Introducing Yamaha
Yamaha, which began in 1887 as a piano and organ manufacturer, started building synthesizers in in the 1970′s. For manuals, see Yamaha's website. For street prices, see Prepal.
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Resources:
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- http://www.yamaha.com/about_yamaha/corporate/history/
- http://www.yamaha.co.jp/manual/english/chron.php
- http://www.yamaha.co.jp/manual/english/index.php
- http://jp.yamaha.com/product_archive/music-production/
- http://sounddoctorin.com/synthtec/yamaha.htm
- http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/aug01/articles/retrofmpt1.asp
- http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/aug01/articles/retrofmpt2.asp
- http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaha
Architectural Classes:
- Additive: Multiple sine wave harmonics are combined.
- Conventional: Single cycle waveforms, subtractive architecture (filtered harmonics).
- FM: Oscillators use Frequency or Phase Modulation.
- Rompler: ROM based samples (often subtractive).
- Sampler: User recorded samples (often subtractive).
- Modelling: Digital model, usually involving a Driver and Modulators.