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ranz
Joined: 21 Jun 2016 Posts: 13
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Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2017 10:34 pm Post subject: Volca FM - how to upload DX7 patches using Dexed |
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I've been getting asked this a lot, so I thought a little video would help:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYV2QnZ9Vl4
tl;dr: the video shows how to transfer oringinal factory DX7 patches using a free software VST called Dexed (which also is a DX7 emulator synth).
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demuxe
Joined: 15 Jul 2017 Posts: 14
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Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2017 1:58 pm Post subject: |
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According on my needs I use
1) Dexed (VST plugin)
2) DX7 Bank Individual Patch Extractor (and sender) (HTML tool by Retrokits)
3) FMFriend (HTML tool by Foldplop)
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Dexed is a great VST plugin that allows you to
- create/edit patches in a neat, visual way
- rename patches and organize them in banks
- upload new patches to the Volca FM
Downside (if you don't use VST plugins already): you'll need to set up a VST host in order to use Dexed.
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If one just needs to upload .syx patches into the Volca FM, it seems easier to use the "DX7 Bank Individual Patch Extractor (and sender)" HTML tool by Retrokits.
(thanks spirit68 for pointing that out). No setup needed (it runs in a web page), it only does one thing and it seems good at it.
Downside: what happens if Retrokits disables this page?
3)
FMFriend runs in a web page as well and offers a visual interface to edit (almost in real time) all the parameters of the patch that your Volca FM is playing. No setup needed, so it's a very immediate way to get familiar with FM synthesis.
Downsides: it doesn't handle .syx files, so you can't actually upload patch files to the Volca FM. The web interface is a bit crude (but it's an open source project, so if you know some CSS/HTML and/or some UI things you may be able to help improving it) |
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