17-09-2021

Released by Yamaha in 1983, the DX7 is another one of those landmark synthesizers in the history of electronic instruments. Until the DX7 burst on the music scene, most synthesizers were all analog based. The DX was the first commercially successful digital synths. And boy was it every successful! Every keyboard player from guys playing in their garage to the biggest names in the music business bought one and before it was discontinued in the late 80's, the DX became one of the biggest selling synths of all time.

Of course, besides the affordable price, what made it so popular were the sounds that you could produce on one. It's digital FM synthesis was able to create a wide range of new sounds that you just were not able to produce on a analog synth. The DX is widely known for it's great rhodes electric pianos, bells, killer synth basses (the 'lately bass' being especially popular) and metalic type synth sounds.

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Purchase our DX7/TX7 synth patches by clicking on the ADD TO CART buttons. After your payment has been securely processed, you can download the patches, contained in ZIP files. ManyMIDI - 4009 DX7 Synth Patches (SysEx format) Set #1 (All except Percussion/FX) - $29.95.

The original DX7 was also one of the first synthesizers to have MIDI (musical instrument digital interface) included. It was released the same year as the MIDI spec and as a result has incomplete support for the standard: It only transmits information on MIDI channel 1, has no OMNI support for sending and receiving on all midi channels and will not send velocity data beyond value 100. Yamaha fixed all the midi problems and continued to make improvements with the updated DX7-II models that were released throughout the 80's. These included the DX7-IID, DX7-S and DX7-IIFD, which included a built in floppy drive and the TX802 which was a DX7-II in a rack with 8 outputs. The TX816 had eight DX7s in a rack mount, with individual MIDI ports and balanced outputs for each module.

In 1988, in celebration of the company's 100-year anniversary, Yamaha released the DX7 II Centennial. It was a DX7 II FD with a silver case, gold painted buttons and sliders, and 76 glow-in-the-dark keys. Only 100 were made and were priced at US$3995. Definitely a sort after collectors item for synth junkies. Finally, nearly twenty years after it's release Native Instruments released FM7, which is a software version of the DX. This IMO is one of the few software synths which actually sounds as good if not better then the original and well worth picking up if your interested in FM synthesis and the type of sounds that can be created with it.


The DX7 II Centennial and TX816 Rack

Being that the DX had no sliders, switches and knobs like a typical analog synthesizer, it was very difficult to program. FM synthesis was also a much different concept in creating sound using sound operators, modulators and carriers which also made it difficult to work with. Fortunately, several programmers (including us) took the time to learn how to create sounds in this new format and a wide range of sounds soon became available for the DX. Several talented programmers also released computer editors and librarians for the DX which let you program new sounds using your computer. These were popular with computer systems like the Commodore-64 and Atari which were the mainstream computers at the time for running music applications. The company 'Grey Matter Response' also released the 'E' expansion board, which boosted the DX's memory and added a sequencer.

Shortly after the DX was released, we bought one and started to learn how to program sounds for this amazing new synth. Throughout the 80's we owned pretty much every type of DX7 that was released and slowly assembled a large library of DX7 sounds. Our collection now has over 1000 programs included and is compatible with all the DX7 models. The sounds are available in system exclusive (.syx) or standard midi files (.mid) and can be downloaded from our web site when you order our free e-mail delivery. We provide the software with your order that lets you load in the sounds. All you need is a midi interface to be able to connect your computer to the DX. We also have a collection available in DX7-2FD format that we can send you on a floppy disk that you can load directly from the DX's floppy drive if you not set up to load in sounds via midi. Note: The DX7-2FD floppy disk library is set up differently and contains 18 banks of patches. Sorry, but the sounds are not available on the old DX7 cartridges.

  • Note: My patches created by me for YAMAHA DX7. Head: F0 00 20 63 00 63 00 00 00 38 4D 00 3A 63 00 Uploader: AB-DX7 Download: 1963.syx: 23 Type: All Data Dump Note.
  • Patch King DX7 Sounds are your best upgrade value. Sounds are compatible with the DX7 Series, TX7, TF1 and Native Instruments FM7 and FM8 software synths. Available as System Exclusive or Standard Midi Files. Download via our free e-mail delivery and get your new DX7 patches today!

Online MP3 Demos are now available! (See below)

PATCHMAN MUSIC offers three Volumes of professional sounds for the Yamaha DX7. Each soundbank contains 32 all-new Pro Patches. Many of the patches in these classic soundbanks have been programmed to make special use of the mod wheel for such things as brightness, adding a layered sound, adding attack, etc... We offer outstanding quantity discounts when ordering more than one soundbank. Please see below for complete details.

PATCHMAN MUSIC currently offers three soundbanks for the DX7:

Volumes 1 and 2 are for use with a standard MIDI keyboard controller
Volume 3 is for use with a MIDI wind controller or breath controller

Please note: These soundbanks are NOT available on DATA CARTRIDGE.

Yamaha TX7 owners, please visit this page for details on our soundbanks designed specifically for the Yamaha TX7

IMPORTANT report regarding the DEXED Softsynth Emulator: We have tested the DEXED apps on both desktop and iOS. The desktop version (available here for free) works perfectly fine loading in our DX7 soundbanks and we recommend it. But you should AVOID the iOS version DEXED. DEXED for iOS DOES NOT WORK. It has very high latency rendering it unplayable, and the breath controller parameters and reception are non-functioning. Breath controller does NOT work at all with the iOS version of DEXED.

PATCHMAN MUSIC DX7 VOLUME 1

Favorites #1 - 32 DX-7 patches featuring Processed Rhodes, Grand Piano, Africa, Acoustic Bass/Rhodes Split, Piano/Ow Bass Split, Sting Split, Miami Vice, Prophet Brass, BC Brass, Guit-Brass, Acoustic Guitar, Jan, Muted and Chorus Guitar, Sampled, Jones, and Thumb Basses, Agogo Bell, Bell Tree, Bongo Conga, Cheow, Simmons Snare and Toms, Acoustic Toms, and Vice Toms.

$25 (USD). Email delivery only. Order more than one Volume and SAVE!...

DX7 Volume 1 Audio Demo (8.3 megs) Click on the speaker at left to download a high quality MP3 audio demo of this DX7 soundbank. This audio demo contains short demos of almost all the sounds in this soundbank. Since the DX7 does not have any built in effects, some reverb was added to fill out the sound a bit. Audio Demo Help

PATCHMAN MUSIC DX7 VOLUME 2

Favorites #2 - 32 DX-7 sounds featuring Rhodes Piano, Doppler Piano, Shimmer Piano, Jump, Windbells, Oberheim, Technosync, Auto-mix, Bell-voice, Wow Voice, Chinese, Paint Cans, Flute Puff, Symphony, Bass-keys, Pluck Guit, Glass Bass, Fender, Moog, Analog, Studio, Pop, and Chorus Basses, Mono Moog.

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DX7 Volume 2 Audio Demo (7.5 megs) Click on the speaker at left to download a high quality MP3 audio demo of this DX7 soundbank. This audio demo contains short demos of almost all the sounds in this soundbank. Since the DX7 does not have any built in effects, some reverb was added to fill out the sound a bit. Audio Demo Help

PATCHMAN MUSIC DX7 VOLUME 3 (Wind Controller)

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Wind Controller #1 - 32 all-new DX7 patches specially designed to be controlled with a MIDI wind controller such as the Yamaha WX5, WX7, WX11, WindJamm'r, Nyle Steiner MIDI EVI/EWI, Akai EWI USB, EWI4000s, EWI5000, EWI SOLO, EVI, MDT, NuEVI, NuRAD, Roland Aerophone, Aodyo Sylphyo, or Softwind Synthophone. These highly expressive sounds are also great for keyboardists when used with a breath controller such as the Yamaha BC1, BC2, or BC3 plugged directly into the DX7 or into a device such as the MIDI Solutions Breath Controller Box or Anatek Wind Machine (out of production). This unique soundbank includes highly expressive synth leads and solo timbres carefully designed to respond to your breath expression. Volume 3 features acoustic emulations of trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone, flute, piccolo, clarinet, bass clarinet, recorder, recorders, harmonica, and jazz guitar. Also includes Lyle and Chick leads, Pass horn, Matrix 6, Prophet, Breckery, BreckerTn, OBXa lead, Moog lead, MiniMoog, WX and Moog basses. These sounds were designed by wind controller expert Matt Traum. NOTE: This soundbank loads inside the Yamaha DX7- NOT inside a wind controller.)

Please Note: This DX7 soundbank is specially designed for use with a wind controller or breath controller and thus requires one of these devices for proper use. These sounds require MIDI continuous controller #2 (breath controller) in order to make any sound. If you do not have a wind controller or breath controller you will probably not be able to use these sounds.

$35 (USD). Email delivery only. Order more than one Volume and SAVE!...

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DX7 Volume 3 Audio Demo (6.5 megs) Click on the speaker at left to download a high quality MP3 audio demo of this DX7 soundbank. This audio demo contains short demos of all the sounds in this soundbank played my Matt Traum with a wind controller. Since the DX7 does not have any built in effects, some reverb was added to fill out the sound a bit. Audio Demo Help

User Comments...

EWI Virtuoso Ed Calle Comments...

'Your stuff is great. I am just starting to get the EWI back in shape for the new tour and will be using your sounds extensively. All the best.' - Ed Calle, Grammy Nominated, Sony Latin Recording Artist and wind controller virtuoso. Has worked with Steve Gadd, John Pattitucci, Arturo Sandoval, and many other top professionals

'Thanks so much for DX7 Volume 3. I really have no idea how you did all that, but the sounds play so, so well with a wind controller that it's just mind-boggling. The analog emulations are especially a gas. Layering these with my EWI modules has a stupendous effect because the FM synthesis layer adds a grainy 'warmth' to the overall sound.'

'This is a wonderfully useful set of breath controlled sounds from the best programers in the world. Thanks guys!'

Please note: Email Delivery Only. These soundbanks are NOT available on DATA CARTRIDGE.

Formats: These soundbanks are available in Sysex (.SYX) file and Standard Midifile (.MID) formats for Mac/PC. You will get both formats with your order. We can also supply them in downloadable .PDF Data Sheet format (Volumes 1 & 2 only). Email Matt for details if you would like the PDF format. Click here for an explanation of the various formats.

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