Yamaha EX5

The Yamaha EX5 is a synthesizer/workstation produced by Yamaha from 1998 to 2000. The EX5 combines several methods of sound generation (see below). The later released EX7 was a cheaper version of the EX5 with fewer keys, polyphony, sounds and functions.

EX5
ManufacturerYamaha Corporation
Dates1998 - 2000
Technical specifications
Polyphony128 voices
Timbrality16 parts[1]
Synthesis typeAWM2, AN, VL, FDSP, Sampling
Aftertouch expressionYes
Velocity expressionYes
Storage memory512 preset
256 user
128 performances
EffectsReverb, chorus and Insertion
Input/output
Keyboard76 keys
External controlMIDI (In × 2, Out × 2, Thru)[1]

Features

The Yamaha EX5 (EX stands for Extended Synthesis) uses four different tone generators for generating sounds. These are AWM2 (Advanced Wave Memory), AN (Analog Physical Modeling), FDSP (Formulated Digital Sound Processing) and VL (Virtual Acoustic) synthesis. The fifth sound source is Sample-based synthesis. Sounds can be assembled up to a maximum of 4 tones, each from a different tone generator.

The EX5 has extensive sampling capabilities. Samples can be used in AWM sounds, or assigned to individual keys on the keyboard and saved to floppy disk or an external storage device. The sample memory is 1MB, and this can be expanded to 65MB with volatile SIMM memory. Non-volatile Flash Memory can be installed to allow samples to be retained between power cycles. Flash memory capacity can be either 8MB or 16MB.

EX5 has a built-in 16-track sequencer, and a 4-track arpeggiator with 50 preset patterns.

There was a limited edition released at the end of production, Yamaha EX5S (also known as the "Millennium Edition"). This model came in a silver casing and is only distributed for the Asian market. There were only 500 copies produced.

EX5R

The EX5 also came as a sound module on the market. This model was the EX5R and had all the functions of the EX5, except a keyboard.

See also

References
  1. "The EX files". Future Music. No. 69. Future Publishing. May 1998. p. 21. ISSN 0967-0378. OCLC 1032779031.
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