Re: Dx7 MK ii

Oh, I should also add - I've been using SysEx Librarian.  It seems that
JSynthLib is not working with the current version of MacOS.

On Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 5:58 AM geoff baltan <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi all -
> I'm still struggling a bit with this, so let me give you all some more
> details.
>
> It's a DX7ii- FD, for starters.
>
> I'm hoping to store/edit libraries on my computer. I am running Mac OSX.
> With the DX7 I, I was able to listen and edit SysEx files in a program
> called "Dexed" and a program called "FM8."  Now, while I seem to be getting
> SysEx msgs sent from the DX7II, they won't open in either FM8 or Dexed - so
> I am unsure how to verify them.
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 7:46 PM danforcz [email protected] [YamahaDX] <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
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>>
>> Strictly said DX7S is in between Mk I and Mk II by features…
>>
>> Disk format is not MS-DOS, but Japanese MSX-DOS, so there can be problems
>> with compatibility with other computers - AFAIK from my experience, Yamaha
>> DX7II FD (and also other Yamaha instruments using disks) disks are not
>> easily readable on modern computers.
>>
>> DX7 Mk I will accept Voice SysEx dump from DX7 II, it will just ignore
>> unknown additional data specific for DX7 II.
>>
>> Daniel Forro
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>> On Jan 3, 2019, at 3:51, 'Nicole Massey' [email protected] [YamahaDX] <
>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> There are three models of the II -- S, D, and FD. Which one do you have?
>> Because if you've got an FD you've got a very easy way to load sounds --
>> the OS reads standard MSDOS floppy formats, so patch transfers are super
>> simple. If not then finding the adapter for the cartridge port would be
>> your easiest way to move sounds between the machines.
>> IIRC, the II reads the sysex format of the original with no problems, so
>> you should be able to do a straightforward patch dump. It doesn't work the
>> other way, from what I remember, but it's been a long time since I did any
>> of this.
>>
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