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I own a DX-7 IIFD and the TX-802 FM synths
I bought the DX-7 New when it came out in 1983 .
While they are very cool synths,
Unlike analog synths with faders, when you need to tweek something..
it is a nightmare.
I found an old Yamaha PSR-36 that is a 'home' keyboard with a 2 op FM
synth built in,
Unlike the 'heavy' FM synths this PSR-36 has 6 Faders to control and
edit new sounds.
this is the first time I actually edit FM sounds theu Faders.
I know that it is very limited but it is rewarding as I created some
really cool FM sounds ( in few seconds !!!)
and you can save some of them to the built in ram .
So,
I bought some other PSR synth from a local garage sale...
try the PSS-680, 520 etc.
they even have a programable PCM drum machine and bass/chords acomp with
many different
settings.
on some you can edit the Bass FM sound.
It is like toys with hidden potential and Midi.
I ran the sounds thru the Sherman FilterBank and it finally sounded
unique enough and extremely powerful.
not bad for keyboard under $100.00 !