Synths ⇝ Yamaha ⇝ Yamaha TG33

The TG33 uses a 2-operator FM/PCM hybrid engine with joystick-controlled vector synthesis. Yamaha calls the hybrid engine DASS which stands for Dual Architecture Synthesis System. The PCM samples used are version 1 of Advanced Wave Memory (AWM) and are 12 bits in resolution. The FM sounds consist of 256 un-editable presets. It also has a card slot with a few expansion cards available and can save additional patches to MCD32 or MCD64 memory card.

Although it has 32 voices of polyphony, most patches use 4 oscillators to take advantage of the vector morphing capabilities of this synthesizer, making this unit 8-note polyphonic for all practical purposes.

Keyboard versions of the TG-33 are the SY22 and SY35, both of which are similar to the Korg Wavestation.

Bank 1 Internal Patch Names:

Specifications

Year Released: 1990

MSRP: 895.00 USD

Polyphony: 32 notes

Multitimbral: 16 parts

Preset Patches: 128

User Patches: 64

User Performances: 16

ROM: 2MB (128 16-bit AWM waveforms and 256 FM waveforms)

Effects: 16 - 11 reverbs, 5 delays

Screen: 16 x 2 character backlit LCD

Power Consumption: 7 watts

Dimensions: 439 mm x 229.9 mm x 80.4 mm

Weight: 2.4 kg

This is a tabletop module.

User Demo Videos

Rating

Sound Samples

WAV samples are available on freewavesamples.com.

File Downloads

Yamaha TG-33 Manual 1

Yamaha TG-33 Manual 2

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