1985 (Dec.)Initially sold for ¥65,000 Features: • 24-voice internal RAM memory. • 192 voices programmed into internal ROM. • Bank Play mode permits direct access to 96 voices, programmable in any order. • Shift mode permits access to another 96 voices. • Built-in cassette interface for voice data storage. • The DX100 keyboard itself does not have key velocity, but its tone generators accept key velocity data from an external MIDI keyboard or sequencer. • Sustain/portamento footswitch and breath controller inputs. • MIDI IN, OUT and THRU terminals.
The Yamaha DX100, released in 1986, was a compact, affordable four-operator FM synthesizer. This portable 61-key instrument offered 8-voice polyphony and basic FM sounds at a budget price. The DX100 made FM synthesis accessible to beginners and was popular in early hip-hop and electronic music.
