Roland Jupiter-4: 15 Famous Riffs You Know (But Didn’t Realise Were Jupiter-4!)
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Synth Icons, we shine a light on one of the most underrated classic analog synths of all time — the Roland Jupiter-4. Before the Juno-60 and Jupiter-8 stole the spo...
23 Aug 8min
Korg M1: 14 Famous Riffs You Know (But Didn’t Realise Were M1!)
Send us Fan Mail The Korg M1 is one of the most iconic keyboards ever made — the sound of late-’80s and early-’90s pop, dance, and film music. In this episode of Synth Icons, producer and synth collec...
19 Aug 5min
Yamaha DX7: 21 Iconic Riffs You Know (But Didn’t Realise Were DX7!)
Send us Fan Mail The Yamaha DX7 is one of the most iconic synthesizers of all time, shaping the sound of pop, rock, funk, electronic, and film music throughout the 80s and 90s. In this episode, I recr...
16 Aug 8min
CS-80 Blind Test | Yamaha vs Arturia, Softube, Cherry Audio & XILS
Send us Fan Mail 🎧 Can you tell the difference between the legendary Yamaha CS-80 and today’s best software emulations? In this blind test, I compare the real CS-80 with recreations from Arturia, Sof...
12 Aug 8min
Roland JD-800 Plug-In vs Real JD-800 (Iconic Riffs A/B Test)
Send us Fan Mail A straight A/B test: iconic riffs played first on the Roland Cloud JD-800 plug-in, then on my real vintage JD-800—same parts, same context, no tricks. Can you hear a difference? Rolan...
9 Aug 7min
Wurlitzer Piano – 11 Iconic Riffs You Know (But Didn’t Know Were Wurly)
Send us Fan Mail That “wait… I know that song!” moment — but it’s all Wurlitzer electric piano. 🎹⚡️ In this episode, Andy plays 11 instantly recognisable Wurly riffs as short solo snippets — no backi...
5 Aug 4min
Roland Jupiter-8 – 20 Hidden 80s Synth Gems (Queen, Prince, Tears for Fears + more!)
Send us Fan Mail In this Synth Icons episode, Andy Whitmore powers up the legendary Roland Jupiter-8 to uncover 20 hidden 80s synth gems. From shimmering pads and string intros to bold brass, sequence...
2 Aug 8min
Clavinet – 10 Iconic Riffs You Know (But Didn’t Know Were Clavinet)
Send us Fan Mail That “wait… I know that song!” moment — but it’s all clavinet. 🔥 In this episode, Andy plays 10 instantly recognisable clavinet riffs as short solo snippets — no backing tracks, no f...
29 Juli 4min
