Re: Greetings and a Newbie Question (Software Patches)

On Fri, 31 Aug 2018, danforcz [email protected] [YamahaDX] wrote:

> - if the sound data are not loaded into editing software, it will not no actual values of parameters, so there can be big jumps of value when
> starting to change it
> 
> - editing some parameters will cause abrupt changes in the sound (like algorithm select). The whole concept of FM synthesis was not intended and
> invented for real time control, also SysEx control is not without some latency when lot of commands are received in short time. Such old
> instruments didn’t have fast CPU… So IMHO there’s no sense to invent and use analog type of hardware programmers. DX7 can’t process more than one
> parameter anyway.
> 
> - other parameters have jumps between steps, it’s not continuous change (like coarse and fine tuning of operator)
> 
> - lot of parameters are connected together and interact, you have to know well what you are doing, or some changes will be not recognizable
> 
> - to hear to change, the key must be retriggered

A related question:
Does anyone have experience with using Dexed VST integrated in DAW 
software recordings instead of real DX7 hardware?

(I don't that's why I'm asking)

It does a good job emulating the DX7 sounds. But does it also emulate the 
problems that the real vintage hardware DX7 had? Or has it stepped up to 
current standards and does it make realtime parameter twaking and 
automatisation possible just like with modern soft- and hardware synths?

MT