Yamaha V50
(image courtesy of Yamaha )
Released: 1989
MSRP: Y163,800 ($1895US)
Synopsis:
Next generation DX11 doubles polyphony and adds a sequencer, effects, and disk drive.
Architecture Class: FM.
Ebay Description:
The Yamaha V50 is a pressure and velocity sensitive 61 key (16 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), multi-effects processor, card and MIDI interfaces, 3.5"DSDD disk drive, 8 track sequencer (with rhythm section), and 200 presets (100 editable).
Physical
Form Factor
Dimensions
Weight
Audio Input
Audio Output
Communication Port
Control Input
Control Output
Switch Input
Power
61 keys
W:1002mm(39.5in)
D:326mm(12.875in)
H:98mm(3.875in)
11.2kg(24.6875lbs)
no
stereo
no
breath-controller MIDI fc-pedal volume-pedal
MIDI
portamento|sustain sequencer-start/stop
AC (25W)
Interface
Compatibility
Multitimbral Memory
Program Memory
External Storage
External Programming
UI Input
UI Output
B200
DX11
DX21
DX27
DX27S
DX100
FB-01
TQ5
TX81Z
V50
WT11
YS100
YS200
100
preset:100
user:100
card:100
cartridge:RAM4(ADP2-adapter)
card:MCD32|MCD64
drive:3.5"DSDD
MIDI-SysEx
MIDI-SysEx
mode based buttons
LCD display
Architecture
Multitimbral
Polyphony
Unison
Architecture
8
synth:16
drum:8
no
FM (4 operator, 8 algorithm FM).
Output
Effects
Pan Modulator
Volume Modulator
Headphone
delay
pan
chord
multi-effects:32
no
breath-controller
MIDI-CC1
MIDI-CC2
MIDI-CC7
mod-wheel
velocity
volume-pedal
yes
Control
Arpeggiator
Arpeggiator External
Sequencer
Sequencer Memory
Sequencer External
Continuous
Program Change
no
N/A
Real|step-time (QX5FD compatible)
Synth:8-track
Rhythm:8-track
Synth:16k-notes(8-song)
Rhythm-preset-patterns:100
Rhythm-user-patterns:100
trigger
MIDI
breath-controller
mod-wheel
pitch-wheel
fc-pedal
volume-pedal
MIDI-CC1
MIDI-CC2
MIDI-CC4
MIDI-CC5
MIDI-CC7
MIDI-CC10
MIDI
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
PCM
digital
samples:61
(drums)
-
no
no
no
no
DCO1
digital
sine
complex:7
16-1/4'
aftertouch
EG1
fc-pedal
LFO
FM
aftertouch
breath-controller
LFO
MIDI-CC2
fc-pedal
pitch-wheel
PitchEG
portamento
no
DCO2
digital
sine
complex:7
16-1/4'
aftertouch
EG2
fc-pedal
LFO
FM
aftertouch
breath-controller
LFO
MIDI-CC2
fc-pedal
pitch-wheel
PitchEG
portamento
no
DCO3
digital
sine
complex:7
16-1/4'
aftertouch
EG3
fc-pedal
LFO
FM
aftertouch
breath-controller
LFO
MIDI-CC2
fc-pedal
pitch-wheel
PitchEG
portamento
no
DCO4
digital
sine
complex:7
16-1/4'
aftertouch
EG4
fc-pedal
LFO
FM
aftertouch
breath-controller
LFO
MIDI-CC2
fc-pedal
pitch-wheel
PitchEG
portamento
no
Envelope
Name
Level
Rate
Loop
Polarity
Trigger
Level Modulator
Rate Modulator
EG1
sustain
ADDR
no
no
key
key
breath-controller
MIDI-CC1
MIDI-CC2
mod-wheel
key
EG2
sustain
ADDR
no
no
key
key
breath-controller
MIDI-CC1
MIDI-CC2
mod-wheel
key
EG3
sustain
ADDR
no
no
key
key
breath-controller
MIDI-CC1
MIDI-CC2
mod-wheel
key
EG4
sustain
ADDR
no
no
key
key
breath-controller
MIDI-CC1
MIDI-CC2
mod-wheel
key
PitchEG
3
3
no
no
key
no
no
LFO
Name
Waveform
Delay
Polarity
Sync
Delay Modulator
Level Modulator
Rate Modulator
LFO
saw:up
square
triangle
random
yes
no
key
no
MIDI-CC1
mod-wheel
no
