Yes, it has a floppy disk drive. And it works.

#retrocomputing #floppydisk #synthesizer #sy77

@subetha I did something like that to my two #SY77. In one, I replaced the backlight, in the other, I replaced the display with a more modern LCD with LED backlight. I sold the one with the EL backlight for twice as much as what I paid, and kept the one with the newer display.

Not a viable business, though, since I also replaced all the buttons on the front panel. 280 solder points de- and re-soldered.😉

EDIT: correction: not OLED, but LCD with LED backlight.

#synthesizer

Advert for the #yamaha #tg77

"The shock in 3U" (in reference to the advertising for the Yamaha #sy77 "Shock of the New")

Advert for the #Yamaha #SY77. While it came out in the 1980s (1989), the rack mount version (#TG77) didn't hit the market until 1990.

@crucialmazda Klingt interessant. Ich mache nicht so viel eigenes, aber bastle gern mit dem #DX7 und #SY77 an Sounds herum. Spiele sonst in der Band (vorzugsweise akustisches) Klavier und eher zahme Pads und ab und zu Hammonds oder Leads.

Während der Lockdowns war ich regelmäßig mit #Jamkazam in internationalen Jam-Sessions, aber danach nicht mehr.

Master Control Device!
It's where all the sounds are.

#music #synthesizer #SY77

@alinanorakari There's a reason I bought not one, but two #SY77 in 2023. Almost(*) all the #FM bells & whistles, great keybed, some breathy samples if you need them, and dirt cheap.

* there are some things a #DX7 II can do, that the SY struggles with, so I keep one of those around, too.
#fmsynthesis #fmsynth #synthesizer

Success! The new backlight works. And the other "DM1" circuit board, taken from my second SY77. And the new front panel sure looks a lot nicer, without the deep scratches.
#SY77 #vintagesynth #electroluminescentpanel #repair #diy
Just soldering in the new EL-panel, then the slow process of reassembling everything can begin. The power transformer is the first piece to be attached to the new front panel. Everything literally hangs from the front panel in normal use, and the bottom plate is just a cover.
#vintagesynth #yamaha #DigitalSynth #repair #diy #SY77
Also: new floppy disk drive belt.
I'll probably never use it except for laughs, but I may want to sell the synth as overhauled and 100% functional.
#vintagesynth #SY77 #yamaha #DigitalSynth #repair #diy #floppydiskdrive #floppydisk