While microKORG features fewer voices (4 vs. 8), vocoder bands (8 vs. 16), and filters (1 vs. 2) than his younger brother the microKorg XL+, it stayed about 20 years in production even surpassing the latter model. While microKORG XL+ comprises a sound...
The prologue is a polyphonic analog synthesizer with 8 multitimbral voices. KORG’s analog synthesizer development in 2010s has culminated in the prologue, which was designed using 11,000 discrete electronic components. Although the prologue is a flagship...
DX7S (S stands for single timbre) is one of the improved versions of DX7 featuring the increased internal patch memory, upgraded implementation of MIDI significantly improving it and enhanced the output sound fidelity. The original model featured 12-bit...
DX7 II FD (FD stands for Floppy Drive). The version is equal to the DX7 II D with the addition of a floppy disk drive. The instrument offered 1MB of memory space which is identical to 40 RAM cartridges delivering thousands of voices and making fractional scaling, SysEx data available.
DX7 is considered one of the most popular synthesizers created by Yamaha. A 16-voice polyphonic synthesizer offers a 16-bit digital 6-operator FM synthesis (6 operators per voice, 32 algorithms). The instrument is monotimbral. The keyboard features 61...
