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References
- ↑ "Yamaha S30 | Vintage Synth Explorer". www.vintagesynth.com. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
- ↑ Magnus, Nick (February 2000), "Yamaha S80: Workstation Synthesizer", Sound On Sound, archived from the original on 18 May 2015
- ↑ "Yamaha S30 | Vintage Synth Explorer". www.vintagesynth.com. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
