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"The second way updates a single entry, allowing different notes to have different algorithms..." So the chips allowed multitimbral operation, but the DX7 didn
by TheOtherHobbes 5y ago
"The second way updates a single entry, allowing different notes to have different algorithms..."
So the chips allowed multitimbral operation, but the DX7 didn't support it?
- kens 5y agoYes, that's how it looks, the chip supports multitimbral operation but the synthesizer doesn't. Disclaimer: I haven't tested this out, so I'm not 100% sure.
- elihu 5y agoSeems like the sort of thing you'd use for a drum kit patch (each key is a different kind of drum), but I suppose that wasn't a standard thing when the DX7 came out and wouldn't be for awhile. This demonstrates the factory patches; the train patch (#31) seems to have several different distinct timbres: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3rrjQtQe5A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3rrjQtQe5A
- jacquesm 5y agoThis is a theory that I would love to put to the test.