Mod-7 w/DX programs and Macros

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Mod-7 w/DX programs and Macros

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Everyone check out the macro parameters in the Mod-7. I love the intuitive way they work!!!! What I like to do is layer Rhodes+FM ep. I do it will all of my keyboards and the Kronos makes it real easy. First off, you can get the exact programs from the DX7 original bank - then use either macros to brighten them up, or just edit the oscillator bank - really easy!!!!

Then pan the Rhodes slightly left and the FM right. Then use the O-Verb and Stereo Chorus IFX.

Go the extra mile and assign the control surface to Rhodes level and EXi2 Macro Brightness.

Just intuitive and nice sounds!!!!!! The more I get into modifying sounds, the more smart things I find. It's going to be difficult to program any other keyboard after this. Just amazing control.
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Re: Mod-7 w/DX programs and Macros

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aron wrote:Everyone check out the macro parameters in the Mod-7. I love the intuitive way they work!!!! What I like to do is layer Rhodes+FM ep. I do it will all of my keyboards and the Kronos makes it real easy. First off, you can get the exact programs from the DX7 original bank - then use either macros to brighten them up, or just edit the oscillator bank - really easy!!!!

Then pan the Rhodes slightly left and the FM right. Then use the O-Verb and Stereo Chorus IFX.

Go the extra mile and assign the control surface to Rhodes level and EXi2 Macro Brightness.

Just intuitive and nice sounds!!!!!! The more I get into modifying sounds, the more smart things I find. It's going to be difficult to program any other keyboard after this. Just amazing control.
That's great to read! I'm glad that you're enjoying it.
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Dan,

This keyboard is fantastic. I can use a lot of the techniques that I have learned over the years on it. All the major pieces are here: FM, Sampling, PCM, Analog. The control over parameters is so easy to use.

Uh, please add IFX FX off/on to the switch list in the control surface - cause you know I want to add Flanger->Overdrive->Delay and switch them on/off in real time!

If you are able, in the future, to add the mute to combinations without using polyphony, that would just send it over the top.
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aron wrote:Dan,

This keyboard is fantastic. I can use a lot of the techniques that I have learned over the years on it. All the major pieces are here: FM, Sampling, PCM, Analog. The control over parameters is so easy to use.

Uh, please add IFX FX off/on to the switch list in the control surface - cause you know I want to add Flanger->Overdrive->Delay and switch them on/off in real time!

If you are able, in the future, to add the mute to combinations without using polyphony, that would just send it over the top.
I agree, both of those would be useful.

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...as would be the possibility to load DX7II sysex..! IMHO, the DX didn't really 'mature' until the DX7II, those presets are very nice! Is there a specific reason why those can't be loaded right now?
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analogaddict wrote:...as would be the possibility to load DX7II sysex..! IMHO, the DX didn't really 'mature' until the DX7II, those presets are very nice! Is there a specific reason why those can't be loaded right now?
Sounds like a misunderstanding; DX7II uses the same sysex format as the DX7 for the Program data, as noted in the MOD-7 manual. You just need to make sure that the .SYX file is stored properly, without other sysex messages in front of the Program data.

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Post by analogaddict »

Hmm... That makes sense, but is still a bit troublesome... I have 4x32 patches from a DX7II, they worked like a charm in my FS1r and my Nord G2. Do you know if there is any way to 'clean up' a sysex file?
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analogaddict wrote:Hmm... That makes sense, but is still a bit troublesome... I have 4x32 patches from a DX7II, they worked like a charm in my FS1r and my Nord G2. Do you know if there is any way to 'clean up' a sysex file?
They're just raw hex files, so if you're comfortable in a hex editor it's simple.

Another, probably easier option is to load the file into a sequencer, remove all but the desired dump, save the result as a Standard MIDI File, and convert that back to an .syx file.

Some tools may assist with parts of this:

Hex editors
SysExLibrarian for Mac OSX
MIDIOX for Windows
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Post by analogaddict »

Thank you so much! Very helpful advise. I've had my Kronos a week and a half now, and the more I work with it, the bigger the smile on my face gets. It's truly an amazing synth, incredibly versatile and great sounding. Thanks for going all in and making such a powerful instrument, the Kronos has already changed the way I work by replacing my entire rack and thus speeding up the workflow - while also increasing my realtime control options..!
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