1980s

History of the Synthesizer, Part 2

Thursday, 09 June 2022

Blake Angelos

1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s

From the 1980s to today!

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Synth History DX7 SY77 VL1 EX5

SynthBits: DX5 Ambient Pad

Thursday, 26 May 2022

Blake Angelos

1980s Synth Programming

Great pad from a classic FM synth!

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FM Synthesis DX5 SynthBits

Behind the Synth: Classic Yamaha Synth Retrospectives

Monday, 30 November 2020

Blake Angelos

1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Behind the Synth

Behind the Synth episodes featuring classic Yamaha Synthesizers!

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CS-80 DX7 VL1 Tori Letzler Synth History

SynthBits: FM Synthesis Video by madFame

Friday, 09 October 2020

Blake Angelos

1980s Synth Programming

Check out this great video from madFame!

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SynthBits FM Synthesis sound design

Behind the Synth: Gary Leuenberger Synth Chat

Monday, 06 July 2020

Blake Angelos

1970s 1980s Behind the Synth News

Check out this chat with one of the original FM programmers!

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Gary Luenberger FM Synthesis DX7 GS1 Synth History

Behind the Synth: Manny Fernandez and the DX7II

Wednesday, 20 May 2020

Blake Angelos

1980s Behind the Synth Synth Programming

Manny discusses DX7II sound design work in this week's Behind the Synth.

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FM Synthesis DX7 DX7II Manny Fernandez Synth History

Scott Brackett: RSVP (Retro Synth Video Program) Part 3

Thursday, 27 February 2020

Blake Angelos

1980s Synth Programming

Scott Brackett: RSVP (Retro Synth Video Program) Part 3

The conclusion of Scott Brackett’s CX5M and C1 Music Computers exploration.

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Scott Brackett CX5M C1 Sequencer Music Computer

Scott Brackett: RSVP (Retro Synth Video Program) Part 2

Thursday, 20 February 2020

Blake Angelos

1980s Synth Programming

Scott Brackett: RSVP (Retro Synth Video Program) Part 2

Part 2 of Scott's journey into the world of the CX5M and C1 Music Computers.

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Scott Brackett CX5M C1 Music Computer Synths1974

Scott Brackett: RSVP (Retro Synth Video Program) Part 1

Thursday, 13 February 2020

Blake Angelos

1980s Synth Programming

Scott Brackett: RSVP (Retro Synth Video Program) Part 1

The Brackett is Backett with the RSVP Series!

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Scott Brackett C1 CX5M FM Synthesis Sequencer

SynthBits: Synth Wizards and the Elusive DX1

Friday, 08 November 2019

Blake Angelos

1980s

SynthBits: Synth Wizards and the Elusive DX1

Check out this cool story about the elusive DX1.

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SynthBits DX1 FM Synthesis Synths1974

Behind the Synth: DX7 Retrospective

Monday, 04 November 2019

Blake Angelos

1980s

Nate and Blake head back to the 80s with the DX7 in this episode of Behind the Synth.

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Behind the Synth Podcast DX7 FM Synthesis FM Converter

Behind the Synth: DX7 Retrospective

Monday, 04 November 2019

Blake Angelos

1980s Behind the Synth

Nate and Blake head back to the 80s with the DX7 in this episode of Behind the Synth.

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Behind the Synth DX7 FM Synthesis FM Converter Synth History

SynthBits: Making 80s Pop Song with Budget Synths

Friday, 03 May 2019

Blake Angelos

1980s

SynthBits: Making 80s Pop Song with Budget Synths

You CAN make 80s music with affordable synthesizers!

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Synthesizer Community SynthBits Synthesizer Videos Synthesizer Tips

SynthBits: Dave Bristow on the First DX7 Presets

Tuesday, 12 March 2019

Blake Angelos

1980s

We continue our FM week at YamahaSynth with a cool anecdote from Dave Bristow, one of the original programmers of the DX7.

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DX7 FM Synthesis Synthesizer Videos Synthesizer Community SynthBits

Reverbmachine.com: Exploring the DX7

Friday, 09 November 2018

Blake Angelos

1980s

Check out this great overview of the DX7 from reverbmachine.com.

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FM Synthesis DX7 Synthesis History

Introducing: Yamaha Synth Space L.A.

Tuesday, 23 October 2018

Blake Angelos

1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s News

Over 40 years of synth history!

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Synth History

Synthbits: Controlling the DX7 with the DTronics DT7

Thursday, 06 September 2018

Blake Angelos

1980s

Check out this sweet demonstration of the DTronics DT7 controller with the classic DX7!

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DX7 SynthBits FM Synthesis

Synthbits: Controlling the DX7 with the DTronics DT7

Thursday, 06 September 2018

Blake Angelos

1980s

Synthbits: Controlling the DX7 with the DTronics DT7

Check out this sweet demonstration of the DTronics DT7 controller with the classic DX7!

1543 Hits

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DX7 SynthBits FM Synthesis

Synthbits: Yamaha DX100 - Zooming Back to 1986

Wednesday, 27 June 2018

Blake Angelos

1980s

Synthbits: Yamaha DX100 - Zooming Back to 1986

Hold on tight and check out this DX100 commercial from 1986!

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SynthBits Synthesizer Videos Analog DX100

Synthbits: A Great Overview of the RX11 Digital Rhythm Programmer

Wednesday, 16 May 2018

Blake Angelos

1980s

Synthbits: A Great Overview of the RX11 Digital Rhythm Programmer

Check out this sweet bit of great video with an overview of the RX11 Digital Rhythm Programmer.

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