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Yamaha SY

Family of Yamaha digital synthesizers

The SY family is Yamaha's line of digital synthesizer workstations from around 1990, several of which combined FM with sample-based (AWM) synthesis. It includes the SY77, its rackmount counterpart the TG77, and the sample-based SY85.

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  • Technical line drawing of Synthesizers

    Synthesizers

    Hardware synthesizers, synth model families, and related electronic instruments.

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  • Yamaha

    Yamaha is a Japanese musical instrument manufacturer founded in 1887 and one of the largest in the world, producing pianos, guitars, wind and brass instruments, drums, and a wide range of electronic instruments.

Family models

  • Yamaha SY77

    Synthesizer · Japan

    The Yamaha SY77, released in 1989, is a digital synthesizer that combined six-operator FM synthesis with sample-based (AWM) synthesis—Yamaha's 'RCM' system—plus filters and effects, offering richer, more playable sounds than the earlier DX line.

  • Yamaha TG77

    Synthesizer · Japan

    The Yamaha TG77 is the rackmount tone-module version of the SY77, offering Yamaha's combined FM and sample-based (AWM) synthesis for studio use with sequencers and controllers.

  • Yamaha SY85

    Synthesizer · Japan

    The Yamaha SY85, released in 1992, is a sample-based (AWM2) digital synthesizer workstation with sampling-style sound editing, a sequencer, and effects, aimed at producing realistic and layered sounds.

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