SV: Re: [sdiy] fare thee well DX7

[karl dalen]

--- Seb Francis <seb at burnit.co.uk> skrev:

> 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.

There is significant sound difference between  DX9, DX7, DX7s, DX7II
the TG77,TX82, DX11, and all the different sound chips for sound blaster
cardalike cards.Different DAC resolution from 8 to 16 bits, different DAC
types, then diffrent FM implementation on the chips. OP amp plays a absolute
**minimum** of role to the sound here! (not to forget the GS1 and the latest
models.)

What sound on sound is saying about the dac is bogusly wrong, 
earliest DX7 had 10bit DAC.

> 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.

I find the UI of the FM7 a pain in the arse compared to a TG77 with editor!
Why the hell did they do it like the old DX5? Its even worser then the old DX5!

KD