TX81Z Editor & Librarian

Patch Base has the best Yamaha TX81Z editor and librarian available for Mac and iPad. Edit any parameter, organize patches, create random patches, and more.

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Mac iPad

Try out Patch Base 4 for Mac free for 7 days. Every editor is available as a one-time purchase, or get them all with the All Access subscription — one monthly or annual price for the whole collection.

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iPad Screenshots

FM Voice Editor

Patch Base makes FM easy to work with by showing you the layout of the currently selected algorithm and the envelopes and settings of each operator. You can finally visualize what's going on inside of the TX81z, and once you do, it's not that complicated. Everything is shown on a single screen, including the LFO and any external control settings.

Performance Editor

The TX81z can play up to 8 parts at once via Performances. Patch Base shows you the entire Performance in one place for easy editing of sound selection, mixing levels, MIDI channels and more. Quickly create a multi-layered Performance for big sounds, or a multi-channel performance to play an entire track using the TX81z's 8 voices.

Bank Editors

Patch Base's Bank Editors let you change and organize the saved sounds and performances on your TX81z. You can easily save a bank to a file for back up and storage, and import entire new banks in seconds.

Patch Librarian

Save patches and banks as files

Patch Base saves files as sysex that can be sent to your synth by Patch Base or any general-purpose sysex transfer app.

Organize your sounds

Create folders to organize your patches and banks on iPad or Mac.

iCloud integration

Optionally use iCloud to make your patch files accessible on any iCloud-connected device, and to sync between Patch Base on Mac and iPad.

Import sysex files

Import existing patch and bank sysex files. On Mac, drop your files into the browser. On iPad, import using iCloud or the Files app.

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