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What is a Yamaha TX7 and why you should buy one over a DX7

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If you are looking for classic 80s vintage synth sounds, then you are instantly going to think of the Yamaha DX7. It's one of the most iconic and influential synths of all time and used on countless eighties hits. Think A-ha, Kenny Loggins, Phil Collins and Brian Eno. However, before you hit ebay or Reverb searching for the DX7 you should consider its little brother: the TX7.
UPDATE: The demo song is now availbe on Spotify
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The TX7 is a desktop module version of the DX7. It has the same sound engine as its big brother, with 6 operator / 32 algorithm FM and 12bit Digital to Analog converters.
In this video I look at what the TX7 can do, how you can edit sounds on a TX7 and why should look at a TX7 over a DX7.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro • What is a Yamaha TX7 a...
01:27 What is the difference between the TX7 and DX7 • What is a Yamaha TX7 a...
02:44 Sound Demos • What is a Yamaha TX7 a...
05:26 Editing sounds on a TX7 • What is a Yamaha TX7 a...
07:31 Conclusion • What is a Yamaha TX7 a...
08:57 Demo song • What is a Yamaha TX7 a...

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7 авг 2024

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@PhrygianPhrog Год назад

Great tune and video demo of the TX7.

@IanDixonTDL Год назад

Thanks for your kind words!

@waltscott5 3 месяца назад

Nice. Your demo song at the end is great.

@IanDixonTDL 3 месяца назад

Thanks! Now available on Spotify and other streaming platforms

@adamharris7775 11 месяцев назад

The Yamaha TX7 patch "Electric Piano 1" was heard in the Kids Incorporated version of the song "Two Souls".

@M80- Год назад

Nice demo song, I like the toms.

@IanDixonTDL Год назад

Thanks, straight from the RX5.

@M80- Год назад

@@IanDixonTDL Thanks, I already wanted to ask.

@Vim-Wolf 11 месяцев назад

Yup got mine ages back, £30 on eBay and it turned to to be a local seller so went and got it same day. Upgraded the firmware chip and the display, now replacing the switches. Works a treat, and as you say sounds just like a DX7 without taking up all that space. I also picked up (car boot sale) the multitimbral FB01 but for my money the TX still sounds better.

@IanDixonTDL 11 месяцев назад

I still have a DX100 which is 4op like the FB01 and the TX7 sounds much more alive

@felippeboulderdash8453 Год назад

👏 yeah, cool stuff!

@Asmuk Год назад

Thanks, it was very helpful.

@IanDixonTDL Год назад

You're welcome!

@boogiefunkproductions2368 Год назад

Got mine probably 10 years ago for 40 bucks on ebay. Such an amazing synth I’ll never sell it

@IanDixonTDL Год назад

yes, it really sounds great. I have a DX100 and always wanted a 6 op device

@huntergalloway3944 Месяц назад

The RX5 is my favorite drum machine! Especially when you add the RX5USB and can add your own samples. It really is a drum synth.

@IanDixonTDL Месяц назад

It's a complex beast!

@MrNiniko Год назад

Subscribed

@ClearColorCloud Год назад

I’m probably going to pick up one of these for use with my guitar midi controllers.. I’m not a keyboard player anyway so synths without the keyboard are perfect for me.

@IanDixonTDL Год назад

yes it should be good for that. FM sounds respond well to velocity.

@ClearColorCloud Год назад

@@IanDixonTDL yeah, so I’ve heard! Debating picking up a Yamaha G10 or a Linnstrument as well..

@Niles7787 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for this video! The patches from 02:44 til 05:28 did you load them into the TX7 or are they original patches? They don't match with my unit's patches (which I think were reorganized by the previous owner) but also don't match the ones listed in the manual. Also what's the benefit of using DX Manager over Dexed, does it do things Dexed can't?

@IanDixonTDL 6 месяцев назад

I loaded them in, over time I have loaded ones from various banks. I prefer the UI of DX Manager and it also works with my DX100. BTW My sounds are available from thedigitallifestyle.com/w/music-tech-downloads/

@Niles7787 6 месяцев назад

@@IanDixonTDL Thank you, much appreciated!!

@Shred_The_Weapon 7 месяцев назад

This module was played on the 1986 Don Dorsey release *Bachbusters* (along with the larger-scale TX-816). Those guitar sounds, the bass and the bells can all be heard on different tracks from that album, along (I suspect) with the xylophone sound. I also think it made its way onto the followup, *Beethoven or Bust.* I just had a thought. I haven’t yet purchased a DX or TX model (although there was an FB-01 module floating around where I currently live when I got here). I do own a Roland JX-8p whose front panel was modeled after the DX7 front panel. Any chance the JX-8p can be used to edit patches on a TX7?

@IanDixonTDL 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for the tip, I will check them out. The JX will not control the TX7, the TX used sysex and not MIDI CC.

@Shred_The_Weapon 7 месяцев назад

And, thanks for your own tip,@@IanDixonTDL. I think I already learned that before, but I felt like double checking.

@JoelEverettComposer Год назад

MIDI Question on the TX7 - I know the DX7 is limited to 1 MIDI Channel; since the TX7 is slightly later - can you play back on all 16 MIDI Channels at the same time? i.e. playing back a bass patch, a ep patch, and a guitar patch at the same time? Thanks!!

@IanDixonTDL Год назад

No, it will only play back on one channel at a time. To do what you want you would need something like the TX816 which was 8 DX7s in a rack, or the cheaper TX81Z which is a 4op version.

@andrewweeks448 Год назад

Can I use my DX7ii into this with a midi cable? It has all of the dx7 stock presets?

@IanDixonTDL Год назад

yes, you can. You can load it any DX7 sound banks.

@cuttingedge1987 Год назад

Do you find any difference between the dx7 and the tx7 ? Because I have both and I find that there is less bass on the dx7 electric piano (I have changed the cap in it), but the tx7 has higher output level

@IanDixonTDL Год назад

I don't have a DX7 so i can't say but the TX7 does have a digital volume level where as the DX7 has a slider

@cuttingedge1987 Год назад

I guess it might change a little

@moonvals 3 месяца назад

Because i dont know anything about computers, how do i get the sounds from the computer to the TX7 ?

@IanDixonTDL 3 месяца назад

You need to get a usb midi cable and the use software to transfer it over.

@cxc3559 11 месяцев назад

Hey - can you change the algorithm from the front panel, as you can in a DX7?

@IanDixonTDL 11 месяцев назад

no, you need to use another DX or PC/Mac. I use DX Manager on the PC

@cxc3559 11 месяцев назад

Thank you, you're a hero!

@IanDixonTDL 11 месяцев назад

BTW I have just recorded another video on the TX7, it wil be out next week

@amonster8mymother 7 месяцев назад

Sounds better than my dx7. Perhaps my dx7 has a problem. ❤

@amonster8mymother 2 месяца назад

Can you get dxed on mac?

@IanDixonTDL 2 месяца назад

Yes you can

@worldmusicarchives7950 Год назад

Does it contain sounds from DX7IIFD?

@IanDixonTDL Год назад

You can upload them but the DX7II has extra parameters like unison mode that make them slightly different.

@worldmusicarchives7950 Год назад

@@IanDixonTDL Okay, so I will need...a DX7IIFD disk?

@IanDixonTDL Год назад

You can find all the DX7 patches including DX7IIFD on the internet so no need for the original disks. You can send them from a PC to the TX7 via midi. Checkout my video of DX Manager ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nqyJ4v4epos.html

@worldmusicarchives7950 Год назад

@IanDixonTDL Okay, cool. As long I have a midi USB, it can work well with logic pro x?

@IanDixonTDL Год назад

It should work fine.

@amonster8mymother 2 месяца назад

So you can do dx5 sounds with a dx7 amd a tx7 together?

@IanDixonTDL 2 месяца назад

Yes, exactly

@amonster8mymother 2 месяца назад

@@IanDixonTDL I think I'm gonna buy a tx7 as well to get the dx5 strings.

@IanDixonTDL 2 месяца назад

Which patches would you use? I would like to try it on my TX7 and Op6

@amonster8mymother 2 месяца назад

@@IanDixonTDLI'm not sure. I would use analog strings to start. I'm just listening to mine and it doesn't sound so good theu the stereo output.

@amonster8mymother 2 месяца назад

I think the dx5 has a sound with both synth engines together and I think you can tell by watching dx5 videos it's got a roar you cant get with the dx7tx7. Possibly stereo output. ????

@amonster8mymother 2 месяца назад

Im guessing but i think theres some reverb chorus and phaser.

@IanDixonTDL Месяц назад

Any part? I can check.

@amonster8mymother Месяц назад

@@IanDixonTDL so you put the reverb first or last?

@IanDixonTDL Месяц назад

@@amonster8mymother The intro track has chorus and reverb, no phaser. I normally apply chorus first.

@amonster8mymother Месяц назад

@@IanDixonTDL I'm using korg A3

@amonster8mymother 7 месяцев назад

Sounds good i dont hear aliasing.