Description

What is it?

Replacement for the Yamaha EMM15, where you only need 1x 8MB SIMM to max-out your Yamaha X16W.

Why did you make it?

I recently got myself a Yamaha TX16W with one standard Yamaha EMM15 pre-installed and I like to max-out my devices, even thought that it is not always necessary especially not in this case, due to that Typhoon 2000 is using the 1.5 mb pre-installed ram very well. To my surprise I found out that the price for these EMM15 cards used are 50 – 100 €, which is absurd for 1.5 mb ram expansion.

What makes it special?

This can be used to provide 6MB RAM (maximum) for sample memory. This item replaces four standard EMM15 modules and fits within the standard Yamaha TX16W enclosure. As TX16W uses only 12 bits out of 16 available on the data bus, out of single 8MB SIMM 72 pin module You gain the maximum allowed RAM of 6MB for Your samples. As these are 12-bit samples, this gives You > 4 millions samples, as the operating system steals a bit of sample memory.

Important notes:

This is the 3nd part of the stock sell-out, which only includes the PCB, no pre-soldered socket, no components and no ram included.