I don't get this at all.wagtunes wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2019 1:09 am The answer to your question is a complex one and not something I really want to get into in depth but there are many reasons for this attitude. One reason is this.
The piano, as you pointed out, has survived for quite some time. It actually has a fairly neutral tune, meaning it's not overbearing like some synth tones which, by their very nature, are quite exaggerated.
In addition to that, the piano has been used for countless types of music, so it's not identified with just one thing, like classical for example. There's jazz piano, which is also very popular and fairly old itself. And so on.
Synths, on the other hand, especially those 80s tones, are just that. They've primarily been used for 80s sounds. They don't have a rich history behind them. So the sounds themselves, because of the narrow use, have become a cliche.
It's a good part of the reason why Prog Rock eventually died out. People got tired of hearing that Lucky Man lead because it was such a narrowly used sound, whereas the piano, violin, and other "traditional" instruments were used for so many thing.
And this is just one reason. Some people simple hate the sounds, always hated them, and wish they never existed in the first place.
In short, you can't compare the "traditional" instruments to these "specialized" sounds.
Right or wrong, they will always be viewed this way.
FTR, I love the old sounds, but that's just me.
Of course synths don't have a history, they were popularised in 80s. Piano didn't have much history in 1780 either.
Also, synth is such a broad term...
Synths will never go out of style, because you can do a lot with them. A synth is kinda like an orchestra.
And certain orchestration styles went out of style, but orchestra itself didn't.
IMO "rock sound" is aging worse than synth sound is and offers much less in the long run.