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Started by Vian0507, Jul 12, 2025, 02:08 AM

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Vian0507

Is there any way to get the dx7 sounds on the sx600.... also does playsounds g-master x pack work on sx600. :)
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BogdanH

hello Vian0507,

We need to be more precise with what we mean, when we say "DX7 sounds". The thing is, SX600 can play any sound, but it can't play any voice.

Real DX7 voices only exist Genos2. That is, Genos2 plays them exactly the same as on DX7 keyboard -because these voices sound is generated by keyboard. Other keyboards can't generate DX7 sounds, because they don't have necessary hardware built-in.
Technically, Genos1 should also be capable to generate DX7 sounds, but Yamaha decided not to support that on Genos1 (so I've heard).
When I say "generate" sound, I mean exactly that: (FM) sound is generated by special chip inside.

PSR keyboards can only play normal, "sample based" voices (not FM voices). If we see "DX7 voice for PSR" keyboard, then that means, that the voice has been recorded (sampled) from DX7 keyboard -or has simply been artificially created on PC.

We can use such normal voices on any PSR keyboard -but only if there's enough memory space to load them!

Bogdan
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KurtAgain

Your SX600 already comes with some of the most well-known and frequently used DX7 sounds. These voices all have "DX" in their names, such as "DX Sweet" and "DX Ballad." Some typical DX7 sounds can also be found in the Legacy section. If you download the data list for the SX600 from Yamaha, you can search for "DX".

Kurt
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MadrasGiaguari

Agree with Kurt.

In my Styles editing on Genos1, I often replace the acoustic piano with Dx7 Ballad that brings a nice warm atmosphere, also because of its decay, quite longer than acoustic pianos.

As Kurt pointed, there are other E.Piano Voices sampled from Dx7. If you like to use them for Right Voices, you have also chance to modify them in Voice Edit mode, where you will find many parameters that you can adjust to have quite different results.

Ciao,

Angelo
Yamaha Genos, Clavinova Cvp309PE, Hs-8, Hammond Xm2.
Past: Farfisa Minicompact, CompactDeLuxe; Elkarapsody; Hammond L122R&Leslie142; CasioCz1000; Roland D50, E20, ProE, Juno106, JX8P, Ra90; Technics Kn800, 1000, 2000; Korg M1, i3, i30, Pa1x, Pa3x; others.
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