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:
| 11. SP*Pro33 | 21. SP*Matrx | 31. SC*Groov | 41. SC*Rude |
| 12. SP*Echo | 22. SP*Gut | 32. SC*Airy | 42. SC*Bellz |
| 13. SP*BelSt | 23. SP*Omni | 33. SC*Solid | 43. SC*Pluck |
| 14. SP*Full | 24. SP*Oiled | 34. SC*Sweep | 44. SC*Glass |
| 15. SP*Ice | 25. SP*Ace | 35. SC*Drops | 45. SC*Wood |
| 16. SP*Dandy | 26. SP*Quire | 36. SC*Euro | 46. SC*Wire |
| 17. SP*Arkle | 27. SP*Digit | 37. SC*Decay | 47. SC*Cave |
| 18. SP*BrVec | 28. SP*Swell | 38. SC*Steel | 48. SC*Wispa |
| 51. SC*Sync | 61. ME*Vecta | 71. SE*Mount | 81. SQ*MrSeq |
| 52. SL*VCO | 62. ME*NuAge | 72. SE*5.PM | 82. SQ*It |
| 53. SL*Chic | 63. PC*Hit+ | 73. SE*FlyBy | 83. SQ*Id |
| 54. SL*Mini | 64. ME*Glace | 74. SE*Fear | 84. SQ*Wrapa |
| 55. SL*Wisul | 65. ME*Astro | 75. SE*Wolvs | 85. SQ*TG809 |
| 56. SL*Blues | 66. ME*Vger | 76. SE*Hades | 86. SQ*Devol |
| 57. SL*Cosmo | 67. ME*Hitch | 77. SE*Neuro | 87. DR*Kit |
| 58. SL*Super | 68. ME*Indus | 78. SE*Angel | 88. DR*EFX |
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.
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WAV samples are available on freewavesamples.com.
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