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