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Full-Size Keyboard with True Piano Action
For musicians who are used to playing on a real piano, the touch of the keyboard on the S80 is a dream come true. Engineers at Yamaha took great care in designing the keyboard to deliver the same feel and expression as that on a top-class acoustic piano. As a result, the S80 responds to the finest dynamics of your playing, from the lightest pianissimos to firmly struck fortissimos. |
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Multi-Mode Resonant Filters
Resonant filters add dynamics and realism to a keyboard’s sound and are a critical feature for any keyboard worthy of being called a synthesizer. The S80 takes the filter concept to whole new level by giving you 12 types of “multi-mode” resonant filters. Multi-mode filters allow you to assign a combination of filters to a voice; a low pass and high pass filter, for example. Not only does this provide you with more expressive, authentic-sounding voices, but it also adds more depth and punch to synthetic timbres as well. |
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Ultimate MIDI Control
The S80 gives you complete control over your MIDI setup. Four assignable data sliders and five assignable data knobs are provided for realtime control over any MIDI parameter. Pitch and modulation wheels are also provided, as well as 4 programmable keyboard zones and channel aftertouch. Entire MIDI setups can be stored in any of the keyboard’s 128 memory locations for instant recall in the studio or on stage. |
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A/D Input
Use the A/D input jack to input external audio sources, such as a microphone, guitar, or drum machine, into the S80. An A/D processor converts the analog signal to a digital signal, allowing you to take advantage of the S80’s built-in digital effects, such as reverb and compression. And by installing the optional PLG100-VH Modular Synthesis Plug-in Board, you can have the S80 back up your singing performance with impressive three-part vocal harmony. |
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Playback Sequencer
The S80 features a built-in song sequencer that is capable of playing back Standard MIDI Files. By storing MIDI files onto a SmartMedia™ card, you can build up a library of up to one hundred songs, any of which can be instantly called up at the touch of a button. What’s more, songs can include keyboard setups and performances, and can even be programmed for chained playback—extremely useful for playing live. |
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Support Software Available on CD-ROM
Yamaha offers an CD-ROM that contains valuable support software for the S80. Applications include XGworks lite V3.0 music sequencing package, synthesizer editors, a card filer that allows you to easily manage all your SmartMedia™ data, and more—everything you need to take advantage of the S80’s extensive music-making capabilities. |
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Top-Quality Selection of Essential Voices
In developing the S80, Yamaha was determined to satisfy the discriminating ears of true keyboard players. Consequently, its onboard sounds are some of the best available on the market today. All the essential voices you use most—organs, brass, strings, guitars and basses and, of course, a complete collection of pianos (including stereo-sampled pianos!)—are packed into the S80’s wave memory. Also included is a full array of high quality drum sounds. And to ensure maximum expression and performance, the S80 features a dynamic digital effects processor and an incredible 64 notes of polyphony. |
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Quick Access
Looking for a particular organ sound to fit the mix? The intuitive Quick Access feature gives you instant access to specific categories of voices, such as pianos, guitars, and strings. With Quick Access, you can quickly find the type of sound you want without having to scroll through the keyboard’s onboard voices one at a time. |
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Arpeggiator
For added musical inspiration, the S80 is equipped with a MIDI arpeggiator—a feature not found in most 88-key synths. Along with standard arpeggiator sequences, such as Up, Down, and Up & Down, a wide variety of melodic phrase sequences and drum sequences are also included. Arpeggiator ON/OFF can be conveniently controlled via footswitch or MIDI control change. |
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PC Serial Port Interface
The built-in TO HOST interface lets you connect the S80 to a personal computer, so you can take advantage of the wide variety of music software available on the market, including Yamaha’s own XGworks music sequencing package and various voice editors for the PLG Series Modular Synthesis Plug-in Boards. The PC interface supports both Mac and PC platforms. |
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Modular Synthesis Plug-in System
The Yamaha Modular Synthesis Plug-in System is a whole new approach to keyboard expansion. Unlike conventional expansion boards, which only give you extra PCM samples, the PLG Series Modular Synthesis Plug-in Boards add a complete synthesizer or sound processing engine to the S80. As well as new synthesis capability, you also get more polyphony, extra multi-timbral capability, and new digital effects—in other words, you get a totally new synthesizer or effect processor at a fraction of the cost! Two expansion slots are provided on the S80, allowing you to customize the keyboard with the exact synthesis power you need. |
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