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[[File:Yamaha Sound Daughter Board DB50XG.jpg|thumb|right]]The '''Yamaha DB50XG''' was a daughterboard, released in 1996, that fitted to the 26 pin [[WaveBlaster expansion port]], adding a polyphonic [[MIDI]] compliant wavetable [[sampler]].<ref>[http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/1996_articles/may96/yamahadb50xg.html Yamaha DB50XG PC Soundcard Daughter Board], SOS May 1996</ref> The board is self-contained and easily adapted to create a polyphonic MIDI synthesizer.
[[File:Yamaha Sound Daughter Board DB50XG.jpg|thumb|right]]The '''Yamaha DB50XG''' was a [[daughterboard]], released in 1996, that fitted to the 26 pin WaveBlaster expansion port, adding a polyphonic [[MIDI]] compliant wavetable [[sampler]].<ref>[http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/1996_articles/may96/yamahadb50xg.html Yamaha DB50XG PC Soundcard Daughter Board], SOS May 1996</ref> The board is self-contained and easily adapted to create a polyphonic MIDI synthesizer.


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== Compatible boards ==
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==Projects==
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* NEC XR385
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*[http://electro-music.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=21634&start=275&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=db50xgThe GM Voice] thread on Electromusic.com forum
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* Roland SCD-10
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*[http://midibox.org/forums/topic/8127-put-waveblaster-daughter-board-yamaha-db50xg-in-a-box/ Put Waveblaster daughter board (Yamaha DB50XG) in a box?] thread on Midibox.org forum
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* Roland SCD-15
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*[http://www.joebrown.org.uk/wp/?p=3124 Make a Yamaha Synth for less than £25.00]
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* Yamaha DB60XG
*Yamaha DB50XG stand alone soundcard, Elektor Electronics, July 1997
And more listed under [https://web.archive.org/web/20160806001125/https://vsr.informatik.tu-chemnitz.de/twiki/bin/view/Sonstiges/WaveTableSoundCards Wavetable Soundcards]
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*[http://www.heise.de/ct/artikel/MIDImal-285418.html MIDImal] Wavetable-Board als MIDI-Expander by Frank Popp, Carsten Meyer, c't magazine, January 1997
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*[http://www.grapevyne.com/pic.projects/html/mistralxg.htm MistralXG] by Steve Russel, Nuts & Volts February and March 2009


== Wavetable connector pin assignments ==
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==Compatible boards==
{| class="wikitable"
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*NEC XR385
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*Roland SCD-10
!Pins!!Function<ref>[http://soundprogramming.net/electronics_reference/waveblaster_db50xg_daughterboard_pinout Waveblaster/DB50XG Daughterboard Pinout]</ref><ref>[http://www.heise.de/ct/artikel/MIDImal-285418.html MIDImal] Wavetable-Board als MIDI-Expander by Frank Popp, Carsten Meyer, c't magazine, January 1997</ref>
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*Roland SCD-15
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*Yamaha DB60XG
|2, 13||NC
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|12||NC, R audio in for DB60XG, XR385
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|16||NC, L audio in for DB60XG, XR385
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|8||NC, MIDI through on the XR385<ref>[http://midibox.org/forums/topic/1567-final-design-questions/?p=151988 Final design questions], MIDIbox Forum, 13 October 2012</ref>
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|18||+12V
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|22||-12V
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|15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25||Analogue ground
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|6, 10, 14||+5V
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|1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11||Digital ground
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|4||MIDI in (TTL)
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|20||R audio out
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|24||L audio out
|-
|26||<span style=text-decoration:overline>Reset</span>
|}


The [[Elektor]] magazine article mirrors the pins because they mount the waveblaster board beneath the host PCB.<ref>[http://midibox.org/forums/topic/8127-put-waveblaster-daughter-board-yamaha-db50xg-in-a-box/?p=61713 Put Waveblaster daughter board (Yamaha DB50XG) in a box?], MIDIbox Forum, 28 March 2007</ref>
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==References==

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== References ==
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==External links==
== External links ==
*Wikipedia:[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Wave_Blaster Creative Wave Blaster]
* [http://www.rncbc.org/drupal/files/DB50XGE.pdf Yamaha DB50XG Owner's Manual]
* Wikipedia:[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Wave_Blaster Creative Wave Blaster]
* A simple modification of the NEC XR385 to solve clipping & distortion at full volume: [http://linuxaudio.org/mailarchive/lau/2010/6/28/170833 turning a consumer soundcard into "prosumer" w/ quasi-balanced outs] by Niels Mayer, linux-audio-user mailing list, 28 June 2010 and [http://linuxaudio.org/mailarchive/lau/2010/7/3/171075 "discovery" on db50xg clones (NEC XR385)] by Niels Mayer, linux-audio-user mailing list, 3 July 2010.
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=== Projects ===
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* [http://electro-music.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=21634 The GM Voice] Dan Lavin and Thomas Henry thread on Electromusic.com forum
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121215100759/http://www.joebrown.org.uk/wp/?p=3124 Make a Yamaha Synth for less than £25.00]
* Yamaha DB50XG stand alone soundcard by Thorsten Klose,<!-- http://midibox.org/forums/topic/1004-programming-functions-into-the-mios/?p=6065--> Elektor Electronics, July 1997
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* [http://www.heise.de/ct/artikel/MIDImal-285418.html MIDImal] Wavetable-Board als MIDI-Expander by Frank Popp, Carsten Meyer, c't magazine, January 1997
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150724000746/http://www.grapevyne.com/pic.projects/html/mistralxg.htm MistralXG] by Steve Russel, Nuts & Volts February and March 2009
==== MIDIbox forum threads ====
As yet there is no [[MIDIbox]] implementation, just connect the DB50XG to MIDI.
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* [http://midibox.org/forums/topic/8127-put-waveblaster-daughter-board-yamaha-db50xg-in-a-box/ Put Waveblaster daughter board (Yamaha DB50XG) in a box?], 13 Mar 2007
* [http://midibox.org/forums/topic/1567-final-design-questions/?p=10435 Final design questions], 10 September 2003
** [http://midibox.org/forums/topic/1567-final-design-questions/?p=10435 QS300 mode]
* [http://midibox.org/forums/topic/1004-programming-functions-into-the-mios/ Programming functions into the MIOS], 1 June 2003
* [http://midibox.org/forums/topic/17885-db50xg-sw60xg-nec-xr385-driver-code/ DB50XG / SW60XG / NEC XR385 driver code], 22 April 2013
* [http://midibox.org/forums/topic/5165-a-question-about-yamaha-xg/ A question about YAMAHA XG], 13 October 2005
* [http://midibox.org/forums/topic/4672-putting-audio-cards-in-a-midibox/ Putting audio cards in a MIDIBox?], 16 July 2005


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Latest revision as of 13:12, 30 June 2024

The Yamaha DB50XG was a daughterboard, released in 1996, that fitted to the 26 pin WaveBlaster expansion port, adding a polyphonic MIDI compliant wavetable sampler.[1] The board is self-contained and easily adapted to create a polyphonic MIDI synthesizer.

Compatible boards

  • NEC XR385
  • Roland SCD-10
  • Roland SCD-15
  • Yamaha DB60XG

And more listed under Wavetable Soundcards

Wavetable connector pin assignments

Pins Function[2][3]
2, 13 NC
12 NC, R audio in for DB60XG, XR385
16 NC, L audio in for DB60XG, XR385
8 NC, MIDI through on the XR385[4]
18 +12V
22 -12V
15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25 Analogue ground
6, 10, 14 +5V
1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 Digital ground
4 MIDI in (TTL)
20 R audio out
24 L audio out
26 Reset

The Elektor magazine article mirrors the pins because they mount the waveblaster board beneath the host PCB.[5]

References

  1. ^ Yamaha DB50XG PC Soundcard Daughter Board, SOS May 1996
  2. ^ Waveblaster/DB50XG Daughterboard Pinout
  3. ^ MIDImal Wavetable-Board als MIDI-Expander by Frank Popp, Carsten Meyer, c't magazine, January 1997
  4. ^ Final design questions, MIDIbox Forum, 13 October 2012
  5. ^ Put Waveblaster daughter board (Yamaha DB50XG) in a box?, MIDIbox Forum, 28 March 2007

External links

Projects

  • The GM Voice Dan Lavin and Thomas Henry thread on Electromusic.com forum
  • Make a Yamaha Synth for less than £25.00
  • Yamaha DB50XG stand alone soundcard by Thorsten Klose, Elektor Electronics, July 1997
  • MIDImal Wavetable-Board als MIDI-Expander by Frank Popp, Carsten Meyer, c't magazine, January 1997
  • MistralXG by Steve Russel, Nuts & Volts February and March 2009

MIDIbox forum threads

As yet there is no MIDIbox implementation, just connect the DB50XG to MIDI.

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