Generally, though, I approach FM synths without much real-time tweakage in mind. But I suspect it will also choke on sysex data. I recently got a DX7II which I've not gotten around yet to controlling externally (I've so far only used the front panel for editing). This was fine for editing, but basically unusable for real-time performance. There was often a fairly significant delay when editing parameters waiting for them to update. Although this might help with programming, I wouldn't have high hopes of turning a DX/TX into a "tweaker's dream" with loads of buttons, knobs and sliders. Anybody have success with that or are there better options out there (besides Jellinghaus)?Any controller that can be programmed with sysex should be able to communicate with a DX/TX. What's the best knobby controller for tweaking Yamaha DX/TX synth params in real time? I've heard people have used the Behringer BCR-2000. If the patch starts getting to harsh you turn down one of the operators or change the algo, or for when you want to keep a complex attack and quickly whittle away the sustain and decay across a few operators a BCR would be perfect. For the most part, tuning, operator amplitude, and algo type have the most drastic effect to the overall sound. It's not that volatile of a machine if you have some clue as to what you're doing. Setting up the EG's on that thing takes forever. Different strokes I guess, but I'd love to have several banks of knobs to program my DX7.
Slammin', out of this world, alien-sounding presets.
Tweaking certain settings even a hair can make the patch wildly different, and almost impossible to return to without reloading.įM is about presets.
#BCR 2000 FOR DX7 MOD#
If you want to tweak live, get an FM synth with a mod wheel and data slider, but most of the parameters will sound bad to tweak regardless. It is not a simple "this knob is at 9, this at 1" for making patches, because the ratios between operators is much more complex. As such, knobs are a great choice for analog while very poor for FM. Analog and FM are different forms of synthesis.