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IncarnateX · Post by **IncarnateX** » Wed Mar 16, 2016 7:41 am

Sometimes it is inspiring to hear how pros take advantage of gear.

I know Jean Michel Jarre's Evolution was made with Roland D50 and that Kylie Minogue's Can't get you outta my head was programmed on a Korg Triton.

I would love to know about more, so plz fill me in if you have examples. Hardware as well as software. The song or album doesn't have to be made with one synth (or groovebox) only but could imply a dominating synth among other.

gaf_thit · Post by **gaf_thit** » Wed Mar 16, 2016 8:04 am

Blade Runner OST, for example Main Titles, features the CS-80 extensively, played by Vangelis.
First example that pops to my mind.

e@rs · Post by **e@rs** » Wed Mar 16, 2016 8:42 am

The Prodigy - Fat Of The Land : Liam used a lot his Korg Prophecy.

Urs · Post by **Urs** » Wed Mar 16, 2016 8:51 am

Yazoo - Upstairs at Eric's : mostly SCI Pro One, but the lead in "Don't Go" is done with an ARP 2600

Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are made Of This) : Roland Juno 60 + SH-09

e@rs · Post by **e@rs** » Wed Mar 16, 2016 9:05 am

Moderat - II : lots of NI Razor.

BertKoor · Post by **BertKoor** » Wed Mar 16, 2016 9:20 am

http://www.vintagesynth.com/

Pick your fav synth, it will show endless lists of "used by"...

danbroad · Post by **danbroad** » Wed Mar 16, 2016 9:30 am

DeadMau5's Brazil is almost entirely Virus TI.

IncarnateX · Post by **IncarnateX** » Wed Mar 16, 2016 9:46 am

BertKoor wrote:http://www.vintagesynth.com/

Pick your fav synth, it will show endless lists of "used by"...

It doesn't say which albums or songs the artists mainly used the synth(s). Who used it is a different question.

fmr · Post by **fmr** » Wed Mar 16, 2016 9:55 am

In the first albums from Duran Duran, basically all synth sounds were played in the Jupiter-8.

The synth intro in Kim Carnes Bette Davies Eyes is made with the Prophet-5

And if I enter my top faves (Klaus Schulze, Tangerine Dream, Vangelis, etc.) I could be here all day.

OH, and BTW, the name is Jean Michel (not Michelle)

IncarnateX · Post by **IncarnateX** » Wed Mar 16, 2016 10:11 am

fmr wrote:OH, and BTW, the name is Jean Michel (not Michelle)

Edited.

IncarnateX · Post by **IncarnateX** » Wed Mar 16, 2016 10:18 am

BTW: Do someone know which synth was used for the main lead of "Gangnam Style"? Sounds like a VA of some sort but can't find anything about it.

BertKoor · Post by **BertKoor** » Wed Mar 16, 2016 11:43 am

IncarnateX wrote:
BertKoor wrote:http://www.vintagesynth.com/

Pick your fav synth, it will show endless lists of "used by"...
It doesn't say which albums or songs the artists mainly used the synth(s).

An educated guess would be: any album released shortly after the synth was put on the market

But imho synths are just instruments and artists will use whatever is available to create sound. If specific synth X were not available to them, would that have a substantial influence on what they produce? For instance: what if Peter Gabriel did not have a Fairlight but a Synclavier...

Just looked up this specific example, tons of info on specific albums it was used on is listed on Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synclavier#Notable_users
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairlight ... rlight_CMI

e@rs · Post by **e@rs** » Wed Mar 16, 2016 1:46 pm

Madonna - Ray Of Light album : William Orbit used extensively the Roland Juno-106.

Madonna - Music album
and
Mirwais - Production

: Mirwais used heavily his Clavia Nord Rack 2.

e@rs · Post by **e@rs** » Wed Mar 16, 2016 1:54 pm

IncarnateX wrote:BTW: Do someone know which synth was used for the main lead of "Gangnam Style"?

I was under the impression that you're a serious man...

do_androids_dream · Post by **do_androids_dream** » Wed Mar 16, 2016 1:56 pm

Autechre - Cichlisuite ep - said to be done almost entirely with a Nord Lead. Listening to it, it does have that lovely thick, slightly gritty sound of the Nord Lead 1.

Famous songs/albums that were made with X synth(s)?