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From: mohan@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU (Sunil Mohan)
Newsgroups: net.music.synth
Subject: Re: Yamaha CX-5 ?
Message-ID: <3684@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU>
Date: Tue, 17-Sep-85 11:21:26 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep 17 11:21:26 1985
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> The Yamaha CX-5 is a cross between a baby home computer and a synthesizer.
> It has a typewriter keyboard, is programmable in basic (sigh), and hooks up
> to your TV to display text.  In addition, it has something like the
> equivalent of eight DX-7s inside it.  The voice parameters are set,
> and notes may be played, by basic programs.  The CX-5 can also be
> hooked up to many devices via a MIDI interface.  In particular, it can
> be hooked up to a keyboard which functions as a controller only
> (Yamaha makes two).

The  CX-5M is a Microsoft  muC based  on an  8-bit muP.  It   has 8 FM
voices, each with 4  operators (as found on  the DX-9).  However the 8
voices can be independently programmed.  I *think*, but  am not  sure,
that these are velocity sensitive. List price is  around $470. You can
get a s/w cartridge to program the voices, and another which  converts
the m/c into a MIDI sequencer (each $50).  Yes,  the  muC has built in
MIDI interfaces. Yamaha also  makes  two 4-octave  non-touch-sensitive
keyboards - small keys (list $100) and normal-sized  keys (List $200).
KEYBOARD magazine carried a review of the system early this year.
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Sunil

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