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From Oct 95 issue
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Price
Launched at a not inconsiderable £1,549 in 1983, it currently sells for £250 upwards.
Past masters
It would be easier to list who didn't use it, because virtually anyone who was anyone in the mid 80s
had one, but Brian Eno is probably still its biggest fan. Other users included Talking Heads and
Cabaret Voltaire.
The DX dynasty
The monster of the range is the very rare Yamaha DX1, a sort of double DX7 with a wooden case,
piano keys and easier programming. Other close relatives are the DX5 and the rarer 4-operator DX9.
Hot on their heels came the DXs 21, 27 and 100. An updated version came in the form of the DX7II.
Yamaha added more waveforms and multitimbrality for the DX11 and TX81Z, and this led the way for
the SY77 and 99.