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From: erickson@cbmvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.music.synth
Subject: Re: Digital Reverb? and Yamaha Synths
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Date: Thu, 27-Mar-86 17:11:52 EST
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Posted: Thu Mar 27 17:11:52 1986
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In article <1373@mit-eddie.MIT.EDU> Campbell.SV@mit-eddie.UUCP writes:
>Regards, Rick Campbell
>
>PS I have a question for the net people who have Yamaha synths.  I am
>trying to decide between a DX-7 (smaller, no computer required to
>program, cartridges etc) verses a KX-88 and a TX-7 (good keyboard, use
>with new synth modules as they come out)  Anybody have an opinion based
>on actual experience?

I have recently purchased a KX-88 and TX-7.  Since I want to use this setup as
a piano substitute as well as a synth, smaller keyboards just wouldn't do.
I am quite happy with this setup, and I am glad I didn't go for a DX-7 or
DX-5.

However, an external computer is really necessary for any but the most
trivial tweaking of the TX-7's performance parameters.  The KX-88 will allow
you to send any MIDI command <= 20 bytes of data, but it requires entering
in each byte as hex.  A typical parameter change is about 8 bytes of data, as
I recall.  Alternately, you can assign a slider to vary the value of any given
MIDI parameter.  The KX-88 is tailored to to Yamaha's system exclusive data,
but there are two "universal" parameters as well as the data dump of up to
20 bytes of anything.  The KX-88 is VERY flexible, allowing the use of any
slider, foot controller, breath controller, etc. to vary just about anything
MIDI parameter you want.

Without a computer (or DX-7), you can't even re-group the different sounds
written out as groups to tape.  Fortunately, I have friends with DX-7's that
have allowed me to get set up well enough for now without a computer.  I am
contemplating the purchase of a MIDI computer (probably an AMIGA) Real Soon
Now to make my life easier.

This setup is NOT readily moved!  The KX-88 alone weighs 63 pounds.  But if
you want a great keyboard, with good sound, and can live without RAM
cartridges or built-in editing capability, I think you'd like this combination.

This of course is just my opinion, but that's what you asked for.  Try and get
familiar with both setups because what matters is what you like, and its alot
of money to spend on the wrong thing!

Lee Erickson - now working with,       uucp: {ihnp4|seismo|caip}!cbmvax!erickson
but no way officially representing     arpa: cbmvax!erickson@seismo.css.GOV
Commodore, Engineering Department

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Lee Erickson - now working with,       uucp: {ihnp4|seismo|caip}!cbmvax!erickson
but no way officially representing     arpa: cbmvax!erickson@seismo.css.GOV
Commodore, Engineering Department