YAMAHA SPX2000 (YOM: ?) (S#: TBD) GOOD (7-8)
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YAMAHA SPX2000 (YOM: ?) (S#: TBD) GOOD (7-8)

FEATURES: THE GENERAL LAYOUT OF THE SPX2000 IS FAMILIAR TO THE SPX90, BUT OLDER CONTROLS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND AUGMENTED WITH MODERN ONES.

THERE’S STILL A TWO-DIGIT LED FOR A PROGRAM NUMBER AND AN LCD FOR PARAMETER AND PROGRAM INFORMATION, BUT THERE’S ALSO A BANK BUTTON FOR MULTIPLE TYPES OF PROGRAMS AND THE LCD TELLS YOU AT A GLANCE WHAT TYPE OF PROGRAM YOU’RE USING VIA A MULTICOLORED BACKLIGHT SCHEME: BLUE FOR REVERBS, WHITE FOR ECHO, PINK FOR PITCH SHIFT, ETC.

THE INPUT LEVEL KNOB HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A LARGE, SMOOTH DUAL CONCENTRIC LEFT/RIGHT INPUT LEVEL CONTROL, WITH A LARGE LED LADDER METER (SWITCHABLE TO INPUT OR OUTPUT LEVEL), A MONO/STEREO INPUT SWITCH, AND LEDS FOR ANALOG OR DIGITAL INPUT, CLOCK RATE (UP TO 96 KHZ), AND MIDI ACTIVITY. THE FAMILIAR DUAL 'CROSSES' OF UP/DOWN BUTTONS WITH OTHER BUTTONS FOR STORE, RECALL, ETC., ARE STILL THERE, WITH SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS AND ADDED UNDO AND COMPARE MINI-BUTTONS. AND THE OLD UTILITY, BYPASS, AND FOOT TRIGGER (NOW TAP) BUTTONS HAVE BEEN AUGMENTED WITH PARAMETER AND FINE PARAMETER BUTTONS. A FOOTSWITCH FOR TAP TEMPO COMPLETES THE FRONT PANEL; THERE'S NO MORE BYPASS FOOTSWITCH JACK.

DELAY AND MODULATION EFFECTS ABOUND ON THE SPX2000. THERE ARE SINGLE AND DUAL PITCH SHIFTERS WITH 2-OCTAVE RANGE VS. THE CLASSIC'S SINGLE OCTAVE. THERE'S A FREEZE ALGORITHM COMBINING ALL THE PARAMETERS OF A AND B PLUS A FEW EXTRAS, AND A FANTASTIC MULTIBAND DYNAMICS PROCESSOR WITH THREE INDEPENDENT FREQUENCY BANDS, EACH WITH ITS OWN SERIES OF COMPRESSION, EXPANSION, AND LIMITING

IN THE REAR, THE SPX2000 IS ALL MODERN AND ALL BUSINESS: BALANCED XLR AND 1/4" TRS JACKS FOR STEREO IN AND OUT, WITH +4 DBU OR -10 DBU [SIC] SETTINGS FOR INPUT AND OUTPUT, AES/EBU I/O ON XLR, BNC WORD CLOCK INPUT, A USB CONNECTOR, MIDI I/O, AND A STANDARD IEC 3-PRONG POWER CORD SOCKET WITH A GROUNDING LUG.


EXTRAS: NO

MODIFICATIONS: NO

HISTORY: USED BY REGIONAL SOUND COMPANY.

COMMENTS: UNIT IS IN GOOD CONDITION AND COMES WITH A 30 DAY WARRANTY.

THIS UNIT WAS NEVER TOURED