In the mid 80s there was a synth revolution when Yamaha invented FM synthesis and wheeled out their DX7 (and DX9) synths. These colder-toned digital synths, were able to make ringing chimes and bright ...

In the book Let’s Make HIStory, Anthony Marinelli says the synths used for the “Thriller” verse pads are a Roland Jupiter 8 and a Yamaha CS-80. Despite the heavyweight synths used, the sounds are ...

Korg's Gadget app for iOS has been providing access to and arsenal of synthesizer and drum machine sounds since 2014. With the latest update though, the company has added a new instrument that ...

Want your track to sound like it was birthed in the technicolor 80s? Toontrack is on hand, transporting us to when synths ruled the waves ...

When the synthesizer again altered the sound of film music in the 1980s, Herrmann’s fingerprints were, ironically, all over it. The influence of “Taxi Driver” on Vangelis’ score for ...

Lady A member Charles Kelley discusses his latest '80s music, sobriety, country songwriting influenced album "Songs for a New Moon." ...

Obviously tread carefully with this, but bringing in noise can produce quite glitchy and ’80s video game sound results if ...

WatchMojo. Top 10 Best 80s Synth Songs. Posted: May 30, 2025 | Last updated: June 6, 2025. Get ready to dance through memory lane as we explore the most iconic synthesizer-driven hits that defined ...

SYNTH WEEK 2024: After the incredible leaps in synthesizer technology that were made in the late '70s, 1980 could be regarded as the year that was the calm before the beautiful storm. There weren’t ...

The two were drawn to the sounds of their youth in the ‘80s, those of synths and drum machines – both of which Curtis taught herself to play over the course of the pandemic.