Yamaha DX7 - 80’s Hits, a-ha Take On Me, Europe The Final Countdown, Mr Mister, Berlin, Madonna

If you love 80's hits, you want to watch this Yamaha DX7 demo, faithfully re-creating those 80's hits from a-ha Take On Me, Mr Mister Broken Winds, Europe, Berlin, Madonna and more.
This is a Yamaha DX7 synthesizer demo unlike any others.
I re-created the 80's hits and ground breaking songs, showcasing the true capability and versatility of the famous Yamaha DX7 synthesizer, going beyond those DX7 factory patches.
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Featured Songs
Some of the songs are updated and re-mastered versions. The others are brand new songs that you will hear for the first time.
This is a list of the songs (but not in an order).
Updated/ re-mastered songs
Berlin Take My Breath Away - This is a re-creation of the famous song by Berlin. The video is re-mastered to show featured patches played by me.
Europe The Final Countdown - The new version includes the intro and an improved synth brass patch. Note that there is no layering, so you are hearing a single DX7 synth brass patch with a powerful presence.
Rush The Big Money - This is an emulation of the intro synth brass sound. The video is re-mastered with me playing the DX7. This is the only DX7 demo with layering (done during mixing).
Brand New Songs - Great songs to great hits
There are many brand new songs to re-create those great 80’s music.
a-ha Take On Me - Released in 1984, and thanks to MTV, this song with its creative music video became an iconic 80’s song of all time. It also really popularised the Yamaha DX7 as it features a DX7 slap bass. I re-created this song’s intro with the DX7 slap bass, pads and bell sounds.
Is it real? Howard Jones Pearl In The Shell - Can’t be the DX7, but real acoustic instrument!
This is one of the great songs from a great artist from the 80’s. He showcased how great music can be created by using sequencers, drum machines and synthesizers. He extensively used the Yamaha DX7 and Roland Jupitar-8 for creating some amazing basslines. This song also features a real brass section as well as a sampler for brass sounds. I re-created this song by using only the DX7 MKI, from a breathtaking brass section, as well as a Roland Jupitar-8 inspired beautiful analog pad sound. Excluding drums, all sounds including the bass, koto, FX, a brass section and pad are created by the DX7 MKI only.
Is it real? Pink Floyd Terminal Frost - Can’t be the DX7, but real acoustic instrument!
A legendary rock band released a ground breaking album in 1987. One of the featured songs has such a great composition with many acoustic instruments. I re-created this song using the DX7 MKI only, from a breathtaking grand piano, strings, alto sax as well as beautiful pads. Note that I replaced a guitar track with a beautiful strings sound. This demo showcases the true capability of the DX7.
Madonna Open Your Heart - The famous female singer form the 80’s, released this rock/dance song in 1986. With great tune and provocative lyrics, it was No.1 song in many countries. It features an amazing fast paced baseline and an iconic 80’s synth brass sounds that blends both synthetic, realistic and powerful characteristics. I re-created this song by using the DX7 powerful synth brass that faithfully emulate the iconic 80’s synth brass sound. Excluding drums, all sounds including the bass, bell soft pad, synth brass are from the DX7 MKI only. Note that I used a very different pad sound that combines a bell and a soft pad, to fill both the original pad sound and a vocal track.
Mr Mister Broken Wings - Released in 1985, a beautifully played, this song showcases some great songs from the 80’s. Slow and simple, yet very powerful and emotive song by the famous rock band of the mid 80’s. Except drums, all sounds from bass, strings pad, a female choir and a bell sounds are created by the DX7.
Mr Mister Kyrie - With amazing sequencing at the beginning, and a unique stab bass sequence, this song was another hit from the same famous rock band of the mid 80’s. I re-created this great song with the DX7, including a resonant flute, stab bass, pad, synth brass, bass, strings and the famous Tub Bells (beefed up version).
Peter Gabriel The Family And The Fishing Net - In 1981, this artist used the ground breaking synthesizer/ smapler, Fairlight CMI to create his album. This song featured many of the CMI sounds, including sampled brass and wind instrument, male choir etc. I re-created this song using my DX7 CMI inspired patches that rival a 12bit sampler including a male choir, flutes and sax. Its bass sound is an emulation of MiniMoog fat bass.
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[@gamleoslo]

0:00 Mr Mister - Broken wings 2:47 Europe - The Final Countdown 4:32 Rush -The Big Money 5:35 Peter Gabriel - The Family And The Fishing Net 7:02 Mr Mister - Kyrie 10:04 Howard Jones - Pearl In The Shell 13:46 Madonna - Open Your Heart 15:38 Pink Floyd - Terminal Frost 18:27 a-ha - Take On Me 19:14 Berlin - Take My Breath Away

[@Breakfast_and_Bullets]

gamleoslo Bless you, my son

[@archersutdios4371]

gamleoslo thanks

[@maryrutherford8475]

gamleoslo I have been working in it the other night when we have the money order in my car so you don't want the amount to be paid

[@BillDerBerg]

Some of those glissy brass stab patches are present in the dual DCO JX-8P I think Roland was trying to coax FM sounds out of that particular synth... worked okay

[@rootykazooty351]

Thanks for that!

[@FirstClassVO]

This is like the soundtrack to every 80's movie.

[@D84D]

Right! Too bad it was trash. But hey it had to work itself out. Allot of experimentation back then.

[@808j3]

I know. It’s horrible!

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

Are you three crazy? It was anything BUT trash!

[@ricomajestic]

I don't remember hearing this sound in RAiders of the Lost Ark or Back to the Future!

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

Because ricomajestic, that would’ve been anachronistic (other than “Back in Time” or “The Power of Love”.

[@davy1972]

THE DX7 is just as important as the Fender Strat.

[@davidlloyd9598]

Two of the greatest instrument designs ever.

[@javiceres]

Not really but someone yes xD

[@WibblyWobblyBob]

Really??? The Fender Stratocaster 1954 to present day covering every genre of 'non classical' music: rock n roll, ska, funk indie, punk, classic rock, metal, glam, folk rock, jazz, prog rock, disco, reggae, etc etc etc. Copied by every guitar manufacturer, the very stylistic definition of what an electric guitar looks like. The Yamaha DX7 1983 - 1989 covering electro pop, dance and hair metal until it became as unfashionable as slap bass and gated snare drums. Fun to program though.

[@threalismaradona9899]

No it was a horrid and overused abomination in the 80s thank god analog synths have returned and now dominate again. Too thin and cold for me give me a Moog, Oberheim or Prophet any day over this noise box

[@hermaneggeb]

kjell159 no, kramers with floyd rose and a marshall jcm 800 stack with 4x12 celestions

[@MoscowPhotog]

It’s 2024 and I still want a DX7.

[@Youtubax]

Mr.Mister was one of the most underrated bands of the 80’s.

[@mightymax9948]

They went crazy with the gated reverb and it ACTUALLY SOUNDS GREAT

[@littlekingtrashmouth9219]

Too talented to be pop

[@camouflage81]

I love "Hunters of the night" which is seldom mentioned. The work with the synths is so amazing in all of their songs!

[@haznamanbih6063]

Everything is underrated last few years 😂😂😂

[@Papa-tn3vn]

That legendary DX7 synth bass can also be heard on "Man in Motion" - John Parr, "When I think of you" - Janet Jackson, "Another Part of Me" - Michael Jackson, "Danger Zone" - Kenny Loggins, so many more...

[@haydenwittig8877]

The dx7 was cutting edge and for good reason, same with the roland Jupiter 8 wonderful effects. Long live the eternal 80s.

[@flicewatter]

It's the 80's in a box... I heard every single one of these sounds a million times.. It brings back memories for sure... what an incredible piece of engineering..😊

[@darrenhirst9900]

I agree with everything you've said.

[@Magnus_Loov]

No. It is a part of the 80:s for parts of some categories of music. The 80:s was also very much about true analog Synths combined with the classic Linn Drum machine sounds with a gated reverb on the snare. Also later on very much sampling. To me the analog Synths and the snare with gated reverb on it is really much about the 80:s. The Juno sound. Or the Jupiter 8. Yes, the DX7 was good for what it was when it was released. But totally overused sounds in middle of the road 80:s pop and, especially, Ballads (That Rhodes sounds). It can do so much more, like Brian Enos Ambient recordings. Or some basses in the "lately bass" (Solid Bass on the DX7) territory that were really good. The DX7 can be good if used sparsely on some Synth pop if you "sprinkle it here and there". Yes you can do stringpads and stuff like that in the "warmer category" of sounds if combined with the right effects. It is just that there are other Synths, mainly analog at the time, that do it better. The more atmospheric digital pads that evolve somehow, or are kind of "choir-like" in some styles are more effective!

[@thejerk5132]

Anyone else get the urge to buy a DX7 now?

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

Philip R, that urge has been kept stationary from 1998 to the present (2018), since I first heard a DX7 played in a bandmate’s home.

[@RenePeraza]

I just did for my B-Day.... 35 years Later! Love it!

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

That certainly puts an idea in my head, René Peraza.

[@rickygarcia7400]

Philip R buy the new yamaha modx its a sweet synth I have a dx7 and DX7iifd gray matter and I bought the new modx6 now I'm in fm heaven(:

[@geoffk777]

Download a copy of Dexed. It's a free VST that loads DX7 SysEx patches and duplicates all of the DX7's sounds and functionality. All for free!

[@milhouse777]

People that call dx7 "trash" are stupid af! We all know the presets was overused in a way that makes some sounds "dated" but the synth itself is a master piece, unfortunately it was just to hard to program to create new timbers back then, but who dominate this beast, has unlimited power. I don't have a dx7 but I play with a volca fm (that is based on the dx7) and it's a glimpse of what fm synthesis is capable off.

[@PilaCiu]

Remember it was also brand new synthesis technology!

[@darrenhirst9900]

Call it trash call it what you want but it made tons of hits.

[@PilaCiu]

@@darrenhirst9900 Exactly.

[@Lordy-Lord]

The YMDX7 it's self is an amazing beast, but the synthesizer they made for it was kinda bleh, FM synthesis was already difficult with all the math n stuff behind it and the way they made the synthesizer didn't help with that. The YMDX21 or YMTX81Z was where it was at personally. Still tho, DX7 is a timeless synth that will always be great

[@darrenhirst9900]

@@Lordy-Lord Its a great synth and has some decent sounds but not everyone likes it. I call it a marmite synth either you love it or hate it 😂

[@MarkFeaGuitar]

Loving this! A trip down memory lane that's for sure! Lots of work gone into this... a labour of love no doubt, so kudos to You!

[@Miicrowahvei]

DX bass, so soft yet powerful!

[@powerdx7383]

Yes, the DX7 factory patch bass I used in Mr Mister Broken Wings and Howard Jones Pearl In The Shell is only a few original DX7 patches that I like. It can be metallic, yet powerful.

[@mattluney3386]

such a joy to see and hear all this! makes me want to just get my factory banks back. in my basement they dont sound so good on their own and then you realize where that fits right in. helps put perspective in that any patch can be usable really. just needs to be iconic AND simple is best.

[@claudioarielmeyer9151]

El querido DX7. Lo mejor de los '80. Músicos como Charly García, Los abuelos de la nada y tantos otros.

[@onairmastering]

Uy pilas! tremendos todos saludos desde Colombia.

[@Minecraftminer3000]

TOO GOOD. I can't have enough of this! You've blown me away with the true power of the DX7!

[@LaserGryph]

You gotta love the pastel colored buttons. Now you know you're playing an 80s machine.

[@xDamageProducer]

They weren’t quite that pastel when it came out lol. Time fades things.

[@DavidBoura]

Possibly the more "authentic" DX7 video i've ever seen, subbed for sure!

[@powerdx7383]

Thank you. I put a lot of efforts in making this DX7 demo video, making sure that all songs are faithfully created as much as possible using the DX7 only. And thank you for subscribing to my channel. Cheers, Power DX7.

[@RockstahRolln]

OH MY GOSH!! Im living my 80s years again!! Great job, loving this video!!!

[@rostyslav2007]

This unbelievable and unforgettable atmoshpere of 80's in general and of specific synth sound at all.

[@JamesCurtisOKC]

And it can't do anything else but sound like 1985. Had one back in the early 2000s it was worthless for any thing else.

[@ballinnickyc]

Great demo, rare to see anyone actually breaking it all down track by track rather than just playing the leads. What a versatile synth..

[@longiscadenotas4890]

waaaayyyy ahead of its time , so much that songs that wore originally composed with this instrument are still fresh!!!

[@nelauren]

Longis Cadenotas Many of those songs where not written with the DX7. The Final Countdown, Take on Me, Open Your Heart, etc . where written using other synths like Roland and Korg.

[@javiceres]

Nelson Lauren Take on me used the DX heavily IIRC

[@conan5885]

Literally my childhood/teen years, musically. This means EVERYTHING to me. The 80's will live on forever!! EDIT: you are sustaining the bass notes too much on Broken Wings

[@alexyang8440]

Truly such a pure and futuristic sound. In the right hands with inspiration.

[@ShotgunTurtle816]

Most knob twiddlers hate the DX7 because they can't just turn on the arpeggiator and wiggle the cutoff knob. If you can actually play keyboards and have a chorus pedal sitting around somewhere, you can get some incredible sounds from it. The sounds were so much more expressive than anything else from that era, too. Per-operator velocity, aftertouch, tremolo, and vibrato response was unheard of in the 80s, and every time I hear a good keyboardist playing one I'm still blown away.

[@scottwilliams5073]

Wow. Reminds me of myself with my DX7 back in the late 80's. Thanks for the memories. Great job

[@droksbeel]

The dx7 truly is still an old warhorse, it still sounds brilliant to this day.

[@nubessy]

My so dear friend, i was a teenager in 1984 and i still feel that my soul shakes each time i see a Yamaha DX7. It brings me to my knees, i can´t explain it. Thank you so much for this video.

[@powerdx7383]

Thanks! Back in the 80's people were just using the DX7 for e.piano, slap basses, bells and metallic sounds. It can actually do more than that, form thick and fat analog-like sounds to 16 bit sampler-like strings, choirs and brass etc!

[@junosuara]

hey boomers

[@axnyslie]

@@powerdx7383 Agreed listen to Brian Eno's Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks. A lot of it is DX7 and has some very creative lush soundscapes.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

just goes to show what a surprisingly versatile and fabulous sounding synth this is. fantastic interpretations of these classic tracks, thx!

[@powerdx7383]

Hi Woody, thanks for the positive comment. I'm glad that you enjoyed watching the 80's hits recreated by the DX7 MK1. Yes, the DX7 is really versatile, it can produce sounds from fat and thick analog sounds to sampler like sounds. It's all to do with its FM synthesis, the possibility is endless!!

[@WoodyPianoShack]

people often say the digital dx7 sound thin and cold compared to the analogues that it made obsolete, but in my experience, it sound punchy, warm and thick!

[@powerdx7383]

That's so true. I think when the DX7 was released in the 80's, people wanted something different from analog synths so they made sounds plasticky and shiny as opposed to what analog synths produced (fat and thick sounds). FM synthesis is great for creating a wide variety of harmonics/ inharmonious, so people wanted more metallic tones than what analog synths could produce (except for the famous DX7 BASS 1 which is just as fat as analog bass). That's probably one of the reasons why people have this fixed view of the DX7 which is only good for e.piano, bells and plastics and shiny sounds. That's unfortunate.

[@renatoato]

The best synth key action ever made.

[@alexey7459]

One of your best videos so far awesome! Keep up the great work!

[@powerdx7383]

Thanks, I'm hoping that more people see my video. Feel free to share and spread the word!! Cheers, Power DX7.

[@parthadx7ster]

The Yamaha DX7 was my first synthesizer. I truly loved this instrument because of its brilliant sound quality. I played most of the songs in this video with my band. It sounded mind blowing. Thank you sir for hoping me relive that moment. I hope the DX7 sound patches are available in all instruments.

[@MICKEYISLOWD]

If you grew up in the 80s the nostalgia is huge. Thanks for sharing:)

[@conan5885]

It's not "huge", it's absolutely MASSIVE!!!

[@Melodydeluxe]

i would like a moment to thank Yamaha for discovering FM and creating this gamechanger from the 80's

[@nocturnal7345]

It was John Chowning who discovered FM synthesis, which he then gave it to Yamaha, then boom, Dx7 was born.

[@peterldelong]

@Mee Omi Nope, it’s multi-frequency signaling. It does use two sine waves at different frequencies to create each DTMF tone, but no sine wave is frequency modulating another sine wave.

[@benanderson89]

@@peterldelong It's Phase Modulation. The DX7 uses Phase Modulation. Casio bad a similar system at the same time called Phase Distortion. FM Synthesis was present on analogue synthesisers way back in the 60s.

[@powerdx7383]

Thank you for 15,000 views!!!! I really hope you enjoy watching this amazing DX7 demo of re-creating those great 80's songs!!!!

[@RichardGjerdin]

1.2 mill now!

[@andrevinicius1862]

Broken wings and open your heart simply amazing

[@user-ob4hl8dk4t]

This one is a real legend performed so many beautiful songs.

[@Blahbevava]

Broken Wings has been haunting my dreams since I was a young child.

[@powerdx7383]

I remember, as a teenager, for the first time, I heard this song early in the morning before the sunrise from a radio. It's such a powerful song.

[@Blahbevava]

It is indeed. Thanks for responding back. I was very young when it came out, only 3 years old but I was an extremely musically sensitive child with my earliest memories and feelings in life representative in these songs. I remember hearing this song in particular while driving through old semi-abandoned industrial areas of town near our house at the time. The eerie glow of the mercury street lamps around those areas at night seemed to represent the vibe and atmosphere I hear and feel in this song perfectly. That Pad synth sound. I suppose it's the way my young impressionable mind put everything together. Almost feels like a lost memory of something more powerful that I can't quite put my finger on. Great job on this video! It's so nice to see these instruments like the DX7 as an adult that had such a huge influence on my emotional development as a young child.

[@powerdx7383]

People experience sadness and despair, but like this song, there is a hope and dream that take us to the next level. It's an emotive and uplifting song. I love this song very much and I'm very happy growing up in the 80's. And I'm happy that I could re-create this song using only my DX7 MK1!! I don't hear a song like this nowadays, shame.....

[@stephenbaldassarre2289]

I just got a Prophet 08 that has a "Broken Wings" preset. It's an analogue synth and they recreated the bass & string sound (key split) surprisingly well.

[@earlygail]

Amen

[@fmsagropecuaria8284]

Esse Sintetizador e o Bixo mesmo depois de tantos anos ele e único os timbres são inconfundível top Fantástico

[@new2dayuser151]

Ever evolving soundscapes igniting the fire of 80's music!!

[@danielouw7495]

Very impressive! Thank you for adding those shots of the beautifully looked-after keyboard

[@Dailabsynth1]

Very cool video! Thanks for playing and sharing. Pink Floyd`s "Terminal Frost", A-ha was incredible recreation!

[@rickysanchez5264]

The DX7 is what the made the 80s the best decade for music

[@joinizwe]

Thanks for bringing back those memories...great play.

[@TheA90plyr]

I remember first seeing this wonderful work of musical art back in 1985 it was so different from everything I have ever heard up to that point still a amazing synth

[@powerdx7383]

Thank you for 30,000 views!

[@PIlotrcm]

WOW! Awesome! You did a superb job. The Yamaha Dx7 and the Oberheim OB-XA are the sounds of my childhood.

[@powerdx7383]

The same here! I never forget the first time I heard Van Halen 1984 & Jump on a radio back in 1984 or 1985. It had that scary and dark feel with OB-Xa filter sweep and that beautiful sawtooth strings/pad. I love how Howard Jones used the DX7 and Jupiter-8 to create great bass lines!

[@dstarling61]

Ah, the OB-Xa, now that was a proper synth, that thing had knobs!

[@stevenbauer7576]

Great synth, had mine for years never let me down once, wish i still had it.

[@aturogs1954]

I am, was a lead guitar player for various travelling bands until the early 2000's. I also used to read many articles in several magazines about electronic keyboards and there was a time when so many comments about the Yamaha DX7 that was criticizing it for being maybe overused in many recordings. I thought, maybe, a few more keyboard users have gotten tired of the DX7 sounds or they might have moved on to some other newer models, at the time the Korg M-1 was gaining popularity. Anyway, I never lost my love for the sound of this very fascinating instrument. Even though i was a guitarist, first and foremost.

[@edwardruff7927]

DX’s have a kind of hollow, thin empty sound that grew old and dated fairly rapidly. But FM synthesis certainly has its place in the electronic pantheon. I’ve listened to old 80s tapes of my DX and I’m amazed at the complexity of the sounds. There’s a lot going on under the hood

[@dstarling61]

I feel the same way about Les Pauls, they’re used on too many songs!😂

[@Bashanvibe]

classic 80 patches never gets old

[@Esperluet]

Great sounds, great memories, thankyou.

[@nubessy]

It is like to feel you are flying. Thanks my dear friend

[@nickdimariamusic]

Dude this is super cool! Never knew about this synth before this video. So many iconic sounds!!!

[@deafmusician2]

It was used in Probably 90% of videos from it's invention for about 10+ years. It was used in 100% of business training video backgrounds in the 80s & 90s

[@danieldougan269]

The DX7 is probably the most important synthesizer ever produced. It was the first FM synthesizer and totally revolutionized music. It's a huge part of music history.

[@powerdx7383]

Thank you for 14,000 views!!!!!!

[@mundomakina1980]

Perfect Angle of Camera, and very speed movement of Hand,,,,,,,Impresionant.......

[@bySterling]

THANK YOU LORD for this Priceless Timeless masterpiece and for those music legends that wielded it for one and all!! 🙌🏻⚡️❤️🎶💪🏻🎉💯 #DX7FOREVER

[@vix_in_japan]

Gosh this sends shivers down my spine. Fantastic craft. The DX7 was an awesome synth. And still is!

[@powerdx7383]

Do you have your favourite 80's song in this 80's hits video? 1. Berlin, Take My Breath Away 2. Europe, The Final Countdown 3. Rush, The Big Money 4. a-ha, Take On Me 5. Howard Jones, Pearl In The Shell 6. Pink Floyd, Terminal Frost 7. Madonna, Open Your Heart 8. Mr Mister, Broken Wings 9. Mr Mister, Kyrie 10. Peter Gabriel, The Family And The Fishing Net

[@alexey7459]

Power DX7 3 and 6 man :)

[@MrDan1466]

Or Queen - "Who Wants To Live Forever?" (1986) - the introduction and accompaniment are played on a DX7 by Brian May...

[@EgoShredder]

Gotta do some Tears For Fears, Nik Kershaw, Alphaville, Go West. :-)

[@DOGOID]

Depeche Mode Enjoy the Silence

[@c.jgracmig9005]

Silver Pozzoli - Around my dream ( Extended Versión ) is the best song of 80's.

[@Rick-Jangle]

Timeless sounds and beautifully demonstrated!

[@mikemikecalcal2145]

Was playing on DX7 in 90s. Brilliant sounds! Maybe one day again...

[@SUNKINGME]

By the way Mr. Mister's next album "Go On" was according to Steve George done completely with a D50. Thanks for posting!

[@viniciusgoncalo3586]

dx7. forever best synth

[@neilsg2001]

Man that Madona track. I was seriously nodding along. 👌

[@adrianrabbage4996]

Thanks for that, brought back lots of happy memories, and some not so happy too, all part of life's mix. Love your setup too!

[@powerdx7383]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@roboticrealm]

Great programming as usual! I hope you make your patches available for purchase!

[@mikegaming4924]

Super sounds in that synth

[@MoonlightWindMusicOfficial2023]

I love the sounds of a DX7! Thanks for this video!

[@trollface1994]

Wow. even your carpet is so 80's. fantastic !

[@Preview43]

Took me years to finally get my hands on a DX7. Found it under junk at a second hand store. So now I have the DX7, DX27, DX100 and a bunch of Casios. Then I found a program that emulates the damn things called FM7 (and later FM8) and they all became instantly redundant.

[@NathanEllery]

Without all the repair issues.....

[@parsamousavi5260]

@@NathanEllery With literally unlimited preset and bank memory.

[@Valler2661]

Great emulations! I love DX sounds! Take on Me is the best for me! Congratulations.

[@powerdx7383]

thanks. The slap bass was quite easy, but the rest was a bit tricky. glad that you like Take On Me the best.

[@audioartisan]

Thank you for "The Final Countdown" lesson. I feel like I can finally play it proper :)

[@user-kc2bb2pp8d]

Thank you for a wonderful performance!

[@74goldenjet]

Wow, great DX7 sounds! I wish I knew how to program these beasts...Thanks for sharing :)

[@romansidler]

Yamaha DX7... For me this was a long time a very boring synth 'cause everyone was just using the factory patches. Much too complex to program due to the poor user interface and the complexity of the FM synthesis. But once you dive into this synth and take your time to understand how things are working, you can give it kind of a second life as your videos are showing. Wow, I'm deeply impressed about your custom made patches! Looking forward to hear even more great demos from you. You should really think of offering your patches for a small fee! Thanks again for your vids!

[@powerdx7383]

Can't blame you. On KZbin everyone is doing DX7 videos on those overused factory patches. I'm trying to educate people in the world that the DX7 is far more capable than those overused and uninspiring factory patches.

[@powerdx7383]

Thanks for your positive comments. I uploaded the epic 80;s digital synth demos, with Yamaha DX7, Roland D-50 and Korg M1. You can definitely see how capable the DX7 is even without sampled waveforms. kzbin.info/aero/PLS1dRgO-URANx7za-G2Rr2nNXgg1P6S6B

[@powerdx7383]

So true!! The DX7 capability was misrepresented to the world back in 1983. Once samplers became cheaper and hybrid synths became available, like the D-50 and M1, the DX7 is kind of lost its edge.....

[@kungbombo20]

By that logic, then every synth in the entire World is boring just because many people uses factory patches. It isn't a synths fault if people uses a overused factory patches rather than making own. Blaming a synth by Calling it boring because many people uses factory patches is a kind of idiotic reasoning. Thats like saying photoshopping or game programming is boring just because there is some people who copy others contents rather than making a own content. Wouldn't be surprised if you Thinks DX7 is boring because of the fact that you can't program for shit and rather uses today dumbed down synths that any uncreative moron can use.

[@romansidler]

Knobbelaut Jönsson You really shoud have read my whole comment before posting...

[@dank81]

Proud owner of a an '85 DX7 for 14 years now. THAT DX7 bass patch was the main reason I bought one.

[@powerdx7383]

You made the right choice. You just can't beat the real DX7 MK1 bass sound. It's so deep and fat, and with velocity, you can control how much metallic tone you want to have in your bass sound.

[@darrenhirst9900]

When you hear that bass sounds it brings one big smile to your face.

[@JohnRyder-]

Like coming back home again, thank you!

[@angeyoda]

Great Job Mate !! Main of that songs weren't necessary done with a DX7 (some were PPG or Emu 2 for example) but you did a fantastic programming to approach them greatly. Impressive ...

[@powerdx7383]

Thank you for 10,000 views!!!!!!!

[@renejrhodes88]

It's over 9000!

[@KordTaylor]

You do a great job on these songs. 🔥

[@jd49631]

Great sounds from a classic synth! THE synth of popular music from 1984-1988.

[@darnellmajor9016]

Every time I think I despise 80s music, it always finds it's way back to me.

[@Beephouse]

Awesome!

[@petermatos4613]

man I love playing that bass line in Mister Mister Broken wings on dexed along to the youtube original song...very very cool thanks for sharing this woody!

[@myhabitspeople]

Oh my God how lovely a piece of music "Take My Breath Away" is.

[@edwardruff7927]

I spent a couple years in the 80s menu-diving a DX trying to come up with good sounds, only to find out 20 years later everyone just used the default patches.

[@SlavaKruk]

I love that piano from Terminal Frost

[@powerdx7383]

Yes, it's probably the best grand piano you can get from the DX7. It has amazing realism, particularly at lower notes. I never imagined that the DX7 can produce such harmonic rich piano sound!!

[@PeteKowalsky]

Utterly mind-blown on this patch, sir. WOW!

[@EgoShredder]

All of it is first class! So even the saxophone is DX7? Must have used a wind breath controller?

[@powerdx7383]

Yes, I just couldn't stand those DX7 factory sax patches (designed for a breath controller, but they don't sound nothing like a sax), so I made my own DX7 sax patches ( must be over 30 of them, many of them are failures). I love that DX7 alto sax with amazing realism, yet uniquely DX7!!! No, I don't have a breath controller (I should have bought it back in the 80's), so it took a while to set key velocity sensitivity and envelopes right!!

[@EgoShredder]

A friend gave me one of those Yamaha BC2 or 3 controllers in the 1990s, but I found it hard to use and required a strong input of breath. Having said that, I have tried to play real wind instruments with not much success!

[@psyolent.]

Pearl in the shell and Broken Wings, nailed it, well done mate

[@rogeriolima1602]

amanzing!!!!excellente job

[@PaoloCostaKeyboards]

Great!!!!

[@floridahiker1503]

The DX7 had amazing touch sensitivity. I think the touch sensitivity is better on the DX7 than Yamahas new keyboard models.

[@darrenhirst9900]

Well it lasted the test of time and i agree its better than the newer versions.

[@FBI-rw6xg]

I don’t now why but I feel so hype just listening to this

[@Arachnosoft]

I discovered this video as a sponsored advertisement which appeared before the music video I wanted to watch. I enjoyed your demo so much, that I actually listened to it until the end, then closed my browser, and completely forgot to watch the actual video I first came here for.

[@powerdx7383]

I'm speechless!!!!!!! I'm really glad that the 80's hits video is great, great enough that you forgot to watch the video that you were supposed to watch!!!! Feel free to share and tell your friends about this video. Thanks for the great comment! I hope that you had a great Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!

[@PeteKowalsky]

WOW man. Terminal Frost is giving me goosebumps! Amazing pianoey-thingy and strings there!! :) So, when will your patches be available for purchase?

[@HF1600ie]

Pete Kowalsky So perfect tone it is! I want it for my Roland Juno Di

[@dunstun365]

mister mister, howard jones, pink floyd

[@djronancoficial]

Dx7 😍

[@formation4]

Excellent selection of tunes to test

[@JLH_LetsPlay]

Excellent job. I love Mr. Mister. Of course I was singing along :)

[@powerdx7383]

Yes, I love Mr Mister too. I remember the first time I listened Broken Wings from a radio in the mid 80's. It was in the early morning just before the sunrise and boy the song and the landscape was a perfect match!!

[@jd19902010]

0:01 IT'S REMINDS ME "GTA VICE CITY"!!! ^^

[@wavesound501]

Same memory as well!

[@nocturnal7345]

Emotion 98.3

[@powerdx7383]

Thank you for 25,000 views!!!

[@Ind3xs]

Really enjoy your work!! Thx man!

[@stephanhenry1222]

PEARL IN THE SHELL... FANTASTIC !!!! Big Thx :o) I Love that Track !!!!

[@powerdx7383]

Thank you for the 200,000 views!!!!!