![]() New LSI tone generator chip can perform FM synthesis using a total of 8 different waveforms.No separate programming device or computer is necessary. Voices and all memory parameters can be edited from the front panel.Produces up to 8 different voices simultaneously, making it ideal for use with a MIDI sequence recorder.Even with a hard to use interface and the lack of a pitch EG compared to its bigger brother, it still is a very capable and flexible MIDI machine. The new waves available for each one of the 4 operators made possible the creation of more grungy and dirty sounds than before.ĭue to its success, the rack was then translated into a full keyboard synth, the DX11. ![]() So much that one of its factory patches, LatelyBass, became a definining sound of the late-80s to mid-90s rap, house and dance scene. With a very aggressive price, the rack proved to be very popular. ![]() It does implement a lot of the functionalities that were missing in the first wave of digital synthesizers by Yamaha such as the TX7, but it's really a full synth in a compact case: extremely useful for those lacking the space to buy a full keyboard every time. Apparently rack synthesizers weren't really an established concept in late 1986, as the TX81Z was reviewed in comparison with the smaller FB01 as a more complete version of a multitimbral MIDI box.
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