Yamaha gave the programmers Dave Bristow and Gary Leuenberger less than 4 days to create the DX7's 128 factory patches. The Off the Matrix patches were developed over a period of 20 years. These banks showcase the true capability of the DX7. Many of the the patches were inspired from patches from the SY99, so some patches such as the Ranks 8' & 4' and Sect Pizz are ideal for layering with samples. The realism of many of the sounds comes from the 6 operators of the DX7 responding differently to velocity levels, so the sound is dynamic as an accoustic instrument. The patches go far beyond the "canned" samples sound of the ROMplers of the period. If these patches came out in the 80's they my have
changed history. The banks come in two formats, SysEx and
General MIDI files.
                                             Bank 1
                       01 Old Rhodes     17 TechnoBass
                       02 DX Piano          18 SquareBass
                       03 Tines Gtr          19 -dB Bass
                       04 Cembalo          20 Obese Bass
                       05 Funky Clav       21 Sine Bass
                       06 B3 Rocks!         22 Bass/Lead
                       07 House Org       23 Warm Brass
                       08 Ranks8'&4'       24 Poly Brass
                       09 Mr.Clean           25 Obese Poly
                       10 FX Guitar          26 5th Synth
                       11 Up To 11            27 PolySquare
                       12 West Harp        28 Mono Synth
                       13 East Harp          29 Tech Lead
                       14 ExoticHarp        30 Big Kick
                       15 Prgsv Bass         31 SnapySnare
                       16 Pick Bass           32 WorldDrums
                                              Bank 2
                        01 Good Vibe       17 Analog Pad
                        02 ClockBells       18 WarmString
                        03 CarolBells        19 Strato Pad
                        04 ChimeEsmbl   20 Seraphim
                        05 Barbarian          21Sonic Wing
                        06 Kalimba             22 Dreamer
                        07 TunedDrums     23FastSwpPad
                        08 HammerHarp   24 Deep Space
                        09 Bohemians        25 ReverseGtr
                        10 Flageolet             26 WindChime
                        11 Bagpipes             27 Square Pad
                        12 Clarinet                28 S/Hold Pad
                        13 Dynmc Horn       29 Wave Beats
                        14 Fanfare                 30 Metal Pass
                        15 Detache Vl           31 Influx
                        16 Sect Pizz               32 Cyborgs