Yamaha SY22

SY22
ManufacturerYamaha
Dates1990
Price1890 Deutsche Mark
Technical specifications
Polyphony16 notes at 32 voices
Timbrality8
Oscillator4 (2 AWM, 2 FM)
LFO4
Synthesis type2-Operator-FM synthesiser Frequency modulation 12-bit Digital 1 MB sample based ROM - 244 samples, 12 bit, 22 kHz Sample-based Vector
Filternone
Storage memory64 ROM sounds, 64 user sounds, 16 ROM multis, 16 user multis, additional sounds via MCD32 or MCD64 memory cards
Input/output
Keyboard61 keys, velocity-sensitive, channel aftertouch
Left-hand controlPitch-bend, modulation wheel, Vectorstick X, Y (Controller #16, #17)
External controlMIDI

The SY22 is a combined FM synthesis/sample-based synthesiser introduced by Yamaha in 1990, building on the vector synthesis technology developed by Sequential Circuits prior to their demise and takeover by Yamaha in 1987.