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PostPosted: Sun Apr 17, 2005 1:17 pm    Post subject: Yamaha Dx200 Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Anyone got one? I do...
I noticed there are a lot of patches for the Dx7 in the patches section so maybe some of you guys have a discussion thread about fm synthesis going? I need help. i can't get some of the algorithms to make sound....
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 17, 2005 2:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Hi kylecrispin
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i can't get some of the algorithms to make sound....

have you checked the output level of the carrier Question

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 17, 2005 3:16 pm    Post subject: Re: Yamaha Dx200 Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

kylecrispin wrote:
I need help. i can't get some of the algorithms to make sound....


That is unusual. Each algorithm must have at least one carrier. The carrier is the operator at the end or bottom of each chain. If you start from a certain preset and just change the algorithm, I guess it is possible to come across algorithms where an operator that was an unused modulator (level set to zero) gets shifted down to a carrier position. Not just output level, but DX style envelopes (which are an acquired taste) may have very slow attacks. Level curves can also mute operators in a specific part of the keyboard and also, operator frequency can be set to zero Hz. If in doubt, start from voice init, which will produce a sound with any algorithm.
Even in its heyday, very few owners actually did more than tweak the odd factory preset. Pity, because FM is goldmine of interesting timbres. The G2 is great at FM, if you want to use 17 operators, you can. And you can connect them any way you want.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 19, 2005 3:22 pm    Post subject: slow attack Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Thanks for the suggestions. It is hard on the dx200 to start from scratch in anyway so when I switch the algorithms there is already a lot of settings in place. I will try setting the gate time way up with some of the "silent" algorithms to see if the slow attack thing is the prob with some of em.

excited to have found a knowledgeable group to help this noob.

Thx

Ps. I don't wanna be one of the ones just tweaking the presets. The DX200 may be a silly groove box but it has a wicked little synth in it.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 19, 2005 5:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

I'm in no way an expert on the Yamaha DX synths. I find programming them to be rather arcane and not intuitive. For that reason, I think tweaking parameters on stock patches isn't all that bad an idea. Shocked
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 19, 2005 6:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Does the DX200 have the same, verbatim, algorithms as the DX7? If so, there might be sites with algorithm maps that might help you follow the signal path, or I can dig around for some and post a scan if they are scarce.

edit: while we're talking about FM, one great feature of the G2's DXRouter module that I always liked is the "picture"/"map" of the selected algorithm on the module.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 4:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

The DX200 has the same algorithms as the DX7.
It can even play DX7 patches.
It also adds a few nice features - knobs for real time control, an analog style filter, effects.
Plus a sequencer which is somewhat limited but still fun.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 4:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 3:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

The manual actually has diagrams of all the algorithms. On the synth you can choose 3 different parts of the "stack"(under modulator) to edit. So you have to look at the diagram and then go to an index that shows what 1,2,3 mean. Because most algorithms have 5-6 operators you have to look up what 1,2,3 correspond to. I will try going in again and making sure i am tweaking the paramaters for the carriers. When I go home (i am living in Mexico teaching english right now) I will have access to the computer editor for the patches.

Phew! I hope i got all that operator , carrier , modulator stuff right.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 4:00 pm    Post subject: the worst thing about the dx200 Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

This is an aside but people gotta know.

The worst thing about the dx200 is that it is a polyphonic synth but the sequencer can only handle it monophonically. so if you wanted to use it just as a synth (playing it with an external midi keyboard), you could record it polyphonic into a computer or external other device. But when you just use the dx200 its one note all the way baby. Also the keys are gate only. Overall though i think its an awesome little box. and I got mine for $160 US. definitely worth that much!!
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 5:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

my recolection (someone correct me if i'm wrong) was that this and the an200 both had a bug when synced to midi clock, they would fall behind when changing patterns.

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 7:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

I think the bug is that they can drop the first note when changing patterns, but they don't fall behind.
I never used the sequencer much, as it can only play 12 or 16 step patterns.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 7:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

oh, that isn't as bad as i thought.
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