Yamaha MU15 Specifications

desktop SOUNDBEAMusers manualVersion 1February 2004

Windows XPREPLACING THE DEFAULT WINDOWS XP DRIVERSThe Windows XP operating system contains drivers that work with theDesktop Soundbeam. However, the S

2. Double click the “System” Control Panel.3. Select the “Hardware” tab.Desktop Soundbeam Manual Page 11

Desktop Soundbeam Manual Page 124. Click the “Device Manager” button.5. Click on the ‘+’ next to ‘Universal Serial Bus Controllers’.

Desktop Soundbeam Manual Page 136. Check to see if the heading ‘USB Composite Device’ appears.7. Double-click on the ‘USB Composite Device’.8. Sele

Desktop Soundbeam Manual Page 149. When the Hardware Update Wizard appears, select “Install from aspecific location (Advanced)” and click “Next”.10

Desktop Soundbeam Manual Page 1511. On the next screen select the Soundbeam 2DT USB Driver and click“Next”.12. A warning that the driver has not pa

Desktop Soundbeam Manual Page 1613. Windows will copy files and then two things will occur in quick succes-sion:a) The Update Device Driver Wizard

A LIGHTNING TOURof the controls

Main application interface

A LIGHTNING TOUR of the controlsThe main screen of the application contains the most often used functions in one visiblearea, in the following exercis

Page 2. ContentsPage 4. Desktop Soundbeam what you need to startPage 6. Installing The SoftwarePage 7. Installing The InterfacePage 17. A Lighting Tou

And finally try selecting Enable, this will either transmit the notes or other MIDI data thatis contained within the pitch sequence to the selected

The Maximum Range of Soundbeam is the furthest distance from the within whichinterruptions of the Beam will be detected. It can be set to any distanc

And the Sensor will now send pulses to - and listen to echoes from - interruptions of the Beam upto 3 m away.Now, try walking towards the Sensor from,

Finally, Reduce the Maximum Range setting to 1.00m. This is a Range - a length ofBeam -It is also possible to select a Minimum Range which defines t

The Active Area of the Beam - within which interruptions will be detected and used tosend MIDI messages articulating musical notes - is the area betw

DivisionsDivisions are the numbers of sections (from 1 to 64) into which the Beam or Switch canbe divided. Each division c

Now put the divisions setting back to 16.TIPIf you wish to increment the number of divisions in smaller steps try usingthe Left and Right arrow butto

Divisions OffsetDivisions Offset – defines the note (or chord) of the selected Pitch Sequence fromwhich to start the Pitch Sequence i

If we now adjust the Divisions Offset Slider to 1we will now play from Division 1 (C0) thru to Division 16 (Eb1). (see diagram below)If the Divisions

Page 58. Organise Set-upsPage 60. Tools MenuTo Record a Pitch SequenceRecord events from the Sensor via the Sensor Event RecorderDefine a User Defined

TransposeThis enables the whole Pitch Sequence - the sequence of notes which is heard when you moveyour hand backwards and f

Next change the Transpose setting to “-26”. The screen will show and the whole PitchSequence will sound 2 octaves and a tone below the original pitch.

Trigger ModesThe Trigger Modes are the different ways of starting and stopping the notes sounded byinterruptions of the Beam. You will find a full des

Now select Polysustain trigger modeIn Poly Sustain Mode - if you are using sounds which can be sustained indefinitely(e.g. organ, choir, bowed strings

This has the same effect as Retrigger - as you move your hand in the Beam towardsand away from the Sensor, again you articulate a series of notes, but

Trigger Modes are the various ways in which sounds generated by movements in theBeams, or activated by Switches, can be made to start, stop and, in so

Poly SustainPoly Sustain - the same as Single Shot, but each note resulting from each fresh inter-ruption of the Beam continues to sound building up a

Cyclic TriggerCyclic Trigger - the same as Single Shot, but each note resulting from each freshinterruption of the Beam continues until the next note

Gated Single ShotGated Single Shot - the same as Single Shot, except that each note is sustained for aspecific period - as set in the Gate Time Window

Desktop Soundbeam Manual Page 39Polyphony SettingIn Soundbeam and other electronic instruments, polyphony means the number of musicalnotes which ca

Desktop Soundbeam What you need to startDesktop Soundbeam is a software and USB hardware application that runs on IBMcompatible PC. You must ens

MIDI Control Chains A BSoundbeam Desktop enables the simultaneous control of two real time MIDIController Messages.This is selected via MIDI Controlle

Air FaderThe changing position of an interruption of the Beam relative to the Sensor - acts as avirtual fader on the MIDI Controller it is being sent

We have set Control Chain A to the Following:Enable: EnabledControl: Source SpeedController: Note VelocityMinimum:127Depth:100Reverse: EnabledBecause

MIDI ControllersController selects the destination for settings from Control Source, Minimum and Depthsettings.Controller ContentionsIf the user selec

MIDI SetupMIDI Setup This is used to access settings for a number of different possibilities - forassigning MIDI Program a

Bank Hi Bank LoBank Hi Bank Lo enables in combination with MIDI Program Number for the user toselect alternative Banks of sounds. These messages are c

Output DeviceOutput device enables the sum of all the current settings for either the 4 Beams and 8Switches to the sent to a corresponding MIDI Output

MenusTheir are several other Menus within the Desktop Soundbeam application, they aredescribed below.FILELoad Set-UpLoa

SaveEnables a user to save any changes to a current file, there are a number of PresetSet-up files these are locked “Read Only” files. If you wish to

Save Channel AsSave Channel enables the user to save the settings for the currently Selected Sensor.This option is useful if you already have a settin

Export Set-UpAs Set-up files and Pitch Sequence files are saved as separate files .The Export Set-up function enables the user to save any custom made

MIDIMIDI Port SettingsEnables the user to select the MIDI input Port to enable the following functions:• To Route MIDI Data for recording to the Pitch

Selecting MIDI Input ChannelClick on the MIDI Receive Channel Drop down list to select one of the 16 available MIDIChannels. Click on OK to save the S

This is useful when you wish to control a third party MIDI software directly from theSoundbeam MIDI output port. For example if we wanted to control R

Controller ResetController Reset enables the automatic reset of a MIDI Controller Used within theMIDI Control Chains. Click on Controller Reset to se

Selecting Automatically reset all MIDI Controllers used within either MIDI ControlChains A B will reset any MIDI Controller to their coresponding defa

System Exclusive File ImportEnables the user to Import a MIDI System Exclusive filefor transmission to their Sound Module or Keyboard.System Exclusive

The user can now choose thedestination port for the SystemExclusive file to be transmitted to. Theoption to send the file immediately,using the Send N

Organise Set-upsThe Organise Set-ups panel enables the user to do the following. To arrange in orderfrom the number of available set-ups into a order

Desktop Soundbeam Manual Page 59The remote select MIDI Input Program Change checkbox enables or disables MIDIProgram Change messages to load the Set-

Installing The SoftwareInsert the Desktop Soundbeam installation CD into your CD Drive. The installationprogram should start automatically. Follow the

Tools MenuThe tools Menu enables the user to access thefollowing functions.• To Record a Pitch Sequence• Record events from the Sensor via theSensor E

To Record a Pitch SequenceFirst ensure you have selected the correct MIDI Input port to record MIDI data from, andhave connected your MIDI Output from

To Record a Pitch Sequence via the KeyboardAnother option is to use your computer keyboard to record a pitch sequence, this wayyou do not need to conn

Now Select the type of Division werequire, as we are recording noteinformation then select Note asthe division type. Now type in viayour Computer keyb

Congratulations! you have recorded your first Pitch Sequence. Now lets save the pitchsequence we have just created. In trhe Pitch Sequence File Box ty

To Load a User Pitch SequenceOpen the Pitch Sequence Recorder Panel, select the Load Pitch Sequence Icon ,thisIconlocates the Folder Containing y

Randomise Pitch SequenceThe Randomise Pitch Sequence function enables you to randomise two types of eventfor the selected Pitch Sequence.•

Pitch Sequence Division TypesThere are 3 types of MIDI Data that can be placed into a Pitch Sequence Division,they are• Notes• Program Change• System

The 1st Division in ourPitch Sequence should now con-tain an empty Division. Now SelectProgram Change as a Division Type.Program Change Division Type

Now Select Save, you will be prompted with a warning,Select Yes to over write the existing pitch sequence. You have now created a pitch Se-quence Cont

Installing the interfaceDesktop Soundbeam Manual Page 7Installing the InterfaceConnect the USB cable to the rear panel of the Desktop S

On interruption of the 1st Division furthest away from the sensor will transmit MIDIProgram number of 1 Acoustic Grand Piano.Movements along the beam

On interrupting the 24th Division closest to the sensor will transmit the MIDI pro-gram number of 90 Warm Pad.Desktop Soundbeam Manual Page 72

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System Exclusive Division TypeSystem Exclusive MIDI Messages are custom MIDI messages that correspond to aparticular Musical Instrument Manufacturer.

Sensor Events RecorderThe Sensor Events Recorder enables you to record the output from each separatesensor. This can be saved as a comma separated

The vertical axis displays the position ofthe object interrupting the Sensor. Thehorizontal position displays the timeduration, this is also indicated

User Defined ControllersUser defined Controller Panel enables the user to define their own Variable SystemExclusive Message.To open the panel selec

Firstly input the Controller name as ‘Yamaha XG Reverb Time’ into the Controller Namewindow.we now need to define and enter our System Exclusive MIDI

The next step is to define our variable parameter Minimum and Maximum parametersas this data is given normally in Hexadecimal numbering we will input

Desktop Soundbeam Manual Page 8Windows MillenniumAfter you have turned on the desktop Soundbeam’s interface, the FoundNew Hardware Wizard will repo

The new User Defined Controller has now been added to our usable list of controllersfor use within the MIDI Control Chains. The controller is availabl

SENSOR MonitorThe Sensor Monitor displays information about the interruption and position of any ofthe four ultrasonic sensor inputs or th

Set-Up Macro SettingsPatch Macro Settings Panel enables the user to set the following sensor controls.• Global Transpose all sensors• Global Transpose

Global TransposeGlobal Transpose transposes all PitchSequences assinged to the 4 Beamsand 8 Switch inputs within the currentSet-up. Global Transpositi

Cross Sensor TransposeCross Sensor Transposition enables the interruption of one sensor’s Pitch Sequenceto Transpose the Pitch Sequence assigned to on

Desktop Soundbeam Manual Page 85MIDI File ReplayMIDI File Replay enables the user to load a MIDI File in either 0 or 1 format.Then using any Sensor t

Desktop Soundbeam Manual Page 86Select the MIDI FIle you wishto replay, select thr openbutton to load the MIDI File.The Name of the MIDI File willapp

Desktop Soundbeam Manual Page 87The MIDI Output PortSelector connects the MIDI fileplayback to any available MIDI portinstalled on your computer.

Desktop Soundbeam Manual Page 88 MIDI MIXERThe MIDI Mixer enables the user adjust the audio mix between any Sensor.To open the MIDI

• The Volume level• Pan Position• Reverberation Level• Chorus LevelVolume ControlThe Volume Control Varies two simultaneous MIDI Controllers, they are

After the installation of the sotware switch on your Desktop Soundbeaminterface, the Found New Hardware Wizard will report it has detectedSoundbeam 2

Chorus LevelThis varies MIDI Controller No93 the default level is 000.Master FaderThe Master Fader controls the output level of the Sum of all Beams a

Desktop Soundbeam Manual Page 91For example if Beam 1 is allocated to MIDI Channel 1, we then allocate to Beam 2the same MIDI Channel. The Controls f

Configure ProgramTo Open the Configure Program Panel click to to open Configure Program Panel.The Configure Program Panel.Lets the user configure the

Desktop Soundbeam Manual Page 93Short cuts MenusThe Icon Short-cuts enable the user to select the most commonly used featureswithout utilising the dr

Desktop Soundbeam Manual Page 94The Desktop SoundbeamThe Desktop Soundbeam was deigned forEdward and Judy WilliamsbyAdam Fullerton: Interface Firmwa