ORIGIN OF THE DX7 & FM SYNTHESIS

In this special episode of Synth Quest, I present the origin and history of FM Synthesis and the Yamaha DX7. Unfortunately, Episode 2 was never finished. It was planned as a general demonstration of the DX7 in the style of my normal Synth Quest format and wasn’t intended to be another exhaustive documentary. I had planned to research the development of the DX7II as well but that would require significant input from Yamaha, which I haven’t been able to secure. Special thanks to Dr. John Chowning and Mr. Hiro Kato for setting my course to research this story. I consider the research in this video as the tip of the iceberg. If anyone has additional photos, information, or prototype examples, please let me know so I can update this video. Please support this channel by subscribing and becoming a Patron: TIME JUMP 0:00 Synth Quest Intro 0:35 Episode Intro 0:55 Chapter 1 - Computer Music | Max Mathews & Music I 1:42 Chapter 2 - Electroacoustic | John Chowning 4:09 Chapter 3 - FM Discovery 6:07 Chapter 4 - FM License | Stanford & Yamaha 9:46 Chapter 5 - Sound Technology | Yamaha Electones and Synthesizers 12:44 Chapter 6 - FM Development | MAD System 14:28 Chapter 7 - FM Development | TRX & #1600 (GS series & CE series) 17:25 Chapter 8 - FM Development | PAMS & DSX (DX Series) 21:34 Outro | Credits and Thanks