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UW500.book Page 2 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). DO NOT connect this product to any power supply or adapter other than one described in the manual, on the name plate, or specifically recommended by Yamaha. WARNING: Do not place this product in a position where anyone could walk on, trip over ,or roll anything over power or connecting cords of any kind.
UW500.book Page 3 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep these precautions in a safe place for future reference. WARNING Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, short-circuiting, damages, fire or other hazards.
UW500.book Page 4 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM Welcome to the UW500 Thank you for choosing the Yamaha UW500 USB Audio/MIDI Personal Studio. The UW500 is a USB interface that enables simultaneous transfer of audio and MIDI data. Connect the UW500 to a computer that has a USB port and enjoy the powerful features of digital audio. Please read this owner’s manual thoroughly to make the best use of the UW500. After you read this manual, please keep it in a safe place for future reference.
UW500.book Page 5 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM Table of contents UW500 Features .................................................................................. 6 Notes on USB ................................................................................................ 7 Notes on musical copyrights.......................................................................... 8 Package Contents ...............................................................................
UW500.book Page 6 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM UW500 Features • Transferring audio and MIDI data simultaneously You can use audio data and MIDI data at the same time. The audio inputs and outputs of the UW500 support both analog signals (microphone input and line input/output) and digital signals (optical input/output). MIDI data is transferred via the MIDI IN/OUT terminals and TO TG terminal (which is equivalent to a computer’s serial port).
UW500.book Page 7 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM UW500 Features Notes on USB Don’t turn the power to the UW500 on or off, or connect or disconnect a USB cable under any of the following conditions. Otherwise, the computer may lock up or UW500 functions may be disabled: • The computer is checking the device or loading the driver. • The computer is starting or quitting the OS. • The computer is in Save Energy (Sleep) mode or canceling the mode. • The audio/MIDI application is started.
UW500.book Page 8 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM UW500 Features Notes on musical copyrights The UW500 supports SCMS (Serial Copy Management System) to protect the copyrights of music software. When you digitally copy data from CDs, or other music software purchased from stores, to your own media (such as MDs), information regarding digital recording generation is also recorded. If you route the recorded data to the DIGITAL IN jack, the data cannot be recorded on the computer.
UW500.book Page 9 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM Package Contents The UW500 package contains the following items. Check the contents for missing items. • UW500 main unit • Power adaptor (PA-3B) (The power adaptor may not be included in the package in some areas.) • CD-ROM • USB cable (approx. 2m) • Owner’s manual (this book) About the included software The included CD-ROM contains the following software. • USB-MIDI driver (YAMAHA USB-MIDI Driver) This driver enables the UW500’s MIDI functions.
UW500.book Page 10 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM Package Contents • Wave Editor TWE Wave Editor TWE is used to record and edit Wave files. It is suitable for loading and editing the Wave files recorded using XGworks. This software is installed along with XGworks. To start the application, select [Wave Editor TWE] from the [Job] menu in XGworks. For more information on using the software, refer to the “Wave Editor TWE Manual” PDF file after you finish the installation.
UW500.book Page 11 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM System Requirements OS: Computer: CPU: Memory: Hard Disk: Windows 98 or Windows 98 Second Edition USB-supported IBM-PC or compatible computer Pentium 166MHz or higher (MMX Pentium 233 MHz or higher is recommended.) 32MB or higher (64 MB or higher is recommended.) 2MB or more of free space NOTE To use XGworks lite V3.0, 30MB or more of hard disk space is required. To use Wave files, much more space is required.
UW500.book Page 12 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM Parts and Functions ■ Front Panel 1 2 3 4 A DIGITAL IN jack Digital signal is input here from an MD or CD player using an optical digital cable (with a square plug). Set the INPUT SELECT switch on the rear panel to “DIGITAL.” B DIGITAL OUT jack This jack is used to record a digital signal from the computer to a digital recorder, such as an MD recorder. Use an optical digital cable (with a square plug) for connection.
UW500.book Page 13 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM Parts and Functions G OUTPUT knob This knob has two functions. It switches the power on and off (stand-by) each time a click sound is heard when you turn the knob When the power is on, the knob enables you to adjust the UW500’s overall volume. Note that the OUTPUT knob setting does not affect the output at the DIGITAL OUT jack and the input at the AUX IN jacks on the rear panel.
UW500.book Page 14 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM Parts and Functions ■ Rear Panel 9 0 A B C D E F G L R I OUTPUT jacks These jacks are used to connect a playback device, such as powered speakers, or a recording device, such as a tape recorder. Use RCA pin-plug cables for L and R connection. J AUX IN jacks These jacks are used to connect an audio device, such as a CD player. The input signal is routed to the OUTPUT jacks and PHONES jack, bypassing the computer.
UW500.book Page 15 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM Parts and Functions If you set this switch to “TRACK DOWN,” audio signals output from the USB terminal are sent back to the USB terminal unmodified. This setting is useful for tracking down multiple Wave files or audio signals from SoftSynthesizer into a single Wave file (page 39). In this case, the USB LED lights up in orange and the INPUT 1-3 jacks and DIGITAL IN jack are disabled.
UW500.book Page 16 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM Connection This section explains how to connect audio devices (such as a speaker or microphone) or MIDI devices (such as a tone generator or MIDI keyboard) to the UW500.
UW500.book Page 17 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM Connection (1) Connecting the power adaptor UW500 L power adapter (PA-3B) R AC Outlet 1. Set the OUTPUT knob on the UW500 to standby (off). 2. Connect the plug of the power adaptor (PA-3B) to the DC IN jack on the rear panel of the UW500. 3. Connect the power adaptor to the appropriate AC outlet. Be sure to use the PA-3B power adaptor or equivalent recommended by YAMAHA.
UW500.book Page 18 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM Connection (3) Connecting a digital audio device Connect a digital audio recording device to the DIGITAL OUT jack. Connect a digital audio playback device to the DIGITAL IN jack. Use optical digital cables (with square plugs) for connection. Set the INPUT SELECT switch on the rear panel to “DIGITAL.” NOTE Set the INPUT SELECT switch on the rear panel to “DIGITAL.
UW500.book Page 19 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM Connection (4) Connecting an electric guitar or microphone Connect an electric guitar, guitar effect, or microphone to INPUT 1 or 2. Set the gain switch for INPUT 1 or 2 to “GUITAR” or “MIC” and set the INPUT SELECT switch to “MONO.” Use caution when you set the gain switch. An inappropriate setting may damage your hearing or other audio devices. Be sure to lower the INPUT 1 or 2 knob setting to minimum before connecting a cable to the INPUT 1 or 2 jack.
UW500.book Page 20 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM Connection (6) Connecting speakers Connect powered speakers to the UW500’s OUTPUT jacks (RCA pin L/R jacks) using appropriate cables. Before connecting speakers, be sure to turn off the speakers. Also, before turning the power to the UW500 and speakers on or off, lower the volume level of both units to minimum.
UW500.book Page 21 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM Connection (8) Connecting the TO TG terminal to a MIDI device Connect the TO HOST terminal of a MIDI device to the TO TG terminal of the UW500 using an optional serial cable (8-pin Macintosh Peripheral cable). At this time, set the HOST SELECT switch of the MIDI device to “PC-1” or “Mac”, regardless of the computer you are using. When you are using the TO TG terminal, you can use 5 MIDI OUT ports and 1 MIDI IN port to control the connected MIDI device.
UW500.book Page 22 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM Installing the Driver To operate the UW500, you need to install the driver on the computer correctly. USB-MIDI driver is software that transmits MIDI signals back and forth between sequence software and the UW500 via a USB cable. The USB audio driver is software that transmits and receives audio signals via a USB cable.
UW500.book Page 23 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM Installing the Driver • Installation Follow the steps below to install three drivers (USB Composite Device, USB-MIDI Driver, and USB Audio Device). NOTE If you are using a USB device that has one or two of these drivers already installed, part of installation process may be automatically omitted. This is not a problem. 1. Start the computer. 2. Make sure that the power to the UW500 is turned off (standby).
UW500.book Page 24 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM Installing the Driver 24 4. Click [Next]. The system displays a screen that enables you to select search method. 5. Check the radio button to the left of “Search for the best driver for your device. (Recommended)”, and click [Next]. The system displays a screen that enables you to select a location in which to install the driver. 6. Insert the included CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
UW500.book Page 25 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM Installing the Driver 7. When the system detects the driver and is ready for installation, it displays the following screen. Make sure that the “USB Composite Device” is listed, and click [Next]. The system starts installation. NOTE 8. The installation dialog may prompt you to insert the Windows 98 CD-ROM.
UW500.book Page 26 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM Installing the Driver 9. “Add New Hardware Wizard” appears again in a while. Install “YAMAHA USB MIDI Driver” in the same manner as steps 3-8 described above. NOTE The first screen indicates “YAMAHA UW500” or “Unknown device” as shown below. NOTE The system may ask you to insert a Windows98 CD-ROM while it checks for the driver. Specify the “USBdrv_” folder of the included CD-ROM (such as D:\USBdrv_) and continue installation. 10.
UW500.book Page 27 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM Installing the Driver 11. Restart the computer. NOTE After installing the driver, wait for about ten seconds before restarting the computer and make sure that the computer is not accessing the hard disk and that the hour glass icon has changed back to the mouse pointer. The driver has been installed. • Checking the installation Follow the steps below to make sure the driver has been installed correctly. 1.
UW500.book Page 28 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM Installing the Driver • Specifying the output destination of audio and MIDI signals This section explains how to set up Windows 98 to use the UW500. For information on setting up your sequence software, refer to the owner’s manual for the software. Setup for audio playback and recording 1. Double-click “Multimedia” in the “Control Panel” to open the Multimedia Properties window. 2. Click the “Audio” tab. 3.
UW500.book Page 29 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM Installing the Driver Setup for MIDI output 1. Double-click “Multimedia” in the “Control Panel” to open the Multimedia Properties window. 2. Click the “MIDI” tab and check to see if “YAMAHA USB OUT xx-yy” is listed. NOTE 3. “xx” means the device number (page 45) and “yy” means the port number (page 44). If only one Yamaha USB device is connected, the device number would be “0.
UW500.book Page 30 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM Installing the Driver Setup for music CDs Follow the steps below to play a music CD in the computer’s CD-ROM drive and output the sound digitally from the UW500. 1. Double-click “Multimedia” in the “Control Panel” to open the Multimedia Properties window. 2. Click the “CD Music” tab 3. Make sure that the CD-ROM drive (e.g.: “D:”) is selected correctly. 4. Check the “Enable digital CD audio for this CD-ROM device” checkbox and click [OK].
UW500.book Page 31 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM Installing the Driver • Checking Wave file playback Follow the steps below to check to see if you can hear a Wave file playback from the UW500. 1. Double-click “Sounds” in “Control Panel” to open the Sounds window. 2. Select an item with a speaker icon, and click the play button to make sure that the playback sound is output from the headphones or speakers connected to the UW500. 3. Click [OK].
UW500.book Page 32 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM Playing the Demo Song This section explains how to play the demo song using the UW500, included sequence software “XGworks” and SoftSynthesizer “S-YXG50.” NOTE For more information on using XGworks, refer to the included PDF manual. “Unreal Wave” Composed, Arranged & Programmed by Katsunori Ujiie (Idecs, Inc.) E.Guitar: Isamu Tessy Teshima / E.Bass: Naoyuki Taro Irie / Vocal & Lyrics: ANTHONY F. SHOEMO 1.
UW500.book Page 33 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM Playing the Demo Song NOTE 6. 7. If you are using a multi-port sound source connected to the TO TG terminal, you can select “YAMAHA USB OUT 3 - 6” to play multiple sound sources. Select “USB Audio Device” for the [Wave In] and [Wave Out] boxes. Click [OK] to close the dialog box. Copy the demo song from the included CD-ROM to your hard disk.
UW500.book Page 34 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM Hard Disk Recording You can record to hard disk using the UW500, the included sequence software (XGworks), and SoftSynthesizer (S-YXG50). The following section explains basic connections and procedures for recording guitar digitally to XGworks, then mastering it to a digital recorder (such as an MD recorder). NOTE For more information on using XGworks, refer to the included PDF manual. ■ Recording guitar sounds digitally Set the INPUT SELECT to “MONO.
UW500.book Page 35 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM Hard Disk Recording 3. Set the INPUT 1 or 2 gain switch to “GUITAR” and set the INPUT SELECT switch on the rear panel to “MONO.” NOTE If a stereo effect unit is connected to the INPUT 1 and 2 jacks, set the INPUT SELECT switch to “STEREO.” 4. Start XGworks. From the [File] menu, select [Open] and open the recording file. 5. From the [Setup] menu, select [System Setup]. In the Device page, select an appropriate device drivers.
UW500.book Page 36 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM Hard Disk Recording 6. 7. 36 On the “Wave Format” page, click the box to display a drop-down list and select [44.1kHz, Mono, 16Bit]. Click [OK] to close the dialog box. NOTE If a stereo effect unit is connected to the UW500 via stereo connection, select [44.1kHz, Stereo, 16Bit]. NOTE XGworks does not allow Wave files with different sampling frequencies to be played simultaneously.
UW500.book Page 37 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM Hard Disk Recording 8. On the Track View Window, click a cell in the “Type” column of the recording track to select “WAVE.” If you click a cell in the “Rec” column to place the corresponding track into record-ready status, an “R” mark appears in the “Rec” column. If you click the Record button in the Play Control panel, the button turns red, indicating that the track is in recording stand-by mode. 9.
UW500.book Page 38 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM Hard Disk Recording 11. Click the Stop button in the Play Control panel to stop recording. NOTE To redo recording, click the undo button on the Tool bar to cancel the recording. ■ Mastering to an MD computer XGworks Soft Synthesizer UW500 USB terminal DIGITAL OUT jack MD recorder 1. headphone Connect an MD recorder to the UW500’s DIGITAL OUT jack. Before making connections, be sure to turn off the power to the UW500. NOTE 2.
UW500.book Page 39 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM Playing the Demo Song ■ Tracking down on the computer Using XGworks and the UW500, you can track down multiple Wave files or playback sounds from SoftSynthesizer into a single Wave file. The resultant Wave file can be converted into an MP3 file by using a third-party MP3 encoder, or recorded on a CD-R. Set the INPUT SELECT to “TRACK DOWN.” computer XGworks Soft Synthesizer UW500 1. Set the INPUT SELECT switch on the rear panel to “TRACK DOWN.” 2.
UW500.book Page 40 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM Creating a Song Using Sample Phrases This section explains how to create an original song by editing included sample phrases (Wave data) in XGworks. 1. NOTE For more information on using XGworks, refer to the included PDF manual. NOTE The song file and sample phrases are extracted from the demo song described on page 32. Copy a song file and a collection of sample phrases from the included CDROM to your hard disk.
UW500.book Page 41 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM Creating a Song Using Sample Phrases 5. On the Track View window, click a cell in the “Type” column of the tracks (tracks 17-19, into which you will load the Wave data) to select “WAVE.” 6. Select the pencil tool icon from the tool bar.
UW500.book Page 42 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM Creating a Song Using Sample Phrases 7. Insert the Wave data for the bass part following the steps below. In the third measure on Track 17, press and hold down the left mouse button and drag the mouse to the right, then release the mouse button. A dialog used to open a file appears. Select “SlapBass.wav” in the “Wave File” folder and click [Open]. The Wave block appears in the Track View window.
UW500.book Page 43 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM Creating a Song Using Sample Phrases 9. Insert the Wave data for the vocal part (“RAP.wav”) into the second measure on Track 19 (as in step 7). Double-click the inserted Wave block, then set the location of the Wave file as follows: L1=0002, L2=02, L3=290. 10. Click the Play button in the Play Control panel to start playing back the song. To stop the playback, click the Stop button. 11.
UW500.book Page 44 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM Changing the driver setting (MIDI Patch Screen) You can change the assignment of I/O ports on the UW500 and port numbers selected from the computer. Sequence software transmits and receives MIDI signals to and from the UW500 via the driver (page 22). The UW500 is equipped with MIDI IN/OUT terminals and a TO TG terminal. You specify the I/O ports of the UW500 to control from the computer’s sequence software.
UW500.book Page 45 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM Changing the driver setting (MIDI Patch Screen) • Starting the MIDI Patch screen 1. Double-click “Control Panel” in the “My Computer” folder. 2. Double-click “MIDI-USB Driver” to display the screen. • Changing the device number If multiple Yamaha USB devices are connected, you can change the device ID numbers, if necessary. Click “Device Name.” The System displays the drop-down list. Select the device for which you wish to change the setting.
UW500.book Page 46 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM Changing the driver setting (MIDI Patch Screen) • Checking the signal path To see if the MIDI device is connected correctly, you can try transmitting MIDI signals. • Note Off Message When you click [Send All Note OFF], a MIDI All Note Off message will be sent to all ports on the UW500. • Note On Message When you click [Send All Note On], a MIDI All Note On message will be sent to all ports on the UW500.
UW500.book Page 47 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM Changing the driver setting (MIDI Patch Screen) • Changing the connection during playback (PC OUT → MIDI OUT) You can change the I/O assignment of the computer’s output port and the UW500’s output port. The left column shows the computer’s output ports (OUT 1-6), and the top column shows the UW500’s output ports (1-6). With the default settings, ports with the same number are connected to each other.
UW500.book Page 48 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM Changing the driver setting (MIDI Patch Screen) • Changing the connection during recording (MIDI IN → PC IN) You can change the I/O assignment of the computer’s input port and the UW500’s input port. The left column shows the computer’s input ports (IN 1-2), and the top column shows the UW500’s input ports (1-2). With the default settings, ports with the same number are connected to each other.
UW500.book Page 49 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM Changing the driver setting (MIDI Patch Screen) • THRU output of MIDI signals (MIDI IN → MIDI OUT) You can route MIDI signals received at the input port(s) of the UW500 directly to the output port(s) of the UW500 (this is called THRU output). This routing is useful when you wish to route MIDI signals from a MIDI keyboard directly to a tone generator.
UW500.book Page 50 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM Specifications Audio Capability: ADA Conversions: Jacks and Terminals: One stereo- or mono-line recording One stereo-line Playback * Simultaneous recording and playback are possible. 20-bit analog-to-digital conversion 20-bit digital-to-analog conversion Sampling Frequencies: 32 kHz, 44.
UW500.book Page 51 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM Troubleshooting (FAQ) ■ The driver cannot be installed. • Is the USB cable connected correctly? → Check the USB cable connection. (page 17) → Disconnect the USB cable, then connect it again. • Is the USB function enabled on your computer? → When you connect the UW500 to the computer for the first time, if the “Add New Hardware Wizard” (page 23) does not appear, the USB function on the computer may be disabled. Perform the following steps. 1.
UW500.book Page 52 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM Troubleshooting (FAQ) • Are you using another USB device? → If you are using another USB device, first connect only Yamaha’s USB device to make sure there is no problem. • (You cannot play a music CD) → Check the “Enable digital CD audio for this CD-ROM device” checkbox. (page 30). • (You do not hear any sound digitally input from a connected MD or CD player.) → Is the INPUT SELECT switch set correctly? (page 14.
UW500.book Page 53 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM Troubleshooting (FAQ) [Control Panel] → [System] → [Performance]. NOTE Yamaha recommends that only users with advanced knowledge about computers change this setting. Make sure that the file system is correctly set. If the computer has enough free memory space (more than 128MB) and the size of the Wave file to be recorded or played back is not large, you may be able to improve the performance by changing the setting for the virtual memory.
UW500.book Page 54 Monday, October 16, 2000 10:21 AM SOFTWARE LICENSING AGREEMENT The following is a legal agreement between you, the end user, and Yamaha Corporation (“Yamaha”). The enclosed Yamaha software program is licensed by Yamaha to the original purchaser for use only on the terms set forth herein. Please read this licensing agreement with care. Opening this package indicates that you accept all terms outlined herein.
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