Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

The 80's covers 10 years - that's a LONG time in synth sound history
and evolution.

Having said that, the genuine article (Yamaha DX, Casio CZ, Roland
D50) is reasonably cheap and easy to find 2nd hand, and for late
70's/early 80's sounds, there are good VAs that sound pretty similar,
such as the Korg MS2000 (=MS20), Oberheim OB12 (=OB8), Nord Lead
(=Prophet1/5 - very good for Yazoo sounds), Roland JP8000 (=Jupiter8).
A Waldorf Microwave is an afordable substitute for a PPG Wave.

While none of the VAs are exact matches for the originals, they're all
good enough in a mix, and easier to use and maintain than older
synths.

For drum sounds however, the best thing to get is a Roland R8 or R8M
with an 808 (electronic) and a 909 (dance) card, or a R8II. The R8 is
just about the best drum machine ever, and perfect for the 80's
sound(s)

I've been accused of being rather '80s sounding - judge for yourself.
http://www.myspace.com/bigbadsoloproject
R8M used exclusively for drums.
Synths used (roughly in order...)
Oberheim OB12; Nord Rack 2; Waldorf Microwave; Roland SH101; Korg DSS1;
And the odd guitar and bass.


On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 8:05 PM, oscillate_wildly1
<oscillate_wildly1@...> wrote:
> Hi does anyone now how to make some 80s synth sounds? I mean certain wave forms and
> such. Thanks x