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 1 dayMay 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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fnbs 0 points 1 day ago

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

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