Yamaha TX81Z
(image courtesy of Yamaha )
Released: 1986
MSRP: Y62,790 ($495US)
Synopsis:
Rack version of the DX11
Architecture Class: FM.
Ebay Description:
The Yamaha TX81Z is a pressure and velocity sensitive 1U rack (8 voice multitimbral) FM synthesizer, featuring 4 operators (8 waveforms and algorithms) with dedicated (ADSDR) envelopes, a 3 stage pitch envelope, an LFO (saw, square, triangle, random waveforms), delay, pan and chord effects, tape and MIDI interfaces, and 160 presets (32 editable).
Physical
Form Factor
Dimensions
Weight
Audio Input
Audio Output
Communication Port
Control Input
Control Output
Switch Input
Power
1U rack
W:480mm(18.9375in)
D:282mm(11.125in)
H:45.2mm(1.75in)
3.4kg(7.5lbs)
no
stereo
no
MIDI
MIDI
portamento|sustain
AC (8W)
Interface
Compatibility
Multitimbral Memory
Program Memory
External Storage
External Programming
UI Input
UI Output
B200
DS55
DX11
DX21
DX27
DX27S
DX100
FB-01
TQ5
TX81Z
V50
WT11
YS100
YS200
32
preset:128
user:32
tape:DIN(8p) MIDI-SysEx
MIDI-SysEx
menu based
LCD display
Architecture
Multitimbral
Polyphony
Unison
Architecture
8
8
no
FM (4 operator, 8 algorithm)
Output
Control
Keyboard
Key Pressure
Chord Memory
External Control
External Sustain
Key Scaling
Velocity Curves
channel
no
MIDI:IN/OUT/THRU
pedal MIDI
microtonal-preset:11
microtonal-user:2
1
Source
Name
Signal Class
Waveform
Octave Range
Amplitude Modulator
Harmonics Modulator
Pitch Modulator
Wave Assign Modulator
DCO1
digital
sine
complex:7
16-1/4'
aftertouch
EG1
LFO
FM
aftertouch
LFO
MIDI-CC2
PitchEG
portamento
no
DCO2
digital
sine
complex:7
16-1/4'
aftertouch
EG2
LFO
FM
aftertouch
LFO
MIDI-CC2
PitchEG
portamento
no
DCO3
digital
sine
complex:7
16-1/4'
aftertouch
EG3
LFO
FM
aftertouch
LFO
MIDI-CC2
PitchEG
portamento
no
DCO4
digital
sine
complex:7
16-1/4'
aftertouch
EG4
LFO
FM
aftertouch
LFO
MIDI-CC2
PitchEG
portamento
no
Envelope
LFO
Name
Waveform
Delay
Polarity
Sync
Delay Modulator
Level Modulator
Rate Modulator
LFO
saw:up
square
triangle
random
yes
no
key
no
MIDI-CC1
no
