Yamaha DX7 - The Synthesizer that Defined the '80s

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Explains FM synthesis and how Yamaha's DX7 brought its glassy electric piano and bass sounds to so many 1980s hits.

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How the Yamaha DX7's FM synthesis worked and why it defined 1980s pop.

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