Yamaha DX-7iiFD: Classic Tines + electric bass (split patch A/B)

Published on Apr 1, 2015 TheSynthFreq

"Hi!! :)
I'd like to introduce to you, my Yamaha DX-7iiFD! This fantastic synthesizer is full of awesome classic 80s sounds. This video is a short improvisation using patches: Tines and Clav bass. I have these two patches split so that patch A (clav bass) is not sustained by the hold pedal while patch B ( tines) is able to be sustained with the hold pedal. The split sustain feature in the DX-7iiFD is just fantastic to work with and really makes the DX-7iiFD function as two synthesizers all on one set of great action synth keys.
I have not owned this synth long and I already love it. It fits into every song very well and the data cartridge also functions great."

Yamaha DX-7iiFD Classic Tines improvisation

Published on Apr 1, 2015

"Hello out there in synthland! This video features that classic all familiar DX-7 Full Tines. In this song, I am improvising and writing what comes to mind from just the way the sound effects me as I play it. This sound has a calming effect and shimmers gracefully when played carefully. Tines are programmed here (preset 5), to have a nice KF setting so that the higher frequencies ring brightly at the higher register and sound softer and more mellow in the lower register of the keyboard. I am of course thrilled with this preset and find it very useful for those classic ballad, slow 80s songs where a delicate full tines sound is needed."


Yamaha DX7iiFD Santoor/hammer dulcimer "Far East" improvisation

Published on Apr 1, 2015

"Hello! :) Here is my take on the preset patch "guitar box". This sound works rather well as a Santoor or Dulcimer type of sound instead. It even has a ringing quality to it like a Sitar on the lower register of the keyboard. I found this sound in the cartridge and decided to compose an Indian style Santoor like song out of it. Its a very quick and responsive sound that makes it seem like a real Santoor exists in the synth. I was impressed with how realistic is sounds comparing it to a real dulcimer here in the studio.
I also play different tempos in this song just as someone might do while composing on a real Santoor. This is a very different style of playing for me but I hope to convey a far eastern texture with this song and showcase the special way FM synthesis can be programmed to create very metallic, struck sounds such as a Santoor for example. This patch isn't titled Santoor at all on the DX-7 but to me it sounds similar to the real thing for being programmed on an FM synthesizer.
Please enjoy . :)"