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TG55

Yamaha TG55

TG55
(image courtesy of Yamaha)

Released: 1989

MSRP: Y115,500 ($995US)

Synopsis:

Rack version of the SY55, swapping the sequencer for individual outputs. Architecture Class: Rompler.

Ebay Description:

The Yamaha TG55 is a pressure and velocity sensitive 1U rack (16 voice multitimbral) sample based synthesizer, featuring up to four sources, 34 effects, card and MIDI interfaces, and 128 presets (64 editable). Each element has an AWM2 (74 samples) source with dedicated (5 stage) envelopes, a 5 stage pitch envelope, an LFO (saw up/down, sine, square, triangle, random waveforms), 12dB digital resonant low|high pass and low pass filters with dedicated (7 stage) envelopes.

Physical

Form Factor Dimensions Weight Audio Input Audio Output Communication Port Control Input Control Output Switch Input Power
1U rack W:480mm(18.875in) D:330mm(13in) H:44mm(1.75in) 4.2kg(9.33lbs) no stereo mono:2 MIDI MIDI MIDI no AC (12W)

Interface

Compatibility Multitimbral Memory Program Memory External Storage External Programming UI Input UI Output
SY55 TG55 user:16 card:16 preset:64 user:64 MCD32:64 MCD64:128 program-card:MCD32|MCD64 PCM-card MIDI-SysEx MIDI-SysEx mode based buttons LCD display

Architecture

Multitimbral Polyphony Unison Architecture
8 16|8|4 no Sample->DCF->DCA element

Output

Effects Pan Modulator Volume Modulator Headphone
34 DSP (reverb, delay, distortion) no aftertouch|MIDI-CC MIDI-CC7 yes

Control

Arpeggiator Arpeggiator External Sequencer Sequencer Memory Sequencer External Continuous Program Change
no N/A no N/A MIDI MIDI-CC1 MIDI-CC2 MIDI-CC3 MIDI-CC4 MIDI-CC5 MIDI-CC6 MIDI-CC7 MIDI-CC8-63 MIDI-CC65-120 MIDI

Keyboard

Key Pressure Chord Memory External Control External Sustain Key Scaling Velocity Curves
channel no MIDI:IN/OUT/THRU MIDI break-points:4 1

Sample

Stereo Sample Depth Sample Rate Sample RAM Sample ROM Sample Points Sample Trigger Sample Loop Sample Edit
no 16b ? no ? preset N/A preset no

Source

Name Signal Class Waveform Octave Range Amplitude Modulator Harmonics Modulator Pitch Modulator Wave Assign Modulator
Element1 digital sample:74 ? aftertouch AEG1 LFO no aftertouch MIDI-CC PEG LFO MIDI-PitchBend no

Filter

Name Signal Class IC Resonant Shape Frequency Modulator Resonance Modulator Shape Modulator
DFA1 digital ? yes 12dB high or low pass aftertouch|MIDI-CC FEGA1 key LFO velocity no no
DFB1 digital ? yes 12dB low pass aftertouch|MIDI-CC FEGA1 key LFO velocity no no

Envelope

Name Level Rate Loop Polarity Trigger Level Modulator Rate Modulator
AEG1 2 5 no no key aftertouch|MIDI-CC key velocity key velocity
PEG1 5 4 no yes key no key velocity
FEGA1 7 6 no no key key key
FEGB2 7 6 no no key key key

LFO

Name Waveform Delay Polarity Sync Delay Modulator Level Modulator Rate Modulator
LFO1 saw:up|down sine square triangle random delay attack phase key no aftertouch|MIDI-CC MIDI-CC1 no
Rompler Models
TX1P TG100 CBX-T3 MU5 SY55 TG55 SY85 TG500
RM50 TG300 W5 W7 W5v2 W7v2 QS300 MU10
CS1x CS2x CS6x CS6R