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The first commercial FM synthesizer was the Yamaha GS1, released in 1980, [5] which was expensive to manufacture due to its integrated circuit chips. [4] At the same time, Yamaha was developing the means to manufacture very-large-scale integration chips. These allowed the DX7 to use only two chips, compared to the GS1's 50. [4]
The Moog Liberation was one of the first commercially produced "keytar" synthesizers, released in 1980 by Moog Music.The instrument is comparable to the Realistic Concertmate MG-1 and the Moog Rogue, but it is most closely related to the Moog Prodigy; however, as a keytar, the Liberation was designed to be played in the same posture as one would play a guitar.
The Korg Trident is a polyphonic multi-section synthesizer released by Korg in 1980, combining three distinct synthesizers within a single instrument: a polyphonic section with two VCOs, alongside dedicated String and Brass sections. [1] The polyphonic synthesizer section allows for eight-note polyphony with dual oscillators.
First duophonic synthesizer (capable of playing two notes at once) [5] 1975 Moog Music: Polymoog [17] 1969 EMS: VCS3 [5] 1976 Yamaha: CS-80 [5] 1978 Korg: MS-20 [5] 1981 PPG: Wave [5] 1991 Korg: 01/W [18] 1997 Propellerhead Software: ReBirth: One of the first software synthesizers that could be played in real time via MIDI [19] 1996 Roland: JP-8000
The Prophet-5 (1978), the first Sequential synthesizer. The specific model pictured above is the "Rev 3", first released in 1980. At the time, Smith had a full-time job working with microprocessors, then a new technology. He conceived the idea of combining them with synthesizer chips to create a programmable synthesizer, but did not pursue the ...
The music of the 1980s reflected the era's sweeping cultural shifts and technological advancements, producing a diverse array of sounds and styles that continue to influence contemporary music.
Prior to the release of the Juno-6, polyphonic synthesizers were expensive and subject to tuning issues caused by the components in synthesizers' oscillator circuits being sensitive to temperature. At the time, Roland's flagship synthesizer was the Jupiter-8, released in 1981, which cost $5,000 (equivalent to nearly $18,000 in 2024). [ 4 ]
In the 1980s, digital synthesizers were widely used in pop music. [24] The Yamaha DX7, released in 1983, became a pop staple, used on songs by A-ha , Kenny Loggins , Kool & the Gang . [ 3 ] Its "E PIANO 1" preset became particularly famous, [ 3 ] especially for power ballads , [ 47 ] and was used by artists including Whitney Houston , Chicago ...