Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site lasspvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!houxm!vax135!cornell!lasspvax!gtaylor From: gtaylor@lasspvax.UUCP (Greg Taylor) Newsgroups: net.music.synth Subject: Re: Info on Yamaha CX5M Message-ID: <359@lasspvax.UUCP> Date: Sat, 18-May-85 12:13:15 EDT Article-I.D.: lasspvax.359 Posted: Sat May 18 12:13:15 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 21-May-85 05:32:52 EDT References: <217@sask.UUCP> <10698@brl-tgr.ARPA> Reply-To: gtaylor@lasspvax.UUCP (Greg Taylor) Distribution: net Organization: LASSP, Cornell University Lines: 41 In article <10698@brl-tgr.ARPA> ron@brl-tgr.ARPA (Ron Natalie ) writes: > >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. > THere are two of them, actually. The QX1 clocks in at the high 2K-high 3k range (I think it's $2795 list) and supposedly does everything but babysit your children. Built in disk drive and all. THey're pushing it with that little rack mount dingus that holds 7 dx7s in a box. However, the British press has a lot of stuff in it about a smaller set of units that clock in at considerably less cost. Theyre called the QX7 and TX7 respectively. The sequencer is smaller and handles two other tracks or 16 simultaneous notes (the Brit press isn't clear here), and the TX is a little ole dx7 in a box. The sequencer is listed as running 499 pounds or so, which is a bit more inthe proce range. I'd guess that if this iis the norm,you'll see those products here at the June Namm show in chicago. By the way, if any of you can find it, I'd recommend that you try and hunt up a copy of the Brit mag ONE TWO TESTING. It's published by the same folks who do NME, and their reviews are a good deal more than a simple listing of product information and a free review for the company. You get the idea that the reviewers have a certain bias (they're quite straight on it), but the reviews are actually *very* informative. They've actually taken the stuff home and fooled with it themselves instead of reading the brochures and hacking with stuff in the dealer rep's hotel room for 20 minutes. Also, the British have stuff released there a good 5 months-year ahead of us. Stuff like the DX5.... Greg -- ________________________________________________________________________________ Once I was young:once I was smart:now I'm living on the edge of my nerves:-Japan Gregory Alan Taylor:162 Clark Hall:Cornell University:Ithaca,NY 14850:USA USENET: {cmcl2,decvax,ihnp4}!cornell!lasspvax!gtaylor ARPANET: gtaylor@lasspvax.arpa BITNET: gtaylor@crnlthry.bitnet ________________________________________________________________________________