Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!brl-tgr!ron From: ron@brl-tgr.ARPA (Ron Natalie ) Newsgroups: net.music.synth Subject: Re: Info on Yamaha CX5M Message-ID: <10698@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Wed, 15-May-85 13:19:50 EDT Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.10698 Posted: Wed May 15 13:19:50 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 16-May-85 21:49:07 EDT References: <217@sask.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: Ballistic Research Lab Lines: 24 > Are there any owners of Yamaha CX5M music computers who are willing to I got to look at one in the store. I am underwhelmed. It could have been good, but it will only amount to a toy because they limitted the functions too much. It's just a video game with a decent sound chip. > > - What about the FM Music composer? Does the keyboard driven interface > become tedious? > 2000 note sequencers are really useful [SARCASM MODE] > I've heard mention that Yamaha will be > releasing a sequencer this summer. Has anyone heard any details about this? > (It seems to me the ultimate set up would be just to allow FM music > composer to be externally synched). Are there any other products on the > market which handle sequencing to tape? > The sequencer is out, I've seen the brochures, but not the unit yet. It looks rather nice, but again, It is probably going to take a major revision to the Musical Video game to make it do anything REAL. -Ron