Let's Listen! Awesome 80's Synth

[Great Rumbler]

Because I need to wash away the 80's shame that I felt after seeing the trailer for Rock of Ages, which I think is purposefully designed by our evil corporate overlords to make us retroactively hate everything about the 80's.













So, yeah, if it's from the 80's [or SOUNDS like it's from the 80's] and features heavy use of synthesized musical effects, I want to see it in here.

[Phoenix Dark]

awesome synth? oxymoron

[Great Rumbler]

PD, you're drunk and you've obviously wandered by mistake into the wrong thread. AGAIN.

But you're unwarranted barbs can't phase me now that I've wandered neck deep into the 80's synth lair that festers within the bowls of Youtube.

[Himu]

go and listen to shitty rap you taco

[Joe Molotov]

What about Wonderful Christmastime?

[Great Rumbler]

What about Wonderful Christmastime?

lololololololol

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I used to think that it actually had a pretty cool synth sound to it.

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[Great Rumbler]

[chronovore]

I remember when I thought Sigue Sigue Sputnik was a really edgy band. 

[Great Rumbler]

I remember when I thought Sigue Sigue Sputnik was a really edgy band. 

"Check out their hair and outfits! "
"Oh man, look at those Uzis! "
"Woah, look at those explosions! "
"Man, my parents would FLIP OUT if they knew I was watching this. "

[tiesto]

Italodisco has had a bit of a revival within the past few years, here are some more recent sounds heavily influenced by 80's synth:

[Great Rumbler]

Fell into another never-ending spiral of Youtube videos, found some awesome stuff:

[recursivelyenumerable]

I wish I could nerd out here about the actual synth equipment & settings used.

[Eric P]

insert Acid music here.

303 for lyfe.

insert EBM music here.

[Fifstar]

I wish I could nerd out here about the actual synth equipment & settings used.

Please do! Even though I never had a proper 80s synth (and the prices for vintage gear are going through the roof at the moment) I love reading about this stuff.

[recursivelyenumerable]

No, I wish I could. I don't actually know anything about synths, I just would like to be the kind of person who knows about them and can nerd out about them.

[Sho Nuff]

DAMN these are some funky jams

I love it