The FS1R was 8 operator, from what I'm told.
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[email protected]Subject: Re: [YamahaDX] The 4OP to DX7 Conversion Project
Certainly true.
I am one of those fair-weather-FM users that had a TX81z and it never went anywhere. The presets were middling and nowhere could I find super sounds at the time, so I ditched the thing because my exciting life just didn¡¯t have time to stare at a 2 line display.
As I recall, I had gotten it because the TX-7 wasn¡¯t rack mount and the TX816¡ well, who could afford THAT? Nothing in between.
While I¡¯m not up on every piece of hardware any longer, I¡¯m still quite the fanboy of FM and would very much love to see someone take it to the next level. Multi wave forms. 8 (or more) operators. Adaptable, even dynamically assignable algorithms. Real time parameter changes. Not especially tough in software with today¡¯s hardware, but I doubt we¡¯ll ever see a Grand Old Keyboard made from it.
L.
but I could make an argument that if the FM community as a whole had spent as much time programming the TX801z as the DX7, there might have been a lot more surprises to enjoy. I performed for over three years with *nothing* but four -- yes, four -- TX81z modules in my rack., connected to a Roland MKB-300
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-BW
Bruce Wahler
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