THE 1980s was, by any measure, an eclectic musical decade. It was a time for kohl-eyed kids to strike poses to electro-pop and for the mullet-haired to raise a clenched fist while listening to glam ...

It's the 40th anniversary of the Yamaha DX7, so the ideal time to look back at its impact, legacy, and what reviewers thought of it on its release. You may not think it's the best synth of all time – ...

It’s all because of that FM electric piano, reckons Pierre Piscitelli When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Released in 1983, Yamaha ...

The Yamaha DX7 didn’t just join the sound of the '80s, it became it. Its metallic, glassy tones were everywhere, from chart-topping pop to moody ballads and genre-defining soundtracks. As one of the ...

As the 1970s turned into the 1980s, a significant change was taking hold in the music world in the form of the adoption of electronic instruments, namely synthesizers. Progressive rock bands like ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Yamaha DX7 was released in 1983, with its FM synthesis engine completely revolutionizing the electronic music world at the time. It didn’t come cheap, and still doesn’t today, but we are blessed ...

Behringer has teased a model prototype for a new hybrid synth that features a built-in CS-80 analogue filter and a drum machine. In a Facebook post made on Friday ...

South East Motor (SEM) unveiled the DX7 sport-utility vehicle at the 2015 Shanghai Motor Show, featuring a handsome design penned by Pininfarina. Pininfarina may be best known for designing Ferraris ...