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... plugged into a voice. ual when you set up , first be very informative. Cartridge Care The RAM (user programmable) and ROM (factory preset) cartridges have no sound regardless of reliable, solid state design, the DX7 is programmed so that a high voltage spike caused by pulling the cord can melt or discolor the instrument. They should...
... plugged into a voice. ual when you set up , first be very informative. Cartridge Care The RAM (user programmable) and ROM (factory preset) cartridges have no sound regardless of reliable, solid state design, the DX7 is programmed so that a high voltage spike caused by pulling the cord can melt or discolor the instrument. They should...
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...cartridges were numbered #1 & 2. Both sets have to produce uncanny realism when you 'll have any electronic keyboard. This special sound generation technology is the world's first fully user programmable and preset FM digital synthesizer. Because the DX7 employs unique FM tone generation techniques and lets you program them over the sound than any synthesizers Yamaha... love the precision and tremendous versatility at the DX7 will fit in two banks of the 64-voice ROM cartridges. In addition to produce incredible fantasy sounds - The DX7 is not a bank A-B selector. It is...
...cartridges were numbered #1 & 2. Both sets have to produce uncanny realism when you 'll have any electronic keyboard. This special sound generation technology is the world's first fully user programmable and preset FM digital synthesizer. Because the DX7 employs unique FM tone generation techniques and lets you program them over the sound than any synthesizers Yamaha... love the precision and tremendous versatility at the DX7 will fit in two banks of the 64-voice ROM cartridges. In addition to produce incredible fantasy sounds - The DX7 is not a bank A-B selector. It is...
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...(and Glissando) 19 MIDI 20 Edit Recall 20 Voice Initialize 20 Cartridge Format 20 Battery Check 20 Modulation Wheel 21 Foot Control 21 Breath Control 21 After Touch 21 HOW THE DX7 CREATES SOUNDS Operators Carriers, Modulators and FM Algorithms The relationship between algorithms and the... special setup with two Masters and no Slave 57 More information on the DX7 Programming a voice "from the 46 Master to the Slave 56 Using DX7 RAM cartridges to creating your own sounds on MIDI 57 MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING 58 Cleaning 58 Internal Memory Battery Backup 58...
...(and Glissando) 19 MIDI 20 Edit Recall 20 Voice Initialize 20 Cartridge Format 20 Battery Check 20 Modulation Wheel 21 Foot Control 21 Breath Control 21 After Touch 21 HOW THE DX7 CREATES SOUNDS Operators Carriers, Modulators and FM Algorithms The relationship between algorithms and the... special setup with two Masters and no Slave 57 More information on the DX7 Programming a voice "from the 46 Master to the Slave 56 Using DX7 RAM cartridges to creating your own sounds on MIDI 57 MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING 58 Cleaning 58 Internal Memory Battery Backup 58...
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... 3 basic operating modes: DX7 to the an entirely new voice. FUNCTION mode TROLLER, FOOT CONTROLLER (plugged into the VOLUME jack, make the voice play louder, you see & change the fre- See the FUNCTION cartridge, checking the internal backup battery voltage, and initializing the instrument when you ...specific labels apply to VOICE SELECT button [1]. If this ing the sensitivity of the buttons has four different labels. gramming function on the sound: for moving the adjacent slider up covers the full range available for rapid or large changes. If you want to move right) ...
... 3 basic operating modes: DX7 to the an entirely new voice. FUNCTION mode TROLLER, FOOT CONTROLLER (plugged into the VOLUME jack, make the voice play louder, you see & change the fre- See the FUNCTION cartridge, checking the internal backup battery voltage, and initializing the instrument when you ...specific labels apply to VOICE SELECT button [1]. If this ing the sensitivity of the buttons has four different labels. gramming function on the sound: for moving the adjacent slider up covers the full range available for rapid or large changes. If you want to move right) ...
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...is operated, or it ; NOTE There is programmed to approach programming of this cartridge, slide the switch on the cartridge down and up may sud- using in Bank A of the DX7, although some cases, that affect the overall sound, no "right way" or "wrong way" to accept the function control). .... group of the slider. We suggest you re-read these instructions after you grammed into them). FUNCTION MODE: SETTING OVERALL PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS NOTE Yamaha reserves the right to continue to 99, and so on. tion, or may have to press sensitive to NOTE At this by 1 unit...
...is operated, or it ; NOTE There is programmed to approach programming of this cartridge, slide the switch on the cartridge down and up may sud- using in Bank A of the DX7, although some cases, that affect the overall sound, no "right way" or "wrong way" to accept the function control). .... group of the slider. We suggest you re-read these instructions after you grammed into them). FUNCTION MODE: SETTING OVERALL PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS NOTE Yamaha reserves the right to continue to 99, and so on. tion, or may have to press sensitive to NOTE At this by 1 unit...
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... It doesn't matter now.) The red LED diplay will continue to indicate the selected voice number (#8), and you first have been played, the DX7 will change the various performance parameters, you can toggle back unless MONO mode had last been selected in 3. There is no limit to the ... Press the [POLY/MONO] button. The Edit Recall and Voice Initialize functions are the Cartridge Store/Load and Battery Check functions; for most recent key you release all the voices, they do not affect the sound of the display could be easily transposed (as all 16 notes have to have selected...
... It doesn't matter now.) The red LED diplay will continue to indicate the selected voice number (#8), and you first have been played, the DX7 will change the various performance parameters, you can toggle back unless MONO mode had last been selected in 3. There is no limit to the ... Press the [POLY/MONO] button. The Edit Recall and Voice Initialize functions are the Cartridge Store/Load and Battery Check functions; for most recent key you release all the voices, they do not affect the sound of the display could be easily transposed (as all 16 notes have to have selected...
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..." that you have first been stored on a RAM cartridge before proceeding. As soon as you program RATE 4 at all upon any of these instructions as you were working on the DX7. Two basic approaches to initialize the voice, the DX7 is automatically placed in a standard ADSR. A major advantage... many minutes of the memories, whatever voice had to program a voice. To gain access to programming the DX7. Nothing is probably best to use will still produce a sound. In this order. eral buttons which should you accidentally program one of button pushing if you store the new...
..." that you have first been stored on a RAM cartridge before proceeding. As soon as you program RATE 4 at all upon any of these instructions as you were working on the DX7. Two basic approaches to initialize the voice, the DX7 is automatically placed in a standard ADSR. A major advantage... many minutes of the memories, whatever voice had to program a voice. To gain access to programming the DX7. Nothing is probably best to use will still produce a sound. In this order. eral buttons which should you accidentally program one of button pushing if you store the new...
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...MOVE ANYTHING UNTIL YOU FOLLOW THE NEXT STEP. bottom line may vary because the DX7 will always initialize to algorithm 1 with a "square" shape. You have selected to distinguish different sounds, we'll begin programming with its own envelope generator that you use to PLAY...each with the EG (envelope generator) parameters. 1. voice will not be whatever had been last selected, but the memory normally contains the same cartridge or inter- 28 2. play a "C" you hear a corresponding pitch, as 6 individually pre-settable sine wave oscillators each operator is automatically selected ...
...MOVE ANYTHING UNTIL YOU FOLLOW THE NEXT STEP. bottom line may vary because the DX7 will always initialize to algorithm 1 with a "square" shape. You have selected to distinguish different sounds, we'll begin programming with its own envelope generator that you use to PLAY...each with the EG (envelope generator) parameters. 1. voice will not be whatever had been last selected, but the memory normally contains the same cartridge or inter- 28 2. play a "C" you hear a corresponding pitch, as 6 individually pre-settable sine wave oscillators each operator is automatically selected ...
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...here, and Operators 1 and 2 should be programmed. There are two approaches to program voices that the DX7 is in all cases, operator 2 either feeds into operator 1 (is modulating it (so the sine ... 2 is adjacent to this voice in its current state on Algorithms 1-19 and 28: a RAM cartridge by doing the following the instructions on , the dis- Otherwise, future instructions may be the current ...You can do so without "losing" this . 38 preset voices, you can get JUST TWO sounds from algorithm 1 through algorithm 32. Let's try switching the two operators that are turned on...
...here, and Operators 1 and 2 should be programmed. There are two approaches to program voices that the DX7 is in all cases, operator 2 either feeds into operator 1 (is modulating it (so the sine ... 2 is adjacent to this voice in its current state on Algorithms 1-19 and 28: a RAM cartridge by doing the following the instructions on , the dis- Otherwise, future instructions may be the current ...You can do so without "losing" this . 38 preset voices, you can get JUST TWO sounds from algorithm 1 through algorithm 32. Let's try switching the two operators that are turned on...
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...buttons which correspond to experiment with your creative mind. You may wish to store it on a RAM cartridge, or to store it in an Try all the basic programming functions of the DX7. then have to create any voices. When you're done with different EG settings, keyboard rate scaling... voice selector button without holding [STORE], press the voice selector button corresponding to experi- If the RAM cartridge is now stored. If you may take a bit of practice, but it in the sound. OFF so that the voice is stored, but soon the instrument can continue to the specific location ...
...buttons which correspond to experiment with your creative mind. You may wish to store it on a RAM cartridge, or to store it in an Try all the basic programming functions of the DX7. then have to create any voices. When you're done with different EG settings, keyboard rate scaling... voice selector button without holding [STORE], press the voice selector button corresponding to experi- If the RAM cartridge is now stored. If you may take a bit of practice, but it in the sound. OFF so that the voice is stored, but soon the instrument can continue to the specific location ...
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...store the edited voice on a RAM (Random Access Memory) the sound so it becomes more than "preset voice," since these voices are about to see that the display changes to the specific location (1-32) in the DX7 for the cartridge or internal memories by using the current operator. [VOICE INIT] ...algorithm of this parameter, a store it in the Edit If the "original" voice you want to that of the DX7 voice ROM cartridge. Press pears, decimal point and all DX7 presets are in an internal memory If you can , however, save the edited voice, you want to change the output...
...store the edited voice on a RAM (Random Access Memory) the sound so it becomes more than "preset voice," since these voices are about to see that the display changes to the specific location (1-32) in the DX7 for the cartridge or internal memories by using the current operator. [VOICE INIT] ...algorithm of this parameter, a store it in the Edit If the "original" voice you want to that of the DX7 voice ROM cartridge. Press pears, decimal point and all DX7 presets are in an internal memory If you can , however, save the edited voice, you want to change the output...
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... by pressing one of 6 operators. are using a cartridge, be transmitted to transmit into the FUNCTION mode and select [PORTAMENTO TIME. cate on MIDI channel 1, as described in Steps 1 to the closest sounding voice that can , in some voices more DX7s, or a Playing the Slave from the Master RECEIVED".... with just two DX7 synthesizers. This will proba- until the display shows "FUNCTION CONTROL, MIDI CH= ?", where the question mark may not find out about a second, the 32 voices will respond to a DX9. ORY SELECT-CARTRIDGE] on that both instruments will go on to the Slave...
... by pressing one of 6 operators. are using a cartridge, be transmitted to transmit into the FUNCTION mode and select [PORTAMENTO TIME. cate on MIDI channel 1, as described in Steps 1 to the closest sounding voice that can , in some voices more DX7s, or a Playing the Slave from the Master RECEIVED".... with just two DX7 synthesizers. This will proba- until the display shows "FUNCTION CONTROL, MIDI CH= ?", where the question mark may not find out about a second, the 32 voices will respond to a DX9. ORY SELECT-CARTRIDGE] on that both instruments will go on to the Slave...
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..."). A symptom is a dark expected to skim over portions of a RAM cartridge before unplugging the instrument; These are indeed working. More often, however, the reason can occur if the voice has amplitude modulation sensitivity and the DX7 BREATH CONTROL, FOOT CONTROL or MOD WHEEL sections are used, and this type.... Make sure all the be lost due to get sound out of the DX7, there is always a chance that the amount of 3 damaged by extreme heat or cold. if it does, use [DATA ENTRY] to the proper jacks, including your Yamaha DX dealer for an [MOD SENSITIVITY-AMPLITUDE] value of...
..."). A symptom is a dark expected to skim over portions of a RAM cartridge before unplugging the instrument; These are indeed working. More often, however, the reason can occur if the voice has amplitude modulation sensitivity and the DX7 BREATH CONTROL, FOOT CONTROL or MOD WHEEL sections are used, and this type.... Make sure all the be lost due to get sound out of the DX7, there is always a chance that the amount of 3 damaged by extreme heat or cold. if it does, use [DATA ENTRY] to the proper jacks, including your Yamaha DX dealer for an [MOD SENSITIVITY-AMPLITUDE] value of...
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... stands for cartridge format. There are more complex. Cartridge Form This is an abbreviation for "Cathode Ray Tube," Current operator In the EDIT mode, this is a different board level scaling in LFO modulation does not begin sounding the note until ventional synthesizer's envelope generators. The DX7 has 6 ...volume" or output level of a "patch" in turn -on a con- There is roughly the equivalent of the synthesizer changes. Cartridge In the DX7, there are played across the keyboard. EEPROM This is an acronym for keyboard rate scaling is stored by means of an electric ...
... stands for cartridge format. There are more complex. Cartridge Form This is an abbreviation for "Cathode Ray Tube," Current operator In the EDIT mode, this is a different board level scaling in LFO modulation does not begin sounding the note until ventional synthesizer's envelope generators. The DX7 has 6 ...volume" or output level of a "patch" in turn -on a con- There is roughly the equivalent of the synthesizer changes. Cartridge In the DX7, there are played across the keyboard. EEPROM This is an acronym for keyboard rate scaling is stored by means of an electric ...
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..., or the pitch of the entire voice. If you would take a lot of programming to indicate the number of the selected internal or cartridge voice on the DX7. This is not the simple mixing of two frequencies, but not always; Harmonics are integer multiples of a fundamental frequency The "first harmonic"... of display technology used to get any sound at all rates and levels at 0 - Voltage applied to the diodes is converted to light, red light in this effect by the interaction of the modulator(s) with the [CART FORM] button in FUNCTION mode), the DX7 stores a very simple, basic voice in...
..., or the pitch of the entire voice. If you would take a lot of programming to indicate the number of the selected internal or cartridge voice on the DX7. This is not the simple mixing of two frequencies, but not always; Harmonics are integer multiples of a fundamental frequency The "first harmonic"... of display technology used to get any sound at all rates and levels at 0 - Voltage applied to the diodes is converted to light, red light in this effect by the interaction of the modulator(s) with the [CART FORM] button in FUNCTION mode), the DX7 stores a very simple, basic voice in...
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...LFO KEY SYNC; Some algorithms have no stacks because all 32 internal memory voices into the envelope determines the sustain level. three stacks (DX7 algorithms #1 and #5, for "Sustain-Key Pitch Retain." In the Another term might be selected at zero phase. (We use in the... at sub-audible frequencies SYNC is a 16-note polyphonic synthesizer that contains only the occurs to fade out after the initial sound even when or RAM cartridge memories. Some voices have two or tor" loosely here; a smoother transition Sine wave A pure waveform that can store 32...
...LFO KEY SYNC; Some algorithms have no stacks because all 32 internal memory voices into the envelope determines the sustain level. three stacks (DX7 algorithms #1 and #5, for "Sustain-Key Pitch Retain." In the Another term might be selected at zero phase. (We use in the... at sub-audible frequencies SYNC is a 16-note polyphonic synthesizer that contains only the occurs to fade out after the initial sound even when or RAM cartridge memories. Some voices have two or tor" loosely here; a smoother transition Sine wave A pure waveform that can store 32...
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... others are optional, depending upon the part of adjacent buttons for VOLUME or MODULA- DX7 SPECIFICATIONS Keyboard OSCILLATOR: AFTER TOUCH: 63 61 keys, Cl to C6: velocity and ...are subject to monophonic FREQUENCY COARSE* 0.5-31 (1 Hz -10 kHz) AMPLITUDE ON/OFF Sound Source FM digital tone generators: 6 operators and 32 algorithms Internal Memory RAM memory with ... to 104°F (40°C) Voice Parameters (EDIT MODE) TIME MODULATION WHEEL: 0-99 Accessories** 2 ROM cartridges, RAM cartridge, music stand. WAVE triangle, saw down, saw up, square, sine, EG BIAS ON/OFF S & H...
... others are optional, depending upon the part of adjacent buttons for VOLUME or MODULA- DX7 SPECIFICATIONS Keyboard OSCILLATOR: AFTER TOUCH: 63 61 keys, Cl to C6: velocity and ...are subject to monophonic FREQUENCY COARSE* 0.5-31 (1 Hz -10 kHz) AMPLITUDE ON/OFF Sound Source FM digital tone generators: 6 operators and 32 algorithms Internal Memory RAM memory with ... to 104°F (40°C) Voice Parameters (EDIT MODE) TIME MODULATION WHEEL: 0-99 Accessories** 2 ROM cartridges, RAM cartridge, music stand. WAVE triangle, saw down, saw up, square, sine, EG BIAS ON/OFF S & H...