Yamaha TX802 - A few performance patches

Yamaha TX802 - Demos of performance patches.
(MIDI keyboard controller: Roland Alpha Juno-2)

[@customtheatres]

Wonderful sounds demo and great playing!

[@WV591]

Still have one of these monsters in the rack. Amazing synth. still holds it's own after all these years. when you turn this synth on, Any DCO synths get embarrassed and want to jump out of rack. his big brother TG77 is even more intimidating. oh my.. Pure FM a must have. if you're not careful, the synth bass on these will blow up your speakers. talking about fast punch.

WV591 sell me?

[@tremot7143]

Such a bright, clean and vivid sound. I've had a DX7-II FD, but this a different beast! Dexed comes in handy, but nothing beats the joy of playing a nearly 30 year old FM synth. I mostly press record and jam on it, or sample chords. it has such an airiness and width you don't get with any plugin.

[@squirrelvalhalla9386]

Yes. I bought a TX802 a year ago... and yes, programming is a little involved. But the way the architecture works + the higher quality audio outputs - makes it a gem. Beautiful sounds.

[@samthesmartfella]

of course Dexed is different cuz it cant even load DX7II patches

[@cubdukat]

True. Dexed is good, but if it’s available to me, I’ll take the six-op hardware every time. There’s just something about playing the real thing…

[@texacomann]

Best Demo for the Tx802 on YT

[@BlixtenMarlowes]

I was a Juno guy, but the DX sounds are still awesome! Thanks, Maestro! :-)

[@keithroberts9869]

Oh my, one of these just popped up for sale near me, and here you are playing it on my Alpha Juno-2. I guess I should take that as a sign to get the TX802!

[@freestate6200]

Yes, plz. How is it now?

[@tsitracommunications2884]

make it so

[@PeteKowalsky]

Wow ... I've totally forgotten how MUCH the stereo imaging adds to the FM experience. I've had a DX7 since 1986 and with no FX, it's pretty limited...LOL! The multi-timbral capabilities here also help (and another decade of engineering). Nice work - thanks for sharing.

[@LuzqueFuscasse]

Amazing playing!

[@wackenthaljef]

I remember the funkbass-epiano sounds in 80s' ahaha! great!! thank you Mr Synthmania!

[@DadoSimicStudiostriver]

Awesome!I will have to buy one FM based rack synth someday to sits along with my trusty XV5080.

[@daveglassman4779]

Was doing some research on the DX7 and discovered the rackmount version - the TX802. Continuing my research on KZbin as well; Thought I'd take a listen here...nice sounds! Great demo, too! (nice keyboard playing!)

[@kiko1935]

Would love to see a video with playing that stereo electric piano and a juno 60 bassline sometime 👍 best synth channel on YT

[@chemosis8259]

always impressed with the dx/tx line

[@mumulove]

That strings patch is amazeballs

[@StevenMorris]

I didn't realize there was such a decent sounding piano patch in the TX802! That "Spread Piano" sounds pretty good to me.

[@SeverityOne]

Look for the video 'Acústico Piano DX7 II 1987' on KZbin. You'll hear a fabulous acoustic piano. Unfortunately and tragically, the creator of the patch and the video died in a car accident.

[@chrismossy9774]

​@@SeverityOneHow did you know about this? Was he known in the community?

[@dutchmenneer3289]

wow holy crap, the light choir whisper sounds almost like a sample!

[@ShimanskiBeats]

the TX802 is a great synth for electronic sounds , but in your demo even the "natural" patches sound nice;)

[@dare2win215]

I was so busy making EPs to stack on my TX to stack with my MKS-20 that I don't remember any of these great sounds. WOW!

[@Synth2000]

Best demo ever.

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

David, thank you

[@edfone]

I just got one, getting use to the interface is a nightmare, but yeah it sound awesome, just like that.

[@VintiqueSound]

That reverb brass 😍

[@alanredversangel]

So many unexplored possibilities with FM. I mean, you could have fewer operators and algorithms, but layer them up, and have multiples of those in stereo etc, and you'd have all kinds of new and authentic sounds.

[@neonvoid]

If I'd ever buy an FM synth for any reason, I'd get this one.

[@geoffk777]

The TX802 is basically a DX7mkII in a rack. So anything you hear, you can do on a DX7. But it sounds great!

[@bill4510]

The DX7 IIFD does not have a performance mode.You can only have two different patches simultaneously.You can have 8 or 16 on the 802

[@merttopel595]

@@bill4510 DX7iiFD has a performance mode and was made to be played on its performance mode.

[@SlimMixer]

nice1! still lovin' my dx7mkII =) bigup SynthMania!

[@alexskibicki2262]

Cool synth. 😎

[@12opsynths]

It's interesting how the factory patches (but not performances) have different names but sound identical to one's on the Dx7ii. I wonder why they made separate banks since the patches I believe are compatible, even if the perfs are different.

[@graz9372]

6:54 fun fact, the music director and organist at madison square garden used this exact sound with the exact equipment for the rangers and knicks

[@marcopepe4046]

Hello, I need to restore default performances in a TX802 I just bought. Unfortunately I didn't know that the old owner had changed them! Can you help me please?

[@BramComposer]

I’m very happy with my 802 but it’s,like allot of FM synths,a hell to program. I use “Dexed” For my DX 7 and it’s great. Does antbody has some advice for me? I know Patch Touch for IOS bit i’m looking for a Mac application.

[@tjfdrums99]

1:11 the reason why we’re all here

[@texacomann]

No vst Instrument can replace

[@butsol5900]

@@texacomann 4:51 Ensemble 2

[@SteveJones172pilot]

Are these available to download and would they work on a DX7? I recently lost my long-time stash of go-to sounds to a battery failure, and this sounds like a good set to start building back up from instead of picking from the defaults..

[@kbconvey9213]

NICE

[@TheRejekstan]

That Reverb Brass was used in F-Zero

[@dariainiowa478]

I think it was a huge mistake to not have a volume control knob and a data entry knob on the TX802. They also needed a data entry knob on the Yamaha TG500.

[@acidjack]

Hi, is it posible to get some patches for the TX802 ? Please. Nice video as any time ..well done

[@jonas-fr]

DO you have the patch of the intro's sound? Is that a TX802?

[@JohnMichaelBurns]

Any time I hear jazz on an FM synth I instantly think of the Sam and Max hit the road soundtrack.

[@philcolly6330]

FM rhodes - great !

[@BogginMashups]

Hey Paolo, I have a video request! I have a TX802 myself, which I love, but I find that it’s really “noisy” at times (possibly due to its age). I tend to put a bit of reverb on it to soften it up before recording it to my DAW (Cubase). I was wondering if you would be able to do a video on techniques you find useful to get the best out of old (and even some new) synths when recording the audio into your DAW? For example, are there any e.g. external compressor or noise gates you would recommend to go between the synth and the DAW? Thank you so much!

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

Hi, Boggin, I don't have a TX802 at the moment, but it sounds like a typical problem with DA - the best solution is to have it fixed, or have bright sounds instead of muted/muffled, where the noise will be more evident. Happens to a lot of old digital machines of that era.

[@BogginMashups]

SynthMania Thanks for the quick response, Paolo! I had my concerns it might be a technical issue. Oh well! That said, I would love it if you could do a video sometime on your recording/mixing/mastering process within the DAW. I am self taught, and I can never get the resultant “loudness” of my tracks right - they always sound too quiet or compressed when I upload them to KZbin. Any advice you can provide by way of a video would be wonderful! Thanks again!

[@javiceres]

The "Grand piano" sounded like a very nice electric piano to me. More so than a lot of dedicated DX/TX FM patches you can hear in countless records. Are this made by you?

[@johnlawrencesr]

what patch number is the ... stereo electric piano ?

[@moloman001]

When loading each performance patch, do you adjust the midi channel settings so you are playing all of them at once? This has been a huge hassle for me with mine. Sometimes when I load up a new performance patch I don't get any sounds because each voice is on a different midi channel.

[@squirrelvalhalla9386]

You simply have to set them to the channel(s) you want - and save the Performance patch in a user slot.

[@GoldenTuskan]

That Reverb Brass at 0:37 opens up On The Level by Mac Demarco!!! :D

[@texacomann]

Maniac how old but so powerful!

Most of the patches are quite good but the strings are a bit weird even for that time.

[@Rtcmanga_YouTube_Channel]

+derLPMaxe I think the strings were one of the sounds that stand out. It caught my attention, even though it sounds nothing like natural strings! :D

[@littlebritain64]

Are these factory presets? They sound fantastic! The TX-802 lacks the nice gritty lower resolution of the DX7 Mk I. But it is so clean vivid and powerful in change. Another very good video of Yours!👏

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

Yes they are!

[@littlebritain64]

@@SynthManiaDotCom Grazie Paolo, saluti, ancora una volta, da Pistoia!👋

[@TheYellowglow]

why my dx21 doesn't sound like tx802? =( what kind of magic behind dx7 and tx802? =)

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

Four operators versus six and also dual mode in the 802's case - You can get a DX7 or TX802 for not much more than a DX21, btw

[@_EightySix]

So, one of these or a Digitone for my FM needs?

[@DestroyER82]

Digitone is cool, portable, easier to program and with modern features + sequencer. TX802 / DX7 is more powerfull (6op and larger polyphony vs 4op in digitone), but real pain to do programming (but its kinda rewarding when you make good own patches) and of course its 30years old technology with midi only.

[@richardphilip9028]

An Alpha Juno-2? that's an excellent synthesizer in itself. My music teacher brought his in once to show us- we hooked it into a midiverb module and it sounds amazing. He bought the synthesizer while he was in university. Have you done any videos with it?

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

+Richard Philip Yes, several

[@richardphilip9028]

+SynthMania any *other* videos

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

Yes, I have several *other* videos of it

[@brewaskew]

I miss my Juno2. Sold it to a hiphop/ R&B artist who was going to leverage the bass and slow lfo. Keys felt great but aftertouch was a bit stubborn. It was my go to controller for years. I have a D10 coming this week to get that 80's Roland action back.

[@peterrwagner3289]

What's the name of the piece you are playing at 6:55 "Split Cathedral Org"? It's really pretty.

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

It's just improvising, but I can tell I was thinking of Zadok The Priest in the back of my mind

[@peterrwagner3289]

@@SynthManiaDotCom Dang, I was hoping to find some sheet music so I could learn to play it!

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

@@peterrwagner3289 I just improvised at random - the proper sheet music for Zadok The Priest is freely available on the Internet, for example here: imslp.org/wiki/Zadok_the_Priest%2C_HWV_258_(Handel%2C_George_Frideric)

[@oriomenoni7651]

Ciao Paolo! Gran bel demo. Senti...l'effetto stereo sull'arpicordo ( 9:15 ) come l'hai ottenuto? E' una figata!

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

Non ricordo se ho usato le uscite separate - comunque anche in stereo normale (le prime due uscite) suona cosi' in stereo, alcune voci sul canale sinistro, e altre su quello destro

[@oriomenoni7651]

@@SynthManiaDotCom Grazie. Il mio DX7IIFD purtroppo è mono, la seconda uscita è solo per lo split 😕

[@sticksquash]

This is an FM synth? Damn.

[@giambu]

Paolo, sono preset o suoni tuoi? Grazie Giovanni Carboni

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

+giambu Giovanni, queste sono stock preset performances, forse ne avevo cambiate due o tre, ma dovrebbero essere quasi tutte stock

[@giambu]

+SynthMania grazie

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

Non c'e' di che :)

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

All those sounds it can make, and it hasn’t got any sample-playback features. It is strictly harmonic synthesis.

[@joeschneider67]

1:35 min..that E piano iss price less

[@squishmusic]

Whats VSLI?

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Very_Large_Scale_Integration

[@squishmusic]

@@SynthManiaDotCom youre so geeky ;)

[@BananTravels]

I have one to sell, beautiful instrument

[@NelsonClick]

I know you're just using it as a MIDI controller here but ever layer a TX802 and an Alpha Juno with a Lexicon reverb? Brilliant combo sound. Not piano layer (overused and trite) but warmth mixed with cold clarity is magic. Mix two smallish sounds together so it doesn't dominate. Clean attacks from a gentle FM brass and a warm filtered analog string pad. Play a buttery minor 6th? You'll ejaculate. A sus4th followed by a tonic resolution. You'll need a shower and change of clothes.

[@tsitracommunications2884]

I want to get me from ebay an original DX 7 next year once I save money

[@geoffk777]

The acoustic piano sounds are surprisingly good, but most of the rest are merely adequate. Not a box I'd go out of my way to get.