>"What are the chances that Matten & Wiechers would have designed the Synthorma without Kraftwerk commissioning it?" Probably pretty high given that the Roland

>"What are the chances that Matten & Wiechers would have designed the Synthorma without Kraftwerk commissioning it?" Probably pretty high given that the Roland MC-8, another 16 step analog sequencer was also available in 1977 when Trans Europe Express was released. Both Yellow Magic Orchestra and Tangerine Dream used them. Both bands would have been very much on Kraftwerk's radar at that time. Tangerine Dream aside from being another influential German electronics band was also a customer of Matten & Wiecher.