MU10

Yamaha MU10

Released: 1996

MSRP: ?

Synopsis:

QS300 without the front panel editing, sequencer, and half the elements(2/voice), aimed at the home computer market Architecture Class: Rompler.

Ebay Description:

The Yamaha MU10 is a pressure and velocity sensitive desktop (32 voice multitimbral) GM compatible sample based synthesizer, featuring up to 2 elements, 65 effects (reverb, chorus, variation), MIDI, 21 drum kits, and 676 presets. Each element features an AWM2 (XG/TG300B compatible samples) source, digital resonant low pass filter, dedicated (4 stage) amplitude, pitch, and filter envelopes, an LFO (saw, triangle, random waveforms).

Physical

Form Factor	Dimensions	Weight	Audio Input	Audio Output	Communication Port	Control Input	Control Output	Switch Input	Power
desktop	W:188mm(7.375in) D:104mm(4.125in) H:35mm(1.375in)	0.3kg(0.6875lbs)	stereo:mix	stereo	MIDI PC/Mac	MIDI	MIDI	no	DC (PA-3B) or batteries (6xAA)

Interface

Compatibility	Multitimbral Memory	Program Memory	External Storage	External Programming	UI Input	UI Output
MU10 GM TG300B XG	no	preset:676 (TG300B:579,XG:480) TG300B-drum:10 XG-drum:11	MIDI-SysEx	MIDI-SysEx	mode based buttons	LCD display

Architecture

Multitimbral	Polyphony	Unison	Architecture
16	16-32 (A/D:30)	no	[Sample->DCF->DCA]x2

Output

Effects	Pan Modulator	Volume Modulator	Headphone
reverb:11 chorus:11 variation:43 (dedicated DSPs)	no	key LFO MIDI-CC7 velocity	shared

Control

Arpeggiator	Arpeggiator External	Sequencer	Sequencer Memory	Sequencer External	Continuous	Program Change
no	N/A	no	no	N/A	MIDI-CC1 MIDI-CC5 MIDI-CC6 MIDI-CC7 MIDI-CC10 MIDI-CC11 MIDI-CC71-74 MIDI-CC84 MIDI-CC91 MIDI-CC93 MIDI-CC94 MIDI-CC96-101	MIDI

Keyboard

Key Pressure	Chord Memory	External Control	External Sustain	Key Scaling	Velocity Curves
channel	no	MIDI:IN/OUT RS-232C\|422(8-pin mini-DIN)	MIDI	break-points:4	7

Sample

Stereo	Sample Depth	Sample Rate	Sample RAM	Sample ROM	Sample Points	Sample Trigger	Sample Loop	Sample Edit
no	16b	48kHz	no	4.5MB	preset	N/A	preset	no

Source

Name	Signal Class	Waveform	Octave Range	Amplitude Modulator	Harmonics Modulator	Pitch Modulator	Wave Assign Modulator
Sample1	digital	sample	-	no	no	key LFO1 PEG1 MIDI-PitchBend portamento	no

Filter

Name	Signal Class	IC	Resonant	Shape	Frequency Modulator	Resonance Modulator	Shape Modulator
DF1	digital	?	low-pass	low pass	FEG1 LFO1 key MIDI-CC1	no	no

Envelope

Name	Level	Rate	Loop	Polarity	Trigger	Level Modulator	Rate Modulator
AEG1	2	5	no	no	key	no	key
PEG1	5	4	no	no	key	velocity	key velocity
FEG1	5	4	no	no	key	velocity	key velocity

LFO

Name	Waveform	Delay	Polarity	Sync	Delay Modulator	Level Modulator	Rate Modulator
LFO1	saw:up triangle random	yes	no	key free	no	MIDI-CC1	no

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