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CX5M, Help needed......


 

I am looking into buying a CX5M for live use, but i was wondering if
any of you might be able to help me with some questions the reveiw
pages would'nt answer.
I know this PC does FM Synthesis, but when interfacing with a DX
keyboard, what options does it provide?? I mean can I alter all
parameters????
Does it have a sequencing program? What does the layout look like? I
am so used to cakewalk and Acid that I am afraid to leave them.
Does this particular PC already have a floppy disk drive (3.5) or is
like the atari where you have to add on everything???
I have a W5 I transfer live programming to when I go to a show, and I
run the additional sequences by turning off one channel on the W5 and
running the DX off of that, cuz the W5 doesnt use Device Id's like
unisyn would if I brought my PC live. Would the CX5M eliminate the
need for me to eliminate this one channel on my W5??? Does it use
Device Id's?? (I figure it does cuz it is made by Yamaha.)
I dunno, I am trying to use as many voices for my live programming,
and the sixteen channels I have access to on the W5 are icing on the
cake you know? I only get one channel on the DX21, and one channel on
my DTX2 (that I feel is worth using since it is just a drum module,
and the drums are all on Channel Ten).
One more thing before I go, does anyone know what exactly the
synthesis on the CS6x is all about? I read somewhere it is using
like three types of synthesis: Wave Form, FM, and Sampling, as well
as this new Digital Formulation or something like that..
I have too many questions Dont I???
Fear


jiles
 

i have a CX5MII and as much as i like having it around it's really not that
advanced. i think u have seriously over estimating it's abilities,
especially in the live arena! the computer itself is at about the same
level as the commodore 64. the fm synths in them are not too bad at all,
but the midi implementation on the CX5MII is pretty limited. program
change, midi sync, and 4 controllers (volume, sustain, portamento switch
and portamento time). i think it was even more limited on the CX5M.
sequencing? compared to cakewalk and acid it is very very basic sequencing.

Does this particular PC already have a floppy disk drive (3.5) or is
like the atari where you have to add on everything???
add on. and i think the floppy drives are hard to find.

i'm note totally sure what you are trying to achieve but perhaps one of
those midi controller knobby things used with the DX21 would do the job... ?

you can download a manual here to find out more:


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