Blade Runner Opening Recreated on Yamaha DX7


Sound designer and synthesist Benjamin Dehli shared this video demo of his Blade Runner inspired sound design for the Yamaha DX7.
What he say about it:

“The Yamaha CS-80 and Yamaha DX7 are probably polar opposites in both operation and sound. The CS-80 is an analog subtractive synthesizer, whereas the DX7 is a digital synthesizer that uses frequency modulation (FM) synthesis. The only thing they really have in common is the Yamaha brand name.

This experiment was an attempt to see if I could make the DX7 sound somewhat close to the iconic CS-80 sound famously used by Vangelis in the Blade Runner soundtrack.”


Dehli’s DX7 take isn’t an exact match for the original, but it’s surprising how good it sounds, recreated on a synth best known for its digital FM sounds.

The video is a preview of an upcoming DX7 sound library, which Dehli plans to make available via his store.


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