Specifications

card (i.e. the SW1000XG), therefore, it may not sound at its best on a standard card (have you
ever heard VL without effects..!). In other words, forget about it!
251 Question: Can the PLG100 series cards be fitted to the DSP Factory system?
Answer: No.
252 Question: Is the PCB multi layer to keep the noise level down?
Answer: Yes, as are the PCB’s for the DSP Factory and the DB50XG.
253 Question: How close to a full VL synth is the PLG100VL board?
Answer: It is a full Vl70m synth. The effects are routed through the DSP’s on the SW1000XG
rather than it using its own, to try to keep the cost of the VL board as low as possible. This
means that you get even more effects processing power than was on the original VL70m
anyway.
254 Question: Does that mean it has user voice and custom voice locations?
Answer: Yes. Same number as the VL70m, but no RAM to store them in, so store your voices
in sysex format, and load them in as you would any of the other XG voices.
255 Question: Does a full expert editor (as was available for the Macintosh) exist to edit the
PLG100VL on Win95?
Answer: Yes, available for download from the Yamaha UK website. This is shareware written
by a third party for the VL.
256 Question: Can I load QS300 voices into the SW1000XG (as I can in the DB50XG and the
SW60XG) using apps such as SWEDIT/XG Gold or using the notes in the back of the DB50XG
manual?
Answer: No. The user RAM present on the DB50XG is not on the SW1000XG. However, the
synth on the SW1000XG is far more powerful than the QS300 anyway (and has much better
samples).
257 Question: What should I do with my DB50XG if I already have one (or SW60 or Mu10)?
Answer: Best solution for this is to keep hold of it, and try to find a low cost games compatible
card that may use the PCI buss. The Turtle Beach Montego is one such card. If you have a
DB50XG sitting already on an ISA buss card such as the SB16 or AWE32, then keep it there,
as the SW1000XG will not interfere with its operation at all. Just remember that in a few years
time, the ISA buss will be totally finished. And as this will spell the end of the AWE32, for
example, now may be the time to upgrade your games card anyway.
258 Question: Are there any jumpers on the new Yamaha PCI cards that I will need to
configure?
Answer: The WF192/SW1000XG and DS2416 all are jumper-less. All settings for the cards
are software controlled.
259 Question: How many pole is the Low Pass filter on the SW1000XG?
Answer: 4 pole/24dB per octave fully resonant (and it squeals like a pig).
260 Question: Can independent drum sounds be modified, and sent through different effects?
Answer: Yes. Even Softsynth can do this!
261 Question: How many drum-kits can I run at the same time?
Answer: Four entire kits with up to 63 sounds per kit, plus the SFX kit.
262 Question: Can I mix and match sounds from the TG300B bank with those of the XG bank?