TG55

Yamaha TG55

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

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