By JVC
Thu Jan 12, 2012 5:18 pm
I bought Yamaha EMT-10 sound module on eBay.
I know, it is a totally boring sound unit, and it seems that no one cares about this unit (including myself), but I'll write about it anyway.
Yamaha EMT-10 is a MIDI sound module unit from Yamaha, released around late 80s', marketed for home users, especially for beginners who has Yamaha keyboard with MIDI out.
After reading a few reviews on the internet, I decided to get it, since it is cheap and I wanted to have a MIDI sound module to practice playing keyboard.
I've been using Garageband (lough if you want! Logic takes too long time to load and overkill for just playing keys) as piano and Rhodes piano module (both sound great to me), but I wanted to be able to practice without my MacBook Pro.
A few days ago I finally received it. I hooked up EMT-10 with my MIDI keyboard, and I was surprised that piano on EMT-10 is so gritty (note: it is not noisy)! It might sounds like Mellotron in the way; it kind of sounds like tape, and low dynamic range. I've read that Yamaha EMT-10 was considered to have realistic piano sound back in the days, but it actually sounds like it was sampled from vinyl record!
I guess it is OK to play it once awhile, but I know I won't be liking the piano sound (well, I might in the future, but not as genuine piano sound) It made me realized that how technology had advanced from late 80s.
I like the "chorus" and "guitar" presets on EMT-10 (note that all presets sound gritty, but "chorus" preset is actually kind of dope, it sounds like Trevor Horn "The Art Of Noise".)
I'd say, if you found it cheap, absolutely no more than $20 (I paid more, because of the shipping), it is not bad to get it. Just turn on and you are ready to play.
Does anyone here has used / owned Yamaha EMT-10?
I know, it is a totally boring sound unit, and it seems that no one cares about this unit (including myself), but I'll write about it anyway.
Yamaha EMT-10 is a MIDI sound module unit from Yamaha, released around late 80s', marketed for home users, especially for beginners who has Yamaha keyboard with MIDI out.
After reading a few reviews on the internet, I decided to get it, since it is cheap and I wanted to have a MIDI sound module to practice playing keyboard.
I've been using Garageband (lough if you want! Logic takes too long time to load and overkill for just playing keys) as piano and Rhodes piano module (both sound great to me), but I wanted to be able to practice without my MacBook Pro.
A few days ago I finally received it. I hooked up EMT-10 with my MIDI keyboard, and I was surprised that piano on EMT-10 is so gritty (note: it is not noisy)! It might sounds like Mellotron in the way; it kind of sounds like tape, and low dynamic range. I've read that Yamaha EMT-10 was considered to have realistic piano sound back in the days, but it actually sounds like it was sampled from vinyl record!
I guess it is OK to play it once awhile, but I know I won't be liking the piano sound (well, I might in the future, but not as genuine piano sound) It made me realized that how technology had advanced from late 80s.
I like the "chorus" and "guitar" presets on EMT-10 (note that all presets sound gritty, but "chorus" preset is actually kind of dope, it sounds like Trevor Horn "The Art Of Noise".)
I'd say, if you found it cheap, absolutely no more than $20 (I paid more, because of the shipping), it is not bad to get it. Just turn on and you are ready to play.
Does anyone here has used / owned Yamaha EMT-10?
