The Yamaha DX200 is a digital synthesizer module released in 1999. It is a powerful and versatile instrument that combines the sounds of classic Yamaha FM synthesis with modern digital synthesis techniques. It features 128-voice polyphony, 8-part multitimbrality, and a wide range of effects. It is capable of producing a wide range of sounds, from classic FM sounds to modern digital sounds.
DX7 is considered one of the most popular synthesizers created by Yamaha. A 16-voice polyphonic synthesizer offers a 16-bit digital 6-operator FM synthesis (6 operators per voice, 32 algorithms). The instrument is monotimbral. The keyboard features 61...
DX7S (S stands for single timbre) is one of the improved versions of DX7 featuring the increased internal patch memory, upgraded implementation of MIDI significantly improving it and enhanced the output sound fidelity. The original model featured 12-bit...
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 TX81Z is a classic FM synthesizer released by Yamaha in 1987. It is a 4-operator FM synthesizer with 8-note polyphony and 32 algorithms. It was one of the first synthesizers to feature a built-in digital effects processor and was used on many classic tracks from the 1980s and 1990s.
The Yamaha AN200 is a digital synthesizer and sound processor released by Yamaha in 2004. It features a wide range of sounds and effects, including FM synthesis, analog modeling, and physical modeling. It also has an arpeggiator and a step sequencer, as well as a variety of real-time controllers.