The 90s

The 90s: rave culture, Britpop and a cultural move from the right to the left, all of which had an effect on the music industry at large. But as we cast our minds all the way back to 1990, the decade began with a period that felt like something of a wilderness for synthesisers. The late 1980s’ dominance of the Yamaha DX series of synthesisers created a desire for ever cleaner and more digital sounds. Manufacturers, including Yamaha, were scrambling to find the next big thing.

One of the earliest of the new breed was released in 1990 from Korg. The