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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SC400 1981 School cassette deck
TC-800GL 1975 (Jun.) Natural Sound Stereo Cassette Deck ¥75,000

Amplifiers

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

Speakers

KS10 1985 (Dec.) Keyboard speaker ¥11,000
MS20S 1990 (Apr.) Monitor speaker ¥24,500
MS101 1988 (July) Monitor speaker ¥11,500
MS202 1988 (Jun.) Monitor speaker ¥24,500
S10X 1984 (Dec.) Monitor speaker ¥18,400
S20X 1984 (Dec.) Monitor speaker ¥26,000

Misc. MIDI

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

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

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
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