YAMAHA DX7

[Mark Bransfield]

HI .. i recently bought an Orig. Dx7 it played well but showed low battery so i replaced the battery now i need the Cartridge to install the the orig. sounds ..i look on ebay and they have Tons of them except they list them by what sounds are on them .. i need to know what # or sound cart. i need to install the Orig. sound ..Thanks for your Help ..

 

[delaware dave]

You're asking details about a nearly 40 year old keyboard; Mine is long gone. Have you checked with Yamaha directly about what cartridge came with the original DX7?

 

[Mark Bransfield]

Thanks for your reply .. i have others in my Home studio like the Yam. s670 and the Korg Kross to name a few ... i picked up the DX7 it was a one owner from an Elderly Gent. who never took it out of the bedroom its like brand new ... i will see if i can get any info from Yamaha ..Thanks

 

[delaware dave]

Thanks for your reply .. i have others in my Home studio like the Yam. s670 and the Korg Kross to name a few ... i picked up the DX7 it was a one owner from an Elderly Gent. who never took it out of the bedroom its like brand new ... i will see if i can get any info from Yamaha ..Thanks

Long shot but there still may be Yamaha DX7 user groups somewhere. Do an internet search and if you find a group someone in the group should be able to advise you on the correct cartridge; they might even have one for sale .....

 

[ozboomer]

Be aware, that cartridges for the DX7 were different depending on region. Factory supplied cartridges that came with a DX7 Mk 1 in Australia were different from those supplied with the instrument in the USA (and probably Europe); it also varied with when the instrument was manufactured.

A starting point might be:-

https://soundprogramming.net/synthesizers/yamaha/yamaha-dx7-cartridges/

The Dave Benson page has a lot of the voice data available... and you can use any number of DAWs and/or programs to transfer the syx (System Exclusive format) data banks from your PC to the instrument over MIDI.

HTH

 

[Mark Bransfield]

Long shot but there still may be Yamaha DX7 user groups somewhere. Do an internet search and if you find a group someone in the group should be able to advise you on the correct cartridge; they might even have one for sale .....

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Be aware, that cartridges for the DX7 were different depending on region. Factory supplied cartridges that came with a DX7 Mk 1 in Australia were different from those supplied with the instrument in the USA (and probably Europe); it also varied with when the instrument was manufactured.

A starting point might be:-

https://soundprogramming.net/synthesizers/yamaha/yamaha-dx7-cartridges/

The Dave Benson page has a lot of the voice data available... and you can use any number of DAWs and/or programs to transfer the syx (System Exclusive format) data banks from your PC to the instrument over MIDI.

HTH

 

[Mark Bransfield]

Never knew that .. it does have an adapter for the 110 plug thinking now it might have been made somewhere other than the U.S .. Thank you so much for your advice ..