Synthesizers of the 80's

Yamaha DX7

By the time that the DX7 was released in 1983, the fatter sounds of analogue synthesis were beginning to be seen as a bit tired because of their association with the overblown prog-rock stylings of the likes of Yes, Pink Floyd, and Emerson, Lake and Palmer. The ’80s was an era that rejected the past and looked forward to the coming millennium through the lens of the new technologies that were going to take us there. In terms of synth culture, that technology was FM synthesis. Its sound is a technological blend of glassy, fragile highs, punchy mid-range and surprisingly deep pads and washes. It was the perfect instrument to represent the forward-thinking nature of the era.

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