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Re: VSTi FM Synths

 

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One of the things I learned early on ¨C like back in the 80s ¨C is that while the TX802 claims to be a rack DX, it¡¯s not exactly.

In about 1988, the Yamaha Marketing nobs came out with patches to compete with the new Roland D50 and they were handing them out.? Glassy, breathy, wooden¡­ that kinda stuff.? Very cool and new for FM.

Whether operator timing or envelope velocity or others, the patches would not translate to DX.? Maybe it was out on the edges of the functions, but it wouldn¡¯t sound anything like the 802.? Lots of other stuff was plenty close, but most of these were not.? I dunno.? Trouble is, some of these are my absolute faves and are indispensible even today.

So dumping the 802, which I¡¯ve considered many times ¨C I run my pair in even/odd mode ¨C hasn¡¯t worked in a simple manner that I¡¯ve found.

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L.

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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bruce Wahler via groups.io
Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2022 8:03 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [YamahaDX] VSTi FM Synths

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Hi All,

I have a TX802 that I have been gigging with for years.? At this point, though, I would like to retire it to the studio 100% of the time for a couple of reasons:

  1. The sheer age of the synth is starting to scare me -- i.e., moving around a 30-35 year old piece of gear in a van, along with it's old set of capacitors, etc.? I'm waiting for the day when it doesn't boot when I flip the switch.
  1. I'm trying to lighten my rig.? Most of the sound electronics is in a large rack with wheels, affectionately called "the beast," that weighs about 70 lbs./32kg, loaded, including my 17" laptop.? Cutting 10 lbs. out of that would make a big difference to this 66-year-old's back.

I'm looking at Dexed, Arturia's DX7 V, and Korg's new OPsix Native, a soft version of their OPsix.? The latter two have friendlier interfaces and effects, but the 'tech-iness' of Dexed doesn't really scare me, and I have plenty of effects in my digital mixer.? Are there others I should look at?? Specifically, I'm interested in any experience with:

  • Running multiple VSTi instances to get multi-timbral use.? (I use multiple FM sounds in some songs.)
  • Crashes and such, particularly with Cakewalk by Bandlab and Windows 10.
  • Ease (or difficulty) of porting TX802 (DX7II) sounds to a pure DX7 emulation.

Thanks in advance for any insights.

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Regards,

-BW

Bruce Wahler
Halfmoon-Switch.com?
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978.597.7008

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