Yamaha TX16W
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Yamaha TX16W | |
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![]() Yamaha TX16W | |
Manufacturer | Yamaha |
Dates | 1988 |
Technical specifications | |
Polyphony | 16 |
Timbrality | 8 |
Synthesis type | Digital Sample-based Subtractive |
Filter | Digital filter |
Storage memory | 1.5MB (up to 6MB) RAM 720kB 3.5" floppy disk |
Input/output | |
Keyboard | n/a |
Left-hand control | n/a |
External control | MIDI |
The Yamaha TX16W is a rack-mount sampler sound module made by Yamaha.
The TX16W has 12-bit sound with up to 50 kHz mono and 33 kHz stereo sampling. Its filter is digital, allowing 17 different types, with one filter/type per voice. On the rear along with a regular stereo output, there are 8 individual outputs. Samples are stored on 720kB 3.5" floppy disks. It shipped with 1.5MB of RAM but is expandable up to 6MB. The TX16W uses a Motorola 68000 processor.
The operating system is loaded from disk. There is an alternate OS for the sampler called Typhoon, created by a Swedish organisation.[1]
A free software emulation "Cyclone" was released in 2013 by Sonic Charge (developed by the people behind the original Typhoon OS).
Notable users
- Darren Allison of The Divine Comedy (Casanova Album)
- Tarantula Hawk (2nd Album)
- ThouShaltNot
- Face Control
- b'Hai Death
- madtheory
- NTRSN
- Two Foot Tall Jerk
- Jimmy Edgar
- Aphex Twin[2]
- Oval[3]
References
- ^ Russ, Martin (12 November 2012). Sound Synthesis and Sampling (revised ed.). CRC Press. p. 221. ISBN 1136115102. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ http://noyzelab.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/syrobonkers-part1.html
- ^ "Oval Systemisch". oval archive (in German). MESO. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
Verfahren:... Sampling (TX16W)
External links
- TX16W Homepage
- YamahaSynth.com Original OS (archived)
- Typhoon 2000 3rd party OS
- Vintage Synth
- Cyclone TX16W Emulator
- Polynominal TX16W Demo, Review and Manual