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Average rating:
4.6 out of 5
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The SY85 has been solid and keeps on being solid with my uses as my master keyboard. I still get great compliments on the sounds today! My setup now includes the Yamaha MU100r and the Yamaha DSP Factory. I do have to say, a downfall for me has been the volatile memory. Mine is still kicking and now I just wish I could find some fresh sounds for it. Being so an older synth, you'd figure some of the sounds that are being sold would be given!
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I think of myself as more of a Synth collector. No, I do not own some of the vintage synths like some lucky bastards out there, but most of my collection started with my knowledge of midi back 15 years ago. Somewhere along the line I picked one of these up, second hand for pretty cheap. At first I can not stand the sound and regret my purchase. The synth I find is very punchy. After spending a few hours with it and adjust the sliders I can not believe what I am hearing.
Roland makes some nice synths, but that stuff is getting really boring in my opinion. The SY-85 brought a new horizon into my collection of sounds. I do own some FM based and even the TG33 from Yamaha. But the quality of sound on this thing is amazing. Artifical enough to create a new type of sounds. Yet the sound is big enough to stand against any modern synth. Okay, maybe not an all rounder but for $400, it makes a great addition. The drums on this is so crisp, that it cuts right through any mix. and the ability to play voice and performance a great bonus.
I love Rolands and Korgs, but this is a great compliment to my setup.
Happy Sequencing!!!
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I bought mine brand new... also had a 77, it's gone but still use the 85 live at every gig! Fairly dependable... my only problem is my ROM card or maybe the slot is bad or something... I always have to wiggle it back and forth a few times for it to start recognizing patches??? ANYBODY??? As for the sounds... well I've still got it and love it... once you got the hang of it, editing the sounds is not hard
Mark Holley Markholley2000@yahoo.com
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the raw samples on this keyboard are absolutly stunning....i just wish the synthesis archetecture was more in depth and versitile. i use it for bread and butter sounds and for those rare times i need a realistic piano/string /whatever sound none of the multitude of sliders send midi out signals,and the sequencer is one of the snarlyest ive ever used( i cannot stand it) i bought it as a master controler/center of my studio 3 years ago and was solidly disapointed. the sound quality is fantastic, but it is so terribly unversitile that it is difficult not to come up with the same sounds everybody else has come up with i wish that the synths that are more versitile (the kawai k4 or the kurzweil k2000 for example)would have this quality of sound. im thusfar only keeping mine untill i can afford a k2500/2600/so i can sample all these awesome weaveforms into a synth that can do something with them! also as a side note, it doesnt allow for monophonic/legato mode and the lfo when set to filtercutoff restarts with every keystroke( which makes acid lines impossible)
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The SY85 has been at the centre of my studio for years. It provides nice "vanilla" sounds but can be programmed to do much more as well. Does anybody have a copy of the program changes and wave tables? They would be much appreciated!!
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