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Which DX?
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mango
Hi, has a lot of info about -almost- any synth
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;) i think you can find a lot of answers there ;) mango JamCress@... wrote: Hi all, |
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Hi all,
I've just joined this group. Glad to find it. I have a DX&s and have not used for some time. This is mainly due to space. I have little room for it to sit so i was considering selling and getting a rack DX. So my question is which one should I go for. I'm a little confused as to whioch is which. Am i right in saying that the TX81Z is a 4 op unit and the TX802 is a 6. So what is the TX816? Thanks and I look forward to getting some DX sounds out on show again. Jamie |
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Jay Ricketts
Hi all,Hi Jamie, welcome to the list. If I remember correctly, the 816 was 8 separate 802s mounted together in a big rackmount unit (6 space?). It was cool, but the display was limited - patch number, not name - you had to do some listkeeping. This is all a very vague memory - you might want to check out harmony central or other reference sites for more authoritative info. Jay Jay |
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Shayme
Just want to clear up a little confusion.
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The TX816 is not 8 TX802 buy any means. The Yamaha TX816 is modular--that is, it is built up of little "modules"--up to 8 total. Each module is an independant DX7--or more similarly, probably a TX7. So, if you have all 8 modules in a TX816, you can have up to 8 distinct parts/voices/patches playing simultaneously, but with 16 polyphony on each module (I think). I think the TX816 is based on older DX7 (6 operator) technology. However, the TX802 is based on the newer DX7II technology. This is a meaningful improvement in and sound quality (I've read). But I know that the TX802 has a much better user interface (a 2x32 LCD display, I think) compared to the TX816--which has just 2 numbers per patch (as I recall). Further, I think the TX816 is a 3u high rack unit, compared to the 2u high TX802. Further, the TX802 can also be up to 8 distinct parts/voices/patches, but with 16 polyphony for all patches in TOTAL. Don't fret--how much 6-op FM do you really need to hear simultaneously? There are lots of other advantages, like the ability for all 8 parts to share the same patch RAM and patch RAM cards, and it also has--in addition to the user-editable bank--2 or 3 banks of sounds in ROM that are classic DX7 sounds--so you have access to lots of classic 6-op sounds without dumping sounds. My advice is to steer away from the TX7 and TX816. Go for the FS1r and/or TX802. Shayme ----- Original Message -----
From: "Jay Ricketts" <ricketts@...> To: <YamahaDX@...> Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2001 4:52 PM Subject: Re: [YamahaDX] Which DX? Hi all,Hi Jamie, welcome to the list. Shop online without a credit card RocketCash, a NetZero subsidiary |
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Jay Ricketts
Just want to clear up a little confusion."modules"--up to 8 total. Each module is an independant DX7--or more similarly, probablya TX7. So, if you have all 8 modules in a TX816, you can have up to 8distinct parts/voices/patches playing simultaneously, but with 16 polyphony on eachThanks. I knew what the 816 was (other than the rack size), but apparently not the 802. Sorry about that. So what were the units called that went in the 816? You didn't have to buy all 8 at once. And if the 802 has 8 waveforms AND 6 oscillators, that would indeed be cool. I have the 4-op-8-waveform TQ-5, which I don't use much anymore, but 6-op.... Ooh! Jay Ricketts |
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Shayme
I'm not sure where the confusion over the following came from (maybe I mistyped), but let me
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clarify: TX802 is 6-op 1 (sine) waveform. TX81z is 4-op 8 waveform. TX802 is basically an 8-part multitimberal DX-7II in a 2-space rack. I'm not sure what the modules were called--they have to be used together--but I recall seeing people selling the TX816 with only 4 of the 8 modules installed or something--and I'm not sure what that was called--maybe TX416, maybe "half" a TX816. Hope it's clear to us all now. I know I'm confused. Shayme ----- Original Message -----
From: "Jay Ricketts" <ricketts@...> To: <YamahaDX@...> Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2001 5:30 PM Subject: [YamahaDX] Re: Which DX? Just want to clear up a little confusion."modules"--up Shop online without a credit card RocketCash, a NetZero subsidiary |
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