Vintage 1986
 
YAMAHA RX-5
 
12-BIT DIGITAL RHYTHM PROGRAMMER / DRUM MACHINE
 
 
FLAGSHIP 1980'S DRUM MACHINE 
 
 
AS USED ON HIT RECORDS BY MADONNA, MICHAEL JACKSON, ELTON JOHN, THE COCTEAU TWINS, PET SHOP BOYS, HUMAN LEAGUE AND MANY MORE TOP ARTISTS 
 
 
ORIGINAL RETAIL PRICE IN 1986 MONEY WAS £1600 ! 
 
GREAT EXAMPLE OF THIS TOP OF THE RANGE 80'S DRUM MACHINE !
 
WITH ORIGINAL SOUND ROM WITH ADDITIONAL SOUNDS
 
ABSOLUTE BEAST OF A MACHINE ! 
 
 
12 ANALOG OUTS FOR EXTERNAL PROCESSING / MIXING !
 
EQ COMPLETELY CHANGES THIS INTO AN INCREDIBLE BEAT MACHINE !
 
SUPER FAT OR CRYTALINE !
 
A VERY REGRATTABLE SALE AND DOUBT I COULD FIND ANOTHER EXAMPLE AS NICE AS THIS....
 
Amazing condition for a 38 years old !
 
Fully functional and sounds amazing 
 
All sliders are nice and tight with good resistance
 
No double triggering on buttons
 
Not many about as nice as this 
 
Most are pretty beat up and have changed owners many times 
 
 
 
 
Polyphony - 16 voicesWaveforms - 24 internal 12-bit PCM samples (Bass, Snare, Rimshot, Tom Toms, Electric Toms, Hi Hats, Ride Cymbal, Crash Cymbal, Chinese Cymbal, Claps, Tambourine, Cowbell, Shaker). Additional 28 voices from ROM and 12 voices from RAM.LFO - Basic pitch modulationFilter - NoneEnvelope - Attack / DecayEffects - Reverse, Damp, Pitch Bend, AccentSequencer - Real Time and Step Time Drum Sequencer.Patterns - 100 Patterns (99 measures)Songs - 20 Songs (999 patterns)Keyboard - 24 Pads (no velocity)Memory - 100 Patterns, 20 Songs, 3 Chains. Accepts RAM4 to store sequence & voice dataControl - MIDI In/Out/Thru; Clock In/OutDate Produced - 1986
 
 
 
 
 
 
POSTAGE IS £25 WITH ROYAL MAIL TRACKED 48. 
 
 
EXPERTLY PACKED IN AN OVERSIZED BOX WITH PLENTY OF PADDING.