Specifications

Answer: Our tests showed that to run a reverb effect such as ‘Un-named reverb on a
Pentium 166 machine, required around 210% of the total CPU power. (i.e. it didnt work !)
Running 4 simultaneous reverbs (1 variation, 2 insertion and 1 reverb buss effect) on the
SW1000XG caused almost 0% increase in the total CPU power being used at that time. The
Un-named reverb result is not intended to defame this excellent application in any way at all, we
are just pointing out some basic facts.
135 Question: The DSP Factory card uses a special update patch for Cakewalk Pro Audio , as
does Cubase VST. Do I need anything like this for the SW1000XG?
Answer: No. As it does everything via MIDI, no special updates are needed, and free panels,
mixer maps and goodies are online anyway!
136 Question: Is there an IDF file available for the SW1000XG for use in Windows 95?
Answer: No, but if anyone would like to make one, the IDF editor is free online on the
Microsoft website.
137 Question: Will the inclusion of the free Microsoft softsynth in Windows 98 affect the operation
of the SW1000XG’s audio or MIDI in any way?
Answer: No. It will just show everyone how good MIDI can sound when done properly on a
real MIDI device (SW1000XG).
138 Question: Can I loop back with Active Movie effects to the individual wave channels of the
SW1000XG and use these effects along side the on board effects on the SW1000XG?
Answer: Yes indeed. Just follow the instructions in your software manual (for example
Cakewalk) on how to do this. You can also use the loopback feature, record the Direct X effects
back in real-time (if your software supports this). Bear in mind that this will be very CPU
intensive as active movie effects use a lot of CPU power.
139 Question: The SW1000XG has a main operating system on flash ROM for updates etc. If I
update my flash ROM and have problems, what do I do?
Answer: If the flash ROM for whatever reason ever need to be updated by you, then the
process for this is quite easy, and instructions will be provided. If however you have difficulty
with the software, then please contact your Yamaha Authorized service center.
140 Question: Will the flash ROM updater affect any other aspect of the PC in which the card is
sitting (i.e. can it erase my flash-bios or affect the flash ROM’s on other cards)?
Answer: No.
141 Question: How many tracks of simultaneous recording and playback can I expect to get from
1 SW1000XG?
Answer: SW1000XG’s hardware supports simultaneous (full duplex) recording of four audio
channels (two analog channels from the input, coupled with two channels from the loopback
output), whilst playing back twelve discrete audio channels using the custom multi wave driver.
The hardware mixer and on board CPU’s and processing will support 12 channel playback with
no CPU load caused by the mixer or effects/synth. The absolute maximum number of tracks
that can be played back simultaneously is a function of your overall system capability. This is
determined by the software you are using, your CPU speed, your hard disk speed, and the
amount of RAM you have. Our internal tests with high speed ultra wide scsi hard drives and fast
CPU based machines gave over 40 track playback with no problem at all. We had a P166
running 32 tracks in Cool Edit Pro. The overall performance will depend on the speed of you
hard drive and other factors in your PC though. ;A system configured with a genuine Pentium or
100% compatible processor (software applications such as VST are dependent on this), 32Mb
of RAM, and a hard disk with 10ms or less access time and a throughput of 2.5Mb per second
will provide performance significan’tly greater than SW1000XG’s simultaneous 4 x 12 hardware