The Synths That Defined the 80s/90s (10 Hits Recreated: Full Tracks + Riffs)

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You know these riffs — but do you know which synths played them? I recreate 10 iconic tracks/hooks on the original (or closest practical) keyboards: DX7, Korg M1, JD-800, JP-8080, Jupiter-4, Prophet-5 and more — with quick narration before each performance.

This is a performance-based recreation: I’m playing the parts, rebuilding the patches, and giving a quick intro to each track — then straight into the music.

Accuracy note:
Some originals are well-documented; others vary by source or studio method. Where a part is recreated on a closely related synth (or a plug-in), I’ve stated it clearly below.

Watch the full video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/eeRGPLkKNEg

Tina Turner — What’s Love Got To Do With It (1 min edit)
 Fender Rhodes + DX7 (flute) + Roland MKS-80 pads + Minimoog bass (played live to match the original line) + harmonica solo

The Prodigy — Poison (riff)
 Recreated on Roland JD-800 (JD-era Prodigy texture recreation)

Depeche Mode — Just Can’t Get Enough (intro + verse 1)
 Roland Jupiter-4 for bass/lead + Korg Rhythm 55B style drums

Usher — Yeah! (riff)
 Nord Lead 3 recreation of the classic intro hook

Nightcrawlers — Push The Feeling On (track)
 TR-909 drums + 3x Korg M1 parts: sax lick, organ riff, and the string riff from the MK Mix vibe 

Prince — When Doves Cry (track)
 DX7 mallet sound + LM-1 style drum recreation

D-Train — You’re The One For Me (track)
 Prophet-5 parts + LinnDrum drum recreation

Darude — Sandstorm (riff)
 JP-8080 recreation of the classic synth string hook

The Prodigy — Charly (track)
 Alpha Juno lead + full backing recreation

Mouse on Mars — Future Dub (track)
 All parts recreated using JD-800 plug-in (Roland Cloud)

Tina Turner — What’s Love Got To Do With It (full version)
 Full-length recreation using the same keyboard/synth setup as Track 1

Chapters / timestamps

0:00 Intro
 0:24 Tina Turner — What’s Love Got To Do With It (1 min edit)
 1:31 The Prodigy — Poison
 1:57 Depeche Mode — Just Can’t Get Enough
 2:46 Usher — Yeah!
 3:02 Nightcrawlers — Push The Feeling On
 3:53 Prince — When Doves Cry
 4:29 D-Train — You’re The One For Me
 5:58 Darude — Sandstorm
 6:34 The Prodigy — Charly
 7:11 Mouse on Mars — Future Dub
 7:45 Tina Turner — What’s Love Got To Do With It (full version)
 9:38 Outro

Thanks @SamB-z4r (YouTube) for engineering

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