Sunday, June 27, 2010
DX7 Demo
YouTube via ajantred | June 20, 2010 | 10:00
"Demo of the 1980's Yamaha DX7 Mk1 FM Synthesizer. All sounds in this video were created by ajantred. All video editing by ajantred. No factory presets, eqs or sound enhancements were used. All sounds were programmed solely on the DX7's interface i.e. no sysex files, computers or midi data transfers were used either.
The DX7 should not be treated as a preset instrument. I feel like the DX7 (and the other DXs) is a brand new creature, it doesnt do what all the other synths do... over and over again. It doesnt try to be analogue, it doesnt try to imitate, it instead explores new sounds like an extension of the human mind. Many people have told me that this synth is hard to program so I was skeptical when I bought it (for £185 from a dealer in Lancashire) but after exploring the interface, I have found this is actually very easy to program, it just requires a bit of patience and some getting used to the idea of FM synthesis as opposed to the traditional, subtractive synthesis. The presets on this machine are very cheesy (and extremely recognisable if you listen to ALOT of 80's - 90's music) so its worth creating brand new, vivid, lurid, scary, beautiful sounds as Yamaha had originally intended. FM synthesis is very different from traditional synths but the results are stunning once you get your head (easily) round it."
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so is this guy, uh, trying to be jexus completely?
ReplyDeleteahah... word
ReplyDeleteWhat a complete thief......nice to see synth vids but what a completely sub-standard copy. The cut aways, the effects such a bad copy.
ReplyDeleteI wouldnt say he's a thief, he did put on his youtube comments that he hasnt intentionally copied it, was more or less influenced by Jexus, and that he's gonna try summat else. ajantred hasnt made many videos in the time he's been around on youtube so at least he's trying.
ReplyDelete"hasnt intentionally copied it" But he has copied it. It's a little unfair to to do an obvious and complete copy of someones hard work a style that someone has carved out over tons of videos that might or may have earned them pro work. Influencing is great, copying is just lazy and a bit of a cheek. Fair enough I spose if he stops it now and does something different.
ReplyDeleteYeah, It is lazy to copy, I guess he got the message and took it down, lesson learnt, just gotta wait and see.
ReplyDeleteIt's a shame though as he did have some nice patches.
ReplyDeleteHe might use those patches again, or maybe some even nicer ones, lol.
ReplyDeleteIf even Jexus' style is not worth copying so which does?
ReplyDeleteI'd like to see video back up again.