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Howdy,

 What about the GX-1? Analogue?
Rig

Yes indeed. The GX-1 used the same analogue voice architecture (at least in 
its two polyphonic sections) as the CS-60  and CS-80 polysynths.

Yamaha's first digital instrument was the GS-1, which used digital FM. It 
was a hugely expensive preset instrument (with a magnetic card reader for 
aditional sounds) housed in a grand piano-like polished wood case. Within 
two years an affordable, portable, roadworthy and completely programmable 
version with a new feature called MIDI was on the market.

Its name?

The Yamaha DX-7.

Simon

> Howdy,

> What about the GX-1? Analogue?
> Rig

Wasn't one of those GX?GS types the one used by Keith Emerson on the live "Fanfare for a common man video"?
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRB6GspBIXk (which one??)
 
I love the ending solo on that (about 5mins in).

--- On Tue, 5/10/10, Simon Beck <simon@...> wrote:

From: Simon Beck <simon@...>
Subject: Re: [CZsynth] yamaha vs casio
To: CZsynth@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, 5 October, 2010, 23:51


  



Yes indeed. The GX-1 used the same analogue voice architecture (at least in 
its two polyphonic sections) as the CS-60 and CS-80 polysynths.

Yamaha's first digital instrument was the GS-1, which used digital FM. It 
was a hugely expensive preset instrument (with a magnetic card reader for 
aditional sounds) housed in a grand piano-like polished wood case. Within 
two years an affordable, portable, roadworthy and completely programmable 
version with a new feature called MIDI was on the market.

Its name?

The Yamaha DX-7.

Simon

> Howdy,

> What about the GX-1? Analogue?
> Rig 









      

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They look and sound pretty different, schouldn't be much of a problem 
to tell them apart ;)

On 6 Oct 2010 at 12:37, Lee Borrell wrote:

> Wasn't one of those GX?GS types the one used by Keith Emerson on the
> live "Fanfare for a common man video"?
>  
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRB6GspBIXk (which one??)
>  
> I love the ending solo on that (about 5mins in).
> 
> --- On Tue, 5/10/10, Simon Beck <simon@...> wrote:
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> From: Simon Beck <simon@...>
> Subject: Re: [CZsynth] yamaha vs casio
> To: CZsynth@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Tuesday, 5 October, 2010, 23:51
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> Yes indeed. The GX-1 used the same analogue voice architecture (at
> least in 
> its two polyphonic sections) as the CS-60 and CS-80 polysynths.
> 
> Yamaha's first digital instrument was the GS-1, which used digital
> FM. It 
> was a hugely expensive preset instrument (with a magnetic card
> reader for 
> aditional sounds) housed in a grand piano-like polished wood case.
> Within 
> two years an affordable, portable, roadworthy and completely
> programmable 
> version with a new feature called MIDI was on the market.
> 
> Its name?
> 
> The Yamaha DX-7.
> 
> Simon
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> > Howdy,
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> > Rig 
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That was the GX-1 - looks like a big theatre organ; sounds like nothing on 
earth. Several were owned by well-known artists at the time, including Led 
Zeppelin, Stevie Wonder and ABBA. The later digital GS-1 looks a bit like a 
grand piano and was most famously used by Toto on the track "Africa". It can 
be seen in the song's video.

Simon

> Wasn't one of those GX?GS types the one used by Keith Emerson on the live 
> "Fanfare for a common man video"?