20 Greatest Synth Solos You Instantly Know | CS-80, Minimoog, Jupiter-8 & More

20 of the greatest synth solos performed on real hardware, including the Yamaha CS-80, Minimoog Model D, Roland Jupiter-8, Prophet-5, EMS Synthi AKS, Yamaha DX7 and Roland JD-800. In this episode, I recreate classic synth solo moments from Queen, Pink Floyd, Rush, D-Train, Ultravox, Tina Turner, Howard Jones, The Prodigy, Rick Wakeman, Chick Corea and more. This video focuses on true synth solo moments — not just riffs, hooks or backing parts — where the synthesizer steps forward as the lead instrument. Featured Solos & Synths: Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:34 Queen — I Want to Break Free — Roland Jupiter-8 01:10 Tina Turner — Nutbush City Limits — Minimoog Model D 01:38 Pink Floyd — Run Like Hell — Prophet-5 02:23 Rush — Tom Sawyer — Minimoog Model D 02:41 Pink Floyd — Shine On You Crazy Diamond — Minimoog Model D 03:37 Howard Jones — New Song — Roland Jupiter-8 04:08 Tina Turner — What’s Love Got to Do with It — Yamaha DX7 04:30 Howard Jones — What Is Love? — Roland Jupiter-8 04:43 D-Train — You’re the One for Me — Prophet-5 05:26 Ultravox — Sleepwalk — Yamaha CS-40M 06:15 Pink Floyd — Brain Damage — EMS Synthi AKS 07:01 Ultravox — The Voice — Yamaha CS-40M 07:43 10cc — Tokyo — Yamaha CS-80 07:58 Rick Wakeman — Catherine of Aragon — Minimoog Model D 08:28 The Prodigy — Their Law — Roland JD-800 08:46 Pink Floyd — Any Colour You Like — EMS Synthi AKS 10:12 Quincy Jones — Betcha’ Wouldn’t Hurt Me — Yamaha CS-80 10:40 Return to Forever / Chick Corea — The Endless Night — Minimoog Model D 11:21 Barclay James Harvest — Victims of Circumstance — Minimoog Model D 11:32 Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder — Ebony and Ivory — Yamaha CS-80 11:57 Outro Also Watch More classic synth, keyboard and riff videos:    • Famous Riffs – Classic Synths on Iconic Songs   Work With Andy Whitmore Professional production, mixing and mastering: https://www.andywhitmore.com/ Connect Studio: https://greystokestudio.com/ Instagram:   / andywhitmore2014   YouTube:    / @andywhitmore   Facebook:   / andywhitmoremusic   Twitter/X:   / andywhitmore   TikTok:   / andywhitmore9583   Podcast: https://andywhitmore.buzzsprout.com Pinned Comment: Which synth solo did I miss? Let me know below — I’ll use the best suggestions for a follow-up video. And if you enjoyed this one, check out my Famous Synth Riffs playlist — it’s now had over 1 million plays!