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The Yamaha V50 is a digital music workstation introduced in 1989. It combines a sequencer, rhythm machine, a FM synthesis - based sound module and a MIDI keyboard. ... The FM synthesis provided by the sound module is based on 4 operators that could be chained by selecting one of the 8 available algorithms. Each operator can generate one of the 8 available waveforms. Additionally, in each of the algorithms, operator 4 can be set to modulate itself with a configurable amount of feedback. The sound unit is basically a slightly upgraded variant of the Yamaha TX81Z module, with increased polyphony and other minor tweaks. ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaha_V50

Yamaha V50
http://www.vintagesynth.com/yamaha/v50.php

1989 Yamaha V50 Synthesizer Demo Video (VHS)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umyYtqfNi9w

"Yamaha V50 Owner's Manual"
http://www.houseofsynth.com/hos-downloads/manuals/Yamaha/Yamaha-Owners-Manuals/Yamaha-V50-Owners-Manual.pdf

Yamaha V50 Four Op FM Synth Workstation
Definately an underdog synth, the Yamaha V50 is a forgotten synthesizer from 1988. Originally meant to be the little brother to the Yamaha V80 (that never made it to market) the V50 came at a time when PCM based synths like the D-50 and M1 were slaughtering Yamaha's FM line in the big synth marketplace.
The V50 is a keyboard / workstation version of the Yamaha TX81Z, complete with sequencer, effects, drum machine and a floppy drive. In fact, some have said that it was Yamaha's first true workstation keyboard. ...
http://www.houseofsynth.com/yamaha-v50-four-op-fm-synth-workstation-with-floppy


Replacing the internal battery of a Yamaha V50
If your V50 suddenly shows strange characters on the display and it sounds strange (drums together with a normal sound), it is very likely that your internal battery is dead. All the internal settings and internal sounds will get corrupt when the battery is dead. ...
http://www.synthstudiodevries.com/page.php?28.0


We stock both new and used parts...
https://syntaur.com/yamaha_v.html


P-Farm is a MIDI patch-editor that uses a genetic algorithm (GA) to create new patches.
P-Farm can be used with the following synthesizers: Yamaha V-50, YS100, YS200, DX11, DX21, DX27, DX100, TX81Z, Roland Juno-106
P-Farm 1.0 Beta
Minimal system requirements : Windows 95 , Midi-interface

http://avg.home.xs4all.nl/pfarm/pfarm.html

http://avg.home.xs4all.nl/download/download.html