Re: [AH] DX7 Vs...sx200?

From Brian Willoughby
Sent Sun, Sep 30th 2018, 18:54

On Sep 30, 2018, at 10:07 AM, xxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx wrote:
> On 2018-09-29 14:12, matrix wrote:
>> If you look at Casio's VZ-1 there are buttons with LEDs that allow =
you
>> to enable and disable each operator.  I would love an FM synth that
>> had similar buttons above a control section that instead of enabling
>> or disabling the operators, they enabled or disabled the controls for
>> each operator.  That way you could select what operators were =
affected
>> by the FM depth, harmonic control, etc..  Even with the Jellinghaus
>> and Detronics DT7 I think you have to adjust each parameter =
separately
>> vs. having groupings you can assign.
>=20
> The DX7 programmer I've designed allows multiple operator editing by =
using a common set of controls for the operators (and switches to select =
the operators to edit), which reduces cost significantly and makes the =
programmer smaller (3U rack), but sacrifices dedicated sliders for each =
operator.  I put the development on hold to focus on other programmers, =
once the DT7 was announced, but perhaps it's time to thaw the project.

Hey, Doug. Would it be possible for a die-hard fan of the DX7 to buy 6 =
of your programmers and use them in parallel? It might be worth the =
effort of a few firmware tweaks to enable that possibility. Then, most =
customers could buy just one programmer, but some really serious FM =
programmers could link 6 of them (or 4, if your programmer works with =
the 4-op Yamaha FM).

Brian