Quels synthétiseurs sont utilisés dans les musiques et chansons

Gérard Sookahet (avril 2021)

Même si de nos jours de nombreux instruments de musiques sont totalement digitalisés, on peut se demander quels étaient les synthétiseurs utilisés dans les musiques ou les chansons plus ou moins connues dont certains riffs restent à jamais gravés dans nos mémoires.

808 State - Narcossa (1988) Roland SH-101

ABBA - Gimme Gimme Gimme (1979) ARP Odyssey

ABC - The Look of Love (1981) PPG Wave

A Guy Called Gerald - Voodoo Ray (1988) Roland TB-303

A-ha - Take On Me (1984) Yamaha DX7

Air - La Femme d’argent (1998) Korg MS-20

- Sexy boy (1998) Korg MS-20

- Talisman (1998) Korg MS-20, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer 200A

- Kelly, Watch the Stars! (1998) Korg MS-20, Roland VP-330

- Remember (1998) Korg MS-20, Roland VP-330

- Mile Milles (2004) Korg MS-20, Arturia Prophet V

- Another day (2004) Korg MS-20, Yamaha CS-80

Alain Chamfort – Manureva (1980) Sequential Circuits Prophet 5, Arp Quadra

- Géant (1980) Sequential Circuits Prophet 5, Arp Quadra

Alphaville - Sounds Like a Melody (1984) PPG Wave

Altern-8 – E-Vapor-8 (1992) Roland Alpha Juno

Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man (1967) Wurlitzer

Berlin - Take my breath away (1986) Yamaha DX7

Boards of Canada - Roygbiv (1998) Roland SH-101

Bon Iver - Beth/Rest (2011) Korg M1

Brian Eno - Julie With … (1977) Yamaha CS-80

- An Ending (Ascent) (1983) Yamaha DX7

Bronski Beat - Smalltown boy (1984) Yamaha DX7

Busta Rhymes - Touch It (2006) Korg Triton

Charanjit Singh - Raga Bhupali (1982) -8, Roland TR-808, Roland TB-303

Charlelie Couture - Aime Moi Encore Au Moins (1988) Roland D-50

Chicago - I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love (1988) Roland D-50

Clipse - Grindin (2002) Korg Triton

Confetti's - C in China (1989) Roland D-50 Cybotron - Alleys of Your Mind (1981) ARP Odyssey

Daft Punk - Da Funk (1995) Korg MS-20

- Short Circuit (1997) Roland Juno 106 et TB-303, SE-01

David Lee Roth – Skyscraper (1988) Roland D-50

Devo - Mongoloid (1977) Moog Minimoog

DJPC - Inssomniak (1991) Roland Alpha Juno

Donna Summer - I Feel Love (1977) Moog Modular 3P

Doris Norton – Personal Computer (1984) Roland System 700, Roland System 100M, Moog Minimoog

Edgar Froese - Upland (1974) EMS VCS3

Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Aquatarkus (1971) Moog Minimoog

Enya - The Celts (1987) Yamaha DX7

- Watermark (1988) Roland D-50

- Orinoco Flow (1988) Roland D-50

- The Memory of Tree (1995) Roland D-50

Europe - The Final Countdown (1986) Yamaha TX-816, Roland JX-3P

Faithless – Insomnia (1995) Roland JD-990

Felix Kubin - Japan Japan (2003) Korg MS-20

Foreigner – Say You Will (1987) Roland D-50

Gary Numan – Are Friends Electric (1979) Moog Minimoog

- Cars (1979) Moog Minimoog et Polymoog

- America (1999) Roland D-50

George Michael - Faith (1987) Roland D-50

- Father Figure (1987) Roland D-50

Haddaway - What is love (1993) Yamaha TX81Z

Hall & Oates – I Can’t Go for That (1981) Roland CompuRhythm CR-78, Sequential Circuits Prophet-5

Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F (1984) Yamaha DX7

Hawkwind - Silver Machine (1972) EMS VCS3

Herbie Hancock - Chameleon (1973) ARP Odyssey

- Rockit (1983) Fairlight CMI

Human Resource - Dominator (1991) Roland Alpha Juno

Jan Hammer - Miami Vice Theme (1984) Fairlight CMI

Jay Z - Money, Cash, Hoes (1998) Korg M1

Jean-Michel Jarre - Zoolook (1984) Fairlight CMI

John Foxx - Underpass (1980) ARP Odyssey

Joker & Ginz - Re-Up (2009) Roland SH-101 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (1985) Fairlight CMI

Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone (1986) Yamaha DX7

Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes (1981) Sequential Circuits Prophet-5

Klaus Schulze - Silent Running (1981) Yamaha CS-80

Kool & The Gang- She’s Fresh (1984) Yamaha DX7

Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974) Moog Minimoog

Laura Branigan - Self control (1984) Yamaha DX7

Led Zeppelin - No Quarter (1973) EMS VCS3

Madonna - Lucky Star (1983) Sequential Circuits Prophet-5

- Like A Virgin (1983) Sequential Circuits Prophet-5

- Vogue (1990) Korg M1

Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine (1967) Wurlitzer

Michael Jackson – Beat it (1982) Fairlight CMI

- Thriller (1983) Sequential Circuits Prophet-5, Moog Minimoog

- Man in The Mirror (1987) Roland D-50

Michel Jonasz – Mr Swing (1988) Roland D-50, Yamaha DX7

Miles Davis - Rubber Band (1985) PPG Wave

Mr Oizo - Flat Beat (1999) Korg MS-20

New Order - Vanishing Point (1989) Roland D-50

Nine Inch Nails - The Hand That Feeds (2005) ARP Odyssey

OMD - Bunker Soldiers (1980) Korg MS-20

Orange Juice - Rip It Up (1983) Roland TB-303

Orbital - Chime (1990) Yamaha TX81Z

Pacifique - Quand Tu Sers Mon Corps (1990) Roland D-50

Parliament - Flashlight (1977) Moog Minimoog

Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmas Time (1979) Yamaha CS-80

Paula Abdul – Straight Up (1988) Roland D-50

- Forever Your Girl (1988) Roland D-50

Pet Shop Boys – West End Girl (1984) Roland Jupiter-6, Yamaha DX7, Oberheim DMX

Peter Gabriel - Shock the Monkey (1982) Fairlight CMI

Peter Howell - Doctor Who Theme (1980) ARP Odyssey

Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight (1981) Roland CompuRhythm CR-78, Sequential Circuits Prophet-5

- I don’t care anymore (1982) Sequential Circuits Prophet-5

- Another Day in Paradise (1989) Roland D-50

Phuture - Acid Tracks (1987) Roland TB-303 Pink Floyd – On The Run (1973) EMS Synthi A

- Money (1973) Wurlitzer

- Comfortably Numb (1979) Sequential Circuits Prophet-5

Plastikman - Plasticity (1993) Roland TB-303

Portishead - Mysterons (1994) Roland SH-101

- We Carry On (2008) EMS VCS3

Queen - You're My Best Friend (1976) Wurlitzer

Radiohead - Everything in its Right Place (1999) Sequential Circuits Prophet-5

Rick Astley - Never gonna give you up (1987) Yamaha DX7

Robert Hood - SH.101 (1994) Roland SH-101

Robin S. - Show Me Love (1993) Korg M1

Roxy Music - Ladytron (1972) EMS VCS3

Sabrina – Boys (1987) Roland D-50

Second Phase - Mentasm (1991) Roland Alpha Juno

Small Faces – Lazy Sunday (1968) Wurlitzer

Snap -Rhythm is a Dancer (1992) Korg M1

Snoop Doggy Dogg - Gin and Juice (1993) Roland D-50

Stevie Wonder - Maybe Your Baby (1972) Hohner Clavinet D6

Sun Ra - The Wind Speaks (1970) Moog Minimoog

Supertramp - Dreamer (1974) Wurlitzer

- Goodbye Stranger (1978) Wurlitzer 200-A

- Logical Song (1979) Wurlitzer 200-A

Talking Heads - Burning Down the House (1983) Sequential Circuits Prophet-5

- This Must Be the Place (1983) Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 et Prophet-6

Tangerine Dream - Poland (1984) PPG Wave

Taylor Dayne - Tell It to My Heart (1987) Roland D-50

Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World (1985) Arturia Prophet VS

The Art of Noise - Ode to Don Jose (1987) Roland D-50

The Cars – Leave or Stay (1987) Roland D-50

The Doors – Light my Fire (1967) Fender Rhodes

The Game - Put You On the Game (2005) Korg Triton

The Human League - Love Action (1981) Oberheim OB8

The Prodigy - Charly (1991) Roland Alpha Juno

This Mortal Coil - Barramundi (1984) Yamaha DX7

T.I - Hurt (2007) Korg Triton Too $hort - Freaky Tales (1987) Sequential Circuits Prophet-5, Roland TR-808

Toto - Africa (1982) Yamaha CS-80

Ultravox - Lament (1984) PPG Wave

Vangelis - Blade Runner Blues (1982) Yamaha CS-80

Van Halen - Jump (1983) Oberheim OB-Xa

White Noise - Love Without Sound (1969) EMS VCS3

Wiley - Eskimo (2002) Korg Triton

Yes - Owner of a lonely heart (1983) Fairlight CMI