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Hey everyone. Just wondering if the TX7 has any disadvantages
compared to the DX27 (besides the keyboard). I'm thinking about
selling/trading the DX27 for the TX7 and then buying an FS1r. Would
having a TX7 and an FS1r be overkill or do the two complement
eachother at all?

Also, does anyone know of any retailers who still have FS1r's around
or is anyone interested in selling theirs?

Thanks!
Matt

I wish I could say this with more confidence, but I'm 90% sure that the TX7
would be superfluous/redundant/overkill if you own an FS1r. The only
advantage I can think of would be an extra timber available and extra
polyphony for DX7 (6-operator) sounds.

But, the FS1r has 4-part multitimbrality, and a fair amount of polyphony. I
haven't tried to "sysex dump" every DX7 patch in existence to my FS1r, but
Yamaha claims they will all work. So it should play every sound the TX7/DX7
can play.

Also, the TX7 is unfortunate in that it is not a standard rack-mount module.
I'd shy away from this one--there are better options (see TX802 below).

In short: having both would be overkill.

My advice: buy a FS1r--this is one of the most impressive synthesizers I've
ever worked with.

After you buy it, if you find yourself wanting more straight-FM sounds,
without effects (note: the FS1r has awesome effects, and is the only Yamaha
FM synth to have real effects), buy the 6-operator TX802 (I also own one of
these, and it is basically 8 DX7/TX7s in a 2-space rackmount) or the
4-operator TX81z (which I also own). I think the DX27, a 4-operator synth,
is it the same as the TX81z module.

Be aware that, although the TX81z (and DX27) have "only" 4 operators, the
TX81z has 8 waveforms to select from, so it is a little bit different than
all the Yamaha DX7 line, which have 6 operators but only 1 wavefore--sine.
Therefore, I think the TX81z complements the FS1r better than the
DX7/TX7/TX802, even though the DX7 is better than the TX81z. It can make
sounds that the DX7 can't, and since the FS1r can make all the DX7 sounds,
it would be better to have a TX81z (or DX27 if it has 8 waveforms, which I
believe it does).

And, the FS1r's version of FM is 8-operator. For compatibility with DX7
sounds, the 2 extra operators are not used.

If you don't know and understand the differences in Yamaha's FM synth lines,
you should do more research before buying anything. I recommend these 2
sites to start:



and



Hope this helps.


Shayme

p.s. Check ebay for FS1r and TX802 (and everything else). There is currently
at least 1 FS1r and 1 TX802 for sale. Someday, I might sell my TX802, but I
bet I never sell the FS1r.

I am new to this list, but I am pretty sure the DX-27 has 4 waveforms choices, not 8. PLease speak up if anyone knows differently (I have the manual but have not done programming yet)

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Actually...the DX27 uses sine waves only. Unless you mean the LFO,
in which case there is indeed 4 waveforms (saw up, square, triangle,
and sample/hold).

I am new to this list, but I am pretty sure the DX-27 has 4

waveforms

choices, not 8. PLease speak up if anyone knows differently (I have

the

manual but have not done programming yet)

m
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