Yamaha Black Boxes
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These are the second most powerful tools for making music. The first is your ear. That’s the catchphrase of a Yamaha advertisement for their comprehensive line of synthesizers, sequencers and drum machines as seen on Keyboard Magazine in 1985.
Close to 40 years have passed since that day, and while the legacy of FM synthesis still lives inside contemporary soft synths, boutique synthesizers and full blown workstations, the design language that Yamaha adopted with the first DX7 slowly faded away during the 1990s.
This website attempts to give credit to the extraordinary work of consistency the Design Laboratory kept back then: black boxes, DX green, small LCDs and outstanding build quality.
This collection grows gradually. Last update: 20 October 2024.
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The collection
Synthesizers |
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Keyboards | ||||
| CSDX | 1982 | Prototype | — | |
| DS55 | 1988 (Dec.) | Digital synthesizer | ¥79,000 | |
| DX1 | 1983 (Dec.) | Digital programmable algorithm synthesizer | ¥1,810,000 | |
| DX5 | 1985 (May) | Digital programmable algorithm synthesizer | ¥555,000 | |
| DX7 | 1983 (May) | Digital programmable algorithm synthesizer | ¥230,000 | |
| DX7 II-C | 1986 (July) | Digital programmable algorithm synthesizer | ¥464,000 | |
| DX7 II-D | 1986 (Dec.) | Digital programmable algorithm synthesizer | ¥239,000 | |
| DX7 II-FD | 1986 (Dec.) | Digital programmable algorithm synthesizer | ¥277,000 | |
| DX7s | 1987 (Jun.) | Digital programmable algorithm synthesizer | ¥156,000 | |
| DX9 | 1983 (May) | Digital programmable algorithm synthesizer | ¥175,000 | |
| DX21 | 1985 (May) | Digital programmable algorithm synthesizer | ¥123,000 | |
| DX27 | 1985 (Dec.) | Digital programmable algorithm synthesizer | ¥91,000 | |
| DX27s | 1986 (July) | Digital programmable algorithm synthesizer | ¥110,000 | |
| DX100 | 1985 (Dec.) | Digital programmable algorithm synthesizer | ¥65,000 | |
| Reface DX | 2015 (Sep.) | Mobile mini keyboard | ¥55,000 | |
| V2 (DX11) | 1988 (Nov.) | Digital programmable algorithm synthesizer | ¥110,000 | |
| V50 | 1989 (Feb.) | Digital Synthesizer | ¥156,000 | |
| V80-FD | 1989 | Prototype | — | |
| YS100 | 1988 (July) | Digital synthesizer | ¥102,000 | |
| YS200 | 1988 (July) | Digital synthesizer | ¥120,000 | |
Racks | ||||
| FS1R | 1998 (Oct.) | Formant shaping FM tone generator | 1U | ¥110,000 |
| TX1P | 1987 (Dec.) | Piano tone generator | 1U | ¥91,000 |
| TX16W | 1987 (Dec.) | Digital wave filtering sampler | 2U | ¥260,000 |
| TX81Z | 1986 (Dec.) | FM tone generator | 1U | ¥56,000 |
| TX216 | 1984 (Dec.) | MIDI rack | 4U | ¥278,000 |
| TX802 | 1987 (Jun.) | FM tone generator | 2U | ¥184,000 |
| TX816 | 1984 (Dec.) | MIDI rack | 4U | ¥826,000 |
Expansions | ||||
| TF1 | 1984 (Dec.) | FM tone generator module | ¥90,000 | |
Wind | ||||
| EW20 | 1989 | Electronic Woodwind | — | |
| WT11 | 1988 (Dec.) | Wind tone generator | ¥50,000 | |
Others | ||||
| DOM30 | 1990 | Disk orchestra module | — | |
| FB01 | 1986 (Mar.) | FM sound generator | ¥49,800 | |
| TQ5 | 1988 (Dec.) | Tone generator | ¥60,000 | |
| TX7 | 1985 (Jan.) | Tone generator | ¥135,000 | |
Keytars |
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| KX1 | 1983 (July) | Remote keyboard | ¥186,000 | |
| KX5 | 1984 (May) | Remote keyboard | ¥65,000 | |
| SHS10 | 1987 (Oct.) | FM digital keyboard with MIDI | ¥23,800 | |
| SHS200 | 1988 (May) | FM digital keyboard with MIDI | ¥31,400 | |
Controllers |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
Keyboards | ||||
| KX76 | 1985 (Dec.) | MIDI master keyboard | ¥144,000 | |
| KX88 | 1985 (Jan.) | MIDI master keyboard | ¥250,000 | |
Guitars | ||||
| G10 | 1988 (May) | Guitar MIDI controller | ¥110,000 | |
| G10C | 1988 (May) | Guitar MIDI converter | 2U | ¥90,000 |
Foot | ||||
| MFC1 | 1986 (Nov.) | MIDI foot controller | ¥28,000 | |
| MFC2 | — | MIDI foot controller | — | |
| MFC05 | 1987 (Dec.) | MIDI foot controller | ¥11,800 | |
| MFC06 | 1989 (Sep.) | MIDI foot controller | ¥6,500 | |
Wind | ||||
| WX7 | 1987 (Oct.) | Wind MIDI controller | ¥93,000 | |
| WX11 | 1988 (Dec.) | Wind MIDI controller | ¥42,000 | |
Electone |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
Racks | ||||
| AVX1 | 1987 | AWM voice expander | 2U | — |
| FVX1 | 1987 (Sep.) | FM voice expander | 2U | — |
| MDX1 | — | MIDI digital recorder | 2U | — |
Series F | ||||
| FX1 | 1983 (May) | Electone | ¥4,500,000 | |
| FX10 | 1983 (Aug.) | Electone | ¥1,900,000 | |
| FX20 | 1983 (Aug.) | Electone | ¥2,200,000 | |
Series H | ||||
| HX1 | 1987 (May) | Electone | ¥928,000 | |
| HX3 | 1987 (May) | Electone | ¥743,000 | |
| HX5 | 1987 (May) | Electone | ¥557,000 | |
Plugins | ||||
| AVS10 | — | AWM voice expander | — | |
| CVS10 | — | Combination voice expander | — | |
| MBS10 | 1987 | Memory bank | — | |
| MDR1 | 1984 (Feb.) | Music disk recorder | ¥230,000 | |
| MDR2 | 1987 (May) | Music disk recorder | ¥120,000 | |
| MDR3 | 1989 (Apr.) | Music disk recorder | ¥48,000 | |
| VEX1 | 1989 (Nov.) | HX voice expander | ¥70,000 | |
Portatone |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC1000 | 1983 (Jun.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥148,000 | |
DSR | ||||
| DSR500 | 1988 (May) | ¥46,200 | ||
| DSR1000 | 1987 (Oct.) | ¥110,000 | ||
| DSR2000 | 1987 (Oct.) | ¥162,000 | ||
PSR | ||||
| PS6100 | 1984 (July) | Electronic keyboard | ¥220,000 | |
| PSR6 | 1988 (Apr.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥31,400 | |
| PSR11 | 1986 (Apr.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥39,800 | |
| PSR12 | 1987 (Apr.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥36,900 | |
| PSR15 | 1984 (Dec.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥48,000 | |
| PSR16 | 1988 (Apr.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥36,900 | |
| PSR21 | 1986 (Apr.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥54,800 | |
| PSR22 | 1987 (Mar.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥54,800 | |
| PSR27 | 1989 (Jun.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥44,800 | |
| PSR31 | 1986 (Mar.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥64,800 | |
| PSR32 | 1987 (Mar.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥60,100 | |
| PSR36 | 1988 (Apr.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥60,100 | |
| PSR40 | 1985 (Apr.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥59,800 | |
| PSR50 | 1985 (Aug.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥88,000 | |
| PSR60 | 1985 (Aug.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥108,000 | |
| PSR70 | 1985 (Sep.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥128,000 | |
| PSR80 | 1987 (Sep.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥91,000 | |
| PSR2500 | 1989 (Oct.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥95,000 | |
| PSR3500 | 1989 (Oct.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥125,000 | |
| PSR4500 | 1989 (Oct.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥165,000 | |
| PSR6300 | 1986 (Oct.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥218,000 | |
PCR | ||||
| PCR800 | 1985 (Sep.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥98,000 | |
Portasound |
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| MK100 | 1983 (Nov.) | Portable Keyboard | ¥59,800 | |
| MP1 | 1982 (July) | Portable Keyboard | ¥98,000 | |
| PC50 | 1983 (Feb.) | Portable Keyboard | ¥54,800 | |
| PC100 | 1982 (Apr.) | Portable Keyboard | ¥78,000 | |
| PCS500 | 1984 (Sep.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥78,000 | |
| PS200 | 1984 (Sep.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥24,800 | |
| PSS20 | 1989 (May) | Electronic keyboard | ¥5,600 | |
| PSS30 | 1987 (Jun.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥6,500 | |
| PSS40 | 1985 (Apr.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥59,800 | |
| PSS80 | 1989 (Oct.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥9,800 | |
| PSS100 | 1989 (Oct.) | Digital recording keyboard | ¥11,800 | |
| PSS102 | 1991 (Nov.) | Card operating system | ¥13,000 | |
| PSS110 | 1985 (Apr.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥9,800 | |
| PSS120 | 1986 (Apr.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥11,800 | |
| PSS130 | 1987 (Feb.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥11,800 | |
| PSS140 | 1988 (May) | Electronic keyboard | ¥13,800 | |
| VSS30 | 1987 (Aug.) | Digital voice sampler | ¥13,800 | |
| VSS100 | 1985 (Dec.) | Digital voice sampling keyboard | ¥45,000 | |
| VSS200 | 1988 (May) | Digital voice sampler | ¥27,700 | |
Series 50 | ||||
| PSS150 | 1985 (Mar.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥15,800 | |
| PSS450 | 1985 (Mar.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥34,800 | |
Series 60 | ||||
| PSS160 | 1986 (Mar.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥19,800 | |
| PSS260 | 1985 (Dec.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥26,800 | |
| PSS360 | 1987 (Apr.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥33,800 | |
| PSS460 | 1986 (Apr.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥43,800 | |
| PSS560 | 1986 (Mar.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥53,800 | |
Series 70 | ||||
| PSS170 | 1986 (Dec.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥18,400 | |
| PSS270 | 1986 (Dec.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥24,900 | |
| PSS370 | 1987 (Apr.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥29,800 | |
| PSS470 | 1987 (Feb.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥39,800 | |
| PSS570 | 1987 (Feb.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥49,800 | |
Series 80 | ||||
| PSS280 | 1989 (May) | Electronic keyboard | ¥23,800 | |
| PSS380 | 1989 (May) | Electronic keyboard | ¥28,800 | |
| PSS480 | 1988 (Jun.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥36,900 | |
| PSS580 | 1989 (Jun.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥36,900 | |
| PSS680 | 1988 (Jun.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥50,900 | |
| PSS780 | 1989 (Jun.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥50,900 | |
Series 90 | ||||
| PSS190 | 1990 (Jun.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥14,000 | |
| PSS290 | 1990 (Jun.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥23,800 | |
| PSS390 | 1990 (Jun.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥28,800 | |
| PSS590 | 1990 (Sep.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥36,000 | |
| PSS790 | 1990 (Sep.) | Electronic keyboard | ¥48,000 | |
Pianos |
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| PF10 | 1983 (Mar.) | Electronic piano | ¥149,000 | |
| PF12 | 1985 (May) | Electronic piano | ¥189,000 | |
| PF15 | 1983 (Dec.) | Electronic piano | ¥220,000 | |
| PF50 | 1986 (Dec.) | Electronic piano | ¥150,000 | |
| PF60 | 1986 (Dec.) | Electronic piano | ¥180,000 | |
| PF70 | 1985 (Dec.) | Electronic piano | ¥168,000 | |
| PF80 | 1985 (Dec.) | Electronic piano | ¥198,000 | |
| PF85 | 1987 (Dec.) | Electronic piano | ¥184,000 | |
| PF1200 | 1988 (Dec.) | Electronic piano | ¥213,000 | |
| PF1500 | 1988 (Dec.) | Electronic piano | ¥231,000 | |
| PF2000 | 1988 (Mar.) | Electronic piano | ¥209,000 | |
| YPR6 | 1985 (Apr.) | Portable piano | ¥49,800 | |
| YPR7 | 1986 (Sep.) | Electric piano | ¥50,900 | |
| YPR8 | 1985 (Apr.) | Portable piano | ¥69,800 | |
| YPR9 | 1986 (Sep.) | Electric piano | ¥69,400 | |
Accessories | ||||
| PC1 | 1982 (Jan.) | Piano player control unit | ¥180,000 | |
| PL1 | 1982 (Jan.) | Piano player drive unit | ¥150,000 | |
| PL2 | 1982 (Apr.) | Piano player drive unit | ¥150,000 | |
| PPC10 | 1986 (Apr.) | Piano player control unit | ¥250,000 | |
Drums |
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Drum machines | ||||
| RX5 | 1986 (Dec.) | Digital rhythm programmer | ¥147,000 | |
| RX7 | 1987 (Nov.) | Digital rhythm programmer | ¥83,000 | |
| RX8 | 1988 (Dec.) | Digital rhythm programmer | ¥51,000 | |
| RX11 | 1984 (July) | Digital rhythm programmer | ¥137,000 | |
| RX15 | 1984 (May) | Digital rhythm programmer | ¥74,000 | |
| RX17 | 1987 (Mar.) | Digital rhythm programmer | ¥46,000 | |
| RX21 | 1985 (July) | Digital rhythm programmer | ¥42,000 | |
| RX21L | 1985 (Dec.) | Digital rhythm programmer | ¥42,000 | |
| RX120 | 1988 (Jan.) | Digital rhythm programmer | ¥37,000 | |
Electronic drums | ||||
| DD5 | 1988 (May) | Digital drums | ¥16,300 | |
| DD10 | 1988 (April) | Digital drums | ¥27,700 | |
| ED10 | 1987 (Jun.) | Electronic drum | ¥13,000 | |
| ED20 | 1989 (Dec.) | Electronic drum | ¥24,000 | |
| LM10 | 1987 (Jun.) | Line mixer | ¥11,800 | |
| PBD1 | 1986 (Dec.) | Percussion pad | ¥40,000 | |
| PBD8 | 1987 (Jun.) | Percussion pad | ¥16,000 | |
| PMC1 | 1986 (Dec.) | Percussion MIDI controller | 2U | ¥78,000 |
| PSD8 | 1987 (Jun.) | Percussion pad | ¥16,000 | |
| PTT1 | 1986 (Dec.) | Percussion pad | ¥25,000 | |
| PTT8 | 1987 (Jun.) | Percussion pad | ¥12,000 | |
| PTT20 | 1989 (Dec.) | Electronic tom pad | ¥9,500 | |
| PTX8 | 1986 (Jun.) | Percussion tone generator | 2U | ¥111,000 |
Others | ||||
| DTS70 | 1991 (Sep.) | Drum trigger system | 2U | ¥100,000 |
| TMX | 1993 (Nov.) | Drum trigger module | 1U | ¥58,000 |
Sequencers |
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| QX1 | 1984 (Oct.) | Digital sequence recorder | ¥480,000 | |
| QX3 | 1987 (Sep.) | Digital sequence recorder | ¥158,000 | |
| QX5 | 1986 (Aug.) | Digital sequence recorder | ¥69,800 | |
| QX5-FD | 1988 (July) | Digital sequence recorder | ¥89,800 | |
| QX7 | 1985 (Jan.) | Digital sequence recorder | ¥78,000 | |
| QX21 | 1985 (Dec.) | Digital sequence recorder | ¥45,000 | |
Computers |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
Integrated keyboards | ||||
| CX5 | 1983 (Nov.) | Music computer | ¥59,800 | |
| CX5F | 1984 | Music computer | ¥64,800 | |
| CX5M | 1984 | Music computer | ¥59,800 | |
| CX5M II | 1985 | Music Computer | — | |
| CX5M II/128 | 1985 | Music computer | ¥128,000 | |
| CX7/128 | — | Music computer | ¥70,000 | |
| CX7M/128 | 1985 | Music Computer | — | |
| CX11 | 1985 | Music computer | ¥54,800 | |
| SX100 | 1985 (Dec.) | Home personal computer | ¥36,800 | |
| YIS303 | 1983 (Nov.) | Home personal computer | ¥49,800 | |
| YIS503 | 1983 (Dec.) | Home personal computer | ¥64,800 | |
| YIS503 II | 1985 (Jun.) | Home personal computer | ¥59,800 | |
| YIS503 III | 1985 | Home personal computer | ¥59,800 | |
| YIS503 IIIR | 1985 | Home personal computer | — | |
| YIS503 IIR | 1985 | Home personal computer | — | |
| YIS603 | 1985 | Home personal computer | — | |
| YIS604/128 | 1985 (July) | Home personal computer | ¥99,800 | |
Desktop computers | ||||
| PU1-10 | 1982 (Jan.) | Central processing unit | ¥527,000 | |
| PU1-20 | 1982 (Apr.) | Central processing unit | ¥810,000 | |
| PU10-D | 1982 (Nov.) | Central processing unit | ¥409,000 | |
| PU10-S | 1982 (Nov) | Central processing unit | ¥319,000 | |
| PU50 | 1982 (Mar.) | — | ¥42,100 | |
| YIS805/128 | 1986 (Jun.) | Home personal computer | ¥148,000 | |
| YIS805/256 | 1986 (Jun.) | Home personal computer | ¥198,000 | |
Others | ||||
| C1 | 1987 | Music Computer | ¥348,000 | |
| YGT100 | 1983 (Oct.) | Graphic terminal | ¥1,280,000 | |
Computer Accessories |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
Drives | ||||
| FD01 | — | Micro floppydisk drive | — | |
| FD03 | 1986 (July) | 3.5 inch floppydisk drive | ¥49,800 | |
| FD05 | 1985 (Jun.) | Micro floppydisk drive | ¥64,800 | |
Peripherals | ||||
| CR01 | 1983 (Nov.) | Card reader | — | |
| GM1 | 1982 (Jan.) | Video display | ¥330,000 | |
| GM2 | 1982 (Jan.) | CRT monitor | ¥286,000 | |
| KB1 | 1982 (Apr.) | Keyboard | ¥39,000 | |
| KB2 | 1982 (Apr.) | Keyboard | ¥49,000 | |
| KB10 | 1982 (Nov.) | Keyboard | ¥39,000 | |
| KB1000 | 1986 (Apr.) | Keyboard | ¥26,000 | |
| MD01 | 1985 (Nov.) | Captain modem unit | ¥98,000 | |
| MK1 | 1982 (Apr.) | Music keyboard | ¥49,000 | |
| MMP01 | 1986 | Music pad | ¥19,800 | |
| MU01 | 1985 (Apr.) | Mouse | ¥12,800 | |
| PN01 | 1984 (May) | Thermal transfer printer | ¥89,800 | |
| PN1 | 1982 (Apr.) | Dot impact printer | ¥150,000 | |
| PN101 | 1984 | Dot impact printer | ¥89,900 | |
| YK01 | 1983 (Nov.) | Music keyboard | ¥17,800 | |
| YK10 | 1984 (Apr.) | Music keyboard | ¥29,800 | |
| YK20 | 1985 (Jun.) | Music keyboard | ¥29,800 | |
| ZGA01 | 1984 (Nov.) | Graphic card set | ¥19,800 | |
| ZPA01 | 1983 (Nov.) | Play card set | ¥12,800 | |
Adapters | ||||
| CA01 | 1983 (Nov.) | Single cartridge adapter | ¥3,800 | |
| RF01 | 1986 (May) | RF modulator | ¥7,800 | |
| SX101 | 1985 (Dec.) | Expansion box | ¥26,800 | |
| UCN01 | 1984 (Jun.) | Unit connector | ¥7,800 | |
Cables | ||||
| CB01 | — | Printer cable | ¥5,000 | |
| RC01 | 1983 (Nov.) | RGB cable | ¥5,500 | |
| VC01 | 1983 (Nov.) | Video cable | ¥1,100 | |
Software |
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Expansions | ||||
| PU1-BB | 1982 (Jun.) | ¥118,000 | ||
| PU1-BG | 1982 (Jun.) | ¥165,000 | ||
| PU1-BM | 1982 (Sep.) | Music board | ¥155,000 | |
| PU1-BP | 1982 (Jun.) | Piano interface board | ¥60,000 | |
| SCA01 | 1986 (Apr.) | Captain adapter unit | ¥40,000 | |
| SFG01 | 1983 (Nov.) | FM sound synthesizer unit | ¥19,800 | |
| SFG05 | 1985 (Jun.) | FM sound synthesizer unit II | ¥29,800 | |
| SFK01 | — | FM sound synthesizer unit | — | |
| SKW01 | 1984 (May) | Kanji word processor unit | ¥49,800 | |
| SKW05 | 1985 (Aug.) | Japanese word processor unit | ¥49,800 | |
| SMD01 | 1983 (Dec.) | MIDI unit | ¥12,800 | |
| SRG01 | 1983 (Dec.) | RGB unit | ¥15,800 | |
| SRM01 | 1984 (Nov.) | 32K RAM RGB unit | ¥12,800 | |
Cartridges | ||||
| CMP01 | 1985 | FM auto arranger | ¥9,800 | |
| CMP02 | 1986 | PS editor | ¥9,800 | |
| CMP03 | 1986 | FM auto arranger utility | ¥9,800 | |
| CMW32 | 1985 | Computer music workshop | — | |
| CMW33 | 1985 | Computer music workshop | ¥6,500 | |
| GAR01 | 1985 | Graphic artist | ¥7,800 | |
| GAR02 | 1986 | Graphic artist utility | ¥7,800 | |
| LDR02 | — | CX5M demonstration program | — | |
| PAP01 | 1986 | BASIC Helper | ¥9,800 | |
| UDC01 | 1985 (Apr.) | Data memory | ¥9,800 | |
| UGA01 | 1984 (Nov.) | Graphic Card | — | |
| UGA02 | 1984 | Graphic card | — | |
| UPA01 | 1985 | Playcard program | ¥12,800 | |
| URM01 | 1985 (July) | 32K exp. RAM | ¥9,800 | |
| YRG01 | 1986 (May) | The painter | ¥15,800 | |
| YRG01M | 1986 (May) | The painter | ¥25,800 | |
| YRK01 | 1986 (May) | Kanji framework cartridge | ¥9,800 | |
| YRK02 | 1986 (May) | Kanji cassette labeler | ¥7,800 | |
| YRK50 | 1986 (May) | Phrase conversion cartridge | ¥25,800 | |
| YRM11 (104) | 1983 (Nov.) | FM music macro | ¥7,800 | |
| YRM12 (102) | 1983 (Nov.) | FM voicing program | ¥7,800 | |
| YRM13 (103) | 1984 | DX7 voicing program | ¥7,800 | |
| YRM14 (105) | 1984 | DX9 voicing program | ¥7,800 | |
| YRM15 (101) | 1983 (Nov.) | FM music composer | ¥7,800 | |
| YRM16 | 1984 (Nov.) | Kanji address book | ¥7,800 | |
| YRM31 (301) | 1985 | MIDI recorder | ¥9,800 | |
| YRM32 (302) | 1985 | RX rhythm editor | ¥12,800 | |
| YRM33 (303) | 1986 | MIDI macro & monitor | ¥12,800 | |
| YRM34 (304) | 1986 | DX7 voicing program II | ¥9,800 | |
| YRM35 (305) | 1985 | DX21 voicing program | ¥9,800 | |
| YRM36 (306) | 1988 | DX7-II-D/FD voicing program | — | |
| YRM51 (504) | 1986 (May) | FM music macro II | ¥9,800 | |
| YRM52 (502) | 1985 | FM voicing program II | ¥9,800 | |
| YRM55 (501) | 1986 (May) | FM music composer II | ¥9,800 | |
| YRM56 (506) | 1986 | FB01 voicing program | ¥9,800 | |
Producer series |
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| CS01 | 1982 (Mar.) | Micro monophonic synthesizer | ¥32,000 | |
| CS01 II | 1984 | Micro monophonic synthesizer | — | |
| MA10 | 1982 (Mar.) | Headphone amplifier | ¥16,800 | |
| MH10 | 1982 (Mar.) | Stereo headphones | ¥5,500 | |
| MM10 | 1982 (Mar.) | Portable mixer | ¥15,800 | |
| MM30 | 1982 (Dec.) | Portable mixer | ¥48,000 | |
| MR10 | 1982 (Dec.) | Drum machine | ¥19,800 | |
| MS10 | 1982 (Dec.) | Monitor speaker | ¥22,000 | |
| MT44 | 1983 (Mar.) | Multi track cassette recorder | ¥96,000 | |
| PB44 | 1983 (Mar.) | Patch bay unit | — | |
| RB30 | 1983 (Mar.) | System rack & patch bay unit | ¥25,000 | |
Effects |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
Racks | ||||
| D1500 | 1984 (July) | Digital delay | 1U | ¥140,000 |
| DEQ7 | 1987 (Nov.) | Digital equalizer | 1U | ¥150,000 |
| GC2020 | 1984 (Dec.) | Comp/Limiter | 1U | ¥49,800 |
| GEP50 | 1988 | Guitar effect processor | 1U | — |
| GQ1031 | 1984 (Dec.) | Graphic equalizer | 1U | ¥39,800 |
| GQ1031BII | 1988 (Jun.) | Graphic equalizer | 1U | ¥38,600 |
| Q1027 | 1980 (Mar.) | Graphic equalizer | 2U | ¥146,000 |
| Q2031 | 1984 (Dec.) | Graphic equalizer | 2U | ¥90,000 |
| R1000 | 1983 (May) | Digital reverberation | 1U | ¥120,000 |
| REV1 | 1984 (Mar.) | Digital reverberator | 3U | ¥1,950,000 |
| REV5 | 1987 (Jun.) | Digital reverberator | 2U | ¥230,000 |
| REV7 | 1985 (Jun.) | Digital reverberator | 2U | ¥220,000 |
| SPX50D | 1988 (May) | Digital sound processor | 1U | ¥59,800 |
| SPX90 | 1986 (Mar.) | Digital multi-effect processor | 1U | ¥98,000 |
| SPX90 II | 1987 (Apr.) | Digital multi-effect processor | 1U | ¥89,900 |
| YDD2600 | 1984 (Mar.) | Professional digital delay | 3U | ¥1,500,000 |
Others | ||||
| REX50 | 1987 (Jun.) | Digital multi effector | ¥49,800 | |
Remotes | ||||
| RC5 | — | Remote control unit | — | |
| RC7 | 1986 (Apr.) | Remote control unit | ¥4,800 | |
| RCR1 | 1984 (Mar.) | Remote control unit | ¥450,000 | |
Mixers |
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Tabletops | ||||
| AM602 | 1989 (Apr.) | Mixer | ¥27,000 | |
| AM802 | 1989 (Apr.) | Mixer | ¥50,000 | |
| DMP7 | 1987 (May) | Digital mixing processor | ¥448,000 | |
| DMP7D | 1988 (Aug.) | Digital mixing processor | ¥500,000 | |
| KM602 | 1986 (Nov.) | Mixer | ¥27,200 | |
| KM802 | 1986 (Nov.) | Mixer | ¥45,400 | |
| MJ100 | 1988 (July) | Mixer | ¥36,300 | |
| RM602 | 1984 (Dec.) | Recording mixer | ¥59,000 | |
Racks | ||||
| DMP11 | 1988 (Aug.) | Digital mixing processor | 4U | ¥198,000 |
| MV422 | 1987 (Nov.) | Mixer | 3U | ¥110,000 |
| MV802 | 1986 (Dec.) | Mixer | 2U | ¥51,100 |
| MV1602 | 1989 (Jun.) | Mixer | 6U | ¥135,000 |
Others | ||||
| PLS1 | 1988 (May) | Programmable line selector | 2U | ¥58,000 |
Remotes | ||||
| RTC1 | 1989 (Mar.) | Mixer remote control | ¥115,000 | |
Converters |
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| AD2X | 1990 (Apr.) | 2ch AD converter | 1U | ¥150,000 |
| AD8X | 1990 (Apr.) | 8ch AD converter | 2U | ¥400,000 |
| AD808 | 1988 (Aug.) | AD converter | 2U | ¥400,000 |
| DA2X | 1992 (Dec.) | 2ch DA converter | 1U | ¥220,000 |
| DA8X | 1990 (Oct.) | 8ch DA converter | 2U | ¥350,000 |
| DA202 | 1988 (Aug.) | DA converter | 1U | ¥100,000 |
| FMC1 | 1988 (Jun.) | Format converter | 1U | ¥35,000 |
| IFU1 | 1988 (Aug.) | Interface unit | 2U | ¥85,000 |
| IFU2 | 1988 (Aug.) | Interface unit | 1U | ¥48,000 |
| IFU3 | 1988 (Aug.) | Interface unit | 1U | ¥48,000 |
| IFU4 | 1988 (Aug.) | Interface unit | 1U | ¥54,000 |
Recorders |
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| CMX1 (MT1X) | 1985 (Dec.) | Multitrack cassette recorder | ¥94,500 | |
| CMX100 (MT100) | 1988 (May) | Multitrack cassette recorder | ¥52,000 | |
| CMXII (MT2X) | 1987 (Mar.) | Multitrack cassette recorder | ¥99,800 | |
| CMXIII (MT3X) | 1989 (Mar.) | Multitrack cassette recorder | ¥91,600 | |
| MT44D | 1984 (Dec.) | Multitrack cassette recorder | ¥80,000 | |
| YPDR601 | 1991 (Apr.) | Professional disc recorder | 3U | ¥2,200,000 |
Accessories | ||||
| FS1 | 1984 (Dec.) | Footswitch | ¥1,500 | |
| PA11 | 1985 (Dec.) | Battery pack | ¥3,500 | |
| YMC2 | 1987 (July) | MIDI converter | ¥9,800 | |
Remotes | ||||
| RC601 | 1991 (Mar.) | Remote controller | ¥400,000 | |
Cassette decks |
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| SC400 | 1981 | School cassette deck | — | |
| TC-800GL | 1975 (Jun.) | Natural Sound Stereo Cassette Deck | ¥75,000 | |
Amplifiers |
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| MLA7 | 1987 (May) | Mic line amplifier | 1U | ¥47,500 |
| P1150 | — | Power amplifier | — | |
| P1500 | — | Power amplifier | — | |
| P2040 | — | Power amplifier | — | |
| P2150 | — | Power amplifier | 3U | — |
| PD2500 | 1986 (Dec.) | Power amplifier | ¥205,000 | |
Others | ||||
| F1040 | 1980 (Apr.) | Frequency dividing network | 2U | ¥150,000 |
Misc. MIDI |
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Racks | ||||
| MB01 | 1988 (June) | MIDI box | 1U | ¥75,000 |
| MEP4 | 1986 (Mar.) | MIDI event processor | 1U | ¥48,000 |
| MJC4 | — | MIDI junction controller | 1U | — |
| MJC8 | 1986 (May) | MIDI junction controller | 1U | ¥38,000 |
Others | ||||
| DRC20 | 1989 (Nov.) | Disk recorder | ¥50,000 | |
| MCS2 | 1986 (Mar.) | MIDI control station | ¥40,000 | |
| MDF1 | 1986 (Nov.) | MIDI data filer | ¥39,800 | |
| MPC1 | 1988 (May) | MIDI program controller | ¥15,000 | |
| MSS1 | 1987 (Aug.) | MIDI synchronizer | ¥118,000 | |
| YMC10 | 1984 (Dec.) | MIDI converter | ¥15,000 | |
| YME8 | 1984 (July) | MIDI expander | ¥9,800 | |
| YMM2 | 1986 (Sep.) | MIDI merge box | ¥15,000 | |
Cables | ||||
| MIDI01 | — | MIDI cable | — | |
| MIDI03 | — | MIDI cable | ¥1,400 | |
| MIDI05 | — | MIDI cable | — | |
| MIDI15 | — | MIDI cable | ¥3,800 | |
Accessories |
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Foot | ||||
| FC4 | — | Foot switch | ¥3,000 | |
| FC5 | — | Foot switch | ¥1,500 | |
| FC7 | — | Foot controller | — | |
| FC9 | — | Foot controller | — | |
Breath | ||||
| BC1 | — | Breath controller | ¥3,000 | |
| BC2 | — | Breath controller | — | |
Cartridges | ||||
| RAM1 | 1983 | Data cartridge | ¥15,000 | |
| RAM4 | 1986 | Data cartridge | ¥7,000 | |
| RAM5 | — | Data cartridge | — | |
| VRC01S | — | DX7s voice ROM | ¥9,800 | |
| VRC02S | — | DX7s voice ROM | ¥9,800 | |
| VRC03S | — | DX7s voice ROM | ¥9,800 | |
| WDB01 | — | WX7 voice data bank | ¥2,800 | |
| WDB02 | — | WX7 voice data bank | ¥12,800 | |
| WRC01 | — | Waveform data cartridge | ¥11,800 | |
| WRC02 | — | Waveform data cartridge | ¥11,800 | |
| WRC03 | — | Waveform data cartridge | ¥11,800 | |
| WRC04 | — | Waveform data cartridge | ¥11,800 | |
Others | ||||
| ADP1 | — | Cartridge adaptor | ¥2,800 | |
| ARM1 | — | Rack-mount adaptor | ¥18,000 | |
| EMM15 | — | 1.5MB RAM memory upgrade | ¥60,000 | |
| MCD32 | — | Memory card | — | |
| MF2 DD | — | Micro floppy disk | — | |
| RB35B | — | System rack | ¥22,000 | |
| RFB01 | 1986 (Mar.) | Rack-mount adaptor | 2U | — |
| YFD2 DD | — | Micro floppy disk | — | |
Manuals
Due to the rareness of some of the original manuals and the poor quality of the PDFs found online, in 2020 I started redrawing and reprinting some of them.
The manuals sold here aren't photocopies but full 1:1 remakes: everything has been copied and redrawn by hand: same paper sizes, stocks, same quality of the originals at a lower price.
If you'd like to request a particular reprint don't hesitate to ask by sending me an email.
Available manuals |
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| Yamaha DX7 Owner's Manual + Performance Notes | € 24.99 |
| Yamaha DX9 Owner's Manual + Performance Notes | € 24.99 |
An unknown amount of Yamaha supplemental booklets were available at Yamaha dealers during the 1980s, containing in-depth information complementing what was available on official manuals. A complete selection of booklets for the Yamaha DX7 II is available from the DX7s, DX7II-D and DX7II-FD pages, a QX3 one has been found as well. Please get in touch if you happen to have more related material.
Patches
Voice data for major Yamaha's synthesizers, including factory patches, commercial cartridges and user-created sounds in sysex format.
Articles, Magazines
& Brochures
Random editorial stuff printed by Yamaha or related to Yamaha synthesizers. Excerpts from books and magazines have been translated to HTML so that Google can find them.
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YIS: the Yamaha Integrated System
Some notes on 1982 Yamaha's visionary computer -
Yamaha X-Days
(From "Keyboard Mag", February 1987) -
How to program the DX7
(From "Keyboard Mag", June 1985) -
Introduction
(From "The Complete DX7 by Howard Massey", Amsco Publications 1986) -
Feedback June/July issue 1987, "Get programming!" special
(The Yamaha X-Series Owners Club, 1987) -
Yamaha "Digital Music Systems" brochure
(Yamaha Music Corporation USA, 1987)