Specifications

Answer: This is because there are three independent MIDI ports built in to the card. Port 1
supports channels 1-16, port 2 supports MIDI channels 17-32 and port 3 is for external control.
307 Question: Can I still run 32 parts of XG when I have the PLG100VL fitted?
Answer: Yes, but 1 channel will also be fed to the PLG board. This is user controlled.
308 Question: Will the PLG100DX board only run on MIDI channel 1?
Answer: No,. It’s not that bad on the MIDI spec (the DX7 only ran on this channel unless you
knew a few cunning key presses).
309 Question: Will the audio of the PLG100VL come out of the S/PDIF as well as the analog
outs, and how will I control the volume level and effects routing of the optional daughterboard?
Answer: Yes, and just treat the PLG100Vl as another synth part. All volume controls and
synth editing functionality are as for any other synth part on the SW1000XG, just with the added
synthesis functions of VL.
310 Question: Can I plug the PLG100 series daughter boards into the SW1000XG and also
connect the CN digital buss connector to the DS2416 at the same time?
Answer: Yes, no problem.
311 Question: Will all of the outputs of the PLG series boards come out of the digital outs as well
as the analog outs?
Answer: Yes.
312 Question: Do any of the PLG100 series daughter cards use up any additional system
resources?
Answer: No. They add a small amount of additional voltage & current requirements from the
motherboard via the SW1000XG, but nothing else.
313 Question: So they don’t use any IRQs etc?
Answer: No.
314 Question: Is the sysex sent to the PLG series boards independent of the main sysex being
sent to the SW1000XG? In other words, are they in effect independent synths?
Answer: Yes.
315 Question: What if I find that I have no free IRQ locations at all in my PC?
Answer: Someone saw you coming! Seriously though, this is becoming more and more of a
problem, what with USB ports, on board scsi and other devices all hogging every IRQ in the
book. If you can free up an IRQ such as a USB port (by turning off in your BIOS), or maybe a
second com port that may not be in use, then this will help. As a last resort, you can try to share
an IRQ with a non-system critical device such as the printer port (IRQ7). PC’s only have a
limited number of IRQ’s (something which USB will help with), so its best to check with your
device manager before you install any new hardware exactly what you have free. Applications
like ‘Checkit’ for Windows are also good for diagnosing potential problems.
316 Question: I need the latest version of the driver for my SW1000XG. Where can I get it?
Answer: Please go to the SW1000XG drivers download page on the Yamaha UK web site
http://www.yamaha.co.uk/XG. Or contact your local Yamaha dealer for more info. The latest
drivers will always be on the Yamaha UK website.
317 Question: What are the minimum system requirements for each of the Yamaha cards?
Answer: SW1000XG - One Free PCI 2.1 or higher compliant slot(5v not the older 3.3v);One
Free IRQ;32K upper memory block (PCI controlled);Windows 95 (OSR 2 for IRQ
steering)/Windows 98(legacy mode support);600k for drivers;32Megs RAM (32 recommended