Find the TX81Z pages at the following site -- www.audiogrill.com --
there's a few links that will lead you to a couple decent free patch
collections.
As for program changes and such, are all your midi devices set to to
transmit and receive on their own channels? If your sequencer is
transmitting in midi omni mode, and/or the TX is set up to receive in
midi omni mode, that's what will cause the kind of problem you are
experiencing.
Cheers
Glenn
--- In YamahaDX@..., "Steve Netting" <egroups@m...> wrote:
Wow! I've just got my hands on a TX81Z. I new I was missing
something in my setup, and I thought that was a range of analogue
gear ... but now I've stumbled accross FM ... I'm amazed.
I always thought FM sounded rather weak ... classically
80'esque ...
clasically FM soundcard weak. I remember the DX7 had some lovely
sounds, but I didn't think they'd stand up to much in todays world
of
sample based synths and the whole heap of analogue gear which is
now
trendy.
However, I immediately fell in love with the TX81. I'd heard the
OS was horrid, and yet I could navigate my way around all the
important options within seconds. Setting up the performance/multi-
timbral side was easy, I love the basic way of routing sounds to
individual ouputs, and the simple way of limiting polophony per
part.
The display is small, but incredibly clear for its age ... and the
sounds (which I suspect are presets) are stunning. I know I can
probably get much better out of this once I start playing with my
own
sounds ...
Personally, I tend to write bleepy stuff, almost trancey, almost
industrial ... and I'm sure this synth will be just what's needed
for
all those bleeps and distorted weirdness. - not to mention sub-
harmonic basses and phasey pads. FuzzPiano happens to be the
exact
sound I've been looking for ... and all in a preset :)
Anyway, enough enthusing ... I've been searching the web for
patches, but all I can find so far are commercial patches for sale.
I did find some TX81 patches contained in a few '.mid' files (sysex
data) but when loaded into cakewalk and played - all my other gear
responds (or at least acknowledges it's receiving midi data) but
the
TX81 doesn't do anything. Mem protect is off, and the TX will
talk
quite happily with sound-diver - so the whole midi side is fine.
Would anyone happen to know where I can get sound-diver compatable
patches for the Tx81Z? Or ... a way to get the synth to respond
properly to sysex data embedded in a midi file... ?
Any help would be appreciated ... !
Thanks,
Steve (who still can't believe he picked up a TX81Z for ?65)
