Yamaha surprised the market with dueling back-to-back synthesizer releases, the DX7 and DX1, only months apart, but the ...

Kevin Boone writes about the Yamaha DX7, which changed everything when it turned up in the mid-1980s: "the 'Electric Piano 1' preset alone appeared in over 60% of album releases of 1986.

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?” ...

Remember, Yamaha's long history in synthesis means even their entry-level instruments benefit from decades of innovation. Whether you're drawn to classic FM sounds or modern hybrid synthesis, there's ...

The DX7 was a mass-market synthesizer that launched in May 1983 at a ¥230,000 MSRP (just under $1,000 U.S. at the time of release, which is almost $3,200 adjusted for inflation), while the DX1 ...