The Korg 707 is a 4 operator FM synthesiser released in 1987 and is essentially a Korg DS-8 sans the effects processor, but still yielding the same 2 oscillator 8 note polyphony & offering the same 3 programming modes of the DS-8: Layer Mode allows two programs to be played across the whole keyboard, Double Mode gives you an upper & lower keyboard, split between two programs, while Multi Mode access the aforementioned 8 part multi-timbrel feature, allowing the user to construct 8 part compositions using 8 different programs in combination with a sequencer.
The 707 therefore was sold as a Performance version of the DS-8 featuring guitar strap buttons on either end and when used this way the Pitch & Modulation wheels could be reversed. and therefore the full name of the 707 is actually the Korg 707 Performing Synthesiser.
Some say this synth is a bit toy like, but it yields beautiful bell & glass edged electric pianos such as you might hear in the highest-end 80's ballads, warm lush pads, fat basses, rich organs, sitar like sounds, percussive sounds, rich FM strings & brass and more.
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