"Where did all the knobs and sliders go?" It's no wonder that Yamaha's DX7 (and little brother DX9) caused such an upset when they were released in 1983. Gone were all the familiar controls, being replaced by two lines of hard, non-squishy buttons and a single 'Data Entry' slider…
The reason for the change was because the DX7 used a whole new form of synthesis – FM synthesis – that meant that it could make a whole new type of sound. And look, there's 64 brilliant examples on board to get you started!
