Discuss: the end of useful synthesizers from Yamaha?
April 2, 2006 by Andy
Whilst I was surfing I found a page about the Yamaha CS series in which ‘David’ makes a closing statement:
Right around this time [early 80s] the GS-1 & GS-2 came out which lead to the CE-20, DX-1 (nice machine!), the DX-7 and therefore the end of useful synthesizers from Yamaha.
The end of useful synthesizers from Yamaha?
What do you make of that? That implies that not only was the DX-7 not a useful synth, but that all subsequent offerings also.
Leaving aside home keyboardsâ€â€which are a perfectly legitimate offering in their own right, but not really synthsâ€â€are Yamaha now just making glorified digital pianos?
Did the art of Yamaha synth-making die after the CS-20?
What do you think?
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Let’s see. Korg get their tech from Yamaha, so things like the Triton range (just a bit newer than the DX-7…) are one data point against the argument. Then there’s the Motif series, including the recent S90ES and MO6/MO8 synths – all great sounding machines. I could go on, but why bother, the original point is clearly rubbish.
Let’s see. Korg get their tech from Yamaha, so things like the Triton range (just a bit newer than the DX-7…) are one data point against the argument. Then there’s the Motif series, including the recent S90ES and MO6/MO8 synths – all great sounding machines. I could go on, but why bother, the original point is clearly rubbish.