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In addition to OPL3, DOS applications running under Windows 9x/Me can also use the XG tone generator. All of these features are available using Yamaha's VxD driver under Windows 9x/Me. WDM drivers for these operating systems and later Windows 2000/XP may lack important mixer controls, like separate Line-Out and 3D Wide.
Tobias Erichsen in 2010 released a Windows implementation of Apple's RTP-MIDI driver. [7] This driver works under XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10, 32 and 64 bit versions. [8] The driver uses a configuration panel very similar to the Apple's one, and is fully compliant with Apple's implementation.
The XG-compatible Yamaha S-YXG50 SoftSynthesizer, which is discontinued, is an entirely software-based MIDI synth. It used a 2 MB or 4 MB wavetable sound set, and was common among non-professional users who needed a cheap, high-quality MIDI synthesizer for purposes such as playing video games that rely on MIDI for their music.
General MIDI logo from the MIDI Manufacturers Association. General MIDI (also known as GM or GM 1) is a standardized specification for electronic musical instruments that respond to MIDI messages. GM was developed by the American MIDI Manufacturers Association (MMA) and the Japan MIDI Standards Committee (JMSC) and first published in 1991. The ...
Yamaha's Extended General MIDI, or Yamaha XG ... Apple has supported this protocol from Mac OS X 10.4 onwards, and a Windows driver based on Apple's implementation ...
The drivers for Windows 9x incorporate their own custom instrument patches which make use of this extended mode. Conversely, Legacy mode provides full backward-compatibility with Yamaha's YMF262. [ 9 ]
Based on Yamaha YM2608 (OPNA) [84] [85] Yamaha YMF7xx (a.k.a. OPL3-SA) 1997 36 18 4 Embedded audio chipset in some laptops and sound cards (including PCI, ISA and Yamaha Audician 32) Integrates Yamaha YMF262 (OPL3) [86] [33] [87] Yamaha YMU757 (a.k.a. MA-1) 1999 8 4 2 Some 2000s and 1990s cellphones, PDAs [88] Yamaha YMU759 (a.k.a. MA-2) 2000 ...
It also includes a built-in MIDI output connector, a dedicated connector and cable for direct connections to Yamaha WX-Series tone generators, a high-resolution wind sensor, and a thumb-controlled pitch bend wheel. Yamaha recommend that this device be used with the Yamaha VL70m Virtual Acoustic Tone Generator.