YamahaSynths
64-part XG tone generator with sampler and plug-in slots
The MU2000 is a rack-style tone generator from Yamaha, released in 1999 as the top model of the MU series. It is 64-part multitimbral with 128-note polyphony and supports General MIDI, GM2 and XG, and it has a 4 MB user sampler, a SmartMedia card slot and three slots for PLG expansion boards. It has two A/D inputs for guitar or microphone, an optical digital output and USB. Under the hood it uses an SH-2 family CPU and two SWP30 tone-generator chips.
A free Yamaha firmware update added Roland GS support and effects and made the unit an MU2000EX. The only catalogued entry runs the original firmware in an emulator and requires ROMs extracted from your own unit.
Unofficial VST3, CLAP and Audio Unit plug-in that emulates the MU2000's CPU and tone-generator chips and runs the unmodified original firmware from ROMs you extract yourself.
by tarboh
| Version | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| continuous | undated | Rolling pre-release rebuilt from main; no versioned releases. |
