The Yamaha DX7: The Most Influential Synthesizer Ever Made
The Yamaha DX7 wasn’t the first synthesizer. It wasn’t the most powerful. It wasn’t the cheapest. But in 1983, it became the most important instrument released that decade - and arguably the most influential synthesizer in history. By 1989, over 200,000 units had been sold. Today, it remains the second-best-selling synthesizer of all time (after the Casio VL-Tone, which was technically a calculator with a synth). Here’s why that matters: the DX7 didn’t just change synthesizer design. It fundamentally altered how modern music sounds. ...