Music from the 1980s tends to feature a lot of synthesizers and other electronic equipment. What does this suggest about the era?

1. other kinds of instruments were not available in the 1980s.
2. this was new technology that artists incorporated into their music.
3. these were common even before this era not in Western cultures.
4. Musicians in the 1980s were seeking to reproduce sounds from earlier eras.

2. this was new technology that artists incorporated into their music.