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Monday, January 01, 2007

Yamaha DX7 II D - Grey Matter

Update: I do not want to get into the habit of policing auctions, but as always be careful. The odd thing about this seller is zero feedback with the claim to having an old account with tons of positive feedback. Then why not use the old account with the positive feedback? On the other hand, all of the images for the sellers other auctions seem to have the same lighting, leading one to believe either he took them or he managed to find them somewhere. BTW, if you ever catch images from another location, please comment and I'll update the post.

Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction. You can find more info on the Grey Matter add-on on Dave Benson's DX7 Page.

In short:

The DX7 version gives:
# extra patch memory (with function data for EACH patch)
# optional ROM sounds from GMR, allowing 576 patches in a DX7
# patch mapping
# master contoller functions
# transmission on two midi channels
# stacking of sound (makes it thicker but only 8 note poly)
# ...and more...

The DX7II/FD version {includes all of the above?} and adds:
# 8 voice multi-timbral capability
# a sequencer
# a MIDI monitor
# a simple, "interactive" player mode

Again for more info including the list of individual MIDI enhancements check out Dave Benson's DX7 Page.

3 comments:

  1. the seller has 0 feedback and he is living the country.
    You should check this before posting fake action.

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  2. It's not my job to babysit or pass judgment on these. I figure if you can read this site you can read the auction, and if you are going to be bidding on an item on Ebay, you better read the auction. If you can't read, get someone else to read the auction details for you. I put these up for the pictures and I always give credit.

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  3. Thanks bee jay. The interesting thing is if I were to put something up on Ebay, I think I'd have zero feedback as well, as I don't Ebay often.

    But... What is a little fishy about this person's auction is that the seller states it's a new account and the old account has tons of positive feedback. If that's the case then why ? Also most of the images from the sellers auctions do appear to have the same lighting. That leads me to believe the images came from the same place. Either the seller took them or he found like pictures out there. I figure if anyone recognizes the shots from elsewhere they'll speak out.

    Regardless, I don't want to get into the habit of policing Ebay auctions. As bee jay says, I put them up because the are interesting - either the images are really good and I do not what them to be lost, there are interesting details I do not want lost, or the item is so odd/rare, it's worth putting up a post.

    However, for this sellers posts I will put up a warning.

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To reduce spam, comments for posts older than one week are not displayed until approved, usually same day. Do not insult people. For items for sale, do not ask if it is still available. Check the auction link and search for the item. Auctions are from various sellers and expire over time. Posts remain for the pics and historical purposes. This site is meant to be a daily snapshot of some of what was out there in the world of synths.

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