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=== In synthesizers === Digital FM synthesis (equivalent to [[phase modulation]] using the time integration of [[instantaneous frequency]]) was the basis of several musical instruments beginning as early as 1974. Yamaha built the first prototype [[digital synthesizer]] in 1974, based on FM synthesis,<ref name=yamaha2014/> before commercially releasing the Yamaha GS-1 in 1980.<ref name="roads"/> The [[Synclavier|Synclavier I]], manufactured by [[New England Digital|New England Digital Corporation]] beginning in 1978, included a digital FM synthesizer, using an FM synthesis algorithm licensed from Yamaha.<ref name=mixmag2006>{{cite journal | title = 1978 New England Digital Synclavier | url = http://www.mixonline.com/news/news-products/1978-new-england-digital-synclavier/383609 | date = September 1, 2006 | journal = Mix | publisher = Penton Media}}</ref> Yamaha's groundbreaking [[Yamaha DX7]] synthesizer, released in 1983, brought FM to the forefront of synthesis in the mid-1980s.<ref name=":6">{{Cite news |title=The top 10 classic synth presets (and where you can hear them) |language=EN-GB |work=[[MusicRadar]] |url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/the-top-10-classic-synth-presets-and-where-you-can-hear-them-637677 |access-date=October 19, 2018}}</ref>
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