Yamaha RX5 + microKORG (Track) | by ChipBeat

YouTube Uploaded by Chipbeat1 on Nov 19, 2010

"Yamaha RX5 and microKORG track called "microSPACE" - pure RX Drums and Korg microKorg synth sounds"

Moon Trip | microkorg Synthesizer Bass | by ChipBeat

Uploaded by Chipbeat1 on May 13, 2011

"little synthesizer Track by myself ...all sounds from the microkorg (Trier Germany 2011) electro"

Yamaha RX5 digital drum machine

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SN 12477

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Roland Gaia SH-01 hard times

YouTube via cresshead | August 22, 2010

"just a mess around on the human league track Hard Times.
brass sound roland sh-01
bass waldorf blofeld
drums yamaha rx5"

Alien Devices Circuit Bent Yamaha RX5 Drum Machine

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"Yamaha RX5 drum machine bent by Alien Devices."

5 Yamaha Aftertouch Synthesizer Magazines 1986-1988

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"Five Aftertouch magazines: The official publication of the Yamaha Users Group.

* August 1986
* August 1987
* September 1987
* December 1987
* August 1988

Magazines feature editorials, tips, and articles about advance operation of Yamaha instruments and equipment (DX7, DX7 II, DX7 Centennial, DX11 System, DX21, CX5M, MSS1, QX3, MEP4, WX7, RX5, TX802, C1 Music Computer), including new patches for DX9, DX21, DX100, RX11, and TX81Z. Each issue is 20 pages long."

Update via the comments: "Scans of all Aftertouch issues are available here."

rx5.m4v

YouTube via jenamu6
"Finally after some years I found a Yamaha RX5 for a nice price.

This is really a fine machine, capable of 80's beats, techno and IDM.

Here's just 1 pattern rocking out"

Search Upload * Upload Video File * Record from Webcam Watch this video in a new window Yamaha RX5 Drum Machine Demo

YouTube via zibbybone
"First, I run through the Internal and and Cart sounds (forgot to look to see what cart #) triggered via MIDI keyboard. Next I demonstrate the "Reverese" and "Damp" functions. Damp allows you to silence the decay on an instrument much like choking a cymbal. Lastly, I demonstrate a function that turns the drum machine into a 16 part monophonic, multi-timbral sound module. Here, I sequence four parts (DXClav, Bass1, Snare1 and Closed Hi Hat) with a Roland Fantom X6."

Yamaha RX5 Demo by Paul Leishman of Electronic Pop Artist Anjelicas Baby

YouTube via AnjelicasBaby
"Hi Paul Leishman from British new wave, dance, electronic synthpop and pop music artist Anjelicas Baby here. Just been experimenting with a Yamaha RRX5 drum machine in cubase. All sounds are off the Yamaha RX5.

Angelicas Baby music now can be downloaded or listened to from the following sites:

iTunes U.S., iTunes Australia/N.Z., iTunes Canada, iTunes UK/European Union, iTunes Japan, Rhapsody, Napster, eMusic, IMVU, Amazon MP3, Lala, Shockhound, Amie Street, last.fm, indiestore.com. In the near future there will be many more.

Many thanks for your ongoing support"

Inside a Yamaha TQ5

via Loscha:
"Hey all, I had a few spare moments moving workshop/studio, so I took a few photos of the TQ5 for you all. I had a few more minutes at the end, so for a giggle, I got some sticky labels, and put them all over the machine so you can read what's what. A bit different to just scanning the layout page on the service manual. Also, I scanned and labeled a little corner of the manual to indicate where I tapped a Click Output. The TQ5 has a Metronome function. It is always full volume (it's post volume control), and it's only in the left channell. My very simple mod, as illustrated below, changes that. I just dropped a socket into the side (lots of room, jack is actually from a busted Rx5 - those things are a mineable source of good switched sockets), but you could use anything. It's not a Clock pulse, but an audio feed. You could take a clock pulse of sorts by taking signal from output of the first gates, and buffering, but it would only be 1/4 notes, and although that would have been useful on analog gear, this has true BPM control. I more use the output to lay down a seperate click track to play along with, even if just to have a meter flashing a light in time."

more images:

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Technics SX-WSA1 WSA1

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two balls and a ton of buttons

"Overview:
64-polyphonic GM synthesizer.
5MB PCM ROM. The samples are mostly GM-based, but there are some interesting waveforms like Roland D-50 / D-110 and KORG M1 as well.
3-OSC architecture.
The filter has resonance but no envelope.

"Distortion" can be added to each oscillator. It's actually fast vibrato - a kind of Roland JV's FXM, but KN2000's modulation frequency is lower, and it sounds more like vibrato. With "Growl" option, the FXM is applied only to the attack portion of the sound.


One "Digital Effect", one reverb and one "DSP effect." The digital effect seems to be non-DSP, oscillator-based chorus/delay like old PCM synths (Kurzweil K1000).

The digital effect includes "Repeat delay", which seems to looping the attack portion of the waveform.
Drum samples are looped to make reverb-like effect - a rare feature first implemented in YAMAHA RX5 / PTX8.
A big 320*240 LCD display with lots of buttons around.
FD drive to store sounds and sequences.
The data can be stored via MIDI SysEx. Unfortunately, it has to be used in the bulk dump mode.
It would be impossible to make a PC editor for this synth"

Update via spunkytoofers: "it does physical modelling although it's a different approach. it starts with anywhere up to 4 drivers which are samples. the drivers feed up to 4 resonators and those can be blended, triggered, x-y, modulated, etc in alot of different ways.

the yamaha vl1 actually modelled the driver waveform which took up alot of dsp power so the technics used the sample driver waveforms to cut back on the processing and offer polyphony. whereas the vl1 could only handle 2 notes at a time.

i'm told the vl1 can't be touched in the physical modelling realm for realism but it seems really random and more mathematical then musical to setup it and the editors for it are lots of text boxes. but the technics seems alot more approachable and intutive. and easier to visualize "i want to make a reed vibrate a drum head and cross resonate that in a cello body and do that rather than the vl approach.. so it makes alot of sense to me!!! i'm just getting into it but i love the synth so far.."

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Yamaha RX5 - VEMIA

via this VEMIA auction
"Yamaha's flagship drum machine, in very good condition, with the original (very heavy-duty) power supply, and the original user manual, plus a RAM cartridge with Yamaha's 28 extra sounds on it.... all with an opening bid of 30 GBP. How times change. Actually, the cartridge comes up with an error message - 'CARTRIDGE NOT READY', so either I was doing something wrong, or maybe the cartridge has lost its memories. Some marking on the instrument pads, but generally very good condition. From Ed Starink, one owner from new."

Yamaha RX5 WRC01 Demo -Copy Voice-

YouTube via surroundyokota

AKAI XR10+XE8

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"XR10 Specifications:
Sample sound format: 16 bit PCM tone generator
Drum Section/internal sound: 10 drum kits; 65 drum sounds; 32 user programmable sounds
Programmable sound parameters: Volume Level, Pan, Tune, Decay, Reverse On/Off, Effect Send Level
Polyphony: 8 voice
Pads and knobs: 24 pads (not velocity sensitive); can send on simultaneous MIDI channels
Other pads: numeric keypad (0-9); [<] [>] [^] [v] [-/N] [+/Y] [Enter]; Big Volume and Tempo/Data knobs
Sequencer: 450 preset patterns (50 patterns, 3 variations, 3 fill-ins, 1 intro, 1 break, and 1 ending) and 99 programmable (a max combined total of about 5000 notes a max of 4 bars/pattern); 20 programmable songs (with a max 99 patterns each); 3 variations; 3 fill-ins (nice for standalone performance)
Timing resolution: 96 clocks/quarter note (play)
Tempo: 40 bpm~296bpm
I/O connectors: (1/4 inch phone jacks) L (mono), R, Effect output; Stereo Headphone x1; Footswitch x2 (Start/ Stop, Fill-in); MlDl lN/OUT
Display: 16 characterx2 line LCD
Power: DC 12V in, 200mA (jack: negative on the inside, positive on the outside); On/off button PSU INCLUDED WITH BUY-IT-NOW
Dimensions (mm): 350(W) x 241(D) x 68(H)
Weight: 1,7kg

XR10 Description/coments:
» Akai's first (and only) preset drum machine, launched in the late 80’s (1989).
» Provides drum sounds unlike those found in competing products at the time. As well as 'stock' kit and percussion sounds, the XR10 is packed with many sounds of its time, such as Peter Gabriel-style gated power toms, big Robert Palmer kicks and snares, trashy Jam and Lewis sounds, Simmons kit and others!
» The sounds are very similar to the classic Linn Drum & the electronic kits do a very good 808 impression! Used by Alec Reece, Prince, Larry Heard (Mr. Fingers), Peter Gabriel…
»The XR10 is one of a few 80s machines that doesn't have a filter (like the Yamaha RX5 and the Linn LM-1) which means that when you pitch down the sounds, you get some crunchy clock noise and aliasing artefacts, which can be quite cool.
» The compact XR10 contains 65 of the most impressive collection of 16 bit digital drum sounds you'll ever hear! PLUS! You can create YOUR OWN SOUNDS, using the extensive editing parameters including sweep, reverse decay, (fine) tune, and more.
»The decay parameter is adjustable from 0-1.5 sec in 31 steps. Other parameters such as Hold and Sweep let you select the desired sustain power and the pitch sweep. Reverse opens a whole new set of sounds! Programs you create can be stored in any of the 32 user programmable memory locations.
» The XR10 also gives you the powerful ability to create effect send mixes (fully assignable effect send) which will greatly help free up mixing channels on your recording studio board.
» It wasn't an overwhelming success as a drum machine due to its somewhat 'quirky' pattern/song programming user interface... however… it was very popular as a sound module when driven from an external sequencer (as a drum module triggered from external sources), as it provides a wide range of kit sounds from the era."