Welcome to the unofficial Yamaha DX7 resource centre, (which replaces www.thedx7.co.uk).  The purpose of this site is to collect together as many of the most relevant Yamaha DX7 web-sites,  so that you don't have to go searching!  You will also find sounds and software here. 

 

Overspill - Too many sites to fit above...

DX Manager by Jon Morgan - PC Based DX7 Editor / librarian       

Soundofmusic - A well stocked DX7 site from Stockholm! Brochures, articles etc 

Lorraine Quirke's DX notes           Dave Mellor's Info on DX7      Sound on Sound pt 1      Sound on Sound pt 2

Synthmania - Cartridge Sounds Demo'd in MP3           Fee Fi Fo FM - O'Reilly Article      20th Anniversary 1983-2003    

FM Synthesis Booklet

Non English-Language Sites Below

DX7 Heaven - A German DX7 site              Bernhard Döring's Synth Museum Site (German)       NEW LINK ! DX7 Website, in Dutch

Quick Jump to YOUR DX7... (Includes tips on 'faulty/silent' DX7's)

DX7 Mark 1            DX7S            DX7 IID           DX7 IIFD            DX7 Centennial    TX7

According to the Yamaha TX7 manual ( yep, TX7 ), Yamaha DX7's with serial number 1001~24880 and 25125~26005 will have problems with the Aftertouch option, over MIDI.  This is because their operating system ROM's were programmed before MIDI was standardised across all manufacturers.   It is worth asking a potential seller for the serial number, before you commit.    One of my DX7's has an early serial number, and it also struggles to send System Exclusive information which can be easily interpreted by patch librarians etc.

How to load sounds to and from a DX7 using a PC

Interview with Dave Bristow (Original cartridge programmer from 1983)

UPDATED ! Battery Change Photos - Also includes DX7II Model

Original Cart Sounds in DATASHEET Format

Listen to some DX7 Sounds

for 'Quick View' version of this site  -no graphics  (no longer updated.)

for DX7 Photos

to buy or sell a DX7 on USA 'ebay' Auction Site

to buy or sell a DX7 on UK 'ebay' Auction Site

for basic DX7 specification

to see future plans for this Web Site

Yamaha DX Series Yahoo Discussion Group

Yamaha Forums - join the community and get answers to your questions! (DX section)

...So what has happened to the DX7?

The DX7 itself hasn't been made since the end of the eighties, but developments such as Yamaha's DX200 module are keeping FM synthesis up there with all the contemporary stuff.  Who knows what future products may be introduced, but one product keeping the spirit of the DX7 and FM synthesis very much alive is Native Instruments' superb products,  FM7 and more recently FM8.

This is a Software Synth DX7 (and much much more).  Hearing is believing..... Please Click Here to go to the FM7/8 site.

Still under development -  DX7 EDIT  /  FUNCTION PANEL HELP

(CLICK HERE TO SEE IT DEVELOP,   v  e  r  y    s  l   o  w  l  y !)

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This site was updated on:  21 November 2009

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