Yamaha (manufacturer)

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Yamaha Corporation
Type of co.
Founded	October 12, 1897
Headquarters	, Japan
Industry	Conglomerate
Products	Musical instruments, Audio/Video, Electronics, Computer related products
Revenue	4.4 billion US$ (2003)
Operating income	267 million US$ (2003)
Net income	149 million US$ (2003)
Employees	23,500 (3/2003)
Website	http://www.global.yamaha.com/

The Yamaha Corporation (ヤマハ株式会社; TYO: 7951 ) is a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services, predominantly musical instruments (of which is it the world's manufacturer) and electronic products.

It was founded by Torakusu Yamaha as Nippon Gakki Co., Ltd. (日本楽器製造株式会社) in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka prefecture. Yamaha bought a significant share of Korg in 1989–1993, acquired Sequential Circuits in 1988 and Steinberg in 2004.

Other companies in the Yamaha group include:

• Yamaha Motor Company
• Yamaha Fine Technologies Co., Ltd.
• Yamaha Livingtec Corporation
• Yamaha Metanix Corporation

[edit] Products

• Pianos
• Electric grand pianos
• Portable Keyboards, e.g.
  • Yamaha PortaSound PC-50
  • Yamaha PSR-185
  • Yamaha DGX-200 series
  • Yamaha DGX-300 series
  • Yamaha DGX-500 series
• Music workstations
  • Yamaha SY77/SY99
  • Yamaha SY85
  • Yamaha EX5
  • Yamaha QS 300
  • Motif
  • Motif ES
  • MO
  • V50
• Digital pianos
  • Yamaha Clavinova CVP Series
  • Yamaha Clavinova CLP Series
  • Yamaha PSR-185
• Digital stage pianos
  • Yamaha P-250
• Electone electronic organs
  • EL-25
  • EL-40
  • EL-900
  • ELX-1
  • AR-100
  • AR-80
  • STAGEA
    • ELS-01C
    • ELS-01
    • ELS-01X
    • ELB-01 Mini
• Player pianos
  • Disklavier
• Synthesizers
  • Yamaha CS-1x
  • Yamaha CS-2x
  • Yamaha CS-6x
  • Yamaha CS-01
  • Yamaha CS-10
  • Yamaha CS-15
  • Yamaha CS-20m
  • Yamaha CS-30
  • Yamaha CS-40m
  • Yamaha CS-5
  • Yamaha CS-50
  • Yamaha CS-60
  • Yamaha CS-70m
  • Yamaha CS-80
  • Yamaha DX7
  • Yamaha SHS-10
  • Yamaha AN1x
  • Yamaha GX1
  • Yamaha RM1x
  • Yamaha VL1
  • Yamaha S90
  • Yamaha S90 ES
• Tone generators
  • Yamaha MU-series
  • Yamaha TX81Z
  • Yamaha VL70m
• Guitars
• Bass Guitars
• Accessories
• Yamaha Drums
  • Drum kits
  • Percussion instruments
• Band and orchestral instruments
  • String instruments
  • Brass instruments
  • Woodwind instruments
  • Marching instruments
    • Marching percussion
    • Marching brass
• Music sequencers
  • Yamaha QY10
• Sound chips
  • Yamaha YM2149, used in the Atari ST, MSX, Intellivision computers
  • Yamaha Y8950, used in MSX-Audio cardridge for MSX, made by Philips
  • Yamaha YM2413 (a.k.a. OPLL), used in MSX in MSX Music cardridges like the FM-PAC
  • Yamaha YM2151 (a.k.a. OPM), used in X68000
  • Yamaha YM2203 (a.k.a. OPN), used in PC88 and PC98
  • Yamaha YM2608 (a.k.a. OPNA), used in PC88 and PC98
  • Yamaha YM3526 (a.k.a. OPL)
  • Yamaha YM3812 (a.k.a. OPL2), used in AdLib and early Sound Blaster sound cards
  • Yamaha YMF262 (a.k.a. OPL3), used in Sound Blaster Pro 2.0 and later cards
  • Yamaha YMF278 (a.k.a. OPL4), used in Moonsound cartridge for MSX
  • Yamaha YM2612 (a.k.a. OPN2), used in Sega Mega Drive (Sega Genesis)
  • Yamaha YMF7xx (Embedded audio chipset in some laptops and low-end soundcards)
  • Yamaha YMU786 (a.k.a. MA-7), used in mobile phones to process various audio sources; sound effect, 3D audio effect, sound mixer, ringtone generation, etc.
• Professional audio
  • Analog and digital mixing consoles
  • Digital audio workstations
  • Digital mixing engines
  • Public address loudspeakers
  • Power amplifiers
  • Audio signal processing
  • Studio monitor loudspeakers
• Home electronics
  • Yamaha DSP-1 - An early home theater surround sound component produced in 1985
• Music disc recorders
  • Yamaha MDR-1
  • Yamaha MDR-10
• Hi-fi audio
  • 28 Series components (produced in the 1980s)
  • Natural Sound loudspeaker line
  • NS-A100 floorstanding speakers (produced in the 1980s)

[edit] See also

• High end audio
• AV Receivers

YAMAHA

• • AV Recievers
  • Digital Sound Projectors
  • DVD Players

Yamaha developed their own set of improvements to the General MIDI standard and called it XG. Many of their current range of products, from their high-end synths to "toy" keyboards, support the XG standard.

Yamaha is also known for the Yamaha Music Education System, a renowned system for teaching musical skills to children between the ages of 3 and 9.

All-Japan Band Association - Yamaha has long been a major sponsor of this event.

[edit] External links

• Welcome To The World Of Yamaha - main Yamaha Corporation of America entry site
• Home Audio/Video Products - USA
  • Authorized Dealer Locator - USA only
• Musical Instruments and Professional Audio Products - USA
• Yamaha accessories for your cell phone
• Yamaha Motor Company - USA
• Electone Electronic Organs Site - Japan