# Yamaha TX802
“You’re not likely to see another one of these up for auction any time soon! This is a rare, fully functioning synth module that has 8 Yamaha DX-7mk II brains in two rack spaces. The DX-7 was THE synth in the early 80′s and was responsible for most of those clear-as-a-bell, extremely distinctive sounds that characterized early to mid 80s pop music. The DX-7 family of synths makes use of additive synthesis, where 6 oscillators can be combined in various ways to create that distinctive sound. This TX-802 was Yamaha’s most sophisticated FM synth product, having no less than 48 oscilators! This means that you can layer up to 8 classic DX-7 sounds together in performance to create a mega FM synthesis sound.
Cosmetically the face plate and buttons are nice, especially considering the module’s age, with few significant marks or scuffs. It does have a number of cosmetic imperfections on the back and on the top, bottom and sides, none of which will be visible once you put this module in your rack. There are marks on the face plate from rack mount screws. These too will be covered once you install this terrific module in your rack. An expansion card with additional preloaded sounds is also included.
This is the only module that I’ve ever run across with two integral pull-out programming cheat sheets. It’s a cool feature wherein two plastic cards are stored in a slot, which can be pulled out as a quick reference programming guide. They will bind a little in the slots if you don’t pull them straight out, but otherwise, no worries. ” Link