Much more accessible were various synths from brands like Korg, Moog, and Yamaha, with Yamaha blazing a trail by establishing the first digital synthesizer to hit critical mass, the DX7. Roughly ...

Sure, there had been synthesizers before, but none acheived the sudden popularity of Yamaha’s DX7. “Take on Me?” “Highway to the Dangerzone”? That harmonica solo in “What’s Love ...