Kevin Boone writes about the Yamaha DX7, which changed everything when it turned up in the mid-1980s: "the 'Electric Piano 1' preset alone appeared in over 60% of album releases of 1986." It was ...

The Yamaha DX7 was more than a synthesizer—it was the heartbeat of the 1980s. From Whitney Houston to Brian Eno, discover how this groundbreaking instrument shaped pop, ballads, and even ambient music ...

Sure, there had been synthesizers before, but none acheived the sudden popularity of Yamaha’s DX7. “Take on Me?” “Highway to the Dangerzone”? That harmonica solo in “What’s Love ...

Effectively, the result is a single-channel DX7 synth that plugs in via USB; or eight channels if you use the more powerful Zero 2W. [Kevin] readily admits that there probably isn’t much use for ...