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SY99

Yamaha SY99

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
FM-Rompler Models
SY22 TG33 SY35 SY77 TG77 SY99