C O M M E R C I A L S O U N D B A N K S
ROM/RAM cartridges & floppy disks - Classified by producers/distributers (alphabetical order):
Downloadable
soundbanks are available in standard Sysex (*.syx - 4'104 bytes), SMF
(*.mid) and Midi Quest© (*.vbk) file formats
KEEP IN MIND THAT SENDING THESE SOUNDBANKS TO YOUR SYNTH WILL ERASE ALL DATAS STORED IN YOUR DX7/TX7 INTERNAL MEMORY
Click here if you need some help or indications on how to transfer these soundbanks to your DX7/TX7
Several of the famous DX7 patches have also been distributed as sounds books including data sheets to program manually.
You can get a detailed repertory here.
MISSING
Following Yamaha DX7 soundbanks are still missing to my collection. Any informations or - best of all - a sysex version of it are welcome!
KEEP IN MIND THAT SENDING THESE SOUNDBANKS TO YOUR SYNTH WILL ERASE ALL DATAS STORED IN YOUR DX7/TX7 INTERNAL MEMORY
Click here if you need some help or indications on how to transfer these soundbanks to your DX7/TX7
Several of the famous DX7 patches have also been distributed as sounds books including data sheets to program manually.
You can get a detailed repertory here.
MISSING
Following Yamaha DX7 soundbanks are still missing to my collection. Any informations or - best of all - a sysex version of it are welcome!
| Sound Source Unlimited volumes 1 & 2 (DX7 mkI Series) |
| MIDImouse Music a) "Sonic Voyage" & "DX Journey" soundbanks / b) Pro Sampler set (32 sounds) on data sheets |
| Music Design a) X-Lib collection (160 patches delivered with a librarian program) / b) Patch Library collection (128 patches) |
| Ultraphonics Unlimited A1 (Rock) & B1 (Orchestral) soundbanks |
| C-Lab X-RAM 128 preloaded cartridges "Recording Collection" volumes 1&2 |
| Sound & Electronic Design "Ultimate ROM" 16 soundbanks cartridge (512 patches) |
| Red Planet cartridges (I ignore the exact quantity of cartridges or soundbanks edited) |
.... and, of course, any other commercial material that I ignore the
existence!! If you own any requested informations, please e-mail
me!!
MP3 Demos: if
you're interested in having access on this page to MP3 demos gathering
sounds extracted from one or several soundbanks listed here, please
e-mail me and I'll do it (do not forget to mention which soundbanks you're interested in!)
YAMAHA
The japanese
company produced and distributed two different series for its own synth:
a) a lot of four original cartridges named ROM#1-4 (2x32 patches - banks A/B). Volume 1 was generally delivered with the synth.
b) twelve cartridges delivered as the VRC-Series (2x32 patches - banks A/B) which included selections from different sounddesigner.
SOUND SOURCE UNLIMITED
This famous american society developed complete sounds/samples libraries for a large collection of diverse synthesizers/samplers models (their products are distributed now by Greytsounds™). There were at least a total of 5 double ROM cartridges (banks A/B) for the DX7 mkI, most of them programmed by Manny Fernandez. I only succeeded in collecting volumes 3, 4 & 5 through the years. I also knwo that SSU distributed a mega ROM cartridge including 8 soundbanks (certainly volumes 1-4). Any informations about it or - best of all - a sysex version of the missing soundbanks would be much appreciated!
PA-DECODER
This german company produced 2 different mega ROM cartridges:
- "MONST-ROM" (16x32 - 512 patches). This cartridge was organized as a 4x4 categorized banks (A1-D4) that you could select with switches combinations.
- "HYPRA-ROM" (16x32 - 1'024 patches/very rare!). This cartridge was organized as a 8x4 banks (alpha/beta A1-D4) that you could select with switches combinations. It gathered all patches from MONST-ROM plus 16 new additional soundbanks.
BO TOMLYN
Bo Tomlyn is an american studio keyboardist who worked with some of the most famous international artists during the 80's-90's (Prince, Lionel Richie, Pat Benatar, Bruce Springsteen, Cher, Chicago,...). He also programmed diverse synths models and commercialized his work. Among them, there were several DX7 cartridges. Most of them were also distributed by KeyClique, Inc. company (Salt Lake City/USA).
LEISTER
Leister is an american company which edited soundbanks for several 80's synths models.They produced a total of 9 Yamaha DX7 soundbanks.
I ignore if their DX7 soundbanks have specific names other than "Volumes A-I" as mentioned here. Any additional informations about it are welcome!
AViC
AViC is a japanese society which produced six different ROM cartridges (banks A/B) programmed by famous sounddesigners such as Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Paich & Steve Porcaro (Toto) or Yasuhiko Fukuda.
DMC
I have no serious informations about this company. It seems that they are from Netherlands and that they produced three ROM cards.
Another well-known american company which is developing soundbanks/samples libraries for a lot of synths/samplers models since 1984.
They produced a mega 32 soundbanks (1'024 patches) collection for DX7 models.
ISHIBASHI
Ishibashi is a japanese company which produced a 64 patches (2x32 - banks A/B) ROM card.
This soundbank has been distributed in Europe as the BIAS ROM card.
MUSIC DATA
Music Data is an american society which produced a 32 patches ROM card programmed by Suzanne Ciani and named "East Meets West".
EASY SOUNDS
Easy Sounds is a german society which distributes two special DX7 soundbanks collections:
- "Best DX-Collection" (10 soundbanks): a sort of "Best Of" compilation essentially exctracted from Yamaha VRC-Series ROM cards
- "Super DX-Collection" (9 soundbanks): a second compilation collection including an original soundbank ("Tekksyn")
Both collections are now sold together as the "Complete DX-Collection".
SYMPHONY
Symphony is a 4x32 patches (banks A-D) ROM cartridge programmed by Cosmo Watts.
I may think that it has been originally distributed by KeyClique.
LIVEWIRE
This american society produced a 2x32 patches (banks A/B) cartridge named "Super ROM".
ELSON TRINIDAD
Elson is an american keyboardist who sells his own programmations a few years ago via the Web. E-mail him at elsongs@gmail.com if you want to get this soundbank for a $16.00 price.
MEDIACRAFT
Mediacraft is an english society which distributed a 16 DX7 soundbanks set. Several of these soundbanks were also included with an Atari editor named "DX Heaven" and distributed by Dr. T's (Bob Melvin/Emil Tobenfeld).
GEERDES
Geerdes is a berliner company which is distributing now MIDIFiles songs.
They produced a DX7 sixteen soundbanks megacard named "DX-ROM 512" in the late 80's.
SYNTECH
Syntech is an american company which distributed several DX7 products:
- a 10 soundbanks set which seems to have been extracted from the same file (I ignore if it was originally a ROM cartridge, a floppy disk, a software,...)
- a 64 patches ROM cartridge (2x32/banks A&B) programmed and signed by Marshall Otwell
- blank RAM cartridges
L.A. STANDARD
An obscur origin (certainly USA) green mint ROM cartridge named "L.A. Standard" with two soundbanks (2x32 - banks A/B) on it.
METRASOUND
This german company produced a mega 32 soundbanks (1'032 patches) DX7 ROM cartridge named "Mega ROM".
Their products are now delivered by SoundArt (Germany).
SOUND VERTRIEB
Sound Vertrieb is a german society which distributed several ROM cartridges. They also gathered their total production on a mega 16 soundbanks ROM cartridge named "MX-1". I own one of these, but it seems that soundbanks 6-9 are defectuous. Any additional informations or - best of all - a sysex version of it are welcome!
SOUNDENGINE
SoundEngine is an american society which is apparently selling now - among others - products developed in the past by Technosis company.
They are proposing two DX7 soundbanks: "Analog Feel" and "Ouch That Hurts!" (programmed by Mike Peake?).
K.S.R.E.
K.S.R.E. Music is a german company which produced a mega 16 soundbanks DX7 cartridge named "Super ROM".
MSX
MSX is a german society which produced seven DX7 cartridges. Most of their sounds are in fact the same ones as those contained in the PA-Decoder mega cartridges. Certainly this society did sell their copyrights to PA-Decoder. Any additional informations about it are welcome!
SYNTHWARE
Synthware is an american company which commercialized four DX7 ROM cards in the late 80's as the "Sound Pack" (or "Voice Pack") Series. All have been programmed by Scott Verret.
They have been distributed for a while these last years as sysex files via the Waterfall 440 Studio Music website, but it seems now that they are definitively no longer available.
REC'UP
This swiss website is still developing products. They are proposing now one original soundbanks as the "R" Series.
PATCHMAN MUSIC
Patchman Music is an american company which produced three DX7 soundbanks. Volume three is integrally programmed for a breath or wind controller use.
MAARTIST
Maartist is an american society which distributed 2 soundbanks RAM cards (A/B) as the Music Pack MR-2 Series with original preloaded sounds on it.
So, over 20 years after, it is difficult to find these cards with their original sounds still stored on it. I downloaded the soundbanks listed here from Maartist RAM cards and I'm nearly sure that they essentially (perhaps totally) gather original sounds (please, correct me if I'm wrong!). It seems that they produced 4 different soundbanks. Any information or confirmation about it would be much appreciated!
SOUND CONNECTION
Sound Connection is an american 4 soundbanks ROM cartridge which looks singularly as the KeyClique and Symphony ones.
SOUND SOURCES
Sound Sources - not to confuse with Sound Source Unlimited - is an american company (Oregon) which distributed several types of DX7 cartridges:
- 2 types of RAM (32 or 128 patches)
- 1 type of ROM (128 patches)
- combined RAM (64 patches)/ROM (64 patches)
The 128 ROM cartridge I got is defectuous and patches 2-5 from bank A are not readable. Any informations or - best of all - a sysex version of it are welcome!
SUPERMAX
Supermax is a company which distributed an internal extension board card which upgraded the DX7 mkI models (internal memory increased, internal chorus/delay and arpeggiator added). They delivered it with two original soundbanks.
GREYMATTER
GreyMatter is a company which distributed an internal extension board card named E! Card which upgraded the DX7 mkI models. They delivered it with a seven floppy disks set including soundbanks (which rather seem to be comiplation from other companies).
MILESTONES
Milestones is a german company which distributed an 8 banks set intially programmed by Gerd Führs & Hubertus Maass for TX-816 models but fully compatible with DX7 mkI.
SOUNDSATIONS!
MANYMIDI
Books - Classified by producers/distributers (alphabetical order):
AMSCO "100 PATCHES FOR THE DX7" (Vol.1-4)
Amsco is an american editor which distributed 4 different books. Each one gathered 100 original sounds to program.
AMSCO "600 VOICES FOR THE DX7"
Here is the famous "600 Voices for the DX7" book distributed by Amsco (USA) and Paul Beuscher (France). A must!
RITTOR "VOICE DATA 128"
A japanese book called "DX7 Series Voice Data 128 Vol.1" (Ed. Rittor - 1987) gathering replicas from patches used by famous groups or artists on their respective songs (some of them are certainly the original ones).
Y. FUKUDA "DX7"
Yasuhiko Fukuda is a japanese sounddesigner who programmed commercial DX7 sounds for AViC company. He also published an english book named "Yamaha DX7" (Ed. Rittor-1984) about DX7 programmation and functions. This book - a reference! - contains 16 original new sounds to program.
VALHALA
A 757 voices book by Steven C. Streebing named "DX7 Sound Patch Library" and distributed by Valhala (USA-1986)
A. CASSAGNAU "MAITRISEZ VOTRE DX YAMAHA"
A very good book about DX7 programming, considered as a "must" by french-speaking musicians or sounddesigners. This book included 20 new original great patches (many of them programmed by the author). Some good news today because a new online edition is available here:
http://www.maitrisez-la-fm.com/
"SOUNDS & NOTES"
An obscur origin book in german which contains 33 sounds to program with physical acoustic phenomens and FM synthesis explanations.
HAL LEONARD "EASY DX7"
A joint publication of Yamaha Music Foundation and Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation (1986) about DX7 functions and programmation with 20 original sounds.
"THE ORIGINAL DX7 PATCH FAKE BOOK" (VOL.1-3)
A total of 5 different books published by Alexander Publishing and which gather each 32 new original patches to program. I'm still searching for Volume 4 "Record Date" (by Jeff Fair) and Volume 5 "Nuclear Be-Bop" (by Cosmo Watts). Any informations or - best of all - a sysex version of it are welcome!
a) a lot of four original cartridges named ROM#1-4 (2x32 patches - banks A/B). Volume 1 was generally delivered with the synth.
b) twelve cartridges delivered as the VRC-Series (2x32 patches - banks A/B) which included selections from different sounddesigner.
| ROM#1 (A: "Master Group" - japanese and european preloaded bank/B: "Keyboard & Plucked Group") | Patchlist | Image | |
| ROM#2 (A: "Orchestral & Percussive Group"/B: "Synth, Complex & Effects Group") | Patchlist | Image | |
| ROM#3 (A: "Master Group" - american preloaded bank/B: "Keyboard & Plucked Group") | Patchlist | Image | |
| ROM#4 (A: "Orchestral & Percussive Group"/B: "Complex & Effects Group") | Patchlist | Image | |
| VRC-101 "Keyboard, Plucked & Tuned Percussion Group" (2 soundbanks) | Patchlist | Image | |
| VRC-102 "Wind Instrument Group" (2 soundbanks) | Patchlist | Image | |
| VRC-103 "Sustain Group" (2 soundbanks) | Patchlist | Image | |
| VRC-104 "Percussion Group" (2 soundbanks) | Patchlist | Image | |
| VRC-105 "Sound Effect Group" (2 soundbanks) | Patchlist | Image | |
| VRC-106 "Synthesizer Group" (2 soundbanks) | Patchlist | Image | |
| VRC-107 Special Selection "Gary Bristow" (2 soundbanks) | Patchlist | Image | |
| VRC-108 Special Selection "Gary Leuenberger" (2 soundbanks) | Patchlist | Image | |
| VRC-109 "Studio 64" (2 soundbanks) | Patchlist | Image | |
| VRC-110 Special Selection "Bo Tomlyn" (2 soundbanks) | Patchlist | Image | |
| VRC-111 Special Selection "Bo Tomlyn II" (2 soundbanks) | Patchlist | Image | |
| VRC-112 "Live 64" (2 soundbanks) | Patchlist | Image |
SOUND SOURCE UNLIMITED
This famous american society developed complete sounds/samples libraries for a large collection of diverse synthesizers/samplers models (their products are distributed now by Greytsounds™). There were at least a total of 5 double ROM cartridges (banks A/B) for the DX7 mkI, most of them programmed by Manny Fernandez. I only succeeded in collecting volumes 3, 4 & 5 through the years. I also knwo that SSU distributed a mega ROM cartridge including 8 soundbanks (certainly volumes 1-4). Any informations about it or - best of all - a sysex version of the missing soundbanks would be much appreciated!
| 0703R A: "Soundtrack" - B: "L/A Voices II" | Patchlist | Image | |
| 0704R "Super L/A Voices" (2 soundbanks) | Patchlist | Image | |
| 0705R "Stage & Studio" (2 soundbanks) | Patchlist |
PA-DECODER
This german company produced 2 different mega ROM cartridges:
- "MONST-ROM" (16x32 - 512 patches). This cartridge was organized as a 4x4 categorized banks (A1-D4) that you could select with switches combinations.
- "HYPRA-ROM" (16x32 - 1'024 patches/very rare!). This cartridge was organized as a 8x4 banks (alpha/beta A1-D4) that you could select with switches combinations. It gathered all patches from MONST-ROM plus 16 new additional soundbanks.
| MONST-ROM (16 soundbanks) | Patchlist | |
| HYPRA-ROM (32 soundbanks) | Patchlist |
BO TOMLYN
Bo Tomlyn is an american studio keyboardist who worked with some of the most famous international artists during the 80's-90's (Prince, Lionel Richie, Pat Benatar, Bruce Springsteen, Cher, Chicago,...). He also programmed diverse synths models and commercialized his work. Among them, there were several DX7 cartridges. Most of them were also distributed by KeyClique, Inc. company (Salt Lake City/USA).
| "Analog 1" (bank A: Sine Wave, Square Wave, Organs/bank B: Strings, Brass, Oscillator Sync) | Patchlist | |
| "Analog 2" (2 soundbanks) | Patchlist | |
| "Sound EFX" (2 soundbanks) | Patchlist | |
| "Top Forty" (2 soundbanks) | Patchlist | |
| "Standard Splits" (bank A: Primary/bank B: Secondary) | Patchlist | |
| "Rock Splits" (2 soundbanks) | Patchlist | |
| "Wedding Band" (2 soundbanks) | Patchlist | |
| "Unique" (bank A: Acoustic & Bell Strings, Metal Pedals, Neat Uniques, Experiments/bank B: Warm Modulation, Echos, Fun Stuff) | Patchlist | |
| "Best of the USA" (banks A: Primary/bank B: Secondary - Famous american programmers compilation) | Patchlist |
LEISTER
Leister is an american company which edited soundbanks for several 80's synths models.They produced a total of 9 Yamaha DX7 soundbanks.
I ignore if their DX7 soundbanks have specific names other than "Volumes A-I" as mentioned here. Any additional informations about it are welcome!
| Volume A | Patchlist |
| Volume B | Patchlist |
| Volume C | Patchlist |
| Volume D | Patchlist |
| Volume E | Patchlist |
| Volume F | Patchlist |
| Volume G | Patchlist |
| Volume H | Patchlist |
| Volume I | Patchlist |
AViC
AViC is a japanese society which produced six different ROM cartridges (banks A/B) programmed by famous sounddesigners such as Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Paich & Steve Porcaro (Toto) or Yasuhiko Fukuda.
| KV-01 "Shofuku Part 1" (2 soundbanks - programmed by Yasuhiko Fukuda & Noritaka Ubukata) | Patchlist | Image |
| KV-02 "Shofuku Part 2" (2 soundbanks - programmed by Yasuhiko Fukuda & Noritaka Ubukata) | Patchlist | Image |
| KV-03 "Minoru Mukaiya" (2 soundbanks - programmed by Minoru Mikaiya) | Patchlist | Image |
| KV-04 "Ryuichi Sakamoto" (2 soundbanks - programmed by Ryuichi Sakamoto) | Patchlist | Image |
| KV-05 "TOTO" (2 soundbanks - programmed by David Paich & Steve Porcaro) | Patchlist | Image |
| KV-06 "Shofuku Gaiden" (2 soundbanks - programmed by Yasuhiko Fukuda & Noritaka Ubukata) | Patchlist | Image |
DMC
I have no serious informations about this company. It seems that they are from Netherlands and that they produced three ROM cards.
| "Volume 1" | Patchlist |
| "Volume 2" | Patchlist |
| "Volume 3" | Patchlist |
KID NEPRO
Another well-known american company which is developing soundbanks/samples libraries for a lot of synths/samplers models since 1984.
They produced a mega 32 soundbanks (1'024 patches) collection for DX7 models.
| KNP 32 soundbanks Mega Collection | Patchlist |
ISHIBASHI
Ishibashi is a japanese company which produced a 64 patches (2x32 - banks A/B) ROM card.
This soundbank has been distributed in Europe as the BIAS ROM card.
| Ishibashi (2 soundbanks - also known in Europe as the BIAS ROM) | Patchlist | Image |
MUSIC DATA
Music Data is an american society which produced a 32 patches ROM card programmed by Suzanne Ciani and named "East Meets West".
| "East Meets West" (programmed by Suzanne Ciani) | Patchlist | Image |
EASY SOUNDS
Easy Sounds is a german society which distributes two special DX7 soundbanks collections:
- "Best DX-Collection" (10 soundbanks): a sort of "Best Of" compilation essentially exctracted from Yamaha VRC-Series ROM cards
- "Super DX-Collection" (9 soundbanks): a second compilation collection including an original soundbank ("Tekksyn")
Both collections are now sold together as the "Complete DX-Collection".
| "Best DX-Collection" (10 soundbanks) | Patchlist | |
| "Super DX-Collection" (9 soundbanks) | Patchlist |
SYMPHONY
Symphony is a 4x32 patches (banks A-D) ROM cartridge programmed by Cosmo Watts.
I may think that it has been originally distributed by KeyClique.
| "Symphony" (programmed by Cosmo Watts - 4 soundbanks) | Patchlist | Image |
LIVEWIRE
This american society produced a 2x32 patches (banks A/B) cartridge named "Super ROM".
| "Super ROM" (2 soundbanks) | Patchlist | Image |
ELSON TRINIDAD
Elson is an american keyboardist who sells his own programmations a few years ago via the Web. E-mail him at elsongs@gmail.com if you want to get this soundbank for a $16.00 price.
| "Elsongs DX7a" | Patchlist |
MEDIACRAFT
Mediacraft is an english society which distributed a 16 DX7 soundbanks set. Several of these soundbanks were also included with an Atari editor named "DX Heaven" and distributed by Dr. T's (Bob Melvin/Emil Tobenfeld).
| Mediacraft 16 soundbanks set | Patchlist |
GEERDES
Geerdes is a berliner company which is distributing now MIDIFiles songs.
They produced a DX7 sixteen soundbanks megacard named "DX-ROM 512" in the late 80's.
| "DX-ROM 512" (16 soundbanks) | Patchlist | Image |
SYNTECH
Syntech is an american company which distributed several DX7 products:
- a 10 soundbanks set which seems to have been extracted from the same file (I ignore if it was originally a ROM cartridge, a floppy disk, a software,...)
- a 64 patches ROM cartridge (2x32/banks A&B) programmed and signed by Marshall Otwell
- blank RAM cartridges
| 10 soundbanks set | Patchlist | |
| "Marshall Otwell" (2 soundbanks) | Patchlist | Image |
L.A. STANDARD
An obscur origin (certainly USA) green mint ROM cartridge named "L.A. Standard" with two soundbanks (2x32 - banks A/B) on it.
| L.A. Standard (2 soundbanks) | Patchlist | Image |
METRASOUND
This german company produced a mega 32 soundbanks (1'032 patches) DX7 ROM cartridge named "Mega ROM".
Their products are now delivered by SoundArt (Germany).
| "Mega ROM" (32 soundbanks) | Patchlist | Image | Order it |
SOUND VERTRIEB
Sound Vertrieb is a german society which distributed several ROM cartridges. They also gathered their total production on a mega 16 soundbanks ROM cartridge named "MX-1". I own one of these, but it seems that soundbanks 6-9 are defectuous. Any additional informations or - best of all - a sysex version of it are welcome!
| "MX-1" (16 soundbanks) | Patchlist | Image |
SOUNDENGINE
SoundEngine is an american society which is apparently selling now - among others - products developed in the past by Technosis company.
They are proposing two DX7 soundbanks: "Analog Feel" and "Ouch That Hurts!" (programmed by Mike Peake?).
| SEP-008 "Analog Feel" | Patchlist | Order it |
| SEP-009 "Ouch That Hurts!" | Patchlist | Order it |
K.S.R.E.
K.S.R.E. Music is a german company which produced a mega 16 soundbanks DX7 cartridge named "Super ROM".
| "Super ROM" (16 soundbanks) | Patchlist |
MSX
MSX is a german society which produced seven DX7 cartridges. Most of their sounds are in fact the same ones as those contained in the PA-Decoder mega cartridges. Certainly this society did sell their copyrights to PA-Decoder. Any additional informations about it are welcome!
| Volume 1 | Patchlist | Image |
| Volume 2 | Patchlist | Image |
| Volume 3 | Patchlist | Image |
| Volume 4 | Patchlist | Image |
| Volume 5 | Patchlist | Image |
| Volume 6 | Patchlist | Image |
| Volume 7 | Patchlist | Image |
SYNTHWARE
Synthware is an american company which commercialized four DX7 ROM cards in the late 80's as the "Sound Pack" (or "Voice Pack") Series. All have been programmed by Scott Verret.
They have been distributed for a while these last years as sysex files via the Waterfall 440 Studio Music website, but it seems now that they are definitively no longer available.
| Sound Pack 1 "State-of-the-Art Digitals" (programmed by Scott Verret - 2 soundbanks) | Patchlist |
| Sound Pack 2 "Symphonic & Orchestral Group" (programmed by Scott Verret - 2 soundbanks) | Patchlist |
| Sound Pack 3 "Contemporary and Modern Songs" (programmed by Scott Verret - 2 soundbanks) | Patchlist |
| Sound Pack 4 "Hybrids, Analogs and Basses" (programmed by Scott Verret - 2 soundbanks) | Patchlist |
REC'UP
This swiss website is still developing products. They are proposing now one original soundbanks as the "R" Series.
| Rdx7_01 "Best of FM Generation - Vol.1" (programmed by Karm) | Patchlist | Order it |
PATCHMAN MUSIC
Patchman Music is an american company which produced three DX7 soundbanks. Volume three is integrally programmed for a breath or wind controller use.
| Volume 1 | Patchlist | Order it |
| Volume 2 | Patchlist | Order it |
| Volume 3 | Patchlist | Order it |
MAARTIST
Maartist is an american society which distributed 2 soundbanks RAM cards (A/B) as the Music Pack MR-2 Series with original preloaded sounds on it.
So, over 20 years after, it is difficult to find these cards with their original sounds still stored on it. I downloaded the soundbanks listed here from Maartist RAM cards and I'm nearly sure that they essentially (perhaps totally) gather original sounds (please, correct me if I'm wrong!). It seems that they produced 4 different soundbanks. Any information or confirmation about it would be much appreciated!
| MR-2 Music Pack "Volume 1" (2 soundbanks) | Patchlist | Image |
| MR-2 Music Pack "Volume 2" (2 soundbanks) | Patchlist | Image |
SOUND CONNECTION
Sound Connection is an american 4 soundbanks ROM cartridge which looks singularly as the KeyClique and Symphony ones.
| Sound Connection (4 soundbanks) | Patchlist | Image |
SOUND SOURCES
Sound Sources - not to confuse with Sound Source Unlimited - is an american company (Oregon) which distributed several types of DX7 cartridges:
- 2 types of RAM (32 or 128 patches)
- 1 type of ROM (128 patches)
- combined RAM (64 patches)/ROM (64 patches)
The 128 ROM cartridge I got is defectuous and patches 2-5 from bank A are not readable. Any informations or - best of all - a sysex version of it are welcome!
| Sound Sources ROM 128 (4 soundbanks) | Patchlist | Image |
SUPERMAX
Supermax is a company which distributed an internal extension board card which upgraded the DX7 mkI models (internal memory increased, internal chorus/delay and arpeggiator added). They delivered it with two original soundbanks.
| Supermax (2 soundbanks) | Patchlist |
GREYMATTER
GreyMatter is a company which distributed an internal extension board card named E! Card which upgraded the DX7 mkI models. They delivered it with a seven floppy disks set including soundbanks (which rather seem to be comiplation from other companies).
| E! Card disk#1 | Patchlist |
| E! Card disk#2 | Patchlist |
| E! Card disk#3 | Patchlist |
| E! Card disk#4 | Patchlist |
| E! Card disk#5 | Patchlist |
| E! Card disk#6 | Patchlist |
| E! Card disk#7 | Patchlist |
MILESTONES
Milestones is a german company which distributed an 8 banks set intially programmed by Gerd Führs & Hubertus Maass for TX-816 models but fully compatible with DX7 mkI.
| Milestones 8 soundbanks set | Patchlist |
SOUNDSATIONS!
| SoundSations! is an american company which is proposing a 115 banks set on floppy disks. The best way to obtain it, is to keep an eye on eBay US auctions. |
MANYMIDI
| ManyMIDI is a californian
society which developed huge sound libraries for several synth models. Their DX7/TX7 library is constitued of two sets for a total of 6'225 classified patches. Yes, they essentially included into it patches distributed by other societies, but they are all reorganized in specific categories (Pianos, Bass, Strings,...). | Order it |
Books - Classified by producers/distributers (alphabetical order):
AMSCO "100 PATCHES FOR THE DX7" (Vol.1-4)
Amsco is an american editor which distributed 4 different books. Each one gathered 100 original sounds to program.
| "100 Patches for the DX7" - Book One | Patchlist | Image |
| "100 Patches for the DX7" - Book Two | Patchlist | Image |
| "100 Patches for the DX7" - Book Three | Patchlist | Image |
| "100 Patches for the DX7" - Book Four | Patchlist | Image |
AMSCO "600 VOICES FOR THE DX7"
Here is the famous "600 Voices for the DX7" book distributed by Amsco (USA) and Paul Beuscher (France). A must!
| "600 Voices for the DX7" | Patchlist | Image |
RITTOR "VOICE DATA 128"
A japanese book called "DX7 Series Voice Data 128 Vol.1" (Ed. Rittor - 1987) gathering replicas from patches used by famous groups or artists on their respective songs (some of them are certainly the original ones).
| "DX7 Series Voice Data 128 Vol.1" | Patchlist |
Y. FUKUDA "DX7"
Yasuhiko Fukuda is a japanese sounddesigner who programmed commercial DX7 sounds for AViC company. He also published an english book named "Yamaha DX7" (Ed. Rittor-1984) about DX7 programmation and functions. This book - a reference! - contains 16 original new sounds to program.
| Yasuhiko Fukuda "DX7" | Patchlist |
VALHALA
A 757 voices book by Steven C. Streebing named "DX7 Sound Patch Library" and distributed by Valhala (USA-1986)
| Volume 1 | Patchlist | Image |
A. CASSAGNAU "MAITRISEZ VOTRE DX YAMAHA"
A very good book about DX7 programming, considered as a "must" by french-speaking musicians or sounddesigners. This book included 20 new original great patches (many of them programmed by the author). Some good news today because a new online edition is available here:
http://www.maitrisez-la-fm.com/
| Alain Cassagnau "Maîtrisez votre DX Yamaha" (Musicom Publications-1985) | Patchlist | Image |
"SOUNDS & NOTES"
An obscur origin book in german which contains 33 sounds to program with physical acoustic phenomens and FM synthesis explanations.
| "Sounds & Notes" | Patchlist | Image |
HAL LEONARD "EASY DX7"
A joint publication of Yamaha Music Foundation and Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation (1986) about DX7 functions and programmation with 20 original sounds.
| Hal Leonard "Easy DX7" | Patchlist | Image |
"THE ORIGINAL DX7 PATCH FAKE BOOK" (VOL.1-3)
A total of 5 different books published by Alexander Publishing and which gather each 32 new original patches to program. I'm still searching for Volume 4 "Record Date" (by Jeff Fair) and Volume 5 "Nuclear Be-Bop" (by Cosmo Watts). Any informations or - best of all - a sysex version of it are welcome!
| "The Original DX7 Patch Fake Book" Volume One: Top 40 (Lorenz Rychner & Scott Frankfurt) | Patchlist | Image |
| "The Original DX7 Patch Fake Book" Volume Two: From The Movies (Clark Spangler) | Patchlist | Image |
| "The Original DX7 Patch Fake Book" Volume Three: More From The Movies (Larry Steelman) | Patchlist | Image |
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