Re: yamaha vintage synths

[Paul Richards <paulrichard_rocks@yahoo.com>]

Ah, yes, the old Yamaha synths. My first synth was a Yamaha DX-21. Some one commented on one of the bass sounds onboard as to its being excellent. I think I remember that sound (or one similar) - I always used the DX-21 for its bass sounds.

 

I had an FB-01 as well and a TX-81Z. The third party sounds for the TX-81Z were done pretty darn good for its time (on cassette!). I was just looking at a used FB-01 at a local music store for $49.00 and was tempted to buy it so I could travel down the nostalgia path for a while.

 

I still have a Yamaha TG-33 that I haven't turned on for a while. Hope it doesn't start smoking when I do ( like a Casio DAT recorder I have)!

Regards, Paul
--- On Wed, 12/24/08, Richard Roberts <zeroohms@basicisp.net> wrote:

From: Richard Roberts <zeroohms@basicisp.net>
Subject: Re: yamaha vintage synths
To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
Date: Wednesday, December 24, 2008, 10:29 AM

Okay, I'll confess. I still have - and occasionally record with - an old TX-81Z. I actually got pretty good at programming it despite the limitations of the four-operator system. But sometimes, late at night, after working with it a long time, I could swear every sound it makes sounds like a distorted koto.

Richard Roberts

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