

Not only does the new E! board allow 256 patches and 128 Performance setups to be stored internally, but it also makes a single DX7II multitimbral (up to 8 voices), adds a sophisticated MIDI control station capable of generating arpeggios, ostinato patterns and multitimbral chords (all triggered by hitting one key) and includes a 16-track sequencer on board, as well as many other features. The board currently works with the DX7IID and FD, but it will also work with the DX7S once the software has been revised to account for that instrument's smaller LCD display.


The arrival of the new DX7's has occasioned a new E! board. One of the most innovative upgrades for the original DX7 is an internal modification which provides additional storage capabilities as well as a host of extra features. Voice patches, software to ease the pain of FM programming, powerful librarians and RAM cartridges capable of storing hundreds of sounds are just a few examples of this industry. Quote IT WOULD BE fair to say that Yamaha's DX line of synthesisers was responsible for creating a sub-industry of third-party soft and hardware manufacturers.
