What made that 80s sound?
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- Do you know what I mean when I say “that 80’s sound”? There’s an over arching sound that contributes to the way we feel and remember that quintessential 80’s feeling in the music.
If you’re not a fan of 80’s music, then listeners and watchers beware… we’re going pretty deep into the tech that contributed to creating this decade's iconic sounds!
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"End 2 End" by SoundPaint
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Whoa - the DX7 had nothing to do with "Jump" or "Careless Whisper." The synth on "Jump" was an Oberheim OBXa - an analog synth - played by Eddie Van Halen. Even though you showed a video of someone playing "Jump" on a DX7, that was actually just that person's FM synthesis imitation of the OBXa sound (the user PowerDX7 writes his own programs for the DX7 and demo'es the sounds on his channel). As for "Careless Whisper," the electric piano on the recording is actually a Fender Rhodes electric piano with a "Dyno-My-Piano" modification that gives it a more pronounced high-end. The ubiquitous FM Rhodes sound that made the DX7 famous is actually an FM synthesis imitation of this sort of Rhodes sound. The musician who played the Rhodes on "Careless Whisper" was Anne Dudley, who was also a member of The Art of Noise at the time.
If I hear "Jump" when arriving into a synth store, I turn immediately back and go out!!! And it has happened a lot - That burger broiler-riff has turned my life to a nightmare.
Right on!! And Btw. Eurythmics and A-ha used a Juno-60 not Juno 106. Big difference in sound...
To me it was Peter Hook's Bass and Vince Clarke's melodies
Proud to be an 80's kid. Love my generation. Thank you for posting this video.
The Juno 106 was released in 1984. You should check the release dates of the songs you said used it. Also, Billie Jean did not use the Linn Drum.
I think the most 80s sound was: early digital reverb, gated reverb, chorus on everything, synths in every song, very "clean" bright sounds were in fashion.
In addition to analog synths, the DX7 had a massive impact, so did the Fairlight sampler, Emu Emulator sampler, Akai S-series samplers.
Lexicon reverbs were the dog's nuts, huge SSL mixing boards were derigeur, the 808, 909, 707, Linndrum, later on the MPC were the big hitters with electronic drum sounds.
The Fairlight made That 80s sound. It was The Fairlight CMI
Van Halen’s JUMP was not a DX7. It was the analog Oberheim OBX or OBXa.
That static snare/clap sound from drum machines such as the linndrum always makes me think 80s
Instruments are just a part of it. I have a humble little channel where I, amongst other things, recreate music on primarily organs but also synthesizers, so I have great experience in figuring out what is actually played. If I record a typical 1980's song it will take me 4 hours, while a typical 1970's song will take 6 hours, and that doesn't include mixing. In the 1970's there were a lot of details in the music - some of them hardly noticeable for the average listener - there was the singer or singers, the bass, the drums, the guitar, and the keyboards, but there were also a brass group somewhere, a string group, suddenly there was a flute that just played for a few seconds, then maybe a french horn, and many other details. (listen to 'If I can't have you' by Yvonne Elliman to hear what I mean) It was very orchestral - sometimes almost symphonic. In the 1980's everything became much more 'in your face' and direct: All the little details were gone and instead the focus was power! (and way too much reverb on the drums) The intro to 'Jump' is a prime example of this approach.
My go-to synths during those days was the Roland Juno-2, and the Yamaha FB-01 (basically DX7 module). Both used the other important 80s technology, MIDI. Without MIDI to sync those samplers, synths, and 808s, all those pop wouldn't have been possible.
I'm sorry to say, and I'm far from an expert, but the synths you mentioned as used in those memorable hits do not correspond with what's currently mentioned on well-respected webpages contributed to those hits. I know not better than Jump used an Oberheim, and I just checked the Wikipedia page on West End Girls.
Very nice episode and lot's of true thoughts, Jump was all Oberheim OBXa though, My strong sonic memories involve Oberheim DMX, TR-808, and Yamaha DX-7 though i never liked the FM synthesis, And all time Synth for me is The MiniMoog, Thank you dear
The bands of the 80's were very competitive with each other and were always pushing themselves to do better. Like all things when the men in suits take over the priority is making money!
One big element for me is the Strat in the 2nd or 4th position. I swear they just DI'd it for a lot of songs but it's unmistakably quacky. Like a Prayer is a good example.
I N X S read as "in excess" you know not of what you speak! Did AI write the script?
Synth brass was all over the place, no matter the synth. Also "choir aahs", orchestra stabs, synth flutes and other tacky stuff too cheesy by today's standards. The 80s also saw the rise of the rompler workstations at the end of the decade.
Well, it's "that 80s sound" for the small part of the world that is Western. The bigger music of the time was happening in Bollywood films, which had a bigger audience, and in various Chinese styles such as Cantopop, and these scenes didn't really have the traits described.
Many mistakes here
was gonna say... glad folks are being kind and noting them here. she's on the right track but certainly several glaring errors.
Well done! And a sweet reminder of my musical adolescence and starting point in the 80s. Owned a DX7 II FD. Thank you!