"Whats the difference with the Nextel versions? Most Microwave XT versions have that crappy Nextel paint which decays very naughty (gets sticky, flaky, dirty and grey-ish) over time and this can't be fixed anymore. The surface on the edition listed keeps the strong orange colour, has texture and is non-sticky/grease collecting/decaying/falling apart etc. You will end up with something that will never look good anymore. Its just a matter of time.
You can recognise this rare Non-Nextel Microwave easy: it doesn't have the plastic display cover (but green painted elips around the display instead and best of all: it looks super fresh orange, doesn't feel sticky and doesn't peel off just like that. Just compare this one with the other XT's offered.
Also the (on all units) decaying original knobs are replaced for the beautiful Waldorf Q knobs, they look better and don't fall apart over time. So this XT is ready for the future."
"FM synth masterpieces: Yamaha DX7IIFD + GREY matter E! + TX802 expander (8x dx7II, 8 individual outs) ALL is the BEST conditions you can found, used in studio only, recently inspected and cleanded inside."
Anyone spot the DX5 in the video above? I'm not seeing the telltale wood side panels unless the lighting is just off. That is a Yamaha on the stand to the right of the Sequential Circuits Prophet 2000. Amazing band live. I used to see them at Magic Mountain back in the day. Them and Sparks seemed to perform there multiple times every year.
"Lucky to have found this one after the first upload mysteriously disappeared. Contrary to popular belief, this show is from 1985 and not 1987. At the start of Weird Science, Danny says "here's a song we did for a movie this year". Weird Science was released in 1985. There is some evidence that other songs such as "Gratitude" were performed here but any video footage of it has been lost, so it isn't here.
Tracklist:
00:00 - Dead Man's Party
6:13 - Who Do You Want To Be
9:31 - Just Another Day
14:35 - Grey Matter
20:00 - Stay
23:26 - Weird Science
28:10 - Goodbye, Goodbye"
"An amazing synth with a cool history! This DX5 was apart of Oingo Boingo's touring rig during the 'Dead Man's Party' era. As seen being played by Michael Bacich in various live performances most notably 'Live at the Ritz'. The gentleman I bought this from purchased it around 1989 from a used shop in L.A.. He played it for a couple of years, then threw it under his bed for about 20 years. I purchased it in 2016 and have lovingly cared for it since. There are some various scratches and dings throughout the keyboard and a couple of dips in the wood, but overall is in great shape for the age and touring history. Road case is heavy and will cost a bit to ship.
Recent upgrades and maintenance work includes:
-Removing each key and soaking in soapy water -Replaced upper and lower key felts -Replaced all electrolytic capacitors in PSU -Replaced 2 tantalum caps in CPU board -Replaced CPU battery -Realigned after touch sensor -Adjusted after touch trim pots -Installed new OS EPROM, removed/added jumpers for one IC operation (originally used 2 ICs) -De-soldered both ribbon connectors from original display, and soldered to new OLED display -Installed new display"
YAMAHA DX7II FD FM Synthesizer with GREY MATTER E! expansion (1987)
E! board spec: - octal mode (8 different patches can be played in one performance) - voice stacking - random detune - patch mapping - velocity processing - micro-tuning - pattern sequencer - arpeggiator - 4 new memory banks and a lot more.
I used in the demo video no external sequencing. All sequences, arpeggios, chords are internal made with the E! expansion board.
The YAMAHA DX7 II is one of my absolute fav synths ever. Here can you find the full DX7 playlist with a lot single sound demos and one synth demo tracks. Enjoy.
Here is a wonderful and legendary Yamaha DX7 IID in perfect working and aesthetic conditions!
- Grey Matter E! Expansion installed on it (latest updated version 1.20). - FULLY SERVICED by pro tecnician. - Aftertouch calibrated and perfectly working. - Data rom cartridge included. - Custom Hardcase included.
"Since you're looking, you know what this is already, so I won't bore you with the details. Yes, it's a DX7, and it's the top-end 16-bit, 16-voice bi-timbral version, so what's so different about this one? Let's see ....
DX7 II fd, with a floppy drive that actually works! They never do 😁 Includes the famous Grey Matter E! extension card, greatly extending its usefulness Version 1.2 E! firmware, the latest revision Brand-new battery fitted Recently professionally serviced and calibrated (such that you can with a DX7) Factory patches loaded Grey Matter E! demo diskette and E! patches/performances included"
YAMAHA DX7 II FD FM Synthesizer (1987) with Grey Matter E! expansion board
The DX7 II is one of my favorite synths for digital sound textures. In combination with warm Juno pads have you the perfect sound for 80s synth music.
RetroSound synthesizer demo videos since january 2007.
All is for free. If you like my work, so can you support me with a donation or a purchase of my music albums. Thank you!
all synthesizer sounds: YAMAHA DX-7 II FD FM synthesizer with Grey Matter E! expansion board
drums: Roland TR-808 (1981)
recording: multi-track played by hand
E! spec:
Octal Mode (8 different patches can be played in one Performance), voice stacking, random detune, patch mapping, velocity processing, micro-tuning, pattern sequencer, arpeggiator, 4 memory banks and a lot more.
RetroSound synthesizer demo videos since january 2007.
All is for free. If you like my work, so can you support me with a donation or a purchase of my music albums. Thank you!
"- Marc Doty of Buchla USA at Moogfest 2019 was incredibly cool and let me plug in my digital recorder and Sheri shot a bit of iPhone video on last day of Moog Marketplace. Marc had the Buchla 200e all patched up so with a lot of heart and a bit of grey matter I explored Doty's presets and tweaked and prodded about with a naive quest seeking further dosed out trip into ORGY OF NOISE atonal abstract weirdo sonic realm.
- Touching the Buchla at Moogfest brought back memories of seeing and meeting Don Buchla & Nannick Buchla @ Wellesley College Boston back in 2014. - See photos: http://billtmiller.com/buchla
- Video shot by Sheri Hausey (on iPhone)
- Post editing by BTM & ZiggyCat
at Headroom Studios Boston
- Buchla USA - http://buchla.com
THANX MARC DOTY !!!!
- Bill T Miller
http://OrgyOfNoise.com
- THANX to ALL at Moogfest 2019 !
http://Moogfest.com
"(c) 2019 vintage synthesizer demo track by RetroSound
all synthesizer sounds: #Yamaha #DX7 II FD with Grey Matter E! board
drums: LinnDrum
recording: multi-track, all played by hand, no MIDI
fx: reverb and delay
I use the functions of the Grey Matter E! expansion here."
Demo of the YAMAHA DX7IIFD digital synthesizer (frequency modulation synthesis) from 1987. I played it along with a Dynacord DRP 20 (reverb) and sometimes with a Korg SDD-3000 (delay).
The DX7II(F)D was the successor of the classic DX7 from 1983. This unit has the GREY MATTER E! expansion board installed, which was produced in the USA from 1987 to 1989. Even today it adds a lot of useful, additional capabilities to the DX7II(F)D/S. You get 256 RAM memories for patches, 8x multitimbrality (like the Yamaha TX802), chord memory, arpeggiator, a 16-track pattern sequencer (much like the Ensoniq ESQ-1's sequencer) and assignable sliders (assignable to most parameters of the sound engine - frequencies, envelopes, feedback level, operator output levels...).
Without a doubt, this expansion is a 'must have' for real DX7II fans."
"The Mark II version is a major step up from the original DX7. The DX7IIFD models added bi-timbrality with keyboard split and layering capabilities. This allows two voices to be layered in dual mode, providing very rich combinations of sounds that would otherwise be impossible with the original DX7. Voices can also be split across the keyboard, for a two part multi-timbral performance capability.
Grey Matter E! Upgrade (a rare $399 expansion card)
What, you may ask, can $399 get you for your shiny black FM machine? Would you believe eight-voice polytimbral capability? Would you believe a four-layer performance mode? Would you believe one-key control of arpeggios, ostinato patterns, and multi-timbral chords? Would you believe a 16-track sequencer? \
Engine is E's 16-channel event processor and operating system, which controls all of the DX's MIDI and performance functions. Its capabilities include storage of 256 patches and 128 performances, 16-channel MIDI mapping, and two auto-accompaniment modes. To top it off, you can store any setup (auto-accompaniment, MIDI maps, sequences) as a Performance, so a single DX button can be programmed to load everything you need. It will even load a file on the DX7IIFID's disk automatically. The other main modules in E! are Octal and SE!quencer."
"GreyMatter - Big Kick Drum and created using the 'Machine Gun.ensemble' playing slow at 60 BPM, then layered with the 'Newscool.ens' for the clap in verb type sounds. Tiny snare and hi-hat made with the 'SineBeats2.ens'. The high spiral/phas'y noisy effects where all from two instances of the 'TG-8H' ensemble. The knocking wooden sounds in space are from Rick Scott's 'sampleThrasher_v1.ens'."