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The XG Advantage

Sound /
Expression
Functions / Controls
MORE VOICES
GREATER POLYPHONY
MORE PARAMETERS
VH EXPANSION
SG EXPANSION
VL EXPANSION
A/D INPUTS
EQ
EFFECTS

XG Song Data for the PortaTone

A large and constantly growing selection of song files is available in
XG format. These song files have been specially recorded to take
advantage of and showcase the various features of XG-compatible
PortaTone keyboards.

XG Tools for the PortaTone

SoftSynthesizer and MIDPLUG are two powerful pieces of software that
make your computer music-ready — and, best of all, they’re free! Get
online and check them out!
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The XG format is growing rapidly
and is also becoming a widespread
format for personal computers,
with over 35 million licensed XG
SoftSynthesizer users to date.
Compose a song on your XG PortaTone and
e-mail it to your friends! With Yamaha’s
SoftSynthesizer, your XG MIDI files can play
back on a PC and sound exactly as they do on
your keyboard-with sound quality that’s
absolutely amazing! SoftSynthesizer versions
S-YXG50 and S-YXG100 fully support the XG
format and play back MIDI files with CD
quality (44.1kHz) without dedicated
hardware such as a sound card or
synthesizer module. A free 90-day trial
version of SoftSynthesizer is available on the
XG Website.
www.yamaha-xg.com
Yamaha Digital Pianos & Portable Keyboards Categories
Looking for a keyboard to keep you
entertained at home? At Yamaha’s Digital
Piano & Portable Keyboard site, you’ll find
exactly the one you want…and all the
information about it you need. Clavinovas,
Electones, portable digital pianos, PSR
keyboards and even rhythm programmers
— all of Yamaha’s home-keyboard lines are
just a mouse click away from this homepage.
www.yamaha.com/digpianos.htm
PK Club Homepage
Find out all the latest about the PK Club here at our website. Just point your browser at
www.yamaha.co.jp/english/product/pk
The Free Song Data Library contains a great
selection of original XG songs produced by
Yamaha. With a little bit of ingenuity and
creativeness, you can get a lot of enjoyment
out of this wide selection of free material.
Once you have downloaded the XG MIDI data
or audio data – free of charge, of course –
you can play it back with your XG PortaTone
or XG SoftSynthesizer. Or if you want to, you
can include it on your homepage and let
others enjoy it, too.
www.yamaha-xg.com
Here’s your one-stop source for music
equipment and software online! Packed full
with important information and detailed
product descriptions, the Yamaha Virtual
Shop and yamahamusicsoft.com let you easily
find exactly what you need — right away!
MIDPLUG for XG is a plug-in for Netscape
Communicator and Internet Explorer, which
enables your XG PortaTone, MIDI tone
generator or SoftSynthesizer to playback
MIDI data from Web pages automatically.
It also allows you to create your own music-
enabled Web pages using songs that you’ve
composed on your PortaTone!
www.yamaha-xg.com
Yamaha On-Line ShopsFree Song Data Library
www.yamaha.co.uk/shop/html/home.htm
www.yamahamusicsoft.com

What is XG?

Yamaha’s XG format is a significant extension and
enhancement of General MIDI ( ). Naturally, all
Yamaha XG products are fully compatible with General MIDI, ensuring
that GM song files play back with the proper set of voices and sound
just as the original composer/programmer intended. The XG format,
however, offers a level of expression much greater than that of
General MIDI by providing enhanced features such as:
•Minimum 32-note polyphony
•A huge set of additional voices, including variations of the GM set and wide
variety of completely new voices
•A minimum of three effects processors with a large number of effect types
• MIDI control of analog signal inputs (for example, processing a microphone
signal with vocal harmony and effects)
•An extensive set of standardized voice and effect parameters that are MIDI–
controllable
XG Grows as You Do!
When you’re ready to expand your music and sound capabilities, XG is ready to
keep pace with you. Yamaha features a wide range of powerful and compatible
XG products — from keyboards and tone generators to sequencing and editing
software — that let you explore the full musical and sonic potential of XG!
Direct Computer Connection
All XG-compatible PortaTones feature a convenient TO HOST terminal. This
allows you to directly connect the PortaTone to a PC or Macintosh computer,
and take advantage of the wealth of powerful sequencing and other music
software to create and edit your own music!