algorithms

[DefiantCatz70]

How many DX7 algorithms can Syntmaster do ?

[DefiantCatz70]

Is there any tutorials on this ?

[NowDance]

I would like to know this too.....If not check out Arturia DX7.

[teilo]

How many DX7 algorithms can Syntmaster do ?

Strictly speaking, none. While you can use the MODs to FM modulate an OSC or one another, you cannot replicate the DX7 algorithms. The MODs will not self-modulate so you cannot do feedback. You cannot modulate one OSC with another OSC.

If you ignore feedback, it's possible to configure the two OSCs as carriers, and then configure the four MODs into the shape of a DX7 operator (minus the feedback loops). You will need to use a sine wave in all OSCs and MODs, and set all MODs to Frequency Modulation. This will give you an algorithm that can get you part way to DX7 algorithms 1-4, and 7-15. But note that many of those DX7 algorithms differ only in the feedback config, and all DX7 algorithms have feedback, though you don't have to use it.

If you can limit yourself as noted above, you would need to translate Level to Volume, and Ratio to Coarse and Fine Tune. You would also need to assign separate ADSRs or MSEGs to each MOD or OSC's volume as determined by your patch. You can simulate a DX7 operator envelope with the MSEG with a LOT of fiddling, but you will need to use ADSRs for the other 2.

But why would you want to go through all this work? Synthmaster is not designed to be an FM synth, but to use FM effects on an OSC, and if used that way, you can do far more in Synthmaster than a DX7 can do, because your MODs can be any shape, and those shapes can be further modulated using the MOD and OSC algorithms.

If you want to replicate a DX7 patch, Just used Dexed. It's free, and it's a perfect emulation of the DX7. (I have a DX7, and have compared the two). And it can load the tens of thousands of patches that are freely available online. No need to spend money on Arturia's synth. https://dexedsynth.com/