Members kilon Posted November 9, 2010 Members Share Posted November 9, 2010 Which songs have loads of DX7 on them? DX7 demo songs ? * runs for cover evading flying tomatoes* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members elsongs Posted November 9, 2010 Members Share Posted November 9, 2010 I don't know about the DX7, but "Bad" had D-50 all over it. There was a lot of DX7 on the Bad album as well: - Bass on "Another Part of Me"- Percussive sounds on "Liberian Girl"- Intro chime sound and DX Rhodes on "Man In The Mirror" By the time the Bad album was recorded the whole DX7 thing was overused already, so they kept it at a minimum. In contrast, the Jacksons 1984 Victory album had TONS of DX7 on it. And nearly all the synth sounds used on the Victory Tour came from a DX7, DX1 or a TX816. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DevilRaysFan Posted November 10, 2010 Members Share Posted November 10, 2010 There was a lot of DX7 on the Bad album as well: - Bass on "Another Part of Me"- Percussive sounds on "Liberian Girl"- Intro chime sound and DX Rhodes on "Man In The Mirror"By the time the Bad album was recorded the whole DX7 thing was overused already, so they kept it at a minimum. In contrast, the Jacksons 1984 Victory album had TONS of DX7 on it. And nearly all the synth sounds used on the Victory Tour came from a DX7, DX1 or a TX816. I always though that, of all the series of Yamaha FM DX instruments that were out in that line, most producers preferred the bass sounds off the DX21 or TX81Z. On the title track of "Bad", that sounds like a DX21 layered with something eles...maybe an ESQ1............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mikael488 Posted November 10, 2010 Members Share Posted November 10, 2010 Duncan Mackay's composition "The Opening" (1989) has tonsof TX816 on it. However some of the top lines - orch etc. were played on his newly aquired Akai S1000 sampler: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQyOiAvnXMs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Annoying Twit Posted November 10, 2010 Author Members Share Posted November 10, 2010 This is interesting. Some avant garde DX7 music, I'd presume from the title. And it certainly sounds DX7. http://www.we7.com/#/song/Henri-Roger/Acouphenia-DX7-Impro-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members springrhubarb Posted November 10, 2010 Members Share Posted November 10, 2010 This is interesting. Some avant garde DX7 music, I'd presume from the title. And it certainly sounds DX7. Ouch. That's sounds like a DX7 being tortured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mikael488 Posted November 11, 2010 Members Share Posted November 11, 2010 Here are more examples of the DX-7 in action: (youtube embedding doesn't work for some reason so the URL's willhave to do). James Newton Howard & Friends - E-Minor Shuffle (early '84) All of the synth sounds on this song/album are from the DX-7, GS-1 and DX-9 Steve Winwood - My Love's Leavin (Higher Love, 1986) electric piano and other FM sounds are from the DX-7 A-Ha - Take On Me (1985)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EXxMlIExpoDX-7 bass Jean Michel Jarre - Ethnicolor (1984):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTRTAFs2XGgtubular bells Vangelis - The Motion Of The Stars (Direct, 1987) bell sounds and metallic sounding riffs Janet Jackson - When I Think Of You (1986) bass, marimba and celesta from the DX7 Harold Faltermeyer - Top Gun Anthem (Top Gun OST, 1986): tubular bells Giorgio Moroder/Berlin - Take my breath Away (Top Gun OST, 1986)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_6x3EW3FC0&feature=relatedFretless bass with some added vibrato keyboards by Arthur Barrow Queen - One Vision (A Kind of Magic, 1986) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhuuYjxzGhYIntro staccato strings (the low strings are probably from the K250 or EII) Queen - A Kind of Magic (A Kind of Magic, 1986) SynOrch preset from the DX-7 (main pad). The DX-7 is featured in most of the songs on this album. The Cure - Kyoto song (Head on the Door, 1985)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8U-XuH3P8ZIKyoto sound The Cure - How Beautiful you are (Kiss me, kiss me, kiss me - 1987)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4TS8ffsbdIAccordion sound The Cure - All I Want (Kiss me, kiss me, kiss me - 1987)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjwbczrLpCAMostly DX-7, a lot of clipped string patches Demoni OST (Claudio Simonetti, 1985):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5jPWCBY6K4&feature=relatedbass sound Runaway Train OST (Trevor Jones, 1985):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9QutveHiC8DX-5 slap bass sound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Annoying Twit Posted November 11, 2010 Author Members Share Posted November 11, 2010 Thanks Mikael. My TX7 arrived today. And to top that, I went through my pile of unused electronics and found a working FB01 module too! Now I need to set up software so that I can program them. Oh, and Axel F includes DX7 Bells and Marimba, according to Wikipedia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mikael488 Posted November 11, 2010 Members Share Posted November 11, 2010 Oh, and Axel F includes DX7 Bells and Marimba, according to Wikipedia. Yeah that's right, I forgot that one. As someone mentioned earlier, the DX-7 was also used quite a bit on theDoctor Who TV-show. Here are some examples from the early 1985 episode The Two Doctors (music by Peter Howell): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members springrhubarb Posted November 12, 2010 Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 As someone mentioned earlier, the DX-7 was also used quite a bit on theDoctor Who TV-show. Here are some examples from the early 1985 episode The Two Doctors (music by Peter Howell):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1q52eb1eGBo That bass sound is awesome. It's the only synth preset that I prefer to keep unchanged, it's just perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Annoying Twit Posted November 12, 2010 Author Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 Runaway Train OST (Trevor Jones, 1985):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9QutveHiC8DX-5 slap bass sound I'm only just managing to catch up with all the youtube videos now! This OST has a very similar sound to Trevor Jones' 1986 soundtrack for the film Labyrinth. This page: http://www.vintagesynth.com/yamaha/dx5.php says that DX5 was used for both. To be honest, throughout this whole thread, I've heard both good and bad usage of the DX7 and related instruments, though I've enjoyed most of it. Nothing so far, in my opinion, quite matches Brian Eno's use of the instrument, I love his sounds, but David Lawson seems to get very good sounds out of his DX too. E.g.: http://www.we7.com/#/album/David-Bowie/Labyrinth (the Trevor Jones tracks). Good, IMHO, use of the layering on the DX5 here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFwNA3qn-5g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bdub Posted November 12, 2010 Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 Genesis' Invisible Touch from 1986 has gobs of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mikael488 Posted November 12, 2010 Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 I'm only just managing to catch up with all the youtube videos now!This OST has a very similar sound to Trevor Jones' 1986 soundtrack for the film Labyrinth. This page: http://www.vintagesynth.com/yamaha/dx5.php says that DX5 was used for both. To be honest, throughout this whole thread, I've heard both good and bad usage of the DX7 and related instruments, though I've enjoyed most of it. Nothing so far, in my opinion, quite matches Brian Eno's use of the instrument, I love his sounds, but David Lawson seems to get very good sounds out of his DX too. E.g.: http://www.we7.com/#/album/David-Bowie/Labyrinth (the Trevor Jones tracks).Good, IMHO, use of the layering on the DX5 here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFwNA3qn-5g Yes, it's correct that Lawson used the DX-5 for Labyrinth too, eg the bass sound on "Into the Labyrinth". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ole2aeXKnPYOther synths used on this score include Prophet 5 rev 2* (mainly used for the low end stuff), Oberheim OB-1 and Emulator II. The drum machine was an E-mu SP-12. There's also some Synclavier (the newer system with poly-sampling) on the score, Trevor Jones used it mainly to reproduce acoustic guitar sounds. Lawson also had a Synclavier II (the old one with mono-sampling) and it saw heavy of use on scores like Dark Crystal, Runaway train, Angel Heart and Mississipi Burning. He subsequently purchased a 9600, which he still have and a Post Pro SD which he also still own, he thinks they still sound fantastic! Lawson played on everything that Trevor Jones did up to 'Sea of Love'. Then started again on 'GI Jane'. If you like his synth-work I'd recommed you to check out his library music album "Current Affairs" (rec. 1980). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9sIoVcQwdg&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oOi2kW6jy0http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__kpIk_6AoEThe Oberheim family (OB-X, 2-voice w/sequencer, OB-1 etc.) were heavily featured together with the first Linn drum machine in the country. * Dave Simmonds did a mod on his P5 by replacing the modulation wheels with an Oberheim OB1 pitch bend lever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Artmuzz Posted November 13, 2010 Members Share Posted November 13, 2010 Yeah that's right, I forgot that one.As someone mentioned earlier, the DX-7 was also used quite a bit on theDoctor Who TV-show. Here are some examples from the early 1985 episode The Two Doctors (music by Peter Howell):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1q52eb1eGBo Yeah that was me who mentioned that the DX7 was used a lot on Doctor Who. Some of the other Doctor Who episodes that used the DX7 most of the time were Resurrection of the Daleks, Warriors of the Deep, Attack of the Cybermen, Vengeance on Varos and Revelation of the Daleks. the latter uses the wasp sting preset a lot throughout the episode. Also, a few years ago I received an email from one of the Radiophonic Workshop musicians who also used the DX7 while scoring Doctor Who and he told me that he met Dr John Chowning the creator of FM in California to try out the DX7. He was impressed and instantly the Radiophonic Workshop bought six of them. Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members synthvince Posted February 2, 2011 Members Share Posted February 2, 2011 James Newton Howard & friends 1983 album features lotsa FM via DX-7/9 & GS-1: http://www.myspace.com/556312942/music/albums/james-newton-howard-friends-10752690 Top notch sound quality and musicans. Featuring the guys from Toto: David Paich, Steve Porcaro. + Joe Porcaro (Jeff's Dad) and James Newton Howard. Keyboard dominated tracks recorded without editing. Drums by the immortal Jeff Porcaro ! Tangerine Dream-Optical Race from '88 is heavy on DX7II-FD & TX-816 [video=youtube;M00m_u8-0Yk] Unmistakable DX (TX-816) all over Underwater Sunlight as well http://www.myspace.com/tangerinedreamofficialsite/music/albums/underwater-sunlight-11031678 [video=youtube;W-dUnsv6ctw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-dUnsv6ctw [video=youtube;Z6OtULRxcRo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6OtULRxcRo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AnotherScott Posted February 2, 2011 Members Share Posted February 2, 2011 You might get a shorter list if you asked for a list of hits of the mid-80s that did not have DX-7 on them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members upfineclouds Posted February 2, 2011 Members Share Posted February 2, 2011 All the songs under this link use the DX7: http://www.last.fm/tag/dx7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members synthvince Posted March 4, 2011 Members Share Posted March 4, 2011 You might get a shorter list if you asked for a list of hits of the mid-80s that did not have DX-7 on them... LOL yeah... That's just the way it goes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Algorytm7 Posted March 4, 2011 Members Share Posted March 4, 2011 Toto/Brian Eno - Dune soundtrack. A lot of DX7 can be heard there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members greaseenvelope Posted March 4, 2011 Members Share Posted March 4, 2011 Toto/Brian Eno - Dune soundtrack. A lot of DX7 can be heard there. True but don't forget about the Polyfusion "DAMIUS" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Algorytm7 Posted March 4, 2011 Members Share Posted March 4, 2011 True but don't forget about the Polyfusion "DAMIUS" This pic needs a "graphic" warning. Steve looks like he was about to be assimilated by that modular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sentinel3 Posted May 1, 2013 Members Share Posted May 1, 2013 It would be easier to name the pop songs from 1984---1987 that didnt have a DX7 on them. A few of my faves are Jan Hammers Crocketts Theme. And the killer bass on Michael Jacksons Another Part of me. The TX816 was used alot on the Bad album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sentinel3 Posted May 5, 2013 Members Share Posted May 5, 2013 Ive heard that soundtrack by David spears. Its amazing, the use of the DX7 is perfect for those type of soudtracks. The haunting bell and and koto sounds made a great atmosphere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fisnotigut Posted May 6, 2013 Members Share Posted May 6, 2013 Most everything on Chicago 17... Oh and probably everyting David Foster in the 80's... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mate_stubb Posted May 7, 2013 Members Share Posted May 7, 2013 Fisnotigut wrote: Most everything on Chicago 17... Oh and probably everyting David Foster in the 80's... David Foster deserves 2 trebuchets of his own... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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