Thanks for the trip down memory lane! Great discussion.

@christophschuermann6512

5 жыл бұрын

I still use and love my TX816 today! But it was pure hell to program all modules by myself. Once i have joined the first Yamaha demo at Frankfurt musicshow, i was flashed and instantly know that i have to get one...

Also you guys did the amazing job of bringing back my memory of growing up in the 1980's. With my Yamaha DX7 MK1, I used to buy many Keyboard Magazines, learning about different synths (wished I kept them). Back then, there was no KZread, no online tutorial...... I bought several books, magazines and other reading materials for learning about the DX7. I spent hours and hours looking at the small LCD, pressing buttons and entering data....... Great time in my life!

The DX7 is one of the greatest synths ever made. The stock sounds are crap, but the sounds that are possible via editing and sound sculpting are unlike anything else you will find on any other synthesizer. There is no other synth that sounds like the DX7. Along with the Kurzweil K2000, it is the most versatile synth ever made. The sound palette is as broad and unlimited as one's imagination. You can go from the richest, warmest, most analog sounding pads to extremely gnarly, distorted, metallic percussive hits, from the punchiest bass stabs to shimmering, crystalline marimba and glockenspiel type tones. Like the K2000, it is very underrated and overlooked by many of today's young producers who are intimidated by the lack of knobs, the small screen and button/slider interface. A lot of kids subscribe to the trend of fanatical devotion to analogue to the point where they refuse to touch anything labelled digital.

@powerdx7383

7 жыл бұрын

I totally agree. I don't like those factory patches (only the famous bass, tubular bell etc). The DX7 can produce breathtaking sounds, they are so amazing that I stopped using my Yamaha TG77!!!!!! From rich analog sounds to acoustic pianos, strings, choirs, brass etc, with amazing realism. Long live the DX7!!!

@fender1000100

7 жыл бұрын

Nacht Schreck I agree that the DX7 is capable of great sounds through programming. Some of the stock sounds were good though. Especially the tubular bells, timpani and flute.

@christophschuermann6512

5 жыл бұрын

I agree. I have learned to program this beast in the 80ies and it was very time consuming! But after loading all different sounds in my TX816 makes me happy everytime i hear it! Now we have 2018 and the 80ies are still alive somehow....By the way, the manual didnt help a lot.

You guys are seriously one of the best production oriented educational channels out there. Wayyy better than Cyma-*cough*. Keep up the fantastic work.

The Dx7 was an amazing feat of engineering too! It does 96 envelopes out of 1 single chip, and 96 oscillators out of 1 single chip, thanks to doing every oscillator one after the other one by one! Extremely efficient.

My god !!! The best video of all !!! Please continue the series !!!

Very informitive..The sounds blew me away playing one for the first time back in the 80s..its indeed a legendary Synthsizer.

Kudos to ADSR. FM synthesis was a very complex and forward thinking way of producing timbres that were impossible with strict analog gear and/or hybrid sample based synths at the time. Most people used the presets which were very cool probably because programming these instruments was a real bear. Back in the day a few of us had the opportunity to study with Lorenz Rychner the author of the original DX7 manual. The sounds are still unique and can add a fresh yet vintage perspective to contemporary music. Thanks to ADSR for keeping electronic music history alive.

This series is great! More!

Really enjoyed this. In part because the DX7 is my all-time favourite synth, I presume :) Keep up the good work!

Great show! really enjoyed this. Looking forward to future episodes from you guys. Especially the V-Synth. Let's gooooo :)

DX7 was my first synth - still have it. Hearing all those presets sure brought back good memories. Also subscribed to Keyboard magazine for 5 years and still have most of them. It's great going back to them every now and then to see how things have changed. I think I'm getting old....

@jimstout

8 жыл бұрын

I have almost all of the Keyboard mags from 85 and on. Great resource and I love to see the classic ads of synths that are now vintage. :-) btw... You're not old... your're vintage. Thanks for watching!

@powerdx7383

8 жыл бұрын

The same here. The DX7 Mk1 was my first synth. I briefly had the Roland JX-8P, then I got Yamaha TX802 (which I still have). I also briefly had Yamaha SY-77, then swapped for TG-77. I still spend most of my time with the DX7 Mk1. Long live the DX7!!!!

Great video bought a DX7 recently love it

This is so cool! I remember what a HUGE deal the DX7 was, but I was a guitar player at the time and new nothing about synths. As I've gotten into programming in the last few years, I've wondered if anyone was actually programming it - like we do in Massive or Serum or whatever today - and now I know! Great vid!

Cool, thank you! We support this!!!

Great video guys, I'm 26 and I just recently Got a DX7IIFD and I'll say it now, it is one of the best synthesisers I've ever played, the presets are a mixed bag some are good some not so good, but you can always edit or overwrite them with new sounds, The DX7II is much easier to program too, the bigger LCD screen really helps, the audio also sounds fuller than on the Model 1 DX7, and of course having the Dual Mode is nice, and if you have any floppy disks lying around you can store up to 2000+ sounds on one disk, better than the RAM cart.

thanks for the trip down memory lane. i used to program sounds on this from absolute zero, 10 or 20 completely new sounds from scratch on a good day. once you got used to the program layout, it was really thought out extremely well and efficient. More efficient than anything i'd had my hands on before... and not too much since. it really was an impressive piece of instrument design from the ground up. you mentioned the buttons breaking... but i seldom have seen them break, unless it's treated like trent reznor does. (and i am talking about 100's of thousands of button pushes that i'd perform on a dx7... because it was laid out that well... you actually would perform thousands of edits in a short little time). i have to say that for any synthesizer, that of which i've used 100's of professionally, the dx7 probably gave me the most in it's ability to create a sound from scratch that doesn't actually exist in the real world. To create something new. and that's what i like to use synthesizers for... synthesizing... not emulating... if you want to emulate, especially to emulate well, use a real musician and instrument for that. sorry to get off point. again, thanks for the trip down memory lane, and the history lesson for all of us about this truly top of the world synthesizer. and let me say that the dx7 is truly an instrument... just as the piano is an instrument. it will always be about what is played with it, and that will never be obsolete. it might go out of style for awhile, but all that needs to happen is some newly played inspiration to bring it's voice back in vogue. just like the piano or violin, or guitar... sitting down with one of these instruments allows a musician to express them self in such a way, where "in the box" has nothing to do with that.

@jimstout

8 жыл бұрын

Great comments. Thank you so much for watching.

@KUPHSER

8 жыл бұрын

So true. Its funny how ppl make the dx7 out to be so difficult but they really are not. and the layout is like you said, so well thought out and simple to use. I use one to this day and never get sick of it. Essential piece of gear for any serious sound design/studio guy

@powerdx7383

8 жыл бұрын

The same here, I've been using my DX7 since 1986 and it is still my main synth (I have TX802 and TG77 as well). I've been doing what Brian has been doing, creating new sounds from scratch, as well as emulating acoustic and natural sounds. I know how to push the DX7 further and further to unleash its full potential by creating breathtaking strings, choir, brass, piano, etc (nothing like those factory patches). These sounds still have the uniqueness of the DX7. Like the 80's samplers with lower quality 12 bit DA converters, these machine can produce sounds with amazing realism, yet still artificial. And I really appreciate that kind of sound more and more. For me, modern synths, hybrid synths, romplers and others are too clean to my taste. Cheers, Power DX7.

@BrianFedirko

8 жыл бұрын

i remember seeing another studio programmer "swipe" his finger across the operator button/membrannes to mute/unmute while quickly editing/focusing on one aspect (with the other hand) of the sound... instead of "poking: each of those on/off one at a time... it totally changed my attitude of how I could attack a problem/goal in creating a sound... literally achieving thousands of individual edits in such a time compressed manner of a second instead of seconds or minutes. There were all sorts of well designed, logical, smart aspects of the DX7 that most people overlook/dismiss with it's minimalist looking front end.

@powerdx7383

8 жыл бұрын

Wow, that would be an amazing sight! I love sliding my fingers on the DX7 membrane too, although mine is started to crack, so I need to be very gentle with that now. Sounds like you really mastered the DX7 FM synthesis engine!!!! My approach is much slower with a lot of experimentation. The layout of the DX7 is well put, you can just start from the top, Algorithm then just go right, down and start from the left to right. With the algorithms showing on the front panel, you can easily see what you need for making a particular patch. Cheers, Power DX7.

love it guys ! thx !

Having been a DX programmer (Session work, etc.) for many years, it was a bear to learn, but in the end it was rather easy to modify in sessions to make it fit. In most cases I ended up layering it (TX rack, analog gear, etc.) and could get away with altering the analog layers in most cases. BTW - Instead of adding chorus to the electric pianos I would layer them and modify the mod speed and depth, which gave you the chorus effect, but in a much cleaner fashion (none of the fuzziness that most chorus devices add to the sound). Did the same with organ sounds to simulate the shift from Chorale to Tremelo.

the dx7 is probably the digital synth that aged best of all. I mean, even today when it seems that almost every keyboardist are only caring about old analougue synths or modern rebuild of them, well, the dx7 still can produce sounds that no other synths (analougue or digital) can do. It seems also that Yamaha has done its best in order to make this beast probably the most difficult synth to learn to program of all times....well, actually I suspect that they didn't fully comprehend how to program it themselves. Anyway, in the right hands this synth has huge potential still today.

@klaassiersma4892

3 жыл бұрын

Its amazing what Brian Eno did with his he could certainly program his.

The Reface series is amazing. Best mini keys in the game, built like tanks, battery-powered, and immediately usable sounds from every model. If you haven’t tried one yourself, definitely give it a shot!

The reason the presets were so prominent in the music of that time is that the DX7 was so difficult to program patches for, I auditioned one about three months after launch with the intention of buying one that very day and more or less decided it was definetly for me until I asked about programming patches, the salesman got the book out for me and neither of us could fathom it out and the display was totally useless for programming patches and there was no way I could afford to buy all the cartridges available at the time, I had an OB8 at the time and had a buyer lined up as I couldnt afford to have both, Im so glad I didnt sell it prior to getting a DX7, years later I bought the TX rack and always regretted selling that instrument

Thanks for an interesting discussion! Next you can discuss the PPG Wave! It is really one of the kind. Hard to get, however.

The DX7 II is not 2 DX7s. It did have the ability to split and layer but your 16 voices became 8 plus 8. In addition you had performance memory for each patch where the original DX7 had only one set of performance parameters for all of the patches. The DX1 and the DX5 were 2 DX7s.

cool talk guys. really wish I had one of these!

Guys I need your honest opinion. I have a DX7, Juno 60, RX 11, XP90 I bought it all in the 80's for probably the same reason most bands of the time were using these instruments, except I bought it for personal enjoyment, so they have been taken care of properly, meaning no road work, a couple minor cosmetic scratches from moving them from the rack they use to be in to their original boxes but that is about it, they all work. Should I hang on to it or get rid of it?

Wow, I can't play any instrument (maybe I can change that, I can only 'play' SL1200/1210Mk2s) but this was something I can really appreciate, great chat about a synth than really was behind so much of my favourite music from the 80s.

Factory patches for the DX7 work on FL Studio's Sytrus as well :D

DX7 came with 2 ROM cartridges. Every one had 64 sounds (switchable from A to B for 64 sounds).

What are the maximum and minimum numbers you can use when manipulating the ADSR envelope for your sound profiles? I used to enjoy playing with the numbers part of sound when using those synthesizer apps on the c-128 computers from my day. Fun stuff

Hi would you have any experience with "not ready! Insert cartridge" issue on DX7? No cartridges are being read. Battery us still at 2.8v. Thanks

Thank you 🙏🏻

I bought my DX7 in 2008 for $350 with Grey Matter installed. At the time I thought that was a ton of money. I didn't know this synthesizer went for $4800 in adjusted for inflation dollars back in the 80's. That's crazy. I love the DX7 sounds. I recorded "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" with it on my KZread channel. Those sounds are just amazing straight from the synthesizer. I really enjoy your gear chat shows. Please consider doing the Korg M1, Jupiter 8, Juno 60, or Oberheim OBXa. That'd be great. Take care and have a wonderful day! Sam.

Please do this on any classic samplers. I would love to hear that! :)

@MikeAcostaOfficial

8 жыл бұрын

Its in the plans

Does anyone know what preset that was 15:29 - 15:35

I also owned an editor/librarian, Steinberg Sound Voodoo, for the Atari ST. It could generate 32 patches at once and send them to the Dx. Worked very well. In my opinion the Arturia Dx7 V is much better then FM 8 from Native Instruments.

How many sound cartridges are there for the Yamaha DX7?

My favorite synth of all-time, and what Arturia accomplished with the DX7 V is outstanding... I haven’t compared it to NIs FM8, but as nostalgic as the DX7 hardware is the workflow doesn’t compare. Being able to import original SysEx files is epic!

@Adsrsounds

4 жыл бұрын

🔥🔥

Interesting review thanks! I first had a YAMAHA DX21 in 1988. The manual was only about 20 x pages long and hardly went into depth. Although the library was 128 x PRESETS and therefore lots to choose from. I now have a DX7-Mk1 with SUPERMAX board fitted ;-)

Is there a way to factory reset to original patches with out midi???

16:55 what sound is that? On what cartridge is it? Pls help me, i really need it, thank uu

could we possibly get these videos in podcast format? id love to have this as an rss feed

@Adsrsounds

8 жыл бұрын

Let me see what is possible!

@Adsrsounds

8 жыл бұрын

Try this : kzread.infovideos.xml?playlist_id=PLlsEknwQnAoQTMMlXA3FHBO8ed1YgJWuZ

do u sell those or do you know where i can find one , I've been trying to buy one if u can help me it would be awesome

DX7 original sysex will also load in Dexed, another great (free) emulation ^^

@quaze1625

7 жыл бұрын

im using this, i love it!

@bgelais

7 жыл бұрын

use Dexed too, Love it!

@macky4611

7 жыл бұрын

Is the dexed just similar to the dx7 or a proper emulation? :)

@christianholmstedt8770

6 жыл бұрын

It's dead-on. As close at it can possibly get.

Great vid, thanks for doing it ! And loads of great chat in the comments too ! :-) Yes, I also own a DX7 mk1, bought in 1986, it was my, errrm, 5th synth, I think - and it's *still* in my Live Rig now, along with a D-50 and a Triton Le76 ! :-) I learnt how to program it and fill it with my own patches. I did find it difficult for a little while at first, in hindsight, because it was just completely different from anything else.... But once (if ?) you get the hang of it, it is a logical process. But you do have to persevere with it until it "clicks". I've looked after it and it's always lived in a hard case (making it even heavier !! lol) - apart from a few scratches and pyro burns on some keys (very rock 'n' roll !!), it's still in remarkable condition, 30 years on. All my membrane buttons are fine - I've had to replace the mains power cable and I upgraded to a backlit blue LCD screen.... But apart from that, it's "stock". I've even got the BC-1 Breath Controller too ! :-) But here's a question for all you other owners... The internal battery....? I seem to remember reading somewhere in the dim, distant past that the "life expectancy" for the internal battery was 5-7 years....? Well, after 30+ years, mine is still the original, factory-fitted battery - and it still works just fine, reading 2.8 volts :-) Have any of you guys had to replace your battery...?

@jimstout

8 жыл бұрын

Yes, I've replace the battery on my DX7, DX7 IIFD, FBO1 and TX81z. They have also been updated with proper battery holders. They use the CR2032. Score on the BC1!

@garys-617

8 жыл бұрын

+Jim stout Hi Jim ! Yes, when time comes to replace my battery, I'll modify mine to a battery holder.... But frankly, I'm fairly staggered that the original battery is still fine after all this time :-O The BC-1 was a bit of a score actually.... Only got it about 6-7 years ago - I found it (boxed) in a "Bargain Bin" at a local music shop for £1 !!! The owner didn't even know what it was :-) It works perfectly (tho I practically never use it, to be honest) - but they go for anything up to £120 on ebay !! But thats typical of a lot of the original DX accessories - ROM and RAM Carts were selling for more than an actual DX7 not so long ago.... But prices for the DX7 (and others synths) have started creeping back up again in recent years. As I said, I still often use mine in my live rig now - but its major weakness - you really have to use outboard effects with it. I always run through a good old spring reverb and Chorus is essential for any strings or pad patch. :-)

@fender1000100

7 жыл бұрын

Gary S It should never leave it. I am a DX7 fanatic. Checkout my channel. And even today I have not heard a greater PURE SYNTH. People talk about the Roland D50. It was never in the same league as the pure raw power of FM through the DX7. What roland clevery did to create an illusion was use effects layering and sampled waveforms. Take all that away and the DX7 is the greater synth.

@garys-617

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, I've already seen some stuff on your channel - nice tutorials, well done :-) The DX7 and the D-50 are very different animals : I would agree with you that the DX7 is the greater *pure* synth, starting with nothing more than completely electronically generated waveforms - no samples, no effects - just FM sine waves. However, when creating a sound, you "use all the tools in your toolbox" - and each synth has different "tools" available. I'm often bemused by comments made on KZread reviews/demos, when synth "snobs" say things like "sounds good but its sadly smothered in effects", or "take off all the EQ and effects and let us hear what it really sounds like".... This seems to be happening a lot these days with reviews of the Deepmind 12.... But why ?? At the end of the day, the EQ and effects are an integral part of a final sound. And sadly, as I said before, the lack of these features on-board, is the DX7 mk1's biggest weakness, certainly compared to the D-50. So for this reason, if I *had* to make the choice for just one "desert island keyboard", I have to say it would be the D-50 over the DX7, for richer, more widely useable sounds :-)

The Tubular Bells patch was used on the Band-Aid song "Do They Know It's Christmas." That sound has never been replicated by any other synth since.

whats the preset name, this bass like sound at 16:55 or could you point me in the direction to get this preset please ? thanks so much for the video/ talk !

@mkfilmmakerpro1919

Жыл бұрын

hello, you found this preset? thanks

@MorbidManoeuvres

Жыл бұрын

@@mkfilmmakerpro1919 no sir, you ? cheers

I never even realized as a kid this was the technology used in my fav tracks.

great !

I like it. I like to look at an algorithm and think of what I can do with it. What the main essence and modulation will be

Fantastic ... please bring out more episodes ,, D50, M1, KAWAI stff,

Whoever publicly trashes the DX7 needs to be publicly flogged :-)

@powerdx7383

8 жыл бұрын

It's sad to see the DX7 MK1 trashed. It's one of the best 'pure' synths of all time. It's still underrated and there are still a lot of untapped potentials inside the DX7, even today! I'm a proud owner of the DX7 MK1 and my focus is to de-mythtify the DX7 that it's more than just all those present patches, like electric pianos and bell sounds. It can produce amazing and fat analog-like sounds, as well as breathtaking strings, pads, male & female choirs, brass, pianos....... Feel free to visit my KZread channel, Power DX7 to see how amazing the DX7 is!!!! Cheers, Power DX7!

@fender1000100

7 жыл бұрын

Power DX7 It also does the best drum and percussion sounds ive ever heard coming from a pure synth. I have some demos coming up that will show FM through my DX7 is the greatest maker of non sampled drum and percussion sounds. Its fast attack and natural metallic resonance lends itself to percussive sounds better than any other form of synthesis. John Chowning is a genius. And through his work with Japans Yamaha. Gave us the most perfect amazing synthesiser of alltime. It had to be COMPLEX in its architecture. Because it can do just about any sound you can imagine and some you cant. It will soon be time for me to honor Both Chowning and Yamahas great engineers. With a piece I have composed on my MK1 DX7 called PIONEER (the story of FM) It will feature a string sound that brought tears to my eyes when I first coaxed it from the heart of my DX7. For me there will only ever be one form of synthesis. And that is FM. It inspires me everyday.

great vid, love my DX7 and DX9. You guys should do the Korg M1 or Korg Wavestation next ^_^

@jimstout

8 жыл бұрын

Stay Tuned. They are in the works. :-)

FINALLY I GET TO KNOW WHAT EXACT PRESET WAS USED TO CREATE THE BASS FROM *TAKE MY PANTS AWAY* I KNEW IT WAS FROM A DX7 BUT I COULD NEVER FIND IT IN THE PRESET LIST !!!

Maybe you mentioned this, but I missed it. The original DX keyboard had a max velocity level of 116. When you played it from another keyboard with a range up to 127, it became brighter and more brittle because the sounds were not designed for the higher velocity level. You had to alter the modulator amplitude levels to compensate if you were doing this. A perfect example of this velocity overdriven Rhodes on Tina Marie's "Lover Girl" .

@jimstout

8 жыл бұрын

That's what the updated ROM was for.

Hey, what patch is this @ 16:57? I did enjoy the DX7 gearchat, and hope to see more soon : )

@jimstout

8 жыл бұрын

That was from a bank called "Hypra-rom DX7" the patch was called "SynClav 1"

@fairlite79

3 жыл бұрын

​@@jimstout THIS patch called "SynClav.1" from alpha A-2 bank, because there are two of "SynClav 1". In bank beta B-3 synclav patch is not the same. I just very confused in two of them.

Trent Reznor uses this as midi controller for a module and with another syth.

The DX7 was also my first synth, back in the late 80s. My other synth was a Casio CZ101. I never learnt to program either of them. It all seemed horribly complicated and difficult to understand, unlike my drum machine. I now wish I'd got a nice, easy, subtractive synth instead. Anyway, thanks for an interesting and informative video.

@stefanomichalios9339

7 жыл бұрын

Garry Knight are you my identical brother I had the same experience exactly verbatim as you

@GarryKnight

7 жыл бұрын

Stefano Michalios Could be. If your music was as bad as mine, maybe... ;-)

@klaassiersma4892

3 жыл бұрын

I learnd programing on a Casio cz3000 after that the dx makes a lot more sens i own a Casio vz1 too it's a kind of dx/cz cross (remember those)

@GarryKnight

3 жыл бұрын

@@klaassiersma4892 I don't think I was aware of any other Casio synths at the time and I had to sell up my gear not long afterwards. Of course, now many synths are virtual, I own more than I can use.

Anyone know how to back out of edit mode?

where or who can i talk to to get it up graded the firmware and all that stuff ? thanks

@jimstout

8 жыл бұрын

Look on eBay

Please do a DX7 & DX7II compare and contrast. Maybe even discuss the Grey Matter E! Expansions to? I think It would make for a great video.

I really want one of these! Found a dx27 that I think I'll be able to buy, but no DX7 so far :(

@reneotten7376

5 жыл бұрын

They're offered on eBay sometimes.

Those outputs though, are noisy. Does it just need some fixing?

The DX7 is a game changer. Not many instruments have had the same impact as it had during 80's. It started a new era that the D50, M1, and many others exploited. One comment about the DX7 crushing the Reface DX. The times have changed. You can get two new Reface DXs for the price of a used DX7. While the DX7 is a legend, the Reface improves the usability, cleans up the dirty electronics, and adds effects. The Reface DX is more of a modern DX100 than a DX7 so the comparison isn't fair. The MODX FM-X engine would be a better modern Yamaha to compare to the DX7. I could actually use a Reface DX to make new sounds on the device. Sure, you could do that on the DX7 but not as easy.

Nice video! Thanks. I would like to see a TX816. I have one still working, but this may be of interest for someone, because you have 8 DX7 Engines at your fingertips!

Sound Nice one Guys!!! I have a humble Yamaha FB-01 which also has loads of great 80's presets :)

@jimstout

8 жыл бұрын

The FB01 is a great little box. I have two myself. You can stack up to 8 sounds on one key and make a killer bass tone. Same synth engine as DX-100, 27, 21 and a few others.

@mrfeenix1

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the reply.. just a quick question .. is it possible on the FB-01 to make a chord on one key? I'm using the Korg sq-1 but want it to play chords on the steps.Is that possible? (sorry to pick your brains!!!)

It's nice to get the instrument in such condition. I saw one on eBay, nearly brand new old stock, in original new looking box. I think the bidding started at $800 or something like that. I got my D-50 in condition like that, with all original documentation, the card, box, brochures, receipt, etc. It cost me $1,200 about 3 years ago or so. That's how I like it. Its my third D-50 now. The first one was quite a dog, beaten up and all. I sold it. The second one I got for $450 - very clean. I kept that one, and of course the one I got recently. I still regret losing the auction for super MINT in clean box D-550. I bid $440, I lost it. I underestimated the market. It was around 3 years ago also. Now a D-550 can go for $700, easily. Anyway, I am sure there is going to be more reviews on this KZread channel. By the way, the tubular bell is heard in Harold Faltermayer's intro to Top Gun. You could have mentioned that. Also, there were a lot of very good keyboard players that used the DX7. Chick Corea comes to mind. Music production is one thing, but there's nothing like a virtuoso keyboard performance on the DX7. I'd love to see Hiromi play that.

@powerdx7383

8 жыл бұрын

Wow I never knew that the D-50 and D-550 can cost that much now. I have my DX7 since 1986, and I've been using a lot, there are scratches, broken bits, wear and tear etc. But that's how I like it! Cheers, Power DX7.

@dvamateur

8 жыл бұрын

Well, I like things in nice condition. Brand new old stock is the ultimate thing to me. I get the wow factor when removing the instrument from the box. It's always exciting. I might be sloppy in many areas of my life, but when it comes to MIDI gear I use a cleaning cloth regularly. I have high respect and admiration for those type of devices.

@powerdx7383

8 жыл бұрын

If I knew that vintage synths are in demand now, then I might have used my DX7 differently (much more gentler)......... But to me it's more to do with my memory of play around with my DX7 which is more important. Spending hours and hours, scratching my head, trying this and that, that was the fun I had and continue to have with my DX7. Not just having the DX7 physically, but actually pushing its FM synthesis to its maximum potential, and that's how I get my enjoyment out from my DX7. Cheers, Power DX7.

@dvamateur

8 жыл бұрын

Power DX7 I wouldn't really call the DX7 a "vintage" synthesizer. It's a computer, and calling any computer "vintage" sounds like an oxymoron. Sure, if we come up with different ways of doing computing that is not based on binary system and it doesn't use electricity, then yes, we can call all electronic devices and computers things of the past then. But that's not the case at the present time.

@jimstout

8 жыл бұрын

Andrew, I'm sure you can appreciate the fact that anything in the digital world over 20 years old can be considered "vintage." The Jupiter 6 was introduced the same year and it is considered "vintage." So, in the term of modern "Instruments", It is vintage. Much like cars. But instead... let us argue about the term "vintage" as it stands today. That's more important than recognizing this amazing instrument. :-)

it is Awesome to see a up to date video on the DX7 ( i Have One And i Have Been trying to Figure Out How to Gut The DX100 FM SAW TOOTH ether how to program it or IMPORT it into it Man if any one can Help that would be awesome thanks

Sorry... The download isn't available anymore

The truth about the DX7 and it´s innovation was: Up to then we basically had analog synths which are limited of course. The only synth which could produce sounds that were kinda forerunner of the DX7 was the PPG whoch costed a fortune. Then the DX7 came out and it was the first synth that could produce sounds like mallets, bells, glass-sounds, Rhodes sounds etc. No analog synth was able to do that. So if you had a Roland or Prophet analog synth and a DX7 you were on top of the game.

4:36 -- "the original DX7, the backlight's not lit"

Hi, my first synth was a DX 21, it was confusing lol, but fun :) I was 18 years old and didn't have a clue... But it was fun :)

@orgoneheart

8 жыл бұрын

My second synth was a novation bass station that was a lot easier to understand, for obvious reasons :) untill it died.. typical Novation... Then I got a cheap Korg Dw 8000 that was cold and awesome :)

Dx7 reminds me of Baby-face he used it or a variation of it on 90% of his catalogue...

snagged one in perfect condition for 120 bucks off craigslist, favorite purchase i've ever made haha

@erichkohl9317

7 жыл бұрын

Damn, that sounds like a great deal for a mint DX7. I recently purchased a DX21 in "good" condition (only has a couple small scratches) for about $150.

My DX7 is over 30 years old now. It already got the E! upgrade 22 years ago and the transformer burnt down 4 years ago. Today I upgraded the LCD to backlit like yours using a cheap LCD $5 from China! I wonder how many are still functioning today? Thanks for the memories! kzread.info/dash/bejne/X3qFuJaal5O4e6g.html

By the way, DX7II is not two DX7's. DX1 and DX5 are two DX7's in one, with total of 32-voice polyphony, two cartridge slots, etc. DX7II is a duo-timbral DX7, maybe to compete with the D-50, not sure. DX7II is 16-note polyphony, like the DX7.

@jimstout

8 жыл бұрын

The voice structure is the same. You can get the same sound from the two layers as the DX1/5. Thank you for pointing that out. The world is safer.

@dvamateur

8 жыл бұрын

If you link two DX7II's and make one play odd notes and the other even notes, you'll heave then you get DX5's sonic capability, which is 32-note of polyphony. Although I'd very much prefer the DX5, better form factor to have 32-voices in one instrument than having to link two keyboards together to achieve that. It also looks better than DX7 or DX7II. DX5 is a very high-end instrument and very rare. Never even mind the DX1. A musical instrument is not only a sound engine. It's the whole package. KX88 is also an excellent instrument, even if it produces no sound of its own. KX88 has great keyboard feel. To me, personally, the KX88 paired with TX816 is a very compelling FM synthesizer option. Those keyboard oriented FM patches really come to their own under weighted keyboard action.

The reface DX is far easier to program. It has more in common with the DX100 on paper. It has some unique wave shaping features and very nice effects. I wouldn't say the Original DX7 smashes it. They are very different instruments.

I spent 2 years earning a living programming the DX7. Some of us programming them. I have a library of 1800 patches in Opcode GALAXY format if anyone has a way to convert to something accessible now… Any Takers?

Why the hell didn't you talk about programming one of these, there's so much scope there

The Reface DX doesn't sound that much off. Dexed sounds a bit closer. The Reface should actually also be easier to program. Though it does only have 4 operators compared to the 6 in a DX7. But yeah the original sounds a bit better.

there is another competitor: the volca fm is way cheaper, can load sysex and some nice features out of the volca family.

A true Classic specialy the mk1(warmer sound and a much better keybed, build like a tank and it weighs about the same)

It killed analog synth era actually.

Is a little bit unnerving to listen “you know?” Every five words...come on!. Anyway, I had a DX7 and sold it four years ago. With Dexed I have all my sounds plus tons of banks without the cables, noises and artifacts.

Hi Jim, @ 5:23 you mentioned about the famous bass sound from Berlin, Take May Breath Away. I tried that factory preset, but I just couldn't get that sound, so instead, I used my own patch, modified it to re-create that famous bass patch. Have a look at my new video, Berlin, Take My Breath Away. kzread.info/dash/bejne/mouoqsN8fsLMpcY.html Hopefully you'll like the bass sound, as well as string and choir pads! Cheers, Power DX7.

@jimstout

8 жыл бұрын

The sounds are great! Super nice work!!

@powerdx7383

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you. The bass sound was really tricky, I made over 10 variations of the bass patch and did about 16 recordings to get it right! it was worth the effort! I hope to post more amazing DX7 demo videos later. Cheers, Power DX7.

I literally just bought one for 10 bucks from a friend. I can't for the life of me figure out how to go through the sounds

note the 808 t shirt ..

It has it's own sound but I still think ensoniq made more interesting boards.

Hmmm... DP4 and EmulatorIII XP in the background. Crush my balls if this ain't Jim Stout's studio.

7:16,..the Undertaker Bell!

free dx7 link is not valid anymore, can you re-post it please?

YAMAHA MONTAGE.......................................! Get ready People!

7:54 billy rey cyrus

Probably one of the most boring discussions Iv ever heard about one of the most exiting synthesizers in existence...Bravo.

At this point, they're all breaking down and rupturing parts inside, though.

go 303.

The DX7 is both the best and worst synth of the 80s.

There is an aura of awkward in this video. They seem insecure and weird.

@rossjlennox

7 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly

@fender1000100

7 жыл бұрын

Rov Hållet They are just in awe like I was when I first got a DX7. They are in the presence of a synth god.

Okay this is gonna sound rude as fuck but what’s up with the dude on the lefts’ forehead? You okay my boy?

@borisangeloffsimeonoff1288

Жыл бұрын

Up the glory of d DX7, the old brown brick made for live forever., still one can produce new sounds and distinguish it from far, it's like a vintage Mercedes. My one is crying for new audio conns but coupled with a VooDoo analog chorus is a monster to shy and put in shame many modern ones. Hats down

Videos on this instrument always make me so nervous. I can NEVER watch videos about this instrument (Yamaha DX7). I stopped watching at 8 minutes because of how stiff the speakers are. Very stiff, uncomfortable, and without interesting words. Iam 27 years old. Why are these people afraid of this instrument. They sound like this machine can bite them. and I bet it has. Sounds like they could not figure it out all in general.