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YAMAHA RX8 is their first 16-bit PCM drum machine. It's the last model of YAMAHA RX Series.
YAMAHA RX8 (1988)
16-bit PCM, 43 samples.
Here are some .mp3 examples of RX8. The sounds are recorded without external effects.
All other RX Series use 12-bit PCM. RX5 is the highest-end model before RX8. It has unique synthetic features like multi-step envelope and looped samples. See PTX8 page for RX5-based drum synth's .mp3s.
YAMAHA RX5 (1986)
YAMAHA V50 is a FM-Synth Workstation. It has a built-in PCM drum machine. While the sound is uneditable, the samples themselves seem to be inherited from RX8.
YAMAHA V50 (1989)
After RX8, YAMAHA started a new RY Series. The first model was RY30, which uses AWM2 engine of TG55 - 16-bit PCM with multimode filter.
YAMAHA RY30 (1991)
There are not many filter-less 16-bit PCM machines in the 80s like RX8. AKAI XR10 belongs to this category.
AKAI XR10 (1988)
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