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DX7 - Basic - Play & Function Modes - getting started
There are 3 main modes of operation on the DX71. Edit (purple-blue)2. Play (white)3. Function (brown)Everything is colour codedPlay Mode Play Mode (white) is the simpliest and a good place to...
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Yamaha DX7 - FM & Timbre in a digital world
I have recently been exploring the Yamaha DX7 and thinking about how it compares with standard analog subtractive synthesizers....... and contrasting Analog FM with Digital FMThere is something very...
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Bega Synth Surfers Festival
Bega is about half way between Sydney & Melbourne ... about a 5-6 hour trip from Sydney.It's a lovely neck of the woods.Thanks to the Festival organisers esp Scott, Chris & Carsten who made me...
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Yamaha DX7 - Edit Mode
This is how we program new voices.Though this is a long post, most of the basic concepts are repeated again and again, so once you have understood the first few edit procedures it is dead easy after...
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DX 5 - Getting started - 1. Play Mode
The DX5 has the same 3 modes: Play, Function & Edit that you find in the DX7.It's also colour coded like the DX7.1. Play (white)2. Function (green)3. Edit (purple-blue) Play ModePlay Mode (white)...
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DX 5 - 3. Edit Mode
The DX5 has the same 3 modes: Play, Function & Edit that you find in the DX7.It's also colour coded like the DX7.1. Play (white)2. Function (green)3. Edit (violet)Edit Mode Edit Mode is where we...
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Yamaha DX5 - 2. Function Mode
The Function Mode This concerns the programmable parameters that are not concerned with voice programming.Everything on the DX5 is colour coded.The colour for the Function Mode is Green.To access the...
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Top 40 Synth Blogs for 2019
Thanks to Feedspot for their rankings.FEEDSPOT has selected the top 40 blogs / websites from thousands of synthesizer blogs in 2019.This site has reached #22 for the 2nd year in a row.Thanks to my...
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Jasper-Wasp build pics
Jasper Build notes. I'm building this for a friend.These aren't official notes and I'm not a professional Synth Technician..Just my personal thoughts to help me trouble shoot if I encounter any...
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Wasp filter Vintage and AE modular
I'm just getting into the AE modular.The lovely small format is esp useful for live performance.I can carry a whole modular in a small suitcase.And its battery powered. A friend asked me to do a video...
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Yamaha TX81z
Some pics of this Yamaha Tone Generator.Though its only 4 operators , it sounds great.Maybe a new classic??It can be configured to act as 8 independent instruments. .... each controlled on a different...
View ArticleSynth shops in tokyo
Echigoya MusicJapan, 〒150-0041 Tokyo, Shibuya City, Jinnan, 1 Ch Shibuya, Tokyo, Japanhttp://www.echigoyamusic.com/index.htmlMostly 2nd hand stuff.Tiny shop on 6th floor.Opposite Tower records...
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OTA - Operational Transconductance Amplifiers
I've been building a Jasper wasp lately and been wondering why the filter sounds so darn good.I never really studied the circuit till recently so always assumed it was a completely digital design.It...
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Shibuya Crossing - Sat night 16th Nov 2019 - Tokyo Japan
I stayed in Shibuya during the recent TFOM (Tokyo Festival Of Modular).Its a trendy suburb of Tokyo ... very much geared towards the youth & young at heart.There are lots of nightclubs &...
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National Art Center Tokyo - Roppongi
Roppongi is a suburb of Tokyo situated on a hilly area with great views of the Tokyo CBD.You can see the Ginza district and the old Tokyo Tower from there.If you have limited time in Tokyo, this is a...
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TFOM -Sat 16th - Sunday 17th Nov 2019
Some pics from the Tokyo Festival of Modular (2019).This was held in the Suburb of SHIBUYA, Tokyo.https://djjondent.blogspot.com/2019/08/tokyo-festival-of-modular-2019.html Tenderfoot ElectronicsIt's...
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