| Yamaha DX100 | |
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| Manufacturer | Yamaha |
| Dates | 1985[1] |
| Price | £349 GBP $445 US |
| Technical specifications | |
| Polyphony | 8 note |
| Timbrality | 1 part |
| Oscillator | 4 sine wave, (4 operators, 8 algorithms) |
| LFO | 1 (Sample & Hold, Saw Up, Sine, Square, Triangle, Delay, Key Sync)[2] |
| Synthesis type | Digital FM |
| Filter | None |
| Aftertouch expression | Yes[3] |
| Storage memory | 192 ROM patches, 32 RAM patches. |
| Hardware | HD63803XP (CPU), YM3014 (DAC), YM2164 (FM synthesis chip) |
| Input/output | |
| Keyboard | 49 mini key |
| Left-hand control | 2 wheels for pitch and modulation |
| External control | Breath 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, and has eight algorithms (compared to the DX7's six operators for each of its sixteen voices, and thirty-two algorithms). It has only 49 mini-keys, and no arpeggiator or effects, but is still useful, 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 and 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 and 90s. It's essentially a cut down version of the DX21 and DX27, using the same FM chip, the YM2164.
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