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squigg · 1790349903 · focus · HN ↗
CZ-101 owner here. After the TB-303, I'm not sure there are many other small form-factor synths that have had such an outside impact on electronic music From early Chicago House using the "HiString" preset here, and used all OVER loads of electro <a href="https://youtu.be/m78Nx3de6wg?si=1Ya5Q3I967xOGUuu" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/m78Nx3de6wg?si=1Ya5Q3I967xOGUuu Two Bad Mice "Bomb Scare" with the CZ organ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQVv40_9NSo" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQVv40_9NSo then the "Reese Bass" that powered much of jungle and drum and bass after Kevin "Reese" Saunderson, one of the Detroit Pioneers who came up with it for a techno track <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjduK8Ip0Ls&t=55s" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjduK8Ip0Ls&t=55s
1. kstrauser · 1790360026 · focus · HN ↗
  I see your "HiString" and raise you a "Lately Bass": <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXBssta3eD4" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXBssta3eD4
  1. semi-extrinsic · 1790360697 · focus · HN ↗
    I submit for consideration the Korg M1 "Organ 2"
    <a href="https://youtu.be/Ps2Jc28tQrw?is=tXq9sAaeK_OurFqR" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/Ps2Jc28tQrw?is=tXq9sAaeK_OurFqR
    kstrauser · 1790361813 · focus · HN ↗
    That's a strong contender.
  2. squigg · 1790368835 · focus · HN ↗
    Yes, good point- I also have a TX81Z, which as well as lately does a mean techno string as well!
    kstrauser · 1790370044 · focus · HN ↗
    For sure. I got a lot of mileage out of my TX81Z back in the day.

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