Component Synthesis with the Yamaha TX816

The TX816 is a rack mounted behemoth, with essentially 8 DX7s in one unit. It's a great piece of gear if you can get in and program it - here we have a hardware controller put to good use, creating sounds using what's known as 'component synthesis'. The video contains examples of this method of sound generation, with explanations on how it works, and how it's set up on the TX816. Here's more: 

Shall I better call it "Unleash the TX816"? Changing all 8 Modules simultaneously with my TX816 Hardware Controller. Version 2, now in Stereo. Only common MIDI in/out is needed. Modules are addressed by 8 MIDI channels or OMNI mode. The audio in is a sampling input. The sample is analyzed by FFT and the result is used for additive synthesis which uses 48 operators of all 8 modules. This was not explained in the video, among other things ...

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