The yamaha spx 90 and mv802 are not necessarily needed as i can run everything into the roland vs2480 and use the four on board sound effect cards. This is the upgraded version of the spx90, with more features and patches added in. Boogie quad, roland sde delay, spx 90 ii sometimes two, either a lexicon mpx500, or a digitech 256 or before that yamaha rev7 for reverbs. Vangelis studio setup has been evolving over the years. The processor is a digital unit and it has xlr connections in the back. The battery on these units controls the memory for the presets, they can be found quite cheaply and are actually not that uncommon. How to store your spx90 effects, sound on sound, oct 1988. Hittin the web with the allman brothers band where. Yamaha dx7 the 32 classic factory patches duration. A digital multieffector equipped with reverb, delay, chorus, pitch shift and more.
Which of the following yamaha spx series processors was the best one for its unique sound qualities and the one to have if you are in the used market for only one of these. Hey all, the power supply in my spx 90 digital effects processor is definitely on its way out. The spx90 digital multieffect processor utilizes highly refined ls. I have used a yamaha qx5 sequencer both to send the bulk dump request. Spx2000 downloads processors professional audio products yamaha. Yamaha spx 90 ii digital multieffect processor quick test. Yamaha spx900 digital multi effects processor jim atwood. And is the spx 900 just a little less than what youre looking for. If you get an spx 90 do yourself a favor and call david phillips at l. Yamaha spx90 manual the famous yamaha spx90 mk1, the multifx unit that launched a thousand multifx units. Here i take a look inside a rather abused yamaha spx 90 mk1 and attempt to learn how to replace the display and back light. Talk about the fender jazzmaster, jaguar, and any other offset waist guitars with us. Midi quest pro, midi quest and midi quest essentials allow you to manage the following sysex from the spx90.
This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. I was checking the board to see if anyone has come up a patch for the modfactor or pitchfactor that replicates the symphonic patch from the old yamaha spx 90. My faves are the room and hall reverbs, the swirl chorus, and symphonic of course. Yamaha spx90 noise control soundproofing and acoustics. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Plugin that recreates yamaha spx90 gearslutz pro audio. His next major appearance will be on nprs world cafe on february 18, 2011. The yamaha spx90 was renowned for the internal power supply failing and i have an inclinging it is this as the frontpanel power switch became very temperamental when last used about 5 years ago but it is a great classic unit and i really dont want it to go the tip as i could get another 10 years out of it, even though i have many other pro. Last week i found a mint condition yamaha spx900 digital multi effects processor. Feb 27, 2014 sounds like youre after that mike stern, quasimetheny, chorusingwidening thing to me. Id be running it in the loop of my jcm 800 or with an ada rack rig. The output of the delay is then routed back to the effects return of the marshall. Anyway, with all the fx that is available i was wondering if anyone has managed to nail a yamaha spx 90 symphonic effect used by the beardless zakk wylde in his early days with ozzy, to me this is an amazing tone.
Still seeking some favorite patch settings from spx 90 owners. The spx90 digital multieffect processor utilizes highly refined lsi. The spx90 precisely recreates the reverberation produced in a variety of environments adding natural, live fullness to your sound. Yamaha spx90 effects processor spx 90 studio classic fx u140757. Right off im gonna apologize about how long this is but theres so much stuff in this unit. In some cases it might be best to have the spx90 connected directly in line between the source and. According to the information weve received from our subscribers, the yamaha spx 90 is found in more production rooms than any other sound effects box. Unfollow yamaha spx 90 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The latest product to bear the spx moniker is yamaha s new spx2000, providing the same broad range of facilities as the previous spx generations. If a user forgot to replace the battery every 5years or so, all of the presets would be erased and the the user would have to reload the factory presets from the internal rom. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next. The yamaha spx900 is a multi effects processor in the form of a rack mountable single rack space piece of outboard gear. The new machine has a familiarlooking user interface too, along with yamaha s latest highquality effects dsp, which powers the new revx reverb and updated effects algorithms.
But im hoping there might be a few spx 90 users that have some insight on the unit. My hope is that the symphonic patches in both units will be similar so i can have that effect when im not recording. Payment on accepted offers expected within 24 hours. Alesis microverb 4 effects processor yamaha spx 90 effects processor four 4 dbx 266xl dual channel compgate presonus acp88 eight channel compgatelimiter road. Congratulations on your purchase of a yamaha spx90 digital multieffect. Congratulations on your purchase of a yamaha spx90 digital multieffect processor.
I know people with eventide and axe fx gear all hugely expensive top of the line gear cant nail the tone. I need help with recreating yamaha spx90 pitch change c. It also has 14 inch inputs in the front for a foot switch or another type of external controller. Nothing too special but it was me and a sound i identified with. Im looking to recreate the sounds of zack wylde back in his early ozzy days. Then to the yamaha spx 90, and finally to the lexicon delay. The effects it includes are distortion, flange, tremolo and delay.
These effect processors are extremely difficult to find in japan. According to the information weve received from our subscribers, the yamaha spx90 is found in more production rooms than any other sound effects box. Bearing in mind yamaha s past achievements, their milestones in music technology slogan seems so appropriate theyve proved it time and again with products like the cp70 electric grand, dx7, cx5, r and rev7 digital reverbs though sometimes the milestone is too many miles ahead of its market the now extinct d1500 midicontrolled delay being a case in point. Looking for a patch like the famed yamaha spx90 symphonic reddit.
Inside an ebay yamaha spx 90 part 1 backlight fantastic youtube. The new generation spx with 96khz audio and brand new revx reverb algorithm. I need help with recreating yamaha spx 90 pitch change c. Prior to the spx90, racks contained nothing but expensive gear that did one or two effects but, post spx, everyone could afford a multifx unit so everyone bought one the spx was, and still is, a great little fx unit. From the factory, all of the spx 90 presets are maintained in static ram backedup by a 3v lithium battery when the unit is off. Latest manuals, catalogs, and softwares are available for download. Im thinking of trying to emulate the yamaha spx90ii symphonic patch, but thought id ask here if anybody else has already done that. This makes it impossible to provide a complete list of the gear he has been using. However, for nostalgia purposes, i chose to run everything together which sounds pretty cool. How to find a problem on a non working yamaha spx90 pro.
I did some research and i found out you can use a footswitch to change effects and bypass the processor, i just dont know what kind of footswitch to use. Musical instruments free delivery possible on eligible purchases. View and download yamaha spx90 operating manual online. If you come up with some new patches of your own that are pretty useful, send them in. All the spx range are very noisy, but somehow still became some sort of industry standard. Anyone with a good knowlege of these units and thier sonic differences would be of great help here. The effects can be used singularly or they can be mixed and matched together. Yamaha spx50d demo from igor spirkin utape records.
All the more a challenge for synth spotters to maintain a list with the instruments and equipment that have so far been positively identified. Yamaha spx 90 ii digital multieffect processor quick test duration. If ya really love that spx90 thing, and you want it in your daw minus conversion and noise issues, and you have some money to spend. The spx90 recreates the reverberation produced in a variety of environments, adding natural, live fullness to your sound. With an enormous 99 second reverb time the unit was able to create huge ambient washes of sound along with the daytoday workhorse stuff of delays and choruses. I believe the connections are xlr and the unit is rackable. The yamaha spx90 is the first rackmount fx unit to achieve world dominance. When i had a spx 90 i used to do that with the symphonic effect andor occasionally with one of the pitch detune effects but i dont remember it being called pitch change c. The effect onoff or bypass of the spx 90 and delay are hooked to the cgx unit. He has some amazing programs for that unit that are pure classic 80s radio toneslandau, huff, etc. First introduced in 1985, the yamaha spx90 rapidly became a standard feature in studios worldwide, superseded in 1986 by the improved spx90ii. Unfollow yamaha spx 90 ii to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
Yamaha spx90 vintage 19 rack mounted multieffects unit serviced. I was going to pick up a yamaha spx90 used for a pretty good price since ive heard some cool usesstories about it from some pros. Spx2000 downloads processors professional audio products yamaha united states global navigation global navigation. Jan 28, 2016 hey all, the power supply in my spx 90 digital effects processor is definitely on its way out. Just a thought on yamaha gearthis spx 50d of mine has been the most abused gear item ive ever owned and it still works. Yamaha spx990 digital multi effects processor for sale.
Sep 18, 2016 right off im gonna apologize about how long this is but theres so much stuff in this unit. Jul 17, 2008 as some of you are aware, i got a great deal on an spx 90 with a dead battery. Please contact us within 7 days if there are any problems. From the top there is a yamaha rx11 drum machine which is connected via midi to the yamaha tx816 channel 8 midi thru. Processors professional audio products yamaha united.
The battery on these units controls the memory for the presets, they. Page 23 in a recording system it is most desirable to have the spx90 input and outputs available at a patch bay where they may accessed and patched into virtually any part of the system. I know the odds of someone having both an aw 1600 and an spx 90 is slim. Yamaha spx 90 ii description spx spx90 yamahaspx90 ii yamaha. Midi quest yamaha spx90 librarian for windows and macintosh.
I 90 3 spx for a little homecoming bought this 50 spx 90s and my faith i am not at all, warm reverbs multi effects of all kinds without flinching. Even the fx 500 is better than some of the spx range. Pitch change programs alter the pitch of an input signal in semitone increments over a twooctave range plus or minus one octave. Feb 14, 2010 one sound from the old but great yamaha spx 90 multifx unit. Spx90 owners manual see other formats yamaha digital multieffect processor processeur multieffets numerique digitaler multieffektprozessor operating manual manuel dutilisation bedienungsanleitung o o power input yamaha spxid po a a v o o introduction congratulations on your purchase of a yamaha spx90 digital multieffect processor. The mmp1 studio monitor management system offers all essential audio processing functionality for dawbased production environments in one streamlined, versatile, greatsounding, spacesaving unit that provides efficient overall system management at surprisingly low cost. The rack effects are daisy chained together because of the bypass functions. Yamaha spx90 manual the famous yamaha spx90 mk1, the. The japanese love guitar effects and so when you see one of these you really need to make a quick decision because it likely will be gone shortly thereafter. We dont know when or if this item will be back in stock. Also, i would check the battery or have a fresh one installed so the memory stays stable. This week i finally acquired and setup my vintage yamaha dx system as seen in the photo above. You can still find the spx90spx90ii in every studio, because they have that classic reverb, delay sound, and they have tons of effects built in. Fine adjustment in onecent increments is also possible one cent 1100 of a semitone pitch change permits detuning an instrument to create subtle choruslike effects and to create complete ensembles with a single instrument.