TG300

Yamaha TG300

Released: 1993

MSRP: Y78,750 ($895US)

Synopsis:

GM and C/M compatible, dual element desktop tone generator Architecture Class: Rompler.

Ebay Description:

The Yamaha TG300 is a pressure and velocity sensitive desktop (64 voice multitimbral) sample based synthesizer, featuring 48 preset effects (16 editable), MIDI, stereo mix inputs, and 584 presets (128 editable). Each element features an AWM2 (294 samples) source, digital resonant low pass filter, dedicated (5 stage) amplitude, pitch, and filter envelopes, an LFO (saw up/down, square, triangle, random waveforms).

Physical

Form Factor	Dimensions	Weight	Audio Input	Audio Output	Communication Port	Control Input	Control Output	Switch Input	Power
desktop (2U half rack)	W:220mm(8.7in) D:257.2mm(10.1in) H:91.6mm(3.6in)	1.9kg(4.2lbs)	stereo:mix	stereo	MIDI RS-232C\|422(8-pin mini-DIN)	MIDI	MIDI	sustain	12V, 700mA (PA-1207), 2.1mm

Interface

Compatibility	Multitimbral Memory	Program Memory	External Storage	External Programming	UI Input	UI Output
GM C/M	preset:128 user:64 card:128	preset:456 user:128 drum-kits:9	MIDI-SysEx MIDI-SDS	MIDI-SysEx	mode based buttons	LCD display

Architecture

Multitimbral	Polyphony	Unison	Architecture
16	32\|16 (1 or 2 elements, respectively)	no	[Sample->DCF->DCA]x2

Output

Effects	Pan Modulator	Volume Modulator	Headphone
reverb, chorus, and variations (32 preset, 16 editable)	no	aftertouch AEG LFO MIDI-CC MIDI-CC1 MIDI-PitchBend MIDI-CC7	yes

Control

Arpeggiator	Arpeggiator External	Sequencer	Sequencer Memory	Sequencer External	Continuous	Program Change
no	N/A	no	N/A	MIDI	MIDI-CC1 MIDI-CC5 MIDI-CC6 MIDI-CC7 MIDI-CC10 MIDI-CC11 MIDI-CC38 MIDI-CC64-67 MIDI-CC71-74 MIDI-CC84 MIDI-CC90 MIDI-CC91 MIDI-CC93 MIDI-CC98-101	MIDI

Keyboard

Key Pressure	Chord Memory	External Control	External Sustain	Key Scaling	Velocity Curves
polyphonic	no	MIDI:IN/OUT/THRU RS-232C\|422(8-pin mini-DIN)	pedal MIDI	break-points:4	7

Sample

Stereo	Sample Depth	Sample Rate	Sample RAM	Sample ROM	Sample Points	Sample Trigger	Sample Loop	Sample Edit
no	16b	?	no	6MB	preset	N/A	preset	no

Source

Name	Signal Class	Waveform	Octave Range	Amplitude Modulator	Harmonics Modulator	Pitch Modulator	Wave Assign Modulator
Sample1	digital	sample:195	+-5	no	no	aftertouch PEG LFO MIDI-CC MIDI-CC1 MIDI-PitchBend	no

Filter

Name	Signal Class	IC	Resonant	Shape	Frequency Modulator	Resonance Modulator	Shape Modulator
DF1	digital	?	yes	low pass	aftertouch FEG key LFO MIDI-CC MIDI-CC1 MIDI-PitchBend velocity	no	no

Envelope

Name	Level	Rate	Loop	Polarity	Trigger	Level Modulator	Rate Modulator
AEG1	2	5	no	no	key	no	key
PEG1	5	4	yes	yes	key	velocity	key velocity
FEG1	5	4	no	no	key	velocity	key velocity

LFO

Name	Waveform	Delay	Polarity	Sync	Delay Modulator	Level Modulator	Rate Modulator
LFO1	saw:up\|down square triangle random	yes	yes	key	no	aftertouch MIDI-CC MIDI-CC1 MIDI-PitchBend	no

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