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.

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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