nursers Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 I'm embarrassed (or pleased) to say I've never needed to transfer SysEx data manually to update a synth etc. Over the weekend I took delivery of a DX7 Mk 1 and that changed. It's in great condition but I wanted to get some patches into it other than the 32 defaults, so spent a few hours working out how to transfer SysEx data to it from my Mac. After a few hours of frustration I worked out how to do it and felt like I'd won an olympic medal at the end of it So I finally broke the SysEx drought - only took me 35+ years I'd love to hear any recommendations of DX7 soundbanks you particularly love. I'm only using free ones at present and have seen some commercial ones, but interested in people's thoughts. Quote The Keyboard Chronicles Podcast Check out your fellow forumites in an Apple Music playlist Check out your fellow forumites in a Spotify playlist My Music: Stainless Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Dan Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Congratulations! For your next assignment, a tape dump. Quote Dan Acoustic/Electric stringed instruments ranging from 4 to 230 strings, hammered, picked, fingered, slapped, and plucked. Analog and Digital Electronic instruments, reeds, and throat/mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowboyNQ Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 It"s funny how one can read a thread title incorrectly. Says a lot more about me than it does you, David. And...congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 I'd love to hear any recommendations of DX7 soundbanks you particularly love. I've been trying to find DX7 soundbanks I particularly love for 30 years. Still can't come up with any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursers Posted April 8, 2020 Author Share Posted April 8, 2020 Congratulations! For your next assignment, a tape dump. Never And Dave D. that's interesting as the couple I've found so far haven't grabbed me either. Paul: you're a sicko! Quote The Keyboard Chronicles Podcast Check out your fellow forumites in an Apple Music playlist Check out your fellow forumites in a Spotify playlist My Music: Stainless Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 I hear good things about the Trebuchet series... Quote Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursers Posted April 8, 2020 Author Share Posted April 8, 2020 Ok so I googled, which sent me back to this forum to a 2016 thread but I still don't get the joke Quote The Keyboard Chronicles Podcast Check out your fellow forumites in an Apple Music playlist Check out your fellow forumites in a Spotify playlist My Music: Stainless Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markyboard Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Don't listen to these guys David. The DX-7 is one of the easiest synths to roll your own on. Yes, you can hunt down thousands of great sounding patches but with its simple straight forward interface you'll soon create your own bank that sounds just as good if not better. If ever there were a synth you can't make a bad sound on this is it. Congrats and enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursers Posted April 8, 2020 Author Share Posted April 8, 2020 Don't listen to these guys David. The DX-7 is one of the easiest synths to roll your own on. Yes, you can hunt down thousands of great sounding patches but with it's simple straight forward interface you'll soon create your own bank that sounds just as good if not better. If ever there were a synth you can't make a bad sound on this is it. Congrats and enjoy! You sir are now officially going to hell Quote The Keyboard Chronicles Podcast Check out your fellow forumites in an Apple Music playlist Check out your fellow forumites in a Spotify playlist My Music: Stainless Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reezekeys Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Patch dumps are for beginners! You haven't lived until you've programmed Roland parameter change sysex strings into your controller. My A800 Pro calculates the checksums for you but I remember programming a Peavey PC1600 and I'm pretty sure I had to calculate my own. Fun times! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursers Posted April 9, 2020 Author Share Posted April 9, 2020 Patch dumps are for beginners! You haven't lived until you've programmed Roland parameter change sysex strings into your controller. My A800 Pro calculates the checksums for you but I remember programming a Peavey PC1600 and I'm pretty sure I had to calculate my own. Fun times! Fun times, like having your hemorrhoids removed with a cheese grater? Quote The Keyboard Chronicles Podcast Check out your fellow forumites in an Apple Music playlist Check out your fellow forumites in a Spotify playlist My Music: Stainless Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reezekeys Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 That's not exactly how I'd describe it, to be honest, but appreciate the, er, descriptive terminology! Actually, I'll admit that my nerdiness quotient was well-satisfied when I figured out how to do this and my trialing & erroring with XORing hex values worked! In my experience, Roland stands out with manuals that clearly lay out everything you need to remotely edit almost every parameter in their synths (at least the ones I was working with at the time). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursers Posted April 9, 2020 Author Share Posted April 9, 2020 That's not exactly how I'd describe it, to be honest, but appreciate the, er, descriptive terminology! Actually, I'll admit that my nerdiness quotient was well-satisfied when I figured out how to do this and my trialing & erroring with XORing hex values worked! In my experience, Roland stands out with manuals that clearly lay out everything you need to remotely edit almost every parameter in their synths (at least the ones I was working with at the time). Yeah I can fully understand the satisfaction part - it's not simple or intuitive stuff so it's nice to get it right Quote The Keyboard Chronicles Podcast Check out your fellow forumites in an Apple Music playlist Check out your fellow forumites in a Spotify playlist My Music: Stainless Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokely Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 *twitch* *twitch* Sorry, just having an unpleasant flashback there to a time when I had to load patches (and sysex) into a room full of touchy keyboards, modules and effects units in order to mix a particular song.... Having everything right inside the computer these days is like magic (the good kind). I sometimes miss that imposing feeling of having/being around lots of gear though And of course computers can introduce their own hassles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EscapeRocks Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 Patch dumps are for beginners! You haven't lived until you've programmed Roland parameter change sysex strings into your controller. My A800 Pro calculates the checksums for you but I remember programming a Peavey PC1600 and I'm pretty sure I had to calculate my own. Fun times! After confession, the priest had me study the Roland Fantom X6 sysex parameter manual for absolution. Quote David Gig Rig:Casio Privia PX-5S | Yamaha MODX+ 6 | MacBook Pro 14" M1| Mainstage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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