Yamaha S30 Keyboard

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Expandable synthesis engine. 64-note polyphony. 256 internal preset voices.

Overview

The 61-key S30 features after-touch, an expandable synthesis engine and the architecture and sound of the larger Yamaha S80. The S30 provides full 64-note polyphony, 64 multi-mode resonant filters, and 24MB ROM. Onboard voices include 256 presets with stereo-sampled pianos, strings, and brass, as well as a complete sonic palette of other high-quality sounds. Create your own sounds (including analog-style synth sounds) and store them in any of 128 user-voice memory locations. There are also 128 user-storable performances for layers, splits, and multi-timbral sequencer setups.

PLG Modular Synthesis Plug-in Expansion Boards
There's more to the S30 than what's in the box. With Yamaha's PLG modular Synthesis Plug-in expansion boards, you can add new synthesizers and effects processors to your system. Load a plug-in board to give the S30 new sounds and effects, more polyphony and new synthesis technologies.

Control Your Music
Control your music with 4 assignable data sliders and 5 assignable knobs. An onboard song sequencer plays back Standard MIDI Files (SMF) from SmartMedia cards, which allow storage of up to 100 songs — including keyboard setups and chained playback. You can store entire MIDI setups in 128 user-performance memory locations for instant recall. With all this power, plus the portability, the S30 may be the perfect synthesizer for live performances.

SmartMedia Storage
The S30 lets you conveniently store your voices and performance setups on ultra thin and compact… read more SmartMedia cards. As well as giving you a much larger data storage capacity than a floppy disk, SmartMedia can also be used as an external memory bank for instant access to a wider selection of sounds.

Specs

Keyboard: 61 Keys with Initial Touch, After-touch

Tone Generator: AWM2

Multitimbres: 16 + 1 (Plug-in)

Polyphony: 64-note

Wave: 16MB + 8MB (Piano and Bread and Butter Sound)

Effects: Reverb: 12; Chorus: 23; Insertion 1: 94; Insertion 2: 24 Effects for Plug-in Boards: 24; Master Equalizer: 4

Voice: Preset Bank normal: 256, drum kits: 8; User Bank normal: 128 (Internal) + 128 (External); Drum kits: 2 (Internal) +2 (External); Plug-in Voice: 64 (Plug-in Internal); Plug-in Board Voice: Depends on the Plug-in board

Performance: User Bank: 128 (Internal) + 64 (External); 4 Zones (Master Keyboard Settings); 17 Parts (16 + Plug-in ) *Part Layers: Max. 4

Arpeggiator: 128 Types (MIDI Sync, MIDI TX, RX, Velocity Rate, Gate Time Rate, Unit)

Sequencer: SMF Playback (Format 0) Direct Play Only

Expandability: 1 Slot for Plug-in Board

Other: Quick Access Program Change (8 Categories): [A.PIANO], [E.PIANO], [ORGAN], [GUITAR and BASS], [STRINGS], [BRASS], [SYNTH], [OTHERS]

External Memory Card: SmartMedia (TM) 2MB - 32MB

Controllers: Pitch Bend Wheel 1; Modulation Wheel 1; Control Slider (Assignable) 4; Volume Slider 1; Assignable Knob 5; Data Entry/Page Knob 2

Panel Switches:

Mode: 4, Perform, Voice, Utility, Card

Sub Mode: 3, Edit, Job, Store

Sequencer: (Panel) 2, SEQ Play, Play/Stop

Master Keyboard: 1

Effect Bypass: 1

Exit, Enter, Shift: 3, Exit, Enter, Shift

Data: 2, Inc/Yes, Dec/No

Quick Access: 1

Memory: 5, PRE1, PRE2, INT, EXT, PLG

Bank: 8, A - H

Program: 16, 1 - 16

Host Select: 4, MAC, PC1, PC2, MIDI

Display:

LCD: 40 character x 2 lines with LED Back Light

LED: Perform, Voice, Utility, Card, SEQ Play, Edit, Job, Quick Access, Master KBD,
Effect Bypass

Connectors

Rear: Output L (MONO)/R, Phone x2

Foot Controller: Stereo Phone, FC7

Foot Switch: Phone, FC4

MIDI IN/OUT/THRU: 3

To Host: 1

Phones: Stereo phone

Accessories
Included:

Sequencer, Editor, Card Filer (PC, MAC), CD ROM: 1

Manual: 1

AC Adapter: 1

Optional:

PLG100XG:
XG Tone Generator Plug-in Board - This Modular Synthesis Plug-in Board gives you over 700 professional-quality sampled voices and 22 drum kits as well as 32 additional notes of polyphony. Plus it fully supports the XG MIDI specifications, so you can use it to play back XG Standard MIDI Files (Format 0) MIDI song files from an external sequencer or the S80's internal sequencer. Home recording hobbyists in particular will find this Plug-in Board an indispensable addition to the S80.

PLG150AN Analog Physical Modeling Plug-in Board - Reproduce the fat and funky sounds of vintage analog synths! This board gives you a synth engine similar to the one featured in Yamaha's amazing AN1x Analog Physical Modeling Synthesizer. On top of its full array of wave algorithms, resonant filters, LFOs, and envelope generators, it also has distortion and a 3-band equalizer.

PLG150DX:
DX Synthesizer Plug-in Board - Add the classic sounds of Yamaha's world-famous DX-7 synthesizer to the S80. The PLG150-DX features the same 6-operator 16-note polyphonic FM tone generation system that took the synthesizer industry by storm. This board is a must-have for performing keyboard players and producers of contemporary music.

PLG150PF:
Piano Plug-in Board - For the serious piano player, this Plug-in Board is loaded with hundreds of painstakingly sampled piano and keyboard voices - from concert grands and uprights to electric pianos and harpsichords. Two piano boards can be used together, effectively doubling piano polyphony to 128 notes! For professional recording studios that demands authentic piano sound but don't want to bother with a real piano, an S80 loaded with the PLG150-PF makes a perfect solution.

PLG150VL:
Virtual Acoustic VL Plug-in Board - The Virtual Acoustic Modular Synthesis Plug-in Board lets you create incredibly expressive, natural sounding voices by digitally simulating the physical characteristics of acoustic instrument. Thanks to its fabulous synthesis architecture, extensive real-time performance control of the voices is possible, making it the ideal Plug-in Board for keyboard soloists.

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