Yamaha SY99
(image courtesy of Yamaha )
Released: 1989
MSRP: Y441,000 ($3995US)
Synopsis:
Expands the SY77 keyboard, effects and memory (Sample and sequencer) and adds sample RAM, which can be used as a MIDI data recorder (dump MIDI and save to disk).
Architecture Class: FM-Rompler.
Ebay Description:
The Yamaha SY99 is a pressure and velocity sensitive 76 key (16+16 voice multitimbral) hybrid (FM and sample based) synthesizer, featuring up to 4 elements, (7 stage) pan envelope, microtuning (64 presets), 63 DSP effects (dual processors), card (program and sample) and MIDI interfaces, disk drive, 16 track sequencer, dual stereo outputs, and 192 presets (64 editable). Each element has AWM2 (267 samples + sample RAM) or FM (6 operator, 45 algorithm) with dedicated (7 stage) envelopes, a 5 stage pitch envelope, an LFO (saw up/down, square, triangle, random waveforms), 12dB digital 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
76 keys
W:1254mm(49.375in)
D:407mm(16in)
H:120mm(4.375in)
19.6kg(43.1875lbs)
no
stereo:2
no
MIDI breath-control fc-pedal volume-pedal
MIDI
sustain
assignable
AC (35W)
Interface
Compatibility
Multitimbral Memory
Program Memory
External Storage
External Programming
UI Input
UI Output
SY77
SY99
TG77
TX16w(sample-disks)
MIDI-SDS
preset:16
user:16
card:16
preset:128
user:64
card:64
disk:3.5"DSDD
card:2(Program:MCD64,Wave)
MIDI-SysEx
MIDI-SDS
MIDI-SysEx
menu based
LCD display
Architecture
Multitimbral
Polyphony
Unison
Architecture
16
AFM:16
AWM:16
no
4x[AWM|AFM->DCF1->DCF2->DCA].
Output
Effects
Pan Modulator
Volume Modulator
Headphone
dual processors (63 effects)
aftertouch|MIDI-CC
key
PanEG
LFO
MIDI-CC7
volume-pedal
yes
Control
Arpeggiator
Arpeggiator External
Sequencer
Sequencer Memory
Sequencer External
Continuous
Program Change
no
N/A
16 track (including 1 drum track) real and step time sequencer
27k notes, 99 patterns
MIDI
breath-control
mod-wheel:2
pitch-wheel
fc-pedal
volume-pedal
MIDI-CC1
MIDI-CC2
MIDI-CC4
MIDI-CC6
MIDI-CC7
MIDI-CC1-6
MIDI-CC8-120
MIDI
Keyboard
Key Pressure
Chord Memory
External Control
External Sustain
Key Scaling
Velocity Curves
channel
no
MIDI:IN/OUT/THRU
pedal MIDI
microtuning:64
1
Sample
Stereo
Sample Depth
Sample Rate
Sample RAM
Sample ROM
Sample Points
Sample Trigger
Sample Loop
Sample Edit
no
16b
48kHz
512kB (max:3MB board:SYEMB05)
4MW
preset
N/A
preset
no
Source
Name
Signal Class
Waveform
Octave Range
Amplitude Modulator
Harmonics Modulator
Pitch Modulator
Wave Assign Modulator
Operator1
digital
complex:16
(sine
with
various
harmonics)
0.5-61.67
AFMOpEG1
AFMMainLFO
FM:Operator|AWM
aftertouch
AFMPitchEG
AFMMainLFO
AFMSubLFO
pitch-wheel
portamento
no
Operator2
digital
complex:16
(sine
with
various
harmonics)
0.5-61.67
AFMOpEG2
AFMMainLFO
FM:Operator|AWM
aftertouch
AFMPitchEG
AFMMainLFO
AFMSubLFO
pitch-wheel
portamento
no
Operator3
digital
complex:16
(sine
with
various
harmonics)
0.5-61.67
AFMOpEG3
AFMMainLFO
FM:Operator|AWM
aftertouch
AFMPitchEG
AFMMainLFO
AFMSubLFO
pitch-wheel
portamento
no
Operator4
digital
complex:16
(sine
with
various
harmonics)
0.5-61.67
AFMOpEG4
AFMMainLFO
FM:Operator|AWM
aftertouch
AFMPitchEG
AFMMainLFO
AFMSubLFO
pitch-wheel
portamento
no
Operator5
digital
complex:16
(sine
with
various
harmonics)
0.5-61.67
AFMOpEG5
AFMMainLFO
FM:Operator|AWM
aftertouch
AFMPitchEG
AFMMainLFO
AFMSubLFO
pitch-wheel
portamento
no
Operator6
digital
complex:16
(sine
with
various
harmonics)
0.5-61.67
AFMOpEG6
AFMMainLFO
FM:Operator|AWM
aftertouch
AFMPitchEG
AFMMainLFO
AFMSubLFO
pitch-wheel
portamento
no
AWM
digital
samples:267
-
aftertouch
AWMAmpEG
AWMLFO
MIDI-CC1
MIDI-CC2
MIDI-CC4
breath-controller
fc-pedal
mod-wheel
velocity
FM:Operator|AWM
aftertouch
AWMPitchEG
AFMLFO
pitch-wheel
portamento
no
Filter
Name
Signal Class
IC
Resonant
Shape
Frequency Modulator
Resonance Modulator
Shape Modulator
AFM1
digital
?
yes
12dB high or low pass
AFM1EG
key
AFMMainLFO
aftertouch|MIDI-CC
velocity
no
no
AFM2
digital
?
yes
12dB low pass
AFM2EG
key
AFMMainLFO
aftertouch|MIDI-CC
velocity
no
no
AWM1
digital
?
yes
12dB high or low pass
AWM1FEG
key
AFMLFO
aftertouch|MIDI-CC
velocity
no
no
AWM2
digital
?
yes
12dB low pass
AWM2FEG
key
AFMLFO
aftertouch|MIDI-CC
velocity
no
no
Envelope
Name
Level
Rate
Loop
Polarity
Trigger
Level Modulator
Rate Modulator
AFMOpEG1
7
7
1
no
key
aftertouch||Midi-CC
velocity
key
velocity
AFMOpEG2
7
7
1
no
key
aftertouch||Midi-CC
velocity
key
velocity
AFMOpEG3
7
7
1
no
key
aftertouch||Midi-CC
velocity
key
velocity
AFMOpEG4
7
7
1
no
key
aftertouch||Midi-CC
velocity
key
velocity
AFMOpEG5
7
7
1
no
key
aftertouch||Midi-CC
velocity
key
velocity
AFMOpEG6
7
7
1
no
key
aftertouch||Midi-CC
velocity
key
velocity
AFMPitchEG
5
4
1
no
key
velocity
key
velocity
AFM1FEG
7
7
no
no
key
velocity
key
velocity
AFM2FEG
7
7
no
no
key
velocity
key
velocity
AWMAmpEG
3
4
no
no
key
velocity
key
velocity
AWMPitchEG
5
4
no
no
key
velocity
key
velocity
AWM1FEG
7
6
1
no
key
velocity
key
velocity
AWM2FEG
7
6
1
no
key
velocity
key
velocity
PanEG
7
7
1
no
key
no
no
LFO
Name
Waveform
Delay
Polarity
Sync
Delay Modulator
Level Modulator
Rate Modulator
AFMMainLFO
saw:up|down
square
triangle
random
yes
variable
key
no
aftertouch
MIDI-CC
MIDI-CC1
MIDI-CC2
MIDI-CC4
breath-control
fc-pedal
mod-wheel
no
AFMSubLFO
saw:up|down
square
triangle
random
delay attack
no
key
no
aftertouch
MIDI-CC1
MIDI-CC2
MIDI-CC4
breath-control
fc-pedal
mod-wheel
no
AWMLFO
saw:up|down
square
triangle
random
yes
variable
key
no
aftertouch
MIDI-CC
MIDI-CC1
MIDI-CC2
MIDI-CC4
breath-control
fc-pedal
mod-wheel
no
