Yamaha DX-series synthesizer technology
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Yamaha DX-series synthesizer technology is a pioneering family of digital FM synthesis methods and architectures that defined much of the sound of 1980s electronic music and influenced countless hardware and software instruments thereafter.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
digital synthesis technology
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frequency modulation synthesis architecture ⓘ |
| basedOnResearchBy | John Chowning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonlyDescribedAs | FM synthesis ⓘ |
| controlInterface | parameter access via membrane buttons and LCD ⓘ |
| coreTechnique | phase modulation synthesis ⓘ |
| developedBy | Yamaha Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eraOfGreatestInfluence | 1980s ⓘ |
| firstCommercializedIn | 1983 ⓘ |
| firstMassMarketInstrument | Yamaha DX7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first widely successful digital synthesizer architecture ⓘ |
| implementedWith | custom Yamaha LSI digital chips ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
R&B
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film scoring ⓘ new age music ⓘ pop music ⓘ synth-pop ⓘ |
| influencedTechnology |
later Yamaha FM-based synths
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software FM synthesizers ⓘ virtual analog instruments with FM features ⓘ |
| legacy | emulated in many modern hardware and software instruments ⓘ |
| licensedFrom | Stanford University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketImpact | shifted industry from analog to digital synthesis in the 1980s ⓘ |
| modulationType | phase modulation between operators ⓘ |
| operatorWaveform | sine wave ⓘ |
| programStorage | patch memory presets ⓘ |
| soundCharacteristics |
bell-like sounds
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bright timbres ⓘ digital basses ⓘ electric piano sounds ⓘ metallic tones ⓘ |
| supports |
MIDI control in DX-era instruments
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aftertouch in some models ⓘ complex modulation routings ⓘ envelope-controlled modulation indices ⓘ keyboard scaling of parameters ⓘ velocity sensitivity ⓘ |
| synthesisMethod | operator-based algorithmic synthesis ⓘ |
| typicalOperatorCount |
4-operator architecture in budget models
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6-operator architecture in flagship models GENERATED ⓘ |
| usedInInstrumentSeries |
Yamaha DX1
NERFINISHED
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Yamaha DX100 NERFINISHED ⓘ Yamaha DX21 NERFINISHED ⓘ Yamaha DX27 NERFINISHED ⓘ Yamaha DX5 NERFINISHED ⓘ Yamaha DX7 NERFINISHED ⓘ Yamaha DX9 NERFINISHED ⓘ Yamaha TX7 NERFINISHED ⓘ Yamaha TX816 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesBuildingBlock |
algorithm
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operator ⓘ |
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