> I dunno... I disagree with the assertion that the DX7 was the synth that made synth music mainstream. For a polyphonic synth though it was a game-changer, it

> I dunno... I disagree with the assertion that the DX7 was the synth that made synth music mainstream. For a polyphonic synth though it was a game-changer, it did make it affordable, but so did sh-101 and countless other synths but those weren't polyphonic. Roland Juno could be said, it wasn't revolutionary but more evolutionary in electronic music making. Here's a good article on DCO vs VCO https://blog.thea.codes/the-design-of-the-juno-dco/ https://blog.thea.codes/the-design-of-the-juno-dco/ and recent discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25598656 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25598656