Yamaha DX7 MiniMAX User Manual

Yamaha DX7 MiniMAX Expansion User Guide
1: Introduction
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The DX7 MiniMAX is essentially a very "lite" Yamaha DX7 expansion board. It provides the
following new features:
MEMORY EXPANSION
4x memory expansion: There are now 128 patches
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arranged in 4 banks of 32. Each patch is directly selectable by standard MIDI Patch
Change messages and, of course, the front panel.
GLOBAL PARAMETERS
MIDI Transmit Channel: You can set the MIDI OUT channel from 1 to 16. (MIDI IN is
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already settable in the Yamaha factory DX7 v1.8 firmware using button Function 8).
MIDI Receive in OMNI mode (receives on any/all channels). Added to Function 8.
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BUGFIXES
 Includes the fixes for the DX7 Fixed Frequency table bug and also includes the faster
boot).
Installation
You are looking at the wrong document. Please refer to the DX7 MiniMAX Installation Guide
available on the www.musictechnologiesgroup.com website.
Manual Conventions
Regarding the LCD, this manual shows the variable part of the LCD content using an underline.
The DX7 itself is not able to underline more than one character, but this convention makes it
easier to visualize the changing part of the LCD versus the fixed part.
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The information provided in this document is intended for informational purposes only and is subject to
change without notice. Information may be changed or updated without notice. We may also make
improvements and/or changes in the product(s) described in this information at any time.
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In this document the term "patch" is used to denote a programmed sound. For some unknown reason back
in the 80's, Yamaha called these "voices". The typical use for "voices" these days is to indicate the degree
of polyphony (how many keys you can hold down at once and get sound for).
DX7 MiniMAX
* Welcome to
* MiniMAX v2.1 *
THIS AREA IS FIXED
AND THIS: CAN CHANGE
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(what Yamaha calls "voices")
User Guide v2.10
Preliminary