Yamaha SHS-10
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 Yamaha SHS-10 | |
| Hardware design | Yamaha |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1980s |
| Technical specifications | |
| Polyphony | 6 voices |
| Timbre | 4 |
| Oscillator | 2 operators |
| Low frequency oscillator | none |
| Sound synthesis | Digital synthesizer Frequency modulation synthesis |
| Audio filter | none |
| Attenuator (electronics) | 1 |
| Aftertouch | none |
| Keyboard expression | none |
| Computer data storage | 25 patches |
| Input/output | |
| Musical keyboard | 32 mini-keys |
| External control | MIDI 1-16 (out only) |
The Yamaha SHS-10 is a Keytar (a Musical keyboard that can be held like a Guitar) manufactured by Yamaha and released in the late 1980s.
It has a small-sized keyboard with 32 minikeys and a pitch-bend wheel, an internal Frequency modulation synthesis (usually referred to as Frequency modulation synthesis) Synthesizer offering 25 different voices with 6-note Polyphony, two operators, and a very basic Chord (music) Music sequencer. It also has a Loudspeaker.
It supports Musical Instrument Digital Interface, having a MIDI Out DIN connector which allows the keyboard to control external MIDI equipment. It does not have a MIDI In connector.
It was manufactured in three colors: grey, red, and black.
Its Synthesizer demo is an arrangement of Wham!'s hit "Last Christmas."
The Voices are the following:
| 00 | Synthesizer |
| 01 | Jazz Organ |
| 02 | Pipe Organ |
| 03 | Piano |
| 04 | Harpsichord |
| 10 | Electric Piano |
| 11 | Celesta |
| 12 | Vibraphone |
| 13 | Marimba |
| 14 | Steel Drum |
| 20 | Violin |
| 21 | Cello |
| 22 | Jazz Guitar |
| 23 | Rock Guitar |
| 24 | Wood Bass |
| 30 | Trumpet |
| 31 | Trombone |
| 32 | Horn |
| 33 | Saxophone |
| 34 | Clarinet |
| 40 | Flute |
| 41 | Oboe |
| 42 | Harmonica |
| 43 | Whistle |
| 44 | Music Box |
There are various skips in this list because there are only buttons 0-4 to choose from.
External links
- Yamaha SHS-10 at SynthMania (featuring MP3 samples of the demo, instruments, and styles available)
- Yamaha SHS-10 reviews at Harmony Central
