TG33

Yamaha TG33

Released: 1990

MSRP: Y84,000 ($895US)

Synopsis:

Doubles the SY22 presets, polyphony and multitimbral specs in a desktop form factor Architecture Class: FM-Rompler.

Ebay Description:

The Yamaha TG33 is a pressure and velocity sensitive desktop (32 voice multitimbral) hybrid (FM and sample based) synthesizer, featuring dual sample sources and dual preset FM sources with dedicated (4 stage) envelopes, a (AR) volume envelope, two dimensional 50 step volume and detune vector envelopes, an LFO (saw up/down, square, triangle, random waveforms), 16 effects, card and MIDI interfaces, dual stereo outputs, and 192 presets (64 editable).

Physical

Form Factor	Dimensions	Weight	Audio Input	Audio Output	Communication Port	Control Input	Control Output	Switch Input	Power
desktop	W:439mm D:229.9mm H:80.4mm	2.8kg	no	stereo:2	no	MIDI	MIDI	no	10VDC 700mA

Interface

Compatibility	Multitimbral Memory	Program Memory	External Storage	External Programming	UI Input	UI Output
SY22 SY35 TG33	user:16 card:16	preset:128 user:64 MCD32:64 MCD64:128	card:MCD32\|MCD64 MIDI-SysEx	MIDI-SysEx	mode based buttons	LCD display

Architecture

Multitimbral	Polyphony	Unison	Architecture
16	32	no	Sample+FM+Sample+FM

Output

Effects	Pan Modulator	Volume Modulator	Headphone
16 (reverb, delay, distortion)	no	MIDI-CC7 VoiceEG	yes

Control

Arpeggiator	Arpeggiator External	Sequencer	Sequencer Memory	Sequencer External	Continuous	Program Change
no	N/A	no	N/A	N/A	MIDI-CC1 MIDI-CC7 MIDI-CC16 MIDI-CC17	MIDI

Keyboard

Key Pressure	Chord Memory	External Control	External Sustain	Key Scaling	Velocity Curves
channel	no	MIDI:IN/OUT/THRU	MIDI	no	1

Sample

Stereo	Sample Depth	Sample Rate	Sample RAM	Sample ROM	Sample Points	Sample Trigger	Sample Loop	Sample Edit
no	16b	?	no	4MW	preset	N/A	preset	no

Source

Name	Signal Class	Waveform	Octave Range	Amplitude Modulator	Harmonics Modulator	Pitch Modulator	Wave Assign Modulator
ElementA	digital	sample:128	+-1	aftertouch EGA LevelVector LFO velocity	FM	aftertouch DetuneVector LFO	no
ElementB	digital	FM-preset:256	+-1	aftertouch EGB LevelVector LFO velocity	FM	aftertouch DetuneVector LFO	no
ElementC	digital	sample:128	+-1	aftertouch EGC LevelVector LFO velocity	FM	aftertouch DetuneVector LFO	no
ElementD	digital	FM-preset:256	+-1	aftertouch EGD LevelVector LFO velocity	FM	aftertouch DetuneVector LFO	no

Envelope

Name	Level	Rate	Loop	Polarity	Trigger	Level Modulator	Rate Modulator
LevelVector	50	50	yes	no	key	no	no
DetuneVector	50	50	yes	no	key	no	no
EGA	4	4	no	no	key	key	key
EGB	4	4	no	no	key	key	key
EGC	4	4	no	no	key	key	key
EGD	4	4	no	no	key	key	key
VoiceEG	-	AR	no	no	key	no	no

LFO

Name	Waveform	Delay	Polarity	Sync	Delay Modulator	Level Modulator	Rate Modulator
LFO	saw:up\|down square triangle random	delay attack	no	key	no	aftertouch MIDI-CC1	no

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