But many times the DX7 is using groups of two ops just to make a triangle- or square-like wave. When you just need more ops (as is the case with, say, a 6 carrier organ patch) this can be overcome by layering tracks (see the Voice menu). But it’s definitely possible to do manually with an understanding of FM and reasonably deep knowledge of the DN.įirst is the lack of ops.
#Dx7 patches volca fm Patch
I can’t think of a way to automate translating a DX7 patch to the DN. Or, you can sometimes find a cheap dx7, go old school. If looking to dump dx7 sysex into a piece of hardware, I think the preenFM line can do that as well as the volca. The dx7 has more pure fm features/ parameters (far more algorithms, two more operators, more complex envelopes and more of them, etc…) but the DN has a filter (rare in fm), effects, four part timbrality, and the beefy power that comes with the elektron sequencer tricks.
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They’re different at a fundamental level. The dx7 is the archetypal fm synth while the DN is a reimagined version of fm. The volca is effectively a dx7 clone with a couple of caveats and was designed specifically to receive dx7 sysex data. I have a dx7(2fd) and a DN and I used to have a volca fm. However they are similar enough that you can, in many cases, approximate a patch from one on the other if you know the ins and outs of programming it. They may share a type of synthesis but they’re very different synths with disparate features that keep them from being easily compatible.
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Expecting a dx7 patch to work on a DN because they’re both fm is a bit like expecting a prophet5 patch to work on a Juno because they’re both subtractive.