Some would say it’s not so accurate. I say it’s the closest you can get to a real DX7 and considering it’s free makes it a no brainer when it comes to DX7 Vst. I haven’t tried OP7 but almost every other vst and they all are good in their own ways but I prefer Dexed.
@happyjessusАй бұрын
To me the SY sounds way too bright. The TX has a moody lofi character that makes it way more present and vibrant. Thanks for the comparison :)
@synthfellowАй бұрын
Thank you for input. :)
@mrdali67Ай бұрын
The primary usage was to run it together with the DX7 to make the sound fatter with detune, or use the midi overflow for 32 note polyphony. t's a "Poor man's" DX1 or 1/4'th TX816
@synthfellowАй бұрын
Or pre-DX7iiD ;)
@mrdali67Ай бұрын
@@synthfellow Ya, I had the TX802. With all the Retro hype of FM i kinda regret Selling it, same as my Korg DW8000, I got an M1 and was’t happy with the DWGS sounds, so I exchaned the old DW with an EX and used it together with the TX, it was pre clonewheels. So the TX with multiple outputs was used for the obvious hit sounds and pure organ sounds running thru an old Dynachord CLS-22. Was a pretty decent analog Leslie sim for that time. I was propably one of the few that bothered learning myself how to program those FM sounds. Why I want to hurt those that designed the new Genos 2 and did only give us a preset DX7 engine. How hard could it be to make it accept sysex… I can use all my old sounds from the TX802 in my Kronos and add all the effects you didn’t have back in the days. But its kinda just nostalgia. I really wouldn’t bother paying what it cost to re-purchase all the gear I sold of to pay for newer gear. Its more a regret how little we often sold it for and now much of it is more expensive used than when it was new and interesting.
@synthfellowАй бұрын
@@mrdali67 yeah a big part of me keep asking why I keep getting those old synths when it can be done all in the box. I got it all in the computer, more easy access and not prone to breaking or needing a battery change. But then again.. it’s nice to have the real thing.
@ClawedHorse84Ай бұрын
How do I contact you?
@synthfellowАй бұрын
You just did :)
@MrBassman91Ай бұрын
Hi Brilliant video thanks. Ive just purchased a D50 with a flat internal battery for a bargain price, so I'll definitely be trying this. I have two questions - is the internal Eprom memory in the D50 big enough to hold all the .syx files from the cards?, or do you have to load a card 'as and when' you want to use a particular card, I'm guessing not - as is the memory overwritten each time you load a new card? Also, can you recommend/link a USB to MIDI interface cable that works with the D50 & this software (I know alot of the cheap ones dont work) Thank you in advance
@synthfellowАй бұрын
You can only transfer one card at a time. And I use a E-mu usb to midi cable.
@L31PZ1GАй бұрын
No matter how much it was used in the 80s, you have to love the DX7 for its famous factory presets, especially no.15 and no.16! ✌🏻+ ❤
@synthfellowАй бұрын
Agree!! :)
@hanswurst2490Ай бұрын
You synth-guys are more pathetic than my grandparents. You are expected to be busy with high-end-high-tech-machines... and instead clinching on stuff of the stone-age. Crazy😂 P. S. : you look like you weren't even born, when the DX came out. I was active those times...and would never ever use this FM ("modicied beeping"). Not the "usual" old man😉
@synthfellowАй бұрын
Haha thanks for the compliment about my looks. I was born in 1973 and was only 16 when I had my first synth which was a DX7 😘. And I love the old gear and most of my collection are of nostalgic reasons.
@waltscott5Ай бұрын
This is what I’ve wanted to see! 🎉 Even with the two doubling the same sounds, what a difference in fatness! I have both and find that to be much richer than doing the same thing on the TX802.
@synthfellowАй бұрын
Great!! 😊
@VarionJimmyАй бұрын
Beautiful! I remember it well.
@synthfellowАй бұрын
I think it’s often overlooked amongst all the vintage synths today :)
@AlexS....Ай бұрын
You seem to like "Pyramid" quite a lot! 😄
@synthfellowАй бұрын
Can’t say I know what that is ;)
@MAXERNESTАй бұрын
I have been a fan of the DX series of synths ,having got a DX 7 mk 1 when they were released way back in the early 80`s , the TX 816 i managed to get along with the MV 802 mixer , many years later ,they were a fortune when released but since then managed to aquire them :} i have upgraded the display on the DX 7 as well as the rom chip for the extra MIDI functions. i have the original cassette which came with the TX 7 ,think you can get it on sysex try Yamaha musicians TX page .
@synthfellowАй бұрын
❤️
@ekummelАй бұрын
Back in the 80s I had a friend who had a TX7 that he ran with his guitar and midi. I had a DX21 at the time and really enjoyed the TX7 and really wanted one...but certainly could not afford one...but I did find quite a bargain on an FB-01 which I still have...I also now have a DX7IIFD which I purchased in the 90s. Used, of course, but still works great never thought of using the FB-01 as an expansion though...that detune is amazing!
@synthfellowАй бұрын
The DX7ii should be able to do what I did with my DX7/TX7.
@earthelder2065Ай бұрын
Great keyboard! I had one.
@synthfellowАй бұрын
I love my esq-1 :)
@VarionJimmyАй бұрын
Nice video! I had no idea that the data slider is outputting data via midi. Please please let it be CC. 😁 (I’ve had my DX7 as my master keyboard in the studio for about 25 years now and to be able to use that slider in the daw (Bitwig) would be really nice.) By the way, does “expander” really means that it’s an addition? My Crumar Bit 01 has “Rack expander” on the front, and it’s just the rack version of the Bit 99.
@synthfellowАй бұрын
I think it’s the same idea. A way to expand the keyboard version with more voices and patches.
@jfn467Ай бұрын
Skåning?
@synthfellowАй бұрын
👍yep 😃
@himalayanvoices2158Ай бұрын
I have my tx7 midi'd to my CZ-1, makes a rich combination..
@synthfellowАй бұрын
Layering voices are always fun and effective!
@Noone-of-your-BusinessАй бұрын
So what was it _built for?_ Doubling the voice with minimal detune to create pseudo stereo? That could be done with any chorus pedal. I don't get what this was meant to do. I also don't hear much of a difference between single and combined mode.
@synthfellowАй бұрын
I guess YT doesn’t really do the sound justice but this is what it was built for. Expanding the DX7 with more voices and new possibilities. As someone commented, there are patches made specific for the combination.
@RoboprogsАй бұрын
There’s a nice software synth on iOS called KQDixie which loads sysex files like Dexed does. KQD has features to load patches in layers or unison. I think the unison mode has a detune setting, but I just stumbled upon the non-single-patch mode yesterday 😁
@synthfellowАй бұрын
I got that one too actually. As well as Dexed for iOS :)
@12opsynthsАй бұрын
Did you know there's a specific set of layer patches they made for the dx/tx combo? I adapted it for the mark II but search around and you'll find it.
@synthfellowАй бұрын
I’ll search around :)
@12opsynthsАй бұрын
@@synthfellow look for "tx7 data cassette sysex"
@newignisАй бұрын
Nice thing about the TX7 it responds as well as a DX7 to SysEx, and it’s not complicated (at least not for an FM synth). It’s pretty easy to make an editor for it. I did it with an Electra One, and you can fit that Electra One on top of a TX7 as well. They make a nice pair. Because the sysex works bidirectional, the Electra One shows you how the TX7 sound is constructed. A very good way to learn how to make sounds in FM. May I’ll need a second TX7 !
@synthfellowАй бұрын
Nice!
@hunjahayАй бұрын
get the DX5 patches -- (they combine for example horn A horn B strings A strings B etc they are factory made to be used together - so with 2 dx7,s or a dx7/tx7 - load A on one and B on another and you have a DX5 combination -- i do this with my dx7 11fd in performance mode = 2 patches together stereo -- closest u will get to a dx5 without owning one ..
@synthfellowАй бұрын
I will test that :)
@thebod1Ай бұрын
What is the patch called at 3:07?
@synthfellowАй бұрын
It is Piano 2, an original preset.
@ruscularАй бұрын
2 Korg FM2 volca paired up? I wonder if I could get a similar result on the cheap?
@synthfellowАй бұрын
Well of course. But you can’t control one Volca with the other, right?
@amonster8mymotherАй бұрын
So together you can sound like a dx5?
@synthfellowАй бұрын
Haha well.. more like a DX7ii or TX802. But I guess the principle is the same on DX5.
@amonster8mymotherАй бұрын
@@synthfellow yea but they're both 8 bit. The dx7ii and tx802 are 16 bit IINM. 🙃
@amonster8mymotherАй бұрын
So they have a different sound.
@synthfellowАй бұрын
@@amonster8mymother you mean the DACs? Yes they sound a little different.
@amonster8mymotherАй бұрын
@@synthfellow yes definately they sound different. Not bad mind you but smoother and less gutsy. 😎
@amonster8mymotherАй бұрын
❤
@maltekrug9110Ай бұрын
Now imagine what the TX816 (8 DX7like modules in a rack) would sound like. 😉Yamaha came up with sounds that spread over all of the modules, with each only producing a certain part of the combined sound. Much better than just layering the same sound. The famous FMepiano sounds massive on that one. Just a little bit of varied panorama and a bit of detuning and no chorus is needed. Just reverb maybe. Another synth that will never leave my studio.
@synthfellowАй бұрын
I’ve never played on a fully loaded TX816 but would love to do that some time in the future. :)
@synthfellowАй бұрын
Do you think it would be able to replicate on vst like Dexed or Arturias DX7 with 8 instances running?
@maltekrug9110Ай бұрын
@@synthfellow i think there is a video around in which somebody tried that. But somehow I prefer the hands-on thing with hardware. And the sound of the old converters. TX816's modules have balanced outputs, which helps with the normally weak levels of a DX7's outs.
@maltekrug9110Ай бұрын
@@synthfellow You can get the 8 sysex banks of the TX816 somewhere online to import them into Dexed.
@synthfellowАй бұрын
@@maltekrug9110 sounds like a project I’d like! 😜
@danielforro-forrotronics3921Ай бұрын
TX7 has 32 memories for its Function parameters, plus another 32 which can be used for DX7 (which has only one such setting for all 32 patches). Both MIDI cables have to be connected to use this as TX7 sends SysEx data to DX7. Another great feature is range setting when TX7 plays only in limited range - up, down on the keyboard, or when the lowest point is set higher than the highest, there's a silenced range between them. Also possibility of program TX7 directly from DX7 should be mentioned.
@synthfellowАй бұрын
Thank you for the completing info! I know you’re a DX-expert! ❤️
@PeranMeАй бұрын
Nice find! The DX7 almost looks new! I’m not jealous, not jealous, not even a little bit… :-)
@synthfellowАй бұрын
It’s in great shape, yes! 😃
@gerritveldhuisen7748Ай бұрын
I Used the DX7 and the TX7 for Bass Sounds with a Little Modulation ~~ for Solo ~ DX7II FD
@synthfellowАй бұрын
I use it too mainly for bass sounds :)
@TJ-rf1xlАй бұрын
I mean the TX7 is called an FM *expander* right?! But to be fair if you can't afford a DX or find one is good condition, the TX is very competent as a stand-alone synth too, especially given its age! I don't own either and likely never will, but do have a TX81z, as well as a Digitone and Opsix. Plus there is the Arturia DX7 plugin which is great and I'm just now experimenting with Tracktion F'em. Many paths to FM these days, it's really having a revival!
@synthfellowАй бұрын
The TX7 is definitely a good choice! Tbh who owns a DX7 to program it? And most of us have a midikeyboard anyway. Arturias DX7 is great but somehow I prefer Dexed. ❤
@waltscott5Ай бұрын
Yes! 🙌. Also nice to have without having to maintain a DX7. (Although the DX7 triggers the TX7 the way it was intended)
@waltscott5Ай бұрын
@@synthfellow I prefer Dexed over arturia also. Sounds great on the iPad.
@synthfellowАй бұрын
@@waltscott5 me too
@RaffiDonerianАй бұрын
I have a question. If i need to change the battery of my D 50, do I lose the sounds that were added on my keyboard through a card?
@synthfellowАй бұрын
Yes I believe you will. And the internal sounds too.
@RaffiDonerianАй бұрын
@@synthfellow thank you for your reply. So if I save all internal and midi sounds on a memory card, that will be the solution?
@synthfellowАй бұрын
@@RaffiDonerian if you got the possibility so yes. But then again. You could use sysex and Pekka’s little program with all the cards. ;)
@RaffiDonerianАй бұрын
@synthfellow that's great. As to my own sounds, not the built in one's, I need to save them and then reload again you mean?
@synthfellowАй бұрын
@@RaffiDonerian ah of course!
@davidmcray86572 ай бұрын
I have the same upgrade my demos don’t play anymore? Do your demos play? I’m thinking maybe they got erased or either it doesn’t work with the upgrade?
@synthfellow2 ай бұрын
Yes my demos play. At least as I can remember.
@larslevinberget95583 ай бұрын
Very boring meat and potatoes synth for the bedroom synth geek, but most useful for the gigging musician. With the DP4 this could be a studio-monster :) The Kurzveill K1000 and Peavey DPM3 / 4 were her cousins
@synthfellow3 ай бұрын
I'm not so sure about the boring part ;) .. but agree about the DP4. Or should I say.. every synth needs effects to grow to it's full potential.
@chinossynthesizer705Ай бұрын
It's not boring at all. it's a wavetable synth it's sound neat for its time kinda like a ppg wave. I've made really good sq-80 patches with more waveforms, but mines broke . I do fm synthesis now. You probably find fm synthesis boring, too, right? Limited gear can make you creative. Also, the esq was made by the same dude who made the commodore 64 sid chip.
@craigsg013 ай бұрын
I had one of these about 25 years ago. I can't even remember what I did with it 🤣 I don't recall selling it I think I gave it to a friend. Was good synth back in the day.
@synthfellow3 ай бұрын
It was a good synth and still is.. very underrated in my opinion.
@HereXEG3 ай бұрын
Okay so when I go to internal, all I get is a bunch of Brass1. Its in every setting 1-4. I did the factory reset like you said, but it still says Brass1 on all the internal setings. Cart A and Cart B have different sounds. Do I need the 3.2 upgrade to get sounds in my internal banks?
@synthfellow3 ай бұрын
Yes you need to update the os. Mine is 3.52. But you can send the patches via sysex. Then you don’t need to upgrade. BUT if you do a factory reset or the battery dies your back to the Brass sounds and you’ll have to do the sysex thing again.
@Gasparzinho3113 ай бұрын
Omg thank you for this opportunity to listen all sounds 😮 🙏 this synth it’s amazing. Thank you
@synthfellow3 ай бұрын
Agree! It’s amazing and underrated.
@macavree94643 ай бұрын
Amazing!
@synthfellow3 ай бұрын
Thank you! 🙏
@macavree94643 ай бұрын
Do you have any sound cartridges?
@synthfellow3 ай бұрын
I got a sound cartridge yes.
@macavree94643 ай бұрын
13:22 x-files?
@synthfellow3 ай бұрын
Ah.. no... ;)
@mathumphreys3 ай бұрын
Thanks for giving the ESQ1 some love (I love mine). I've got the 3.50 ROM and I'd be interested to hear the extra waveforms accessible with the 3.53 ROM.
@synthfellow3 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching... that could be shown in a future video :)
@HereXEG3 ай бұрын
How do you update, mine said 2.0 how do I get the 3.53?
@synthfellow3 ай бұрын
You need an Eprom and switch with the old. Which is a hardware update. I think you can get the 3.53 on eBay. You need two. Upper and lower.
@HereXEG3 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@senormidi21423 ай бұрын
Thanks lot for sharing this video. Very resourceful!
@synthfellow3 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@ellucerodelteclado5483 ай бұрын
Very good. Thank you teacher for sharing the factory sounds of the synthesizer, Ensoniq esq1. Very good video, we will wait for more interesting videos about the beauty of synthesizers.❤❤❤❤❤❤
@synthfellow3 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching and a reason to do this video. :)
@ellucerodelteclado5483 ай бұрын
Thanks, teacher ❤❤
@PeranMe3 ай бұрын
Yay, new video!!! ❤❤❤
@synthfellow3 ай бұрын
Not a day too late :)
@maurice79503 ай бұрын
Do you know if its possible to use the swing and offset features at the same time?
@synthfellow3 ай бұрын
I can’t answer that. I’ve sold the HR16 a while ago. BUT looking to buy another because I miss it ;).
@_floeter4 ай бұрын
Looking forward to it, just getting back into mine after replacing the battery.
@synthfellow4 ай бұрын
Great! ❤
@ellucerodelteclado5484 ай бұрын
Thank you teacher, we would like you to show us the factory sounds that the Ensoniq ESQ-1 comes with. If you could share to hear what that synthesizer sounds like, I would be happiest in the world, please.
@synthfellow4 ай бұрын
Keep looking out for more videos on the ESQ-1 :)
@ellucerodelteclado5484 ай бұрын
@@synthfellow Thanks, teacher🙏
@Gasparzinho3114 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for this video! 🙏
@synthfellow4 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching! :)
@kdrsmusic87944 ай бұрын
Greetings from Norway 😊 I just bought a Roland D-50 and it sounds amazing. But I would also like to achieve this. How do you connect the synthesizer to the PC? Appreciate an explanation 😁 Do you have to have an interface with midi in/out? I have tried with a cheap one from ebay, with midi connectors at one end, and usb at the other. I get it up and running, but the PC can't send over to the synth, it just says waiting....
@synthfellow4 ай бұрын
Be aware of cheap USB to Midi adapters! If i rember the one i used was a E-Mu midi to usb-adapter.