Yamaha TX16W
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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 1 per voice. On the rear along with a regular stereo output, there are 8 individual outputs. Samples are stored on 720k 3.5" floppy disk
s. 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. Unsatisfied with the original Yamaha operating system, NuEdge Development created the Typhoon 2000
OS for the TX16W, offering a different user interface, faster load time, less RAM usage, and more features, such as new filters.
Artists who use (or have used) the TX16W include:
Sampler (musical instrument)
A sampler is an electronic musical instrument similar in some respects to a synthesizer but, instead of generating sounds, it uses recordings of sounds that are loaded or recorded into it by the user and then played back by means of a keyboard, sequencer or other triggering device to perform or...
sound module
Sound module
A sound module is an electronic musical instrument without a human-playable interface such as a keyboard, for example. Sound modules have to be "played" using an externally connected device...
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 1 per voice. On the rear along with a regular stereo output, there are 8 individual outputs. Samples are stored on 720k 3.5" floppy disk
Floppy disk
A floppy disk is a disk storage medium composed of a disk of thin and flexible magnetic storage medium, sealed in a rectangular plastic carrier lined with fabric that removes dust particles...
s. It shipped with 1.5MB of RAM but is expandable up to 6MB. The TX16W uses a Motorola 68000
Motorola 68000
The Motorola 68000 is a 16/32-bit CISC microprocessor core designed and marketed by Freescale Semiconductor...
processor.
The operating system
Operating system
An operating system is a set of programs that manage computer hardware resources and provide common services for application software. The operating system is the most important type of system software in a computer system...
is loaded from disk. Unsatisfied with the original Yamaha operating system, NuEdge Development created the Typhoon 2000
Typhoon 2000
Typhoon 2000 is the first official release of Typhoon since version 1.0. It will also be the last and final version to be released. As further development on this product has ceased, Typhoon 2000 is released as freeware....
OS for the TX16W, offering a different user interface, faster load time, less RAM usage, and more features, such as new filters.
Artists who use (or have used) the TX16W include:
- Tarantula HawkTarantula Hawk (band)Tarantula Hawk is a psychedelic progressive metal band from San Diego, California.- Members :* Braden Diotte – bass guitar, electronics* Dylan Scharf – keyboards, guitar* Dave Warshaw – drums, guitar, sampler* Rob Morrison – bass, sampler...
(2nd Album) - Face Control
- b'Hai Death
- madtheory
- Two Foot Tall Jerk
External links
- TX16W Homepage
- Yamahasynth.com Original OS
- Typhoon 2000 3rd party OS
- Yahoo Group
- Vintage Synth
- user review