SY-99 microtuning

On another note, has anyone done any microtuning with the Yamaha SY-99? Is it
possible to save the tunings to disk or are you just limited to the 2 user-definable
tunings? -Justin

J,

{you wrote...}
>On another note, has anyone done any microtuning with the Yamaha SY-99? Is it
>possible to save the tunings to disk or are you just limited to the 2 >user-definable tunings? -Justin

Check out this page, which has info on the SY-99, including links to discussion groups and the Yamaha site for manuals in .pdf format:

http://homepage.mac.com/synth_seal/html/sy99.html

Cheers,
Jon

Thanks, I'm also looking at the EX-5. Does anyone here know if the EX-5 can do
microtuning and, if so, how many scales can you save? -Justin

--- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, "Jonathan M. Szanto" <JSZANTO@A...>
wrote:
> J,
>
> {you wrote...}
> >On another note, has anyone done any microtuning with the Yamaha SY-99? Is it
> >possible to save the tunings to disk or are you just limited to the 2
> >user-definable tunings? -Justin
>
> Check out this page, which has info on the SY-99, including links to
> discussion groups and the Yamaha site for manuals in .pdf format:
>
> http://homepage.mac.com/synth_seal/html/sy99.html
>
> Cheers,
> Jon

To follow up on my own message, I looked at the manual and it seems like the EX-5
has 32 presets but no user-definable scales...which is pretty much useless in my
book. Everything has switched to sysex tuning only, but that seems lame unless you
enjoy lugging a computer around with your keyboard. -Justin

--- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, "Justin Weaver" <improvist@u...> wrote:
> Thanks, I'm also looking at the EX-5. Does anyone here know if the EX-5 can do
> microtuning and, if so, how many scales can you save? -Justin
>
> --- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, "Jonathan M. Szanto" <JSZANTO@A...>
> wrote:
> > J,
> >
> > {you wrote...}
> > >On another note, has anyone done any microtuning with the Yamaha SY-99? Is
it
> > >possible to save the tunings to disk or are you just limited to the 2
> > >user-definable tunings? -Justin
> >
> > Check out this page, which has info on the SY-99, including links to
> > discussion groups and the Yamaha site for manuals in .pdf format:
> >
> > http://homepage.mac.com/synth_seal/html/sy99.html
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Jon

I believe the EX-5 can't even do tunings by system exclusive.

John Loffink
The Microtonal Synthesis Web Site
http://www.microtonal-synthesis.com
The Wavemakers Synthesizer Web Site
http://www.wavemakers-synth.com

> To follow up on my own message, I looked at the manual and it seems
like
> the EX-5
> has 32 presets but no user-definable scales...which is pretty much
useless
> in my
> book. Everything has switched to sysex tuning only, but that seems
lame
> unless you
> enjoy lugging a computer around with your keyboard. -Justin

Well, that just reconfirms my belief that the DX7 II-FD + E! was the best synth ever
made for microtonal enthusiasts and nothing even close seems to have come out
since then (among self-contained synths vs. sysex).

On that note, if anyone on this list ever has a DX7 II-FD + E! w/ RAM cartridge for
sale, please let me know! -Justin

--- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, "John Loffink" <jloffink@a...> wrote:
> I believe the EX-5 can't even do tunings by system exclusive.
>
> John Loffink
> The Microtonal Synthesis Web Site
> http://www.microtonal-synthesis.com
> The Wavemakers Synthesizer Web Site
> http://www.wavemakers-synth.com
>
>
> > To follow up on my own message, I looked at the manual and it seems
> like
> > the EX-5
> > has 32 presets but no user-definable scales...which is pretty much
> useless
> > in my
> > book. Everything has switched to sysex tuning only, but that seems
> lame
> > unless you
> > enjoy lugging a computer around with your keyboard. -Justin