Certainly not cheap unless compared to a schmidt they are around 400 500.
Cheap rack synth.
Modular synthesizers allow you to create your own custom synthesizer piece by piece then patch those elements together in different ways to create unique sounds.
As part of roland s sound expander series which includes plenty of great rackmount synths that do more typically synth sounds all of which run for just over 100 now the m se1 is such a faithful string synth that it actually sounds like the strings it emulates.
Tx81z is a dx11 in rack not a dx100.
Rackmount synths for sale on reverb.
Although its a 8 algorithm 4 operator fm synth like dx9 dx21 dx27 dx100 tx81z could use one of 8 different waveforms for each operator while the older 4 operator synths and also the old 6 operator synths like dx1 dx5 dx7 used only a sine wave for their operators.
Thanks to the mini duo and korg s line of cheap synths my personal fave being the monotribe see on amazon that can easily be achieved.
Losing the keys allows easier mix and matching when creating in your studio or playing on stage.
Taking the power of a traditional synthesizer and placing it into a much more versatile format rackmount synths are one of the most versatile options in sculpting a unique synth sound.