About The Effect Connections - System And Insertion - Yamaha MU100 Owner's Manual

About the Effect Connections
The multi-effects of the MU100 provide not only a wide range of sound
processing controls, but also a flexible system for connecting them. Unlike
simple effect routing schemes on conventional sound modules that process
all voices with the same effects, the MU100 allows you to put independent,
special effects on one or two Parts, as well as use overall effects for process-
ing all 34 Parts together. For example, you can have a Distortion effect on a
guitar Part and a rotary speaker effect for an organ Part, yet still use ambient
effects such as Reverb and Chorus for processing the overall mix.
All the effect sections are connected or routed in one of two ways: System
or Insertion. System applies the selected effect to all 34 Parts, while Inser-
tion applies the selected effect to one specific Part. Reverb, Chorus, and EQ
are all System effects, and Insertion 1 and 2, and Harmony are Insertion
effects. The Variation effect section, on the other hand, can be configured
for either System or Insertion routing. (This is done from the Variation Con-
nection parameter; see page 137.) Since System and Insertion are part of the
XG format, you can create and play back song data using the same flexible
effect routings on any tone generator or sound module having the XG mark.
NOTE
The Variation Connection default setting is Insertion in the Multi mode, or dif-
fers depending on the individual Performance settings in the Performance mode.
The illustrations and explanations below cover the System and Insertion
connections in greater detail.
About the Effect Connections — System and Insertion
— System and Insertion
Effect Edit Mode
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