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		dboreham on Nov 13, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Reverse-engineering the Yamaha DX7 synthesizer's s... Shout out for the DX9 which was quite a bit less expensive, bringing it within reach of a wider market. My brother had one when we were in high school.

ajxs on Nov 14, 2021 | [–]

Someone actually made a fan-site for the DX9: https://yamahadx9.com/

As their headline puts it: "The Surprising truth about Yamaha's most vilified FM Synthesizer The DX9"

bboreham on Nov 14, 2021 | [–]

I always regretted it. Didn’t quite have enough money for the DX7, but I should have held out till I did.

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