Yamaha DX7
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The Yamaha DX7 is a synthesizer introduced by Yamaha Corporation in 1983. It was the first successful digital synthesizer and is one of the best-selling synthesizers in history, selling more than 200,
Yamaha DX7 synthesizer combined image with diagonal and top views
John Chowning, who developed the frequency modulation technology used in the DX7
The settings buttons include controls for effects such as portamento.
Yamaha DX1
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The Yamaha DX1 is the top-level member of Yamaha's prolific DX series of FM synthesizers. The DX1 has two sets of the synthesizer chipset used in the DX7, allowing either double the polyphony, split o
Yamaha DX7
…sound chip, such as the YM2612, were used in technologies such as the Sega Genesis game console. The DX7 was succeeded by FM synthesizers including the DX1, DX21, DX27 and DX100. In later years, its sounds came to be seen as dated or clichéd and its use declined. In 2015, Yamaha released a smaller FM…
Yamaha DX1
A DX1's rear panel.
A DX1 at 2015 NAMM Show Yamaha booth, showing its display features