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[jeremy]

Hi all!

I've been looking for audio samples from the Yamahas W5 and W7... It seems impossible to find that on the net.

Maybe someone here has one of those synths?

I'd like to get an older Yamaha workstation, and the W5/W7 (1994) are cheaper than SY99/SY77 and EX5/EX7. I see some W7s for the same price as some TG77s. But I don't know how it sounds, I've just read that the sounds were great.

[jeremy]

Just found that terrible track which is a song from the Dysney's haunted mansion attraction, played on a W7

http://www.disneyfans.com/audio/GrimJammingGhosts.mp3

[Jarp2600]

It's not very bad. It's a funny melody. But only that!
I also couldn't find anything.

[Kev]

Jeremy.

I have a W7. What sounds were you looking for?

Kev.

[jeremy]

Mainly synth sounds, choirs, bells, drums.

[BnM]

Identical except for number of keys
W5 = 76 W7 = 61.

I bought one a number of years ago & sold it pretty quickly.

If I may suggest something that has what you are looking for:
synth sounds, choirs, bells, drums, and much more
and absolutely brilliant.

Sonik Synth2

8GB of sampled sounds: with warmth, phatness, coldness, you name it.

Acoustic & analogue & digital & hybrid samples.
Ability to create you own sounds & edit existing ones. Decent Fx.
Fast & Very easy to use.

You could easily do a number of different styles of album with this;
Classical , Jazz, World, Acoustic, Semi Acoustic, EM, Rock, Pop, HipHop.

It has got Excellent reviews.

At EURO 192, it is a ridiculous bargain imo.

[jeremy]

Thanks for the recommandation but I already have some synths and prefer to work with hardware for the moment

My intention is to add a 16-part multitimbral synth to have more polyphony, more midi tracks and more sounds to chose from.

The 16-part synths I have now are Roland XP80 and Korg 01/WFD.