Yamaha SHS-10

Infobox_synthesizer


image_caption = Yamaha SHS-10
synth_name = Yamaha SHS-10
synth_manufacturer = Yamaha
synthesis_type = Digital Frequency modulation
polyphony = 6 voices
timbrality = 4
oscillator = 2 operators
filter = none
attenuator = 1
lfo = none
ext_control = MIDI 1-16 (out only)
memory = 25 patches
fx =
dates = 1980s
price =
keyboard = 32 mini-keys
velocity = none
aftertouch = none

The Yamaha SHS-10 is a keytar (a musical keyboard that can be held like a guitar) manufactured by Yamaha and released in the late 1980s.

It has a small-sized keyboard with 32 minikeys and a pitch-bend wheel, an internal Frequency modulation (usually referred to as FM) synthesizer offering 25 different voices with 6-note polyphony, two operators, and a very basic chord sequencer. It also has a loudspeaker.

It supports MIDI, having a MIDI Out connector which allows the keyboard to control external MIDI equipment. It does not have a MIDI In connector.

It was manufactured in three colors: grey, red, and black.

Its demo is an arrangement of Wham!'s hit "Last Christmas."

The Voices are the following:

There are various skips in this list because there are only buttons 0-4 to choose from.

External links

* [http://www.synthmania.com/shs-10.htm Yamaha SHS-10] at SynthMania (featuring MP3 samples of the demo, instruments, and styles available)
* [http://www.harmony-central.com/Synth/Data/Yamaha/SHS_10-1.html Yamaha SHS-10] reviews at Harmony Central