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The Yamaha DX7 is an FM synthesis based digital synthesizer manufactured by the Yamaha Corporation from 1983 to 1989. It was the first commercially successful digital synthesizer. Its distinctive sound can be heard on many recordings, especially pop music from the 1980s. The monotimbral, 16-note polyphonic DX7 was the moderately priced model of the DX series keyboard synthesizers that included the larger and more elaborate DX1 and DX5; the feature-reduced DX9; and the smaller and not directly compatible DX100, DX11, and DX21. Over 200,000 of the original DX7 were made, and it remains one of the best-selling synthesizers of all time.
Tone generation in the DX7 is based on frequency modulation synthesis, which was developed based upon research by/licensed from John Chowning at Stanford University. This uses multiple sine wave oscillators, which can modulate each other in various configurations offered as 32 "algorithms", thus generating a wide variety of possible harmonic and inharmonic spectra. Yamaha's implementation used DDS oscillators based on linear phase modulation, allowing improved precision and stability. The DX7 was known for the precision and flexibility of its bright, digital sounds, which could be clearer and less linear than those of the subtractive analog synthesizers that preceded it. The DX7 is well known for its electric piano, bells, and other "struck" and "plucked" sounds which emphasize complex attack transients. Phase modulation as used in this and later synthesisers is capable of generating a wide range of both imitative and purely synthetic sounds.
Yamaha Corporation (ヤマハ株式会社, Yamaha Kabushiki Gaisha) (/jəˈmɑːhə/ or /ˈjɑːməhə/; Japanese pronunciation: [yamaha]) is a Japanese multinational corporation and conglomerate based in Japan with a very wide range of products and services, predominantly musical instruments, electronics, motorcycles and power sports equipment.
Yamaha was established in 1887 as a piano and reed organ manufacturer by Torakusu Yamaha as Nippon Gakki Company, Limited (日本楽器製造株式会社, Nippon Gakki Seizō Kabushiki Kaisha) (literally Japan Musical Instrument Manufacturing Corporation) in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka prefecture and was incorporated on October 12, 1897. The company's origins as a musical instrument manufacturer is still reflected today in the group's logo—a trio of interlocking tuning forks.
After World War II, company president Genichi Kawakami repurposed the remains of the company's war-time production machinery and the company's expertise in metallurgical technologies to the manufacture of motorcycles. The YA-1 (AKA Akatombo, the "Red Dragonfly"), of which 125 were built in the first year of production (1954), was named in honour of the founder. It was a 125cc, single cylinder, two-stroke, street bike patterned after the German DKW RT125 (which the British munitions firm, BSA, had also copied in the post-war era and manufactured as the Bantam and Harley-Davidson as the Hummer. In 1955, the success of the YA-1 resulted in the founding of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
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The 32 classic factory patches of the Yamaha DX7. 0:10 01) BRASS 1 0:37 02) BRASS 2 0:59 03) BRASS 3 1:28 04) STRINGS 1 1:59 05) STRINGS 2 2:31 06) STRINGS 3 3:06 07) ORCHESTRA 3:34 08) PIANO 1 4:19 09) PIANO 2 4:47 10) PIANO 3 5:11 11) E. PIANO 1 6:15 12) GUITAR 1 7:02 13) GUITAR 2 7:31 14) SYN-LEAD 1 7:59 15) BASS 1 8:41 16) BASS 2 9:04 17) E. ORGAN 1 9:35 18) PIPES 1 10:04 19) HARPSICH 1 10:23 20) CLAV 1 10:48 21) VIBE 1 11:16 22) MARIMBA 11:46 23) KOTO 12:05 24) FLUTE 1 12:39 25) ORCH-CHIME 13:03 26) TUB BELLS 13:28 27) STEEL DRUM 13:53 28) TIMPANI 14:12 29) REFS WHISL 14:26 30) VOICE 1 15:06 31) TRAIN 15:42 32) TAKE OFF Reverb: Roland M-10DX There's a video editing error at the end of this video that it comes from this other track of mine: Techno with three Roland W-30: https://www.yo...
In this Yamaha DX7 demo we'll take a tour of the famous factory presets/patches and play some great sounds and riffs from the 80's.
Get Free DX7 samples : http://www.adsrsounds.com/DX7.html Get FM8 sounds: http://goo.gl/EGSpJt In this first edition of Gear Chat, a new series aimed at discussing classic synths, samplers and effects, we take a look at the mighty DX7. Instantly recognisable in many hits of the 1980's and one of the best-selling synths of all time. The Yamaha DX7 was an FM synthesis based synth manufactured by the Yamaha Corporation from 1983 to 1989. It was the first commercially successful digital synthesizer. The monotimbral, 16-note polyphonic DX7 was the moderately priced model of the DX series keyboard synthesizers that included the larger and more elaborate DX1 and DX5; the feature-reduced DX9; and the smaller and not directly compatible DX100, DX11, and DX21. Over 200,000 of the original DX7 we...
(c) 2014 vintage synthesizer demo track by RetroSound supported by UVI: http://bit.ly/retrosound-uvi all synthesizer sounds: YAMAHA DX7 II FM Synthesizer from the year 1987 drums: LinnDrum (1982) recording: multi-tracking without midi fx: reverb and delay This track is a part of the RetroSound album "A View Into The Heart - Vintage Synths" album download here: http://www.retrosound.de/music-shop.htm RetroSound home: http://www.retrosound.de Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/RetroSound-Marko-Ettlich/265713782347 Music Shop: http://www.retrosound.de/music-shop.htm RetroSound blog: http://retrosound72.blogspot.de/
If you love 80's hits, you want to watch this Yamaha DX7 demo, faithfully re-creating those 80's hits from a-ha Take On Me, Mr Mister Broken Winds, Europe, Berlin, Madonna and more. This is a Yamaha DX7 synthesizer demo unlike any others. I re-created the 80's hits and ground breaking songs, showcasing the true capability and versatility of the famous Yamaha DX7 synthesizer, going beyond those DX7 factory patches. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/power.dx.52 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/powerdx7/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PowerDX7 Featured Songs Some of the songs are updated and re-mastered versions. The others are brand new songs that you will hear for the first time. This is a list of the songs (but not in an order). Updated/ re-mastered songs Berlin Take ...
We fire up my 30 year old Yamaha DX7S, one of the DX7 mk2 models, and demonstrate some factory presets by attempting to recreate the top hits of 2017. You'll hear Ed Sheeran, DJ Snake, Major Lazer and more. The sounds of this 30 year old DX7 II synthesizer may surprise you! Facebook: http://www.fb.com/woodypianoshack
A demo of all the preset sounds of the 2 standard delivered factory data cartridges with 64 sounds each divided in section A and B Number 1 consisted of: A: Master Group B Keyboard & Plucked Group Number 2: A: Orchestral & Percussive Group B: Synthcomplex & Effects Group
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Hey there, I didn't see too many videos showing a fairly detailed breakdown of how to program a Yamaha DX7. I assume a lot of this should carry directly over to a DX9/11 and pretty much any other FM synthesizer. I'm going to treat this like you don't really know much about what you are getting yourself into, I find too many people try to scare people off from getting to know these machines saying things like "it's a nightmare to program". These things are fairly cheap in comparison to most Hardware synths from the 80's so hopefully this can convince some better musicians than me that maybe, they should add this thing to their lineup, or better yet, show some people who are looking for their first synth that this thing isn't the scariest thing in the world.