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Oct 21, 2016  This DX7 video is a comparison between the Yamaha DX7 32 original factory patches and Power DX7 patches. Those 32 factory patches are selected from the DX7 VOICE.

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  • Yamaha DX7 Digital Programmable Algorithm Synthesizer

    Operational Condition: Tested ---Works Good!
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  • New ListingVintage 1980s Yamaha DX7 Digital FM Synthesizer / Keyboard

    <p>Here’s an 80s Yamaha DX7 in overall good condition. Made in Japan. Fully-functional with factory patches. One missing slider button (slider itself works fine). </p><br><p>Sold as-is, no returns. Please ask any questions you may have if interested. Thanks for looking!</p>
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  • YAMAHA TX7 FM TONE GENERATOR SYNTHESIZER Desktop Module of DX7

    Desktop Module of DX7. Good condition. Light scuffs (see photo). Certain light angles will affect their visibility. YAMAHA TX7 FM TONE GENERATOR SYNTHESIZER.
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  • New Listing.Yamaha DX7 Digital Synthesizer Keyboard Ser#isi7815-20 Great Condition!

    One key sits slightly higher than the others however it plays just fine. Known for the crisp, bright, and glassy tones that stood in stark contrast to the warm analog tones of the era, the DX7 was the first truly mainstream digital synthesizer.
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  • Yamaha DX7

    <p>Yamaha DX7 Used. Works fine is a little bit dusty and dirty hasn't been used in a while. has normal wear marks and scratches. Number 8 is scratched off the cord is coming out a little bit. No cartridge. comes with a forge II case by Anvil. Free shipping is only for the continental United States will most likely ship FedEx Ground so no PO Boxes</p>
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  • Yamaha DX7II-FD vintage digital synth New internal battery!!

    Yamaha DX7II FD. This DX7II FD work fine and is in Very Good condition. The DX7, a classic FM synth, gets a make-over with three significant updates. This item is 100v 50/60hz. This unit was professionally checked/serviced/cleaned and changed new internal bettery.
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    Brand: YamahaType: Keyboard SynthesizerFeatures: Pitch Wheel

  • Yamaha DX7 IIFD FM Synthesizer 61 key keyboard with E! Board ,Clean //ARMENS//

    Yamaha DX7 IIFD with E! Synthesizer 61 key keyboard / Piano / Clean. This is DX7IIFD keyboard with Floppy drive. Audio Interfaces.
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  • Yamaha DX7 Digital Programmable Algorithm Synthesizer In VG Condition

    The Yamaha DX7, released in 1983, hardly needs introduction. Known for the crisp, bright, and glassy tones that stood in stark contrast to the warm analog tones of the era, the DX7 was the first truly mainstream digital synthesizer.
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  • Yamaha DX7 Digital Programmable Algorithm Polyphonic Synthesizer In VG Condition

    The Yamaha DX7, released in 1983, hardly needs introduction. Known for the crisp, bright, and glassy tones that stood in stark contrast to the warm analog tones of the era, the DX7 was the first truly mainstream digital synthesizer.
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  • Yamaha DX7s FM Digital Programmable Algorithm Synth New battery & refurbished!

    Yamaha DX7s. This DX7s is in perfect working condition and in Very Good condition. This item is 100v 50/60hz. This unit was professionally checked/serviced/cleaned and changed new internal bettery.
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    Brand: YamahaType: Keyboard Synthesizer

  • Yamaha DX7 ll-D Digital Programmable Algorithm Synthesizer In Excellent-

    Keyboard Synthesizer. In Excellent- Condition. This Unit has a few minor scratches. Overall Excellent- condition. All keys are in perfect working order, Display is fully intact and easy to read. We take the utmost care to ensure your order arrives to you in the condition in which it left us in Tokyo.
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  • USED Yamaha DX7s analog synthesizer DX 7s Worldwide shipment 180226

    Warranty for used products. Key 8,13,15,16,26,28,31,32, does not react perfectly. But it is usually one year. Warranty for new products.
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    Brand: YamahaType: Keyboard Synthesizer
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  • YAMAHA DX7 DX-7 Digital Synthesizer Keyboard Used Working

    Tested and Working Perfectly.
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  • Vintage YAMAHA DX7 Digital Synthesizer 61 keys 16 poly 6 operator FM Sound W/ROM

    YAMAHA DX7 Digital Synthesizer 61 keys,16 poly, 6 operator FM Sound Source USED. 61 keys, 16 poly, 6 operator FM sound source synthesizer. Asia, Middle East. Operation has Good. Even if you think to yourself, 'But the item I want is only available in Japan.'.
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  • Yamaha DX7II-FD vintage digital synth w/ flight case new battery & refurbished

    The DX7, a classic FM synth, gets a make-over with three significant updates. This item is 100v 50/60hz. Yamaha DX7IIFD. ( When we have sent a wrong item to you, we bear it. The DX7IID and DX7IIFD models also added bi-timbrality with keyboard split and layering capabilities. ).
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    $195.00 shipping
    Brand: YamahaType: Keyboard Synthesizer

  • Yamaha DX7IID Synthesizer -New Internal Battery, Factory Sound Installed -C487

    Yamaha DX7IID Synthesizer. We have replaced to new internal battery, installed factory sound bank, cleaned all switches and knobs, tested all keys, knobs, switches, faders, in/output, Midi works fine.
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    $140.00 shipping
    Brand: YamahaType: Keyboard SynthesizerFeatures: Display Screen

  • USED Yamaha DX7 Digital Synthesizer synth DX 7 Worldwide shipment 180214.

    Built-in Battery is low. Warranty for used products. But it is usually one year. Warranty for new products.
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    $220.00 shipping
    Brand: YamahaType: Keyboard Synthesizer

  • Yamaha DX7S Keyboard Synthesizer NN04144

    This item is 100v 50/60hz. you may need a power converter depending on your country. Our Products are 100% Authentic. ( When we have sent a wrong item to you, we bear it. In that case. ).
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    $231.00 shipping
    Brand: YamahaType: Keyboard Synthesizer

  • Yamaha DX7 Synthesizer Excellent+++ Condition Perfect working from Japan EMS

    I think that you will be able to use it better in the future. In addition, need the power plug adapter. (US and Canada will not need a plug adapter). Bend modulation excellent. DX 7 body only. You can use this item if you solve the power problem.
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  • USED Yamaha DX 7 Synthesizer Keyboard DX7 Worldwide shipment U112 180729

    Warranty for used products. But it is usually one year. Warranty for new products.
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    $220.00 shipping
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  • Yamaha DX7s dx7 synth CHECKED AND SERVICED

    YAMAHA dx7s synth. In perfect working order. Internal battery and battery holder replaced. _gsrx_vers_837 (GS 7.0.15 (837)). This item is 100v 50/60hz you may need a power converter depending on your country.
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    $135.00 shipping
    Brand: YamahaType: Keyboard Synthesizer

  • Yamaha DX7S Keyboard Synthesizer w/ROM

    Included : Factory Preset ROM. This item is 100v 50/60hz. you may need a power converter depending on your country. Our Products are 100% Authentic. ( When we have sent a wrong item to you, we bear it. ).
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    $244.00 shipping
    Brand: YamahaType: Keyboard Synthesizer

  • USED Yamaha DX 7 Synthesizer Keyboard DX7 Worldwide shipment U084 180608

    Warranty for used products. But it is usually one year. Warranty for new products.
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    $220.00 shipping
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  • Yamaha DX7 Synthesizer Perfect working New Internal Battery maintenanced Japan

    In addition, need the power plug adapter. (US and Canada will not need a plug adapter). Built-in battery replaced. I think that you will be able to use it better in the future. This item is made for Japanese market and works only on AC100V and A type plug.
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    Brand: YamahaType: Keyboard Synthesizer

  • USED Yamaha DX7 w/ Hard　Case analog synth DX 7 Worldwide shipment 180201

    You can check the prices in the list below. Warranty for used products. But it is usually one year.
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    $220.00 shipping
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  • Yamaha DX7 Digital Synthesizer 61 keys FM Synthesis

    Model Number : DX7.
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    $20.00 shipping
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  • Yamaha DX7IID 61-Key 16-Voice Digital Synthesizer

    Excellent condition and recently serviced. New battery installed.
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    $205.10 shipping
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  • Yamaha DX7II 2-D Synthesizer Keyboard Body Only Working Used

    61 keys, 16 poly, 2 series digital FM sound source synthesizer. YAMAHA DX 7 II D. Ordering More than 1 item??.
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    $220.00 shipping
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  • YAMAHA DX7 DX-7 Digital Synthesizer Keyboard Used Working

    K2908 ★ YAMAHA / Yamaha digital synthesizer DX 7s with hard case ★. Release in 1983, velocity correspondence, 6 operators 32 algorithms Fully digital synthesizer equipped with FM sound source, the glittering and clear sound of grain was inspired by artists from all over the world and a big hit.
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    $281.90 shipping
    Brand: YamahaType: Keyboard Synthesizer
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    Features: Pitch Wheel

  • YAMAHA DX7 Voice Rom 4 - (Two Cartridges)

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  • Yamaha DX7 Original owners manual nice condition for collectors

    If you have everything else for your DX7 but the manual, here is a nice one to add to your collection.
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  • Yamaha DX7 DX Data Catridge RAM 32 patch storage

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  • Yamaha DX7 Synthesizer ROM Cartridge Shofuku Part 2 KV-02 生福

    Shofuku Part2. We will send it by EMS. It is the safest and fastest way to send it to you. This item is in good working condition. ･ Australia. ･ United Kingdom USD 29.99.
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    $29.99 shipping
    Brand: Yamaha

  • Yamaha DX7 Synthesizer ROM Cartridge Shofuku Part 1 KV-01 生福

    Shofuku Part1. We will send it by EMS. It is the safest and fastest way to send it to you. This item is in good working condition. ･ Australia. ･ United Kingdom USD 29.99.
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    $29.99 shipping
    Brand: Yamaha

  • Yamaha DX7 Midi Adapter Kit *BRAND NEW* FREE SHIPPING!!

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  • Yamaha DX7 - DX9 - DX11 - DX21 OLED Display !

    NO soldering is required, except for the DX11. All displays are oleds with a black background ! Oled display upgrade for yamaha DX series. Gold/Amber/Red/Blue or White characters on black.
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    Brand: Yamaha

  • YAMAHA VRC-107 DAVID BRISTOW ROM Cartridge for DX7 synthesizer

    Brand: Yamaha
    $14.12 shipping

  • Yamaha DX7 Special Edition 'SER-7' EPROM Upgrade KIT / New ROM Update Chip

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  • Yamaha DX7IID/FD OS v1.9 EPROM Firmware Upgrade KIT / New ROM Final Update Chip

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  • Yamaha KeyClique DX7 64 Voice ROM cartridge by Bo Tomlyn 'Rock Splits'

    Good working condition.
    Brand: Yamaha
    $14.25 shipping
    Type: Keyboard Synthesizer

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Yamaha DX7
Yamaha DX7
Digital programmable algorithmsynthesizer[1]
ManufacturerYamaha
Dates1983–1989
Price$1,995 US
£1,495 GBP
¥248,000 JPY
Technical specifications
Polyphony16-voice
TimbralityMonotimbral
Bi-timbral (DX7 II)
Oscillator6 sine wave operators per voice, 32 algorithms[1]
Synthesis typeDigital linear frequency modulation /
Additive synthesis (alg. #32)
Filternone
Attenuator1 pitch envelope & 6 amplitude generators per voice
Aftertouch expressionYes (channel)
Velocity expressionYes
Storage memory32 patches in RAM (battery backup); front panel ROM/RAM cartridge port
Effectsnone
HardwareYM21280 (OPS) operator chip
YM21290 (EGS) envelope generator
Input/output
Keyboard61-note with velocity
and aftertouch sensitivity
Left-hand controlpitch-bend and modulation wheels
External controlMIDI in/out/thru, input for foot controller x2, input for foot switch x2, input for optional breath controller

The Yamaha DX7 is a synthesizer manufactured by the Yamaha Corporation from 1983 to 1989. It was the first successful digital synthesizer and is one of the bestselling synthesizers in history, selling over 200,000 units.

In the early 1980s, the synthesizer market was dominated by analog synthesizers. Frequency modulation (FM) synthesis, a means of generating sounds digitally, was developed by John Chowning at Stanford University, California. FM synthesis created brighter, 'glassier' sounds, and could better imitate acoustic sounds such as brass. Yamaha licensed the technology to create the DX7, combining it with very-large-scale integration chips to lower manufacturing costs.

With its digital display, complex menus, and lack of conventional controls, few learned to program the DX7 in depth. However, its preset sounds became staples of 1980s pop music, used by artists including A-ha, Kenny Loggins, Kool & the Gang, Whitney Houston, Chicago, Phil Collins, Luther Vandross, and Billy Ocean. Its piano sound was particularly widely used, especially in power ballads. Producer Brian Eno mastered the programming and it was instrumental to his work in ambient music.

The DX7 was succeeded by FM synthesizers including the DX1, DX11, and DX21. In later years their sounds came to be seen as dated or cliched, and interest in FM synthesis declined.

Development[edit]

Frequency modulation (FM) synthesis was developed in the late 1960s by John Chowning at Stanford University, California. FM synthesis uses digital technology to generate sounds, creating different results from analog synthesis. In 1971, to demonstrate its commercial potential, Chowning used FM to emulate acoustic sounds such as organs and brass. Stanford patented the technology and hoped to license it, but was turned down by American companies including Hammond and Wurlitzer.[2] According to Chowning, 'Frankly, I don't think their engineers understood it — they were into analog technology, and had no idea what I was talking about.'[3]

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At the time, the Japanese company Yamaha was the world's largest manufacturer of musical instruments but had little market share in the United States.[3] One of their chief engineers visited the university and, according to Chowning, 'in ten minutes he understood ... I guess Yamaha had already been working in the digital domain, so he knew exactly what I was saying.'[3] Yamaha licensed the technology for one year to determine its commercial viability, and in 1973 its organ division began developing a prototype FM monophonic synthesizer. In 1975, Yamaha negotiated exclusive rights for the technology.[2] Chowning received royalties for all of Yamaha's FM synthesizers.[2]

John Chowning, who developed the frequency modulation technology used in the DX7

Yamaha created the first hardware implementation of FM synthesis.[3] The first commercial FM synthesizer was the Yamaha GS1, released in 1980,[4] which was expensive to manufacture due to its integrated circuit chips.[3] At the same time, Yamaha was developing the means to manufacture very-large-scale integration chips; these allowed the DX7 to use only two chips, compared to the GS1's 50. Chowning credited the success of the DX7 with the combination of his FM patent with Yamaha's chip technology.[3] Yamaha displayed a prototype of the DX7 in 1982, branded the CSDX, in reference to range of analogue Yamaha CS synthesizers.[5]

Yamaha also altered the implementation of the FM algorithms in the DX7 to gain efficiency and speed, producing a sampling rate higher than the digital synthesizers at Stanford. According to Chowning, 'The consequence is that the bandwidth of the DX7 gives a really brilliant kind of sound ... I think it's quite noticeable.'[3]

Yamaha Dx7 Sounds

Features[edit]

Compared to the 'warm' and 'fuzzy' sounds of analog synthesizers, the DX7 sounds 'harsh', 'glassy' and 'chilly',[6] with a richer, brighter sound.[7] Its preset sounds constitute 'struck' and 'plucked' sounds with complex transients.[7] It has sixteen-note polyphony, meaning sixteen notes can sound simultaneously. Its 32 algorithms, each a different arrangement of its six sine wave operators, allow for extensive programming flexibility.[7] The DX7 is MIDI-compatible, which means it can be connected to compatible synth modules, drum machines, audio sequencers, and computers.[citation needed]

Sales[edit]

The DX7 was the first commercially successful digital synthesizer[8][9][10] and remains one of the bestselling synthesizers in history.[9][11] Yamaha manufactured units on a scale American competitors could not match, and sold 200,000 in three years; by comparison, Moog sold 12,000 Minimoog synthesizers in 11 years, and could not meet demand.[12] According to Dave Smith, founder of the synthesizer company Sequential, 'The synthesizer market was tiny in the late seventies. No one was selling 50,000 of these things. It wasn't until the Yamaha DX7 came out that a company shipped 100,000-plus synths.'[13] Smith said the DX7 sold well as it was reasonably priced, had keyboard expression and 16 voices, and importantly was better at emulating acoustic sounds than its rivals.[13]

Impact and legacy[edit]

At the time of release, the DX7 was the first digital synthesizer most musicians had used.[6] According to MusicRadar, it was very different from the analog synthesizers that had dominated the market; its 'spiky' and 'crystalline' sounds made it 'the perfect antidote to a decade of analogue waveforms'.[14]

'Danger Zone', a 1986 single by Kenny Loggins, uses the DX7 'BASS 1' preset.

With complex submenus displayed on an LCD and no knobs and sliders to adjust the sound, the DX7 was difficult to program.[15] MusicRadar described its interface as 'nearly impenetrable architecture consisting of operators, algorithms and unusual envelopes, all accessed through tedious menus and a diminutive display'.[14] Rather than create their own sounds, most users used the presets,[6] which became widely used in 1980s pop music.[7] The 'BASS 1' preset was used on songs such as 'Take On Me' by A-ha, 'Danger Zone' by Kenny Loggins, and 'Fresh' by Kool & the Gang.[6] The 'E PIANO 1' preset became particularly famous,[6][16] especially for power ballads,[17] and was used by artists including Whitney Houston, Chicago,[17]Prince,[7]Phil Collins, Luther Vandross, Billy Ocean,[6] and Celine Dion.[18]

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A few musicians skilled at programming the DX7 found employment creating sounds for other acts, creating the 'synthesizer programmer' occupation.[19]Brian Eno learnt to program the DX7 in depth and used it to create ambient music on his 1983 album Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks.[6] He shared instructions for recreating his patches in a 1987 issue of Keyboard magazine.[15] As a producer, Eno used the DX7 on records by U2 and Coldplay.[6]

Successors[edit]

According to Sound on Sound, throughout the mid-80s, 'Yamaha flooded the market with a plethora of low-cost FM synths.'[5] Its successors included the TX81Z, DX1, DX11, and DX21.[6] In later years their sounds came to be seen as dated or cliched, and interest in FM synthesis declined, with used digital synthesizers selling for less than analog.[6] In 2015, Yamaha released an updated FM synthesizer, the Reface DX.[5]

See also[edit]

  • Synclavier (1977)

References[edit]

  1. ^ ab'Chapter 2: FM Tone Generators and the Dawn of Home Music Production'. History, Yamaha Synth 40th Anniversary. Yamaha Corporation. 2014. At that time, a number of Yamaha departments were developing different instruments in parallel, ... the direct forerunner of the DX Series synths was a test model known as the Programmable Algorithm Music Synthesizer (PAMS). In recognition of this fact, the DX7 is identified as a Digital Programmable Algorithm Synthesizer on its top panel. / As its name suggests, the PAMS created sound based on various calculation algorithms—namely, phase modulation, amplitude modulation, additive synthesis, and frequency modulation (FM)—and from the very start, the prototype supported the storing of programs in memory. However, this high level of freedom in sound design came at the price of a huge increase in the number of parameters required, meaning that the PAMS was not yet suitable for commercialization as an instrument that the average user could program. / In order to resolve this issue, the Yamaha developers decided to simplify the synth's tone generator design by having the modulator and carrier envelope generators share common parameters. They also reduced the number of algorithms—or operator combination patterns—to 32.
  2. ^ abc'John Chowning'. www.soundonsound.com. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
  3. ^ abcdefgDarter, Tom. 'John Chowning'(PDF). Stanford University.
  4. ^Curtis Roads (1996). The computer music tutorial. MIT Press. p. 226. ISBN0-262-68082-3. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
  5. ^ abcGordon Reid (September 2001). 'Sounds of the '80s Part 2: The Yamaha DX1 & Its Successors (Retro)'. Sound on Sound. Archived from the original on 17 September 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-29.Cite uses deprecated parameter |deadurl= (help)
  6. ^ abcdefghij'The 14 most important synths in electronic music history – and the musicians who use them'. FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music. 2016-09-15. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
  7. ^ abcdeBrøvig-Hanssen, Ragnhild; Danielsen, Anne (2016-02-19). Digital Signatures: The Impact of Digitization on Popular Music Sound. MIT Press. ISBN9780262034142.
  8. ^Edmondson, Jacqueline, ed. (2013). Music in American Life: An Encyclopedia of the Songs, Styles, Stars, and Stories that Shaped our Culture [4 volumes]. ABC-CLIO. p. 398. ISBN9780313393488. In 1967, John Chowning, at Stanford University, accidentally discovered frequency modulation (FM) synthesis when experimenting with extreme vibrato effects in MUSIC-V. ... By 1971 he was able to use FM synthesis to synthesizer musical instrument sounds, and this technique was later used to create the Yamaha DX synthesizer, the first commercially successful digital synthesizer, in the early 1980s.
  9. ^ abShepard, Brian K. (2013). Refining Sound: A Practical Guide to Synthesis and Synthesizers. Oxford University Press. ISBN9780199376681. The first digital synthesizer to make it into the studios of everyone else, the Yamaha DX7, became one of the most commercially successful synthesizers of all time.
  10. ^Pinch, T. J.; Bijsterveld, Karin (July 2003). ''Should One Applaud?' Breaches and Boundaries in the Reception of New Technology in Music'. Technology and Culture. 44 (3): 536–559. doi:10.1353/tech.2003.0126. By the time the first commercially successful digital instrument, the Yamaha DX7 (lifetime sales of two hundred thousand), appeared in 1983 ... (Note: the above sales number seems about whole DX series)
  11. ^Holmes, Thom (2008). 'Early Computer Music'. Electronic and experimental music: technology, music, and culture (3rd ed.). Taylor & Francis. p. 257. ISBN0415957818. Retrieved 2011-06-04.
  12. ^'Red Bull Music Academy Daily'. daily.redbullmusicacademy.com. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
  13. ^ ab'Dave Smith'. KeyboardMag. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
  14. ^ ab'The top 10 classic synth presets (and where you can hear them)'. MusicRadar. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
  15. ^ ab'Sound like Brian Eno with his Yamaha DX7 synth patches from 1987'. FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music. 2017-05-12. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
  16. ^'The top 10 classic synth presets (and where you can hear them)'. MusicRadar. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
  17. ^ abSimpson, Dave (2018-08-14). 'More synthetic bamboo! The greatest preset sounds in pop music'. the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
  18. ^Saxelby, Ruth. 'Borne into the 90s [pt.1]'. Dummy Mag. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  19. ^Roger T. Dean, ed. (September 16, 2009). The Oxford Handbook of Computer Music. Oxford University Press. p. 81. ISBN9780199887132.

Further reading[edit]

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  • 'Yamaha DX7IID/FD Synthesizers'. Music Technology. March 1987. p. 30. ISSN0957-6606. OCLC24835173.
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