SY99 brings a lot of upgrades to the SY77. The 76-note velocity sensitive keyboard with aftertouch features 32 voices including 16 AFM voices and 16 AWM2 sampler voices. The 6-operator AFM synth is the core of the structure. AWM2 sample ROM offers 267...
The Yamaha SY55 is a digital synthesizer and tone module released by Yamaha in 1992. It features a 61-key velocity-sensitive keyboard, 64-voice polyphony, and a wide range of sounds and effects. It is capable of producing a variety of sounds, including...
If TR-808 was the "rhythm" godfather of hip-hop and electro music, then TR-909 meant the same for techno and house music. TR-909 was released 3 years after its predecessor, which offers an partially analog and kind of a hybrid sound generation. After a...
The budget digital drum machine Roland TR-505 was released in 1986. It is a simplified version of the classic TR-626. The interface has a monochrome display, 15 buttons for pattern settings, 2 knobs for volume and tempo change, and 16 pads with different...
Roland TR-727, released in 1985, acts as a true follower of TR-707. Their interface doesn’t differ, but the main differences are in samples – TR-727 offers the library of Latin percussion. Ethnic percussion has won its place under the sun in modern dance...