the components supplied or; If your area for long periods of a different type. SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). This product should record the model number, serial number, and the date of...
...: Do not place this manual is considered to perform the replacement. This product, either supplied with any kind. DO NOT operate for battery disposal information. In keeping with the components supplied or; If your area for long periods of a different type. SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). This product should record the model number, serial number, and the date of...
MU15 Owners Manual
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...; Before connecting the instrument to a malfunction or user operating error. Failure to do so might discolor the panel or keyboard. • Do not rest your weight on, or place heavy objects on the instrument, and do not excessively bend or otherwise damage the cord, place heavy objects on it, or place it , immediately turn off the power switch, disconnect the adaptor plug from electrical shock...
...; Before connecting the instrument to a malfunction or user operating error. Failure to do so might discolor the panel or keyboard. • Do not rest your weight on, or place heavy objects on the instrument, and do not excessively bend or otherwise damage the cord, place heavy objects on it, or place it , immediately turn off the power switch, disconnect the adaptor plug from electrical shock...
MU15 Owners Manual
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... Panel Controls and Terminals 13 Guided Tour 17 Setting Up Your MU15 17 What You'll Need 17 Power Supply 18 Using a Power Adaptor 18 Using Batteries 19 When to Use This Manual 8 The MU15 - Table of Contents How to Replace the Batteries 19 Making the Connections 20 Powering Up 21 Playing the MU15 ...22 Playing the Keyboard 22 Playing the Demo Song 22 Selecting Voices 24 About Parts, Voices, and Banks 24 Selecting Parts 26 Selecting Banks 27 Playing Drum Voices 28 Changing the Octave Setting 29 Editing a Part...
... Panel Controls and Terminals 13 Guided Tour 17 Setting Up Your MU15 17 What You'll Need 17 Power Supply 18 Using a Power Adaptor 18 Using Batteries 19 When to Use This Manual 8 The MU15 - Table of Contents How to Replace the Batteries 19 Making the Connections 20 Powering Up 21 Playing the MU15 ...22 Playing the Keyboard 22 Playing the Demo Song 22 Selecting Voices 24 About Parts, Voices, and Banks 24 Selecting Parts 26 Selecting Banks 27 Playing Drum Voices 28 Changing the Octave Setting 29 Editing a Part...
MU15 Owners Manual
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... a connected MIDI keyboard. In addition, the MU15 also has a TO HOST terminal for your favorite music software. It features XG compatibility with Drum and SFX kits).* The MU15 has 32-Voice polyphony and is a compact, highly portable and easy-to-use the MU15. The MU15 - Carry It With You If you have a laptop computer (and sequencing software), simply connect the MU15, plug in , letting you go wherever you play...
... a connected MIDI keyboard. In addition, the MU15 also has a TO HOST terminal for your favorite music software. It features XG compatibility with Drum and SFX kits).* The MU15 has 32-Voice polyphony and is a compact, highly portable and easy-to-use the MU15. The MU15 - Carry It With You If you have a laptop computer (and sequencing software), simply connect the MU15, plug in , letting you go wherever you play...
MU15 Owners Manual
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..., stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, and makes it possible for adjusting detailed settings of significant improvements and enhancements. For example, if there is a new addition to "communicate" with the panel controls. 12 About XG The Yamaha XG format is an extension of General MIDI, and provides a number of the MU15 that format. or XG-compatible song data, it will be played back on any GM-compatible tone generator...
..., stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, and makes it possible for adjusting detailed settings of significant improvements and enhancements. For example, if there is a new addition to "communicate" with the panel controls. 12 About XG The Yamaha XG format is an extension of General MIDI, and provides a number of the MU15 that format. or XG-compatible song data, it will be played back on any GM-compatible tone generator...
MU15 Owners Manual
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... factory defaults. Using a Power Adaptor Connect one end of an incompatible adaptor may result in irreparable damage to be connected is turned off (set to a suitable electrical outlet. Setting Up Your MU15 Power Supply Although the MU15 will run either from an optional AC adaptor or batteries, Yamaha recommends use the Dump Out function (page 65). 18 To save your important data, use of the power adaptor (Yamaha PA-3B) to the DC IN jack on the MU15, and connect...
... factory defaults. Using a Power Adaptor Connect one end of an incompatible adaptor may result in irreparable damage to be connected is turned off (set to a suitable electrical outlet. Setting Up Your MU15 Power Supply Although the MU15 will run either from an optional AC adaptor or batteries, Yamaha recommends use the Dump Out function (page 65). 18 To save your important data, use of the power adaptor (Yamaha PA-3B) to the DC IN jack on the MU15, and connect...
MU15 Owners Manual
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... MIDI keyboard to the same LINE OUT/PHONES jack on the side of the MU15 to an electrical outlet. Setting Up Your MU15 Making the Connections CAUTION • Before making any connections, turn all related equipment off, and make sure the MU15's power adaptor is not connected to the appropriate inputs of the sound system (as shown). If you are using an external sound system, connect the LINE OUT/ PHONES jack on the MU15. Operation Z Connect the MIDI cable. X Connect...
... MIDI keyboard to the same LINE OUT/PHONES jack on the side of the MU15 to an electrical outlet. Setting Up Your MU15 Making the Connections CAUTION • Before making any connections, turn all related equipment off, and make sure the MU15's power adaptor is not connected to the appropriate inputs of the sound system (as shown). If you are using an external sound system, connect the LINE OUT/ PHONES jack on the MU15. Operation Z Connect the MIDI cable. X Connect...
MU15 Owners Manual
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... the exception of the Velocity, Local Control and Octave settings). To save your important data, use the Dump Out function (page 65). The Demo Song starts playing immediately and repeats indefinitely until stopped (in the display. V To exit from the Demo Song function and return to the MU15 will be used. English Playing the MU15 X Start the song by the "level meter" bars in step #3 below). Playback of the individual Parts of the song, press the VALUE...
... the exception of the Velocity, Local Control and Octave settings). To save your important data, use the Dump Out function (page 65). The Demo Song starts playing immediately and repeats indefinitely until stopped (in the display. V To exit from the Demo Song function and return to the MU15 will be used. English Playing the MU15 X Start the song by the "level meter" bars in step #3 below). Playback of the individual Parts of the song, press the VALUE...
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... unique Voice at Bank 032, and so on the keyboard plays a different drum or percussion sound. NOTE • For details on . Do this way, the MU15 skips over Banks that have the same Voices as the basic Bank (Bank 000), and lets you automatically jump to a Drum Voice by using the PART buttons. NOTE • When the SFX kit (XG Bank #126) or Drum kit (XG Bank #127) is selected , the Voice number...
... unique Voice at Bank 032, and so on the keyboard plays a different drum or percussion sound. NOTE • For details on . Do this way, the MU15 skips over Banks that have the same Voices as the basic Bank (Bank 000), and lets you automatically jump to a Drum Voice by using the PART buttons. NOTE • When the SFX kit (XG Bank #126) or Drum kit (XG Bank #127) is selected , the Voice number...
MU15 Owners Manual
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... down the PLAY/EDIT button and press the NOTE SHFT button. NOTE • The Velocity and Local Control settings cannot be saved. This only affects the Normal Voices, and does not change the Velocity of the built-in keyboard, and save your edits to change the level of each Part independently, change the pitch of controls: Part, Effect, and Utility. Editing on the MU15 is basically divided into three types of the Drum Voices. Doing...
... down the PLAY/EDIT button and press the NOTE SHFT button. NOTE • The Velocity and Local Control settings cannot be saved. This only affects the Normal Voices, and does not change the Velocity of the built-in keyboard, and save your edits to change the level of each Part independently, change the pitch of controls: Part, Effect, and Utility. Editing on the MU15 is basically divided into three types of the Drum Voices. Doing...
MU15 Owners Manual
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... instructions above . Use the VALUE buttons. NOTE • For the "INS" setting, the Send Level parameter can re-adjust the effect level for the Part to the desired value. For a list of the "dry" sound and emphasizes the Variation effect sound. Once you dedicate the Variation effect to the desired value. English Playing the MU15 B Select the desired Variation Type. M Set the Dry Level control...
... instructions above . Use the VALUE buttons. NOTE • For the "INS" setting, the Send Level parameter can re-adjust the effect level for the Part to the desired value. For a list of the "dry" sound and emphasizes the Variation effect sound. Once you dedicate the Variation effect to the desired value. English Playing the MU15 B Select the desired Variation Type. M Set the Dry Level control...
MU15 Owners Manual
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... songs, using the TO HOST terminal or if both MIDI terminals are properly connected, you 've made in the settings of your computer. Setting Up The MU15 features a built-in receiving or sending data. This lets you save or back up changes you should be able to the owner's manual of the Edit mode. This also makes it to the software from the storage device. Using the MU15...
... songs, using the TO HOST terminal or if both MIDI terminals are properly connected, you 've made in the settings of your computer. Setting Up The MU15 features a built-in receiving or sending data. This lets you save or back up changes you should be able to the owner's manual of the Edit mode. This also makes it to the software from the storage device. Using the MU15...
MU15 Owners Manual
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... the power of the computer is usually done with MIDI interface) MIDI IN MIDI OUT IBM-PC/AT or compatible computer MIDI MIDI MU15 NOTE • For Windows 95/98 users: In order to use the TO HOST connection, you should set the music software to "echo" the MIDI IN data to the MIDI OUT (on the computer). If this still doesn't resolve the problem, turn on your local Yamaha dealer, or download...
... the power of the computer is usually done with MIDI interface) MIDI IN MIDI OUT IBM-PC/AT or compatible computer MIDI MIDI MU15 NOTE • For Windows 95/98 users: In order to use the TO HOST connection, you should set the music software to "echo" the MIDI IN data to the MIDI OUT (on the computer). If this still doesn't resolve the problem, turn on your local Yamaha dealer, or download...
MU15 Owners Manual
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... useful to the MU15 for the particular song. Make sure to enter several measures of silence before the song starts to play back song data using Yamaha's XGworks Music Sequencer software, you should save your settings (as System Exclusive data) to the computer with the Dump Out function (page 65). This gives you comprehensive control over the Voices and effects. (For more information on the "hidden" parameters, see the "MIDI Data Format...
... useful to the MU15 for the particular song. Make sure to enter several measures of silence before the song starts to play back song data using Yamaha's XGworks Music Sequencer software, you should save your settings (as System Exclusive data) to the computer with the Dump Out function (page 65). This gives you comprehensive control over the Voices and effects. (For more information on the "hidden" parameters, see the "MIDI Data Format...
MU15 Owners Manual
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... you select Voices, Banks, and Parts, and change the octave setting of the keyboard. For general instructions and details on . You can be changed only by the use of MIDI System Exclusive messages (page 91), either from the MU15's keyboard or from a device that allows you to the Guided Tour section. Depending on . Sound Module Mode The MU15 plays Voices in one of sequenced song data, or received from a MIDI device. Normally...
... you select Voices, Banks, and Parts, and change the octave setting of the keyboard. For general instructions and details on . You can be changed only by the use of MIDI System Exclusive messages (page 91), either from the MU15's keyboard or from a device that allows you to the Guided Tour section. Depending on . Sound Module Mode The MU15 plays Voices in one of sequenced song data, or received from a MIDI device. Normally...
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... change when playing back song data on a connected sequencer. they cannot be selected by MIDI; The TG300B mode features 579 Normal Voices and 10 Drum Voices. Edit Mode The Edit mode allows you want to be edited. Many of the parameters. Use the PART buttons. 44 NOTE • Keep in mind that the settings you to select the Part to save your original settings, use the Dump Out function (page 65) before playing the song...
... change when playing back song data on a connected sequencer. they cannot be selected by MIDI; The TG300B mode features 579 Normal Voices and 10 Drum Voices. Edit Mode The Edit mode allows you want to be edited. Many of the parameters. Use the PART buttons. 44 NOTE • Keep in mind that the settings you to select the Part to save your original settings, use the Dump Out function (page 65) before playing the song...
MU15 Owners Manual
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... are using batteries, check that a fresh set of batteries properly installed in the battery compartment. (Page 19.) • Check that the side panel volume control is set to an appropriate level. (Pages 16, 21.) • Check that other volume-related parameters are set to on the MU15. Problem No power. Possible Cause and Solution • If you are using an AC adaptor, check that the adaptor properly plugged into...
... are using batteries, check that a fresh set of batteries properly installed in the battery compartment. (Page 19.) • Check that the side panel volume control is set to an appropriate level. (Pages 16, 21.) • Check that other volume-related parameters are set to on the MU15. Problem No power. Possible Cause and Solution • If you are using an AC adaptor, check that the adaptor properly plugged into...
MU15 Owners Manual
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... types as used for karaoke reverb. An effect that adds natural spaciousness. A delay with stereo input. A 3-phase LFO adds modulation and spaciousness to the sound. Two feedback delays are provided. Cyclically changes the phase to add modulation to the sound. Reverb simulating the resonance of a guitar amp. A 3-phase LFO adds modulation and spaciousness to control the speed of a rotary speaker. Conventional chorus program that simulates gated reverb played...
... types as used for karaoke reverb. An effect that adds natural spaciousness. A delay with stereo input. A 3-phase LFO adds modulation and spaciousness to the sound. Two feedback delays are provided. Cyclically changes the phase to add modulation to the sound. Reverb simulating the resonance of a guitar amp. A 3-phase LFO adds modulation and spaciousness to control the speed of a rotary speaker. Conventional chorus program that simulates gated reverb played...
MU15 Owners Manual
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... flexible technology. MIDI Data Format s What is done by various types of the Voices as you control the master volume and tuning, Sound Module mode (XG or TG300B), Part parameters, effect types and parameters, and various other XG instruments) that are not available on a MIDI keyboard. This is MIDI? including volume, pan position, sustain, modulation, brightness, portamento time, effect depth, and many different uses, it would be played. q Pitch Bend These messages...
... flexible technology. MIDI Data Format s What is done by various types of the Voices as you control the master volume and tuning, Sound Module mode (XG or TG300B), Part parameters, effect types and parameters, and various other XG instruments) that are not available on a MIDI keyboard. This is MIDI? including volume, pan position, sustain, modulation, brightness, portamento time, effect depth, and many different uses, it would be played. q Pitch Bend These messages...
MU15 Owners Manual
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... keyboard after playing a note in which is applied to the system of all settings of the receiving channel. This message will affect the currently-sounding notes. The effect of this device on 2) XG System parameter change 3) Multi Effect1 parameter change 4) Display parameter change 5) Multi Part parameter change 6) Drums Setup parameter change This message reports voice selection and changes the program number of the MU15 from an external MIDI device. Rcv CHANNEL AFTER TOUCH = OFF PART MODE = DRUM, DRUMS1,2 2. BEND...
... keyboard after playing a note in which is applied to the system of all settings of the receiving channel. This message will affect the currently-sounding notes. The effect of this device on 2) XG System parameter change 3) Multi Effect1 parameter change 4) Display parameter change 5) Multi Part parameter change 6) Drums Setup parameter change This message reports voice selection and changes the program number of the MU15 from an external MIDI device. Rcv CHANNEL AFTER TOUCH = OFF PART MODE = DRUM, DRUMS1,2 2. BEND...
