On first hand it may sound thin. Once you start to run it through fx it really starts to sound great and even outstanding! Its really the modulation wheel feature that makes it special. The modulation cursor lets you blend smoothly into new sounds making it a serious contender for soundscapes.
Rating: 4 out of 5
posted Wednesday-Oct-05-2011 at 08:49
sneakyalien
a part-time user
from uk
writes:
I found a tg33 on ebay and bought it just out of curiosity and affter some of the reviews on here. Anyway it arrived and after setting it up and zipping through the presets I was left somewhat underwhelmed but I could hear something in those sounds. Anyway I was in my studio at 3am and started editing the sounds and I came up with the most creamy,spacey sublime sounds that I have heard in a long time. This synth is defo a keeper I now understand why you do not see that many for sale;it is a very exciting synth and this is from someone who does have top of the range analogues. In short if you are into any form of electronic music you should buy one of these machines they are pure sex,I have always found yamaha designs to be a bit bland from a cosmetic point of view but they always make interesting kit that is built like a tank. Without question a 5 out of 5.
Rating: 5 out of 5
posted Friday-Feb-08-2008 at 05:03
shugatits
a professional user
from ma,usa
writes:
wow. it cost me 40$. i cannot believ the great strings on this. yeah there are tons of fm sounds but play around with the lfo's evelopes and effects...4 elements mix with the joystick way cool. damn good deal for under a fiddy
Rating: 5 out of 5
posted Monday-Jul-25-2005 at 21:49
a part-time user
from germany
writes:
I had the TG33 when I started to make electronic music. It's a Lo-Fi-machine par excellence. I give it 5 points, because it was true blue for some years.
Rating: 5 out of 5
posted Friday-Apr-30-2004 at 04:39
writes:
There should be more synths on the market that try to provide what the 33 provides for its price. It may be true that it is a dated machine and was probably quite expensive back in its day but if it has done any thing it has stood the test of time far better than any of its contemporaries. If you have a sampler a mixer and a va synth/sequencer and your looking for a quality synth to provide strings and pianos and pads and hits. This is the synth you should be looking at especially if money is tight. the sound quality is pristine even at 12 bits. It will sound like nothing else.If you make any kind of music This is a key buy if you dont like to spend a whole lot of money.Ive only had mine for a little over 6 months and I have programed some sweet patches that I will never get tired of. I really dont think you will find many people who say they never achieved what they expected from this syth. IT has everthing it needs and every thing you need.
Rating: 5 out of 5
posted Thursday-Aug-14-2003 at 19:04
