Yamaha DX100 (synthesizer)

Yamaha DX100
ManufacturerYamaha
Dates1985[1]
Price£349 GBP
$445 US
Technical specifications
Polyphony8 note
Timbrality1 part
Oscillator4 sine wave, (4 operators, 8 algorithms)
LFO1 (Sample & Hold, Saw Up, Sine, Square, Triangle, Delay, Key Sync)[2]
Synthesis typeDigital FM
FilterNone
Aftertouch expressionYes[3]
Storage memory192 ROM patches, 32 RAM patches.
HardwareHD63803XP (CPU), YM3014 (DAC), YM2164 (FM synthesis chip)
Input/output
Keyboard49 mini key
Left-hand control2 wheels for pitch & modulation
External controlBreath controller, MIDI In, out, thru, footswitch,

The Yamaha DX100 is an FM synthesizer released by Yamaha in 1986.[4][5][6] It offers four operators for each of its eight voices, & has eight algorithms (compared to the DX7's six operators for each of its sixteen voices, & thirty-two algorithms). It has 49 mini-keys, & no arpeggiator or effects, & known in particular for its bass patch #1. It features up to 192 presets, seriously improving the DX7's limited preset capabilities. It can also store 24 user-programmable sounds in RAM. It lacks cartridge support, but voice patches can be saved to & loaded from an external cassette recorder.

It was the cheapest user-programmable FM synthesiser made in the 1980s, leading to its popularity even amongst professional musicians in the 80s & 90s. It's essentially a cut down version of the DX21 & DX27, using the same FM chip, the YM2164.

The control panel design on the left arm of Crypton Future Media's Vocaloid Hatsune Miku is directly modeled by KEI after the layout of the Yamaha DX100 synthesizer, chosen for its compact, wearable design compared to the larger DX7 model. [7]


See also

References

  1. ↑ "Special Content - Yamaha - United States".
  2. ↑ "Yamaha DX100 Digital Programmable Algorithm Synthesizer". Encyclotronic. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
  3. ↑ Moogulator, Mic Irmer. "Yamaha DX100 Digital Synthesizer". www.sequencer.de. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
  4. ↑ Graham, Nick (Feb 1986). "Yamaha DX100". In Tune. United Kingdom: Moving Music Ltd. p. 26. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  5. ↑ Betteridge, Jim (Feb 1986). "Yamaha DX100". International Musician & Recording World. United Kingdom: Cover Publications Ltd, Northern & Shell Ltd. pp. 106–107. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  6. ↑ Jenkins, Mark (Feb 1986). "The Dynamic Duo". Sound On Sound. United Kingdom. pp. 20–22. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  7. ↑ Masaya Fujimoto (April 21, 2008). "初音ミク、左腕の秘密 (Hatsune Miku, Secret of the Left Arm)". All About (in Japanese).

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