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WELCOME TO THE MU80
Welcome to the MU80
Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Yamaha MU80 Tone
Generator!
The MU80 is an advanced tone generator providing 729 high-quality
Voices, full General MIDI compatibility — including Yamaha’s new XG-
MIDI (Extended General MIDI) — plus flexible computer interfacing
in a highly compact and portable package.
With the convenient built-in host computer interface and MIDI ter-
minals, the MU80 is ideal for any computer music system — from connec-
tion to a simple laptop to integration in a complete MIDI studio. With its
large LCD and the intuitive graphic controls on the display, the MU80 is
remarkably easy to use.
The MU80 also features completely independent dual MIDI inputs,
32 Part multi-timbral capacity and full 64-note polyphony for playback
of even the most sophisticated song data. A special Performance mode
gives you flexible four-Voice operation, for live performance applications.
Built-in digital multi-effects give you enormous versatility in “sweeten-
ing” the sound. Plus, the convenient A/D inputs allow you to connect a mi-
crophone, electric guitar or other instrument, and mix those signals with the
MU80’s Voices. What’s more, the MU80 provides a host of comprehensive,
yet easy-to-use editing tools for getting just the sound you need.