Yamaha DX7 Synthesizer - Used - Excellent condition - Includes case &

Yamaha DX7 Synthesizer - Used - Excellent condition - Includes case & Pedal.
Has been kept dust free in case in air conditioned home.
Great condition, only small issue is the volume key has a bit of scratchy noise when moved no noise once volume is set.
The Yamaha DX7
is a
manufactured by the
from 1983 to 1989. It was the first successful
and is one of the best-selling synthesizers in history, selling more than 200,000 units.
In the early 1980s, the synthesizer market was dominated by
.
, a means of generating sounds via
, was developed by
at
, California. FM synthesis created brighter, "glassier" sounds, and could better imitate acoustic sounds such as brass. Yamaha licensed the technology to create the DX7, combining it with
chips to lower manufacturing costs.
With its complex menus and lack of conventional controls, few learned to program the DX7 in depth. However, its preset sounds became staples of 1980s
, used by artists including
,
,
,
,
,
,
, and
. Its electric piano sound was particularly widely used, especially in
. The English producer
was proficient at programming his own sounds, and it was instrumental to his work in
. Versions of the DX7
, such as the
, were used in technologies such as the
game console.