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Synthbits: A Demonstration of the Legendary Yamaha DX5

Written by Blake Angelos on May 16, 2018. Posted in 1980s.

With the power of two DX7 FM Synthesizers, the DX5 was a serious beast. Although it did not have the wooden key weighted action, rosewood housing, polyphonic aftertouch and parameter display of the flagship DX1, it had the same FM engine inside and was a third of the price. This video from YouTube user CLASSIC VINTAGE playing a mint-condition DX5 gives you a good bite of this sweet instrument:

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Mastering MONTAGE: Triggering Custom Samples with a Song and Routing a Click to the Assignable Outputs with Heratch

Written by Blake Angelos on May 16, 2018. Posted in MONTAGE.

Heratch loads custom samples with a corresponding MIDI file into the MONTAGE Music Synthesizer in the video below. As an added bonus, he also shows how to route a click to the Assignable Outputs so a band can follow through headphones or in-ear monitoring. Check it out:

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If you missed the first two parts, check them out:

Part 1
Part 2