YAMAHA TQ5 FM TONE GENERATOR SN QN01016

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"The Yamaha TQ5 tone generator is a 4op FM synthesizer with 8 voices, 8 notes polyphony and the usual 8 algorithms. It belongs to the same family of the Yamaha DX11 and TX81Z but it also adds ten built-in effects including reverb, delay and distortion, sharing a lot with the V50 and EOS B200. The unit also includes a 8-track sequencer, which makes it a great all-in-one machine in a rather small package.

The TQ5 has 100 presets, plus another 100 patches in RAM and an optional RAM card containing an additional 100 slots. The built-in sequencer is capable of storing 999 bars of music (about 10,000 notes) that can be recorded in real time or step time from a master keyboard. It also has a function of dubious utility which shows the current time, date and day of the week after a minute of inactivity. It does however expand on the "easy edit" functionality first introduced with the TX81Z and DX11, letting you modify FM parameters with an analog-like approach.

The TQ5 sits in the middle of Yamaha's departure from the DX era: on one side it still retains full compatibility with the classic 4op FM technology while adding bits and pieces to make it sound better and easier to program, but on the other side it's a hard break with the hardware design and interface paradigms that made Yamaha famous during the 1980s.

Supposedly, the slanted design of the control panel should make it easy to operate when placed on the left side of the controlling keyboard. Yamaha suggest having it on top of a PF1500 electronic piano, which is probably the only place it was designed for, considering that every synthesizer made by Yamaha till 1988 had sliders on the left side of the top panel. It won't even fit on a KX76 MIDI keyboard which should be a better companion than an electronic piano.

Although no further information could be found, the TQ5 has apparently been designed (together with the YS200) by the German design firm Frog, which was also responsible of Apple's successful design language of the late 1980s but probably never really understood how a synthesizer works."

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YAMAHA EOS B2000 MUSIC PRODUCTION SYNTHESIZER SN 0001391w/ Built in Speakers

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YAMAHA EOS B200 DEMO with VoiceCard RCD4000 video upload by s_drastic

This appears to be the first one featured on the site. Note the above is a video I found after seeing the listing below. It features the VoiceCard RCD4000 which does not appear to be included in that listing.

The following covers some factory sounds. I'm guessing the quality is closer to the above in person. The B2000 reminds me of a keyboard version of the QY70.

YAMAHA EOS B2000 DEMO SONG / Factory Set & Demonstration

video upload by Masakazu Yamamoto

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"Yamaha EOS B2000 is a digital mixing console designed for live sound reinforcement and studio recording. It has been used by many professional sound engineers and producers, including Grammy Award-winning producer/engineer Tony Maserati.

The Yamaha EOS B2000 features 24-bit/96kHz digital audio processing, 16-channel analog inputs, 8-channel analog outputs, 8-channel digital inputs, 8-channel digital outputs, and a built-in effects processor. It also has a built-in USB port for connecting to a computer for recording and playback. The console also features a variety of EQ and dynamics processing, as well as a built-in compressor and limiter. Additionally, the console has a built-in metronome and a variety of other features, such as a built-in tuner and a built-in talkback system"

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"Drive All Night" Original Synthwave

video upload by Jeremy Parker

"This original composition started off as a 'Moonlight Sonata'-inspired solo piano piece, but morphed into something completely different! I took the chords and put them to an upbeat driving 80's style track and composed melodies to go on top. The sounds were from the Arturia Polybrute, Yamaha B200, Korg OPSIX / OPSIX native VST, Korg miniKORG 700fs / VST and Addictive Drums II. I hope you enjoy!

Check out all my original music here: https://soundcloud.com/user-801248952"

YAMAHA TQ5 FM TONE GENERATOR w/ Original Box & Japanese Manuals

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Interesting note on the design below.

"The Yamaha TQ5 tone generator is a 4op FM synthesizer with 8 voices, 8 notes polyphony and the usual 8 algorithms. It belongs to the same family of the Yamaha DX11 and TX81Z but it also adds ten built-in effects including reverb, delay and distortion, sharing a lot with the V50 and EOS B200. The unit also includes a 8-track sequencer, which makes it a great all-in-one machine in a rather small package."

"The TQ5 has 100 presets, plus another 100 patches in RAM and an optional RAM card containing an additional 100 slots. The built-in sequencer is capable of storing 999 bars of music (about 10,000 notes) that can be recorded in real time or step time from a master keyboard. It also has a function of dubious utility which shows the current time, date and day of the week after a minute of inactivity. It does however expand on the "easy edit" functionality first introduced with the TX81Z and DX11, letting you modify FM parameters with an analog-like approach.

The TQ5 sits in the middle of Yamaha's departure from the DX era: on one side it still retains full compatibility with the classic 4op FM technology while adding bits and pieces to make it sound better and easier to program, but on the other side it's a hard break with the hardware design and interface paradigms that made Yamaha famous during the 1980s.

Supposedly, the slanted design of the control panel should make it easy to operate when placed on the left side of the controlling keyboard. Yamaha suggest having it on top of a PF1500 electronic piano, which is probably the only place it was designed for, considering that every synthesizer made by Yamaha till 1988 had sliders on the left side of the top panel. It won't even fit on a KX76 MIDI keyboard which should be a better companion than an electronic piano.

Although no further information could be found, the TQ5 has apparently been designed (together with the YS200) by the German design firm Frog, which was also responsible of Apple's successful design language of the late 1980s but probably never really understood how a synthesizer works."

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Yamaha B200: Ever heard of it?!

video upload by Jeremy Parker

You can find a small handfull of posts mentioning the Yamaha B200 here (only 5 including this one).

00:00 Intro
01:40 History
05:37 Demo
11:45 Song "Throw My Hands Up"
17:55 Outro

"Here's a look at the Yamaha B200 from 1988, and my very first synthesizer from my childhood. You may have seen it in some of my previous videos, but I brought it back to life recently and ended up programming a bunch of cool sounds that you can download if you also own a B200, YS200 or TQ-5. I wrote a couple new tunes here, one of which my featured performance, and I'm just loving the sounds I got, so I think this synth will not be going back in it's case! (Note that the drum sounds are not from the B200, they are from Addictive Drums. The B200 can make drum sounds but does not have drum kits.) If you use Reaper as your DAW, I also made a ReaBank file for it which you can load with the ReaControlMIDI VST, such that you can call up any of the presets over MIDI, etc. Bank 1 has the Preset voice list, Bank 2 has my new sounds, and Bank 3 has the voice list for the RCD1000 ROM voice card:
https://github.com/JeremyMParker/Yama...

Please check out the music for this video and previous videos on my SoundCloud:
https://soundcloud.com/user-801248952

Thanks to Pete Harkins for running the Backbeat Brewing Company where I play every month, and for the cool T-shirt I'm wearing in this vid: https://www.backbeatbrewing.com/

Thanks to the following websites and resources for the pictures and info for this video: [active links on YouTube for those interested]

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Yamaha, 4-Operator FM-Synthesizer, B200,EOS,TQ5,YS100,YS200,V50

Published on Dec 16, 2019 M. Schmied

"A view Sounds from the great 4-Operator FM-Syntheziser from Yamaha (1988)."

And the:

Yamaha B200 Synthesizer

Published on Oct 7, 2015 Schmied

"Some Sounds and Pictures of Yamaha B200 FM-Synthesizer. Only intern FX!"

You don't see the B200 often. There has only been a handful of posts featuring it.

FMBass Reface DX Soundset & FM Bass Volume 1 Soundbank for 4-OP Yamaha Synths

Published on May 19, 2016 FM Bass

"FMBass Volume 1 for the Yamaha Reface DX, 32 sounds handmade doing some old fashioned front panel programming, these will be available very soon. No effects are used in any of these sounds.
Visit fmbass.com for more information.
Usage/distribution of the demo's is prohibited without my written permission.
Copyright 2016 fmbass.com."

FM Bass Volume 1 Soundbank Demo

Published on May 19, 2016

"FM Bass Volume 1 for Multi Wave 4-OP FM Synthesizers is available now. The following sounds are compatible with: DX11, TX81Z, WT-11 (32 Sounds) Yamaha TQ-5, B200, YS100, YS200, DS-55 (100 Sounds).
Yamaha V50 (100 Sounds) NOTE: Derelict, DS-55 Bass, Hybrid Bass and Industrial are V50 Only.
Visit fmbass.com for more information.
Usage and or distribution of any content in the video is prohibited without my written permission.
Copyright 2016 fmbass.com."

THEME OF EOS（EOSのテーマ）

Published on Jan 8, 2016 NozMusic

"YAMAHA DIGITAL SYNTHESIZER「EOS YS200」＆「EOS B200」
MUSIC MEMORY CARD

BANK A:THEME OF EOS（EOSのテーマ）

Composed by Tetsuya Komuro

Arranged by Tetsuya Komuro

Plyed by Tetsuya Komuro

Programed by Tetsuya Komuro"

Synth Artist Interviews via I♥SYNTHS

You might remember the I♥SYNTHS interview with Richard Devine previously posted here. Jim Smith of I♥SYNTHS has been sharing new interviews on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge.  There are currently a total of nine artist interviews.  The following is a list of each with with one pic, one quote and one link to the full interview.  You'll find some great synth spotting throughout and of course you'll get some insight and perspectives on the synths and more from each artist.  You can also find I♥SYNTHS on Facebook.




009: Shawn Rudiman

"I♥SYNTHS: What was your first synthesizer?

Shawn Rudiman: My first synth was a Yamaha b200 M. That was what started me on this wild ride. It was a Prosumer FM 8 voice / 4 op poly. I got it for Christmas in 1990. I believe I was 18 and It was my first real love. That poor synth has had a lot of flight time hours on it. They keys have started to degrade and melt and the buttons are all in need of serious replacing as well. I still love it and pull it out sometimes. The next day after that Christmas, I went out and picked up an HR16b, with whatever money I had saved. I still have that as well and it’s been modified now with the patch bay-hack that scrambles the 16-bit data lines which makes the sounds totally into something new."

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