Yamaha RM50
(image courtesy of Yamaha )
Released: 1992
MSRP: Y157,500
Synopsis:
Dual element rhythm based TG500 with simplified modulation.
Architecture Class: Rompler.
Ebay Description:
The Yamaha RM50 is a pressure and velocity sensitive 1U rack (16 voice multitimbral) sample based synthesizer, featuring AWM2 (133 samples) source, digital resonant low|high pass filter, dedicated (APDR) amplitude, single stage pitch, and single stage filter envelopes, an LFO (saw up/down, sine, square, triangle, random waveforms), delay, card and MIDI interfaces, stereo and 6 individual outputs, 6 trigger inputs, 128 kits (64 editable) and 628 presets (128 editable and 500 variations).
Physical
Form Factor
Dimensions
Weight
Audio Input
Audio Output
Communication Port
Control Input
Control Output
Switch Input
Power
1U rack
W:440mm(17.375in)
D:350mm(13.75in)
H:45mm(1.75in)
5kg(11lbs)
no
stereo
individual:6
MIDI
MIDI
trigger:6
MIDI
no
AC (14W)
Interface
Compatibility
Multitimbral Memory
Program Memory
External Storage
External Programming
UI Input
UI Output
RY30
SY55
SY77
TX16W
no
preset:500
variations:500
user:128
preset-kit:64
user-kit:64
MCD64:256
program-card:1(MCD64)
PCM-card:3
MIDI-SysEx
MIDI-SDS
MIDI-SysEx
mode based buttons
LCD display
Architecture
Multitimbral
Polyphony
Unison
Architecture
16
16
no
2x[Sample->DCF->DCA]
Output
Effects
Pan Modulator
Volume Modulator
Headphone
delay
no
AEG
LFO
MIDI-CC7
velocity
yes
Control
Arpeggiator
Arpeggiator External
Sequencer
Sequencer Memory
Sequencer External
Continuous
Program Change
no
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
MIDI-CC1-31:assignable
MIDI-CC33-120:assignable
MIDI
Keyboard
Key Pressure
Chord Memory
External Control
External Sustain
Key Scaling
Velocity Curves
channel
no
MIDI:IN/OUT/THRU
MIDI
no
12
Sample
Stereo
Sample Depth
Sample Rate
Sample RAM
Sample ROM
Sample Points
Sample Trigger
Sample Loop
Sample Edit
no
16b
48kHz
optional:512kB (SYEMB06)
?
preset
N/A
preset
no
Source
Name
Signal Class
Waveform
Octave Range
Amplitude Modulator
Harmonics Modulator
Pitch Modulator
Wave Assign Modulator
Sample1
digital
sample:133
RAM:64
-
no
no
LFO
MIDI-PitchBend
PEG
no
Filter
Name
Signal Class
IC
Resonant
Shape
Frequency Modulator
Resonance Modulator
Shape Modulator
DSP1
digital
?
yes
12|24dB high pass or 12|24dB low pass
FEG1
key
LFO
MIDI-CC1
velocity
no
no
Envelope
Name
Level
Rate
Loop
Polarity
Trigger
Level Modulator
Rate Modulator
AEG1
-
attack
punch
decay
release
no
no
key
no
velocity
FEG1
level
rate
no
no
key
no
no
PEG1
level
rate
no
no
key
no
no
LFO
Name
Waveform
Delay
Polarity
Sync
Delay Modulator
Level Modulator
Rate Modulator
LFO1
saw:up|down
sine
square
triangle
random
yes
no
key
no
MIDI-CC1
velocity
no
