Yamaha YMF262 OPL3 programming using Evolution UC-16 and Yamaha V50

Yamaha YMF262 OPL3 programming using Evolution UC-16 (J.S.Bach Brandenburg no. 3)



Published on Jun 28, 2014 Richard Atkinson·59 videos

Yamaha YMF262 OPL3 programming using Evolution UC-16


"A demonstration of my software for programming the sounds of the Yamaha YM3812 OPLII / YMF262 OPL3 FM synthesizer chip. The notes are played on a Yamaha V50 (being used as a MIDI controller) while the programming of the sounds is done on the 16 control knobs of the Evolution UC-16 control surface.

The PC contains a SoundBlaster AWE64 card which is controlled by a custom piece of software. The Yamaha V50 keyboard is plugged into the PC using MIDI and sends MIDI note on and note off messages. The Evolution UC-16 control surface is plugged into the PC using MIDI over USB and sends MIDI controller change (CC) messages. The custom software receives both types of messages and writes OPL3 chip register changes to the AWE64 card.

The controls are:

Carrier: multiple, level, attack, decay, sustain, release, waveform
Tuning
Modulator: multiple, level, attack, decay, sustain, release, waveform, feedback

A future version of this program may implement amplitude modulation (AM), vibrato (VIB), two envelope generator types (EG-TYP), key scale rate (KSR) and key scale level (KSL)."

YAMAHA V50【DEMO】PART 1 & 2

YouTube Uploaded by DIGITALSCREAMS on Feb 11, 2012

"Official 1989 product launch of the Yamaha V50 Digital Synthesizer"

YAMAHA V50【DEMO】PART 2

Uploaded by DIGITALSCREAMS on Feb 11, 2012

Yamaha V50 Demonstration - 4OP FM synthesis workstation with PCM drum samples

Published on Jul 31, 2014 renevanderwouden

"Demonstration of the songs made on the Yamaha V50 synthesizer workstation. This synth has the famous fm sound chip but this is an improved version of the TX81Z rack synth.

Imagine the excellent sonic characteristics of the DX11 synthesizer or TX-81Z sound module with an improved sound chip. The V50 is the ultimate 4-Operator FM synth workstation comprising 16-note polyphony, a dual effects processor (with distortion), a large dual line, backlit LCD display, a drum machine, a 16,000 note sequencer and a 3.5in floppy drive to save your songs and voices!

The DVA function and built in voice-based pitch delay are two interesting features in this synth. It's great for percussive sounds such as short bass sounds, marimbas, clavinets, etc and should one pitch an operator really high and work with the pitch bender, one gets very cool ambient effects. It's very rare yet cheap in today's 2nd-hand market and coupled with an outboard (analog) filter it makes an unbeatable digital FM synth!

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1989 Yamaha V50 Synthesizer Demo Video Part 1 of 2

YouTube via jafafah0ts
"First part of a vintage 1989 video demo of the V50 digital synthesizer"

1989 Yamaha V50 Synthesizer Demo Video Part 2 of 2

YAMAHA V50 FIRECRACKER(ヤマハシンセサイザ－ V50 ファイヤー・クラッカー)

YouTube via dorafare.
"YMOの曲です。ニコニコ動画でも見つけてね"

Yamaha TG77 FM Synthesizer

YouTube via Gtechture
"These all of the sounds played were created by Gtechture"

Yamaha DX-21 Frequency Modulation Synthesizer


Update via Gwenhwyfaer in the comments:
"The TG77 isn't just an FM synth, though. It has an FM engine in there - 6-operator, where each operator can be more or less freely routed (more than one feedback loop!) and take one of 16 waveforms - but there's also a ROMpler part of it, and each part (FM or ROMpler) has its own filter; and uniquely, the ROMpler output can be fed into the FM part (as in, into all 6 operators at once). Oh, and there are some nice effects on the end - two independent processors, and unlike the effects unit in my V50 I believe those processors actually have LFOs (and therefore choruses, flangers, etc) in them. (No, the V50 effects aren't a whole lot of use. Thanks for asking.) So - yes; the TG77 have lots of ways to sound lovely and warm, and they don't necessarily come from pure FM.

Having said which, free routing can turn FM from something a bit sterile to something snarly and uncontrollable (and really quite warm). Which is nice. :)"

"Oh, and the DX21 has an analogue chorus circuit in it (and can layer and detune two FM sounds even before that). Which helps a lot with warmth."

Yamaha V50 Synthesizer Demo

Published on May 9, 2015 Chris Bran

"This is a demo of my Yamaha V50. All these sounds were made by myself. I added some echo or reverb effects to make them less dry."

Yamaha V50 4Op FM Synthesizer & Workstation

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Yamaha V50: Under the Radar Review

video upload by Off The Matrix

"The V50 was Yamaha's first synth workstation. It's the best choice of the FM 4 operator models."

Yamaha V50 FM Synthesizer Preset Sounds

video upload by SUBTOKYOSHOP

"Yamaha V50 FM Synthesizer Preset Sounds
Preset 00 - 99

recorded with
Vesta Kozo RV-3 Spring Reverb
Maxon DM500 Digital Delay (use short delay as chorus)
Ableton Push (as a sequencer)"

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Roland RE 201 Space Echo + Yamaha V50 test

Published on Dec 2, 2017 SUBTOKYOSHOP

"Roland RE 201 Space Echo (Overhauled and Recapped) Test
with Yamaha V50 Synthesyzer"

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How to setup the Yamaha V50 with a breath controller

video upload by Off The Matrix

"The steps to setup the breath controller should be the same with the other 4 operator synths like the DX11. I'm playing the new Growly Sax created for the V50."

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."

FM40P mkIII by NYZ

"Originally released January 17, 2022 available as limited physical edition CDr & name your price abridged digital on Psøma Psi Phi => pspsph.bandcamp.com/album/fm40p-mkiii

Unabridged digital only edition.

https://noyzelab.bandcamp.com/album/fm40p-mkiii

'In a third volume of his ongoing FM40P series of recordings, Dave Burraston continues to explore a myriad of tangents and timbres within the Yamaha V50, TX81Z and FB-01 machines - all of them uniquely apart from one another, their commonality being their identities as four-operator digital FM synthesizers. FM synthesis is well known for both its ability to convey otherwise impossible sounds and its general unapproachability as pure programming and sound design. Through this lens of context, Burraston's ability to direct these machines towards unforeseen and inexplicable pathways says much about the rarity of recordings like these. On a deeper level, Burraston is perhaps always testing, measuring, adjusting and analyzing, interacting with synthesis and its many vessels. Acting with the interests of both musician and scientist, NYZ brings us always to fresh perspectives and sonic locations that feel as if they are entirely new, often alien, but never predictable or repetitive. It's a lot to consider, as music and also as concept, but at the end of the day, you can always count on NYZ recordings for their utterly uncompromising sense of displacement and dizzying enchantment.'

released January 17, 2022

Generated during various sessions on 1-3 Jan 2021, 24 Feb 2021 and Oct 2013 at Noyzelab. Yamaha V50, Yamaha TX81Z, Yamaha FB-01 and MANIAC [custom sysex code for fractional note tuning/timings]. Mixed early Jan 2022 at Noyzelab in the hazement annex. Text and cover design by ABM&D. This is Psoma Psi Phi number NYZ-XVII. David Burraston and the Noyzelab logo appear courtesy of Noyzelab."

Yamaha V50 4-Op FM Workstation

Title link takes you to more shots sent in via Kwerk.

"The proprietary 720KB 3.5" floppy-drive went south four years after its purchase and the dealer asked $250 to replaced it! I searched for the drive's pin-out on the internet and soldered a flat-cable with matching pin configuration for a standard PC floppy drive. It's the same drive (with belt) used in SY-77."

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.

Six Yamaha Synthesizer Brochures

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CS6x
CS1x
V50
RY30
TG77
EOS B700

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YAMAHA V50 SYNTHESIZER

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4-Operator FM synth workstation with 16 voices.

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YAMAHA V50 synthesizer Keyboard with Soft Case

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Exploring the New studio #4

video upload by Meska

"Another test of the studio , this time with other material, sampling on the OT ,looping for texture

Yamaha V50 to Elektron octatrack
Processed with the LD3
all drum from the LD3
to BIM BAM BOOM
this times the footage is bright, thanks tho the snow outside !

Thank you for watching.
My name is Meska of the statik collective . I've been making mostly "dark and expérimental" music for more than ten years now, i'v learn so much online, now it's time for me to share my knoledge, my exploration and this channel is a place to talk about the tools, sound design and techniques to make music with.

You can stream my albums and EPs at https://statikwave.bandcamp.com/ or on the official YT page :

If you'd like to support the channel​ consider buying music from bandcamp ;)"