5 Steps to Producing Perfect 80s Pop

https://kregmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/04/07-Producing-Perfect-80s-Pop.mp3 Computer Music magazine reminds us, in their July 2014 article 5 Steps to Producing Perfect 80s Pop, why the 1980’s is a musical decade we definitely don’t want to forget. Here is a list of things that make 80s music so unique.  1. Synth Arpeggios Hardware synthesizers often featured onboard arpeggiators. The classic up/down…

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Vintage Rewind: The Roland Jupiter 8

https://kregmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/04/06-Vintage-Rewind-Roland-Jupiter-8.mp3 The keyboard most predominant during the 80s is identifiable by a bright orange, glowing power switch located near its moniker: Roland.  Dave Gale, in his MusicTech article called Vintage Rewind from 2016, explains that the Roland Jupiter-8 is as much a desired object today as it was in 1981. “The value of the 40-year-old instrument…

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