[sdiy] fare thee well DX7

[Seb Francis]

oops, should have said "can even load *DX7* patches"

Seb Francis wrote:
> FM7's a free download now?  Are we talking about the same plugin?
> http://www.native-instruments.com/index.php?id=fm7_us
>
> I guess people think it sounds like the DX7 because it is capable of 
> exactly the same FM architecture and parameters and can even load FM7 
> patches.  As Samppa just pointed out the difference in sound is most 
> likely to do with the DAC and opamp quality (but I guess it could also 
> be something to do with internal maths errors).  I've never compared 
> the 2, but I do really like the FM7 and I use it as my primary FM synth.
>
> And yeah, mouse is bad, knobs are good :)  But compare programming a 
> DX7 with an FM7 .. surely even the most die-hard hardware fan will not 
> prefer the DX7 ... I think FM programming in general does not lend 
> itself well to hardware based user interface.  The UI of the FM7 is 
> very well thought out and for me makes FM programming very accessible.
>
> Seb
>
>
> nate reeves wrote:
>> fm7 is good for a free download, not sure why everyone thinks it 
>> SOUNDS like dx7s
>> and the mouse.....didn't we already have this discussion? ;)
>> cheers
>> nate
>>
>> On Apr 15, 2006, at 3:00 PM, Seb Francis wrote:
>>
>>> Samppa Tolvanen wrote:
>>>> On 4/15/06, Seb Francis <seb at burnit.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I'm pretty sure the FM7 won't save it's patches as SysEx (only the 
>>>>> other
>>>>> way round) - at least I can't see a way to do it.
>>>>>
>>>>> But why would you want to use a DX7 anyway if you had FM7?  
>>>>> Doesn't the
>>>>> DX7 create it's sounds digitally?  So what's the advantage in 
>>>>> having a
>>>>> bulky bit of hardware with a horrible editing interface when you can
>>>>> just use the FM7.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Could it be equally horrible DACs and true analogue noisy OPAMPs?
>>>>
>>>>
>>> You're right :)
>>> Ok, so you'd have to run the FM7 through a bit-reduction / digital 
>>> non-linearity type plugin, then mix in a bit of hiss ...
>>>
>>> Seb
>>>
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