| SY99 | |
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| Manufacturer | Yamaha |
| Dates | 1991[1] |
| Technical specifications | |
| Polyphony | 32-voice |
| Timbrality | 16-part |
| Oscillator | 6-Operator FM, PCM (AWM2) |
| Synthesis type | FM, subtractive |
| Filter | HPF, LPF[2] |
| Aftertouch expression | Yes |
| Velocity expression | Yes |
| Storage memory | 128 preset patches, 128 user patches, 16 user multi-patches |
| Effects | 2 × 63 types |
| Input/output | |
| Keyboard | 76 key |
| Left-hand control | Pitch wheel, 2 × modulation wheel |
| External control | MIDI (In, Out, Thru) |
The Yamaha SY99 is a synthesiser combining frequency modulation synthesis (branded as Advanced FM) and sample-based synthesis (branded as Advanced Wave Memory 2) and the direct successor to Yamaha's SY77/TG77. Compared to the SY77, it has a larger keyboard at 76 keys instead of 61, a larger ROM with more in-built AWM samples, the ability to load user-specified AWM samples into on-board RAM, an upgraded effects processor (based upon the Yamaha SPX900 rather than the SPX50 or SPX90), and several other enhanced features.
"99 flavors", an instrumental song by Chick Corea from his Beneath the Mask album, is named after the SY99;[3] the sequenced version was included on an accompanying floppy disk as a factory demo song.
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