Introduction: Earlier in the year I posted an article about a modification for the SY85 that allows the player to get higher velocity values from the keybed. For reference that article is here:https://blog.sector101.co.uk/2019/06/30/yamaha-sy85-keyboard-velocity-modification Recently I gave the floppy drive a service to keep it in check. Surprisingly the drive is still functioning perfectly on the …
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Introduction: The Yamaha SY85 is fitted with a good quality semi-weighted keybed with aftertouch capability. This makes it ideal for use as a master keyboard in the studio. The only flaw is that the note velocity range is somewhat limited. The velocity range of the keyboard never reaches the full 127 velocity value no matter …
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Recently I picked up a Yamaha FL512M Flash Expansion board from an eBay sale. I bought this card primarily to upgrade it to 1GB using the 4x JS28F00A Flash ICs leftover from the Mutec FMC-05 Upgrade Project. Unlike the Mutec board this product is a double-sided design:FL512M Version: 512MB capacity with one side populated.FL1024M Version: …
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Last year I took the plunge and bought myself a Yamaha MOXF-6. As with the Motif XF series (and later Tyros models) this synth could be upgraded with a Flash Expansion Board to allow the storage of new waveforms. Having a look around for flash board prices I discovered that Mutec do a similar board …
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