kish@caip.RUTGERS.EDU (Bill Kish) (03/21/86)
Can anyone tell me exactly what is the difference between a Yamaha TX216 and a Yamaha TX816 ? My current understanding is that the TX816 is eight DX7's minus the keyboard(s) and the TX216 is two DX7's minus the keyboard(s). Is it possible to buy a TX216 and then buy six TX tone generator modules until you have the exact equivalent of a TX816 ? Also, does anyone know if Yamaha plans to make the DX5 available in the U.S. ? Thanks, Bill Kish
djg@well.UUCP (David Julian Gray) (03/23/86)
You're right. The TX216 can be expanded to an 816 by the addition of six modules, and yes, they indeed consist of same the sound generation guts as the DX7. I know a few folks with DX5's. As far as I know they are available in the US. Check with Yamaha: Yamaha International Corporation PO Box 6600 Buena Park, CA 90622 (714) 522-9152
pector@ihuxw.UUCP (Pector) (03/24/86)
> > Can anyone tell me exactly what is the difference between a Yamaha TX216 > and a Yamaha TX816 ? My current understanding is that the TX816 is eight > DX7's minus the keyboard(s) and the TX216 is two DX7's minus the keyboard(s). > Is it possible to buy a TX216 and then buy six TX tone generator modules > until you have the exact equivalent of a TX816 ? > > Also, does anyone know if Yamaha plans to make the DX5 available in the U.S. ? > > Thanks, > Bill Kish Bill, The tone generator modules used by the TX216/816 are called TF1s. They are practically identical in function to the TX7s in that they have 32 voice and 32 performance memories (as opposed to the DX7's 32 voice and one per- formance memory). The TF1s are about 60% or so of the price of the TX7s. However, the TX216 (rack plus two TF1s) costs more than two TX7s. The cost advantage in fact does not favor the TF1s until you need more than three TX7s/TF1s. The moral: if you need more than 3 TX7s/DX7s, consider getting a MIDI keyboard controller (Yamaha KX88/KX76) plus the TX216 plus however many additional TF1s you need. In regard to your question about whether Yamaha will be selling DX5s in the USA, I am a very pleased owner of a DX5! The DX5 is essentially a 76-key MIDI keyboard with the equivalent of two TX7s built in. I got mine 11/29/85 at the Sound Post in Mt. Prospect, Illinois. However, if you can't get a significant discount on the DX5, I would recommend checking the cost of a KX88 (88 piano weighted keys MIDI keyboard controller) plus a TX216 (or instead, two TX7s) as the economics can easily swing in favor of the latter combination. Scott Pector ihnp4!ihuxw!pector
gibson@unc.UUCP (Bill Gibson) (03/26/86)
In article <824@well.UUCP> djg@well.UUCP (David Julian Gray) writes: >I know a few folks with DX5's. As far as I know they are >available in the US. I must have missed the original posting, but I infer from the above statement that there is some question about DX5 availability in the states. When I was looking for one last year, a salesman told me that a small number (I think 200) had been shipped to the US originally because Yamaha wasn't sure they would sell. This salesman (Bill at Rhythm City in Atlanta) had gotten several of the US shipment; in fact, when I was looking for one, his was the only store I could find that had them in stock. Supposedly, Yamaha was going to send a second shipment at the beginning of this year. I suspect that this has already arrived, since I saw a DX5 in a local store a month or 2 ago. Bill Gibson gibson@unc ...[akgua,decvax,philabs]!mcnc!unc!gibson