Yamaha DX9 from 1983 - The crippled twin brother of the DX7

The DX9 is in many ways a crippled DX7. Some say it’s the worst DX ever made. Some say it’s a very charming and good sounding DX synthesizer. Use its strengths to the full potential and you’ll soon have some very nice sounds on your hands. Support this channel on Patreon: I use a Rockman stereo chorus from 1989 in this video. This is an analog chorus and it sounds very flattering on the DX9. I use a foot switch connected to the chorus to turn the chorus on and off when needed. Reverb is from the Valhalla plugin. Be aware that the 4-operator DX9 isn’t compatible with the later DX models from Yamaha in terms of patches- The DX9 shares its save-format with the DX7 as it uses the same envelope stages and scaling, where the later DX models do not. Later patches can be converted, but they will not sound the same on the DX9. The DX7 and DX9 uses the same DAC and as such have the same crunchy 12-bit output stage. The DX9 has no slot for any cartridge, there’s only 20 preset memory slots and the keyboard has neither velocity nor after touch capabilities. Another interesting fact is the function key#6, which is “empty“ on the chassis front plate typing. That’s were the MIDI functions are hidden, so the fact that this is nowhere written on the front just shows how late Yamaha was to implement MIDI onto the DX9. Admittedly MIDI had just been born and no one knew how it would go and so many manufacturers were reluctant to put it into their synths in 1983-1984. Find my music here: iTunes Apple music: Spotify: Bandcamp: Google Play: Find my patches and sample packs through these links: Please join me on social media: I use DistroKid for all my releases onto streaming services. Try out Distrokid yourself and get a 7% discount off your first year by using this link: Growing up I listened to so much synth-pop and it’s only natural that my own music takes inspiration from many of the acts I loved back then. I still love them and listen to them! Howard Jones, Depeche Mode, Pet Shop Boys, New Order, Erasure, Thompson Twins, Tears for Fears, The Human League, Propaganda. FGTH, Ultravox, OMD, Eurythmics, Duran Duran, Giorgio Moroder, Jean Michel Jarre, Jan Hammer, Alphaville, A-ha as well as loads of artists doing what is now called Italo Disco. And many more great acts like Nik Kershaw, Spandau Ballet, Wham, Dire Straits