It has an independent voice bank for each of two synth channels (engines).

Each of 64 performance combinations can be assigned a single voice number, or a combination of two voice numbers - one from channel A and one from channel B.

[4] It was used by artists including New Order, such as their tracks "True Faith" and "1963".

It has the same synth engine, but lacks the DX1's fully weighted keys, polyphonic aftertouch, aesthetics (rosewood case and wooden keyboard), and user interface features (parameter displays).

It includes 76 keys with channel aftertouch and slightly improved MIDI features.