Yamaha TQ5
(image courtesy of Yamaha )
Released: 1988
MSRP: Y68,250 ($695US)
Synopsis:
Desktop version of the YS200.
Architecture Class: FM.
Ebay Description:
The Yamaha TQ5 is a pressure and velocity sensitive desktop (8 voice multitimbral) FM synthesizer, featuring 4 operators (8 waveforms and algorithms) with dedicated (ADSDR) envelopes, a 3 stage pitch envelope, an LFO (saw, square, triangle, random waveforms), 10 effects, card and MIDI interfaces, 8 track sequencer, and 200 presets (100 editable).
Physical
Form Factor
Dimensions
Weight
Audio Input
Audio Output
Communication Port
Control Input
Control Output
Switch Input
Power
desktop
W:280mm(11.125in)
D:235mm(9.25in)
H:70mm(2.75in)
1.5kg(3.3125lbs)
no
stereo
no
MIDI
MIDI
no
15VDC (PA-1505)
Interface
Compatibility
Multitimbral Memory
Program Memory
External Storage
External Programming
UI Input
UI Output
B200
DX11
DX21
DX27
DX27S
DX100
FB-01
TQ5
TX81Z
V50
WT11
YS100
YS200
no
preset:100
user:100
card:100
card:MCD32 MIDI-SysEx
MIDI-SysEx
menu based
LCD display
Architecture
Multitimbral
Polyphony
Unison
Architecture
8
8
no
FM (4 operator, 8 algorithm FM).
Output
Effects
Pan Modulator
Volume Modulator
Headphone
10 (reverb, delay, echo or distortion)
no
MIDI-CC1
MIDI-CC2
MIDI-CC7
velocity
yes
Control
Arpeggiator
Arpeggiator External
Sequencer
Sequencer Memory
Sequencer External
Continuous
Program Change
no
N/A
8 track real and step time
30 songs, 30k notes
MIDI
MIDI-CC1
MIDI-CC2
MIDI-CC7
MIDI
Keyboard
Key Pressure
Chord Memory
External Control
External Sustain
Key Scaling
Velocity Curves
channel
no
MIDI:IN/OUT/THRU
pedal MIDI
microtonal-preset:11
microtonal-user:2
1
Source
Name
Signal Class
Waveform
Octave Range
Amplitude Modulator
Harmonics Modulator
Pitch Modulator
Wave Assign Modulator
DCO1
digital
sine
complex:7
16-1/4'
aftertouch
VolumeEG|ToneEG
LFO
FM
aftertouch
LFO
MIDI-CC2
no
DCO2
digital
sine
complex:7
16-1/4'
aftertouch
VolumeEG|ToneEG
LFO
FM
aftertouch
LFO
MIDI-CC2
no
DCO3
digital
sine
complex:7
16-1/4'
aftertouch
VolumeEG|ToneEG
LFO
FM
aftertouch
LFO
MIDI-CC2
no
DCO4
digital
sine
complex:7
16-1/4'
aftertouch
VolumeEG|ToneEG
LFO
FM
aftertouch
LFO
MIDI-CC2
no
Envelope
Name
Level
Rate
Loop
Polarity
Trigger
Level Modulator
Rate Modulator
ToneEG
-
attack
decay
release
no
no
key
aftertouch
key
MIDI-CC1
MIDI-CC2
key
VolumeEG
-
attack
decay
release
no
no
key
aftertouch
key
MIDI-CC1
MIDI-CC2
key
LFO
Name
Waveform
Delay
Polarity
Sync
Delay Modulator
Level Modulator
Rate Modulator
LFO
preset
preset
no
key
no
MIDI-CC1
no
