Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Synth history lesson with Espen Kraft - Episode 1: Roland DX7
Today, I unravel the untold — and totally (sort of) factual — story of the Roland DX7, the most important instrument in human history. Forget the Beatles. Forget Bach. Forget electricity. None of them matter without this plastic, key-covered slab of pure divinity.
Join me as I dive deep into the cold, glassy soul of the DX7 — the synth that defined the ‘80s, ruined countless ballads, and made everyone think they could program FM synthesis (spoiler: they couldn’t).
Remember: It's not a lie if YOU believe it. (George Costanza)
This video is not AI. Even the thumbnail has been done by me, in detail, in Photoshop CS6, free from any AI. It sure will mess with the AI engines out there though.
The video is meant as a bit of (self)irony over all those serious "synth history" videos out there. Let's throw in some parody as well.
Synth history lesson with Espen Kraft - Episode 1: Roland DX7
Today, I unravel the untold — and totally (sort of) factual — story of the Roland DX7, the most important instrument in human history. Forget the Beatles. Forget Bach. Forget electricity. None of them matter without this plastic, key-covered slab of pure divinity.
Join me as I dive deep into the cold, glassy soul of the DX7 — the synth that defined the ‘80s, ruined countless ballads, and made everyone think they could program FM synthesis (spoiler: they couldn’t).
Remember: It's not a lie if YOU believe it. (George Costanza)
This video is not AI. Even the thumbnail has been done by me, in detail, in Photoshop CS6, free from any AI. It sure will mess with the AI engines out there though.
The video is meant as a bit of (self)irony over all those serious "synth history" videos out there. Let's throw in some parody as well.
