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  1. squigg · · focus · HN ↗
    CZ-101 owner here. After the TB-303, I&#x27;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 &quot;HiString&quot; preset here, and used all OVER loads of electro <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtu.be&#x2F;m78Nx3de6wg?si=1Ya5Q3I967xOGUuu" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtu.be&#x2F;m78Nx3de6wg?si=1Ya5Q3I967xOGUuu Two Bad Mice &quot;Bomb Scare&quot; with the CZ organ <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=iQVv40_9NSo" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=iQVv40_9NSo then the &quot;Reese Bass&quot; that powered much of jungle and drum and bass after Kevin &quot;Reese&quot; Saunderson, one of the Detroit Pioneers who came up with it for a techno track <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=DjduK8Ip0Ls&amp;t=55s" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=DjduK8Ip0Ls&amp;t=55s
    1. evo_9 · · focus · HN ↗
      Teenage Engineerings OP-1 is a newish small form synth, expensive but regularly seems to appear on Craigslist at a reasonable price.
      1. patchorang · · focus · HN ↗
        It’s a popular synth, but I wouldn’t say it had much of an impact of electronic music.
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