Chorus also adds a lot.guess that would make a subject Up, you really need an outside effect processor. Good use out of a cheap FM synth!Of course to beef these early synths Of course the beauty in the TX81Z is inĬreating your own patches.which is true in any "real" synth.Īlso using performance mode, you can select a microtune scale andĪssign each sound (patch) to a different midi channel, and thusĬompose something using 4 to 8 instruments in the microtonal scale. Patches in the Techno feild are "Lately Bass" which a lot of techno Goodbye goes the myth of "thin" sounding FM.Some popular Pretty good pad combo-patch.Detuning really adds to the richness of Richer sound, and layer a bell sound with long sustain, and its a One example is to layer two string sounds, detune them to create a Mode in which you can combine patches together to form a complete It has 13 non-standard tunings in memory with two slots for user scales. Waveforms, but contains certain harmonics of the overtone series.Īnother great advantage of the TX81Z is it's microtonal abilities. "harmonical" waveforms, which are not really your typical standard In memory, including a user bank so you can put in your own custom sounds.īisides Sine waves you can also choose different With 8 part multitimbral and 3 "psudu" effects. I have seen them forīasically, the TX81Z is a 4 Operator,8 algorithm FM digital synth Today you might consider this a "budget" synth. (I used to have one) One of the more "famous" 4-Op modules was the TX81Z These include the Yamaha DX9 ( the DX7's little brother) and the FB01 which is the same as the internal synth used on the Yamaha Cx5M Music computer. There is also other flavours of FM synthisis such as 4 operator instruments. Really great lead sound! TRY IT Beats the pants out of some of the stuff Very interesting tone that is different then using regular portamento. You will notice the Volume going UP and it turns into Mono=mode, but a Step on the Sustain pedal, and HOLD IT.Ħ. use SUS-key P follow Mode for the portamentoĤ. Put the portatime to 2 (or whatever you want)ģ. Use any sustaining patch such as strings, analog brass, organ, whatever.Ģ. Here is a technique I have learned thru the years for getting SUPER leadġ. Another is to take an existing patch,Īnd edit it from there to your liking, adding velocity changes, pitch Perhaps you want another bell sound, but you can detune themįrom op 1, so when you put them together you get a full chorused type ofĤ.So for each Stack: decide what type of sound you want.ĥ.When completed, Unmute all ops and listen to the result.Add any finishingĦ.Now decide what types of Modulation, Velocity and keyboard level scaling Sounds, MUTE ops 1 and 2, UNMUTE 3 and 4, bring up the operator level for operatorĤ, and then decide what type of sound will go well with your bell sound you Do you want a bell type of sound? then you will needĪ high freq on op 2, a fairly low output level so is not overwhelming andĪnd sharp attack on the envelope.When you are satisfied with how that Now you can concentrate onģ.Work the envelope of the first op which is the basis. For example, using alg 5, I want to work on MUTE the other operators you are not working on. I usually start with Alg 5 or 6, which gives youĢ. I tend to look at DX programming as putting together components to make oneġ. ENJOY! Please Email me if you have some comments on the sounds. I also program my FB01 which is 4 operator FM. I would back up your internal sounds also, before dumping new sounds in. Go to Function Button # 8 and set the midi channel to 1,and enable SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE. When put together you end up with BELL-BRASS.īelow you will find some of my sounds in standard sysex format and a utility to load them called DUMP-IT by Ben Hall. # 5 or 6 which gives you 3 different sound textures to put together. I create parts of a sound, then put them together to form a complete sound. I looked at Dx programming almost like WAVE sample synthesis. (I sent it to Yamaha hoping for a new DX-7.but wishful thinking!) I have a STORYĬonnected to my particular Dx. Today I am STILL programming my DX-7 using XOR on the Atari. Had good reviews in Keyboard magazine at the time. I was part of that also, programming a number of sounds for a 128 slot ram cartridge by Sound Connection (in Palo Alto). Thus the 3rd party SOUND PROGRAMMER Industry was born. The only thing is that people thought it was hard to program. Practically every record in that period featured the DX sound.
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