Uploaded April 2022 | Updated September 2026, 12 hours ago
DMX1
Hello Friends, this is the rare and quite unknown Doepher GMX-1 General Midi sound module. Its internals are made by Dream, a french company that is well known for their wavetables. Dream is present to this day and deliver wavetable synths for brand new modules as the Serdaco Dreamblaster lineup as an example.
But now, let's go back 30 years and listen what Dream offered us in the early 90s!
I've searched for the GMX-1 for quite a long time and I'm very happy to get one, because I really I like its unique sound, especially the syth sounds. The module itself was distributed by Doepher, a German brand for pro audio / studio equipment. They offer a range of modular studio setups till these days, but as far as I know this was their first and their last attempt on GM sound modules.
According to this page
patchpierre.blogspot.com/2012/03/doepfer-gmx-1.html?m=1
they sold just about 250 units but my unit has a serial no. just below 500 so there might be a few more around- anyway - far far less than the well known units from the Roland Sound Canvas series or the Yamaha TG and MU lineup.
The GMX-1 looks quite cheap in comparison with the Yamaha stuff, and surely the sound Rom is quite small.
It sounds special, some might say cheap, so I can imagine that not everyone will like it.
For demonstration, I chose the following tunes:
00:00 Doom 2 - Readme
04:45 Terminator Future Shock - Intro
07:59 Descent 2 - Track 3
11:05 Doom - E1M1 - At Doom's Gate
12:41 U.F.O. Enemy Unknown - Intro 3
13:42 Theme Hospital - 6s, 7s
17:18 System Shock - Bridge
21:07 Descent - Track 14
25:06 Doom 2 - Map 9 - Into Sandy's City
Whatdo you think about it, do you like it or do you prefere the higher end modules from Yamaha or Roland?
Listen - Enjoy - Like - Subscribe
Ernie,
PC-SOUND-LEGACY
DMX1
Hello Friends, this is the rare and quite unknown Doepher GMX-1 General Midi sound module. Its internals are made by Dream, a french company that is well known for their wavetables. Dream is present to this day and deliver wavetable synths for brand new modules as the Serdaco Dreamblaster lineup as an example.
But now, let's go back 30 years and listen what Dream offered us in the early 90s!
I've searched for the GMX-1 for quite a long time and I'm very happy to get one, because I really I like its unique sound, especially the syth sounds. The module itself was distributed by Doepher, a German brand for pro audio / studio equipment. They offer a range of modular studio setups till these days, but as far as I know this was their first and their last attempt on GM sound modules.
According to this page
patchpierre.blogspot.com/2012/03/doepfer-gmx-1.html?m=1
they sold just about 250 units but my unit has a serial no. just below 500 so there might be a few more around- anyway - far far less than the well known units from the Roland Sound Canvas series or the Yamaha TG and MU lineup.
The GMX-1 looks quite cheap in comparison with the Yamaha stuff, and surely the sound Rom is quite small.
It sounds special, some might say cheap, so I can imagine that not everyone will like it.
For demonstration, I chose the following tunes:
00:00 Doom 2 - Readme
04:45 Terminator Future Shock - Intro
07:59 Descent 2 - Track 3
11:05 Doom - E1M1 - At Doom's Gate
12:41 U.F.O. Enemy Unknown - Intro 3
13:42 Theme Hospital - 6s, 7s
17:18 System Shock - Bridge
21:07 Descent - Track 14
25:06 Doom 2 - Map 9 - Into Sandy's City
Whatdo you think about it, do you like it or do you prefere the higher end modules from Yamaha or Roland?
Listen - Enjoy - Like - Subscribe
Ernie,
PC-SOUND-LEGACY
