Lewismidi CZPL 88 Mini Synth Patch Library / SysEx Filer/ Arpeggiator

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video upload by Iestyn Lewis

"An updated video covering all of the features of the new CZPL Mini, with thousands of built-in patches for multiple synths.

* Casio CZ Series
* Yamaha DX7 / Volca FM
* Roland D-50
* Yamaha Reface Series

And many more! Thank you to @TheSynthDad (https://www.youtube.com/user/dmgalindo) for the use of his footage.

Video production by Abby Lewis. More information and ordering info at https://lewismidi.com/czpl88mini"

CZPL 88 Mini control of Roland MKS-7

video upload by Iestyn Lewis

"The Roland MKS-7 provides a Juno-106 in a rack. It did not come with any real time controls or user patch storage. The CZPL 88 mini can receive CC messages from any MIDI controller and translate them to the system messages the MKS-7 expects. It can also store thousands of user created patches, making the MKS-7 far more usable. More info at https://lewismidi.com"

CZPL Patch Storage for the Yamaha Reface Series

video upload by Iestyn Lewis

"An overview of the CZPL 88 Mini when used with the Yamaha Reface series. Thousands of built in patches, the ability to store all of your own sounds, and a built in arpeggiator."

via this auction

via https://lewismidi.com

"The CZ/PL 88 mini offers thousands of preloaded patches for many brands of synthesizers. It also allows you to save patches and banks that you have created on your favorite synthesizer. No more tracking down expensive RAM catridges or having to resort to a computer. Lastly, it features a very nice arpeggiator.

It works especially nicely with the Casio CZ series of synthesizers, for which it was originally designed."

The CZ/PL 88 mini comes with a MicroSD card that is preloaded with thousands of patches:

Synth # Presets
Casio CZ Series 2,198 patches
Ensoniq VFX Series 126 banks of 32 patches
Roland D-50 / D-550 / D-05 305 banks of 64 patches
Yamaha DX7 / Volca FM 4,400 banks of 32 patches
Yamaha FB-01 125 banks of 48 patches
Yamaha SY77 226 banks of patches
Korg M1 295 banks of patches
Roland JD-800 174 banks of patches
Yamaha Reface CP 158 patches
Yamaha Reface CS 4,551 patches
Yamaha Reface DX 4,270 patches
Yamaha Reface YC 1,655 patches"

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Yamaha CX5M Music Computer SFG-05 FM Sound Synthesizer II - MIDI Upgrade

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"Rare refurbished and fully tested SFG-05 FM Sound Synthesizer Unit II (upgraded from SFG-01 unit) for Yamaha CX5M MSX Music Computer in mint working and cosmetic condition.

This upgrade allows a CX5M Music Computer to be controlled wwith any MIDI-compatible keyboard or other controller. The unit is 4-part multi-timbral, using an updated SFG-05 software interface to control the onboard 4-operator FM Synthesizer (build on the same architecture as the Yamaha FB-01 or DX11).

Disclaimer: The unit is a fully tested refurbished unit. I installed an AMD 27C256 Eprom with the new SFG-05 firmware, performed all additional upgrade modifcations, and added an IC socket for the firmware chip, so it can be easily replaced without soldering. I also created a label for the case, based on the original Yamaha label design for the SFG-05.

The photos of the board show the differences between the standard SFG-01 board (for comparison, not included in purchase) and the SFG-05 board (photo the actual board inside the cartridge you are buying).

The SFG-05 comes in the original SFG-05 packaging, incl. a copy of the Yamaha SFG-05 hardware/software manual."

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Yamaha DX-21, RX-11, & FB-01 Demo

Published on Aug 27, 2013 anode8·46 videos

"Here is a tune I made entirely of sounds from the Yamaha DX-21, RX-11, and FB-01 machines, with a classic detroit techno vibe. To keep with the period sound, I used a Realistic Reverb unit as well as a Shure EQ from the early 80's. Sounds used include:
DX-21:
FM Square
5th String
custom Organ
custom string/pad
pink noise
RX-11 drum sounds
FB-01:
Electric Drum (sub kick)
Solid Bass (aka Lately Bass)"

CX5M & C1 Yamaha Music Computer

Published on Feb 14, 2020 thebrackett

"Explore some lovely Yamaha music computers from days gone by with me! Yamaha sent me a few pieces from their synth museum so I could make some videos and share these beauties with all of you!

(This video was sponsored by Yamaha)"

Apparently the Yamaha FB-01 has the same sound engine. It gets mentioned at 4:52 in the video.

CX5M & C1 Yamaha Music Computer (RSVP Part 2 of 3)

Published on Feb 22, 2020 thebrackett

CX5M & C1 Yamaha Music Computer - RSVP (Part 3 of 3)

Published on Mar 18, 2020 thebrackett

"The final video of my synth series on the CX5m and C1 music computers."

Editing Yamaha FB-01

Published on Sep 15, 2013 vinyljunkie07·147 videos

Yamaha FB-01s on eBay

AudioPilz - Synths - Bad/Better Gear

Bad Gear - Yamaha CS1x - Not Exactly My Thing video by AudioPilz

Just discovered this series. Above is the latest video featuring the Yamaha CS1x. Below is a playlist of previous videos in the series. I'm guessing the CS1x will be added. P.S. I actually own a CS1x and SU10 so it's kind of fun seeing them paired in this video. The CS1x is all ROMpler but it does have some nice icy strings. It has a bright digital character about it - like it's permanently run through a glassy sounding reverb.



Playlist (enjoy, or not - use the controls on the bottom left or upper right of the player to skip around):
Bad Gear - Roland TB-3 - A Touchscreen TB-303 Nightmare???
How To Control The Microkorg Using Midi Controllers??? (Tutorial)
Bad Gear - Microkorg - A Hipster Synth???
Bad Gear - Am I Too Bad For This Synth???
Bad Gear - Akai Timbre Wolf - Weakest Poly Synth???
Bad Gear - Korg Electribe EA-1 - Worst Of The Tribe???
Bad Gear - Red Sound Darkstar - Worst Synth Of All Time???
Bad Gear - M-Audio Venom - Biggest Software Dongle Of All Time???
Better Gear - DIY Yamaha DX7 Realtime Controller (Tutorial)
Bad Gear - Roland JX-305 - Pub Gig MC-505???
Bad Gear - Arturia Minibrute - The Tutorial Synth???
Bad Gear - Roland D-110 - 80s Sound In A Box???
Bad Gear - Yamaha FB-01 - Second Worst FM Synth???
Bad Gear - Yamaha SHS-10 Keytar - Most Embarrassing Synth Of All Time???
Bad Gear - Quasimidi Sirius - 90s Techno Machine???
Bad Gear - Korg Kaossilator Pro - The Synth of Christmas Past???
Bad Gear - Nintendo Korg DS-10 - Game Boy MS-20???
Roland U-110 - Yet Another Boring 80s Synthesizer???
Bad Gear - Roland Sound Canvas SC-55 - Vintage Gamers Synth???
Bad Gear - Yamaha DJX - Kid’s Keyboard???
Bad Gear - Roland SH-201 - The MP3 Synth??? (feat. Alex Ball)
Bad Gear - Casio SK-1 - The Original Fart Sampler
Bad Gear - Waldorf Blofeld - Vintage Sound of the Future???

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Yamaha CX5M Music Computer SFG-05 FM Sound Synthesizer I

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"Rare refurbished and fully tested SFG-05 FM Sound Synthesizer Unit II for Yamaha CX5M MSX Music Computer in mint working and cosmetic condition.

This upgrade allows a CX5M Music Computer to be controlled wwith any MIDI-compatible keyboard or other controller. The unit is 4-part multi-timbral, using an updated SFG-05 software interface to control the onboard 4-operator FM Synthesizer (build on the same architecture as the Yamaha FB-01 or DX11).

Disclaimer: The unit is a fully tested refurbished unit. I installed an AMD 27C256 Eprom with the new firmware, performed all additional upgrade modifcations, and added an IC socket for the firmware chip, so it can be easily replaced without soldering. I also added a label for the case, based on the original Yamaha design.

The SFG-05 comes in its original packaging and with a copy of the Yamaha SFG-05 hardware/software manual."

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Yamaha DX100 Frequency Ratios Decoded by noyzelab

noyzelab has decoded the Yamaha DX100 Frequency Ratios, on github.

"The Yamaha DX100 owners manual contains a very interesting chart of its 'carefully chosen' frequency ratios, although there is barely any discussion about them at all or what they actually are or relate to..

These mysterious ratios also appear in the other 4, 6 & 8 operator Yamaha FM synthesizers/chips, such as the DX7, DX21, TX81Z, FB-01, DX11, FS1R, DEXED, you name it.. so the information here is relevant for any FM synthesizer capable of producing these ratios.

With a little deciphering using a tiny Python program it turns out this mysterious chart contains 4 groups of inharmonic ratios : √2, √3, π/4 and π. Included in this repo are =>

- spreadsheet in Open Office & PDF format deciphering and organising these ratios into a more coherent layout, plus an Addendum of complete tables computed up to 30x multiplication

- Python program to produce the Addendum tables. Edit & rerun this code to generate output for higher ratios, for example alter the multiplier variable to print out higher ratios for use with 6 & 8 operator synths.

- excerpt from the original DX100 owners manual showing these ratios obtained from here =>

Yamaha have been quite cunning, as you will see from the tables I've made decoding this mysterious chart. The inclusion of these 4 inharmonic ratio groups has been done in such a way that they contain exact multiples of themselves. This is incredibly useful when programming an FM sound using just sine waves, and as Yamaha hint they "produce extremely complex waveforms" for things like "sound effects including extremely realistic bells, explosions, etc."

Here is a simple example I tried poking around on my DX7ii:

Consider creating a sound containing inharmonic timbres, where you would like to have a complex wave modulating a simple sine wave carrier tracking the keyboard normally. This could easily be achieved with a 3 operator sine stack 3>2>1. For the carrier [operator 1] you could choose a ratio of 1.0. Then you could setup operator 2 at √2 = 1.41 creating an inharmonic ratio, and modulate it with operator 3 using √2 but at x 2 = 2.82. This would give you a 2:1 ratio for operators 3 & 2 respectively and create a nice complex modulating wave with minimal to no beating. You could further adjust either or both operator 2 & 3 ratios using √2 as the inharmonic ratio to keep it whole number [integer] based.. or move across to another inharmonic set for one or both and explore futher from there.

how to keep me going ==>
if u find this repo useful please think about supporting my work either thru my bandcamp page: https://noyzelab.bandcamp.com/ or send a Paypal donation or otherwise get in touch via noyzelab [at] gmail [dot] com

thanks, dave"

Update: this reminded me of an interview I did with Barry Schrader in which he discusses his deep dive into FM synthesis after working with vintage Buchla systems. Scroll down to Triptych for an example and/or search for Yamaha for more.

Edisyn 26 Free Open Source Patch Editor Released

You can find it here.

"Edisyn is a free open source patch editor for a number of synthesizers. Version 26 has new editors for the M-Audio Venom, Waldorf Kyra, and Casio CZ-230S. Version 26 also has several new patch exploration tools, including real-time morphing between four patches, and merging of random patch pairs from your synthesizer. Version 26 also has many bug fixes and improvements.

Edisyn runs on the Mac, Windows, and Linux.

At present Edisyn supports: the Alesis D4 and DM5; Casio CZ series; DSI Prophet '08, Mopho series, and Tetra; E-Mu Proteus 1/2/3, Morpheus, and UltraProteus; Kawai K1, K4, and K5; Korg MicroKorg, MicroSampler, SG Rack, and Wavestation SR; M-Audio Venom; Novation Drumstation and D Station; Oberheim Matrix 6, 6R, and 1000; Preen FM2; Red Sound DarkStar; Roland D-110, JV-80, and JV-880; Waldorf Blofeld, Microwave XT and XTk, and Kyra; most Yamaha 4-Operator FM Synths (such as the TX81Z and DX11); Yamaha FB-01; Yamaha DX7, TX7, TX216/816, Dexed, Korg Volca FM, and other DX7 compatible synths; Yamaha FS1R; Yamaha TG33, SY22, and SY35; Tuning standards and MTS; and generic CC, NRPN, and RPN control.

Edisyn has infinite levels of undo, a broad spectrum of patch exploration and creation tools (mutation, merging, nudging, morphing, blending, and evolutionary methods), and a wide array of other useful features. Try it out!"

Yamaha FB-01 FM Sound Generator

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"The owner’s manual says of the machine; ‘The FB-01 is a 4 operator, 8 algorithim FM tone generator that can produce up to 8 notes simultaneously…..Two hundred and forty voice memories are provided in ROM (5 banks of 48 voices) and 96 more voice memories are provided in RAM for your own voices….

There is an ‘Editor’ which you can download (free) to create your own sounds for the module. You can check this out by having a look at the following website.


It has a whole host of other features which are too complicated for me to understand. However, if you click on the following link, you will find a 31 page pdf copy of the owner’s manual."


Additionally, the following website may be able to provide you with more information about this machine.

http://www.cyborgstudio.com/fb01.html"

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Bad Gear - Yamaha DX100

video upload by AudioPilz

"Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Yamaha DX100 Digital Programmable Algorithm Synthesizer. Is this cute 80s keyboard, keytar, Roger Troutman talkbox carrier and little sibling of the Yamaha DX7 the dirtiest FM synth of the Yamaha DX range? Does it have DAT BASS (solid bass, lately bass)??? Why didn't I get a Korg Volca FM2 like all the other YouTubers???

Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune
01:12 Overview Yamaha DX100
02:36 Workflow
04:17 Short comparison DX100 vs. FB-01 (same FM chip)
05:02 Hate
05:24 Jam 1
06:16 Jam 2
07:09 Finale
07:40 Verdict

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Bill Gates MSX & The Earl's Court Computer Show & the Yamaha CX5M

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"COME HOME TO A LITTLE HAPPINESS

HAPPINESS IS YAMAHA CX5M SHAPED

Yamaha’s 4 OPERATOR FM MUSIC COMPUTER & PIANO

FEATURES:

DUAL MODE & SPLIT MODE PIANO/KEYBOARD & Heavy Duty Flight Case!

A BEAUTIFUL CUSTOM CASE WAS MADE FOR THIS WHEN FIRST PURCHASED IN 1983 & ITS BEEN IN THE CASE EVER SINCE & HAD VERY LITTLE USE SO ITS IN LIKE NEW CONDITION. I'VE NEVER SEEN A CX5M IN SUCH FINE CONDITION! THE KEYBOARD AND COMPUTER FEEL & LOOK LIKE THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN TOUCHED!

The Yamaha CX5M was made around 1984-1985 and was based on the MSX standard. It had a Z80 CPU and ran, apart from ROM BASIC, an operating system equivalent to MS-DOS 1.0.

It also has a built-in 4-operator FM synth (as opposed to the DX7's 6 operators), soundwise equivalent (and patch-compatible, I think) to the DX9, DX21, DX100, and FB-01

Recently Serviced & With A Very Beautiful Key Action.

"A Vast & Beautifully Crytaline Clarity Of A Yamaha DX21 FM Synth & Much More.

The Most Beautiful & The Finest HAMMOND B3 To Die For!"
MP3 SOUND SAMPLE DEMO


YOU TUBE MSX VIDEO STARING A YOUNG BILL GATES AT THE LAUNCH OF MICROSOFTS MSX PLATFORM!

THE WORLDS FIRST PERSONAL COMPUTER!

ITV DataBase's episode covering the UK launch of the MSX with interviews with a young Bill Gates who was backing the project and also Clive Sinclair's opinion on the whole concept.

Later on it has features about the commodore 64, the Dragon, and the Apple 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-kI0urN9tI"
Unfortunately embedding is disabled, so you'll have to click through.

Selected Tracks From Synthesizers Demos Vol​.​11

Nacho Marty Meyer

01. Kawai XD-5 - The Cardos 00:00
02. Clavia Nord Rack 2 - Nord Police 7:36
03. Clavia Nord Rack 2 - Voices From 1983 13:40
04. Clavia Nord Rack 2 - In That Building 17:19
05. Clavia Nord Rack 2 - Plaza VA 19:45
06. Clavia Nord Rack 2 - El asunto de Gadi 23:10
07. Clavia Nord Rack 2 - The Sun Goes Down 25:39
08. Clavia Nord Rack 2 - Muebles 29:13
09. Clavia Nord Rack 2 - Patio secreto 1 30:20
10. Clavia Nord Rack 2 - Patio secreto 2 32:11
11. Waldorf Pulse+ - Sending A Fax 33:45
12. Waldorf Pulse+ - Todavía programamos 37:31
13. Yamaha FB-01 & Yamaha REX50 - The FM Gang 42:03"

high-quality (WAV 24 bit 44.100 Hz) download:


Additonal Selected Tracks From Synthesizers

Boehm Dynamic 4x9 FM-Synthesizer - Two Demosongs & Realtime editing

Published on Feb 13, 2019 Stereoping

Neve seen one of these before.

"The Boehm Dynamic 4x9 is a fully editable 4 OP FM-Synthesizer similar to Yamaha's FB-01. It's got 4 'blocks' each supplying 9 voices from rough Yamaha YM2203 FM-chips.The Boehm is always in Multimode making it easy and funny building layersounds or multitrack arrangements. It also houses 2 different analogue BBD-effects called 'Phasing' and 'Ensemble' bringing some sound-modulation and Solina-feeling to the cold FM-world.

The video contains 2 little arrangements making use of several presets. 1st one is pure Boehm Dynamic 4x9 with a bit of reverb, no other gear used. Some photos show the inside of the unit.

The second song - starting with 'german volksmusik' and ending quite jazzy - uses drums from the Nord Drum 2 and displays the midi activity of the 4 blocks together with the Fruity Loops arrangement.

There is also a followup video showing realtime editing of the unit with a Midi-Controller."

Boehm Dynamic 4x9 - Realtime editing

Published on Feb 13, 2019

"Demo for realtime editing of the Böhm Dynamic 4x9 FM-Synthesizer. Session one scrambles a Strings preset. Second session starts with the sound of an E-Tom. The color of the LED dispays which parameters are currently changed. Switching the BBD-effects around 2:24 & 2:45 (should have made that first on the unchanged string preset, i know).
Caution! The sound is partly distorted and aggressive, you might want to turn the volume down before starting the video."

Custom Bass Pedals Synth

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"Note: This is not a midi instrument,.. it is a sample-based Bass Pedals Synthesizer. If needed, your own sounds can be added to the instrument (send contact inquiry [on eBay] for details).

The computer used for this application is an IBM Thinkpad X41. It's attractive, and great for this application. As pictured you can swivel the screen around and lay it down as a flat screen (locks into place). The computer is held to the Pedal unit by 4 screws (very secure). A new internal memory battery has been installed.

The Pedal Shafts used in the construction of this unit are the very same Norlin-made shafts that were used in the original Moog Taurus series...

This is a very versatile Bass Pedals System that will open up all kinds of possibilities for the right musician. At power up, a custom automation program runs.. opening the appropriate software and putting everything into place for you so that you are ready to play in moments...

A list of the included instrument samples are as follows:

1. Taurus Bass
2. Custom Taurus Bass
3. Hammond B-3 w Leslie (single low note)
4. Rickenbacker Bass
5. Yamaha FB-01 Bass
6. ARP 2500 Bass
7. Warm Sawtooth Bass
8. Piano/String Bass
9. Mellotron Low String
10. OBX (single low note)
11. Stand Up Bass
12. Filter Sweep Bass (..as in Rush's "Tom Sawyer")
13. FM Tone (single low note)
14. Tympani / Orch
15. Dyn Bow String
16. Woodwind (single low note)

Another feature of this instrument is that samples of major and minor chords are also included. Major chords across the standard 12 note range, and if you push the momentary footswitch provided (pictured to the left of the Pedals in the pix) the chords then turn to Minor. Chord Samples include:

1. Organ
2. Strings/Horns Mix
3. Korg Layer Strings

Software features include:

1. Full ADSR control
2. Distortion
3. LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator, for vibrato effects etc)
4. Reverb
5. Delay
6. Glide (also known as Portamento,.. a rare feature for a Sampler to have)."

Yamaha CX5M Music Computer SFG-05U FM Synthesizer SYK-10 Keyboard 8 Cartridges

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"CX5M Music Computer with original manual
YK-10 keyboard
SFG-05U FM SOUND SYNTHESIZER UNIT II
YRM-103 DX7 VOICING PROGRAM
YRM-102 DX7 VOICING PROGRAM
YRM-502 FM VOICING PROGRAM II
FB-01 VOICING PROGRAM
YRM-301 MIDI RECORDER CARTRIDGE
YRM-301 MIDI RECORDER CARTRIDGE
YRM-303 MIDI MACRO & MONITOR
YRM-501 FM MUSIC COMPOSER II (box only)
GAR-01 GRAPHIC ARTIST
MU-01 MSX Mouse owners manual (mouse not included)
Original Magazine advertisement clipping"

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YAMAHA FB-01 Sound Generator SYNTHESIZER

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YAMAHA FB-01 (1986)

Published on Dec 4, 2012 Ignacio Marty·217 videos

"this is the real and pure sound of the unit, no effects, processes, EQ, or something was used...

here are some other demos of my digital toys: http://www.systenova.com/nacho/demos

here's some of my unfinished music, just sketches and sequences: http://soundcloud.com/nacho-marty

this is my facebook account to contact me: http://www.facebook.com/ignacio.marty"

Yamaha FB-01 ROM 1 Voices

Published on Jul 10, 2013 musicgearvideos909·144 videos

"These are the voices stored in ROM1. No added effects. Some are bad and nasty. My data entry buttons don't work properly, they get stuck in one corner and wizz through the voices. I was lucky to do this in one take! I recorded each voice at middle C."

Yamaha Black Boxes

"A group for those of us using Yamaha's line of wonderful Black Box Modules. We're talking TX802, TX81z, FB-01, PTX8, TX16w, TX(1d6)16 even the humble Tx7, Yamaha's time of majesty when everything came in a sturdy black box."

Title link takes you there. Ran into this site via Loscha the founder of the group.