Yamaha DX7: The Birth Of FM Synthesis
In May of 1983, the world of synthesizers and electronic music as we knew it would change forever with the launch of the Yamaha DX7. To celebrate 40 years since its launch, Rob Puricelli spoke to Dr John Chowning, the developer of FM synthesis, Dave Bristow and Gary Leuenberger, sound designers for the original DX7 and Manny Fernandez, who has worked on all Yamaha’s FM projects from the Mk.II DX7 through to today’s Montage M series.
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Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
01:55 - First Experiences Of The DX7
12:49 - Did The DX7 Meet Expectations?
16:57 - The…
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