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YAMAHA RY20
PCM Drums

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About

YAMAHA RY20 is a 12-bit PCM drum machine with a reverb effect.


YAMAHA RY20 (1994)

RY20 Overview

RY20 uses AWM engine - seemingly related to TG100 GM synth module. It seems to use 12-bit PCM, if YAMAHA kept their usual terminology - they use AWM for 12-bit, and AWM2 for 16-bit PCM. Unlike it's big brother RY30, it's not deeply editable.
2 waveforms layered without a filter.
Pitch, Decay, Pan, Velocity modulations (to level, pitch, waveform balance, etc.) can be modified by relative change..
One reverb/delay effect.
12 Velocity sensitive pads and a Jog dial make a good interface.
Besides usual drum kits, there is a melody part.

Sound Examples

Here are some .mp3 examples of RY20. No effects used except where indicated.

RY20 song #1 (5.6MB)
RY20 song #2 (5.0MB)

 

Related Models

YAMAHA RY30 is the first machine of the RY series. RY30 uses AWM2 engine (16-bit PCM with multimode filters), based on TG55 synthesizer. It's fully editable, and can be used as a good synthesizer.


YAMAHA RY30 (1990)

RY20 seems to use YAMAHA TG100 engine - 2 PCM (12-bit) layered without a filter, editable with relative changes. Later models, RY8 and RY9 seem to share this architecture.

YAMAHA TG100 (1991)

Links

Fascinating rhythm Sound on Sound review

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