Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago
Hello friends, when I first saw the Yamaha SYXG50 softsynth I wonder how it would compare agains a real hardware XG synth like the Yamaha MU50. Are sound- and sample-quality equal or can an expensive hardware module outperform the cheap softsyth that was bundled with many soundcards?
Of couse, a hardware module has one big advantage - you can feed it with any midi data without the need of a PC running the softsynth, and you can connect it via midi-cable to enjoy midi-music in your favourite DOS-games. But in windows?
I choose a XG-midi file from the Yamaha XG midi collection for this comparison - Matrix YRE97. It is complex and therefore a great demonstration of Yamahas EXtended General Midi (XG).
MY conclusion - I'm quite impressed by the SYXG - you could get it basically for free and it sucan compete with its hardware-counterpart, the MU50 module. Do you agree with that?
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Ernie
PC-SOUND-LEGACY
Hello friends, when I first saw the Yamaha SYXG50 softsynth I wonder how it would compare agains a real hardware XG synth like the Yamaha MU50. Are sound- and sample-quality equal or can an expensive hardware module outperform the cheap softsyth that was bundled with many soundcards?
Of couse, a hardware module has one big advantage - you can feed it with any midi data without the need of a PC running the softsynth, and you can connect it via midi-cable to enjoy midi-music in your favourite DOS-games. But in windows?
I choose a XG-midi file from the Yamaha XG midi collection for this comparison - Matrix YRE97. It is complex and therefore a great demonstration of Yamahas EXtended General Midi (XG).
MY conclusion - I'm quite impressed by the SYXG - you could get it basically for free and it sucan compete with its hardware-counterpart, the MU50 module. Do you agree with that?
Listen - enjoy - like - subscribe
Ernie
PC-SOUND-LEGACY
