The Yamaha DX7 didn’t just join the sound of the '80s, it became it. Its metallic, glassy tones were everywhere, from ...

Yamaha’s v1.3 OS update for its YC series stage keyboards might be full of new features, but it turns out that many of them are inspired by instruments from the company’s past. In response to requests ...

Artists "It was the best-sounding piece of kit ever – but they were so up themselves": Trevor Horn on the pioneering synth that defined the sound of Welcome to the Pleasuredome Tech "It's the most ...

Yamaha’s reface collection is a set of keyboards designed to give you legendary sounds from the company’s history, squeezed into tiny portable packages. The DX is all black and moody, drawing ...

The Japanese instrument maker has made compact versions of iconic keyboards from decades past, though some have questioned the use of mini keys. Yamaha says, "Try them out." Luke Westaway is a senior ...

Whisper it quietly, but this could be a better 'couch keyboard' than a Reface for a lot of people. Not only do you get 42 ...

Musicians in the 1980s had a love-hate relationship with Yamaha’s DX7 synthesizer. Its digital sound engine was unlike the analog synths that came before it, and created a unique timbre, but the thing ...