DX5 performing Robert Miles "Children" (90's Dream music)

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"One of the most influential tracks from the 90's, where dream music was ruling together with progressive for a time.

Gear used:
Roland MRS2 Promars
Roland JP8000 (used mainly for backtrack. Triggering a soft synth when playing live)
Kurzweil PC1x
Backtrack previously recorded from scracth on Pro Tools, instrument by instrument, (no original sound was used. Considering a natural piano sound is the main frame of the song, covers of this one are commonly misidentified by YouTube as originals whereas the are not).

Original track composed by Roberto Concina (Robert Miles).
Performed here by DX5 Jose Maria Bara"

Ear Candy: The Best EP Sounds of the 80s (Full Walkthrough with Intro)

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"Ear Candy is the ultimate collection of iconic EP (electric piano) sounds from the 80s & early 90s, meticulously deep-sampled for MainStage/Logic and Kontakt. These are the most "expensive" sounding EPs you heard on the biggest hits of the decade, by countless artists.

This is a walkthrough of all patches, with background info on the instruments captured.

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https://backstagepass.store/earcandy

Table of contents:

00:00:00 - *** Intro Teaser
00:00:32 - *** DX DREAMS: History & FX options
00:02:45 - Clique & reverb options
00:04:01 - Dreaming of the 80s
00:04:25 - Multi-Layer EP: DX Dreams vs. plugin options

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DX5 performing Depeche Mode "Only When I Lose Myself"

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"Gear used: (Left) Roland JP8000, Kurzweil PC1x. (Right): Emu Emax II.
Backtrack previously recorded, track by track, by me on Pro Tools.
Other gear used for it: Roland MRS2 Promars, Access Virus TI Snow.
Note I'm near slight distortion on low frequencies in some sections. I wanted to give emphasys there (maybe too much ;-) ).
Original song composed by Martin L. Gore.
Performed here by DX5 Jose Maria Bara."

DX5 performing Depeche Mode "Get The Balance Right"

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"Updating a cover I had already uploaded 18 years ago. Just played with small improvements over the same previous backtrack.
Gear used: Roland JX-8P, Emu Emax, Emu Emax II.

Backtrack previously recorded, instrument by instrument, by me.
Original song composed by Martin L. Gore
Performed here by DX5 Jose Maria Bara."

Yamaha DX5 Quick Demo

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"Just a quick demo of some of the patches on this amazing synth!"

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Yamaha DX5 Synthesizer

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Yamaha DX5 w/ 2 Ram Cartridges

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Yamaha DX5 w/ Data Cart

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"Absolute beast of a machine. Every patch has a very big soundstage as it is essentially 2 DX7's in one. Everything works as it should on the machine, and the keys feel brand new (nice and heavy action). After-touch works wonderfully. It is much more premium of a build than the DX7's."

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DX5 performing Silver Pozzoli "Around my Dream" (Italo Disco) cover

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"Instrumental cover of one of the tracks that most influenced me for getting into synths back in the 80s.

Gear used:
Roland JX-8P (Main riffs).
Yamaha DX7 (extra bass riff).
Emu Emax II.
Access Virus TI Snow (triggered from the Kurzweil PC1x).

Backtrack recorded by me from scratch on Pro Tools, instrument by instrument, including Simmons SDS 8 toms, Roland Promars double bass, and some JX- 8P pads.

Original song composed by Graziano Pegoraro, Pier Michele Bozzetti and Romano Bais. Performed here by DX5 Jose Maria Bara."

Yamaha DX5 Programmable Algorithm Synthesizer SN 1635

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"This DX5 has been fully serviced recently.

The condition is good and everything works like new!

The rare DX5 is essentially TWO DX7's in one with 76 keys body.

It has the ability to stack the two independent engines or split them.

There is a large LCD window and more parameters button make it greater for editing sounds than the DX7.

It has XLR Balanced outs for WAY cleaner, hotter outs than those noisy DX7s.

This sale also includes the Two original DX Rom Cartridges loaded with more DX5 sounds"

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Yamaha DX5 Programmable Algorithm Synthesizer

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"Incredibly rare, this Yamaha DX 5 is the same essentially as the coveted DX1 synth as used by Tears for Fears and Dire Straits and go for $25,000+. It has two synthesizer voices built in that can be stacked or split and blended for more complex sounds than the DX7 was able to create. It shows some cosmetic wear on the sides and front from years of use but functionally it works great. It even comes with two of the original sound cartridges used to load more patches on to the DX synthesizers."

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Steinberg Yamram 1 DX7 / DX5 256 patch RAM Cartridge

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"Steinberg YAMRAM 1 for a Yamaha DX7 / DX5 synthesizers.

YAMRAM 1 enables 256 voices to be stored in the cartridge (32 voices stored over 8 banks).

Comes pre-loaded with Yamaha DX ROMS 1-4 patches 128 Sounds.

New battery installed so no need to change for many years !"

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SynthSpa White Yamaha DX5 1985 w/ Hypersynth "Hcard-705

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"ONE OF A KIND custom WHITE YAMAHA DX5 6-operator digital FM synthesizer.

This DX5 is not like any you are likely ever to have seen. It has been specially modified by Allen Coppock at Nashville's famous Synth Spa with a custom made white overlay, which retains the beautiful pastel colors that the factory DX5 uses, but how striking they look on a white background! It has special rosewood side panels and new negative display in place of the original---even the sharps and flats are not black but are that Yamaha brown that is the standard body color of the DX5 and DX7, and that matches the brown lettering on the control panel! In addition, the action has been gone over and the synth has been recapped. This DX5 also includes a pair of the amazing Hypersynth 705 cartridges. These alone cost $429.00 and are not even currently available, having been sold out.

Hypersynth 'Hcard-705' is a multibank cartridge pair for expanding the external memory of Yamaha DX5 and DX1. DX5/1 voice memory is limited to 32 presets for each parts A and B, which could be upgraded to 64 presets by adding an external Yamaha "Data RAM" cartridge. "Data RAM" is discontinued, rare, and expensive. Its third-party versions rely on a battery for data retention. "Hcard-705" can be used as a drop-in replacement for Yamaha "DATA RAM" cartridge. it stores up to 400 banks per cartridge without the worry of battery life and data loss. Hcard-705 is compatible with DX5/1 voice and performance format.

Features:

-Memory size for voice: Up to 800 banks (25600 Voices, card A+B).
-Memory size for performance: Up to 400 banks (25600 Performances, card A).
-Loaded with 52 voicebanks per card.
-Loaded with 2 performance banks (Hyper-Bank + Yamaha Factory).
-Instant access to different banks using touch buttons.
-Two digits bank indicator display.
-No need for a battery.
-Drop in replacement for "Data RAM", "Voice ROM" and "Perf Rom" cartridge.
-Hidden "Memory Protect" option.
-Compatible with Yamaha DX5 and DX1.

Performance Banks (Hyper-Bank + Yamaha Factory):

Performance is the magic part of DX1/5 which enables Dual and Split modes. In single mode, the DX1/5 engine is nothing more than a DX7 MKI. Hyper-Bank is the first third-party and commercially available performance bank for Yamaha DX1/5. Hyper-Bank contains 64 presets in 8 categories: Gated/Rhythmic, Synth, Pad, Yamaha Bests, Key/Piano, Bell, Bass/Lead, Misc. The sounds cover new age, ambient, retro, vintage electro, disco, and EDM genres.

Voice Banks:

"Hcard-705" pair is loaded with 52 voicebanks per card:

-Hyper-Bank voices (Bank 0-1)
-Yamaha DX1/DX5 original voice ROMs (Bank 2-3)
-All Hcard-701 soundbanks (Bank 4-27)
-All Yamaha VRC-1XX cartridges (Bank 28-51)
-Default banks (Bank 52-399)"

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DX5 performing The Human League "The Sound of the Crowd"

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"A simple but interesting song not much known by the early days of The Human League V2 (when the female vocalists joined). If you don't know the original version, check it out. I found it catchy, specially the chorus. So I decided to pick my two analogues plus the JP8000 and give it a try
Gear used.
Left:
Roland MRS2 Promars: single VCO bass (and extra sub bass on backtrack)
Roland JP8000: Cross Mod lead
Right:
Korg Polysix: Sawtooth lead

Backtrack previously recorded, instrument by instrument, on Pro Tools (just drums and the extra sub bass, plus a JX-8P on final pads).
Original song composed by Phil Oakey, Ian Burden.
Performed here by DX5 Jose Maria Bara"

DX5 performing The Cure "Lovesong" cover

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"Instrumental version of one of my favorite Cure tracks, from 'Disintegration'.
Gear used live: Roland JP8000 (organ). Kurzweil PC1x.
Roland JX8P.
Backtrack previously recorded from scratch by me, instrument by instrument (PC1x extensively used for guitars). Original song composed by Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Porl Thompson, Roger O'Donnell, Boris Williams, Laurence Tolhurst.
Performed here by DX5 Jose Maria Bara"

DX5 performing Johnny Hates Jazz "Shattered Dreams" cover

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"Instrumental cover of 'Shattered Dreams' by JHJ. The album 'Turn Back the Clock' has a lot of Jupiter 8 and Emax (and Fairlight iirc). Calvin told me.

Gear used:
Roland JX-8P (square lead)
Roland JP8000
Kurzweil PC1x

Backtrack previously sequenced and recorded by me, instrument by instrument, on Pro Tools, including the Roland Promars and Yamaha DX7 for several background sequences/sound. I did not include the latin percussion as on the original (congas starting in the middle 8 part).

Original song composed by Clark Dachtler (with arrangements by Calvin Hayes and Mice Nocito).
Performed here by DX5 Jose Maria Bara."

Background Modulars No.10 Buchla200 & DX5

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"Don’t have a real Buchla 200 (cloned) and Yamaha DX5 to hand? No worries! Just put this video on in the background (in full-screen mode), and have the next best thing 😁

Here is 10 minutes of self-playing modular synthesiser randomness. Why not put it on loop - then you can have it bubbling away in the background while you do other things

A note on the patch: The DX5 is being triggered and pitched from the Buchla 200 modules (mostly a 280 in cycle mode and 262 Source of Uncertainty, plus some MARF) using a Kenton CV to MIDI Converter. The DX5 is programmed to make a percussive drum-like sound using six operators. The DX5 audio signal then goes back into Buchla modules - mainly the 277 and 288 Delays, which are being fed back on themselves to create the bowed-string-like sounds. The Dodeca module provides mixing, random panning and reverb. The SOU sends random voltages to the 280 so it cycles irregularly. The whole patch has a cybersynthetic nature because it is always on the edge of going chaotic with the feedback to the delays, but it keeps itself under control by injecting new DX5 sounds into the path just in time to settle it back down before it happens again"

Yamaha DX1 / DX5 / DX7 Thick Promo Book + FM Synthesis Explained

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"This book is so rare even hardcore collectors and DX1 enthousiasts have never seen this book before. Multiple pages inside are full color too, they realy invested in this one instead making a simple folder.

It was a Japan only release, is 60 pages thick and is just an amazing memorabilia from the era Yamaha just put the DX1 on the market. Take your chance on this opportunity.

Due to its ultra rarity price is fixt, first one to buy is the lucky one..."

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Yamaha DX5 Synthesizer

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Yamaha DX5 w/ Carts

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"Yamaha dx 5 with cartridges shown. Amazing . Cosmetic damage - perfect working condition"

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