If the DX7 was complicated, the DX1 was like a nuclear power station! It is no surprise that after this point, many synthesiser companies were found clambering to create their own DX-style synth.

A website uses AI to generate usable patches for Yamaha's classic DX7 synthesizer.

The synth is currently owned by Shane T Keller, a former Paisley Park Studios employee who worked with Prince between 1991 and 1996. Initially employed as a night receptionist, Keller worked his way ...

The DX7 was a hugely popular machine – the best selling synth of its time. You have to remember that, unlike today when synths are used in just about every genre of music, back in 1983 they were used ...

The Yamaha DX7 leads off the '80s; it used FM synthesis rather than the typical approach of subtractive synthesis, resulting in bell-like tones and the snappy, percussive bass in songs like Mr ...

There was perhaps no more responsible synthesizer than the Yamaha DX7 either; it nearly single-handedly ushered in the synth pop era.

In collaboration with Yamaha, the YM2612 FM synthesis chip was built, a cost-reduced sound engine similar to that in the famous DX7 synthesizer of the 1980s.

Yamaha will be charging around £350 for each Reface – it’s hard to get a similar depth of sound in a hardware synth for that money, let alone a keyboard and physical controls as well.