Yamaha SY85
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Released: 1992
MSRP: Y220,500 ($1995US)
Synopsis:
A simplified (single element, no FM, no pan envelope, merged filter) SY99 with more memory, retaining the SY99 effects processor and disk drive (MDR).
Architecture Class: Rompler.
Ebay Description:
The Yamaha SY85 is a pressure and velocity sensitive 61 key (30 voice multitimbral) sample based synthesizer, featuring AWM2 (244 samples + sample RAM) source, digital resonant low|high pass or band pass|reject filter, dedicated (5 stage) amplitude, (5 stage) pitch, and (7 stage) filter envelopes, an LFO (saw up/down, sine, square, triangle, random waveforms), 90 effects (with dedicated LFO), card and MIDI interfaces, disk drive, 8 track sequencer, dual stereo outputs, and 256 editable presets.
Physical
Form Factor
Dimensions
Weight
Audio Input
Audio Output
Communication Port
Control Input
Control Output
Switch Input
Power
61 keys
W:1024mm(40.375in)
D:367mm(14.5in)
H:119mm(4.75in)
14kg(30.8125lbs)
no
stereo:2
MIDI
MIDI
fc-pedal
volume-pedal
MIDI
sustain
AC (20W)
Interface
Compatibility
Multitimbral Memory
Program Memory
External Storage
External Programming
UI Input
UI Output
SY85
TG500
MIDI-SDS
user:128
card:128
user:256
MCD64:256
program-card:MCD64
PCM-card
drive:3.5"DSDD
MIDI-SysEx
MIDI-SDS
MIDI-SysEx
mode based buttons
LCD display
Architecture
Multitimbral
Polyphony
Unison
Architecture
16
30
no
Sample->DCF->DCA
Output
Effects
Pan Modulator
Volume Modulator
Headphone
90 (dual DSP)
no
AEG
LFO
MIDI-CC7
volume-pedal
yes
Control
Arpeggiator
Arpeggiator External
Sequencer
Sequencer Memory
Sequencer External
Continuous
Program Change
no
N/A
8 track realtime or step and pattern based rhythm track
10 songs, 20k notes, 100 patterns
MIDI
sliders:8
mod-wheel
pitch-wheel
fc-pedal
volume-pedal
MIDI-CC1
MIDI-CC4
MIDI-CC7
MIDI-CC10
MIDI-CC16-19(CS)
MIDI-CC1-120
MIDI
Keyboard
Key Pressure
Chord Memory
External Control
External Sustain
Key Scaling
Velocity Curves
channel
no
MIDI:IN/OUT/THRU
pedal MIDI
break-points:4
8
Sample
Stereo
Sample Depth
Sample Rate
Sample RAM
Sample ROM
Sample Points
Sample Trigger
Sample Loop
Sample Edit
no
16b
?
512kB (3.5MB max, 2x 8-bit, 1MB, 80ns SIMM). SIMM memory is volatile and replaces waveform card (SYEMB06 is non-volatile)
6MB
preset
N/A
preset
no
Source
Name
Signal Class
Waveform
Octave Range
Amplitude Modulator
Harmonics Modulator
Pitch Modulator
Wave Assign Modulator
Sample
digital
sample:244
+-5
no
no
aftertouch
PEG
LFO
MIDI-PitchBend
pitch-wheel
no
Filter
Name
Signal Class
IC
Resonant
Shape
Frequency Modulator
Resonance Modulator
Shape Modulator
DSP
digital
?
yes
high pass, band pass|reject, or 12|24dB low pass
aftertouch
fc-pedal
FEG1
key
LFO
MIDI-CC
MIDI-CC1
mod-wheel
velocity
no
no
Envelope
Name
Level
Rate
Loop
Polarity
Trigger
Level Modulator
Rate Modulator
AEG
2
5
no
no
key
aftertouch
fc-pedal
key
MIDI-CC
MIDI-CC1
mod-wheel
velocity
key
velocity:attack
PEG
5
4
yes
yes
key
SY85
key
velocity
FEG
7
6
no
no
key
velocity:attack
key
velocity:attack
LFO
Name
Waveform
Delay
Polarity
Sync
Delay Modulator
Level Modulator
Rate Modulator
LFO
saw:up|down
sine
square
triangle
random
yes
phase
key
no
aftertouch
fc-pedal
MIDI-CC
MIDI-CC1
mod-wheel
key
random
velocity
EffectLFO
saw:up|down
sine
square
triangle
random
no
yes
no
no
no
no
