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The XG Master mixer map:
The global XG control center of Master, Effect 1 and Effect 2 settings 

Contents:

1. Preview of the XG Master mixer map (Part 1)
2. Preview of the XG Master mixer map (Part 2)
3. Available XG settings
4. Important notes

1. Preview of the XG Master mixer map (Part 1):
XG Master, Effect 1 and Effect 2 settings

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2. Preview of the XG Master mixer map (Part 2):
16 channel XG Multipart mixer

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3. Available XG settings

The upper part of this mixer map (XG Master, Effect 1 and Effect 2 settings):

• XG Master Volume
• XG Master Coarse Tune +/- 2 octaves in half tone steps
• XG Master Fine Tune +/- 100 cent in cent steps
• You can send the MIDI commands XG On, XG Reset, GS Reset and GM Reset
• You can select and modify all available programs and settings of Effect 1 (Reverb)
• You can select and modify all available programs and settings of Effect 2 (Chorus)

The lower part of this mixer map (16 channel XG Multipart Mixer):

• Volume of each part
• Reverb Send of each part
• Chorus Send of each part
• Variation Send of each part
• Recieve controller 'Note On' of each part
  (You can simply mute any part with 'Note On=Off')

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4. Important notes:

• First of all:
  In the following explanations I will always refer to the Yamaha DB50XG, but all explanations will be true of any 100% compatible XG synthesizer (SW60XG, MU10, MU50, MU80...).
  
  
• Important:
  This mixer map is (mostly) not able to vary settings in 'real time':
  Most changes (i.e.: XG Master, Effect 1, Effect 2) DURING PLAYBACK will cause undesirable sound effects!
  ONLY the '16 Channel Multipart Mixer' can be used in 'real time' (during playback) without any sound problems.
  
  
• The snapshots 'Basic' and 'Mixer':
  After opening of a mixer map you will always have the problem, that the shown 'values' of the switches/controls don't match to the default settings of a XG synth. Therefore I've included two snapshots ('Basic' and 'Mixer') in this mixer map:
  
  Snapshot 'Basic':
  After a click on this snapshot all Master- and Effect 1/2 settings will change to the XG default settings - like this all switches/dials will move to the XG default setting position.
  Snapshot 'Mixer':
  After a click on this snapshot all switches/dials of the 'Multipart mixer' will move to the XG default settings.
  Don't forget:
  This 'Multipart mixer' is not similar to the Cubase 'MIDI Track Mixer' -
  it varies (via SysEx MIDI data!) the 16 'Parts' of a XG synth, but NOT (!) any of the 16 'MIDI channels'!
  Like this you can vary even parts of a XG synth individually, which are assigned to the same MIDI channel!!!
  That's really a big difference - please keep this in your mind.
  Hint:
  After clicking on the snapshots 'Basic' and 'Mixer' all corresponding XG MIDI data will be send to the XG synthesizer - therefore you can use these snapshots also to discard any changes you've made and reprogram the XG synth to the default values.

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C/O 2002-2012: Werner Ogrodnik (Cologne, Germany)