Yamaha TX81Z
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The Yamaha TX81Z is a rack-mounted (keyboard-less) frequency modulation (FM) music synthesizer, released in 1987. It is also known as a keyboard-less Yamaha DX11 (and the subsequent Yamaha V50 (music workstation)). Unlike previous FM synthesizers of the era, the TX81Z was the first to offer a range of oscillator waveforms other than just sine waves, conferring the new timbres of some of its patches when compared to older, sine-only FM synths. The TX81Z has developed a famous reputation, largely based on some of its preset bass sounds. The Yamaha DX11 keyboard synth was released the following year, offering improved editing abilities.
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TX81Z | |
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Manufacturer | Yamaha |
Dates | 1987[1]-1988 |
Technical specifications | |
Polyphony | 8 |
Timbrality | 8 |
Oscillator | 4 operators per voice 8 waveforms |
LFO | 2 in performance as well as dedicated vibrato(multitimbral) mode 1 in single voice mode assignable to pitch or amplitude |
Synthesis type | Digital Frequency modulation |
Aftertouch expression | yes |
Velocity expression | yes |
Storage memory | 128 factory patches 32 user patches 24 user performances |
Effects | reverb Delay, Pan and Chord.[2] |
Hardware | YM2414 (OPZ) CPU 63B03 |
Input/output | |
External control | MIDI |
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