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Comparing instrument sales numbers at all for influencing music is crap. It just takes one instrument to make a great recording that changes things.

The famous 808 and 909 drum machines? Only 12,000 and 10,000 units ever made respectively. But I don't see song titles referencing the pocket operator :P

The TB-303 was a commercial failure at acting as a bass guitar synthesizer. Then years later Phuture cranked that resonance knob and created acid house.

I mean, that knob was like, right there all along

;-)

That made me angry too. By a similar rationale, vintage Moog, SC, ARP etc. are insignificant compared to non-programmable Casios of the 80s.

I was thinking that as I read it. Korg volcas would have been a much better comparison.