When you do create a sound, having 6 different oscillators is nice. You have control over the volume each oscillator plays at, if it responds to key velocity, etc... (its always fun to have one really noisy oscillator only activated during a hard key strike).

this thing makes great wierd-ass, space alien, freakish noises ....which is pretty much why i got it... its also very cheap nowadays.... im currently trying to make a whiny cat noise (if you have a cat you know its the funniest thing on earth) ...as you could probably tell, im on lsd right now. have fun dx'n!

That was 13 years ago and it still thrills me.

First of all, I love Yamaha keyboards! The action is just right. I can fly up and down this thing like nobody's business. On my Roland, I can strike a note 3 times before the key returns to it's original position. If I'm going to play a solo, it gets played on the DX.

I cut my teeth on this synth. I love the FM sound! What can I say? I'm a child of the '80s.

The only drawback is programming. Unless you're a nuclear physicist, forget it. Go to the web and download one of the thousands of sounds available there.

Don't overlook the cool breath controller. If you're like me and use both hands and the sustain pedal almost constantly, the BC is a Godsend. It is programmable with the same parameters as the mod wheel and pedal, so you can at last kick in a little vibe or EG bias while moving from 1 huge chord to another! Just don't forget it'e there.

This is still (yes, still) my primary board. The FM Rhodes sounds cannot be beat! ANd why even try? This is the original!