YAMAHA G50 Details
Exceptionally Fast Tracking Response!
MIDI Control
The Yamaha G50 puts the true creative potential of MIDI synthesizer control
into the hands of guitarists - without compromising standard guitar playing
techniques or personal playing style.
Accurate Performance
Have you ever wished you could use your guitar to play MIDI synthesizer voices
or record guitar performances using a MIDI sequencer? Well, now you can - and
with a degree of musical expression never before possible.
Tracking Response
Exceptionally fast tracking response - capable of converting your lightning
lead licks,intricate finger-picking and fastest strumming to MIDI data with
precision and predictability.
New Creative Dimensions
As you play your guitar, the G50 instantly and accurately detects the notes,
pitch, picking position, string bends and envelope of your guitar playing - and
faithfully converts your various nuances and expressions into the corresponding
MIDI data, control change and other messages.
Built-In Voice Flexibility
With the G50, you can play any voice available in a synthesizer or tone
generator - brass, strings, percussion, anything - to coax an infinite variety
of sound textures from your guitar, complete with the natural expression of
your playing style.
Performance Flexibility
Listen to the synth voice only, or mix the synth voice with the normal guitar
sound. Use playing technique to control a filter cutoff frequency and create a
synthesizer "sweep" effect. Or use a Yamaha FC4 or FC5 Foot switch (optional)
to control "sustain" or "hold" operations by foot.
128 Programs
Store - or step configurations - which you can select from the G50's front
panel or from the
G1D pickup. Three additional demo bands include programs designed for
specific MIDI devices including the Yamaha MU80 or MU50 multitimbral AWM2 tone
generators, and monophonic VL70-m, VL1-m version 2 Virtual Acoustic Tone
Generator.
Play a Different Synth Voice from Each String
Using a multitimbral tone generator such as the Yamaha MU80 or MU50 or record
polyphonic parts on a music sequencer.
Play Two Voices
One from each side of a "vertical" or "horizontal" split position.
Mono Synth
Plug your guitar directly into the G50'S MONO SYNTH jack and play monophonic
lead lines without using the
G1D pickup.
Built-in Guitar Tuner
Precision-tune each string using the built-in guitar tuner - even in a noisy
environment.
External MIDI Data Storage
Save and load a set of 128 User programs to and from an external MIDI data
storage device.
Real Time Control String Split
The String Split mode lets you designate a split position to divide the strings
into top and bottom groups, and play a different G50 program with each group.
For example: play upright bass on the bottom two strings (5 and 6) while
playing piano on the top four strings (1- 4).
Real Time Control Picking Position Split
The Picking Position Split mode lets you designate a split position based on
proximity to the
G1D pickup (see below), and play a different program from each side of
the split. For example: play a clean guitar voice on the front (neck) side of
the picking split and a distortion guitar voice from the rear (bridge) side.
Real Time Picking Position Control
The picking split is also handy for specifying a control change message - such
as vibrato - to be transmitted with the picking position is changed.
Real Time Touch Control Sweep Effect
The G50 lets you use playing technique to control the sound. For example: you
can have the guitar envelope control a filter cutoff frequency to create a
"sweep" effect.
Yamaha G50
YAMAHA G50 MIDI GUITAR CONVERTER
