Yamaha TX816

Yamaha TX816 For Sale.

This one contains 7 TF1 modules - each of these modules is contains the synth engine from the original vintage Yamaha DX7.

A new set of batteries was soldered in place so you shouldn't have to pay anyone to do this now or worry about losing your patches anytime soon. The same bank of patches has been loaded into each of the TF1 modules. Properly tested post-servicing and working and sounding great!

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You all know the classic Yamaha DX7, the best known digital synth ever. World famous for the beautiful synthetic sounds generated by its FM synth engine.  There's hardly an 80's synthpop band that didn't use one (or many)! This TX-816 is essentially EIGHT DX-7 modules in a single rack - the ultimate multi-timbral FM synthesizer, featuring a whopping 128 note polyphony! I believe it originally sold for several thousand dollars when it came out in the mid 80's. This was THE synth to have at the time and, to this day, is still quite widely used.

Basically, the TX-816 is a modular synth containing 8 DX-7 cards. Each card, also known as a TF-1, is 16 note polyphonic, can hold 32 of its own sounds, and can respond to its own MIDI channel.  It can receive patches from the original DX7 or other TX816s.