The Greatest Synth Sound Of All Time!

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Right now we´re compiling our list of the Top 40 Synth Sounds Of All Time for a feature in the next issue of the magazine. Want to get involved? Just tell the track that stars your favourite synth sound? Is it Europe´s The Final Countdown? Van Halen´s Jump? Or do you prefer a little Daft Punk and Justice? Email your suggestions to us sharpish at futuremusic@futurenet.co.uk to make sure that your suggestion features in our expert´s list.


By the way, we´ll be showing you how each sound is made and giving patches and samples away on the DVD too so don´t miss the results in the mag!

Hmm, the creator of the best synth sound of all time? It´s this guy, surely, right?



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