Welcome to the unofficial Yamaha DX7 resource centre. The purpose of this site is to collect together as many of the most relevant Yamaha DX7 web-sites, so that you don't have to go searching! You will also find sounds and software here.
Overspill - Too many sites to fit above...
DX Manager by Jon Morgan - PC Based DX7 Editor / librarian
Soundofmusic - A well stocked DX7 site from Stockholm! Brochures, articles etc
Lorraine Quirke's DX notes Dave Mellor's Info on DX7 Sound on Sound pt 1 Sound on Sound pt 2
Synthmania - Cartridge Sounds Demo'd in MP3
Gareth Edward's Page
20th
Anniversary 1983-2003
Non English-Language Sites Below
DX7 Heaven - A German DX7 site Bernhard Döring's Synth Museum Site (German) NEW LINK ! DX7 Website, in Dutch
Quick Jump to YOUR DX7... (Includes tips on 'faulty/silent' DX7's)
DX7 Mark 1 DX7S DX7 IID DX7 IIFD DX7 Centennial TX7
According to the Yamaha TX7 manual ( yep, TX7 ), Yamaha DX7's with serial number 1001~24880 and 25125~26005 will have problems with the Aftertouch option, over MIDI. This is because their operating system ROM's were programmed before MIDI was standardised across all manufacturers. It is worth asking a potential seller for the serial number, before you commit. One of my DX7's has an early serial number, and it also struggles to send System Exclusive information which can be easily interpreted by patch librarians etc.
NEW ! How to load sounds to and from a DX7 using a PC
...So what has happened to the DX7?
The DX7 itself hasn't been made since the end of the eighties, but developments such as Yamaha's DX200 module are keeping FM synthesis up there with all the contemporary stuff. Who knows what future products may be introduced, but one product keeping the spirit of the DX7 and FM synthesis very much alive is Native Instruments' superb products, FM7 and more recently FM8.
This is a Software Synth DX7 (and much much more). Hearing is believing..... Please Click Here to go to the FM7/8 site.
NEW FEATURE COMING SOON.... ( by Summer 2002 - yeah right! one day I'll do it!) DX7 EDIT / FUNCTION PANEL HELP
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