FM Monster Duel! Yamaha TX816 vs TX802

The FM monster showdown. Yamaha TX816 vs. TX802.
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The Yamaha TX816 from 1984, a monster DX7, in fact you get EIGHT DX7 in one box with a total polyphony of 128 voices.
Drawback - It's easy to waste voices and you can't edit anything without a real DX7 to control it. Or compatible software.
The Yamaha TX802 from 1987, a highly flexible and powerful FM workhorse. EIGHT 2 voice polyphonc DX7IIs inside. So less total voices than the 816, but you can arrange voices as you want and fully editable from the module itself.
Which one should you get? I show you the differences and how to use them both.
17:00 Answer to what mix was what from the last video - MIX A=802 MIX B=816
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[@user-tx2qs6jo3y]

I got a TX816 a month ago and its my new FM power house. I actually use Dexed to make music in my DAW and then take that midi information in the DAW and export the Dexed sysex patch I used into the TX816 and then record the TX816 playing it and processing it. It's fantastic and I've been having a blast designing sounds that compliment each other and then loading them all at the same time for a wall of sound that's got to be like 128 voices at once.

[@AndersEngerJensen]

Tower of bloody FM Power! Next up is to combine this with the two TX81Zs, your TX16W and my SY99 + FS1R. Watch out, south of Norway will explode in frequency modulation! ^_^

[@MartinHughesmidimarty]

Espen, Thanks for showing two of my favorite FM synths!

[@RoyMaya]

I love my TX816. And since they're so old now I went ahead and spent the time to recap the power supply and modules, including changing the batteries. Good as new!

[@hiding_my_name]

Thanks Espen! This was a really interesting video! Love taking a look at these old rackmount units

[@J._Campbell]

Great demo! Awesome FM racks! It's a sound! Thanks a lot, Espen! Well done!

[@cortical1]

Thanks, great stuff as always Espen!

[@fender1000100]

OMG FM HOLY GRAIL. Espen you continue to amaze us. With the depth of your love for 80s music tech. And history. Always wanted a TX816. But you also showed how great the TX802 is. And in reality for price and reliability. Its is probably a better option.

[@SamNiverba]

Awesome Video as always, Mr Kraft 😎

[@adrianmardianto7681]

It's 2020 and it's

[@peterj.9713]

OK ,so I guessed wrong the last Video. Thanks for showing ,FM Synthesis seems to be more impressive than I thought

[@freelunch3874]

thanks so much for making this, helped me get one of these i found at a pawn shop with bad batteries back from the dead with new sysex patches

[@TheGuitartwanger]

Great video - good enough to convince me I need some FM synthesis in my life - got a TX802 coming in the next few days

[@marcelofp75]

Great video Espen as always, greetings from Argentina!

[@cortical1]

Yayyyyy! Rolling up my sleeves for this one. Here we go...

[@francoisbasquin6974]

Proud owner of 2 x TX816, and a DX7 (had even 2 at a time!). I spoke with Wally Badarou few years ago who still use 2 TX816 for his famous power strings.

[@pekkagronfors7304]

I was right all along. Thanks for an interesting video, Espen.

[@johnmeroney2007]

I just got my TX816 up and running. Also have an fm synth museum collection I'm building. So far: DX7II, TX81Z, TX816. Waiting to get a TG77.

[@cookiekixx]

Really interesting comparison thanks

[@mvoproject]

Cool! I think that the most big difference between the simple module and top FM-rack is the details and level of expression. Anyway both are really good gear and in most cases sounds very close to each over.