TOP 10 Greatest Yamaha DX7 E. Piano Intros of ALL TIME!!!

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💥 In case it isn’t obvious, I LOVE my DX7!
💥 In this video, I will go through 10 amazing DX7 Intros that use any variant of the classic "E. Piano" patch that dominated the 1980's and 90's!
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  • @RickBeato
    @RickBeato14 күн бұрын

    Great list Pierre!! Love the DX7 :)

  • @pierrejpiscitelli

    @pierrejpiscitelli

    14 күн бұрын

    Thx Rick 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 me too!

  • @RED40HOURS

    @RED40HOURS

    14 күн бұрын

    its you!! :OO

  • @Gjermund-Sivertsen

    @Gjermund-Sivertsen

    13 күн бұрын

    Me too. I have a DX7 in my basement. The classic EP sound is fantastic. Thank you for this breakdown. Feeling nostalgic 🎹😃

  • @hewitc

    @hewitc

    12 күн бұрын

    I still use mine. I like the keyboard action. Good midi controller.

  • @RED40HOURS

    @RED40HOURS

    12 күн бұрын

    @@IntiOJ he cares lol

  • @unikornkontroller
    @unikornkontroller11 күн бұрын

    It's got that "We'll be right back after these commercial messages." vibe.

  • @pierrejpiscitelli

    @pierrejpiscitelli

    11 күн бұрын

    😂

  • @wallace870

    @wallace870

    2 күн бұрын

    lol 😂… Exactly 😂… you nailed it 😮

  • @darwinsaye
    @darwinsaye12 күн бұрын

    People hate it because so many bands *only* ever used the preset sounds that you demonstrated, and they used them absolutely to death. The DX is an utterly remarkable instrument if you sit down and program your own sounds into it. Capable of a hell of a lot more than the clichéd sounds used on 80s pop hits.

  • @jp00349

    @jp00349

    11 күн бұрын

    Aye sir 👏👏

  • @MrCowfood

    @MrCowfood

    11 күн бұрын

    @@DerMensch1try listening to Brian Eno’s “Apollo” album. Majority of sounds were sculpted on the dx7 for it. Not to say the programming is and was atrocious, that much is very true.

  • @MrCowfood

    @MrCowfood

    11 күн бұрын

    @@DerMensch1 imho the Roland Jupiter 8 is one of the greats. I have a studio filled with analog synths. Nary a dx7 in sight, nor desire for one. There are however many much much better approaches to FM these days, including a 1:1 vst of the dx7 with a UI that makes it easier to program ‘Plogue OPS7’ but if tactile is important, Korg, Elektron and others have more interesting approaches

  • @inland_sounds9312

    @inland_sounds9312

    11 күн бұрын

    Brian Eno... a lesson on how to tame the beast!

  • @rachelar

    @rachelar

    11 күн бұрын

    Beat me to it. Heard the weird alien sounding DX7 sampling CD by Jan Linton & Richard Barbieri ?

  • @geezerdiamond
    @geezerdiamond7 күн бұрын

    As soon as you started playing, my brain went to a very happy place! Born mid-70s, so I grew up in the 80s 🙂

  • @brettbreet
    @brettbreet14 күн бұрын

    Honorable Mention: Doogie Howser's theme!

  • @SOALNightLive

    @SOALNightLive

    13 күн бұрын

    Don't people call that patch on here the Doogie? First thing I think of.

  • @JeffCD77

    @JeffCD77

    11 күн бұрын

    Totally underrated comment. Doogie is all I was thinking about during this entire video.

  • @OldAussieAds

    @OldAussieAds

    9 күн бұрын

    Everything played in this video sounds like the music throughout the Doogie Howser MD show. It certainly wasn't just the main theme... the show was packed to the brim with DX7 jingles.

  • @krishnaguha2067

    @krishnaguha2067

    8 күн бұрын

    Yes!

  • @KeysToTheCastleMusic
    @KeysToTheCastleMusic14 күн бұрын

    I've always absolutely loved that sound, but then again I grew up in the 80s...the greatest pop culture decade ever!

  • @weehudyy

    @weehudyy

    11 күн бұрын

    This series of wishy washy wimpy noises expose exactly why the 80s was such a rubbish decade ... clattering drum machines and effing DX7s ... shite

  • @petrmatejka1742

    @petrmatejka1742

    9 күн бұрын

    @@weehudyy Exactly!

  • @bartonhankle9484

    @bartonhankle9484

    9 күн бұрын

    No no not the 80s. The 70s were way better. Why? I grew up in the seventies!

  • @KeysToTheCastleMusic

    @KeysToTheCastleMusic

    9 күн бұрын

    @@bartonhankle9484 Ha. I actually like the songwriting better in the 70s. There's just something about pop culture that ties into the music in the 80s though. The movie soundtrack definitely plays a huge part.

  • @somegeezer4058

    @somegeezer4058

    2 күн бұрын

    @@bartonhankle9484 You nailed it. Most of us appreciate the music from our coming of age years the most. For me that bridges both the late 70s and early 80s.

  • @bitkahuna
    @bitkahuna14 күн бұрын

    i still have mine, from 1983... amazing midi has survived this long and it works with logic pro just fine.

  • @chc2000
    @chc200013 күн бұрын

    So much classic R&B music has been made with that keyboard... Can never get tired of it.

  • @oholm09

    @oholm09

    12 күн бұрын

    Like michael jackson whitney houston luther vandross lionel richie stevie wonder etc

  • @jeffacafe

    @jeffacafe

    5 күн бұрын

    Tons of great Babyface songs

  • @justie1220
    @justie122014 күн бұрын

    How could anyone not like the DX7 sound???? It’s the sound of a lot of the best hits of the 80s 😮😮😮

  • @ricardomoraesbressan243

    @ricardomoraesbressan243

    14 күн бұрын

    Maybe because I hate the 80´s ehehehehehehehe

  • @fretbuzz59

    @fretbuzz59

    13 күн бұрын

    It ruined many of the best hits of the 80s. Hated it then; hate it now.

  • @rialopib

    @rialopib

    13 күн бұрын

    @@fretbuzz59 Micheal McDonald, Quincy Jones, David Foster and many other great composers and musicians of that time would indeed have been better off asking you for advice on how they could actually have done it better...

  • @fretbuzz59

    @fretbuzz59

    13 күн бұрын

    @@rialopib Oh bugger off. It's obviously my opinion, and as Pierre points out, it's one that many people share. Many musicians and producers gravitate toward what's new and what's popular; that doesn't mean that in hindsight they'd do the same. I disliked the DX sound back then, and I I don't think it's aged well at all. Is there no sound/instrument from popular music that you don't care for? BTW, most of MM's hits didn't use the DX; usually Rhodes.

  • @frankmarsh1159

    @frankmarsh1159

    12 күн бұрын

    Because it sounds fake and cheesy.

  • @jeffleonhardt7173
    @jeffleonhardt717314 күн бұрын

    As a "child of the 80's" how could I not love the DX7? So unique when analog was starting to get taken over by digital. As a side note, it was hard to not see the similarity between the photo of David Foster and yourself. ;-)

  • @DaMoocH916
    @DaMoocH9169 күн бұрын

    Absolutely no keyboardist or working musician hated the DX7. It’s the most beloved board of all time. There’s not even a close second - no board ever felt the irrefutable acclaim, adoration or secondary fan market that this board had.

  • @Lostmusicvideos

    @Lostmusicvideos

    5 күн бұрын

    But the stock sounds are iconic

  • @jimevenson9667

    @jimevenson9667

    5 күн бұрын

    I did..always did. It didn’t sound like any of the prog bands I was listening to at the time. Love it now though!

  • @drinkinslim

    @drinkinslim

    3 күн бұрын

    I liked a few of the sounds; the EP, the jazz guitar... not much else though. I much prefered the Roland synths, like the Jupiter 6 and the D50. I just felt like the D50 tickled the ears more (so to speak) and was more diverse in its sounds. The DX7 and D50 were hitting heads for quite a while there... back in the day 😅

  • @vodajcek

    @vodajcek

    2 күн бұрын

    Ah yes, the old 1980s time-to change-the-radio-station-a-cheesy-ballad-is-happening alert noise

  • @moinlabs
    @moinlabs14 күн бұрын

    I always have to smile at this, as pretty much every synth workstation today has a "that dx7 epiano", and those patches sound close to the actual DX7. While the DX7 patch sounded nothing like the Rhodes it meant to imitate. Which in turn sounded nothing like the acoustic pianos it meant to imitate. Advanced synth technology of today will keep us from experiencing more of those happy accidents I'm afraid.

  • @grantbob
    @grantbob14 күн бұрын

    You forgot Luther's "Here and Now". Classic sound for sure.

  • @mattjones366
    @mattjones36614 күн бұрын

    When you first starting playing I immediately went to Somewhere Out There from American Tail

  • @moonootoo

    @moonootoo

    12 күн бұрын

    Yes this is my no.1 pick

  • @manichols84

    @manichols84

    10 күн бұрын

    Yessss!!! That song is engraved on my soul.

  • @dandiehm8414

    @dandiehm8414

    10 күн бұрын

    I went to "Babe" by Styx.

  • @mv9787

    @mv9787

    10 күн бұрын

    Great song ❤️

  • @jerram7455

    @jerram7455

    9 күн бұрын

    So glad I’m not the only one. My childhood thanks you.

  • @JonathanLazaro1
    @JonathanLazaro13 күн бұрын

    DX-7 E.Piano is probably the Comic Sans of the keyboard sounds. People loved it (and used it) so much that it took a turn on people's minds. And I say this with deep respect and love for this amazing machine 😅. Great video!

  • @WoodenKeys

    @WoodenKeys

    Күн бұрын

    Which sound or instrument is the Helvetica then? (free to pick any instrument on earth)

  • @ElectronicazMusic
    @ElectronicazMusic12 күн бұрын

    Back in the day I HATED that sound. But having gotten older, I absolutely love it now. As you say, nostalgia! 😁 ♥ 🎶 🎹

  • @Siansonea
    @Siansonea14 күн бұрын

    Learning to love the Yamaha DX7, it is the greatest love of all...

  • @christopheroliver148

    @christopheroliver148

    10 күн бұрын

    The Whitney tune was actually done on a real Rhodes with the Dyno-My-Piano mod as I recall, and the DX7 is an emulation of that. I far prefer the beefier more muscular tone of an unmodified Mark II or V.

  • @drinkinslim

    @drinkinslim

    3 күн бұрын

    @@christopheroliver148 Yes. Especially in person, the Rhodes sound AMAZING.

  • @juliansw3110
    @juliansw311014 күн бұрын

    So true about Hard Habit to break being an exceptional composition. The strings/symphonic arrangements from the final chorus are perfection.

  • @jomppeautio2798
    @jomppeautio279811 күн бұрын

    This is the color of 80s pop music. I just love it.

  • @martinbarrett6249
    @martinbarrett624914 күн бұрын

    The DX7 looks immaculate, immediately recognisable. A great looking synthesiser.

  • @RebeccaTurner-ny1xx

    @RebeccaTurner-ny1xx

    12 күн бұрын

    It looks great; it's an almighty pain to programme without a computer.

  • @martinbarrett6249

    @martinbarrett6249

    11 күн бұрын

    @@RebeccaTurner-ny1xx I had heard about the DX reputation when it came to programming it. I’d probably just stick to its presets. 😆

  • @TheRealZastaCrocket
    @TheRealZastaCrocket14 күн бұрын

    I(born in 1975) totally love the sound of the DX7. My brother(born in 1963) who plays in a band together with me absolutely hates it...😅 I guess there is nothing in between. Thank you for the great video.

  • @marklar9156

    @marklar9156

    10 күн бұрын

    There is: theoretically I hate that cheesy sound but does 'it sound great in song like 'Hard habit to break' and would I be happy if it would be changed into some other sound? NO! Keep your hands off! :D

  • @judegraham463

    @judegraham463

    8 күн бұрын

    Metoo!

  • @ronaldpapa8182
    @ronaldpapa818214 күн бұрын

    A big part of so many 80’s soundtracks.

  • @mariofransiscopangemanan2399
    @mariofransiscopangemanan239910 күн бұрын

    I grew up in 80's with all of these pretty songs, and how familiar with the great preset sound of electric piano DX7 mk1, and as keyboardist I still keep it one of my collection in pristine condition.. thanks for the memories..

  • @Meridian83West
    @Meridian83West14 күн бұрын

    Thanks for taking my back to my younger days! Back in 1984 I didn't have my own keyboard, but when I heard the intro to Al Jarreau's "After All", I thought to myself, "I want to play something that sounds like THAT!"

  • @leecalamaio462

    @leecalamaio462

    12 күн бұрын

    What about One More Night by Phil Collins?

  • @dagobertkrikelin1587
    @dagobertkrikelin158714 күн бұрын

    It gives me goosebumps, 'nuff said.

  • @billylaguardia
    @billylaguardia14 күн бұрын

    DX7?! You mean….DX Heaven! My dad took out a second mortgage on his house to buy one when it came out. I remember playing with it as a kid.

  • @bluegroove777

    @bluegroove777

    14 күн бұрын

    Hell yeah!

  • @JimmyOlsson
    @JimmyOlsson2 күн бұрын

    The DX7 is a true icon in music history! Iconic! ❤

  • @marius-9333
    @marius-9333Күн бұрын

    I hear that tone and Robbie Buchanan and Tom Brooks comes first to mind!!! I'm in awe of this tone since my childhood!!!!!❤❤

  • @user-du1yk7uk9v
    @user-du1yk7uk9v14 күн бұрын

    Legendary sounds! Sara from Starship is a MASTERPIECE!

  • @GCKelloch

    @GCKelloch

    13 күн бұрын

    That word is used far too often. Sara is nothing more than a cliche pop tune by a once revolutionary band that sold out to the vapid mainstream.

  • @user-du1yk7uk9v

    @user-du1yk7uk9v

    13 күн бұрын

    @@GCKelloch Starship were an AOR band that couldn 't care less about be revolutionary but just to play great songs with the incredible voice of one of the best singer EVER : MIckey Thomas (it's because of him that I used that word) I'd love to see the mainstream to embrace again this great Music rather than the junk it came out after grunge crap.

  • @petermmahr

    @petermmahr

    13 күн бұрын

    Sara is also one of my favorite DX FM songs. It is full of them. The intro sound however is the TX-816. Great video, Pierre. Bringing back lots of good memories. Thank you for that.

  • @MaggieKeizai

    @MaggieKeizai

    12 күн бұрын

    That shitty song came on the radio and when I turned it off, the rear window of my car exploded. I hate that song so much.

  • @autk

    @autk

    11 күн бұрын

    ​@@GCKelloch let us know when you release your big hit....oh wait 😂

  • @lnkd70
    @lnkd7014 күн бұрын

    Still own a DX7IID and always my favorite synth.

  • @oldunclemick

    @oldunclemick

    12 күн бұрын

    I bought one last year. Finally got to use the nice phat layered patches that I created in the 80s on a friend's DX5.

  • @dale116dot7

    @dale116dot7

    10 күн бұрын

    I have a DX7IIFD, we had one in high school, so I just had to have one. Bought it a few years back.

  • @WolfoxBR
    @WolfoxBR9 күн бұрын

    I loved the DX7 back in the nineties. And its unique sound still plucks my heartstrings in its own unique way. Played it quite a bit, too! Instant nostalgia. Thanks for sharing this!

  • @sophiebride-gq8fn
    @sophiebride-gq8fn8 күн бұрын

    That's not horrible !! I love you're DX7 !

  • @pierrejpiscitelli

    @pierrejpiscitelli

    8 күн бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @BassTheUniverseMan
    @BassTheUniverseMan12 күн бұрын

    I love that classic DX7 tone!

  • @takeasnapshot
    @takeasnapshot12 күн бұрын

    I love the DX7 and lusted over one for years. Finally snagged a pretty clean one with the original box, manual and sustain/mod pedals last fall!

  • @MoscowPhotog

    @MoscowPhotog

    9 күн бұрын

    Curious? How much did it set you back? I’d love to have one.

  • @takeasnapshot

    @takeasnapshot

    9 күн бұрын

    @@MoscowPhotog $400!

  • @MoscowPhotog

    @MoscowPhotog

    9 күн бұрын

    @@takeasnapshot worth every penny. Congrats.

  • @sean9522
    @sean95227 күн бұрын

    You are riveting! Super Accurate recreating note to note on everything you play and stylistically on, too. I haven’t really run into any “haters” of FM synthesis and the DX7. The 12-bit “artifacty” sound of it is a little buzzy fuzzy but the sound is SO iconic. Electric piano, bells, even that bass patch so commonly used “Into the Danger Zone” Kenny Loggins and many many others. I employed MKS-20 to double/fatten up with those DX7 pianos. And the TX816 multiples of rack mount DX7s had some great multilayered FM sounds

  • @nonamepsalmist
    @nonamepsalmist4 күн бұрын

    These all like sad, yet cheerful raindrops from heaven. Great job 👍

  • @onkelmarvin8360
    @onkelmarvin836012 күн бұрын

    The Yamaha DX-7 is a classic, just like the Fender Rhodes behind you. For people like me, the DX-7 is the soundtrack of the Eighties...........and many keyboarders I`ve played with, used The DX-7.......or The Roland Jupiter 8.........or The Emulator........all brilliant synthesizers/ keyboards.......👍 Thanks for a great video...................I`m strolling down Memory Lane right now..........with a tear in my eye.............take care Mate...........❤

  • @mark.jacobson
    @mark.jacobson14 күн бұрын

    Nothing like the DX7 sound. Thanks for this walk down memory lane.

  • @motif123456
    @motif1234568 күн бұрын

    This is a great legendary synth... These patches are still relevant today and come in vsti packages. I like the stellar sounds of dx7

  • @martinhoward1802
    @martinhoward180210 күн бұрын

    You took one for the team mining the 80's sound here. Respect to such sacrifice!!

  • @somegeezer4058

    @somegeezer4058

    2 күн бұрын

    🎼It's no sacrifice.

  • @gabiwoody
    @gabiwoody14 күн бұрын

    Hello! This is a great list! I love the sound of the DX-7, which is why I bought it 35 years ago. Although I haven't used it in about 20 years, I'm going to pick it up now. I loved the E. Piano timbre.

  • @robertbloodworth3314

    @robertbloodworth3314

    13 күн бұрын

    That was a beautiful moment in the video - love that song!

  • @antonioscolotti8558
    @antonioscolotti855814 күн бұрын

    This is just HIS top 10. I can think of so many more!

  • @robertbloodworth3314

    @robertbloodworth3314

    13 күн бұрын

    Please tell us more.

  • @pierrejpiscitelli

    @pierrejpiscitelli

    11 күн бұрын

    🤣

  • @jasper221176

    @jasper221176

    10 күн бұрын

    Yep, we need a part 2👍

  • @SaccoBelmonte
    @SaccoBelmonte10 күн бұрын

    Michael Bolton's intro is by far the most beautiful to me. Great melody and great chords.

  • @kamranahmad4592
    @kamranahmad45928 күн бұрын

    "Waiting for a Star to Fall" sounds very DX7 heavy (and fantastic too!)

  • @barryhetherington9816
    @barryhetherington981614 күн бұрын

    Pierre, you sound great! Thanks for playing those great songs that take us down memory lane! The GREAT David Foster played on several of those and the GREAT Robbie Buchanan played on Greatest Love Of All. Love the stacked sounds of the Rhodes and DX7 on Whitney’s! The GREAT Michael Omartian played on How Am I Supposed To Live Without You! The Rhodes and the DX7 are two of my favorites!!

  • @lbamusic
    @lbamusic14 күн бұрын

    Nicely done! Great looking back to the earlier days....

  • @lbamusic

    @lbamusic

    13 күн бұрын

    I still have my DX7 II with grey matter addition that I bought in the 80s. I also still have my Roland MKS-20 piano module - both are vintage classics from the 80s.

  • @chrisg.4190
    @chrisg.41906 күн бұрын

    The DX7 sound was the soundtrack of my childhood. An absolute gorgeous instrument at the time and surprising how robust they were built and how many are still on the market. Thanks for that video reviving some great memories.

  • @nelsonpuello8722
    @nelsonpuello872210 күн бұрын

    Thank you for the beautiful memories! I first played a DX11, and I remember feeling a little disappointed that it didn't sound anything like some of the famous records I liked. I didn't know at the time that one, the DX11 was a scaled down version of the DX7 without a touch sensitive keyboard, and two, that many of those records utilized a DX7 mixed with an actual Rhodes (modified). In many cases, it was a TX816, which was basically 8 DX7s in a rack mount unit which creates even more lush E Pianos.

  • @tobybaker5187
    @tobybaker518714 күн бұрын

    I still have mine, and it still gets used.

  • @MrCerddoriaeth
    @MrCerddoriaeth14 күн бұрын

    Check out Chick Corea and his use of the Yamaha TX816 in the 80s. Stunning! Essentially 8 DX7’s in a rack mount!

  • @alvaromascareno3521

    @alvaromascareno3521

    14 күн бұрын

    I was thinking the same thing. The intros for King Cockroach or Silver Temple from the first Elektric Band album are good examples

  • @mrtyreus0

    @mrtyreus0

    13 күн бұрын

    I have a feeling a lot of these tracks were tracked with the Yamaha TX816, they were very prevalent in the big studios of the day. Much bigger sounds due to layering with other FM patches.

  • @freddieward5860

    @freddieward5860

    12 күн бұрын

    The 816s were in every studio. Toto, Howard Jones, Jay Graydon on the DeBarge productions. They were on every hit song. The TX816 not the DX-7 was the star. That sound was unmistakable but most people never realized the were listening to multiple DX-7s. Most of them used the DX-7s for live shows. Some of the studios I frequented back then also had DX-1s or DX-5s. The 80s was the best period for musicians...

  • @aaronsinger

    @aaronsinger

    7 күн бұрын

    @@freddieward5860 It wasn't a good period for drummers, though.

  • @ekummel
    @ekummel8 күн бұрын

    I love the DX 7. My first synth was a used DX21 back in the 1980s along with a Pevey KB100. Still have that 40-op synth! I have since upgraded to a DX7 IIfd. This thing is a beauty! I love the sounds and the build quality of machine. I have since purchased a Deepmind 12 and while I love what this thing can do, I continuously find my self gravitating back to the DX7. Just something about that classic synth!

  • @Fluteboy
    @FluteboyКүн бұрын

    Two that immediately sprang to my mind were _Saving All My Love For You_ and _I Know Him So Well._

  • @MatthewWilkinson
    @MatthewWilkinson14 күн бұрын

    Arguably the greatest synth of all time. The sound of the 80s.

  • @SPAZZOID100

    @SPAZZOID100

    11 күн бұрын

    No. Prophet-5

  • @johnhodgetts6617

    @johnhodgetts6617

    Күн бұрын

    No! D-50! No! Synclavier! No! Fairlight CMI! No! Oberheim OBX! No! Jupiter 8! etc, etc. This is like saying "Which is better, a hammer or a saw?" They are all great tools, all unique in their own special way and all found their place in the 80s. And so many people just used the presets!

  • @peterhirschberg6557
    @peterhirschberg655713 күн бұрын

    Where is Somewhere Out There??

  • @gregboggie2679
    @gregboggie267911 күн бұрын

    played in many bands in the early 80's. Love that keyboard!

  • @garyjones5265
    @garyjones52655 күн бұрын

    I have had many DX7s. two like new. I wore them out. Loved them. I heard most all keyboard players had one because if it fell off the truck or stage you set it up and keep playing. It was a tank. I sold my last one to my best friend right before he passed away. Now they're both gone but all my Yamaha keyboards have DX7 sounds onboard. Great Demo. I love it.

  • @anievestor
    @anievestor13 күн бұрын

    YOUR KIDDING Right! Everyone loves this piano. I love it and always looking for DX7 piano patches.

  • @christopheroliver148

    @christopheroliver148

    10 күн бұрын

    No. I even think the real thing (Rhodes with Dyno-My-Piano mod as in Greatest Love of All) sounds ugly. On the other hand, I love a growly barky fat Rhodes sound. For example from the incomparable George Duke: kzread.info/dash/bejne/h4GTqdynobOuiKw.html or Chick Corea: kzread.info/dash/bejne/pKlqp8GIf7uWfrg.html

  • @jvidalw

    @jvidalw

    2 күн бұрын

    You're*

  • @bimbettocavallo
    @bimbettocavallo14 күн бұрын

    Must correct you on Elton John’s Sacrifice: that’s not a Yamaha DX7 but a Roland SA electric piano from the RD 1000. A warmer sound than the DX7

  • @t-man78

    @t-man78

    13 күн бұрын

    You're right. The Roland MKS-20 rack module have the same sounds as the RD1000, and it has also has been used on tons of recordings. It has a whole different synthesis than a DX7, and is also famous for it's warm chorus effect. I believe more of these songs may be an MKS/RD. Particularly the Greatest Love of All. Listen to the E-pianos in this video, from 7.46 and onwards: kzread.info/dash/bejne/fIuM07Zxh9DIj7Q.htmlsi=Zt1yuBc6iwXyql3x

  • @bimbettocavallo

    @bimbettocavallo

    13 күн бұрын

    @@t-man78 I know what you're saying regarding The Greatest Love Of All, it sounds warmer than what you normally hear from a DX7. But it can't be the Roland rack, which was released in 1986 and according to Wikipedia the song was recorded in 1984. You can make the DX7 sound a little different than the stock version, via EQ or reprogramming the sound ever so slightly.

  • @t-man78

    @t-man78

    12 күн бұрын

    @@bimbettocavallo Ah, I was about to check the year the song was released, before posting, but I forgot. Thanks! 🙂

  • @alicebertovsky2490
    @alicebertovsky24908 күн бұрын

    The 80s were the pinnacle of beautiful and very talented commercial music. And in my opinion, after this era there were no such beautiful songs.

  • @ec1628
    @ec162810 күн бұрын

    Absolutely love the DX7! Was in high school in 83. This sound has great memories associated with it.

  • @MaxFury_Official
    @MaxFury_Official14 күн бұрын

    ...and today you can have it for free in your computer pretty much. Dexed is great! FM is in so many other freeware synths aswell. Too much candy for us today to play with. I've produced a silly ballad 'Stick it In' with FM/DX style sounds out of freeware. Turned out pretty good i must say. We are really spoiled these days with software and cheap gear.

  • @pierrejpiscitelli

    @pierrejpiscitelli

    14 күн бұрын

    Dexed is amazing

  • @krz9000

    @krz9000

    4 күн бұрын

    What chorus and reverb do you use to get the authentic 80tees vibe with dexed?

  • @krz9000

    @krz9000

    4 күн бұрын

    Btw...most fm synth vsts can read the original patch files out of the box...sytrus, fm8, dexed,...

  • @bluegroove777
    @bluegroove77714 күн бұрын

    Not everyone hates it!

  • @3gypt1an

    @3gypt1an

    14 күн бұрын

    Not everyone doesn’t!!

  • @pierrejpiscitelli

    @pierrejpiscitelli

    14 күн бұрын

    Haha

  • @Rugerman205
    @Rugerman2053 күн бұрын

    It’s gorgeous. And I literally have NEVER heard anyone say they hate the DX7?! 🤷🏽‍♂️🤣 But with R&B, Soul, New Jack Swing, Gospel in that era it’s praised almost in some circles. I know young Gen-Z musicians who weren’t even around when the DX7 originally reigned supreme and they’re trying to buy one (to collect) OR program it’s sound into their current rigs. The DX7, like the Roland TR-808,TR-909, Linn Drum, and other machines from the 80’s have been GOATED. You play beautifully too sir! Salute. I’m a child of the 80’s the 90’s raised me with the DX7 present in the music I grew up to. We also had a DX7 in my church as a kid so this video took me back.

  • @Seany06
    @Seany06Күн бұрын

    Good to see the DX7 E-Piano getting some love, it obviously was used alot and became a cliche but it truly is a magnificent sound

  • @like2view
    @like2view6 күн бұрын

    The sound you love to hate..yet cannot be denied. Excellent presentation!

  • @emilschneider9974
    @emilschneider99742 күн бұрын

    Those intro's sound absolutely stunning! 🎉 I'm beginning to have a new appreciation for the synth after watching your wonderful videos!

  • @billysmidway7032
    @billysmidway70329 күн бұрын

    The sound of the DX7 was something I liked even when I didn’t know what it was. Chicago, Elton and so many others used it and there’s something very nostalgic about the sound, even back when it was new; like the kinds of songs that were already bound to be replayed classics in the future but were dominating the airwaves for decades after their initial release. It’s one of those 80’s instrument sounds that stands out.

  • @BigBri550
    @BigBri5508 күн бұрын

    I worked with a keyboardist back in the '80s who thought the DX7 was a minor miracle. He loved it so much that he used it for at least another 30 years, not for that digitalized Rhodes piano sound (he had a vintage Fender Rhodes), but as a keyboard MIDI'd with a Korg piano sample module of some kind. It sounded great, next best thing to a real piano, and he loved the key action of the DX7. At first he used it as a synth, but as time went on he distanced himself from synth sounds and relied largely on that piano module and a WM electric organ (?) through an Elka rotating speaker. He could play key bass with his left hand while keyboarding with his right. He was also a fair bass guitarist, and an accordionist. Oh! and he sang, too, could read and write staff music, and gave lessons to kids.

  • @crz1990
    @crz199011 күн бұрын

    If you were born after 1983, you’ve heard a DX7. If you don’t love it, it couldn’t care less. I agree the response you get with a Wurli or Rhodes is different, but it’s not apples to apples. Digital was a revolutionary thing for a keyboard player back then, and still is! More patches Pierre!

  • @kristianTV1974

    @kristianTV1974

    8 күн бұрын

    A lot of us born well before 83 have heard the DX7 too. People who were born before 83, but subsequently died in, or before 83, have likely NOT heard the DX7. Hope that clears this up.

  • @robertgarland9342
    @robertgarland93429 күн бұрын

    I could listen to this all day and never get tired of it. I always wanted to learn to play like that.

  • @taemurz
    @taemurzКүн бұрын

    Man you have made THE best video to pay homage to this incredible machine This particular sounds on the DX7 goes through my heart to my organs and my bones. It's emotional at all levels and bring back loads of memories so thank you 🙏 Thank you so much ❤❤

  • @pierrejpiscitelli

    @pierrejpiscitelli

    Күн бұрын

    So kind of you, thanks!! I will make more :) Appreciate you.

  • @Syddybear1
    @Syddybear19 күн бұрын

    That sound is part of my teenage years and young adult years- very nostalgic and brings back wonderful memories. Now, I gotta go listen to some Al Jareau. Thank you! I do enjoy your intros!

  • @jmajette2
    @jmajette23 күн бұрын

    Wow! These intros take me back to my mid 20s which was a wonderful time in my life!!! I love the DX7. Don’t throw it out the window - I’ll take it off your hands anytime 😅

  • @brianheys
    @brianheys11 күн бұрын

    The DX7 was one of the first synths I ever played. I loved it, and these wonderful EP sounds take me right back to those days. Pure nostalgia!

  • @davidrader5765
    @davidrader57652 күн бұрын

    Great job, love your insight. In the 70's -80's I worked sound engineer for many bands, from rock to funk. Many had the standard, B-3/Leslie, Rhodes and Clavinet. By the late 80's, I was working as house sound/stage manager in a large entertainment complex with a 2,000 seat Nashville style room. The house 8-piece country band had he first DX7 that I got to know on a nightly basis and I loved it. It was solid like Yamaha sound equipment that I had used for years.

  • @DrawPaintArt8
    @DrawPaintArt89 күн бұрын

    Pierre, you are all that musicality is about, not only the music you make but also the things you tell us. I was sticked to this video till the end. You play beautifully. Please, keep posting!

  • @JoeOrber
    @JoeOrber9 күн бұрын

    A ton of the 80s music had the e-piano from the DX7, pretty much all of the romantic comedies had at least a song with it, and I love it! It does bring back a ton of awesome memories, and the songs you picked, plus your interpretations, are top notch! Lovely video, thank you so much 😊

  • @stevelanemusic4463
    @stevelanemusic446312 күн бұрын

    FLIGHT OF THE SNOWBIRDS!! My fav Foster & instrumental. Awesome 👏🏼

  • @danielost5252
    @danielost52528 күн бұрын

    That sound almost bring a tear to my eye, it's sooo beautiful 💜💜💜💜👍👍👍👍❣❣❣

  • @totallycool80s
    @totallycool80s8 күн бұрын

    Absolutely love the smooth, rich sound from the ’80s using the DX7. Great list, too! Thanks for sharing. :)

  • @bristolfashion4421
    @bristolfashion44214 күн бұрын

    What a lot of people don't know is that many of the things we may or may not like are do different! We all go like whoooa is that new? Or maybe not! Then we think about the many types of effort required to be up early and taking the worm… Then we recall Walter Carlos and his/her work many of the types we ought to have thought much more of - oh yes! Its different and tweaking lots of heart and that is about as essential as ever! Nice 😮

  • @adamgh0
    @adamgh013 күн бұрын

    I've had my DX7 since 2007 and I love it! I just recently got a Hypersynth Hcard-701 to expand the memory.

  • @RED40HOURS
    @RED40HOURS14 күн бұрын

    i may have not lived the 80s (i wasnt even a "concept" until 20-ish years later), but due to _some_ videogames using the famous/infamous patch n overhearing my mom listen to 80s-90s music throughout my life, this E-Piano sound is something ive always known, and love!!😊😊

  • @mikaelcarneholm6705
    @mikaelcarneholm67058 күн бұрын

    For so long I've been trying to put my finger on what it is about (certain, not all of) 80's music that I really have a problem with. Now I know, so thank you :)

  • @arturgrudzinski2664
    @arturgrudzinski26646 күн бұрын

    Absolutely perfect list and Number 1. (Chicago) is bull's eye !

  • @totallymike
    @totallymike8 күн бұрын

    I own a DX7mkII and it is among my prized possessions. I use it all the time as its own instrument and also as a controller for other instruments. Just great to play on ❤

  • @Ted_Swayinghill
    @Ted_Swayinghill11 күн бұрын

    That David Foster track doesn’t get enough love!

  • @eluherlu
    @eluherlu11 күн бұрын

    I loved these sounds.. In fact when you said not many people want dx7 sound in their track in 2024, I do really hope this sounds comeback! It's beautiful

  • @balamont1150
    @balamont115011 күн бұрын

    I DEARLY LOVE THE DX7 SOUND!! ❤

  • @baldy555
    @baldy55510 күн бұрын

    I just hit the Like button because I am from that generation and I can identify with all those songs. But I wonder how many people under 40 are enjoying this list. I truly loved it. Keep up the great work!!

  • @pierrejpiscitelli

    @pierrejpiscitelli

    10 күн бұрын

    🙏🏻

  • @MetalMarcJK
    @MetalMarcJK13 күн бұрын

    Great video, sir! I have great memories of the DX-7. My favorite music teacher had a DX-7 and he’d play it during lunch: he would take requests or play stuff from a fake book or his own transcriptions (they’d be hits of the time, which was 86-88). There were usually 20-30 of us, singing along and hanging out. Great times!

  • @Renniz72
    @Renniz7212 күн бұрын

    I had a DX100 growing up. It was hard to program, but the stock sounds were great. The DX7 has such a recognizable sound. The electric piano patch chill factor overrides its fromage. Great playing and describing how it influences the player.

  • @SC-ye3kw
    @SC-ye3kw14 күн бұрын

    Loved this session! The DX7 sound was so relaxing and cool.

  • @jacksonrussellband
    @jacksonrussellband11 күн бұрын

    Wow! This list brings back so many great memories. Great list for sure. Thanks for sharing!! 🙏🏽

  • @CraigLumpyLemke
    @CraigLumpyLemke10 күн бұрын

    I enjoy watching your "classically correct" fingering as much as I enjoy your beautifully played interpretations. Bravo sir..🙂

  • @Sean-me4fv
    @Sean-me4fv7 күн бұрын

    I find the sound very soothing and relaxing and pleasant

  • @SnowHarp
    @SnowHarp13 күн бұрын

    The DX7 sounds terrific. Thanks for the video.

  • @JMSoloBassist
    @JMSoloBassist12 күн бұрын

    Dang! I had forgotten how much I really love the DX7 sound.

  • @JeffRyan_88keys
    @JeffRyan_88keys12 күн бұрын

    This video is great! I enjoyed the hell out of that. There's nothing as unique and special as that natural DX7 E-piano. It's so magical. I grew up in the 80s and like you mentioned, that DX7 sound was the theme of my childhood and high school years. It's amazing how they were able to program it to get that unbelievably bright, flowing sound with incredible sustain. I agree on your top 10 intros.

  • @deanrobertnoble138
    @deanrobertnoble13811 күн бұрын

    Love all the DX7 songs. Always associated with Whitney ballads for me. Made its way onto a whole host of hit records at the time. Great video; thankyou!

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