

But the list of DX7 users is so vast we could go on and on: The Cure, Elton John, Enya, Orbital, Talking Heads, Queen, Jean Michael Jarre, Depeche Mode. U2, in fact, used the DX7 a lot of times, thanks to producer Brian Eno, who was very partial to the DX7 in the Eighties.

But the DX7 definitely had a lot of character and people really loved it, and still do.Ī list of hits that featured the DX7 include: It always, of course, depends on how it's used. Manufactured during most of that decade, it was featured on some of the biggest and most enduring songs of the era, and probably even more forgettable ones! The sound of a FM synthesizer such as the DX7 can be sublime, and very cheesy.

It was, in many ways,one of the defining sounds of the Eighties. and nothing much, depending on how you look at it. What's So Special About The Yamaha DX7? Everything.
