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The Yamaha DX7 in Synthesizer History

close-up photo of Yamaha DX7 settings
Leo-setä, © CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

To say that the DX7’s arrival was earth-shaking would be no exaggeration: the affordable price, sound palette, and physical feel of the instrument combined to make the DX7 the new must-have instrument in every studio, garage, and university music department in the U.S. and the U.K.

Published May 12, 2022
Categorized as 80s, featured, timbre Tagged 80s music, DX7, electric piano
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