Need a Librarian Program for DX7, and more...

[KX-88]

Ever feel left behind? Well I do! I have a nice collection of old Yamaha gear (TX7s, TX802, TX81Zs, FB-01) as well as other synths and modules by Roland and Korg. But I have never used a librarian program. I am tired of cassettes and cords...it is time to leap into the 1990's!

But trying to find a current editor to run on a modern Mac is a tough challenge. Can anyone help suggest a librarian program(s)that would work for me? (I was told that Opcode's Galaxy did this for most synths but they are long gone, right?) Thank you in advance!!

[pflosi]

Sysex Librarian: http://www.snoize.com/SysExLibrarian/

Free, works fine, easy layout. Cannot go wrong with it.

[Weirdofromouterspace]

Weird name, but I get along well with it:

http://www.vstforx.de/index.php/disco-n ... ller-s-dx7

I mainly use it for compiling banks - I have yet so see a program that is easier to use . And it's free as well. It may not be useable for other synths, but since it's free - who cares .

[KX-88]

Thank you very much! I will check out both!

[Synthetech]

If you can get a Windows PC the very best to use is DX Manager for most the FM synths.

That and there is a very good GUI made with Ctrlr to edit sounds on the TX7 that gives just about every single parameter to tweak in realtime.. great for those fat detuning phases.



I have a half patch memory working TX7
only the even number patches work.. haha

but with DX Manager, I simply pull up a Bank of patches, double click the one I want to play and it's instantly loaded. Easy! Alot easier than messing with that TX7 panel.


There is a mother load of patches for the DX7.. like 12,000 of them or some crazy number... out there for FREE to download.

[Bitexion]

Yep there are zip files containing hundreds of soundbanks easily searchable in google.
And thousands of individual sounds too. The DX7 was one of the best-selling synths in synth history, and it shows.