" The other options I was thinking about were a Tx81z or a DX200.
Maybe I'll end up just biting the bullet and getting the original DX7 and making some room for it somewhere. But both of those seem like a pain to program. The other options I was thinking about were a Tx81z or a DX200.
#Putting dx7 patches on volca fm Patch#
I could probably live without the true velocity sensitivity, but not having the two units match up in terms of the patch changes on the fly would be a no-go for me. A couple of used Volca FMs plus the retrokit cable would be an affordable solution, but maybe it's not going to work as I was hoping. I was just hoping to find a small form factor piece of hardware that could give me the 6 op sound with at least 6 voice polyphone. Yes, the Volca FM is cool as is, even if it's not a great poly synth. So my only remaining questions are about how the poly chaining works in practice. ** UPDATE: According to the retrokits website, it looks like the retrokits cable adds velocity sensitivity. Or does the master unit take control over the slave unit?Īlso, I recall seeing a reference somewhere that using the retrokits cable enables velocity sensitivity on the VFM, but I can't seem to find that, and I'm not sure why it would. How does that work with patches? Do I need to load the identical patches on both units? If so, what happens if I change a parameter on the master unit - does that translate over to the slave unit, or would I end up getting two sets of sounds if I played 6 keys simultaneously?
Anybody have any experience doing this with the Volca FM? I've read that there's a retrokits cable that allows you to polychain two volcas together. I was thinking of a Volca FM, but the 3-voice polyphony limit and lack of velocity sensitivity are problematic. I could go with the OG DX7, but I don't really have room for another full sized keyboard, and I've heard it is quite a bear to program. I am interested in getting a 6 op FM synth.