Yamaha - Revision history

Firage at 00:52, 11 October 2017

2017-10-11T00:52:14Z

Firage: Noted the DB60XG's different default mode

2016-09-20T17:10:05Z

Noted the DB60XG's different default mode

D1stortion: /* External links */

2013-04-07T01:23:20Z

‎External links

D1stortion: /* DB50XG */

2013-03-12T02:11:47Z

‎DB50XG

Swaaye: categories

2013-03-11T20:37:46Z

D1stortion at 01:21, 10 March 2013

2013-03-10T01:21:24Z

D1stortion: /* OPL3-SAx */

2013-02-20T14:29:43Z

‎OPL3-SAx

D1stortion: /* OPL3-SAx */

2013-02-20T14:27:51Z

‎OPL3-SAx

D1stortion: /* Expansion cards */

2013-02-19T12:51:24Z

‎Expansion cards

D1stortion: /* OPL3-SAx */

2013-02-19T08:51:05Z

‎OPL3-SAx

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 The Yamaha DB60XG is an extended version of the DB50XG, sold only in Japan. In the rest of the world this card is known as the NEC XR385.
 It is exactly identical to the DB50XG, with two extra analog sound inputs that can be routed through the effects processor. It is rumored that the analog inputs were meant for karaoke or related applications.
-The DB60XG starts in GM mode, whereas the DB50XG is in XG mode by default.
+The DB60XG initializes in TG300 (GS compatible) mode, whereas the DB50XG is in XG mode by default.
 == Expansion cards ==

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 The Yamaha DB60XG is an extended version of the DB50XG, sold only in Japan. In the rest of the world this card is known as the NEC XR385.
 It is exactly identical to the DB50XG, with two extra analog sound inputs that can be routed through the effects processor. It is rumored that the analog inputs were meant for karaoke or related applications.
 == Expansion cards ==

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 == External links ==
-*[http://www.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3-19990518/cabpool/1403848.cab Free Yamaha S-YXG50 for Windows 2000/XP]
+*[http://djtbmx.stdrand.com/DLs/MSXG_driver-edited.zip Free Yamaha S-YXG50 for Windows 2000/XP]
 [[Category:Hardware]]
 [[Category:Sound Cards]]

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 === DB50XG ===
-Released in 1995, the Yamaha DB50XG is a wavetable synthesizer daughter card for the [[Wave Blaster]] connector. It is compatible with General MIDI and the Yamaha XG standards. The unit features 676 instruments, 16 Parts and maximum 32-note polyphony. It features 2 operation modes: XG and TG300B. The software synthesizer S-YXG50 is 100% identical to this particular series of hardware, with the 4 MB soundfont possibly being a dump of this card's ROM.
+Released in 1995, the Yamaha DB50XG is a wavetable synthesizer daughter card for the [[Wave Blaster]] connector. It is compatible with General MIDI and the Yamaha XG standards. The unit features 676 instruments, 16 Parts and maximum 32-note polyphony. It features 2 operation modes: XG and TG300B. The software synthesizer S-YXG50 is very similar to this particular series of hardware, with the 4 MB soundfont possibly being a dump of this card's ROM.
 === DB60XG ===

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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	*[http://www.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3-19990518/cabpool/1403848.cab Free Yamaha S-YXG50 for Windows 2000/XP]		*[http://www.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3-19990518/cabpool/1403848.cab Free Yamaha S-YXG50 for Windows 2000/XP]
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		+	[[Category:Hardware]]
		+	[[Category:Sound Cards]]

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	=== MU10 ===		=== MU10 ===
	Sound module version of DB50XG released in 1996, no LCD screen.		Sound module version of DB50XG released in 1996, no LCD screen.
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		+	== External links ==
		+	*[http://www.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3-19990518/cabpool/1403848.cab Free Yamaha S-YXG50 for Windows 2000/XP]

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 Windows 2000 and XP support these chipsets out of the box, requiring no external drivers.
 Sound cards using these chips were manufactured by Aopen, Labway, Genius and Addonics, possibly others.<br>
-The OPL3-SAx is a popular choice with retro gamers, and is often praised for its excellent compatibility and low noise level. Its MPU-401 interface does not suffer from the [[hanging note bug]] present in certain [[Creative]] sound cards. For best sound quality, the internal amp should be disabled by jumper and all settings in the driver set to zero. The main drawback of most cards with these chipsets is that they cannot house regular-sized daughterboards due to being too small. A possible workaround is creating an own cable.
+The OPL3-SAx is a popular choice with retro gamers, and is often praised for its excellent compatibility and low noise level. Its MPU-401 interface does not suffer from the [[hanging note bug]] present in certain [[Creative]] sound cards. For best sound quality, the internal amp should be disabled by jumper and all settings in the driver set to zero and setting the output type to hi-fi. The main drawback of most cards with these chipsets is that they cannot house regular-sized daughterboards due to being too small. A possible workaround is creating an own cable.
 == Wave Blaster modules ==

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 === SW60XG ===
--bit ISA expansion card, standalone version of the DB50XG/DB60XG. Not a fully-featured soundcard.
+-bit ISA expansion card, standalone version of the DB50XG/DB60XG. Features no codec and is only a pure XG synth.
 == Sound modules ==

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 === OPL3-SAx ===
 [[File:YMF718-s.JPG|200px|thumb||YMF718-s based sound card]]
-The Yamaha OPL3-SAx is an all-in-one sound chip, featuring [[Creative Sound Blaster Pro 2|SBPro2]], [[Windows Sound System|WSS]], [[Roland MPU-401|MPU-401]] and OPL3 compatibility. Chipsets featuring it include YMF-701, YMF-711, YMF-715, YMF-718 and YMF-719. The last two are probably rebranded YMF-715s.
+The Yamaha OPL3-SAx is an all-in-one sound chip, featuring [[Creative Sound Blaster Pro 2|SBPro2]], [[Windows Sound System|WSS]], [[Roland MPU-401|MPU-401]] and OPL3 compatibility. Chipsets featuring it include YMF-701, YMF-711, YMF-715, YMF-718 and YMF-719. The last two are probably rebranded YMF-715s.<br>
 Drivers include a XG-compatible softsynth which although having some tuneable options is largely inferior to other such solutions from Yamaha.
 Windows 2000 and XP support these chipsets out of the box, requiring no external drivers.
-Sound cards using these chips were manufactured by Aopen, Labway, Genius and Addonics, possibly others.
+Sound cards using these chips were manufactured by Aopen, Labway, Genius and Addonics, possibly others.<br>
 The OPL3-SAx is a popular choice with retro gamers, and is often praised for its excellent compatibility and low noise level. Its MPU-401 interface does not suffer from the [[hanging note bug]] present in certain [[Creative]] sound cards. For best sound quality, the internal amp should be disabled by jumper and all settings in the driver set to zero. The main drawback of cards with these chipsets is that they cannot house regular-sized daughterboards due to being to small. A possible workaround is creating an own cable.