DIY Cardboard FM Synth (8 DX7s!) | MiniDexed & Raspberry Pi

I’m a big fan of the open-source DX7 synth, Dexed. MiniDexed takes things to the next level letting you combine 8 DX7s similar to the TX802 and TX816. The best part is that it runs like a dream on Raspberry Pi.

In this video, we’ll build our little cardboard FM synth, talk about the synths that inspired MiniDexed, and demo a bunch of sounds from the performance presets, Classic DX7 Roms, and SEGA YM2612 presets.

0:00 Intro
0:59 What Is It?
2:19 How Do You Make It?
3:54 Installing MiniDexed
6:16 Performance Presets
8:52 Classic DX7 Presets
10:23 SEGA YM2612 Presets
11:38 Wrap-up

Get MiniDexed on GitHub
https://github.com/probonopd/MiniDexed

Floyd Steinberg’s MiniDexed Tutorial @mr_floydst
https://youtu.be/Z3t94ceMHJo?si=xRD1fvmKnr37YrqV


Additional Links
YM2612 Dexed Presets on GitHub
https://github.com/NickCulbertson/YM2612-Dexed-Presets

Dexed for Desktop
https://asb2m10.github.io/dexed/

King of FM (FREE) by AudioKit Pro | Demo, DX7 Love & Why It Matters
https://youtu.be/uZdYI_ZXhT4

How to Recreate Retro Game Instruments for FREE | NES, SEGA Genesis & SNES
https://youtu.be/HUx9L4WTU-8?si=XSMVfncAb1qNfzzd


Things used in this build:
Raspberry Pi 3B
Raspiaudio Hat
I2C LCD Display
Micro SD formatted to FAT32
Arturia Midi Keyboard
Male to Female Jumper Wires
Cables for Stereo Audio, USB MIDI, and Radpberry Pi Power


Thanks for Watching!
Nick
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