Yamaha TX16W

Yamaha TX16W
Yamaha TX16W
Manufacturer	Yamaha
Dates	1988
Technical specifications
Polyphony	16
Timbrality	8
Synthesis type	Digital Sample-based Subtractive
Filter	Digital filter
Storage memory	1.5MB (up to 6MB) RAM 720kB 3.5" floppy disk
Input/output
Keyboard	n/a
Left-hand control	n/a
External control	MIDI

The Yamaha TX16W is a rack-mount sampler sound module made by Yamaha.

The TX16W has 12-bit sound with up to 50 kHz mono and 33 kHz stereo sampling. Its filter is digital, allowing 17 different types, with one filter/type per voice. On the rear along with a regular stereo output, there are 8 individual outputs. Samples are stored on 720kB 3.5" floppy disks. It shipped with 1.5MB of RAM but is expandable up to 6MB. The TX16W uses a Motorola 68000 processor.

The operating system is loaded from disk. There is an alternate OS for the sampler called Typhoon, created by a Swedish organisation.[1]

A free software emulation ("Cyclone") was released in 2013 by Sonic Charge (developed by Magnus Lidström, who was behind the original Typhoon OS).[2]

Notable users

• Darren Allison of The Divine Comedy (Casanova Album)
• ThouShaltNot
• Jimmy Edgar
• Aphex Twin[3]
• Oval[4]

References

1. Russ, Martin (12 November 2012). Sound Synthesis and Sampling (revised ed.). CRC Press. p. 221. ISBN 978-1136115103. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
2. "A blast from the past - Cyclone TX16W software emulator". 30 December 2013.
3. "noyzelab: Aphex Twin SYROBONKERS! Interview Part 1". Archived from the original on 2014-11-03.
4. "Oval Systemisch". oval archive (in German). MESO. Retrieved 25 February 2018. Verfahren:... Sampling (TX16W)

External links

• TX16W Homepage
• YamahaSynth.com Original OS (archived)
• Typhoon 2000 3rd party OS
• Vintage Synth
• Polynominal TX16W Demo, Review and Manual