Why were synths such memes in the 80s? What was everyone going on about? Was it like autotune? Everyone thought they would sound good if they had it in their songs?
Why were synths such memes in the 80s? What was everyone going on about? Was it like autotune...
Joshua Miller
Other urls found in this thread:
Brody Ortiz
new types of synthesis were something that never existed before
like sample based romplers in 90s
Joshua Turner
Because it sounds cool
Wyatt Campbell
Rock used to be a pioneering genre, in pursuit of the sound of the future, and it was perceived that synthesizers were to be a part of it. They were correct too, but failed to incorporate it tastefully.
I see you, nerd, getting ready to type some "exceptions", GET FUCKED; nobody likes synths in rock, they merely tolerate it!
Oliver Miller
nobody bothered to learn how to use a yamaha DX7 so they all used the same hammy presets
Jace Hughes
>hurrr i don't liek thing therefore it's a le meme xD
Fuck off pleb.
Hunter Adams
he holdin that with one hand? wtf? that cabinet weighs like 30 pounds and would awkward af to handle from that angle
James Taylor
Because 80's synth sounds gay and unrelated
Camden Gomez
I can't tell if this is b8 or if you're autistic
Evan Gomez
yeah that always made me think
Josiah King
Drum reverb was the autotune of the 80s.
Even respectable artists like The Smiths used it.
Luke Jenkins
>Even respectable artists like The Smiths used it.
Chick Corea would've been a better example.
youtube.com
It doesn't get much better than Scott Henderson, John Patitucci and Dave Weckl. Although it certainly gets better without Yamaha KX-88 and KX-5. The technology was still in its infancy, that's all.
Jordan Allen
" In the 1980s, the invention of the relatively inexpensive, Yamaha DX7 synth made digital synthesizers widely available."
thanks wikipedia
Dylan Butler
Gated reverb is pretty nice desu
Caleb Fisher
Post your synths
Mason Torres
Midi was invented in the 80s, everyone knew it was the future of music and they were right
also digital oscillators made synthesizers more affordable
Anthony Turner
Jesus Christ, just how much money do you have?
Noah Hernandez
I just have a job. I buy couple modules every month.
Henry Sullivan
plebs don't even realize how much they enjoy synths in rock
Charles Harris
How do I get started with this type of stuff
Charles Powell
muffwiggler and youtube tutorials
Nathaniel Ross
guerilla toss
Ayden Harris
Ok. Is the korg ms20 a good starting place?
Lincoln Hernandez
I feel like earlier New Wave and post-punk handled it a lot better than later new wave and mainstream arena rock did.
Isaiah Bailey
It was relatively new technology to the inexperienced general populace. Novelty played a factor.
Also
Hunter Perez
Yes but needs extra stuff to make it work with eurorack.
Angel Reyes
Rush incorporated it quite well, especially as a 3 piece
Eli Powell
>Everyone thought they would sound good if they had it in their songs?
nothing has changed
Sebastian Russell
modulargrid.net
Joseph Brown
>new
>novelty
are you joking
Landon Edwards
I think the photograph is titled. The synth is on the floor of a truck, and then he's kneeling or on his hip. Either that, or the synth is bolted to a wall.Actually I think it's like a shipping container, and he's kneeling over it and the synth is resting on the top of it.
Brayden Carter
some great modules you have there.
what do you think of those pico modules?
I've got a 7u case coming in and i've been thinking about loading it up with some of those
Dominic Ramirez
>what do you think of those pico modules
Definitely useful. Extra lfos and attenuators in small size are always nice.
John Scott
Synths became popular because it finally gave keyboardists the ability to stand out and take the front stage like guitarists did. Before the early 70s, the keyboardists was always restricted behind a piano or a massive Hammond. The invention of the synth allowed them not only the freedom to put on more of a show, but to also experiment further with what they could produce musically.
Pic fucking related.
Angel Rodriguez
...
Cameron Ward
His muscles are so stronk from smashing all that 80s Hairy pussy
Michael Williams
...
Benjamin Torres
>who is Jon Lord
William Jackson
t. paladin danse
Gavin Allen
>Hammond through a Marshall
Rick Wiseman is the correct answer
Ian Rivera
Jon Lord was famous for his Hammond solos and in no way restricted; if you look at the original post, it says that they were restricted on how much of a show they could put on, whereas Lord could stand toe-to-toe with Blackmore/other DP guitarists without synths