Back in the early 80s, pop music was like a dead, catchy, rehash of 70's disco, but with short guitar solos or heavy reliance on synthesizers.

早在80年代初期，流行音乐就像是70年代迪斯科的死板、上口的翻版，只带有简短的吉他伴奏，或者是严重的依赖合成技术。

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The MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a format for sending music information between electronic music devices like synthesizers and PC sound CARDS.

MIDI(乐器数字界面)是用于在电子音乐设备中发送音乐信息的的格式，类似于电子合成器和PC声卡。

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Ever since age 14, the 65-year-old inventor of everything from music synthesizers to speech recognition systems has aimed to create a true artificial intelligence, even going so far as to predict that machines would match human intelligence by 2029.

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Synthesizers and other elements of mainstream reggae, techno and rap infuse the music.

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