Product: Yamaha DX-100
Price Paid: US $150,$300,$160,$225 used
Submitted
11/12/1998
at
01:50pm
by
Teo Barry Vincent IV
Email: nsite at nzone<dot>com
Ease of Use
:
9
You can strap this keyboard on, and it's got the pitch-bend and mod wheels just where you want them to JAM!!! The patch editing is so easy, you can transpose and change mod functions on-the-fly. I haven't even used the breath controller that I got with my latest one (4th one), but I was able to hot-wire the foot pedal to be modulation (wah on clav, vibrato, etc..) and it's my favorite keyboard!! (Selling one?????)
Features
:
9
Features are identical to the DX-21. Only difference I know of is the DX-100 has snaps on the side for a standard guitar strap.
Expressiveness/Sounds
:
9
Incredible bass tones, great Clavinet, OK organs and pianos, best at funky tones and flutish sounds. The effects are great too, birds, helicopter, etc... If I spent more time I'd have some trademark sounds!
Reliability
:
10
Just don't use the wrong power supply on it, and it'll last forever.
Customer Support
:
7
Ordered the service manuals, they were pretty helpful. Can't find people to fix them though.
Overall Rating
:
10
Selling one? I want it! You will one day see me as the famous "wears 2 keyboards strapped on!" guy. Great as a beginning synth, and with the breath controller and programmability, it's ideal.
