Yamaha SY99


The Yamaha SY99 is a synthesiser combining frequency modulation synthesis and sample-based synthesis and the direct successor to Yamaha's SY77/TG77. Compared to the SY77, it has a larger keyboard at 76 keys instead of 61, a larger ROM with more in-built AWM samples, the ability to load user-specified AWM samples into on-board RAM, an upgraded effects processor, and several other enhanced features.

Specifications

"99 flavors", an instrumental song by Chick Corea from his Beneath the Mask album, is named after the SY99; the sequenced version was included on an accompanying floppy disk as a factory demo song.

Notable users