Yamaha SY22
(image courtesy of Yamaha )
Released: 1990
MSRP: Y115,500 ($1095US)
Synopsis:
FM/rompler hybrid with vector technology from Prophet VS (vector envelopes control 4 element mix). FM can select from 256 presets, but only "tone" (modulation level) is editable. Appears to be based on SY55 platform.
Architecture Class: FM-Rompler.
Ebay Description:
The Yamaha SY22 is a pressure and velocity sensitive 61 key (16 voice multitimbral) hybrid (FM and sample based) synthesizer, featuring dual sample sources and dual preset FM sources with dedicated (4 stage) envelopes, a (AR) volume envelope, two dimensional 50 step volume and detune vector envelopes, an LFO (saw up/down, square, triangle, random waveforms), 16 effects, card and MIDI interfaces, and 128 presets (64 editable).
Physical
Form Factor
Dimensions
Weight
Audio Input
Audio Output
Communication Port
Control Input
Control Output
Switch Input
Power
61 keys
W:976mm(37.875in)
D:285mm(11.25in)
H:93mm(3.625in)
6.8kg(15lbs)
no
stereo
no
MIDI volume-pedal
MIDI
sustain
10-12VDC 500mA
Interface
Compatibility
Multitimbral Memory
Program Memory
External Storage
External Programming
UI Input
UI Output
SY22
SY35
TG33
user:16
card:16
preset:64
user:64
MCD32:64
MCD64:128
card:MCD32|MCD64
MIDI-SysEx
MIDI-SysEx
mode based buttons
LCD display
Architecture
Multitimbral
Polyphony
Unison
Architecture
8
16
no
Sample+FM+Sample+FM
Output
Effects
Pan Modulator
Volume Modulator
Headphone
16 (reverb, delay, distortion)
no
MIDI-CC7
VoiceEG
volume-pedal
yes
Control
Arpeggiator
Arpeggiator External
Sequencer
Sequencer Memory
Sequencer External
Continuous
Program Change
no
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
mod-wheel
pitch-wheel
volume-pedal
MIDI-CC1
MIDI-CC7
MIDI-CC16
MIDI-CC17
MIDI
Keyboard
Key Pressure
Chord Memory
External Control
External Sustain
Key Scaling
Velocity Curves
channel
no
MIDI:IN/OUT/THRU
pedal MIDI
no
1
Sample
Stereo
Sample Depth
Sample Rate
Sample RAM
Sample ROM
Sample Points
Sample Trigger
Sample Loop
Sample Edit
no
16b
?
no
4MW
preset
N/A
preset
no
Source
Name
Signal Class
Waveform
Octave Range
Amplitude Modulator
Harmonics Modulator
Pitch Modulator
Wave Assign Modulator
ElementA
digital
sample:128
+-1
aftertouch
EGA
LevelVector
LFO
velocity
FM
aftertouch
DetuneVector
LFO
pitch-wheel
no
ElementB
digital
FM-preset:256
+-1
aftertouch
EGB
LevelVector
LFO
velocity
FM
aftertouch
DetuneVector
LFO
pitch-wheel
no
ElementC
digital
sample:128
+-1
aftertouch
EGC
LevelVector
LFO
velocity
FM
aftertouch
DetuneVector
LFO
pitch-wheel
no
ElementD
digital
FM-preset:256
+-1
aftertouch
EGD
LevelVector
LFO
velocity
FM
aftertouch
DetuneVector
LFO
pitch-wheel
no
Envelope
Name
Level
Rate
Loop
Polarity
Trigger
Level Modulator
Rate Modulator
LevelVector
50
50
yes
no
key
no
no
DetuneVector
50
50
yes
no
key
no
no
EGA
4
4
no
no
key
key
key
EGB
4
4
no
no
key
key
key
EGC
4
4
no
no
key
key
key
EGD
4
4
no
no
key
key
key
VoiceEG
-
AR
no
no
key
no
no
LFO
Name
Waveform
Delay
Polarity
Sync
Delay Modulator
Level Modulator
Rate Modulator
LFO
saw:up|down
square
triangle
random
delay
attack
no
key
no
aftertouch
MIDI-CC1
mod-wheel
no
