Yamaha DX7 Patch Bank with Pure 80s Magic by Espen Kraft

DX7 Patch Bank with Pure 80s Magic by Espen Kraft

A premium collection of 32 of my best Electric Piano voices for the Yamaha DX7, DX7II and TX802, and for software or hardware that can import or load original Yamaha DX7 / DX7II voice data.

This is not a random bank put together overnight. These sounds have been with me for decades — some of them all the way back to the 1980s. They have been carefully selected, edited and refined over many years, and used by me on my own albums as well as in commercial music productions.

Every sound in this collection earned its place. There is not a single filler patch here. All 32 voices are Electric Piano based, but they sound much more varied than that. The have a wide musical range inside their category: some are glassy, some bell-like, some harder and more cutting, some soft and smooth, and some have that extra glossy, polished sheen that makes a part instantly sit right in a track. Some are more like pads, while others can be used as leads. These are sounds I consider to be among the finest DX7 voices I have ever made and worked with. They are polished for maximum musicality and usability, and they work especially well either on their own, layered with other voices from this bank, or combined with other sounds in a full arrangement.

The download includes two Sysex files: The original DX7II 32-voice bank (I33-I64) The same bank converted to DX7 mk1 format That means you can use this bank not only with the Yamaha DX7II and TX802, but also with the original DX7 mk1 format where supported.

The converted bank has been tested successfully with: Yamaha TX816 (TF1) Dexed Arturia DX7 V How to transfer these banks to your hardware or software will vary greatly depending on where you want them to go. I offer no personal tutoring on this after purchase. Other software or hardware that claim compatibility with original Yamaha DX7 sysex voice data may also work, including units such as the Yamaha SY77 and SY99, but compatibility with those has not been verified at the time of release.

So if you want a serious, no-filler DX7 Electric Piano collection with real pedigree, proven usability, and sounds that have already stood the test of time, this bank is ready.

In the demo video I run my TX802 through a Yamaha DMP7 mixer, I use the Yamaha Hall Reverb and Symphonic Chorus. I also use a Lexicon PCM70 for additional effects.

Addendum: With a gazillion patches for the DX7 out there, there will always be a kind of overlap of patches sounding similar. Not all of these patches are my original creations from the start. Some are factory presets edited beyond their origin. Some are patches made from scratch, while some originates from Keyboard Magazine and patches sent in by readers in the 80s. Patches we'd have to sit down and program from the text sheet. However, all of the patches in this download, in their current state, are patches I've edited, polished and revised through decades of small adjustments.