The DX100 is a small mini sized keyboard, with guitar strap toggles on either end... small, Light & easily trasportable in a bag or holdall, this synth whilst having a mini-feel packs the punch with 4 banks external & 4 banks internal plus a performance bank each of 24 sounds.
As this is the one that originated chicago house it has gained status as it has all the presets, however Derrick May's DX100 of the time at some point had an Oberheim Matrix 12 filter shoe-horned into it but whatever, this is the one wqith the Solid Bass & house organ presets that have been used endlessly
With a patch dump, theoretically, it is possible to save the main sounds its famous for & dump them to any of the other 4 OP Yamaha FM units like the TX81Z, DX9, DX27, 21 etc... however they would have to have the same algorithms as the DX100, so that'd have to be checked....
The mini keys can go on these, but it's the sounds you want & if they keys go you just trigger it from another master MIDI keyboard or pencil in notes in your DAW
A veritable House Jungle garage & whatever else - fest... garage & house & to an extent Jungle & drum & bass are this synths mainstay, but i've heard high-pitched harp patches ripping fast arppegios on Hard House tunes and many others....
Cheezy organs, solid bass and lots inbetween.....
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