DX7 Novice Questions

[DTRAINNJ]

I appreciate all advice, so thank you in advance.

First, I'm wondering how to load sounds from my laptop. I have a USB to MIDI device but do I need special software on my PC? I downloaded a digitial version of the first two rom cars for the synths sounds and from what I hear is a great Vox Conti emulation.

Second, I'm searching for some specific sounds I know came from a CS80 but since I know nothing about FM I'm hoping it is somewhere out there. I'm looking for the tone from Springsteens cover of Trapped.

Thank you again. I'm not a keyboard player by default I'm actually a guitar player but in my band I arrange our keyboard sounds and I'm trying to track down some specific sounds for our next CD.

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[happyrat1]

On the old MIDI instruments you did what was called a Sysex Dump.

One freeware that can do this quite nicely is MIDIOX.

http://www.midiox.com/

Here's a tutorial on how to do it.

http://bobbyblues.recup.ch/sysex_procedure.html

Gary

 

[happyrat1]

I'd also STRONGLY recommend that you google Yamaha DX7 Sysex and read up on other tutorial pages and download all the available manuals for your keyboard.

Gary

 

[Fred Coulter]

That was my first serious keyboard for gigging. I had a lot of fun with it, and it was built like a tank.

Bought a book of DX7 patches and entered the parameters by hand. Those were the days.

 

[CowboyNQ]

 

[DTRAINNJ]

Thanks everyone. I found a site that has some cool sounds for 30 bucks that load in through Sysex and after searching the through the organs to see if there was a good farfisa tone (not really) I found all those synth sounds I was searching for. Many of these sounds are amazing, the pads are just what I need for the next album the band wants to do.