Yamaha PSS-470
The Yamaha PortaSound PSS-470, a toy keyboard released in 1986 was based on the same Yamaha YM3812 (aka OPL2) FM synthesizer IC used in 1980s IBM PC sound cards. It has 9 voice polyphony or 6 voices with 5 drum sounds.[1][2]
Editable sounds
The PSS-470 is more versatile than most toy keyboards in that allows custom percussion rythms and has simple manual editing using six sliders for shaping the FM sounds.[3]
- Wave selects the sound colour.
- Spectrum adjusts the pitch of the sound selected by the Wave setting. Reducing this will enable deeper bass sounds.
- Modulation adjusts the sound brightness.
- Attack adjusts the time a note takes to reach its peak volume.
- Decay adjusts the time a note takes to become inaudible.
- Volume controls the output level of the synthesizer section.
References
- ^ Yamaha PortaSound PSS-470, Vintage Synth Explorer
- ^ Keyboard: Yamaha PSS-460/PSS-470, The 8-Bit Guy
- ^ PortaSound PSS-470 owners guide
External links
- Open Source Yamaha PSS-470 MIDI Retrofit Guide, Highly Liquid Forum, 14 Oct 2013
- YM3812 data sheet
- Circuit Bending a Yamaha PSS470/PSS560/PSS360