Yamaha DX9
| Yamaha DX9 | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Yamaha |
| Dates | 1983[1] |
| Price | £899[2] GBP $1395[3] US |
| Technical specifications | |
| Polyphony | 16 notes |
| Timbrality | monotimbral |
| Oscillator | 4[4] (Sine), 8 algorithms |
| LFO | 1 Saw Up, Saw Down, Sine, Square, Triangle, Delay, Key Sync Sample & Hold |
| Synthesis type | Digital FM |
| Filter | None |
| Storage memory | 20-Voice internal memory |
| Input/output | |
| Keyboard | 61 non-weighted keys |
| Left-hand control | Modulation wheel, pitch wheel |
| External control | Breath controller, MIDI in, out, thru,[5] Footswitch (portamento and sustain), Foot controller (volume) |
The Yamaha DX9 is a spin off synthesizer of the family of the DX7 built by Yamaha. It uses FM synthesis[6] and has 16 note polyphony; however, it only has four FM operators for sound generation compared with six on the DX7 (without alternative firmware ROM).[7] It is the least complex of the DX range of synthesizers and has only 20 on board memory locations.[8]
Typical sounds
[edit]The DX9 contains 20 pre-programmed voices which include: brass, string sounds, piano, organ and synth sounds.[9]
Storage
[edit]User created voices (sounds) can be saved on cassette tape for later use.[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Moogulator, Mic Irmer. "Yamaha DX9 Digital Synthesizer". www.sequencer.de. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
- ^ "Roland 106 vs Yamaha DX9 (ES May 84)". www.muzines.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
- ^ Retrosynthads (2012-06-11). "Retro Synth Ads: Yamaha DX9 "The performance is about to begin" introductory ad, Keyboard 1983". Retro Synth Ads. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
- ^ "Yamaha DX9 Digital Programmable Algorithm Synthesizer". Encyclotronic. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
- ^ SynthArk, Designed by www.1234.info / Modified. "DX9". www.synthark.org. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Moogulator, Mic Irmer. "Yamaha DX9 Digital Synthesizer". www.sequencer.de. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
- ^ Anthony (2024-09-24), ajxs/yamaha_dx97, retrieved 2024-09-24
- ^ "Yamaha DX9 | Sound Programming". soundprogramming.net. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
- ^ "Yamaha Synthesisers History". www.kratzer.at. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
- ^ "Yamaha Synthesisers History". www.kratzer.at. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
Further reading
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