ajstan Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 I like very much DX7 preset SAX bc used by David Sancious in soloing. in which other yamaha keyboards Can I find this sound? So I think we're really down to just the DX7 and DX7II unless anyone else has some ideas. I was able to load my old DX7 patches into the new MODX series. Quote Nord Stage 3 HA88, Nord Stage 3 Compact, Casio CT-S1, Radial Key Largo, Westone AM Pro 30, Rolls PM55P, K&M 18880 + 18881, Bose S1 Pro, JBL 305p MKII, Zoom Q2n-4K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reezekeys Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Don't DX7 patches load into some of the VI FM synths like FM7/8, and Dexed? And what happened to the Kurz MicroPiano? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Here's a recent thread that gets into lots of details about the options for deploying DX-7 sounds. https://forums.musicplayer.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/3094625/best-way-to-get-fm-dx-in-a-rack#Post3094625 How's that Micro Piano treating ya, vintage victim? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cphollis Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Jeez. DX shows up on just about every romantic, gooey ballad from that era. Take your pick. Quote Want to make your band better? Check out "A Guide To Starting (Or Improving!) Your Own Local Band" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldwin Funster Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Don't DX7 patches load into some of the VI FM synths like FM7/8, and Dexed? ... Yes. And FMsynth for android. Quote FunMachine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Williams Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 ...and now the Kurzweil Forte, PC4, and I assume K2700. Quote -Tom Williams {First Name} {at} AirNetworking {dot} com PC4-7, PX-5S, AX-Edge, PC361 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Emm Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Sparks' engaging ditty "Let's Get Funky" has plenty of DX7 decoration. Perfect for weddings and bat mitzvahs. [video:youtube] Quote An evangelist came to town who was so good, even Huck Finn was saved until Tuesday. ~ "Tom Sawyer" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed A. Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Brian Eno used a DX7 on "Apollo: Atmospheres & Soundtracks": [video:youtube] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzzz Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Brian Eno used a DX7The story may be apocryphal, but supposedly Eno was hospitalized or injured or something, and spent the time while convalescing to learn to program the DX7 in depth. The video above is a beautiful example of the DX7 not doing that bell piano thing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed A. Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Brian Eno used a DX7The story may be apocryphal, but supposedly Eno was hospitalized or injured or something, and spent the time while convalescing to learn to program the DX7 in depth. From what I've read, Eno was in fact hospitalized back in the seventies because he was hit by a car. The story goes that in his hospital room, he was listening to classical music on a record player at very low volume, while it was raining outside his window at the same time. The almost imperceivable music from the record player interacted with the sound of the rain and supposedly gave him the inspiration for "ambient music". Seems to me more like an clever press release than a true story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outkaster Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Here are a few... Chicago - "Hard Habit to Break", "Stay the Night", & others on the "Chicago 17" album Howard Jones - "Things Can Only Get Better" on the "Dream Into Action" album. Toto - "Africa" & others on the "Toto IV" album. U2 - Various songs on the "Joshua Tree" album (I believe Brian Eno played keys on this album) Someone earlier mentioned Don Henley's outstanding "Sunset Grill" (love that song). Do you KNOW that the synth horn and synth guitar solos were made with a DX7? I don't want to say that they're not, because they *might* be, but they sure don't sound like a typical DX7 patch. An amusing DX7 related story... I was talking to Chicago keyboardist Robert Lamm just prior to a 1984 concert in Louisiana. The DX7 was of course all the rage at that time, so our conversation naturally drifted in that direction. Now at that point in time, I owned a single DX7, but they had already become hard to find because of their huge popularity. Talking about the DX7, Lamm said, "...Yeah, we only have four of them." I didn't say it, but all I could think was, "Jeez! FOUR DX7's!!! I only managed ONE, and I wouldn't even know what to do with FOUR!" In addition to their four DX7's, I remember that Bill Champlin - who was brand new to Chicago at the time - also had a Yamaha GS2 in his rig (the GS1 and GS2 were pre-DX7 FM synths). In the years following 1984, both Robert Lamm and Bill Champlin toured with identical rigs that consisted of (among other things) a DX7 and KX88 on an Invisible Support keyboard stand, plus a TX816. Jimmy Pankow (trombone player) also had a DX7 on stage, which he had humorously re-labeled "DX7000 Turbo". I still own my original DX7/E!, along with a TX216, a DX7IIFD/E!, and an FS1R. More FM than anyone needs! Bill also was using Robert's B-3. I was talking to him 15 years ago when they needed a new B3 or a back up for the road. Bill hasn't played with them in about 5 years though. Quote "Danny, ci manchi a tutti. La E-Street Band non e' la stessa senza di te. Riposa in pace, fratello" noblevibes.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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