DX7 II D (D stands for dual timbres/outputs) was similar to DX7S with the addition of stereo outputs, bitimbrality and integrating a larger screen. The bitimbrality allows for using layer and split modes. Deep voices and juicy combinations could be...
DX7 II FD (FD stands for Floppy Drive). The version is equal to the DX7 II D with the addition of a floppy disk drive. The instrument offered 1MB of memory space which is identical to 40 RAM cartridges delivering thousands of voices and making fractional scaling, SysEx data available.
DX9 is a 16-voice polyphonic synthesizer based on digital 4-operator FM synthesis. There’s no filter section. VCA features an ADSR envelope. Memory provides with 20 patches. DX9 was released in 1983 – same year DX7 hit the market. Back then it was...
The Yamaha SY55 is a digital synthesizer and tone module released by Yamaha in 1992. It features a 61-key velocity-sensitive keyboard, 64-voice polyphony, and a wide range of sounds and effects. It is capable of producing a variety of sounds, including...
One of the first analogue modeling synthesizers built on the basis of OASYS project developments. As a result it grew into a polyphonic Z1 although it can perfectly be used as a solo synthesizer for leading parts.