Musicians in the 1980s had a love-hate relationship with Yamaha's DX7 synthesizer. Its digital sound engine was unlike the analog synths that came before it, and created a unique timbre, but the thing ...

Korg’s compact, DX7-inspired Volca FM first landed six years ago and it remains one of our favourite mini synths to this day. Now, like the Volca Sample before it, the FM is getting a ...

EMAX II sampler and disks are also going under the digital hammer When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The synth is currently owned by ...

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The '80s was a transformative period for music, spawning countless artists and sounds that remain vastly influential in the modern age. It was also a golden era for synthesizers, bringing us the birth ...

For better or worse, this synthesizer was king in the 1980s music scene. Sure, there had been synthesizers before, but none acheived the sudden popularity of Yamaha’s DX7. “Take on Me?” “Highway to ...

In 1983, the Yamaha DX7, the first digital synthesizer, was launched by Yamaha. Within just a few years, the instrument would become a staple of 80s pop music, being used in many songs that went No. 1 ...