Those distinctive drums and percussion you hear in things like the Miami Vice theme were Synsonic drums which was a brand of electronic computer drums that was the first to come out. They began to be featured everywhere in all kinds of popular music. The irony is.... They were a toy by Mattel - Upgoat

Those distinctive drums and percussion you hear in things like the Miami Vice theme were Synsonic drums which was a brand of electronic computer drums that was the first to come out. They began to be featured everywhere in all kinds of popular music. The irony is.... They were a toy by Mattel
submitted by Crackinjokes to technology 21 hoursMay 11, 2025 12:15:32 ago (+18/-0) (youtu.be)
https://youtu.be/yKtMPkgrUKo

Those distinctive drums that you hear and the percussion were Synsonic drums which was a brand of electronic computer drums that was the first to come out.
They began to be featured everywhere in all kinds of popular music.

The irony is.... They were a toy drum set by Mattel that changed music forever.

https://youtu.be/yKtMPkgrUKo

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[ - ] Clubberlang 0 points 15 hoursMay 11, 2025 18:14:08 ago (+0/-0)

The poor man's SP1200

[ - ] Sal_180 0 points 15 hoursMay 11, 2025 17:59:29 ago (+0/-0)

Made in the country of Mattel

[ - ] dassar 0 points 16 hoursMay 11, 2025 17:02:50 ago (+0/-0)

Ok - this is that the post is about

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nPTZqnIfFM

[ - ] fnbs 0 points 17 hoursMay 11, 2025 16:06:03 ago (+0/-0)

Thats cool!... i also heard that the beginning distinctive 10 note piano sound on the 70's song 'Summer breeze' was taken from a kids piano of that era

[ + ] Clubberlang

[ - ] Clubberlang 0 points 15 hoursMay 11, 2025 18:15:16 ago (+0/-0)

Whatever works

[ - ] kammmmak 0 points 19 hoursMay 11, 2025 14:46:27 ago (+0/-0)

Wow i had no idea about these. Always thought it was basically a Roland TR808 being used for all these type sounds.

[ + ] Clubberlang

[ - ] Clubberlang 0 points 15 hoursMay 11, 2025 18:15:52 ago (+0/-0)

The 808 was later the SP1200 was the sh!zznit

[ - ] BloodyComet 0 points 19 hoursMay 11, 2025 14:25:42 ago (+0/-0)

And they've always sounded like shit. Electronic drum kits are trash. Toys, like you said.

[ - ] GrayDragon 0 points 20 hoursMay 11, 2025 13:04:26 ago (+0/-0)

People might upvote you more is you were super autistic.

[ - ] lolxd 0 points 20 hoursMay 11, 2025 13:02:53 ago (+0/-0)

Music has been created out of people toying around with random objects forever. This isn't shocking, surprising, or out of the norm.

[ + ] Anus_Expander

[ - ] Anus_Expander 0 points 16 hoursMay 11, 2025 17:25:45 ago (+0/-0)

Tom Waits' Bone Machine album was largely made with random items that were layin around his garage...chains, bottles, tools etc

[ - ] Flanders 0 points 20 hoursMay 11, 2025 13:01:57 ago (+0/-0)

The jew Mattel, whose jewess wife stole Barbie from a German comic strip.

[ - ] TheOriginal1Icemonkey 0 points 21 hoursMay 11, 2025 12:16:29 ago (+0/-0)

It’s how no-talent niggers make music.

[ + ] Crackinjokes

[ - ] Crackinjokes [op] 3 points 21 hoursMay 11, 2025 12:24:36 ago (+3/-0)

It's basically the way everybody makes music today.

Not with synsonic's but with the things that followed in that path. Basically sequenced samples.

[ + ] TheOriginal1Icemonkey

[ - ] TheOriginal1Icemonkey 0 points 21 hoursMay 11, 2025 12:40:40 ago (+0/-0)

I lived in a group home for a year as a teenager and the niggers in the house had those beat machines and they’d spend all day disturbing the peace by making their own rap garbage. Circa 1986.

[ + ] Clubberlang

[ - ] Clubberlang 1 point 15 hoursMay 11, 2025 18:17:10 ago (+1/-0)

Did you record any of it? Probably worth some money.

[ + ] Clubberlang

[ - ] Clubberlang 0 points 15 hoursMay 11, 2025 18:16:24 ago (+0/-0)

I didn't know you made music.

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