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●Board Custom Voices
As mentioned above, the Board voices are the internal voices of the Plug-in Board, and provide the basic material for the Plug-in voices as played from the 9000Pro. Among the Board voices are a special set of voices — Board Custom voices — which can be edited from a computer connected to the 9000Pro. Each Plug-in Board comes with its own special editing software (to be used as a plug-in with XGworks), and the Board Custom voices are edited with this software. However, if you want to keep any edits that you make to the voices, you must save the data to the 9000Pro with the Board Custom Voice Backup function, since any data in the RAM memory on the board is lost as soon as the power is turned off.
●Board Preset Voices
These Board Voices are pre-programmed to the Plug-in Board and cannot be edited from a computer connected to the 9000Pro.
●Plug-in Custom Voices
Before the Board voices can be selected and played from the 9000Pro, they are “converted” to Plug-in voices. By using the Custom Voice Creator function, you can edit the various parameters of the Plug-in voices and create your own original voices.
■About the Plug-in Boards
Plug-in Boards give you an enormous amount of additional sonic flexibility and power. When installed, they work seamlessly and transparently within the system of the 9000Pro — meaning that you can use their sounds and functions just as if they were built right into the 9000Pro at the factory!
The boards that are available for and can be installed to the 9000Pro are described below. These boards are not simply a source of more voices, they are full-featured tone generators in their own right, and they let you not only upgrade the 9000Pro system by adding more polyphony for example, but they also let enhance and edit the sounds with a variety of parameters. Three types of boards are available: Single Part, Multi Part, and Effect. The Single Part and Multi Part boards can be used with the 9000Pro. Please note, however, that Effect Plug-in Boards (e.g., PLG-100VH) cannot be used with the 9000Pro.
●Single Part Plug-in Boards
Single Part Plug-in Boards let you add a completely different synthesizer or tone generator and play its voices by using a single part of the 9000Pro. Keep in mind that the Single Part boards can only be used for one part (R1 - R3, L, Song Creator) at a time (see pages 42 and 125).
• Analog Physical Modeling Plug-in Board (PLG150-AN)
Using Analog Physical Modeling (AN) synthesis, the very latest digital technology is used to accurately reproduce the sound of analog synthesizers.
• Piano Plug-in Board (PLG150-PF)
A massive 16MB of waveform memory is dedicated to the reproduction of piano sounds. This board offers 136 stereo sounds, including a number of acoustic and electric pianos, and up to 64-note polyphony.
• Advanced DX/TX Plug-in Board (PLG100-DX, PLG150-DX)
The sounds of the DX7 are available on this Plug-in Board. Unlike PCM-based tone generators, this board uses the powerful FM Synthesis system — the same as found on DX-series synthesizers — for extraordinarily versatile and dynamic sound shaping potential. Sounds are compatible with those of the DX7, and the board can even receive DX7 data via MIDI bulk dump.
• Virtual Acoustic Plug-in Board (PLG100-VL, PLG150-VL)
With Virtual Acoustic (VA) synthesis, the sounds of real instruments are modeled (simulated) in real time, giving a degree of realism that cannot be achieved using conventional PCM-based synthesis techniques. When playing these sounds using an optional MIDI Wind Controller (WX5), you can even capture some of the physical feel of woodwind instruments.
●Multi-Part Plug-in Board
•Additional Plug-in Boards will be available in the future.
•The Board Custom Voices (RAM) described on page 64 are not available in some Plug- in Boards (e.g., PLG150-PF, PLG100-VL, PLG100-DX) .
•Included with each Plug-in Board is a floppy disk featuring special demo songs. You can play these demo songs on the 9000Pro (XG Plug-in System format only) using the Song Player function. Refer to the Owner’s Manual of your partic- ular Plug-in Board for details on the demo songs.
Multi-Part Plug-in Boards let you expand the voice polyphony of the 9000Pro by giving you a full 16 independent instrumental parts. This type of board allows you to use the maximum polyphony of the 9000Pro for your keyboard performance. For example, this is especially useful when playing the Organ Flutes voices, which require many notes of polyphony. (See HINT on page 69.)
Please note that the voices of the Multi Part boards cannot be played from the 9000Pro's keyboard.
• XG Plug-in Board (PLG100-XG)
This Plug-in Board is a 16-part XG sound generator.You can play back XG/GM song files using the rich variety of sounds and effects on this board.
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