Yamaha TX-816 MONSTER DX/FM multi-module

I have no special permission to upload this and there is NO profit motive intended. © is probably Yamaha Corp. I offer it here for it's archival interest. It is taken from the original VHS Copy. This was indeed a monster. Eight DX7s in a Rack. Expensive then and still so now, if you can find one. They Still crop up from time to time.

[@mootbooxle]

The TX816 is the crown jewel of my Yamaha setup :)

[@sauermusicDE]

They also offered a "budget-friendly" TX216 back in the days...which could be upgraded with up to six additional TF1 modules to a complete TX816.

[@legionnairegonk4425]

When one DX7 that is something that mostly nobody knows how or bothers to learn how to program, then clearly the answer to help everyone out is to put 8 of them together in a box! 😂 Only Yamaha would do this😃. But aren't we all glad they did... Qudos to them.

[@Ciopekwah]

5:22

[@plateoshrimp9685]

Love the super realistic sound possibilities of fm synthesis!

[@PorchBass]

With a synth this powerful, one player could run the world

[@rusekamppelli4519]

Thanks for sharing this. Always nice to see more videos of the TX816, it seems to be a pretty rare synth. Listening to this I'm really impressed by the sound, even in fuzzy VHS mono! Layered FM is definitely a wonderful thing. I remember especially Wally Badarou used the TX816 to great effect on some of his albums. VST emulators like Dexed and FM7 can reach the TX-816 beastliness, in theory at least, if you can just put in the time and effort in programming 8 instances to work together... Programming the actual hardware synth must've been pretty time consuming as well!

[@NeilVanceNeilVance]

Thank you for uploading! this was perhapes 1985, I have heard a demo of the patches here on an old tape from a magazine called 'Electronic soundmaker and computer music'. lol my 816 is gatherin dust. Wish I had time to fire it up.

[@glenesis]

Miracles of Microtechnology :)

[@davetbassbos]

Oh man, those graphics, lol! Despite that very interesting, I was an original DX7 owner, thanks!

[@5argetech56]

Yamaha TX-816 = 8 DX-7's in one box!

[@JoelEverettComposer]

This is awesome! Thanks for sharing!

[@pennywiser9607]

Module 7 already sounds like an amazing piano

[@Swanlord05]

Incredible

[@Eldanoth]

Awesome!😻

[@Swanlord05]

This thing sounds better than stuff out there in 2022

[@neonvoid]

This is as good as FM gets.

[@xp50player]

10:17

[@alanredversangel]

Crazy that a Raspberry Pi can run 8 DX7s without breaking a sweat. I mean, if multi outputs were important to you you could still use 4 or 8 smaller raspberry pis and not break the bank.

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

I have long harbored a weird fantasy. I’ve imagined pairing the 816 with an SY-22 or -35, calling up a tone with 32-note polyphony and 4-part multitimbral functionality and being able to switch between the 4 tones by using the vector controller. I’ve been informed something like that isn’t doable, but it still makes for a fun fantasy.