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== <strong>All The Synths Used In All the Songs!</strong>  ==
[[File:Moog-minimoog model d.png|thumb|Moog Minimoog Model D (1970)]]
[[File:ARP Odyssey.jpg|alt=Illustration of the ARP Odyssey|thumb|ARP Odyssey (1972)]]
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* '''What synths did Gary Numan use on Cars?'''
* '''What synth is that on Daft Punk's Da Funk?'''
* '''What is Bernie Worrell playing on Parliament's epic Flash Light?'''

Good questions - glad you asked! This will be the resource to answer all these questions - and more!

<u>'''This Wiki will''' '''list all the songs and the synths they use.'''</u>

'''Article pages''' will focus on a single synthesizer, and call out the first, the most important, the most interesting, famous - or just plain awesome sounding synth tracks. With embedded YouTube clips of the songs in question.

'''Song list pages''' are organised by synth, and will comprise tables of every song that has a verified use of that synth

And a key difference with all those generic 'listicle' articles that list tracks that feature the Minimoog or DX7 is that these will be '''verified''' '''citations''', not just repeats of internet 'common knowledge'. It's surprising that even Wikipedia isn't very good at referencing synth usage. Each entry in the database will be proved through one or more of the following pieces of evidence:

* Sleeve notes
* Quotes from interviews in reputable journals and books (where primary sources are cited)
* Videos or photographs
* Ads (up to a point - paid promotion doesn't guarantee usage on a song/album)
* Verified entries on here by the artists themselves

This crusade may be impossible, foolhardy even – and may never be complete* (*will ''definitely'' never be complete!) - but we may discover some great music along the way and gain an even deeper appreciation of these fantastic and always-futuristic synthesizer machines! [[About SynthTrax|More details of the project here]] and [[How To Contribute|how to contribute]].


== '''Good starting articles & song lists for the first-time visitor''' ==
*'''ARP Odyssey''' | [[ARP Odyssey|Article]] | [[ARP Odyssey Song List|Song List]]
*'''Moog Minimoog |''' [[Moog Minimoog|Article]] | [[Moog Minimoog Song List|Song List]]
*'''Moog Polymoog 203a  |''' [[Moog Polymoog|Article]] | [[Moog Polymoog Song List|Song List]]


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==<u>'''Synthesizers: full list'''</u>== 

New synths will be added to the list when their pages are created! 

== '''A''' ==
*'''Access'''
**Virus  | [[Access Virus Song List|Article & Song List]]
*'''[[ARP]]'''
**2500 | [[ARP 2500 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**2600 | [[ARP 2600|Article & Song List]]
**Odyssey | [[ARP Odyssey|Article]] | [[ARP Odyssey Song List|Song List]]
**Omni | [[ARP Omni Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Pro-Soloist | [[ARP Pro-Soloist Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''D''' ==
* DEW
** Mister Bassman | [[DEW Mister Bassman Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''E''' ==

* '''E-mu'''
** Emulator (I,II,III, IV) [[E-Mu Emulator Song List|Article & Song List]]
** Modular | [[E-mu Modular Song List|Article & Song List]]
* '''EDP - Electronic Dream Plant'''
** Wasp | [[EDP Wasp Song List|Article & Song List]]
* '''Elka''' 
** Rhapsody | [[Elka Rhapsody Song List|Article & Song List]]
* '''EMS'''
** Synthi A | [[EMS Synthi A Song List|Article & Song List]]
** Synthi AKS  | [[EMS Synthi AKS Song List|Article & Song List]]
** VCS3 | [[EMS VCS3 Song List|Article & Song List]]

=='''F'''==
* '''Fairlight'''
** CMI (I,II,III) | [[Fairlight CMI Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''K''' ==
* '''Korg'''
** KR-55 Drum Machine | [[Korg KR-55 Article & Song List|Article & Song List]]
** Maxi-Korg 800DV | [[Korg Maxi-Korg 800DV Article|Article & Song List]]
** MS-10 |  [[Korg MS-10 Song List|Article & Song List]]
** MS-20 | [[Korg MS-20 Song List|Article & Song List]]
** Wavestation | [[Korg Wavestation Article Page|Article & Song List]]

== '''L''' ==
* '''Linn Electronics'''
** LinnDrum | [[Linn Electronics LinnDrum Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''M''' ==
*'''[[Moog]]'''
**Minimoog | [[Moog Minimoog|Article]] | [[Moog Minimoog Song List|Song List]]
**Micromoog | [[Moog Micromoog Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Moog Modular | [[Moog Modular|Article]]
**Multimoog | [[Moog Multimoog Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Polymoog  | [[Moog Polymoog|Article]] | [[Moog Polymoog Song List|Song List]]
**Polymoog 203a  '''|''' [[Moog Polymoog|Article]] | [[Moog Polymoog Song List|Song List]]
**Taurus I,II,III | [[Moog Taurus|Article]] | [[Moog Taurus Song List|Song List]]

== '''N''' ==
* '''New England Digital'''
** Synclavier | [[New England Digital Synclavier Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''O''' ==
* '''Oxford Synthesiser Company'''
** OSCar |[[Oxford Synthesiser Company OSCar Song List|Article & Song List]]
* '''Oberheim'''
** OB-X  | [[Oberheim OB-X Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''R''' ==
* '''Roland''' 
**JX-3P | [[Roland JX-3P Song List|Article & Song List]]
**JX-8P | [[Roland JX-8P|Article & Song List]]
**JX-10 | [[Roland JX-10 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Jupiter 4 | [[Roland Jupiter 4 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Jupiter 6 | [[Article & Song List]]
**Jupiter 8 | [[Roland Jupiter 8 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**SH-09 | [[Roland SH-09|Article & Song List]]
**SH-101 | [[Roland SH-101 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**System 700 | [[Roland System 700 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**TB-303 | [[Roland TB-303 Article Page|Article & Song List]]
**TR-77 | [[Roland TR-77 Article Page|Article & Song List]]
*'''RSF'''
**Kobol / Kobol Expander |  [[RSF Kobol Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''S''' ==
* '''Sequential Circuits'''
** Pro One | [[Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Article Page|Article]] | [[Sequential Circuits Pro One Song List|Song List]]
** Prophet 5 | [[Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Article Page|Article]] | [[Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Song List|Song List]]
* '''Solina'''
** String Ensemble | Article | [[Solina String Ensemble Song List|Song List]]

== '''T''' ==
* TONTO  | Article | [[TONTO Song List|Song List]]

== '''Y''' ==
* '''Yamaha'''
** CS-15 | Article | [[Yamaha CS-15 Song List|Song List]]
** CS-80 | [[Yamaha CS-80 Article Page|Article]] | [[Yamaha CS-80 Song List|Song List]]
** DX7 | Article | [[Yamaha DX7 Song List|Song List]]
** GS-1 | Article | [[Yamaha GS-1 Song List|Song List]]
** SS-30 | [[Yamaha SS-30 Article Page|Article]] | [[Yamaha SS-30 Song List|Song List]]
** TX816 | Article | [[Yamaha TX816 Song List|Song List]]


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== '''Notable Musicians''' ==

* [[Gary Numan]]