Yamaha SW1000XG Owner's Manual

The illustrations depicting the LED display in this manual may differ from the appearance on your LED display, and are for instructional purposes

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 10expander when used with the SW1000XG. If PLG cards are found, the display will then attempt to auto detect any opti

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 11 DIAGRAM 3: MIDI DATA ACTIVITY MONITOR If you have MIDI devices connected to the PLUGSTATION or the SW1000XG card

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 12 DIAGRAM 5: NO PLG CARD FOUND IN SLOT 2 NOTE: THE MAIN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PLG100 AND 150 SERIES CARDS IS MEMORY BU

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 13VAL – This is the value section. It is here where you enter data values that correspond to the parameter that you a

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 14NOTE: THE 44.1K LIMIT IS A RESTRICTION OF THE SW1000XG WORDCLOCK STANDARD, WHICH HAS TO BE FED TO THE FITTED PLG CA

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 15 Installation and Setup of Yamaha PLG (also known as MSPS) cards. Yamaha PLG100 and 150 series cards feature a

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 16the only PLG hosting device that supports up to 8 discrete digital audio channels over the industry standard ADAT f

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 17The brackets are arranged to allow two cards at each level, one towards the front and one towards the rear. Correct

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 18This display will only flash for a brief time before the display will drop the one similar to diagram 2. (With the

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 19 Installation of the X, Y and Z boards This is an operation, which requires some level of technical knowledge e

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 2Please always turn the power off when the unit is not in use. The operating system of PLUGSTATION is flashrom upgra

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 20 DIAGRAM 13: A FITTED Y-BOARD The 34-way ribbon cable supplied should now be connected (checking that you have it

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 21 DIAGRAM 14: Z AND Y BOARDS FITTED TO PLUGSTATION Once fitted, you should re-attached the top case with the scre

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 22DIAGRAM 15: INSERTING THE SW1000XG WITH X BOARD DIAGRAM 16: THE X-BOARD IN CLOSE UP Using the plastic spacers su

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 23 DIAGRAM 18: RIBBON CABLE AND BACKPLATE IN PLACE FOR X-BOARD If you do not have the Y-BOARD or Z-BOARD options fi

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 24 DIAGRAM 19: CONNECTING THE SERIAL PORT FROM SW1000XG TO THE X-BOARD SERIAL INPUT If you are also using the SW100

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 25 In a typical digital audio system, one device acts as the wordclock master and the other devices act as wordclock

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 26 DIAGRAM 20: CONNECTING THE SERIAL THRU TO THE DS2416 CARD The following diagram shows the routing, which a ty

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 27USE WITH THE SW1000XG section. However below is just an example of a typical setup with the SW1000XG card. Additio

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 28HEAT SINK TO THE SW1000XG ON TOP OF A REGULATOR LOCATED TOWARDS THE TOP EDGE OF THE CARD. THE LETTER P APPEARING DE

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 29 Front panel editing The original concept behind the PLUGSTATION was one of a “faceless box”. Designed initia

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 3 Contents Introduction Special notes Package contents and other items Familiarising yo

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 30DATA FILER or computer to record the SYSEX data being sent out). This option is in a different level and will be co

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 31 As we said, scrolling the DATA ENTRY knob anti-clockwise from the performance data entry LED menu, will take us ba

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 32 Note that the small DOT LED is now underneath the CARD label. If we now go into the editing for this card by using

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 33 PROG – This indicates PROGRAM CHANGE. As with all parameters in this section, pressing once more on the DATA ENTR

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 34PLUGSTATION HAS NO ANALOGUE INPUT STAGE AS THIS WOULD CONFLICT WITH THE MASTER WORDCLOCK BEING SENT FROM THE SW1000

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 35THESE COMMANDS CAN BE SYSEX CONTROLLED, WITH THE SYSEX FOR EACH LEVEL LISTED (ALONG WITH SYSEX FOR ALL OTHER PLUGST

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 36 YOPS – THIS IS THE Y-BOARD INDIVIDUAL OUTPUT SELECT OPTION. This parameter is again only effective if you have the

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 37PART – Here the part number (which normally corresponds to the MIDI channel) can be set. This is primarily a part a

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 38 NOTE: SETTING UP PARAMETERS SUCH AS POLY OVERFLOW MODE FOR THE VL CARD CAN ONLY BE DONE FROM SOFTWARE SYSTEM EXCL

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 39nor does it respond over MIDI to avoid confusion with the YVOL or SVOL commands. The controller value range is from

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 4 Introduction Thank you very much for purchasing the KENTON PLUGSTATION. In this package you will find a fanta

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 40This is the GLOBAL parameter menu. Pressing the data entry knob for a short press on this item will take you to the

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 41 SHLD – SW1000XG HOLD. This menu option allows you to set the PLUGSTATION to wait for SW1000XG wordclock signals

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 42 ZSOP – Z BOARD SW1000XG OUTPUT LEVEL MENU This controls the SW1000XG main output level from the Z-BOARD which

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 43 SOPS – SW1000XG Output Select. IF the Z-board is fitted this will enable you to select which output the main SW10

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 44 Pressing the DATA ENTRY button for 2 seconds again will return you to the CARD parameter level. Scrolling clockwi

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 45 DUNP – SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE DUMP – Stores to external MIDI recorders such as the Yamaha MDF3, or a computer with a su

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 46 NOTE 1: SENDING SYSEX SETUPS BACK TO PLUGSTATION IS AS SIMPLE AS JUST LOADING A STORED BULK DUMP MIDI FILE INTO

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 47 STOR – Stores a global or performance setup to one of 64 locations or stores the GLOBAL settings made (such as

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KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 49 Use with the SW1000XG Using PLUGSTATION with the SW1000XG offers unprecedented possibilities and routing configu

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 5 Special Notes • The KENTON PLUGSTATION hardware and this owner's manual are exclusive copyrights of KENTON

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 50 In this diagram we see that the ADAT output of PLUGSTATION is connected to the ADAT input of a digital mixer, the

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 51CHANNEL 1 (TRACK 1) in your sequencer – SW1000XG MIDI OUT (This is being sent to the PLUGSTATION slot 1 if the chan

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 52 In other respects the control is similar to the stand-alone mode control in option 1 (apart from the individual ou

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 53send the PLG cards out of individual analogue or ADAT optical output ports to a suitable mixing desk. It is good pr

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 54your own effects processing or EQ via a suitable mixing desk (or by routing it to the DS2416 and AX16AT as shown la

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 55PLUGSTATION. This means that you can have 16 discrete channels coming in to the DS2416 mixer (8 from SW1000XG MIDI

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 56PLUGSTATION (In this case the control software you use for SW1000XG would have one of the ports set up to SW1000 MI

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 57 Using as a stand alone modular synth hosting system Now that you have been blown away by the incredible routi

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 58 Now press the DATA ENTRY button again to enter the PLG editing mode, and the screen will display, in order, the M

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 59 You should now be able to hear the sound that is in location 40 of the board you have selected (make sure that

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 6KENTON ELECTRONICS CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR DAMAGE CAUSED BY IMPROPER CARE AND USE OF THE PLUGSTATION SYSTEM.

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 60assigning more than one board to the same output, it is advisable not to set the level to full, as this may result

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 61layered a PLG150AN, and PLG150PF card both on channel 1, and you adjust controller 74 for either board, you will fi

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 62 Or connection via analogue outputs to the analogue inputs on your mixer These connection diagrams are equally

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 631-2 channels, and perhaps leave channels 9-10 relatively dry, and perhaps if your mixer allows, a delay offset to t

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 64 Breath control of the PLG100 and 150VL cards: Whilst the PLUGSTATION like many of the Yamaha PLG hosting device

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 65 Notes on MSB, LSB and SYSEX The mysteries surrounding MIDI in general normally put people off getting into the h

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 66 And as you can see PugOrgn1 is in bank Select MSB 99, LSB 0 and program location 21. So using this information y

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 67 Okay to do this we would send BANK SELECT MSB = 80 BANK SELECT LSB = 65 Program Change = 7 Very simple when

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 68 Before we go into some typed examples we will try to explain the fundamentals of SYSEX data. SYSEX is a way of tal

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 69So when you go plugging through the DATA LIST manual for the PLG cards and start to go cross eyed with the barrage

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 7 Package Contents and Other Items Before using your new PLUGSTATION, check that all the items below are include

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 70 Technical Support and contact info. Technical support of the KENTON PLUGSTATION is via KENTON Electronics. If

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 71 Troubleshooting and faq This section is intended to answer the most common questions about PLUGSTATION, and a

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 72The PLG cards as mentioned in many cases do not have effects processing on board. This means that standard XG effec

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 73A. This is a function, which is only possible via software control. You can adjust programs and basic controllers f

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 74 If you press the DATA ENTRY button on this screen it will restore the factory default settings of PLUGSTATION and

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 75Pressing the DATA ENTRY button on this page, will as we have said show a 4-digit number which is your software revi

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 76 Useful controllers Below is a useful list of controllers which can be applied to the PLG series synthesiser car

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 77 The MIDI specification is designed to assist end users who wish to write support software, mixer maps, VST scri

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 78 Operating system update message Byte valid range description

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 79 BYTE PROG_1+2 ;3 BYTE 000 ;default (overwritten) BYTE PROG_1+3 ;4 BYTE 000 ;default (overwritten) BYTE SV

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 8To install and use the software that accompanies your SW1000XG package, at least 20 MB of hard disk space is require

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 80 BYTE 0 BYTE CHAN_1+1 ;2 BYTE 1 BYTE CHAN_1+2 ;3 BYTE 2 BYTE CHAN_1+3 ;4 BYTE 3 BYTE CRDI_1+0 ;plg1 card id

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 81 BYTE YOPL_1+4 ;5 BYTE 127 BYTE YOPL_1+5 ;6 BYTE 127 BYTE YOPL_1+6 ;7 BYTE 127 BYTE YOPL_1+7 ;8 BYTE 127 EEZ

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 82 Here is a handy performance memory table, please use it to log down your settings for each board and feel free

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KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 85 Basic Specification PLUGSTATION Main Unit Dimensions: 483mm x 44mm x 200mm Weight (Unloaded): 3KG Display: 4 w

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 86Recommended website links KENTON are not responsible for the links to sites other than the actual KENTON website,

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 87 QUICK GUIDE TO PLUGSTATION COMMANDS: STATUS LEVEL P-XX – (XX is a number between 1-64) : This indicates a

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 88P-ID – Selects the PLG ID number for cards (should only be used if multiple cards of the same type are used) CCNO

KENTON PLUGSTATION USERS MANUAL 9 Familiarising yourself with the PLUGSTATION. This section will provide a brief overview of the KENTON PLUGSTATI