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Re: Yamaha DX7 alternatives?
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 12:09 am
by nevada
Nice! You won't regret it.
I play everything with my MPC, so I don't have any good keyboard recommendations. Earlier last week there was some MIDI keyboard talk in the GAS thread. Might be good info there.
Re: Yamaha DX7 alternatives?
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 6:27 am
by trace
Moustache_Bash wrote:Now I just need to buy a keyboard MIDI. Any special considerations I should take into account?
Just make sure it has an actual MIDI out jack. Many newer ones (especially the smaller / compact ones) only have a USB output, which means you would always have to have a computer in between your kb and your synth. As long as it has an actual midi out jack it should be plug and play with your synth.
Re: Yamaha DX7 alternatives?
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2014 3:34 am
by ancientbones
I've heard a lot of cool things about the Yamaha FB-01. It's a rack module FM synth. There's an editor floating around that really unlocks some hidden things in it, but if I remember right it was designed for the Atari ST called "Caged Artist FB01 Editor." So if you wanted to use that editor you'd have to load it up through an Atari ST emulator. It sounds stupid, but it's worth it for what you can do.
here's a couple demos showing off some sounds made using the editor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd7OU66XE6c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-mp8GL2Z-0
You can still buy these things for like $30-$50. I'm kind of surprised more people haven't caught onto this thing, but then again DX7s and DX100s have gone down in price.