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Reverse-engineering the Yamaha DX7 synthesizer's sound chip from die photos
The Yamaha DX7 digital synthesizer was released in 1983 and became "one of the most important advances in the history of modern popular mu...
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Hardware & ElectronicsHistory & Retro Computing2021
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 2021 | Reverse-engineering the Yamaha DX7 synthesizer's sound chip from die photos by picture | 418 | 131 |
| Jan 11, 2024 | Reverse-engineering the Yamaha DX7 synthesizer's sound chip from die photos (2021) by throwup238 | 160 | 39 |
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Linked from 8 Hacker News comments by 7 different people, from Mar 2022 to Sep 2026.
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- windenntw · Sep 16, 2026
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