As the 1970s turned into the 1980s, a significant change was taking hold in the music world in the form of the adoption of electronic instruments, namely synthesizers. Progressive rock bands like ...

In 1974, Yamaha made their first bold step into the synthesizer market with the SY-1. This instrument brought several groundbreaking features: The first velocity-sensitive keyboard in a synthesizer.

The synth also features a 64-step sequencer, with storage space for 128 patterns and 32 songs, and a multimode arpeggiator. The most striking element of the L1 is its detachable keyboard: connecting ...