YAMAHA DX7 question
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alanchia
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dx-7 is so hard to find, even the dx-7 mkII. yeah it's without speaker (being a synthersizer). i cant remember, but it should have RCA jacks and 1/4" jacks as well. was so long ago when i touched it.
is there a fm tone which you want which is only found in dx-7? why arent you considering the newer keyboards? even the new generation 'portasound' psr series are quite cool in terms of tone.
is there a fm tone which you want which is only found in dx-7? why arent you considering the newer keyboards? even the new generation 'portasound' psr series are quite cool in terms of tone.
alanchia
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alanchia
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There's a piano like tone. But it's nowhere close to a real piano, even modern day portasound's piano tone is more convincing.
DX-7 is popular due to the easy to use fm tone generation parameters for techno sounds. Music made in 80's mostly has it. Think Axel-F.
And, may be surprising to you (and most readers here) - the original Les Miserables musical features DX-7!!
http://mdguide.blogspot.com/2008/01/les-miserables-keyboard-research.html
DX-7 is popular due to the easy to use fm tone generation parameters for techno sounds. Music made in 80's mostly has it. Think Axel-F.
And, may be surprising to you (and most readers here) - the original Les Miserables musical features DX-7!!
http://mdguide.blogspot.com/2008/01/les-miserables-keyboard-research.html
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alanchia
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wondering why such interest in dx-7 lately. due to the animation monsters vs aliens (dx-7 playing the 5-tone close encounter motif and axel-f)?
i think the 5-tone close encounter motif wasnt played on dx-7 in the close encounter movie, it should be a arp2500. but's it true that dx-7 is used in axel-f.
i think the 5-tone close encounter motif wasnt played on dx-7 in the close encounter movie, it should be a arp2500. but's it true that dx-7 is used in axel-f.
I was about to discourage you from buying until I found that you had already bought it.
Since that's the case, enjoy.
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aireydon
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i;ve tried the dx -7 in one of those old jaming studio near cck mrt...forgot the name..the studio with the full 100% glass wall and doors....
other than the sought after fm sounds i tink there was a famous ep sound, which reali reali stands out....but...maybe just as a stand alone sound...to use dx-7 in modern bands (if u are in one)...without the layers and inability to customised fast on the fly....maybe its not the best bet.
in fact its a much downloaded and emulated sound...i.e korg users emulated it for the extreme and its a popular download in korgforums.com
still ..if i have the money...wouldnt mind collecting this legendary piece of once sold out winner in the 80s.
other than the sought after fm sounds i tink there was a famous ep sound, which reali reali stands out....but...maybe just as a stand alone sound...to use dx-7 in modern bands (if u are in one)...without the layers and inability to customised fast on the fly....maybe its not the best bet.
in fact its a much downloaded and emulated sound...i.e korg users emulated it for the extreme and its a popular download in korgforums.com
still ..if i have the money...wouldnt mind collecting this legendary piece of once sold out winner in the 80s.
bongman
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oh yes, DX7 is famed for the Full Tine sound.
if you listen to Whitney Houston 'Greatest Love of ALL',
that's the sound that sold many DX7s off the shelf.
other DX7 options from Yamaha:
TX802
SY77
FS1R
PLG150-DX (to be fit onto Motif)
DX200
software:
Native Instrument FM7
Native Instrument FM8
if you listen to Whitney Houston 'Greatest Love of ALL',
that's the sound that sold many DX7s off the shelf.
other DX7 options from Yamaha:
TX802
SY77
FS1R
PLG150-DX (to be fit onto Motif)
DX200
software:
Native Instrument FM7
Native Instrument FM8