The 40 greatest synth sounds of all time, No 16: Ultravox - Vienna
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The 40 greatest synth sounds of all time, No 18: Talk Talk - It's My Life
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Keyboard and desktop models take IK deeper into analogue waters
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A 1994 classic for members of the jilted generation
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The 40 greatest synth sounds of all time, No 17: Kraftwerk - Computer World
Resonant percussion from 1981
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