Yamaha DX11

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Yamaha DX11 is one of the latest models of the legendary DX series that Yamaha produced in the 1980s. The DX11, released in 1988, four years after the DX7, offers 8-part multitimbrality, an advantage that previous DX synthesizers (like the DX7 or DX9) did not have.

The DX 11 has a polyphony of 8 voices, and contains a 4-Operator Digital FM synthesizer, like the DX9, in contrast with the DX7, which contains 6 operators), LFO, reverb, DDL delay, pan and tremolo. The DX-11's multitimbral features allow players to spread various sound patches across different "zones" of the keyboard. It also allows complex ensemble performances using external sequencers or while playing live using "Performance" patches. The "Quick Edit" function helps a lot on the programming (which is very difficult on DX7 or DX9) so you don't have to delve into the complexity of FM synthesis to make a few simple changes on the sounds. These quick edits affect the tone, envelope attack and release times. Unfortunately there are no on-board arpeggiators or sequencers. It has 61 Keys (velocity and aftertouch sensitivity), and its memory includes 128 preset patches, 32 performance patches. It has a slot for external cartridge memory (holds 64 patches) and cable to be connected with cassette.

The DX11 is underestimated (and had not the huge selling success of its brother DX7), but (except for having 4 instead of 6 operators) it is a fully upgraded version of previous DX models and maybe the best choice of all.

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