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YAMAHA TG500

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The TG500 is basically a box-o-sounds. It is based on Yamaha's SY85 (1992) and doubles the polyphony but loses the sequencer and most of the buttons and controls for real-time and patch editing. You can go with just the stock sounds, their sound quality is excellent, using AWM2 (Advanced Wave Memory), Yamaha's synth-engine of choice since the days of FM-synthesis. You can also add external ROM cards for many more sounds in various styles. Despite the lack of controls, the TG500 has edit capabilities as extensive as the SY-85, and is easiest to program using an external or software based editor.
But as we said, it's a box-o-sounds with four expansion card slots right on the front-panel (two slots for data cards & two slots for wave cards) and a big fat volume knob. Six individual audio outputs make tracking or live PA mixing possible. It has three basic modes of operation: Voice - allows access to one patch at a time. Multi - allows up to 16-part multitimbral patches for sequencing. Performance - split/layer up to 4 patches across keyboard. Like the SY-85 it's got multi-mode filters and a dual-effects processor with chorus, flange, reverb, delay, exciter, parametric EQ, echo, ring modulation, leslie, distortion, etc. The effects can be used in series or parallel, and there are 4 busses to route sounds through them. The TG500 was a great and economical way to get Yamaha's AWM2 style sounds, but may seem limited today.

TG500 has a terrible front panel interface. However it's all there. I've never looked at the manual but I can program it, it's pretty easy.
Still not much fun, hence one of those racks where you really need either an editor for your computer or a decent controller setup. I plan to use the latter myself.
I've not explored this box as much as I should have yet, but I've got other hardware to play with that has distracted me.
Have to say, when it comes to sound the SY series seem to be 1st class and a bit of a bargain to be had if you can find a good deal. I've enjoyed just playing some of the synth/synth lead presets, expressively. They sound excellent. Not mad on the natural sounds but I never really use those in any similar synths. Except maybe a piano or rhodes, from time to time.
TG500 has multiple outs and performance mode, dare say if you were inclined and had the time you could do a lot with it.

Used by many big time musical artists, this one is a classic with fantastic sonic sound. If your looking for something that can cut through a mix, this is it. Normal rack rash, pls look at all pictures. the power cable is factory attached, new battery and factory reset to original state.
The TG500 is based on Yamaha's  (1992) and doubles the polyphony. You can go with just the stock sounds, their sound quality is excellent, using AWM2 (Advanced Wave Memory), Yamaha's synth-engine of choice since the days of FM-synthesis. You can also add external ROM cards for many more sounds in various styles. The TG500 has edit capabilities as extensive as the SY-85, and is easiest to program using an external or software based editor.

The Yamaha TG500 is, more or less, the rack version of the SY85.  When this module came out, it was the first to offer a 64-voice polyphony.  In 1993, this was a big deal, because back then 8-16 voices were still acceptable, and 24-32 would have been considered very good.
The TG500 features the improved AWM2, Yamaha's 2nd-generation Advanced Wave Memory technology.  There's plenty of memory: 8MB of waveform ROM, and even an Expandable Waveform RAM:  up to 1MB of waveform RAM can be installed to allow loading of external samples via waveform cards or the MIDI Sample Dump protocol.
Voices can be played individually, or up to four voices can be combined
and “layered” to form performance combinations.  The TG500 has 384 presets including 252 voices, 4 multi-instrument drum voices, and 128 performance combinations. 192 internal RAM locations additionally
store 126 voices, 2 drum voices, and 64 performance combinations.
 
The TG500 also provides RAM memory for 16 multi-play setups.  Programmable digital filters allow the TG500 sound to be tailored as required.  The filters also feature a resonance parameter equivalent to that found on the SY77 and SY99 Music Synthesizers.
The basic quality of the TG500 voices is further enhanced by a range of programmable effects offering quality rivaling some of the finest separate signal processing systems.

Other Features:
• Slots for dual external memory card sets (VOICE and WAVE).
• Easy-to-read 24-character × 2-line backlit LCD display.
• Recognizes individual key aftertouch.
• Stereo L/R and 4 individual audio outputs.