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Yamaha awm2 vs sampletank 37/9/2023 ![]() The only gripe is that you have to save vial sysex dump or software save through the computer all your custom setting because Yamaha erase s it all when this unit is turned off. The Montage keyboards also offer the AWM2 engine, a 128-note polyphonic synth engine that’s an evolution of the one in Yamaha’s Motif synth line. The editor for this on the computer is easier to program than the button face screen on unit but you will still have to study the manual for understanding the voice, midi channel setup and performance, effect settings and arp settings to tweak or set it up for your song. ![]() Programming and button menus and setting up performances are a little tricky at first and the learning curve is just as high as Roland sound modules but once you learn the structure that Yamaha has it is pretty straight forward. The arpeggiator is very easy to use and setup the sounds you want, you can edit arp settings for your playing and chord styles and anything can be used as a arp setting any notes and or chord sequence can be recorded and saved into the user preset. I'll just say if you haven't heard any of the MOTIF sounds I seriously advise you to check them out, they are very refreshing to my ears, and I'm sure they will be to yours too. I could seriously rave about it all night, but I'll spare you from that! It has that crisp yet warm sound that I always loved about Yamaha in the past, it's quite amazing to hear that in a fundamentally sample based unit. And yes it does, it sounds great along side my Roland(s) and other gear.īut this module stands out on its own. Then I heard some samples of this unit online on various videos people had made and became intrigued, so I decided, what the heck, for the price I could get it for if nothing else it will make a nice compliment to my other gear. I just never liked their more modern and more sample based AWM2 stuff and went more to Roland in the mid 90's. ![]() Support for three PLUG-OUT synths means the SYSTEM-8 can host spot-on recreations. I've owned much equipment over the years from many manufacturers, and I used to love the sound of Yamaha's back in the days when they were still using the combination of original AWM and FM synthesis (that shows my age lol). AWM2 is powered by Yamahas proprietary data compression and sound. ![]()
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