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That gated snare on “In the Air Tonight”? A studio accident. The DX7 that’s on every power ballad? $200k worth of Fairlights nobody could afford. Here’s the actual gear behind the '80s sound

  • jay2@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    4 days ago

    More than 99% of 80’s music was sonic diarrhea. It just had the luxury of being spoon fed to the masses without much alternative. I’m literally embarrassed when I have to hear it.