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Average rating:
4.1 out of 5
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This is as nice as FM-Synthesis can get for peanuts in a funky looking package!
See one,buy it
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Well this is the TX81z with sequencer and effects plus can be edit on the box , but always need a editor like TX81z to get to full edit functions . an editor for TX81z will work all the patches for are compatible .
www.plastic4records.com joao
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I love this little, weird looking instrument. It has some great FM sounds, with digital effects, that are unlike the sampled waveform or anlog modeling synths out there. This is the same synth that's in the B200, YS100, YS200, and maybe the DS55.
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I got this module because I had too many analog sounding synths. Initially without any editing software, soundwise it can become restrictive in a way that your not really getting the most out of FM synthesis. With editing software available now in the 21st century (thanks guys) its a great little unit to own. I got FM Farm which basically takes two FM sounds and mutates them into 50 different patches! So I've got loads of FM sounds out of this cheap unit. The Whiz suggested one preset, sounds like something vangelis would use. I don't know which one he was thinking of but the Preset Sandbell tweeked sounds like it could have been used in Bladerunner.
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The TQ5 is a neat little box. I'm a big fan of 4-op FM, and used to use this as a more easily transportable unit than a rackmount TX81Z, or a DX11. It has 100 user settings, and 100 presets, some of which I've never seen on other units. I found the "Wind" preset to be astonishing, and there is a preset (name forgotten for the moment) that sounds just like something Vangelis would routinely use.
The sequencer is a bit limited, but is great for use as a small sketchpad. The effects are limited, but the reverb is great for taking the digital edge off the sounds. One of the effects also doubles the sound, which can make plucked sounds more realistic.
Although it doesn't have full sound editing from the front panel, it does include easy editing, which is the implementation from the Yamaha-produced Korg 707 and DS8. In this form of editing, the four operators were treated as being either two stacks of two operators, or one stack of four operators. The controls acted as if one were using an analog synth than an FM synth. This allows some interesting changes, affecting several parameters at once, and will allow getting to some sounds that may not have occurred to the user if having to do changes one bit at a time.
This box only has one global performance setting, which makes it not as useful for either stacking tones for wind synthesis, or for use with a guitar controller (granted, a limited market).
I usually see these used for $40US, which is a bargain.
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