Yamaha DX9
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| 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]
The DX9 contains 20 pre-programmed synthesizer sounds ("voices") which include: brass, string sounds, piano, organ and synth sounds.[9]
Storage
User created voices (sounds) can be saved on cassette tape for later use.[10]
