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New England Digital Synclavier Song List

2024-11-19T14:06:23Z

Olifreke: /* Table of Songs featuring New England Digital Synclavier */ More about Tainted Love

[[File:NED SYNCLAVIER II (1980) 2.jpg|alt=Illustration of NED Synclavier II |none|thumb|500x500px|NED Synclavier II (1980)]]
* Back to: [[Main Page]] (Synth Directory)
* Alternatively: [[EDP Wasp Article Page|NED Synclavier Article Page]]
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==Table of Songs featuring New England Digital Synclavier==
__NOTOC__
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
!Artist
!Song
!Year
!Notes
!Reference
!Media URL
|-
| Michael Jackson
| Dirty Diana
| 1988
| "The opening sound character for "Dirty Diana," for example, was created by Denny Jaeger, a Synclavier expert and designer from the Bay Area. When Jackson heard about Jaeger and his library of new sound characters and soundscapes, he reached out and enlisted him for Bad. Jaeger's sounds ultimately appeared on both "Dirty Diana" and "Smooth Criminal."
|[https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/09/how-michael-jackson-made-bad/262162/ The Atlantic]
|[https://youtu.be/yUi_S6YWjZw YouTube]
|-
| Giorgio Morooder
| Cat People (Original Soundtrack)(album)
| 1982
| Synthesizers: Synclavier II, Minimoog, Polymoog, Prophet 5, Roland Jupiter 8, Linn Drum Machine, Wurlitzer Electric
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/1940290-Giorgio-Moroder-Cat-People-Original-Soundtrack Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF5-llgf04A&list=PLqnnuEVGcRQwAMePGTJlmmalK8n4LAgLF YouTube]
|-
| Hazel O'Connor (Martin Rushent Producer)
| Don't Touch Me
| 1984
| "When endorsing Korg’s PSS-50 Programmable Super Section for a magazine advert, Rushent was enthusing about a record which “apart from voice” was “all written and performed on one synth” – that album was HAZEL O’CONNOR’s ‘Smile’. From it, the moody single ‘Don’t Touch Me’ was very art school Weimar Cabaret with some very passionate vocals from O’Connor, constructed around a Synclavier with its distinct period bass and brass sounds."
|[https://www.electricityclub.co.uk/beginners-guide-martin-rushent/ Electricity Club]
|[https://youtu.be/Tzr0auizrlk YouTube]
|-
|Soft Cell
|Tainted Love
|1981
|'Ball credits Mike Thorne for his role in producing [Tainted Love]..."He put a Synclavier on Tainted Love when no one had heard of a digital synth before"."the overall piano sound was something that I generated on the Synclavier, along with the orchestral swells and the long horn sound in the middle of the 12-inch single that precedes the transition to 'Where Did Our Love Go'. [https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/classic-tracks-soft-cell-tainted-love SOS 2012]
|Electronic Sound issue 86 - March 2022
|[https://youtu.be/XZVpR3Pk-r8 YouTube]
|-
|Yes
|Owner of a Lonely Heart
|1983
|Guitar sting - solo'd by Trevor Horn in the reference video, along with Fairlight samples as well.
|[https://youtu.be/X3Za2xF3wAc?t=849 YouTube - SOS Channel 2020]
|[https://youtu.be/SVOuYquXuuc YouTube]
|}

Yamaha SS-30 Article Page

2024-11-06T16:51:02Z

Olifreke: /* Ultravox & Midge Ure */

'''Date:''' 1977

'''Type:''' String Ensemble / Strings Synnthesizer / Analogue / Full Polyphony

[[File:YAMAHA SS-30 (1977).jpg|frameless|500x500px]]

The SS-30 was Yamaha's only dedicated strings machine. Launched in 1977 it was a later entry to the strings synth market, compared to the Solina and Elka, coming somewhere in middle of that era. Common with other strings ensembles it is more keyboard insturment than true synthesizer and is encased in a wood veneer body, which is common with the Yamaha's CP-30 Electric Piano from the same time. Also alike with other stringers it uses a 'divide down' method to obtain all the keys, giving it full, although not ''true'' polyphony. It does have Attack and Sustain (actualy release) controls applied independently to all notes' amplitude, making it more polyphonic than some paraphonic cousins in the string ensemble family. Attack is only switchable from default to Slow, but Sustain is adjustable with a knob.

Internally, two oscillators are employed to create the two 'top octaves', and these have a Detune control to obtain a greater range of sounds than single oscillator designs. The oscillators also have a vibrato control with Delay and Decay controls. The divided down tones are futher split and filtered to create two voices - Cello and Violin - which can be played in split modes of the 49-key keyboard. There are two switchable Cello tones - 1 & 2 - and three Violin tones - 1, 2, & Viola. Brilliance controls apply a simple tone filter. Both voices can be switched through the Orchestra (AKA chorus, or ensemble) effect, which has a speed control switch - 1 & 2, or slow and fast - and a Depth Control.

Overall the SS-30 is a fully featured and highly regarded strings synth, often praised for its lush sound. With typically robust Yamaha quality it was favoured by many touring bands in the lates seventies to early eighties. Surprisingly it was not sold in the USA and is consequetly rare amongst artists from that part of the world. It was very popoular with new-wave artists of that era and was particularly used in the Ultravvox, Magazine, Visage nexus.

== Archetypal Track ==

=== Ultravox - Reap The Wild Wind (Lead melody) ===
In this live clip you can see Billy Curie playing the piano part, but he has an SS-30 stacked up on top for other tracks. Meanwhiel Midge Ure is playing the lead on his SS-30. Both were painted grey to fit the stage set.

== Associated Artists ==

=== Ultravox & Midge Ure ===
Ultravox were big fans of the SS-30, taking two on stage for the Hymn tour and using it prominently on hit records like Reap The Wild Wind and Vienna.<blockquote>"I've kept Yamaha's SS30 string machine though which I think is great — I don't think we've ever played anything without it." - (Midge Ure) "I'm using an early version of the ARP Odyssey synth plus the Yamaha string synth for a nice phased chorus 'cello sound," says Billy."</blockquote>[https://web.archive.org/web/20221103130316/http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/hymn/5867 Hymn, EMM, Jan 83]

Here's Billy Currie talking about the SS-30 - plus Elka Rhapsody and other string synths. In particular the intro to and chorus to Vienna and how the envelope of the SS-30 creates more realistic string sounds:

<youtube>ygUNYmlsbGllIGN1cmllIA<nowiki></youtube>

"I'm playing the languid string melody (Yamaha SS30) against Billys frantic piano part. This gives the feeling of soaring/lifting. This like most tracks was born in the rehearsal studio." - Midge Ure commenting on the track Astradyne during Tim's Twitter Listening Party:

https://twitter.com/midgeure1/status/1313193075867516928?s=20&t=Z-vKN186SLsNWBRNhquZDw

=== Magazine / Dave Formula===
Magazine's keyboardist Dave Formula was another fan of the SS-30 and joined forces with like minded users from Ultravox in Visage.

Information on Dave Formula's SS-30 here - https://ss30m.blogspot.com/2016/10/dave-formulas-yamaha-ss-30-sold-on-ebay.html

=== Visage===
<blockquote>"We used ''everything'' on that album. We had a GS2, two Yamaha grands, two ARP Odysseys about three Yamaha string synths, a CS80 and a Minimoog. We used a Fairlight on that album, we had the first one that came over from Australia. Before ''The Steps'' it's Peter Gabriel going 'Waugggh, wauggh!' </blockquote>Rusty Egan talking to Electronic Soundmaker - Aug/Sep 1984 - about the first Visage album.

http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/searching-for-the-perfect-beat/3385

Three Yamaha string synths means three SS-30s and would be one each for original members, Midge Ure, Billy Curie and Dave Formula.

===Simple Minds===
Simple Minds used the SS-30 on their first album Life In A Day in 1979

Here's a clip of the from The Old Grey Whistle Test where you can see Mick MacNeil on keys as they play the title track: <youtube>w9uOxGu4tTIUIxzT&t=33</youtube>

===Rick Wakeman / Yes===
In footage from the 1978-79 Tourmato tour it can be seen that Rick Wakeman has two SS-30s

In this photo you can see one of the SS-30's on the left

https://3tu97y2w9w35k69i31phftc4-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/XmasWakeman-730x475.jpg

He probably needed the SS-30s in the recording of Rhapsodies isn 78-79 in the Tourmato break, but this hasn't been confirmed.

In his solo tour of 1980 he again has the two SS-30s in use as can be clearly seen and heard in the Swedish TV concert footage.

<youtube>gtzx1OGhb6o</youtube>

The recording of 1984 in 1981 also used an SS-30, as described in the interview with '''Electronics & Music Maker''' - Dec 1981 He referes to a Yamaha strings machine and this must be the SS-30. Also the sleeve notes of 1984 list a Strings Machine.

===Tomita===
Issao Tomita lists the SS-30 in his gear for Daphnis Et Chloe (AKA Bolero) album. Unfortunately it's not been possible to identify exactly where this is or see any photos of it in use. He also used a [[Roland RS-202]] on the album so any strings-like sounds could be from either.

http://www.imagesinvogue.ca/gear.html

=== Polar Studios / ABBA===
There was an SS-30 at Polar Studios and it is seen in the video for Gimme Gimme Gimme:

<youtube>nfJqXR4fzLCvd58I&t=68</youtube>

Unfortunately, the Gimme video is a tad misleading. I asked ABBA expert and author of ABBA the complete Recordings Carl Magnus Palm what he thought and this was his reply <blockquote>"as far as I, and others interested in Benny's keyboard work, have been able to ascertain, the Yamaha SS-30 was never used on any studio recordings. It seems there were keyboards around in the Polar Music Studio that Benny himself didn't necessarily play."</blockquote>https://twitter.com/carlmpalm/status/1010456812607459328

As the promo video was recorded there at Polar Music Studio (most likely on 5th September 1979 by Lasse 'Chocolat' Hallström) that makes sense. Benny had the mighty Yamaha GX-1 by this stage but the recording sheet for Gimme! mentions only his beloved [[Moog Minimoog|Minimoog]] and 'Prophet', which must have been an [[Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Article Page|SCI Prophet 5]].

=== Magnum ===
This Birmingham Metal band had an SS-30 and like Tomita (in this one respect only!) also had a [[Roland RS-202]] listed on their Chase The Dragon album.

===Images In Vogue===
<blockquote>"Joe played a Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 and Yamaha SS-30 String Ensemble. After Glen left the band, Joe replaced the SS-30 with a Roland Alpha-Juno 2 midied to a Roland MC-500 sequencer which also ran a Roland TR-707 drum machine."</blockquote>

Yamaha SS-30 Article Page

2024-11-06T13:57:03Z

Olifreke: Created page with "'''Date:''' 1977 '''Type:''' String Ensemble / Strings Synnthesizer / Analogue / Full Polyphony 500x500px The SS-30 was Yamaha's..."

'''Date:''' 1977

'''Type:''' String Ensemble / Strings Synnthesizer / Analogue / Full Polyphony

[[File:YAMAHA SS-30 (1977).jpg|frameless|500x500px]]

The SS-30 was Yamaha's only dedicated strings machine. Launched in 1977 it was a later entry to the strings synth market, compared to the Solina and Elka, coming somewhere in middle of that era. Common with other strings ensembles it is more keyboard insturment than true synthesizer and is encased in a wood veneer body, which is common with the Yamaha's CP-30 Electric Piano from the same time. Also alike with other stringers it uses a 'divide down' method to obtain all the keys, giving it full, although not ''true'' polyphony. It does have Attack and Sustain (actualy release) controls applied independently to all notes' amplitude, making it more polyphonic than some paraphonic cousins in the string ensemble family. Attack is only switchable from default to Slow, but Sustain is adjustable with a knob.

Internally, two oscillators are employed to create the two 'top octaves', and these have a Detune control to obtain a greater range of sounds than single oscillator designs. The oscillators also have a vibrato control with Delay and Decay controls. The divided down tones are futher split and filtered to create two voices - Cello and Violin - which can be played in split modes of the 49-key keyboard. There are two switchable Cello tones - 1 & 2 - and three Violin tones - 1, 2, & Viola. Brilliance controls apply a simple tone filter. Both voices can be switched through the Orchestra (AKA chorus, or ensemble) effect, which has a speed control switch - 1 & 2, or slow and fast - and a Depth Control.

Overall the SS-30 is a fully featured and highly regarded strings synth, often praised for its lush sound. With typically robust Yamaha quality it was favoured by many touring bands in the lates seventies to early eighties. Surprisingly it was not sold in the USA and is consequetly rare amongst artists from that part of the world. It was very popoular with new-wave artists of that era and was particularly used in the Ultravvox, Magazine, Visage nexus.

== Archetypal Track ==

=== Ultravox - Reap The Wild Wind (Lead melody) ===
In this live clip you can see Billy Curie playing the piano part, but he has an SS-30 stacked up on top for other tracks. Meanwhiel Midge Ure is playing the lead on his SS-30. Both were painted grey to fit the stage set.

== Associated Artists ==

=== Ultravox & Midge Ure ===
Ultravox were big fans of the SS-30, taking two on stage for the Hymn tour and using it prominently on hit records like Reap The Wild Wind and Vienna.<blockquote>"I've kept Yamaha's SS30 string machine though which I think is great — I don't think we've ever played anything without it." - (Midge Ure) "I'm using an early version of the ARP Odyssey synth plus the Yamaha string synth for a nice phased chorus 'cello sound," says Billy."</blockquote>Hymn, EMM, Jan 83

Here's Billy Currie talking about the SS-30 - plus Elka Rhapsody and other string synths. In particular the intro to and chorus to Vienna and how the envelope of the SS-30 creates more realistic string sounds.<blockquote>"I'm playing the languid string melody (Yamaha SS30) against Billys frantic piano part. This gives the feeling of soaring/lifting. This like most tracks was born in the rehearsal studio."</blockquote>Midge Ure commenting on the track Astradyne during Tim's Twitter Listening Party

<nowiki>https://twitter.com/midgeure1/status/1313193075867516928?s=20&t=Z-vKN186SLsNWBRNhquZDw</nowiki>

=== Magazine / Dave Formula ===
Magazine's keyboardist Dave Formula was another fan of the SS-30 and joined forces with like minded users from Ultravox in Visage.

Lot's more on Dave's SS-30 here - <nowiki>https://ss30m.blogspot.com/2016/10/dave-formulas-yamaha-ss-30-sold-on-ebay.html</nowiki>

=== Visage ===
<blockquote>"We used ''everything'' on that album. We had a GS2, two Yamaha grands, two ARP Odysseys about three Yamaha string synths, a CS80 and a Minimoog. We used a Fairlight on that album, we had the first one that came over from Australia. Before ''The Steps'' it's Peter Gabriel going 'Waugggh, wauggh!' </blockquote>Rusty Egan talking to Electronic Soundmaker - Aug/Sep 1984 - about the first Visage album.

<nowiki>http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/searching-for-the-perfect-beat/3385</nowiki>

Three Yamaha string synths means three SS-30s and would be one each for original members, Midge Ure, Billy Curie and Dave Formula.

=== Simple Minds ===
Simple Minds used the SS-30 on their first album Life In A Day in 1979

Here's a clip of the from The Old Grey Whistle Test where you can see Mick MacNeil on keys as they play the title track

=== Rick Wakeman / Yes ===
In footage from the 1978-79 Tourmato tour it can be seen that Rick Wakeman has two SS-30s

In this photo you can see one of the SS-30's on the left

<nowiki>https://3tu97y2w9w35k69i31phftc4-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/XmasWakeman-730x475.jpg</nowiki>

He probably needed the SS-30s in the recording of Rhapsodies isn 78-79 in the Tourmato break, but this hasn't been confirmed.

In his solo tour of 1980 he again has the two SS-30s in use as can be clearly seen and heard in the Swedish TV concert footage.

<nowiki>https://youtu.be/gtzx1OGhb6o</nowiki>

The recording of 1984 in 1981 also used an SS-30, as described in the interview with '''Electronics & Music Maker''' - Dec 1981 He referes to a Yamaha strings machine and this must be the SS-30. Also the sleeve notes of 1984 list a Strings Machine.

=== Tomita ===
Issao Tomita lists the SS-30 in his gear for Daphnis Et Chloe (AKA Bolero) album from . Unfortunatly it's not been possible to identify exactly where this is or see any photos of it in use. He also used a Roland RS-202 on the album so any strings-like sounds could be from either.

=== Magnum ===
This Birmingham Metal band had an SS-30 and like Tomita (in this one respect only) also had a Roland RS-202 listed on their Chase The Dragon album.

=== Images In Vogue ===
<blockquote>"Joe played a Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 and Yamaha SS-30 String Ensemble. After Glen left the band, Joe replaced the SS-30 with a Roland Alpha-Juno 2 midied to a Roland MC-500 sequencer which also ran a Roland TR-707 drum machine."</blockquote><nowiki>http://www.imagesinvogue.ca/gear.html</nowiki>

=== Polar Studios / ABBA ===
There was an SS-30 at Polar Studios and it is seen in the video for Gimme Gimme Gimme.

Unfortunately, the Gimme video is a tad misleading. I asked ABBA expert and author of ABBA the complete Recordings Carl Magnus Palm what he thought and this was his reply <blockquote>"as far as I, and others interested in Benny's keyboard work, have been able to ascertain, the Yamaha SS-30 was never used on any studio recordings. It seems there were keyboards around in the Polar Music Studio that Benny himself didn't necessarily play."</blockquote><nowiki>https://twitter.com/carlmpalm/status/1010456812607459328</nowiki>

As the promo video was recorded there at Polar Music Studio (most likely on 5th September 1979 by Lasse 'Chocolat' Hallström) that makes sense. Benny had the mighty Yamaha GX-1 by this stage but the recording sheet for Gimme! mentions only his beloved [[Moog Minimoog|Minimoog]] and 'Prophet', which must have been an [[Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Article Page|SCI Prophet 5]].

Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Article Page

2024-11-06T13:54:04Z

Olifreke: /* Introduction */

[[File:SEQUENTIAL CIRCUITS PROPHET 5 (1978).jpg|none|thumb|500x500px|Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 (1978)]]

== Introduction ==
'''Date:''' 1978

'''Type:''' Analogue / 5 note polyphonic / Subtractive
Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 (1978)

* Back to: [[SynthTrax Home|Main Page]] (Synth Directory)
* Alternatively: [[Sequential Circuits Full Song List]]

----The Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 was a breakthrough analogue synthesizer of the late 1970s designed by Dave Smith. It was the first to bring affordable polyphony to the market, and was also the first to feature (40) digitally recallable patches. It came in three main versions:

* Rev 1: Limited number of hand-assembled units (SSM Chips - the filters use SSM 2040 chips designed by E-Mu's Doug Rossum)
* Rev 2: Factory produced (SSM Chips)
* Rev 3: Replaced SSM with Curtis chips

In 1981, the Prophet 10 was released - a dual manual version of the Prophet 5 with 10 note polyphony.

The Prophet 5 is generally considered to be one of the all time classic synths and is still highly regarded for the quality of its sounds over 45 years later.
----

== Archetypal Track ==
'''The Cars, 'Let's Go' (1979)'''

<youtube>rpA3NVafsdo</youtube>

Roland TB-303 Article Page

2024-11-06T13:51:55Z

Olifreke: Created page with "500x500px ==Table of all Roland TB-303 Tracks== Plenty more to add here, not least of all the track that kicked it all off, 'Acid..."

[[File:Roland TB-303 (1981).jpg|frameless|500x500px]]

==Table of all Roland TB-303 Tracks==
Plenty more to add here, not least of all the track that kicked it all off, 'Acid Tracks' by Phuture..
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Artist'''
|'''Track'''
|'''Year'''
|'''Notes & Reference'''
|'''Reference'''
|'''YouTube'''
|-
|Orbital
|Lush 3.2
|1993
|"A kick and a snare sample from a street sounds electro album - can’t remember which one.
For [Lush Three] part two add a 303 and more Kirsty!" - Paul Hartnoll
|[https://web.archive.org/web/20221001022340/https://gearspace.com/board/electronic-music-instruments-and-electronic-music-production/1354435-orbital-lush-3-1-what-gear.html GearSpace]
|[https://web.archive.org/web/20221001022340/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlSgFom9SxU YouTube]
|}

Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Article Page

2024-11-06T13:41:57Z

Olifreke: /* Archetypal Track */

== Introduction ==
'''Date:''' 1978

'''Type:''' Analogue / 5 note polyphonic / Subtractive
Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 (1978)

* Back to: [[SynthTrax Home|Main Page]] (Synth Directory)
* Alternatively: [[Sequential Circuits Full Song List]]

----The Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 was a breakthrough analogue synthesizer of the late 1970s designed by Dave Smith. It was the first to bring affordable polyphony to the market, and was also the first to feature (40) digitally recallable patches. It came in three main versions:

* Rev 1: Limited number of hand-assembled units (SSM Chips - the filters use SSM 2040 chips designed by E-Mu's Doug Rossum)
* Rev 2: Factory produced (SSM Chips)
* Rev 3: Replaced SSM with Curtis chips

In 1981, the Prophet 10 was released - a dual manual version of the Prophet 5 with 10 note polyphony.

The Prophet 5 is generally considered to be one of the all time classic synths and is still highly regarded for the quality of its sounds over 45 years later.
----

== Archetypal Track ==
'''The Cars, 'Let's Go' (1979)'''

<youtube>rpA3NVafsdo</youtube>

Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Article Page

2024-11-06T13:41:24Z

Olifreke: /* Archetypal Track */

Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Article Page

2024-11-06T13:39:59Z

Olifreke: Created page with " == Introduction == '''Date:''' 1978 '''Type:''' Analogue / 5 note polyphonic / Subtractive Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 (1978) * Back to: Main Page (Syn..."

Talk:Moog Minimoog Song List

2024-10-02T08:27:57Z

Olifreke: Created page with "Ones to confirm and add: Simon & Garfunkel - Save The Life Of My Child"

Ones to confirm and add:
Simon & Garfunkel - Save The Life Of My Child

Korg Wavestation Article Page

2024-09-17T11:17:37Z

Olifreke: Created page with "Korg Wavestation (1993) ----- Back to: Main Page (Synth Directory) = Table of all Korg Wavestation Tracks = {| c..."

[[File:Korg Wavestation (1993) ..jpg|center|thumb|500x500px|Korg Wavestation (1993)]]
----- Back to: Main Page (Synth Directory)

= Table of all Korg Wavestation Tracks =
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Artist'''
|'''Track'''
|'''Year'''
|'''Notes & Reference'''
|'''Media'''
|'''YouTube'''
|-
|Orbital
|Lush 3.1
|1993
|"Wave station for the lead line" - Paul Hartnoll
|[https://gearspace.com/board/electronic-music-instruments-and-electronic-music-production/1354435-orbital-lush-3-1-what-gear.html GearSpace]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlSgFom9SxU YouTube]
|}

File:Korg Wavestation (1993) ..jpg

2024-09-17T11:14:10Z

Olifreke:

Korg Wavestation (1993)

SynthTrax Home

2024-06-11T21:28:58Z

Olifreke: /* M */

== All The Synths Used In All the Songs! ==
[[File:Moog-minimoog model d.png|thumb|Moog Minimoog Model D (1970)]]
[[File:ARP Odyssey.jpg|alt=Illustration of the ARP Odyssey|thumb|ARP Odyssey (1972)]]
 
* '''What synths did Gary Numan use on Cars?'''
* '''What synth is that on Daft Punk's Da Funk?'''
* '''What is Bernie Worrell playing on Parliament's epic Flash Light?'''

Good questions - glad you asked! This will be the resource to answer all these questions - and more!

'''This Wiki will''' '''list all the songs and the synths they use.'''

'''Article pages''' will focus on a single synthesizer, and call out the first, the most important, the most interesting, famous - or just plain awesome sounding synth tracks. With embedded YouTube clips of the songs in question.

'''Song list pages''' are organised by synth, and will comprise tables of every song that has a verified use of that synth

And a key difference with all those generic 'listicle' articles that list tracks that feature the Minimoog or DX7 is that these will be '''verified''' '''citations''', not just repeats of internet 'common knowledge'. It's surprising that even Wikipedia isn't very good at referencing synth usage. Each entry in the database will be proved through one or more of the following pieces of evidence:

* Sleeve notes
* Quotes from interviews in reputable journals and books (where primary sources are cited)
* Videos or photographs
* Ads (up to a point - paid promotion doesn't guarantee usage on a song/album)
* Verified entries on here by the artists themselves

This crusade may be impossible, foolhardy even – and may never be complete* (*will ''definitely'' never be complete!) - but we may discover some great music along the way and gain an even deeper appreciation of these fantastic and always-futuristic synthesizer machines! [[About SynthTrax|More details of the project here]] and [[How To Contribute|how to contribute]].

== '''Good starting articles & song lists for the first-time visitor''' ==
*'''ARP Odyssey''' | [[ARP Odyssey|Article]] | [[ARP Odyssey Song List|Song List]]
*'''Moog Minimoog |''' [[Moog Minimoog|Article]] | [[Moog Minimoog Song List|Song List]]
*'''Moog Polymoog 203a |''' [[Moog Polymoog|Article]] | [[Moog Polymoog Song List|Song List]]

__TOC__

=='''Synthesizers: full list'''==

New synths will be added to the list when their pages are created!

== '''A''' ==
*'''Access'''
**Virus | [[Access Virus Song List|Article & Song List]]
*'''[[ARP]]'''
**2500 | [[ARP 2500 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**2600 | [[ARP 2600|Article & Song List]]
**Odyssey | [[ARP Odyssey|Article]] | [[ARP Odyssey Song List|Song List]]
**Omni | [[ARP Omni Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Pro-Soloist | [[ARP Pro-Soloist Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''D''' ==
* DEW
** Mister Bassman | [[DEW Mister Bassman Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''E''' ==

* '''E-mu'''
** Emulator (I,II,III, IV) [[E-Mu Emulator Song List|Article & Song List]]
** Modular | [[E-mu Modular Song List|Article & Song List]]
* '''EDP - Electronic Dream Plant'''
** Wasp | [[EDP Wasp Song List|Article & Song List]]
* '''Elka'''
** Rhapsody | [[Elka Rhapsody Song List|Article & Song List]]
* '''EMS'''
** Synthi A | [[EMS Synthi A Song List|Article & Song List]]
** Synthi AKS | [[EMS Synthi AKS Song List|Article & Song List]]
** VCS3 | [[EMS VCS3 Song List|Article & Song List]]

=='''F'''==
* '''Fairlight'''
** CMI (I,II,III) | [[Fairlight CMI Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''K''' ==
* '''Korg'''
** KR-55 Drum Machine | [[Korg KR-55 Article & Song List|Article & Song List]]
** Maxi-Korg 800DV | [[Korg Maxi-Korg 800DV Article|Article & Song List]]
** MS-10 | [[Korg MS-10 Song List|Article & Song List]]
** MS-20 | [[Korg MS-20 Song List|Article & Song List]]
** Wavestation | [[Korg Wavestation Article Page|Article & Song List]]

== '''L''' ==
* '''Linn Electronics'''
** LinnDrum | [[Linn Electronics LinnDrum Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''M''' ==
*'''[[Moog]]'''
**Minimoog | [[Moog Minimoog|Article]] | [[Moog Minimoog Song List|Song List]]
**Micromoog | [[Moog Micromoog Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Moog Modular | [[Moog Modular|Article]]
**Multimoog | [[Moog Multimoog Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Polymoog | [[Moog Polymoog|Article]] | [[Moog Polymoog Song List|Song List]]
**Polymoog 203a '''|''' [[Moog Polymoog|Article]] | [[Moog Polymoog Song List|Song List]]
**Taurus I,II,III | [[Moog Taurus|Article]] | [[Moog Taurus Song List|Song List]]

== '''N''' ==
* '''New England Digital'''
** Synclavier | [[New England Digital Synclavier Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''O''' ==
* '''Oxford Synthesiser Company'''
** OSCar |[[Oxford Synthesiser Company OSCar Song List|Article & Song List]]
* '''Oberheim'''
** OB-X | [[Oberheim OB-X Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''R''' ==
* '''Roland'''
**JX-3P | [[Roland JX-3P Song List|Article & Song List]]
**JX-8P | [[Roland JX-8P|Article & Song List]]
**JX-10 | [[Roland JX-10 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Jupiter 4 | [[Roland Jupiter 4 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Jupiter 6 | [[Article & Song List]]
**Jupiter 8 | [[Roland Jupiter 8 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**SH-09 | [[Roland SH-09|Article & Song List]]
**SH-101 | [[Roland SH-101 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**System 700 | [[Roland System 700 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**TB-303 | [[Roland TB-303 Article Page|Article & Song List]]
**TR-77 | [[Roland TR-77 Article Page|Article & Song List]]
*'''RSF'''
**Kobol / Kobol Expander | [[RSF Kobol Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''S''' ==
* '''Sequential Circuits'''
** Pro One | [[Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Article Page|Article]] | [[Sequential Circuits Pro One Song List|Song List]]
** Prophet 5 | [[Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Article Page|Article]] | [[Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Song List|Song List]]
* '''Solina'''
** String Ensemble | Article | [[Solina String Ensemble Song List|Song List]]

== '''T''' ==
* TONTO | Article | [[TONTO Song List|Song List]]

== '''Y''' ==
* '''Yamaha'''
** CS-15 | Article | [[Yamaha CS-15 Song List|Song List]]
** CS-80 | [[Yamaha CS-80 Article Page|Article]] | [[Yamaha CS-80 Song List|Song List]]
** DX7 | Article | [[Yamaha DX7 Song List|Song List]]
** GS-1 | Article | [[Yamaha GS-1 Song List|Song List]]
** SS-30 | [[Yamaha SS-30 Article Page|Article]] | [[Yamaha SS-30 Song List|Song List]]
** TX816 | Article | [[Yamaha TX816 Song List|Song List]]

----

== '''Notable Musicians''' ==

* [[Gary Numan]]

SynthTrax Home

2024-06-11T21:28:42Z

Olifreke: /* M */ added Moog Modular

== All The Synths Used In All the Songs! ==
[[File:Moog-minimoog model d.png|thumb|Moog Minimoog Model D (1970)]]
[[File:ARP Odyssey.jpg|alt=Illustration of the ARP Odyssey|thumb|ARP Odyssey (1972)]]
 
* '''What synths did Gary Numan use on Cars?'''
* '''What synth is that on Daft Punk's Da Funk?'''
* '''What is Bernie Worrell playing on Parliament's epic Flash Light?'''

Good questions - glad you asked! This will be the resource to answer all these questions - and more!

'''This Wiki will''' '''list all the songs and the synths they use.'''

'''Article pages''' will focus on a single synthesizer, and call out the first, the most important, the most interesting, famous - or just plain awesome sounding synth tracks. With embedded YouTube clips of the songs in question.

'''Song list pages''' are organised by synth, and will comprise tables of every song that has a verified use of that synth

And a key difference with all those generic 'listicle' articles that list tracks that feature the Minimoog or DX7 is that these will be '''verified''' '''citations''', not just repeats of internet 'common knowledge'. It's surprising that even Wikipedia isn't very good at referencing synth usage. Each entry in the database will be proved through one or more of the following pieces of evidence:

* Sleeve notes
* Quotes from interviews in reputable journals and books (where primary sources are cited)
* Videos or photographs
* Ads (up to a point - paid promotion doesn't guarantee usage on a song/album)
* Verified entries on here by the artists themselves

This crusade may be impossible, foolhardy even – and may never be complete* (*will ''definitely'' never be complete!) - but we may discover some great music along the way and gain an even deeper appreciation of these fantastic and always-futuristic synthesizer machines! [[About SynthTrax|More details of the project here]] and [[How To Contribute|how to contribute]].

== '''Good starting articles & song lists for the first-time visitor''' ==
*'''ARP Odyssey''' | [[ARP Odyssey|Article]] | [[ARP Odyssey Song List|Song List]]
*'''Moog Minimoog |''' [[Moog Minimoog|Article]] | [[Moog Minimoog Song List|Song List]]
*'''Moog Polymoog 203a |''' [[Moog Polymoog|Article]] | [[Moog Polymoog Song List|Song List]]

__TOC__

=='''Synthesizers: full list'''==

New synths will be added to the list when their pages are created!

== '''A''' ==
*'''Access'''
**Virus | [[Access Virus Song List|Article & Song List]]
*'''[[ARP]]'''
**2500 | [[ARP 2500 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**2600 | [[ARP 2600|Article & Song List]]
**Odyssey | [[ARP Odyssey|Article]] | [[ARP Odyssey Song List|Song List]]
**Omni | [[ARP Omni Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Pro-Soloist | [[ARP Pro-Soloist Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''D''' ==
* DEW
** Mister Bassman | [[DEW Mister Bassman Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''E''' ==

* '''E-mu'''
** Emulator (I,II,III, IV) [[E-Mu Emulator Song List|Article & Song List]]
** Modular | [[E-mu Modular Song List|Article & Song List]]
* '''EDP - Electronic Dream Plant'''
** Wasp | [[EDP Wasp Song List|Article & Song List]]
* '''Elka'''
** Rhapsody | [[Elka Rhapsody Song List|Article & Song List]]
* '''EMS'''
** Synthi A | [[EMS Synthi A Song List|Article & Song List]]
** Synthi AKS | [[EMS Synthi AKS Song List|Article & Song List]]
** VCS3 | [[EMS VCS3 Song List|Article & Song List]]

=='''F'''==
* '''Fairlight'''
** CMI (I,II,III) | [[Fairlight CMI Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''K''' ==
* '''Korg'''
** KR-55 Drum Machine | [[Korg KR-55 Article & Song List|Article & Song List]]
** Maxi-Korg 800DV | [[Korg Maxi-Korg 800DV Article|Article & Song List]]
** MS-10 | [[Korg MS-10 Song List|Article & Song List]]
** MS-20 | [[Korg MS-20 Song List|Article & Song List]]
** Wavestation | [[Korg Wavestation Article Page|Article & Song List]]

== '''L''' ==
* '''Linn Electronics'''
** LinnDrum | [[Linn Electronics LinnDrum Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''M''' ==
*'''[[Moog]]'''
**Minimoog | [[Moog Minimoog|Article]] | [[Moog Minimoog Song List|Song List]]
**Micromoog | [[Moog Micromoog Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Modular | [[Moog Modular|Article]]
**Multimoog | [[Moog Multimoog Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Polymoog | [[Moog Polymoog|Article]] | [[Moog Polymoog Song List|Song List]]
**Polymoog 203a '''|''' [[Moog Polymoog|Article]] | [[Moog Polymoog Song List|Song List]]
**Taurus I,II,III | [[Moog Taurus|Article]] | [[Moog Taurus Song List|Song List]]

== '''N''' ==
* '''New England Digital'''
** Synclavier | [[New England Digital Synclavier Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''O''' ==
* '''Oxford Synthesiser Company'''
** OSCar |[[Oxford Synthesiser Company OSCar Song List|Article & Song List]]
* '''Oberheim'''
** OB-X | [[Oberheim OB-X Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''R''' ==
* '''Roland'''
**JX-3P | [[Roland JX-3P Song List|Article & Song List]]
**JX-8P | [[Roland JX-8P|Article & Song List]]
**JX-10 | [[Roland JX-10 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Jupiter 4 | [[Roland Jupiter 4 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Jupiter 6 | [[Article & Song List]]
**Jupiter 8 | [[Roland Jupiter 8 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**SH-09 | [[Roland SH-09|Article & Song List]]
**SH-101 | [[Roland SH-101 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**System 700 | [[Roland System 700 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**TB-303 | [[Roland TB-303 Article Page|Article & Song List]]
**TR-77 | [[Roland TR-77 Article Page|Article & Song List]]
*'''RSF'''
**Kobol / Kobol Expander | [[RSF Kobol Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''S''' ==
* '''Sequential Circuits'''
** Pro One | [[Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Article Page|Article]] | [[Sequential Circuits Pro One Song List|Song List]]
** Prophet 5 | [[Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Article Page|Article]] | [[Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Song List|Song List]]
* '''Solina'''
** String Ensemble | Article | [[Solina String Ensemble Song List|Song List]]

== '''T''' ==
* TONTO | Article | [[TONTO Song List|Song List]]

== '''Y''' ==
* '''Yamaha'''
** CS-15 | Article | [[Yamaha CS-15 Song List|Song List]]
** CS-80 | [[Yamaha CS-80 Article Page|Article]] | [[Yamaha CS-80 Song List|Song List]]
** DX7 | Article | [[Yamaha DX7 Song List|Song List]]
** GS-1 | Article | [[Yamaha GS-1 Song List|Song List]]
** SS-30 | [[Yamaha SS-30 Article Page|Article]] | [[Yamaha SS-30 Song List|Song List]]
** TX816 | Article | [[Yamaha TX816 Song List|Song List]]

----

== '''Notable Musicians''' ==

* [[Gary Numan]]

ARP Pro-Soloist Song List

2024-03-23T08:55:05Z

Olifreke: /* Table of Songs featuring ARP Pro-Soloist */ added to song table

'''Date:''' 1972

'''Type:''' Preset Monophonic Synthesizer / 37 Presets / 1 VCO[[File:ARP PRO-SOLOIST (1972).jpg|alt=Illustration of ARP Pro-Soloist|none|thumb|ARP Pro-Soloist (1972)|500x500px]]

== Introduction ==
The Pro-Soloist is designed to sit on top of an electric organ to provide an extra solo sound, a common synth design type of the early 1970s. It has some sound design parameters, such as vibrato, portamento and brilliance (filter), but not much else. The Soloist was the first version, released in 1970, and was followed up by ARP in 1977 by the Pro/DGX.

== Archetypal track ==
Tony Banks' solo on the Genesis track, 'The Cinema Show' is one of the great showcases of the rich, orchestral-yet-synthlike tones of the Pro-Soloist:

<youtube>xPaadjCwtHs?si=9MFAGfWKhEI3QuhN&t=105</youtube>

==Table of Songs featuring ARP Pro-Soloist==
__NOTOC__
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
!Artist
!Song
!Year
!Notes
!Reference
!Media URL
|-
| Gary Numan
| I'm An Agent
| 1980
| Synthesizer [A.R.P. Pro-Soloist, Minimoog, Polymoog, Compurhythm], Guitar – G Numan.
|[https://www.discogs.com/master/28733-Gary-Numan-Telekon Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfvdZQLwwtI YouTube]
|-
| Gary Numan
| Remind Me To Smile
| 1980
| Synthesizer [A.R.P. Pro-Soloist] – D Haines.
|[https://www.discogs.com/master/28733-Gary-Numan-Telekon Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW_dgV9sYnk YouTube]
|-
| Gary Numan
| The Aircrash Bureau
| 1980
| Synthesizer [Prophet 5, JP4, A.R.P. Pro-Soloist, Minimoog, Polymoog, CP 30] – G Numan.
|[https://www.discogs.com/master/28733-Gary-Numan-Telekon Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzV_EnPPnLM YouTube]
|-
|Genesis
|The Cinema Show
|1973
|Solo from 6:30; Tony Banks (can be seen in the video above playing live)
|[https://youtu.be/G501Ii0X0NE?si=HaHjFrTayWlAHfkR&t=390 Live Video]
|[https://youtu.be/G501Ii0X0NE?si=HaHjFrTayWlAHfkR&t=390 YouTube]
|}

ARP Pro-Soloist Song List

2024-03-23T08:49:30Z

Olifreke: /* Archetypal track */

ARP Pro-Soloist Song List

2024-03-23T08:48:42Z

Olifreke: Created page

'''Date:''' 1972

'''Type:''' Preset Monophonic Synthesizer / 37 Presets / 1 VCO[[File:ARP PRO-SOLOIST (1972).jpg|alt=Illustration of ARP Pro-Soloist|none|thumb|ARP Pro-Soloist (1972)|500x500px]]

== Introduction ==
The Pro-Soloist is designed to sit on top of an electric organ to provide an extra solo sound, a common synth design type of the early 1970s. It has some sound design parameters, such as vibrato, portamento and brilliance (filter), but not much else. The Soloist was the first version, released in 1970, and was followed up by ARP in 1977 by the Pro/DGX.

== Archetypal track ==
Tony Banks' solo on the Genesis track, 'The Cinema Show' is one of the great showcases of the rich, orchestral-yet-synthlike tones of the Pro-Soloist:

<nowiki><youtube></nowiki>[https://youtu.be/xPaadjCwtHs?si=9MFAGfWKhEI3QuhN&t=105 9MFAGfWKhEI3QuhN&t=105]<nowiki></youtube></nowiki>

==Table of Songs featuring ARP Pro-Soloist==
__NOTOC__
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
!Artist
!Song
!Year
!Notes
!Reference
!Media URL
|-
| Gary Numan
| I'm An Agent
| 1980
| Synthesizer [A.R.P. Pro-Soloist, Minimoog, Polymoog, Compurhythm], Guitar – G Numan.
|[https://www.discogs.com/master/28733-Gary-Numan-Telekon Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfvdZQLwwtI YouTube]
|-
| Gary Numan
| Remind Me To Smile
| 1980
| Synthesizer [A.R.P. Pro-Soloist] – D Haines.
|[https://www.discogs.com/master/28733-Gary-Numan-Telekon Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW_dgV9sYnk YouTube]
|-
| Gary Numan
| The Aircrash Bureau
| 1980
| Synthesizer [Prophet 5, JP4, A.R.P. Pro-Soloist, Minimoog, Polymoog, CP 30] – G Numan.
|[https://www.discogs.com/master/28733-Gary-Numan-Telekon Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzV_EnPPnLM YouTube]
|}

SynthTrax Home

2024-03-22T21:12:07Z

Olifreke: /* R */ Roland TR-77 added

== All The Synths Used In All the Songs! ==
[[File:Moog-minimoog model d.png|thumb|Moog Minimoog Model D (1970)]]
[[File:ARP Odyssey.jpg|alt=Illustration of the ARP Odyssey|thumb|ARP Odyssey (1972)]]
 
* '''What synths did Gary Numan use on Cars?'''
* '''What synth is that on Daft Punk's Da Funk?'''
* '''What is Bernie Worrell playing on Parliament's epic Flash Light?'''

Good questions - glad you asked! This will be the resource to answer all these questions - and more!

'''This Wiki will''' '''list all the songs and the synths they use.'''

'''Article pages''' will focus on a single synthesizer, and call out the first, the most important, the most interesting, famous - or just plain awesome sounding synth tracks. With embedded YouTube clips of the songs in question.

'''Song list pages''' are organised by synth, and will comprise tables of every song that has a verified use of that synth

And a key difference with all those generic 'listicle' articles that list tracks that feature the Minimoog or DX7 is that these will be '''verified''' '''citations''', not just repeats of internet 'common knowledge'. It's surprising that even Wikipedia isn't very good at referencing synth usage. Each entry in the database will be proved through one or more of the following pieces of evidence:

* Sleeve notes
* Quotes from interviews in reputable journals and books (where primary sources are cited)
* Videos or photographs
* Ads (up to a point - paid promotion doesn't guarantee usage on a song/album)
* Verified entries on here by the artists themselves

This crusade may be impossible, foolhardy even – and may never be complete* (*will ''definitely'' never be complete!) - but we may discover some great music along the way and gain an even deeper appreciation of these fantastic and always-futuristic synthesizer machines! [[About SynthTrax|More details of the project here]] and [[How To Contribute|how to contribute]].

== '''Good starting articles & song lists for the first-time visitor''' ==
*'''ARP Odyssey''' | [[ARP Odyssey|Article]] | [[ARP Odyssey Song List|Song List]]
*'''Moog Minimoog |''' [[Moog Minimoog|Article]] | [[Moog Minimoog Song List|Song List]]
*'''Moog Polymoog 203a |''' [[Moog Polymoog|Article]] | [[Moog Polymoog Song List|Song List]]

__TOC__

=='''Synthesizers: full list'''==

New synths will be added to the list when their pages are created!

== '''A''' ==
*'''Access'''
**Virus | [[Access Virus Song List|Article & Song List]]
*'''[[ARP]]'''
**2500 | [[ARP 2500 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**2600 | [[ARP 2600|Article & Song List]]
**Odyssey | [[ARP Odyssey|Article]] | [[ARP Odyssey Song List|Song List]]
**Omni | [[ARP Omni Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Pro-Soloist | [[ARP Pro-Soloist Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''D''' ==
* DEW
** Mister Bassman | [[DEW Mister Bassman Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''E''' ==

* '''E-mu'''
** Emulator (I,II,III, IV) [[E-Mu Emulator Song List|Article & Song List]]
** Modular | [[E-mu Modular Song List|Article & Song List]]
* '''EDP - Electronic Dream Plant'''
** Wasp | [[EDP Wasp Song List|Article & Song List]]
* '''Elka'''
** Rhapsody | [[Elka Rhapsody Song List|Article & Song List]]
* '''EMS'''
** Synthi A | [[EMS Synthi A Song List|Article & Song List]]
** Synthi AKS | [[EMS Synthi AKS Song List|Article & Song List]]
** VCS3 | [[EMS VCS3 Song List|Article & Song List]]

=='''F'''==
* '''Fairlight'''
** CMI (I,II,III) | [[Fairlight CMI Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''K''' ==
* '''Korg'''
** KR-55 Drum Machine | [[Korg KR-55 Article & Song List|Article & Song List]]
** Maxi-Korg 800DV | [[Korg Maxi-Korg 800DV Article|Article & Song List]]
** MS-10 | [[Korg MS-10 Song List|Article & Song List]]
** MS-20 | [[Korg MS-20 Song List|Article & Song List]]
** Wavestation | [[Korg Wavestation Article Page|Article & Song List]]

== '''L''' ==
* '''Linn Electronics'''
** LinnDrum | [[Linn Electronics LinnDrum Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''M''' ==
*'''[[Moog]]'''
**Minimoog | [[Moog Minimoog|Article]] | [[Moog Minimoog Song List|Song List]]
**Micromoog | [[Moog Micromoog Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Multimoog | [[Moog Multimoog Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Polymoog | [[Moog Polymoog|Article]] | [[Moog Polymoog Song List|Song List]]
**Polymoog 203a '''|''' [[Moog Polymoog|Article]] | [[Moog Polymoog Song List|Song List]]
**Taurus I,II,III | [[Moog Taurus|Article]] | [[Moog Taurus Song List|Song List]]

== '''N''' ==
* '''New England Digital'''
** Synclavier | [[New England Digital Synclavier Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''O''' ==
* '''Oxford Synthesiser Company'''
** OSCar |[[Oxford Synthesiser Company OSCar Song List|Article & Song List]]
* '''Oberheim'''
** OB-X | [[Oberheim OB-X Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''R''' ==
* '''Roland'''
**JX-3P | [[Roland JX-3P Song List|Article & Song List]]
**JX-8P | [[Roland JX-8P|Article & Song List]]
**JX-10 | [[Roland JX-10 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Jupiter 4 | [[Roland Jupiter 4 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Jupiter 6 | [[Article & Song List]]
**Jupiter 8 | [[Roland Jupiter 8 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**SH-09 | [[Roland SH-09|Article & Song List]]
**SH-101 | [[Roland SH-101 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**System 700 | [[Roland System 700 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**TB-303 | [[Roland TB-303 Article Page|Article & Song List]]
**TR-77 | [[Roland TR-77 Article Page|Article & Song List]]
*'''RSF'''
**Kobol / Kobol Expander | [[RSF Kobol Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''S''' ==
* '''Sequential Circuits'''
** Pro One | [[Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Article Page|Article]] | [[Sequential Circuits Pro One Song List|Song List]]
** Prophet 5 | [[Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Article Page|Article]] | [[Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Song List|Song List]]
* '''Solina'''
** String Ensemble | Article | [[Solina String Ensemble Song List|Song List]]

== '''T''' ==
* TONTO | Article | [[TONTO Song List|Song List]]

== '''Y''' ==
* '''Yamaha'''
** CS-15 | Article | [[Yamaha CS-15 Song List|Song List]]
** CS-80 | [[Yamaha CS-80 Article Page|Article]] | [[Yamaha CS-80 Song List|Song List]]
** DX7 | Article | [[Yamaha DX7 Song List|Song List]]
** GS-1 | Article | [[Yamaha GS-1 Song List|Song List]]
** SS-30 | [[Yamaha SS-30 Article Page|Article]] | [[Yamaha SS-30 Song List|Song List]]
** TX816 | Article | [[Yamaha TX816 Song List|Song List]]

----

== '''Notable Musicians''' ==

* [[Gary Numan]]

SynthTrax Home

2024-01-11T10:20:02Z

Olifreke: /* All The Synths Used In All the Songs! */

== All The Synths Used In All the Songs! ==
[[File:Moog-minimoog model d.png|thumb|Moog Minimoog Model D (1970)]]
[[File:ARP Odyssey.jpg|alt=Illustration of the ARP Odyssey|thumb|ARP Odyssey (1972)]]
 
* '''What synths did Gary Numan use on Cars?'''
* '''What synth is that on Daft Punk's Da Funk?'''
* '''What is Bernie Worrell playing on Parliament's epic Flash Light?'''

Good questions - glad you asked! This will be the resource to answer all these questions - and more!

'''This Wiki will''' '''list all the songs and the synths they use.'''

'''Article pages''' will focus on a single synthesizer, and call out the first, the most important, the most interesting, famous - or just plain awesome sounding synth tracks. With embedded YouTube clips of the songs in question.

'''Song list pages''' are organised by synth, and will comprise tables of every song that has a verified use of that synth

And a key difference with all those generic 'listicle' articles that list tracks that feature the Minimoog or DX7 is that these will be '''verified''' '''citations''', not just repeats of internet 'common knowledge'. It's surprising that even Wikipedia isn't very good at referencing synth usage. Each entry in the database will be proved through one or more of the following pieces of evidence:

* Sleeve notes
* Quotes from interviews in reputable journals and books (where primary sources are cited)
* Videos or photographs
* Ads (up to a point - paid promotion doesn't guarantee usage on a song/album)
* Verified entries on here by the artists themselves

This crusade may be impossible, foolhardy even – and may never be complete* (*will ''definitely'' never be complete!) - but we may discover some great music along the way and gain an even deeper appreciation of these fantastic and always-futuristic synthesizer machines! [[About SynthTrax|More details of the project here]] and [[How To Contribute|how to contribute]].

== '''Good starting articles & song lists for the first-time visitor''' ==
*'''ARP Odyssey''' | [[ARP Odyssey|Article]] | [[ARP Odyssey Song List|Song List]]
*'''Moog Minimoog |''' [[Moog Minimoog|Article]] | [[Moog Minimoog Song List|Song List]]
*'''Moog Polymoog 203a |''' [[Moog Polymoog|Article]] | [[Moog Polymoog Song List|Song List]]

__TOC__

=='''Synthesizers: full list'''==

New synths will be added to the list when their pages are created!

== '''A''' ==
*'''Access'''
**Virus | [[Access Virus Song List|Article & Song List]]
*'''[[ARP]]'''
**2500 | [[ARP 2500 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**2600 | [[ARP 2600|Article & Song List]]
**Odyssey | [[ARP Odyssey|Article]] | [[ARP Odyssey Song List|Song List]]
**Omni | [[ARP Omni Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Pro-Soloist | [[ARP Pro-Soloist Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''D''' ==
* DEW
** Mister Bassman | [[DEW Mister Bassman Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''E''' ==

* '''E-mu'''
** Emulator (I,II,III, IV) [[E-Mu Emulator Song List|Article & Song List]]
** Modular | [[E-mu Modular Song List|Article & Song List]]
* '''EDP - Electronic Dream Plant'''
** Wasp | [[EDP Wasp Song List|Article & Song List]]
* '''Elka'''
** Rhapsody | [[Elka Rhapsody Song List|Article & Song List]]
* '''EMS'''
** Synthi A | [[EMS Synthi A Song List|Article & Song List]]
** Synthi AKS | [[EMS Synthi AKS Song List|Article & Song List]]
** VCS3 | [[EMS VCS3 Song List|Article & Song List]]

=='''F'''==
* '''Fairlight'''
** CMI (I,II,III) | [[Fairlight CMI Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''K''' ==
* '''Korg'''
** KR-55 Drum Machine | [[Korg KR-55 Article & Song List|Article & Song List]]
** Maxi-Korg 800DV | [[Korg Maxi-Korg 800DV Article|Article & Song List]]
** MS-10 | [[Korg MS-10 Song List|Article & Song List]]
** MS-20 | [[Korg MS-20 Song List|Article & Song List]]
** Wavestation | [[Korg Wavestation Article Page|Article & Song List]]

== '''L''' ==
* '''Linn Electronics'''
** LinnDrum | [[Linn Electronics LinnDrum Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''M''' ==
*'''[[Moog]]'''
**Minimoog | [[Moog Minimoog|Article]] | [[Moog Minimoog Song List|Song List]]
**Micromoog | [[Moog Micromoog Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Multimoog | [[Moog Multimoog Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Polymoog | [[Moog Polymoog|Article]] | [[Moog Polymoog Song List|Song List]]
**Polymoog 203a '''|''' [[Moog Polymoog|Article]] | [[Moog Polymoog Song List|Song List]]
**Taurus I,II,III | [[Moog Taurus|Article]] | [[Moog Taurus Song List|Song List]]

== '''N''' ==
* '''New England Digital'''
** Synclavier | [[New England Digital Synclavier Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''O''' ==
* '''Oxford Synthesiser Company'''
** OSCar |[[Oxford Synthesiser Company OSCar Song List|Article & Song List]]
* '''Oberheim'''
** OB-X | [[Oberheim OB-X Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''R''' ==
* '''Roland'''
**JX-3P | [[Roland JX-3P Song List|Article & Song List]]
**JX-8P | [[Roland JX-8P|Article & Song List]]
**JX-10 | [[Roland JX-10 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Jupiter 4 | [[Roland Jupiter 4 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Jupiter 6 | [[Article & Song List]]
**Jupiter 8 | [[Roland Jupiter 8 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**SH-09 | [[Roland SH-09|Article & Song List]]
**SH-101 | [[Roland SH-101 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**System 700 | [[Roland System 700 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**TB-303 | [[Roland TB-303 Article Page|Article & Song List]]
*'''RSF'''
**Kobol / Kobol Expander | [[RSF Kobol Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''S''' ==
* '''Sequential Circuits'''
** Pro One | [[Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Article Page|Article]] | [[Sequential Circuits Pro One Song List|Song List]]
** Prophet 5 | [[Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Article Page|Article]] | [[Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Song List|Song List]]
* '''Solina'''
** String Ensemble | Article | [[Solina String Ensemble Song List|Song List]]

== '''T''' ==
* TONTO | Article | [[TONTO Song List|Song List]]

== '''Y''' ==
* '''Yamaha'''
** CS-15 | Article | [[Yamaha CS-15 Song List|Song List]]
** CS-80 | [[Yamaha CS-80 Article Page|Article]] | [[Yamaha CS-80 Song List|Song List]]
** DX7 | Article | [[Yamaha DX7 Song List|Song List]]
** GS-1 | Article | [[Yamaha GS-1 Song List|Song List]]
** SS-30 | [[Yamaha SS-30 Article Page|Article]] | [[Yamaha SS-30 Song List|Song List]]
** TX816 | Article | [[Yamaha TX816 Song List|Song List]]

----

== '''Notable Musicians''' ==

* [[Gary Numan]]

Access Virus Song List

2023-10-23T07:29:10Z

Olifreke:

'''Date:''' 1997

'''Type:''' Virtual Analogue / 12 note polyphony / 2 virtual DCOs + sub per voice [[File:ACCESS VIRUS .jpg|none|thumb|Access Virus (1997)|alt=|500x500px]]

== Introduction ==
The Access Virus was one of the first generation of virtual analogue synths that were introduced in the late 1990s, along with others such as the Novation Supernova and Yamaha AN1x. These brought the benefits of digital control to analogue-style sounds. At the time, the polyphony was a revelation and enabled an affordable polyphonic analogue sound previously only achievable with expensive synths like the Jupiter 8, Prophet 5 and CS-80. The success of the original Virus has led to many subsequent iterations with the original now referred to as the 'A', though it wasn't released with that name.

==Tables of Songs featuring Access Virus==

__NOTOC__
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+
!Artist
!Song
!Year
!Notes
!Reference
!Media URL
|-
| 808 State
| Atlas 7
| 2011
| Album: State To State 3. Recorded at Testa Rossa Studios Manchester. 2001. Waldorf Microwave XT, Jupiter 8, Juno 106, Access Virus, Mini Moog, ARP Odyssey ARP 2600 Synthesizers. Akai sampler, EMU Orbit.
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/3294562-808-State-State-To-State-3 Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyEBUjH6p-c YouTube]"
|}

Access Virus Song List

2023-10-23T07:28:40Z

Olifreke: /* Tables of Songs featuring Access Virus */

'''Date:''' 1997

'''Type:''' Virtual Analogue / 12 note polyphony / 2 virtual DCOs + sub per voice [[File:ACCESS VIRUS .jpg|none|thumb|Access Virus (1997)|alt=|500x500px]]

== Introduction ==
The Access Virus was one of the first generation of virtual analogue synths that were introduced in the late 1990s, along with others such as the Novation Supernova and Yamaha AN1x. These brought the benefits of digital control to analogue-style sounds. At the time, the polyphony was a revelation and enabled an affordable polyphonic analogue sound previously only achievable with expensive synths like the Jupiter 8, Prophet 5 and CS-80. The success of the original Virus has led to many subsequent iterations with the original now referred to as the 'A', though it wasn't released with that name.

And here is a sentence adding more information (until Milly thinks of something esle to say!)

==Tables of Songs featuring Access Virus==

__NOTOC__
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+
!Artist
!Song
!Year
!Notes
!Reference
!Media URL
|-
| 808 State
| Atlas 7
| 2011
| Album: State To State 3. Recorded at Testa Rossa Studios Manchester. 2001. Waldorf Microwave XT, Jupiter 8, Juno 106, Access Virus, Mini Moog, ARP Odyssey ARP 2600 Synthesizers. Akai sampler, EMU Orbit.
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/3294562-808-State-State-To-State-3 Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyEBUjH6p-c YouTube]"
|}

Talk:Fairlight CMI Song List

2023-10-16T14:40:59Z

Olifreke:

Fairlight CMI Song List

2023-10-16T14:39:51Z

Olifreke:

[[File:Fairlight CMI.png|alt=Illustration of Fairlight CMI|none|thumb|500x500px|Fairlight CMI (1979)]]
* Back to: [[Main Page]] (Synth Directory)
* Alternatively: [[Fairlight CMI Article Page]]
----
==Table of Songs featuring CMI Fairlight==
__NOTOC__
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
!Artist
!Song
!Year
!Notes
!Reference
!Media URL
|-
| Afrika Bambaataa
| Planet Rock
| 1982
| Orchestral stab; ORCH5 (from 15secs). Arthur Baker, producer: 'Strangely enough there was also a Fairlight there. You can probably do what the Fairlight did on a $1,000 computer now. Back then the Fairlight was probably worth over $100,000 or more. It was taking up a lot of space, but it had a few sounds in it, one being this sort of explosion sound, which we used in the break, and the orchestra, the infamous orchestra.'
|[https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2013/04/key-tracks-arthur-baker-on-planet-rock Arthur Baker interview]
|[https://youtu.be/9J3lwZjHenA?t=15 YouTube]
|-
| Aha
| Take On Me
|
| Tony Mansfield used the Fairlight on the production and sampled parts from the original demo.
|[https://youtu.be/wlTHJJX7QVU?t=470 Interview with band & producer]
|[https://youtu.be/djV11Xbc914 YouTube]
|-
| Art Of Noise
| Close to the Edit
| 1983
| "From a composition point of view, for me exclusively the Fairlight" - JJ Jeczalik. Features a variety of own-sampled sounds and factory sounds.
|[https://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/the-art-of-noise/5272 Music Technology 1989]
|[https://youtu.be/-sFK0-lcjGU YouTube]
|-
| Chick Corea
| Touchstone
| 1982
| Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Synthesizer [Yamaha Gs-1, Minimoog, Ob-xa] – Chick Corea Album: Touchstone. Fusion / Latin Jazz
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/1194469-Chick-Corea-Touchstone Reference]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lrcry53gqY YouTube]"
|-
| Depeche Mode (Vince Clarke)
|
| 1984
| x2 for touring, and then in the studio.
|[http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/downstairs-at-erics/1592 Reference]
|
|-
|Duran Duran
|Rio
|1982
|"songs such as 'Rio' featured bird-like sounds which were achieved to great effect using the Fairlight."
|[http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/concert-review/3274 Electronic Soundmaker 1984]
|
|-
| Jan Hammer
| Crockett's Theme
| 1986
| Lead melody & pads. (ARR1 lead) Layered vocal patch with pluck; pad sounds from Fairlight according to the reference video:
|[https://youtu.be/IYg6C4C81HE YouTube]
|[https://youtu.be/IYg6C4C81HE YouTube]
|-
| Jan Hammer
| Miami Vice Theme
| 1986
| [https://www.soundonsound.com/people/jan-hammer Reference]
|[https://youtu.be/bFZViPbiuks?t=9 YouTube]
|-
| Jean-Michel Jarre
| Magnetic Fields & ZooLook
| 1981
| The Fairlight arrived in 1981 just in time for Magnetic Fields
| [http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/docklands-rendezvous/354 Music Technology (1988)]
|[https://youtu.be/XfRtFlCIO60 YouTube]
|-
| Kate Bush
| Running Up That Hill
| 1985
| A convincing piece of sound design research by Desmond of the SoundOnSound forums seems to prove that cello2 was the source of the main (and very distinctive) sounds of Running Up That Hill. Kate Bush has been quoted that the song was written around one sound from the Fairlight.
|[https://www.soundonsound.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=19622&start=165 SOS 2010]
|[https://youtu.be/wp43OdtAAkM YouTube]
|-
| Kate Bush
| The Dreaming
| 1982
| Orchestal Stab: ORCH5. An earlier adopter of the CMI, Kate Bush also used the famouse ORCH5 sample in the title track of the album of the same name.
|[https://www.academia.edu/241422/The_Story_of_ORCH5 Academia.net]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2Wa0LdCsvM YouTube]
|-
| Klaus Shulze
| Dreams (album)
| 1986
| Synthesizer [Roland JX-10P Super JX, Roland MKS-80/MPG-80 Super Jupiter, Roland MKS-30 Planet S, Korg DW-8000 Waveform], Sequencer [Korg SQD-1], Sampler [Akai S-612/MD-280], Drum Machine [Oberheim DMX], Effects [Korg DVP-1 Digital Voice Processor, Publison Infernal Machine 90, Disk Drive], DAW [Fairlight] – Klaus Schulze
| [https://www.discogs.com/release/141376-Klaus-Schulze-Dreams Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEfxB-Ofw1w YouTube]
|-
| Malcom McClaren
| Duck Rock (Album)
| 1982
| JJ Jeczalik was an in demand Fairlight programmer as well as core member of The Art Of Noise
|[https://www.soundonsound.com/people/jj-jeczalik-art-noise-podcast SOS podcast]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXnUb5w9mcU YouTube]
|-
| Nick Rhodes
| n/a
| 1986
| "Anyway, it seems that Nick is a Fairlight man, preferring it both to the Emulator, and the Synclavier: "The great thing about the Fairlight is the way it's laid out, not six different boxes like the Synclavier... I got mine halfway through Seven and the Ragged Tiger, and having worked with it for such a long time, I find it very quick to use.””
|[http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/defender-rhodes/6789 Reference]
|
|-
| Tears For Fears
| Shout
| 1984
| Ah' vocal sound; ARR1 [Doc on the making of Take On Me.. Doesn't specify the sounds
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlTHJJX7QVU Reference]
|[https://youtu.be/Ye7FKc1JQe4 YouTube]
|-
| The Art of Noise
| Close (To The Edit)
| 1982
| The Art of Noise’. (Dudley and Trevor Horn, her main collaborator, may well have known first-hand from Vorhaus whence the sample came; in any case, the final moments of their 1984 hit single ‘Close (to the Edit)’ wittily close the loop, mixing ORCH5 back into a congeries of sampled orchestral blasts from Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring.)
|[https://www.academia.edu/241422/The_Story_of_ORCH5 Reference]
|[https://youtu.be/-sFK0-lcjGU?t=20 YouTube]
|-
| OMD
| Live 1986
|
| Played by Paul Humphreys. Runs the live set.
|[http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/dawn-of-a-new-age/214 Music Technology]
|
|-
| Herbie Hancock
| Perfect Machine
| 1988
| Synthesizer [Yamaha DX1, DX7, DX7IIFD, Kurzweil K-250, Fairlight Series II And Series III, Roland Super Jupiter, Rhodes Chroma, Oberheim Matrix 12, Yamaha TX 8/16], Sampler [Akai 900-S], Vocoder, Producer – Herbie Hancock. Electronic / Future Jazz / Electro
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/13318669-Herbie-Hancock-Perfect-Machine Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJq9_EqcwQU&list=PLjIuADMrDKIaMDeboP0PiwfRU8GWN603l YouTube]
|-
|Yes
|Owner Of A Lonely Heart
|1983
|Fairlight used for the sampled interludes heard at various parts. See Trevor Horn demo those exact sounds on the linked Sound On Sound video. (It's combined with Synclavier, because having just one £100,000 proto-sampler is just not enough!) JJ Jeczalik was the programmer.
|[https://youtu.be/X3Za2xF3wAc?t=862 SOS 2019] (Trevor Horn)
|[https://youtu.be/LPvAgQaKpCw YouTube]
|}

Fairlight CMI Song List

2023-10-16T14:37:37Z

Olifreke:

[[File:Fairlight CMI.png|alt=Illustration of Fairlight CMI|none|thumb|500x500px|Fairlight CMI (1979)]]
* Back to: [[Main Page]] (Synth Directory)
* Alternatively: [[Fairlight CMI Article Page]]
----
==Table of Songs featuring CMI Fairlight==
__NOTOC__
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
!Artist
!Song
!Year
!Notes
!Reference
!Media URL
|-
| Afrika Bambaataa
| Planet Rock
| 1982
| Orchestral stab; ORCH5 (from 15secs). Arthur Baker, producer: 'Strangely enough there was also a Fairlight there. You can probably do what the Fairlight did on a $1,000 computer now. Back then the Fairlight was probably worth over $100,000 or more. It was taking up a lot of space, but it had a few sounds in it, one being this sort of explosion sound, which we used in the break, and the orchestra, the infamous orchestra.'
|[https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2013/04/key-tracks-arthur-baker-on-planet-rock Arthur Baker interview]
|[https://youtu.be/9J3lwZjHenA?t=15 YouTube]
|-
| Aha
| Take On Me
|
| Tony Mansfield used the Fairlight on the production and sampled parts from the original demo.
|[https://youtu.be/wlTHJJX7QVU?t=470 Interview with band & producer]
|[https://youtu.be/djV11Xbc914 YouTube]
|-
| Art Of Noise
| Close to the Edit
| 1983
| "From a composition point of view, for me exclusively the Fairlight" - JJ Jeczalik. Features a variety of own-sampled sounds and factory sounds.
|[https://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/the-art-of-noise/5272 Music Technology 1989]
|[https://youtu.be/-sFK0-lcjGU YouTube]
|-
| Chick Corea
| Touchstone
| 1982
| Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Synthesizer [Yamaha Gs-1, Minimoog, Ob-xa] – Chick Corea Album: Touchstone. Fusion / Latin Jazz
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/1194469-Chick-Corea-Touchstone Reference]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lrcry53gqY YouTube]"
|-
| Depeche Mode (Vince Clarke)
|
| 1984
| x2 for touring, and then in the studio.
|[http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/downstairs-at-erics/1592 Reference]
|
|-
|Duran Duran
|Rio
|1982
|"songs such as 'Rio' featured bird-like sounds which were achieved to great effect using the Fairlight."
|[http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/concert-review/3274 Electronic Soundmaker 1984]
|
|-
| Jan Hammer
| Crockett's Theme
| 1986
| Lead melody & pads. (ARR1 lead) Layered vocal patch with pluck; pad sounds from Fairlight according to the reference video:
|[https://youtu.be/IYg6C4C81HE YouTube]
|[https://youtu.be/IYg6C4C81HE YouTube]
|-
| Jan Hammer
| Miami Vice Theme
| 1986
| [https://www.soundonsound.com/people/jan-hammer Reference]
|[https://youtu.be/bFZViPbiuks?t=9 YouTube]
|-
| Jean-Michel Jarre
| Magnetic Fields & ZooLook
| 1981
| The Fairlight arrived in 1981 just in time for Magnetic Fields
| [http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/docklands-rendezvous/354 Music Technology (1988)]
|[https://youtu.be/XfRtFlCIO60 YouTube]
|-
| Kate Bush
| Running Up That Hill
| 1985
| A convincing piece of sound design research by Desmond of the SoundOnSound forums seems to prove that cello2 was the source of the main (and very distinctive) sounds of Running Up That Hill. Kate Bush has been quoted that the song was written around one sound from the Fairlight.
|[https://www.soundonsound.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=19622&start=165 SOS 2010]
|[https://youtu.be/wp43OdtAAkM YouTube]
|-
| Kate Bush
| The Dreaming
| 1982
| Orchestal Stab: ORCH5. An earlier adopter of the CMI, Kate Bush also used the famouse ORCH5 sample in the title track of the album of the same name.
|[https://www.academia.edu/241422/The_Story_of_ORCH5 Academia.net]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2Wa0LdCsvM YouTube]
|-
| Klaus Shulze
| Dreams (album)
| 1986
| Synthesizer [Roland JX-10P Super JX, Roland MKS-80/MPG-80 Super Jupiter, Roland MKS-30 Planet S, Korg DW-8000 Waveform], Sequencer [Korg SQD-1], Sampler [Akai S-612/MD-280], Drum Machine [Oberheim DMX], Effects [Korg DVP-1 Digital Voice Processor, Publison Infernal Machine 90, Disk Drive], DAW [Fairlight] – Klaus Schulze
| [https://www.discogs.com/release/141376-Klaus-Schulze-Dreams Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEfxB-Ofw1w YouTube]
|-
| Malcom McClaren
| Duck Rock (Album)
| 1982
| JJ Jeczalik was an in demand Fairlight programmer as well as core member of The Art Of Noise
|[https://www.soundonsound.com/people/jj-jeczalik-art-noise-podcast SOS podcast]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXnUb5w9mcU YouTube]
|-
| Nick Rhodes
| n/a
| 1986
| "Anyway, it seems that Nick is a Fairlight man, preferring it both to the Emulator, and the Synclavier: "The great thing about the Fairlight is the way it's laid out, not six different boxes like the Synclavier... I got mine halfway through Seven and the Ragged Tiger, and having worked with it for such a long time, I find it very quick to use.””
|[http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/defender-rhodes/6789 Reference]
|
|-
| Tears For Fears
| Shout
| 1984
| Ah' vocal sound; ARR1 [Doc on the making of Take On Me.. Doesn't specify the sounds
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlTHJJX7QVU Reference]
|[https://youtu.be/Ye7FKc1JQe4 YouTube]
|-
| The Art of Noise
| Close (To The Edit)
| 1982
| The Art of Noise’. (Dudley and Trevor Horn, her main collaborator, may well have known first-hand from Vorhaus whence the sample came; in any case, the final moments of their 1984 hit single ‘Close (to the Edit)’ wittily close the loop, mixing ORCH5 back into a congeries of sampled orchestral blasts from Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring.)
|[https://www.academia.edu/241422/The_Story_of_ORCH5 Reference]
|[https://youtu.be/-sFK0-lcjGU?t=20 YouTube]
|-
| OMD
| Live 1986
|
| Played by Paul Humphreys. Runs the live set.
|[http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/dawn-of-a-new-age/214 Music Technology]
|
|-
| Herbie Hancock
| Perfect Machine
| 1988
| Synthesizer [Yamaha DX1, DX7, DX7IIFD, Kurzweil K-250, Fairlight Series II And Series III, Roland Super Jupiter, Rhodes Chroma, Oberheim Matrix 12, Yamaha TX 8/16], Sampler [Akai 900-S], Vocoder, Producer – Herbie Hancock. Electronic / Future Jazz / Electro
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/13318669-Herbie-Hancock-Perfect-Machine Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJq9_EqcwQU&list=PLjIuADMrDKIaMDeboP0PiwfRU8GWN603l YouTube]
|-
| Herbie Hancock
| Perfect Machine
| 1988
| Synthesizer [Yamaha DX1, DX7, DX7IIFD, Kurzweil K-250, Fairlight Series II And Series III, Roland Super Jupiter, Rhodes Chroma, Oberheim Matrix 12, Yamaha TX 8/16], Sampler [Akai 900-S], Vocoder, Producer – Herbie Hancock Electronic / Future Jazz / Electro
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/13318669-Herbie-Hancock-Perfect-Machine Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJq9_EqcwQU&list=PLjIuADMrDKIaMDeboP0PiwfRU8GWN603l YouTube]
|-
|Yes
|Owner Of A Lonely Heart
|1983
|Fairlight used for the sampled interludes heard at various parts. See Trevor Horn demo those exact sounds on the linked Sound On Sound video. (It's combined with Synclavier, because having just one £100,000 proto-sampler is just not enough!) JJ Jeczalik was the programmer.
|[https://youtu.be/X3Za2xF3wAc?t=862 SOS 2019] (Trevor Horn)
|[https://youtu.be/LPvAgQaKpCw YouTube]
|}

Roland Jupiter 8 Song List

2023-08-22T20:16:45Z

Olifreke: /* Table of all Roland Jupiter 8 Tracks */

[[File:ROLAND JUPITER 8 (1981).jpg|alt=Illustration of Roland Jupiter 8 Tracks (1980)|none|thumb|Roland Jupiter 8 (1981)|500x500px]]
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* Back to: [[Main Page]] (Synth Directory)

* Alternatively: [[Roland Jupiter 8]] (Roland Jupiter 8 Article Page)

== Table of all Roland Jupiter 8 Tracks==

{| class="wikitable"
|+
|-
|'''Artist'''
|'''Track'''
|'''Year'''
|'''Notes & Reference'''
|'''Media'''
|-
| 808 State
| Atlas 7
| 2011
| "Album: State To State 3
Recorded at Testa Rossa Studios Manchester. 2001. Waldorf Microwave XT, Jupiter 8, Juno 106, Access Virus, Mini Moog, ARP Odyssey ARP 2600 Synthesizers. Akai sampler, EMU Orbit. [https://www.discogs.com/release/3294562-808-State-State-To-State-3 Reference]"
| [https://state808.bandcamp.com/track/atlas-7 BandCamp Bandcamp]
|-
| 808 State
| Don Solaris (album)
| 1996
| Many tracks to disambiguate and notate [https://www.discogs.com/release/14817-808state-Don-Solaris Reference]
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOo0UCdRbxc&list=PL8guHUBF5l_gyyWGtjSZBxA6RJH6YuIkq Youtube]
|-
| 808 State
| Eastern Standard
| 2011
| "Album: State To State 3
Recorded at PWL Studios Manchester July 1997. Korg Prophecy, Mini Moog, Oberhiem Matrix 1000, Juno 106 Synthesizers Akai sampler, TR 909 and Quasimidi 309 drums. [https://www.discogs.com/release/3294562-808-State-State-To-State-3 Reference]"
| [https://youtu.be/sWHY6Ni6E74 Youtube]
|-
| 808 State
| Kabuki Disco
| 2011
| "KABUKI DISCO - unpack all these synths...
Recorded at Testa Rossa Studios Manchester. 2001. Waldorf Microwave XT, Juno 106, Access Virus, ARP Odyssey, Casio CZ101 Yamaha DX 100 Synthesizers. Akai sampler, TR 909, Quasimidi 309 Drum Machines. [https://www.discogs.com/release/3294562-808-State-State-To-State-3 Reference]"
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1_QQ8x38eI Youtube]
|-
| 808 State
| Lemon
| 2011
| "Album: State To State 3
LEMON (Fritz Von Runte Steppah Design) - to unpack...
Redesigned by Fritz Von Runte 2011. Based on a baked tape from Vibes Studio Oldham. Roland TB 303 Bassline, EM&M spectrum, Oberhiem 4 Voice, Moog Prodigy, Mini Moog & Memory Moog Synthesizers Roland TR909 Drum Machine. Large Metal Skip. Akai sampler. [https://www.discogs.com/release/3294562-808-State-State-To-State-3 Reference]"
| [https://youtu.be/hUCQ2HAzCgM Youtube]
|-
| Depeche Mode
| Secret Garden
|
| Includes a section of Jupiter 8 demoing (at 2:20). [https://youtu.be/hDgvvuRXtzc Reference]
| [https://youtu.be/hDgvvuRXtzc Youtube]
|-
| Elektronishe Musik Aus Koln
| 7. Roland Jupiter 8
| 1990
| Each of the 22 tracks on the album 'Synthesizer Von Gestern' is composed solely with the specified instrument. [https://www.discogs.com/release/1206419-Elektronische-Musik-Aus-K%C3%B6ln-Synthesizer-Von-Gestern Reference]
| not available
|-
| Four Tet and Sun Ra
| Sun Drums And Soil
| 2005
| Synthesizer [Roland Juno 106 & Jupiter 8] – Shafiq Husayn [https://www.discogs.com/release/485876-Four-Tet-And-Sa-Ra-Sun-Drums-And-Soil Reference]
| [https://youtu.be/0ZXcn-RgbF4 Youtube]
|-
| Four Tet and Sun Ra
| Sun Drums And Soil
| 2005
| Synthesizer [Roland Juno 106 & Jupiter 8] – Shafiq Husayn [https://www.discogs.com/release/485876-Four-Tet-And-Sa-Ra-Sun-Drums-And-Soil Reference]
| [https://youtu.be/0ZXcn-RgbF4 Youtube]
|-
|Michael Jackson
|Thriller
|1982
|Main chord riff. Greg Philliinganes on 'In the Room Podcast'. Watch Greg play bass and chords on the vid; it's great.
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V90AmXnguw YouTube]
|-
| Giorgio Morooder
| Cat People (Original Soundtrack)(album)
| 1982
| Synthesizers: Synclavier II, Minimoog, Polymoog, Prophet 5, Roland Jupiter 8, Linn Drum Machine, Wurlitzer [Electrichttps://www.discogs.com/release/1940290-Giorgio-Moroder-Cat-People-Original-Soundtrack Reference]
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF5-llgf04A&list=PLqnnuEVGcRQwAMePGTJlmmalK8n4LAgLF Youtube]
|-
| Harold Faltermeyer
| Axel F
| 1984
| "Harold Faltermeyer explains:
“When the Roland Jupiter-8 first came out, it was the most desired instrument on earth – so, needless to say, you couldn’t get it. There was a waiting list for it. We had a very good relationship with Roland, though, due to the fact that I worked with Jeff Baxter from the Doobie Brothers. He was under contract with them, so he had access to the instruments. He put in a word, you know, so I definitely got a deal.
The Jupiter-8’s particular sound comes from the structure of the two oscillators of each bank – of each voice – so you can actually layer them. This makes for a very fat, good sound. The Jupiter-8 was my main instrument for melodies – all the “Axel F” melodies were made on it.”
[https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2015/07/harold-faltermeyer-favorite-synths Reference]"
| [https://youtu.be/O7CaEWR_Kdk Youtube]
|-
| Heaven 17
| Let Me Go
| 1982
| "Synthesizer [Jupiter 8] – Martyn Ware
[https://www.discogs.com/release/27699-Heaven-17-Let-Me-Go Reference]"
| [https://youtu.be/pJrU9RIurFE Youtube]
|-
| Journey
| Separate Ways
| 1983
| Part: pads. Assuming the Jupiter 8 stuck to a wall (!) represents the fact it was used on the recording as well. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LatorN4P9aA&t=84s Reference]
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LatorN4P9aA&t=84s Youtube]
|-
| Klaus Shulze
| Dreams (album)
| 1986
| Synthesizer [Roland JX-10P Super JX, Roland MKS-80/MPG-80 Super Jupiter, Roland MKS-30 Planet S, Korg DW-8000 Waveform], Sequencer [Korg SQD-1], Sampler [Akai S-612/MD-280], Drum Machine [Oberheim DMX], Effects [Korg DVP-1 Digital Voice Processor, Publison Infernal Machine 90, Disk Drive], DAW [Fairlight] – Klaus Schulze [https://www.discogs.com/release/141376-Klaus-Schulze-Dreams Reference]
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEfxB-Ofw1w Youtube]
|-
| Marillion
| Real to Reel / Brief Encounter (album)
| 1997
| Keyboards: Yamaha CP80 Piano / Yamaha DX7 / Minimoog / P.P.G. Wave 2.2 / Roland Jupiter 8 / Roland SDE 3000 [https://www.discogs.com/release/1029438-Marillion-Real-To-Reel-Brief-Encounter Reference]
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP2SL-5Qu9E&list=PLdThM3TfQdc35AiQRZ9XdcSP6CI7d7QcT Youtube]
|-
| Rob Papen
| DayDreamer (album)
| 1004
| "Instruments: FM-7, Albino 2, RM-IV, JP-8, Emulator-X, Microwave, D-4, Orbit-3, MiniMoog, ASR-10, Kontakt, and Cubase SX.
Electronic / Ambient [https://www.discogs.com/release/1214189-Rob-Papen-DayDreamer Reference]"
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUdQfaZa9DM Youtube]
|-
| St Etienne
| Foxbase Alpha (album)
| 1991
| Synthesizer [Roland Jupiter, Korg M1] – Bob Stanley [https://www.discogs.com/release/338530-Saint-Etienne-Foxbase-Alpha Reference]
| [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4mNtBlfTb9WWYOzXt7O3yZWDi9NQ8qVS Youtube]
|-
| St Etienne
| So Tough (album)
| 1993
| [https://www.discogs.com/release/9171864-Saint-Etienne-So-Tough Reference]
| [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1vazjYo0VNl2cks2JL9G1B82Ibml3ASY Youtube]
|-
| Tangerine Dream
| Poland Live (album)
| 1984
| Roland Jupiter 8 - Johannes Schmoelling [https://www.discogs.com/release/263442-Tangerine-Dream-Poland-The-Warsaw-Concert Reference]
| [https://youtu.be/qsApXLYXdb4 Youtube]
|}
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New England Digital Synclavier Song List

2023-02-06T19:36:52Z

Olifreke: /* Table of Songs featuring New England Digital Synclavier */

[[File:NED SYNCLAVIER II (1980) 2.jpg|alt=Illustration of NED Synclavier II |none|thumb|500x500px|NED Synclavier II (1980)]]
* Back to: [[Main Page]] (Synth Directory)
* Alternatively: [[EDP Wasp Article Page|NED Synclavier Article Page]]
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==Table of Songs featuring New England Digital Synclavier==
__NOTOC__
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
!Artist
!Song
!Year
!Notes
!Reference
!Media URL
|-
| Michael Jackson
| Dirty Diana
| 1988
| "The opening sound character for "Dirty Diana," for example, was created by Denny Jaeger, a Synclavier expert and designer from the Bay Area. When Jackson heard about Jaeger and his library of new sound characters and soundscapes, he reached out and enlisted him for Bad. Jaeger's sounds ultimately appeared on both "Dirty Diana" and "Smooth Criminal."
|[https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/09/how-michael-jackson-made-bad/262162/ The Atlantic]
|[https://youtu.be/yUi_S6YWjZw YouTube]
|-
| Giorgio Morooder
| Cat People (Original Soundtrack)(album)
| 1982
| Synthesizers: Synclavier II, Minimoog, Polymoog, Prophet 5, Roland Jupiter 8, Linn Drum Machine, Wurlitzer Electric
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/1940290-Giorgio-Moroder-Cat-People-Original-Soundtrack Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF5-llgf04A&list=PLqnnuEVGcRQwAMePGTJlmmalK8n4LAgLF YouTube]
|-
| Hazel O'Connor (Martin Rushent Producer)
| Don't Touch Me
| 1984
| "When endorsing Korg’s PSS-50 Programmable Super Section for a magazine advert, Rushent was enthusing about a record which “apart from voice” was “all written and performed on one synth” – that album was HAZEL O’CONNOR’s ‘Smile’. From it, the moody single ‘Don’t Touch Me’ was very art school Weimar Cabaret with some very passionate vocals from O’Connor, constructed around a Synclavier with its distinct period bass and brass sounds."
|[https://www.electricityclub.co.uk/beginners-guide-martin-rushent/ Electricity Club]
|[https://youtu.be/Tzr0auizrlk YouTube]
|-
|Soft Cell
|Tainted Love
|1981
|'Ball credits Mike Thorne for his role in producing [Tainted Love]..."He put a Synclavier on Tainted Love when no one had heard of a digital synth before".
|Electronic Sound issue 86 - March 2022
|[https://youtu.be/XZVpR3Pk-r8 YouTube]
|-
|Yes
|Owner of a Lonely Heart
|1983
|Guitar sting - solo'd by Trevor Horn in the reference video, along with Fairlight samples as well.
|[https://youtu.be/X3Za2xF3wAc?t=849 YouTube - SOS Channel 2020]
|[https://youtu.be/SVOuYquXuuc YouTube]
|}

Fairlight CMI Song List

2023-01-31T13:58:21Z

Olifreke: /* Table of Songs featuring CMI Fairlight */

[[File:Fairlight CMI.png|alt=Illustration of Fairlight CMI|none|thumb|500x500px|Fairlight CMI (1979)]]
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* Alternatively: [[Fairlight CMI Article Page]]
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==Table of Songs featuring CMI Fairlight==
__NOTOC__
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
!Artist
!Song
!Year
!Notes
!Reference
!Media URL
|-
| Afrika Bambaataa
| Planet Rock
| 1982
| Orchestral stab; ORCH5 (from 15secs). Arthur Baker, producer: 'Strangely enough there was also a Fairlight there. You can probably do what the Fairlight did on a $1,000 computer now. Back then the Fairlight was probably worth over $100,000 or more. It was taking up a lot of space, but it had a few sounds in it, one being this sort of explosion sound, which we used in the break, and the orchestra, the infamous orchestra.'
|[https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2013/04/key-tracks-arthur-baker-on-planet-rock Arthur Baker interview]
|[https://youtu.be/9J3lwZjHenA?t=15 YouTube]
|-
| Aha
| Take On Me
|
| Tony Mansfield used the Fairlight on the production and sampled parts from the original demo.
|[https://youtu.be/wlTHJJX7QVU?t=470 Interview with band & producer]
|[https://youtu.be/djV11Xbc914 YouTube]
|-
| Art Of Noise
| Close to the Edit
| 1983
| "From a composition point of view, for me exclusively the Fairlight" - JJ Jeczalik. Features a variety of own-sampled sounds and factory sounds.
|[https://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/the-art-of-noise/5272 Music Technology 1989]
|[https://youtu.be/-sFK0-lcjGU YouTube]
|-
| Chick Corea
| Touchstone
| 1982
| Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Synthesizer [Yamaha Gs-1, Minimoog, Ob-xa] – Chick Corea Album: Touchstone. Fusion / Latin Jazz
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/1194469-Chick-Corea-Touchstone Reference]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lrcry53gqY YouTube]"
|-
| Depeche Mode (Vince Clarke)
|
| 1984
| x2 for touring, and then in the studio.
|[http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/downstairs-at-erics/1592 Reference]
|
|-
|Duran Duran
|Rio
|1982
|"songs such as 'Rio' featured bird-like sounds which were achieved to great effect using the Fairlight."
|[http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/concert-review/3274 Electronic Soundmaker 1984]
|
|-
| Jan Hammer
| Crockett's Theme
| 1986
| Lead melody & pads. (ARR1 lead) Layered vocal patch with pluck; pad sounds from Fairlight according to the reference video:
|[https://youtu.be/IYg6C4C81HE YouTube]
|[https://youtu.be/IYg6C4C81HE YouTube]
|-
| Jan Hammer
| Miami Vice Theme
| 1986
| [https://www.soundonsound.com/people/jan-hammer Reference]
|[https://youtu.be/bFZViPbiuks?t=9 YouTube]
|-
| Jean-Michel Jarre
| Magnetic Fields & ZooLook
| 1981
| The Fairlight arrived in 1981 just in time for Magnetic Fields
| [http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/docklands-rendezvous/354 Music Technology (1988)]
|[https://youtu.be/XfRtFlCIO60 YouTube]
|-
| Kate Bush
| Running Up That Hill
| 1985
| A convincing piece of sound design research by Desmond of the SoundOnSound forums seems to prove that cello2 was the source of the main (and very distinctive) sounds of Running Up That Hill. Kate Bush has been quoted that the song was written around one sound from the Fairlight.
|[https://www.soundonsound.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=19622&start=165 SOS 2010]
|[https://youtu.be/wp43OdtAAkM YouTube]
|-
| Kate Bush
| The Dreaming
| 1982
| Orchestal Stab: ORCH5. An earlier adopter of the CMI, Kate Bush also used the famouse ORCH5 sample in the title track of the album of the same name.
|[https://www.academia.edu/241422/The_Story_of_ORCH5 Academia.net]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2Wa0LdCsvM YouTube]
|-
| Klaus Shulze
| Dreams (album)
| 1986
| Synthesizer [Roland JX-10P Super JX, Roland MKS-80/MPG-80 Super Jupiter, Roland MKS-30 Planet S, Korg DW-8000 Waveform], Sequencer [Korg SQD-1], Sampler [Akai S-612/MD-280], Drum Machine [Oberheim DMX], Effects [Korg DVP-1 Digital Voice Processor, Publison Infernal Machine 90, Disk Drive], DAW [Fairlight] – Klaus Schulze
| [https://www.discogs.com/release/141376-Klaus-Schulze-Dreams Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEfxB-Ofw1w YouTube]
|-
| Michael Jackson
| Beat It
| 1984
| Intro/bell: BEATGONG [Doc on the making of Take On Me.. Doesn't specify the sounds
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlTHJJX7QVU YouTube]
|[https://youtu.be/oRdxUFDoQe0 YouTube]
|-
| Nick Rhodes
| n/a
| 1986
| "Anyway, it seems that Nick is a Fairlight man, preferring it both to the Emulator, and the Synclavier: "The great thing about the Fairlight is the way it's laid out, not six different boxes like the Synclavier... I got mine halfway through Seven and the Ragged Tiger, and having worked with it for such a long time, I find it very quick to use.””
|[http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/defender-rhodes/6789 Reference]
|
|-
| Tears For Fears
| Shout
| 1984
| Ah' vocal sound; ARR1 [Doc on the making of Take On Me.. Doesn't specify the sounds
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlTHJJX7QVU Reference]
|[https://youtu.be/Ye7FKc1JQe4 YouTube]
|-
| The Art of Noise
| Close (To The Edit)
| 1982
| The Art of Noise’. (Dudley and Trevor Horn, her main collaborator, may well have known first-hand from Vorhaus whence the sample came; in any case, the final moments of their 1984 hit single ‘Close (to the Edit)’ wittily close the loop, mixing ORCH5 back into a congeries of sampled orchestral blasts from Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring.)
|[https://www.academia.edu/241422/The_Story_of_ORCH5 Reference]
|[https://youtu.be/-sFK0-lcjGU?t=20 YouTube]
|-
| OMD
| Live 1986
|
| Played by Paul Humphreys. Runs the live set.
|[http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/dawn-of-a-new-age/214 Music Technology]
|
|-
| Herbie Hancock
| Perfect Machine
| 1988
| Synthesizer [Yamaha DX1, DX7, DX7IIFD, Kurzweil K-250, Fairlight Series II And Series III, Roland Super Jupiter, Rhodes Chroma, Oberheim Matrix 12, Yamaha TX 8/16], Sampler [Akai 900-S], Vocoder, Producer – Herbie Hancock. Electronic / Future Jazz / Electro
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/13318669-Herbie-Hancock-Perfect-Machine Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJq9_EqcwQU&list=PLjIuADMrDKIaMDeboP0PiwfRU8GWN603l YouTube]
|-
| Herbie Hancock
| Perfect Machine
| 1988
| Synthesizer [Yamaha DX1, DX7, DX7IIFD, Kurzweil K-250, Fairlight Series II And Series III, Roland Super Jupiter, Rhodes Chroma, Oberheim Matrix 12, Yamaha TX 8/16], Sampler [Akai 900-S], Vocoder, Producer – Herbie Hancock Electronic / Future Jazz / Electro
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/13318669-Herbie-Hancock-Perfect-Machine Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJq9_EqcwQU&list=PLjIuADMrDKIaMDeboP0PiwfRU8GWN603l YouTube]
|-
|Yes
|Owner Of A Lonely Heart
|1983
|Fairlight used for the sampled interludes heard at various parts. See Trevor Horn demo those exact sounds on the linked Sound On Sound video. (It's combined with Synclavier, because having just one £100,000 proto-sampler is just not enough!)
|[https://youtu.be/X3Za2xF3wAc?t=862 SOS 2019] (Trevor Horn)
|[https://youtu.be/LPvAgQaKpCw YouTube]
|}

Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Song List

2022-08-17T18:07:53Z

Olifreke: /* Table of Songs featuring Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 */ Freeez

[[File:SEQUENTIAL CIRCUITS PROPHET 5 (1978).jpg|alt=illustration of Sequential Circuits Prophet 5|none|thumb|500x500px|Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 (1978)]]
* Back to: [[Main Page]] (Synth Directory)
* Alternatively: [[Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Article Page]]
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==Table of Songs featuring Sequential Circuits Prophet 5==
__NOTOC__
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
!Artist
!Song
!Year
!Notes
!Reference
!Media URL
|-
|Freeez
|IOU
|1983
|The high stabby intro synth riff is played on a Prophet 5
|Sound on Sound, Sep 2022
|[https://youtu.be/h1MDlJM_C1k YouTube]
|-
| George Duke
| Brazilian Love Affair
| 1980
| Synthesizer [Prophet V], Vocals – George Duke. Album: A Brazilian Love Affair.
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/382514-George-Duke-A-Brazilian-Love-Affair Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-8HHrvB2Jw YouTube]
|-
| George Duke
| Sugar Loaf Mountain
| 1980
| Electric Piano [Rhodes], Synthesizer [Prophet V] – George Duke. Album: A Brazilian Love Affair.
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/382514-George-Duke-A-Brazilian-Love-Affair Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4H2VkLXu9w YouTube]
|-
| George Duke
| Up From The Sea It Arose And Ate Rio In One Swift Bite
| 1980
| Synthesizer [Prophet V Polyphonic] – George Duke. Album: A Brazilian Love Affair.
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/382514-George-Duke-A-Brazilian-Love-Affair Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1ol3m6DbyI YouTube]
|-
| Four Tet and Sun Ra
| Sun Drums And Soil
| 2005
| Synthesizer [Prophet 5], Synthesizer [Roland Sh-101].
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/485876-Four-Tet-And-Sa-Ra-Sun-Drums-And-Soil Discogs]
|[https://youtu.be/0ZXcn-RgbF4 YouTube]
|-
|Peter Gabriel
|Of These, Hope
|1989
|"The talking drum beat of this track is incredibly addictive, and once heard is difficult to get out of one's head; it is Gabriel's Prophet 5 contribution that gives the wonderful drum sound its proper melodic accompaniment."
|[http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/peter-gabriel-passion/5662 Sound On Sound, 1989]
|[http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/peter-gabriel-passion/5662 YouTube]
|-
|Peter Gabriel
|So
|1986
|"We used the CS-80 on So, although the Prophet 5 was the main synth there. Peter Gabriel has one of the best sounding ones I've ever come across."
|[http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/creating-chaos/2100 Music Technology Oct 1987]
|[https://youtu.be/b_R-KDThZeY YouTuibe]
|-
| Herbie Hancock
| Mr. Hands (album)
| 1980
| Synthesizer [Waves Minimoog, Minimoog, Prophet 5, Oberheim 8 Voice, Yamaha Cs-80, Arp 2600], Clavinet [Hohner], Electric Piano [Rhodes 88 Suitcase Piano], Vocoder [Sennheiser], Drum Machine [Linn-Moffett Drum Synthesizer], Piano – Herbie Hancock.
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/1399053-Herbie-Hancock-Mr-Hands Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD2qCQ8x218&list=PLYe7tAegfBY5CAFdqOvT7Xg0vnhfUSovY YouTube]
|-
| Jon Hassell / Brian Eno
| Ba-benzélé
| 1980
| "Synthesizer - 'Starlight Background'. Trumpet, Synthesizer [Prophet 5 Touches] – Jon Hassell. Album: Fourth World Vol. 1 - Possible. Electronic / Experimental / Ambient.
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/15722-Jon-Hassell-Brian-Eno-Fourth-World-Vol-1-Possible-Musics Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xQdKJUNk3w YouTube]
|-
|Jean-Michel Jarre
|Concerts in China (album)
|1981
|Jean-Michel Jarre: Fairlight CMI, Eminent Strings, Oberheim OBXa Polysynth, Moog Taurus pedal synth, EMS Synthi AKS (x3), EMS VCS3 (x3), Elka X705 organ, Linn Drum LM1, Electro-Harmonix MicroSynth, Laser Harp (by Bernard Szajner).
Frederic Rousseau: MDB Polysequencer, RSF rack synth, Yamaha CS60 polysynth, Korg Rhythm Boxes, ARP 2600.

Dominique Perrier: Moog Liberation portable synth, '''Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Polysynth''', Eminent strings, Korg PS-3300 polysynth, Kobol synth.

Roger Rizzitelli: Electronic percussion and Simmons drums.
|[http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/record-review-jean-michel-jarre/1720 E&MM Jun 1982]
|[https://youtu.be/D0QBMhEPg6E YouTube]
|-
| Kitaro
| Tenku (Album)
| 1986
| Synthesizer [Yamaha Synthesizers, Korg Synthesizers, Roland Synthesizers, Prophet 5, Mini Moog, Kurzweil Synthesizer]. Electronic / New Age.
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/538390-Kitaro-Tenku Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0Sbk6pYtYM YouTube]
|-
| Kornet
| Kornet III (album)
| 1979
| Nilsson plays Minimoog, Prophet 5, Rhodes piano
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/8072268-Kornet-Kornet-III Discogs]
|Can't find
|-
| Level 42
| Level 42 (album)
| 1981
| Synthesizer [Prophet 5, Korg Polyphonic, Minimoog, Vocalising] – Wally Badarou
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/181779-Level-42-Level-42 Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw3xdKf-yPk&list=PLi-Y73aIHeoM8MGmpukQ7RVLQOrm3mxRk YouTube]"
|-
| Level 42
| The Pursuit of Accidents (album)
| 1982
| Synthesizer [Prophet 5, Solina String Ensemble] – Wally Badarou
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/310228-Level-42-The-Pursuit-Of-Accidents Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF3dbOS_Rcw&list=PL1vazjYo0VNkGk2B_WSMaC4imw2t2Q0BW YouTube]"
|-
| Giorgio Morooder
| Cat People (Original Soundtrack)(album)
| 1982
| Synthesizers: Synclavier II, Minimoog, Polymoog, Prophet 5, Roland Jupiter 8, Linn Drum Machine, Wurlitzer Electric
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/1940290-Giorgio-Moroder-Cat-People-Original-Soundtrack Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF5-llgf04A&list=PLqnnuEVGcRQwAMePGTJlmmalK8n4LAgLF YouTube]
|-
|Van Morrison
|Beautiful Vision
|1982
|"The upshot of all this was that Isham started to incorporate the atmospheric ideas of Eno into Van Morrison's music by utilising synthesizers with flute and voice. The lush sound of Beautiful Vision and Inarticulate Speech Of The Heart are indicative of "this common interest in Ambient music." Isham remembers the one-week recording sessions for the latter album, which took place at the Townhouse in London, as being nothing short of "superb".
"The keyboards I played on that were a Prophet 5 and an old Oberheim 4-voice. I think that was it. In fact, I've never amassed a lot of keyboards. I still use my Prophet 5"
|[http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/blowing-technologys-horn/4017 Sound On Sound, Nov 1988]
|[https://youtu.be/Yq4VvE2s0V0 YouTube]
|-
|Van Morrison
|Inarticulate Speech Of The Heart
|1983
|See above
|[http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/blowing-technologys-horn/4017 Sound On Sound, Nov 1988]
|[https://youtu.be/EB0TkcaRQM8 YouTube]
|-
| Gary Numan
| The Aircrash Bureau
| 1980
| Synthesizer [Prophet 5], Piano – D Haines
|[https://www.discogs.com/master/28733-Gary-Numan-Telekon Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzV_EnPPnLM YouTube]
|-
| Gary Numan
| This Wreckage
| 1980
| Synthesizer [Minimoog, Polymoog, A.R.P. Pro-Soloist, JP4, Prophet 5], Piano – G. Numan
|[https://www.discogs.com/master/28733-Gary-Numan-Telekon Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SN4qKiwUtRI YouTube]
|-
|Terry Riley
|The Ethereal Time Shadow
|1982
|A work for voice and two Prophet 5 synthesizers. Commissioned by the Sudwest Rundfiink, Baden-Baden, West Germany.
|[http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/20th-century-americans-terry-riley/2458 Music Technology]
|not available
|-
|Terry Riley
|Songs For the Ten Voices of the Two Prophets
|1982
|A work for voice and two Prophet 5 synthesizers. Commissioned by Radio Bremen, West Germany.
|[http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/20th-century-americans-terry-riley/2458 Music Technology]
|not available
|-
|Soft Cell
|Bedsitter
|1981
|Bassline (0:15) - Dave Ball. Mimed on Top Of The Pops - 1981.
|[https://youtu.be/FEvt_jXYP_M?t=14 TOTP 1981]
|[https://youtu.be/FEvt_jXYP_M?t=14 TOTP 1981]
|-
|Soft Cell
|Martin
|1982
|Lead riff (3:57) - Dave Ball. Played live on The Tube - 1982.
|[https://youtu.be/03vJ7pvgqNE?t=240 The Tube - 1982]
|[https://youtu.be/03vJ7pvgqNE?t=240 The Tube - 1982]
|-
|Soft Cell
|Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
|1982
|Bassline (6:14) - Dave Ball. Played live 1982.
|[https://youtu.be/wRU9YYg6-bY?t=377 Live 1982]
|[https://youtu.be/wRU9YYg6-bY?t=377 Live 1982]
|-
|Soft Cell
|Seedy Films
|1981
|Chords (0:45) - Dave Ball. Played live 1982.
|[https://youtu.be/wRU9YYg6-bY?t=45 Live 1982]
|[https://youtu.be/wRU9YYg6-bY?t=45 Live 1982]
|-
|Soft Cell
|The Art of Falling Apart
|1982
|Solo Bass (13:24) - Dave Ball. Played live on The Tube - 1982.
|[https://youtu.be/03vJ7pvgqNE?t=804 The Tube 1982]
|[https://youtu.be/03vJ7pvgqNE?t=804 The Tube 1982]
|-
|Soft Cell
|Where The Heart Is
|1982
|Chord riff (8:38) - Dave Ball. Played live on The Tube - 1982.
|[https://youtu.be/03vJ7pvgqNE?t=518 The Tube 1982]
|[https://youtu.be/03vJ7pvgqNE?t=518 The Tube 1982]
|-
| St Etienne
| Foxbase Alpha (album)
| 1991
| Synthesizer [Prophet 5], Sampler [Emax Sampler]
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/338530-Saint-Etienne-Foxbase-Alpha Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4mNtBlfTb9WWYOzXt7O3yZWDi9NQ8qVS YouTube]
|-
| St Etienne
| So Tough (album)
| 1993
|
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/9171864-Saint-Etienne-So-Tough Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1vazjYo0VNl2cks2JL9G1B82Ibml3ASY YouTube]
|-
| Tangerine Dream
| Poland Live (album)
| 1984
| [Prophet 5] – Chris Franke
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/263442-Tangerine-Dream-Poland-The-Warsaw-Concert Discogs]
|[https://youtu.be/qsApXLYXdb4 YouTube]
|-
| The Cars
| Let's Go
| 1979
| Listen to that oscillator sync!
| [https://youtu.be/rpA3NVafsdo Reference]
|[https://youtu.be/rpA3NVafsdo YouTube]
|-
| Ultravox
| Revelation (album)
| 1993
| "Billy used a lot of his old keyboards on the album ... and then maybe a bit of Prophet. The aim is to make a 'stack', or a sculpted piece of sound.”
|[http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/re-vox/2451 Music Technology 1993]
|[https://youtu.be/xOz60yXoAyU YouTube]"
|-
|Rick Wakeman
|War Games
|1984
|"A flute-like Prophet adds the theme to the singer's counter harmony and a short polysynth transition modulates to B minor for the lyrical theme first heard in the overture on oboe"
|[https://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/rick-wakeman-in-1984/3626 E&MM, Dec 1981]
|[https://youtu.be/aTtsMYgij6o YouTube]
|-
|Rick Wakeman
|Forgotten Memories
|1984
|"Although Rick's score specifies full orchestra, it is in fact played on the Prophet 5 and 10 with banjo"
|[https://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/rick-wakeman-in-1984/3626 E&MM, Dec 1981]
|[https://youtu.be/b-nlAmvOJC8 YouTube]
|-
| Patrick Woodroffe / Dave Greenslade
| The Pentateuch of The Cosmogony (album)
| 1979
| Composed By, Arranged By, Keyboards [Polymoog, Prophet 5, Roland Rs202, Yamaha Cs60 Synth, Yamaha Cs80 Synth, Yamaha Cp70b Piano, Arp Explorer, Arp Omni, Cat Synth, Church Organ, Crumar Stringman, Hohner Clavinet, Kitten Synth, Mellotron 400, Minimoog], Vocoder [Sennheiser], Programmed By [Sds Drum Synth 3] – Dave Greenslade
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/1644837-Patrick-Woodroffe-Dave-Greenslade-The-Pentateuch-Of-The-Cosmogony Reference]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNhtAh3U_sc&t=2s YouTube]
|}

How To Contribute

2022-07-12T21:20:19Z

Olifreke: /* Synth Article pages */

This is an open Wiki! Anyone can contribute! Please do! (Registration required to help prevent spam)

Here are the main content page types:

=== Synth Article pages ===
A Synth Article page is a synth's 'main page'. The purpose of this page type is to make a 'readable' article. A Synth Article page should highlight the most interesting facts about the synth and its most notable users and songs. It should also have some YouTube (or similar) videos embedded to make it more interesting and immediate. A great example of this page type is [[Moog Minimoog]].

To contribute a Synth Article page:

# Check that a Synth Article page for that synth doesn't already exist: [[SynthTrax Home#Synth Manufacturers: full list|Synth List]] [[SynthTrax Home#Synth Manufacturers: full list|here]]
# If there isn't yet an Synth Article page for that synth - create it! Use an existing Synth Article page as a template (eg: [[ARP Odyssey|ARP Odyssey Article Page]], and change the details appropriately.) Link to it from the main [[SynthTrax Home#Synth Manufacturers: full list|Synth List]].
# Fill in loads of great content!
## I'm currently using my Synth Evolution illustrations as they will give the site visual consistency. If I get time I'll set up a holding page for each synth with each illustration...if not, I'll add them later to newly created Synth Article pages.
## Add a brief synopsis of the synth; when it was made, it's basic specifications, etc. Nothing too in depth; we're not trying to compete with [https://www.vintagesynth.com/ vintagesynth.com] here!
## Embed YouTube clips to make the songs immediately accessible - link to the relevant part of the song too if you can. Add these songs to the song list page as well so the reference is available.
## Good songs to include on this page are '''interesting''' uses of the synth in question. Interesting could mean:
### The first recorded use of a synth
### A particularly famous song or solo
### A particularly virtuosic example of playing
### A particularly distinctive or prominent use of that synth.
## Up to 10 is probably ok; any more than that will get unwieldy.
## (And this is definitely not the place for self-promotion of your unsigned tracks either! ;-)
I think the point of this page is not be an exhaustive list (that's what the Synth Songs List Pages are for!); it's to be a more accessible read noting some of the more interesting aspects of the synth and some archetypal examples.

==='''Synth Songs List pages'''===
The Synth Songs List page is the main list of ''all'' the songs featuring a particular synth. These pages are just basic tables of all the songs. (Artist / Song / Reference / Media URL). If a table gets too long, consider one table per letter of the alphabet. Eg: as on the [[Moog Minimoog Song List]] page. (If a page gets too long, as it might one day, then consider a letter per page...?)

To contribute Songs and the Synths they feature:

# Find the 'Song List' page for that synth ([[SynthTrax Home#Synth Manufacturers: full list|Synth List here]])
# Check that the song that you want to contribute isn't already listed
## Songs should generally satisfy the [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Notability_(music)|notability threshold]] used by Wikipedia - signed or otherwise established artists only, please. We don't need 10 million unsigned tracks on here...
# Add the song to the table in its correctly alphabetised place (surnames first, or first letter if a band or single name ('The' is listed under 'T')
# If there isn't yet a Synth Song List page for that synth - create it! Use an existing Song List page as a template (eg: [[ARP Odyssey Song List]]) and change the details appropriately. Link to if from the main Synth list on the [[SynthTrax Home#Synth Manufacturers: full list|Synth List]].
# '''Vital:''' Song entries will be '''deleted''' if they do not contain a '''REFERENCE'''. The '''whole point''' of this project is to list ''verified'' usages, not to repeat 'internet common knowledge'. If you can't find a linked reference or a trusted book or magazine source, '''don't''' enter it (no matter how 'sure' you are).
# Acceptable References:
## '''Sleeve notes''' (often available at [https://Discogs.com Discogs.com])
## '''Quotes from interviews''' with artists, musicians, sound engineers, producers, etc, in reputable journals and books* (*where primary sources are quoted). Magazine articles from the golden era of synths (1970s-80s) are increasingly available as scanned and linkable articles at [http://www.muzines.co.uk/ Muzines.co.uk]. These quotes should be direct citations of their own use of these synths, not quotes where they say, 'Oh I heard that Prince used a Behringer TB-3 on Purple Rain'. ''That'' is not a reference. ''This'' is a reference: Gary Numan, 'I flipping love the Polymoog and used it on my great song Cars for the high string part.' (this is '''not''' a real quote, just an example of the sort of claim that's acceptable!)
## '''Videos''' or '''photographs'''. Needs to be online so it can be linked to!
## '''Ads''' (up to a point - paid promotion doesn't guarantee usage on a song/album). Again needs to be online so it can be linked to, eg: [http://retrosynthads.blogspot.com/ RetroSynthAds] is a great resource.
## Verified entries on here by '''the artists themselves'''. I haven't quite worked out how t verify an artist who may wish to do this. I think they'd have to set up an Artist page here, and link to it from the song page as the 'Reference'. Then I shall patrol such 'Artist Reference' pages and confirm the author of that page is who they say they are. (If anyone knows a better way of doing this, do let me know!
# There is a column for Media Link - please add a link to the song on YouTube / Bandcamp etc. It's not always possible, but should be done if it can be.
Pro-tips for researching and references:

- [https://www.discogs.com Discogs] - search here for a synth; it will usually produce results; remember to click a 'version' as that will reveal the actual sleeve notes that show the synth you've searched for.

- [http://www.muzines.co.uk/ Muzines] - an amazing resource of scanned music technology magazines such as: Sound On Sound, Music Technology, Electronics & Music Maker, and many more. Loads of artist/musician/producer interviews to trawl through there!

- [http://retrosynthads.blogspot.com/ Retro Synth Ads] - sometimes artists endorse some synths; could be a clue to follow up

- [https://www.youtube.com/ YouTube] - you can't beat a reference that is a video of a keyboard player ''actually playing that synth!'' (Bearing in mind that miming in ultra-produced pop videos or Top Of The Pops may not be reliable as a reference; playing live on Old Grey Whistle definitely is!)

=== Notable Artists ===
Some artists are particularly associated with one or more synths; they deserve a page to discuss that relationship. Suitable subjects could be: Wendy Carlos (Moog Modular, Crumar GDS), Vangelis (Yamaha CS-80), Gary Numan (Moog Minimoog, Polymoog), Billy Currie (ARP Odyssey). You get the idea. These pages should contain some good songs of theirs illustrating the point, and some great quotes to support the argument. Eg: [[Gary Numan]].

About SynthTrax

2022-07-12T21:19:24Z

Olifreke:

* What synth did Gary Numan use on Cars?
* What synth is that on Daft Punk's Da Funk?
* What is Bernie Worrell playing on Parliament's epic 'Flash Light' track?

Good questions - glad you asked! This will be the resource to answer all these questions - and more!

There are plenty of great synth websites out there - when it comes to the specs and facts of synth history. And this site isn't trying to compete with them - they're great.

But! Synths are musical instruments and I personally find synths to be most meaningful when musicians get their hands on them. I'm fascinated by the genres they've created, the unique sounds and effects they produce, and the emotions the evoke. ''That's'' what this website is about. '''Which tracks used which synths, and why that was important, or interesting, or just plain awesome sounding.'''

As there are millions of songs with synths in them, I'm ''most'' interested in the first use of a synth, or the most iconic use or archetypally definitive. Or perhaps a famous track that happen to have amazing synth work in it .

And a key difference with all those generic articles that list tracks that feature the Minimoog or DX7 is that these will be '''verified''' '''citations''', not just repeats of internet 'common knowledge'. It's surprising that even Wikipedia isn't very good at referencing synth usage! Each entry in the database will be proved through one or more of the following pieces of evidence:

* Sleeve notes
* Quotes from interviews in reputable journals
* Videos or photographs
* Ads (up to a point - paid promotion doesn't guarantee usage on a song/album)

This crusade may be impossible, foolhardy even – and may never be complete* (*''definitely'' will never be complete!) - but we may discover some great music along the way and gain an even deeper appreciation of these fantastic and always-futuristic synthesizer machines!

- I'll be adding a synth every week or so which will feature profiles of the most notable tracks featuring that synth, with embedded YouTube for quick listening convenience, and a link to the main database with 1,000s of tracks on that can be searched, sorted and filtered to your heart's content.

See the list of synths already started here: [[SynthTrax Home#Synthesizers: full list|SynthTrax Home]]

About SynthTrax

2022-07-12T21:18:44Z

Olifreke:

SynthTrax Home

2022-07-12T14:10:00Z

Olifreke: /* All The Synths Used In All the Songs! */ typo

== All The Synths Used In All the Songs! ==
[[File:Moog-minimoog model d.png|thumb|Moog Minimoog Model D (1970)]]
[[File:ARP Odyssey.jpg|alt=Illustration of the ARP Odyssey|thumb|ARP Odyssey (1972)]]
 
* '''What synths did Gary Numan use on Cars?'''
* '''What synth is that on Daft Punk's Da Funk?'''
* '''What is Bernie Worrell playing on Parliament's epic Flash Light?'''

Good questions - glad you asked! This will be the resource to answer all these questions - and more!

'''This Wiki will''' '''list all the songs and the synths they use.'''

'''Article pages''' will focus on a single synthesizer, and call out the first, the most important, the most interesting, famous - or just plain awesome sounding synth tracks. With embedded YouTube clips of the songs in question.

'''Song list pages''' are organised by synth, and will comprise tables of every song that has a verified use of that synth

And a key difference with all those generic 'listicle' articles that list tracks that feature the Minimoog or DX7 is that these will be '''verified''' '''citations''', not just repeats of internet 'common knowledge'. It's surprising that even Wikipedia isn't very good at referencing synth usage. Each entry in the database will be proved through one or more of the following pieces of evidence:

* Sleeve notes
* Quotes from interviews in reputable journals and books (where primary sources are cited)
* Videos or photographs
* Ads (up to a point - paid promotion doesn't guarantee usage on a song/album)
* Verified entries on here by the artists themselves

This crusade may be impossible, foolhardy even – and may never be complete* (*will ''definitely'' never be complete!) - but we may discover some great music along the way and gain an even deeper appreciation of these fantastic and always-futuristic synthesizer machines! [[About SynthTrax|More details of the project here]] and [[How To Contribute|how to contribute]].

== '''Good starting articles & song lists for the first-time visitor''' ==
*'''ARP Odyssey''' | [[ARP Odyssey|Article]] | [[ARP Odyssey Song List|Song List]]
*'''Moog Minimoog |''' [[Moog Minimoog|Article]] | [[Moog Minimoog Song List|Song List]]
*'''Moog Polymoog 203a |''' [[Moog Polymoog|Article]] | [[Moog Polymoog Song List|Song List]]

__TOC__

=='''Synthesizers: full list'''==

New synths will be added to the list when their pages are created!

== '''A''' ==
*'''Access'''
**Virus | [[Access Virus Song List|Article & Song List]]
*'''[[ARP]]'''
**2500 | [[ARP 2500 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**2600 | [[ARP 2600|Article & Song List]]
**Odyssey | [[ARP Odyssey|Article]] | [[ARP Odyssey Song List|Song List]]
**Omni | [[ARP Omni Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Pro-Soloist | [[ARP Pro-Soloist Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''D''' ==
* DEW
** Mister Bassman | [[DEW Mister Bassman Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''E''' ==

* '''E-mu'''
** Emulator (I,II,III, IV) [[E-Mu Emulator Song List|Article & Song List]]
** Modular | [[E-mu Modular Song List|Article & Song List]]
* '''EDP - Electronic Dream Plant'''
** Wasp | [[EDP Wasp Song List|Article & Song List]]
* '''Elka'''
** Rhapsody | [[Elka Rhapsody Song List|Article & Song List]]
* '''EMS'''
** Synthi A | [[EMS Synthi A Song List|Article & Song List]]
** Synthi AKS | [[EMS Synthi AKS Song List|Article & Song List]]
** VCS3 | [[EMS VCS3 Song List|Article & Song List]]

=='''F'''==
* '''Fairlight'''
** CMI (I,II,III) | [[Fairlight CMI Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''K''' ==
* '''Korg'''
** Maxi-Korg 800DV | [[Korg Maxi-Korg 800DV Article|Article & Song List]]
** MS-10 | [[Korg MS-10 Song List|Article & Song List]]
** MS-20 | [[Korg MS-20 Song List|Article & Song List]]
** Wavestation | [[Korg Wavestation Article Page|Article & Song List]]

== '''L''' ==
* '''Linn Electronics'''
** LinnDrum | [[Linn Electronics LinnDrum Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''M''' ==
*'''[[Moog]]'''
**Minimoog | [[Moog Minimoog|Article]] | [[Moog Minimoog Song List|Song List]]
**Micromoog | [[Moog Micromoog Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Multimoog | [[Moog Multimoog Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Polymoog | [[Moog Polymoog|Article]] | [[Moog Polymoog Song List|Song List]]
**Polymoog 203a '''|''' [[Moog Polymoog|Article]] | [[Moog Polymoog Song List|Song List]]
**Taurus I,II,III | [[Moog Taurus|Article]] | [[Moog Taurus Song List|Song List]]

== '''N''' ==
* '''New England Digital'''
** Synclavier | [[New England Digital Synclavier Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''O''' ==
* '''Oxford Synthesiser Company'''
** OSCar |[[Oxford Synthesiser Company OSCar Song List|Article & Song List]]
* '''Oberheim'''
** OB-X | [[Oberheim OB-X Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''R''' ==
* '''Roland'''
**JX-3P | [[Roland JX-3P Song List|Article & Song List]]
**JX-8P | [[Roland JX-8P|Article & Song List]]
**JX-10 | [[Roland JX-10 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Jupiter 4 | [[Roland Jupiter 4 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Jupiter 6 | [[Article & Song List]]
**Jupiter 8 | [[Roland Jupiter 8 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**SH-09 | [[Roland SH-09|Article & Song List]]
**SH-101 | [[Roland SH-101 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**System 700 | [[Roland System 700 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**TB-303 | [[Roland TB-303 Article Page|Article & Song List]]
*'''RSF'''
**Kobol / Kobol Expander | [[RSF Kobol Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''S''' ==
* '''Sequential Circuits'''
** Pro One | [[Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Article Page|Article]] | [[Sequential Circuits Pro One Song List|Song List]]
** Prophet 5 | [[Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Article Page|Article]] | [[Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Song List|Song List]]
* '''Solina'''
** String Ensemble | Article | [[Solina String Ensemble Song List|Song List]]

== '''T''' ==
* TONTO | Article | [[TONTO Song List|Song List]]

== '''Y''' ==
* '''Yamaha'''
** CS-15 | Article | [[Yamaha CS-15 Song List|Song List]]
** CS-80 | [[Yamaha CS-80 Article Page|Article]] | [[Yamaha CS-80 Song List|Song List]]
** DX7 | Article | [[Yamaha DX7 Song List|Song List]]
** GS-1 | Article | [[Yamaha GS-1 Song List|Song List]]
** SS-30 | [[Yamaha SS-30 Article Page|Article]] | [[Yamaha SS-30 Song List|Song List]]
** TX816 | Article | [[Yamaha TX816 Song List|Song List]]

----

== '''Notable Musicians''' ==

* [[Gary Numan]]

SynthTrax Home

2022-07-06T21:03:53Z

Olifreke: /* R */ TB-303

== All The Synths Used In All the Songs! ==
[[File:Moog-minimoog model d.png|thumb|Moog Minimoog Model D (1970)]]
[[File:ARP Odyssey.jpg|alt=Illustration of the ARP Odyssey|thumb|ARP Odyssey (1972)]]
 
* '''What synths did Gary Numan use on Cars?'''
* '''What synth is that on Daft Punk's Da Funk?'''
* '''What is Bernie Worrell playing on Parliament's epic Flash Light?'''

Good questions - glad you asked! This will be the resource to answer all these questions - and more!

'''This Wiki will''' '''list all the synths ever made and the synths they use.'''

'''Article pages''' will focus on a single synthesizer, and call out the first, the most important, the most interesting, famous - or just plain awesome sounding synth tracks. With embedded YouTube clips of the songs in question.

'''Song list pages''' are organised by synth, and will comprise tables of every song that has a verified use of that synth

And a key difference with all those generic 'listicle' articles that list tracks that feature the Minimoog or DX7 is that these will be '''verified''' '''citations''', not just repeats of internet 'common knowledge'. It's surprising that even Wikipedia isn't very good at referencing synth usage. Each entry in the database will be proved through one or more of the following pieces of evidence:

* Sleeve notes
* Quotes from interviews in reputable journals and books (where primary sources are cited)
* Videos or photographs
* Ads (up to a point - paid promotion doesn't guarantee usage on a song/album)
* Verified entries on here by the artists themselves

This crusade may be impossible, foolhardy even – and may never be complete* (*will ''definitely'' never be complete!) - but we may discover some great music along the way and gain an even deeper appreciation of these fantastic and always-futuristic synthesizer machines! [[About SynthTrax|More details of the project here]] and [[How To Contribute|how to contribute]].

== '''Good starting articles & song lists for the first-time visitor''' ==
*'''ARP Odyssey''' | [[ARP Odyssey|Article]] | [[ARP Odyssey Song List|Song List]]
*'''Moog Minimoog |''' [[Moog Minimoog|Article]] | [[Moog Minimoog Song List|Song List]]
*'''Moog Polymoog 203a |''' [[Moog Polymoog|Article]] | [[Moog Polymoog Song List|Song List]]

__TOC__

=='''Synthesizers: full list'''==

New synths will be added to the list when their pages are created!

== '''A''' ==
*'''Access'''
**Virus | [[Access Virus Song List|Article & Song List]]
*'''[[ARP]]'''
**2500 | [[ARP 2500 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**2600 | [[ARP 2600|Article & Song List]]
**Odyssey | [[ARP Odyssey|Article]] | [[ARP Odyssey Song List|Song List]]
**Omni | [[ARP Omni Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Pro-Soloist | [[ARP Pro-Soloist Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''D''' ==
* DEW
** Mister Bassman | [[DEW Mister Bassman Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''E''' ==

* '''E-mu'''
** Emulator (I,II,III, IV) [[E-Mu Emulator Song List|Article & Song List]]
** Modular | [[E-mu Modular Song List|Article & Song List]]
* '''EDP - Electronic Dream Plant'''
** Wasp | [[EDP Wasp Song List|Article & Song List]]
* '''Elka'''
** Rhapsody | [[Elka Rhapsody Song List|Article & Song List]]
* '''EMS'''
** Synthi A | [[EMS Synthi A Song List|Article & Song List]]
** Synthi AKS | [[EMS Synthi AKS Song List|Article & Song List]]
** VCS3 | [[EMS VCS3 Song List|Article & Song List]]

=='''F'''==
* '''Fairlight'''
** CMI (I,II,III) | [[Fairlight CMI Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''K''' ==
* '''Korg'''
** Maxi-Korg 800DV | [[Korg Maxi-Korg 800DV Article|Article & Song List]]
** MS-10 | [[Korg MS-10 Song List|Article & Song List]]
** MS-20 | [[Korg MS-20 Song List|Article & Song List]]
** Wavestation | [[Korg Wavestation Article Page|Article & Song List]]

== '''L''' ==
* '''Linn Electronics'''
** LinnDrum | [[Linn Electronics LinnDrum Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''M''' ==
*'''[[Moog]]'''
**Minimoog | [[Moog Minimoog|Article]] | [[Moog Minimoog Song List|Song List]]
**Micromoog | [[Moog Micromoog Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Multimoog | [[Moog Multimoog Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Polymoog | [[Moog Polymoog|Article]] | [[Moog Polymoog Song List|Song List]]
**Polymoog 203a '''|''' [[Moog Polymoog|Article]] | [[Moog Polymoog Song List|Song List]]
**Taurus I,II,III | [[Moog Taurus|Article]] | [[Moog Taurus Song List|Song List]]

== '''N''' ==
* '''New England Digital'''
** Synclavier | [[New England Digital Synclavier Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''O''' ==
* '''Oxford Synthesiser Company'''
** OSCar |[[Oxford Synthesiser Company OSCar Song List|Article & Song List]]
* '''Oberheim'''
** OB-X | [[Oberheim OB-X Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''R''' ==
* '''Roland'''
**JX-3P | [[Roland JX-3P Song List|Article & Song List]]
**JX-8P | [[Roland JX-8P|Article & Song List]]
**JX-10 | [[Roland JX-10 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Jupiter 4 | [[Roland Jupiter 4 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Jupiter 6 | [[Article & Song List]]
**Jupiter 8 | [[Roland Jupiter 8 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**SH-09 | [[Roland SH-09|Article & Song List]]
**SH-101 | [[Roland SH-101 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**System 700 | [[Roland System 700 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**TB-303 | [[Roland TB-303 Article Page|Article & Song List]]
*'''RSF'''
**Kobol / Kobol Expander | [[RSF Kobol Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''S''' ==
* '''Sequential Circuits'''
** Pro One | [[Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Article Page|Article]] | [[Sequential Circuits Pro One Song List|Song List]]
** Prophet 5 | [[Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Article Page|Article]] | [[Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Song List|Song List]]
* '''Solina'''
** String Ensemble | Article | [[Solina String Ensemble Song List|Song List]]

== '''T''' ==
* TONTO | Article | [[TONTO Song List|Song List]]

== '''Y''' ==
* '''Yamaha'''
** CS-15 | Article | [[Yamaha CS-15 Song List|Song List]]
** CS-80 | [[Yamaha CS-80 Article Page|Article]] | [[Yamaha CS-80 Song List|Song List]]
** DX7 | Article | [[Yamaha DX7 Song List|Song List]]
** GS-1 | Article | [[Yamaha GS-1 Song List|Song List]]
** SS-30 | [[Yamaha SS-30 Article Page|Article]] | [[Yamaha SS-30 Song List|Song List]]
** TX816 | Article | [[Yamaha TX816 Song List|Song List]]

----

== '''Notable Musicians''' ==

* [[Gary Numan]]

SynthTrax Home

2022-07-06T20:58:58Z

Olifreke: /* K */ Korg Wavestation

== All The Synths Used In All the Songs! ==
[[File:Moog-minimoog model d.png|thumb|Moog Minimoog Model D (1970)]]
[[File:ARP Odyssey.jpg|alt=Illustration of the ARP Odyssey|thumb|ARP Odyssey (1972)]]
 
* '''What synths did Gary Numan use on Cars?'''
* '''What synth is that on Daft Punk's Da Funk?'''
* '''What is Bernie Worrell playing on Parliament's epic Flash Light?'''

Good questions - glad you asked! This will be the resource to answer all these questions - and more!

'''This Wiki will''' '''list all the synths ever made and the synths they use.'''

'''Article pages''' will focus on a single synthesizer, and call out the first, the most important, the most interesting, famous - or just plain awesome sounding synth tracks. With embedded YouTube clips of the songs in question.

'''Song list pages''' are organised by synth, and will comprise tables of every song that has a verified use of that synth

And a key difference with all those generic 'listicle' articles that list tracks that feature the Minimoog or DX7 is that these will be '''verified''' '''citations''', not just repeats of internet 'common knowledge'. It's surprising that even Wikipedia isn't very good at referencing synth usage. Each entry in the database will be proved through one or more of the following pieces of evidence:

* Sleeve notes
* Quotes from interviews in reputable journals and books (where primary sources are cited)
* Videos or photographs
* Ads (up to a point - paid promotion doesn't guarantee usage on a song/album)
* Verified entries on here by the artists themselves

This crusade may be impossible, foolhardy even – and may never be complete* (*will ''definitely'' never be complete!) - but we may discover some great music along the way and gain an even deeper appreciation of these fantastic and always-futuristic synthesizer machines! [[About SynthTrax|More details of the project here]] and [[How To Contribute|how to contribute]].

== '''Good starting articles & song lists for the first-time visitor''' ==
*'''ARP Odyssey''' | [[ARP Odyssey|Article]] | [[ARP Odyssey Song List|Song List]]
*'''Moog Minimoog |''' [[Moog Minimoog|Article]] | [[Moog Minimoog Song List|Song List]]
*'''Moog Polymoog 203a |''' [[Moog Polymoog|Article]] | [[Moog Polymoog Song List|Song List]]

__TOC__

=='''Synthesizers: full list'''==

New synths will be added to the list when their pages are created!

== '''A''' ==
*'''Access'''
**Virus | [[Access Virus Song List|Article & Song List]]
*'''[[ARP]]'''
**2500 | [[ARP 2500 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**2600 | [[ARP 2600|Article & Song List]]
**Odyssey | [[ARP Odyssey|Article]] | [[ARP Odyssey Song List|Song List]]
**Omni | [[ARP Omni Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Pro-Soloist | [[ARP Pro-Soloist Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''D''' ==
* DEW
** Mister Bassman | [[DEW Mister Bassman Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''E''' ==

* '''E-mu'''
** Emulator (I,II,III, IV) [[E-Mu Emulator Song List|Article & Song List]]
** Modular | [[E-mu Modular Song List|Article & Song List]]
* '''EDP - Electronic Dream Plant'''
** Wasp | [[EDP Wasp Song List|Article & Song List]]
* '''Elka'''
** Rhapsody | [[Elka Rhapsody Song List|Article & Song List]]
* '''EMS'''
** Synthi A | [[EMS Synthi A Song List|Article & Song List]]
** Synthi AKS | [[EMS Synthi AKS Song List|Article & Song List]]
** VCS3 | [[EMS VCS3 Song List|Article & Song List]]

=='''F'''==
* '''Fairlight'''
** CMI (I,II,III) | [[Fairlight CMI Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''K''' ==
* '''Korg'''
** Maxi-Korg 800DV | [[Korg Maxi-Korg 800DV Article|Article & Song List]]
** MS-10 | [[Korg MS-10 Song List|Article & Song List]]
** MS-20 | [[Korg MS-20 Song List|Article & Song List]]
** Wavestation | [[Korg Wavestation Article Page|Article & Song List]]

== '''L''' ==
* '''Linn Electronics'''
** LinnDrum | [[Linn Electronics LinnDrum Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''M''' ==
*'''[[Moog]]'''
**Minimoog | [[Moog Minimoog|Article]] | [[Moog Minimoog Song List|Song List]]
**Micromoog | [[Moog Micromoog Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Multimoog | [[Moog Multimoog Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Polymoog | [[Moog Polymoog|Article]] | [[Moog Polymoog Song List|Song List]]
**Polymoog 203a '''|''' [[Moog Polymoog|Article]] | [[Moog Polymoog Song List|Song List]]
**Taurus I,II,III | [[Moog Taurus|Article]] | [[Moog Taurus Song List|Song List]]

== '''N''' ==
* '''New England Digital'''
** Synclavier | [[New England Digital Synclavier Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''O''' ==
* '''Oxford Synthesiser Company'''
** OSCar |[[Oxford Synthesiser Company OSCar Song List|Article & Song List]]
* '''Oberheim'''
** OB-X | [[Oberheim OB-X Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''R''' ==
* '''Roland'''
**JX-3P | [[Roland JX-3P Song List|Article & Song List]]
**JX-8P | [[Roland JX-8P|Article & Song List]]
**JX-10 | [[Roland JX-10 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Jupiter 4 | [[Roland Jupiter 4 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Jupiter 6 | [[Article & Song List]]
**Jupiter 8 | [[Roland Jupiter 8 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**SH-09 | [[Roland SH-09|Article & Song List]]
**SH-101 | [[Roland SH-101 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**System 700 | [[Roland System 700 Song List|Article & Song List]]
*'''RSF'''
**Kobol / Kobol Expander | [[RSF Kobol Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''S''' ==
* '''Sequential Circuits'''
** Pro One | [[Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Article Page|Article]] | [[Sequential Circuits Pro One Song List|Song List]]
** Prophet 5 | [[Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Article Page|Article]] | [[Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Song List|Song List]]
* '''Solina'''
** String Ensemble | Article | [[Solina String Ensemble Song List|Song List]]

== '''T''' ==
* TONTO | Article | [[TONTO Song List|Song List]]

== '''Y''' ==
* '''Yamaha'''
** CS-15 | Article | [[Yamaha CS-15 Song List|Song List]]
** CS-80 | [[Yamaha CS-80 Article Page|Article]] | [[Yamaha CS-80 Song List|Song List]]
** DX7 | Article | [[Yamaha DX7 Song List|Song List]]
** GS-1 | Article | [[Yamaha GS-1 Song List|Song List]]
** SS-30 | [[Yamaha SS-30 Article Page|Article]] | [[Yamaha SS-30 Song List|Song List]]
** TX816 | Article | [[Yamaha TX816 Song List|Song List]]

----

== '''Notable Musicians''' ==

* [[Gary Numan]]

SynthTrax Home

2022-07-06T20:50:48Z

Olifreke: /* R */ Jupiter 6

== All The Synths Used In All the Songs! ==
[[File:Moog-minimoog model d.png|thumb|Moog Minimoog Model D (1970)]]
[[File:ARP Odyssey.jpg|alt=Illustration of the ARP Odyssey|thumb|ARP Odyssey (1972)]]
 
* '''What synths did Gary Numan use on Cars?'''
* '''What synth is that on Daft Punk's Da Funk?'''
* '''What is Bernie Worrell playing on Parliament's epic Flash Light?'''

Good questions - glad you asked! This will be the resource to answer all these questions - and more!

'''This Wiki will''' '''list all the synths ever made and the synths they use.'''

'''Article pages''' will focus on a single synthesizer, and call out the first, the most important, the most interesting, famous - or just plain awesome sounding synth tracks. With embedded YouTube clips of the songs in question.

'''Song list pages''' are organised by synth, and will comprise tables of every song that has a verified use of that synth

And a key difference with all those generic 'listicle' articles that list tracks that feature the Minimoog or DX7 is that these will be '''verified''' '''citations''', not just repeats of internet 'common knowledge'. It's surprising that even Wikipedia isn't very good at referencing synth usage. Each entry in the database will be proved through one or more of the following pieces of evidence:

* Sleeve notes
* Quotes from interviews in reputable journals and books (where primary sources are cited)
* Videos or photographs
* Ads (up to a point - paid promotion doesn't guarantee usage on a song/album)
* Verified entries on here by the artists themselves

This crusade may be impossible, foolhardy even – and may never be complete* (*will ''definitely'' never be complete!) - but we may discover some great music along the way and gain an even deeper appreciation of these fantastic and always-futuristic synthesizer machines! [[About SynthTrax|More details of the project here]] and [[How To Contribute|how to contribute]].

== '''Good starting articles & song lists for the first-time visitor''' ==
*'''ARP Odyssey''' | [[ARP Odyssey|Article]] | [[ARP Odyssey Song List|Song List]]
*'''Moog Minimoog |''' [[Moog Minimoog|Article]] | [[Moog Minimoog Song List|Song List]]
*'''Moog Polymoog 203a |''' [[Moog Polymoog|Article]] | [[Moog Polymoog Song List|Song List]]

__TOC__

=='''Synthesizers: full list'''==

New synths will be added to the list when their pages are created!

== '''A''' ==
*'''Access'''
**Virus | [[Access Virus Song List|Article & Song List]]
*'''[[ARP]]'''
**2500 | [[ARP 2500 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**2600 | [[ARP 2600|Article & Song List]]
**Odyssey | [[ARP Odyssey|Article]] | [[ARP Odyssey Song List|Song List]]
**Omni | [[ARP Omni Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Pro-Soloist | [[ARP Pro-Soloist Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''D''' ==
* DEW
** Mister Bassman | [[DEW Mister Bassman Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''E''' ==

* '''E-mu'''
** Emulator (I,II,III, IV) [[E-Mu Emulator Song List|Article & Song List]]
** Modular | [[E-mu Modular Song List|Article & Song List]]
* '''EDP - Electronic Dream Plant'''
** Wasp | [[EDP Wasp Song List|Article & Song List]]
* '''Elka'''
** Rhapsody | [[Elka Rhapsody Song List|Article & Song List]]
* '''EMS'''
** Synthi A | [[EMS Synthi A Song List|Article & Song List]]
** Synthi AKS | [[EMS Synthi AKS Song List|Article & Song List]]
** VCS3 | [[EMS VCS3 Song List|Article & Song List]]

=='''F'''==
* '''Fairlight'''
** CMI (I,II,III) | [[Fairlight CMI Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''K''' ==
* '''Korg'''
** Maxi-Korg 800DV | [[Korg Maxi-Korg 800DV Article|Article & Song List]]
** MS-10 | [[Korg MS-10 Song List|Article & Song List]]
** MS-20 | [[Korg MS-20 Song List|Article & Song List]]
** Polymoog 203a '''|''' [[Moog Polymoog|Article]] | [[Moog Polymoog Song List|Song List]]

== '''L''' ==
* '''Linn Electronics'''
** LinnDrum | [[Linn Electronics LinnDrum Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''M''' ==
*'''[[Moog]]'''
**Minimoog | [[Moog Minimoog|Article]] | [[Moog Minimoog Song List|Song List]]
**Micromoog | [[Moog Micromoog Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Multimoog | [[Moog Multimoog Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Polymoog | [[Moog Polymoog|Article]] | [[Moog Polymoog Song List|Song List]]
**Taurus I,II,III | [[Moog Taurus|Article]] | [[Moog Taurus Song List|Song List]]

== '''N''' ==
* '''New England Digital'''
** Synclavier | [[New England Digital Synclavier Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''O''' ==
* '''Oxford Synthesiser Company'''
** OSCar |[[Oxford Synthesiser Company OSCar Song List|Article & Song List]]
* '''Oberheim'''
** OB-X | [[Oberheim OB-X Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''R''' ==
* '''Roland'''
**JX-3P | [[Roland JX-3P Song List|Article & Song List]]
**JX-8P | [[Roland JX-8P|Article & Song List]]
**JX-10 | [[Roland JX-10 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Jupiter 4 | [[Roland Jupiter 4 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Jupiter 6 | [[Article & Song List]]
**Jupiter 8 | [[Roland Jupiter 8 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**SH-09 | [[Roland SH-09|Article & Song List]]
**SH-101 | [[Roland SH-101 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**System 700 | [[Roland System 700 Song List|Article & Song List]]
*'''RSF'''
**Kobol / Kobol Expander | [[RSF Kobol Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''S''' ==
* '''Sequential Circuits'''
** Pro One | [[Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Article Page|Article]] | [[Sequential Circuits Pro One Song List|Song List]]
** Prophet 5 | [[Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Article Page|Article]] | [[Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Song List|Song List]]
* '''Solina'''
** String Ensemble | Article | [[Solina String Ensemble Song List|Song List]]

== '''T''' ==
* TONTO | Article | [[TONTO Song List|Song List]]

== '''Y''' ==
* '''Yamaha'''
** CS-15 | Article | [[Yamaha CS-15 Song List|Song List]]
** CS-80 | [[Yamaha CS-80 Article Page|Article]] | [[Yamaha CS-80 Song List|Song List]]
** DX7 | Article | [[Yamaha DX7 Song List|Song List]]
** GS-1 | Article | [[Yamaha GS-1 Song List|Song List]]
** SS-30 | [[Yamaha SS-30 Article Page|Article]] | [[Yamaha SS-30 Song List|Song List]]
** TX816 | Article | [[Yamaha TX816 Song List|Song List]]

----

== '''Notable Musicians''' ==

* [[Gary Numan]]

SynthTrax Home

2022-06-28T15:49:13Z

Olifreke: /* S */ added a link to Prophet 5 article page

== All The Synths Used In All the Songs! ==
[[File:Moog-minimoog model d.png|thumb|Moog Minimoog Model D (1970)]]
[[File:ARP Odyssey.jpg|alt=Illustration of the ARP Odyssey|thumb|ARP Odyssey (1972)]]
 
* '''What synths did Gary Numan use on Cars?'''
* '''What synth is that on Daft Punk's Da Funk?'''
* '''What is Bernie Worrell playing on Parliament's epic Flash Light?'''

Good questions - glad you asked! This will be the resource to answer all these questions - and more!

'''This Wiki will''' '''list all the synths ever made and the synths they use.'''

'''Article pages''' will focus on a single synthesizer, and call out the first, the most important, the most interesting, famous - or just plain awesome sounding synth tracks. With embedded YouTube clips of the songs in question.

'''Song list pages''' are organised by synth, and will comprise tables of every song that has a verified use of that synth

And a key difference with all those generic 'listicle' articles that list tracks that feature the Minimoog or DX7 is that these will be '''verified''' '''citations''', not just repeats of internet 'common knowledge'. It's surprising that even Wikipedia isn't very good at referencing synth usage. Each entry in the database will be proved through one or more of the following pieces of evidence:

* Sleeve notes
* Quotes from interviews in reputable journals and books (where primary sources are cited)
* Videos or photographs
* Ads (up to a point - paid promotion doesn't guarantee usage on a song/album)
* Verified entries on here by the artists themselves

This crusade may be impossible, foolhardy even – and may never be complete* (*will ''definitely'' never be complete!) - but we may discover some great music along the way and gain an even deeper appreciation of these fantastic and always-futuristic synthesizer machines! [[About SynthTrax|More details of the project here]] and [[How To Contribute|how to contribute]].

== '''Good starting articles & song lists for the first-time visitor''' ==
*'''ARP Odyssey''' | [[ARP Odyssey|Article]] | [[ARP Odyssey Song List|Song List]]
*'''Moog Minimoog |''' [[Moog Minimoog|Article]] | [[Moog Minimoog Song List|Song List]]
*'''Moog Polymoog 203a |''' [[Moog Polymoog|Article]] | [[Moog Polymoog Song List|Song List]]

__TOC__

=='''Synthesizers: full list'''==

New synths will be added to the list when their pages are created!

== '''A''' ==
*'''Access'''
**Virus | [[Access Virus Song List|Article & Song List]]
*'''[[ARP]]'''
**2500 | [[ARP 2500 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**2600 | [[ARP 2600|Article & Song List]]
**Odyssey | [[ARP Odyssey|Article]] | [[ARP Odyssey Song List|Song List]]
**Omni | [[ARP Omni Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Pro-Soloist | [[ARP Pro-Soloist Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''D''' ==
* DEW
** Mister Bassman | [[DEW Mister Bassman Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''E''' ==

* '''E-mu'''
** Emulator (I,II,III, IV) [[E-Mu Emulator Song List|Article & Song List]]
** Modular | [[E-mu Modular Song List|Article & Song List]]
* '''EDP - Electronic Dream Plant'''
** Wasp | [[EDP Wasp Song List|Article & Song List]]
* '''Elka'''
** Rhapsody | [[Elka Rhapsody Song List|Article & Song List]]
* '''EMS'''
** Synthi A | [[EMS Synthi A Song List|Article & Song List]]
** Synthi AKS | [[EMS Synthi AKS Song List|Article & Song List]]
** VCS3 | [[EMS VCS3 Song List|Article & Song List]]

=='''F'''==
* '''Fairlight'''
** CMI (I,II,III) | [[Fairlight CMI Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''K''' ==
* '''Korg'''
** Maxi-Korg 800DV | [[Korg Maxi-Korg 800DV Article|Article & Song List]]
** MS-10 | [[Korg MS-10 Song List|Article & Song List]]
** MS-20 | [[Korg MS-20 Song List|Article & Song List]]
** Polymoog 203a '''|''' [[Moog Polymoog|Article]] | [[Moog Polymoog Song List|Song List]]

== '''L''' ==
* '''Linn Electronics'''
** LinnDrum | [[Linn Electronics LinnDrum Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''M''' ==
*'''[[Moog]]'''
**Minimoog | [[Moog Minimoog|Article]] | [[Moog Minimoog Song List|Song List]]
**Micromoog | [[Moog Micromoog Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Multimoog | [[Moog Multimoog Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Polymoog | [[Moog Polymoog|Article]] | [[Moog Polymoog Song List|Song List]]
**Taurus I,II,III | [[Moog Taurus|Article]] | [[Moog Taurus Song List|Song List]]

== '''N''' ==
* '''New England Digital'''
** Synclavier | [[New England Digital Synclavier Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''O''' ==
* '''Oxford Synthesiser Company'''
** OSCar |[[Oxford Synthesiser Company OSCar Song List|Article & Song List]]
* '''Oberheim'''
** OB-X | [[Oberheim OB-X Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''R''' ==
* '''Roland'''
**JX-3P | [[Roland JX-3P Song List|Article & Song List]]
**JX-8P | [[Roland JX-8P|Article & Song List]]
**JX-10 | [[Roland JX-10 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Jupiter 4 | [[Roland Jupiter 4 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Jupiter 8 | [[Roland Jupiter 8 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**SH-09 | [[Roland SH-09|Article & Song List]]
**SH-101 | [[Roland SH-101 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**System 700 | [[Roland System 700 Song List|Article & Song List]]
*'''RSF'''
**Kobol / Kobol Expander | [[RSF Kobol Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''S''' ==
* '''Sequential Circuits'''
** Pro One | [[Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Article Page|Article]] | [[Sequential Circuits Pro One Song List|Song List]]
** Prophet 5 | [[Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Article Page|Article]] | [[Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Song List|Song List]]
* '''Solina'''
** String Ensemble | Article | [[Solina String Ensemble Song List|Song List]]

== '''T''' ==
* TONTO | Article | [[TONTO Song List|Song List]]

== '''Y''' ==
* '''Yamaha'''
** CS-15 | Article | [[Yamaha CS-15 Song List|Song List]]
** CS-80 | [[Yamaha CS-80 Article Page|Article]] | [[Yamaha CS-80 Song List|Song List]]
** DX7 | Article | [[Yamaha DX7 Song List|Song List]]
** GS-1 | Article | [[Yamaha GS-1 Song List|Song List]]
** SS-30 | [[Yamaha SS-30 Article Page|Article]] | [[Yamaha SS-30 Song List|Song List]]
** TX816 | Article | [[Yamaha TX816 Song List|Song List]]

----

== '''Notable Musicians''' ==

* [[Gary Numan]]

ARP Odyssey

2022-06-23T21:16:58Z

Olifreke: /* Herbie Hancock, 'Chameleon' (1973) */

'''Date:''' 1972

'''Type:''' Monophonic / Subtractive / Analogue

'''Table of all Songs''' | [[ARP Odyssey Song List|ARP Odyssey Full Song List]]

== Introduction ==
[[File:ARP Odyssey.jpg|none|thumb|alt=|300x300px]]
The ARP Odyssey is a strong contender for most popular monosynth of the 1970s, perhaps of all time, giving the iconic Minimoog Model D a run for its money (and actually outselling it).

The highly versatile ARP Odyssey has featured on 1,000s of tracks over the years, and is still popular to this day with a re-release by Korg in 2016 (and the inevitable clone from Behringer later), as well as several software emulations now available.

This classic 37-note monosynth evolved over the duration of the 1970s:

'''Mk1''' (2800) - White - 4023 2-pole filter

(later was made in black & gold like later versions - but otherwise the same)

'''Mk2''' (2810-2815) - 4035 4-pole filter (possibly infringing Moog patents!) & CV/Gate connection

'''Mk3''' (2820-2823) - 4075 filter (had much lower high frequency of only 12kHz, compared with the previous 35kHz). It also had different oscillators and the 'proportional pitch control' was introduced (some retrofitted to mk2)

Whichever version was used, the Odyssey has a huge and powerful sound anywhere in it's range from the bottom octave to the top ("I still like to use the ARP Odyssey because it has the best window-shaking bottom end of any synth." - Gary Numan). And the simplicity of use ensured it's popularity and use by a huge number of musicians over the years.

* '''Table of all Songs''' | [[ARP Odyssey Song List|ARP Odyssey full song list]]

== Archetypal Track ==

=== '''Herbie Hancock, 'Chameleon' (1973)''' ===
<youtube>https://youtu.be/NQKzNIGphL8?t=163</youtube>

The bassline of 'Chameleon' shows the Odyssey at it's funkiest; the filtered bassline driving the groove and the vibe of Herbie Hancock's classic. There isn't a better example of the Odyssey doin' it's thang!

== Associated artists ==
There are many artists who've made notable use of the ARP Odyssey; a selection of them are listed below.

=== Billy Currie (Ultravox) ===
“I looked to what they (Kraftwerk) were doing. A shining light to how music could be put together, completely different’. Billy Currie of Ultravox has been closely associated with the ARP Odyssey since Ultravox! burst onto the scene in the late 1970s. His Odyssey solo sound is instantly recognisable; full of wide, swooping lines, running the full range of the keyboard, incorporating glissandi, pitch-bends, and liberal vibrato. He is probably the definitive Odyssey player's Odyssey player!

<youtube>https://youtu.be/Z-AnOT_2oz4?t=196</youtube>

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==='''Kraftwerk'''===
Despite their noted use of of custom synths, sequencers, drum machines and effects, they also made use of 'production synths' such as the Minimoog and Odyssey. Autobahn (1975), in fact made use of both as can be seen in this wonderful German TV performance from 1975. The extended 'car whooshing' sequence is especially nice! The Odyssey was also used for the lead melody in The Robots, and several other tracks.

<youtube>https://youtu.be/L7ISBxP63BU?t=409</youtube>
----

=== Chick Corea ===
Another great soloist. Using whichever keyboard comes to hand, Chick Corea extracts the maximum impact from his instrument. Here he is trading licks on a Odyssey, with Bill Connors on guitar, in a glorious exchange.

<youtube>https://youtu.be/gZiq4fY8uew?t=50</youtube>

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=== Doctor Who theme (1980) - Peter Howell===
A well known example is Peter Howell's use of the Odyssey in his reworking of the Doctor Who theme in 1980. This was part of the famous BBC Radiophonic Workshop's output, which included the famous original theme music composed by Ron Grainer and originally arranged by Delia Derbyshire in 1963.

<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1Pl83oqGhg&t=4s</youtube>
----

=== Don Airey (Deep Purple) ===
"I've had the Odyssey six years and never had it seen to, ARP say it'll be good for another six — an amazing machine." - Don Airey

([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/fact-file/3700 Electronics & Music Maker], 1982)
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=== Boris Blank (Yello) ===
"The Odyssey is still one of my biggest friends” - Boris Blank (Yello) ([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/baby-boom/853 Music Technology], 1991)

"The acquisition in 1977 of an ARP Odyssey synth to supplement the 'very basic' drum machine they already owned was a quantum leap. The man who now owns a Series III Fairlight leans forward: "I think 'Wow! Now we can do anything.” - Boris Blank ([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/shades-of-yello/11153 International Musician] - 1986)
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=== George Duke ===
"Frank Zappa told me one day that I should play synthesizers. It was as simple as that! I finally settled on an ARP Odyssey ... and was really drawn to the possibilities" - George Duke.

And here's George providing a wild solo with Frank Zappa in 1975 (on a Mk2):

<youtube>https://youtu.be/v6syzxyEzJU?t=195</youtube>

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=== John Foxx ===
"I wanted Billy (Currie) to get one and actually paid for it with my record company advance. That was an old ARP Odyssey, which I think he's still got, and I've got hold of another one as well. It's a beautiful instrument, there are certain sounds on it that you can't get out of anything else; I can really get my rocks off soloing with it because it's so meaty. It's not too easy to use and it's a bit clumsy to repatch, but for one or two sounds on stage it's wonderfully powerful" - John Foxx ([https://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/in-the-garden/3154 Electronic Soundmaker], 1983)
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=== Stuart Neale (Kajagoogoo) ===
"And the Odyssey is the ideal monophonic synth — it gives you a leadline sound the polyphonics cannot get.” - Stuart Neale ([https://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/kajagoogoo-kulakism/3218 Electronic Soundmaker], 1984)
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=== '''Gary Numan''' ===
"I use the ARP Odyssey more for bass things because it has more cut to it" - Gary Numan

([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/webb-of-intrigue/3193 Electronic Soundmaker], 1983)
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=== '''Klaus Schulze''' ===
"I have the ARP Odyssey for very 'fragile' sounds. I have pedals to control modulation - I manipulate two of these with my knees as I sit cross-legged on stage. My instruments are all on a raised platform so that I sit on this level with them. My movements as I play are part of my controlling the pedals and they do give me filter modulation whilst having both hands free to play. The pedals I use are normal ones, except that my engineer has fixed car tyre rubber strips on to them so that they always return to the off position. One pedal is for the ARP to control filter and pulse width modulation, and the other is controlling the Moog filter." - Klaus Schulz, ([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/klaus-schulze-on-composing/5918 E&MM], 1983)

"Originally I created every sound from scratch. All the sine waves and paths on the MiniMoog or ARP Odyssey were set up by hand." Klaus Schulze, ([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/klaus-schulze/10499 Sound On Sound], 1993)
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=== Bill Sharpe (Shakatak) ===
"The only old synth I still use on stage is the ARP Odyssey, because it's the only machine that makes sounds you can't make on anything else. Everything else goes onto one."

"I've still got my Odyssey...even with the Kurzweil at home, there are things only the Odyssey can do."

([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/bright-new-things/1715 Electronics & Music Maker], 1986)
----

=== Tony Thorpe (The Moody Boyz) ===
"I love it when sounds bring out an emotion, like the sound of an ARP Odyssey. There's more to sound than just having some ambient track going for 20 or 30 minutes. There's more to explore, and there's still more to be discovered.” - Tony Thorpe ([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/mood-music/7770 Music Technology], 1994)
----

=== Peter Vetesse (Jethro Tull) ===
"I've found through a gradual learning process — that started with an ARP Odyssey and continued through many various analogue monophonics to analogue polyphonics and lately digital synthesisers — that there are many ways in which a computer can help my performance input techniques and means of storing the input, as well as storing prepared sequences. - Peter Vetesse (Jethro Tull) ([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/jethro-tulls-peter-vetesse/6147 Electronics & Music Maker], 1983)

==List of all ARP Odyssey Tracks==
'''Table of all Songs''' | [[ARP Odyssey Song List|ARP Odyssey full song list]]

ARP Odyssey

2022-06-23T21:13:26Z

Olifreke: /* George Duke */ George Duke video add

'''Date:''' 1972

'''Type:''' Monophonic / Subtractive / Analogue

'''Table of all Songs''' | [[ARP Odyssey Song List|ARP Odyssey Full Song List]]

== Introduction ==
[[File:ARP Odyssey.jpg|none|thumb|alt=|300x300px]]
The ARP Odyssey is a strong contender for most popular monosynth of the 1970s, perhaps of all time, giving the iconic Minimoog Model D a run for its money (and actually outselling it).

The highly versatile ARP Odyssey has featured on 1,000s of tracks over the years, and is still popular to this day with a re-release by Korg in 2016 (and the inevitable clone from Behringer later), as well as several software emulations now available.

This classic 37-note monosynth evolved over the duration of the 1970s:

'''Mk1''' (2800) - White - 4023 2-pole filter

(later was made in black & gold like later versions - but otherwise the same)

'''Mk2''' (2810-2815) - 4035 4-pole filter (possibly infringing Moog patents!) & CV/Gate connection

'''Mk3''' (2820-2823) - 4075 filter (had much lower high frequency of only 12kHz, compared with the previous 35kHz). It also had different oscillators and the 'proportional pitch control' was introduced (some retrofitted to mk2)

Whichever version was used, the Odyssey has a huge and powerful sound anywhere in it's range from the bottom octave to the top ("I still like to use the ARP Odyssey because it has the best window-shaking bottom end of any synth." - Gary Numan). And the simplicity of use ensured it's popularity and use by a huge number of musicians over the years.

* '''Table of all Songs''' | [[ARP Odyssey Song List|ARP Odyssey full song list]]

== Archetypal Track ==

=== '''Herbie Hancock, 'Chameleon' (1973)''' ===
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbkqE4fpvdI</youtube>

The bassline of 'Chameleon' shows the Odyssey at it's funkiest; the filtered bassline driving the groove and the vibe of Herbie Hancock's classic. There isn't a better example of the Odyssey doin' it's thang!

== Associated artists ==
There are many artists who've made notable use of the ARP Odyssey; a selection of them are listed below.

=== Billy Currie (Ultravox) ===
“I looked to what they (Kraftwerk) were doing. A shining light to how music could be put together, completely different’. Billy Currie of Ultravox has been closely associated with the ARP Odyssey since Ultravox! burst onto the scene in the late 1970s. His Odyssey solo sound is instantly recognisable; full of wide, swooping lines, running the full range of the keyboard, incorporating glissandi, pitch-bends, and liberal vibrato. He is probably the definitive Odyssey player's Odyssey player!

<youtube>https://youtu.be/Z-AnOT_2oz4?t=196</youtube>

----

==='''Kraftwerk'''===
Despite their noted use of of custom synths, sequencers, drum machines and effects, they also made use of 'production synths' such as the Minimoog and Odyssey. Autobahn (1975), in fact made use of both as can be seen in this wonderful German TV performance from 1975. The extended 'car whooshing' sequence is especially nice! The Odyssey was also used for the lead melody in The Robots, and several other tracks.

<youtube>https://youtu.be/L7ISBxP63BU?t=409</youtube>
----

=== Chick Corea ===
Another great soloist. Using whichever keyboard comes to hand, Chick Corea extracts the maximum impact from his instrument. Here he is trading licks on a Odyssey, with Bill Connors on guitar, in a glorious exchange.

<youtube>https://youtu.be/gZiq4fY8uew?t=50</youtube>

----

=== Doctor Who theme (1980) - Peter Howell===
A well known example is Peter Howell's use of the Odyssey in his reworking of the Doctor Who theme in 1980. This was part of the famous BBC Radiophonic Workshop's output, which included the famous original theme music composed by Ron Grainer and originally arranged by Delia Derbyshire in 1963.

<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1Pl83oqGhg&t=4s</youtube>
----

=== Don Airey (Deep Purple) ===
"I've had the Odyssey six years and never had it seen to, ARP say it'll be good for another six — an amazing machine." - Don Airey

([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/fact-file/3700 Electronics & Music Maker], 1982)
----

=== Boris Blank (Yello) ===
"The Odyssey is still one of my biggest friends” - Boris Blank (Yello) ([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/baby-boom/853 Music Technology], 1991)

"The acquisition in 1977 of an ARP Odyssey synth to supplement the 'very basic' drum machine they already owned was a quantum leap. The man who now owns a Series III Fairlight leans forward: "I think 'Wow! Now we can do anything.” - Boris Blank ([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/shades-of-yello/11153 International Musician] - 1986)
----

=== George Duke ===
"Frank Zappa told me one day that I should play synthesizers. It was as simple as that! I finally settled on an ARP Odyssey ... and was really drawn to the possibilities" - George Duke.

And here's George providing a wild solo with Frank Zappa in 1975 (on a Mk2):

<youtube>https://youtu.be/v6syzxyEzJU?t=195</youtube>

----

=== John Foxx ===
"I wanted Billy (Currie) to get one and actually paid for it with my record company advance. That was an old ARP Odyssey, which I think he's still got, and I've got hold of another one as well. It's a beautiful instrument, there are certain sounds on it that you can't get out of anything else; I can really get my rocks off soloing with it because it's so meaty. It's not too easy to use and it's a bit clumsy to repatch, but for one or two sounds on stage it's wonderfully powerful" - John Foxx ([https://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/in-the-garden/3154 Electronic Soundmaker], 1983)
----

=== Stuart Neale (Kajagoogoo) ===
"And the Odyssey is the ideal monophonic synth — it gives you a leadline sound the polyphonics cannot get.” - Stuart Neale ([https://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/kajagoogoo-kulakism/3218 Electronic Soundmaker], 1984)
----

=== '''Gary Numan''' ===
"I use the ARP Odyssey more for bass things because it has more cut to it" - Gary Numan

([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/webb-of-intrigue/3193 Electronic Soundmaker], 1983)
----

=== '''Klaus Schulze''' ===
"I have the ARP Odyssey for very 'fragile' sounds. I have pedals to control modulation - I manipulate two of these with my knees as I sit cross-legged on stage. My instruments are all on a raised platform so that I sit on this level with them. My movements as I play are part of my controlling the pedals and they do give me filter modulation whilst having both hands free to play. The pedals I use are normal ones, except that my engineer has fixed car tyre rubber strips on to them so that they always return to the off position. One pedal is for the ARP to control filter and pulse width modulation, and the other is controlling the Moog filter." - Klaus Schulz, ([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/klaus-schulze-on-composing/5918 E&MM], 1983)

"Originally I created every sound from scratch. All the sine waves and paths on the MiniMoog or ARP Odyssey were set up by hand." Klaus Schulze, ([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/klaus-schulze/10499 Sound On Sound], 1993)
----

=== Bill Sharpe (Shakatak) ===
"The only old synth I still use on stage is the ARP Odyssey, because it's the only machine that makes sounds you can't make on anything else. Everything else goes onto one."

"I've still got my Odyssey...even with the Kurzweil at home, there are things only the Odyssey can do."

([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/bright-new-things/1715 Electronics & Music Maker], 1986)
----

=== Tony Thorpe (The Moody Boyz) ===
"I love it when sounds bring out an emotion, like the sound of an ARP Odyssey. There's more to sound than just having some ambient track going for 20 or 30 minutes. There's more to explore, and there's still more to be discovered.” - Tony Thorpe ([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/mood-music/7770 Music Technology], 1994)
----

=== Peter Vetesse (Jethro Tull) ===
"I've found through a gradual learning process — that started with an ARP Odyssey and continued through many various analogue monophonics to analogue polyphonics and lately digital synthesisers — that there are many ways in which a computer can help my performance input techniques and means of storing the input, as well as storing prepared sequences. - Peter Vetesse (Jethro Tull) ([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/jethro-tulls-peter-vetesse/6147 Electronics & Music Maker], 1983)

==List of all ARP Odyssey Tracks==
'''Table of all Songs''' | [[ARP Odyssey Song List|ARP Odyssey full song list]]

ARP Odyssey

2022-06-23T21:12:59Z

Olifreke: /* John Foxx */

'''Date:''' 1972

'''Type:''' Monophonic / Subtractive / Analogue

'''Table of all Songs''' | [[ARP Odyssey Song List|ARP Odyssey Full Song List]]

== Introduction ==
[[File:ARP Odyssey.jpg|none|thumb|alt=|300x300px]]
The ARP Odyssey is a strong contender for most popular monosynth of the 1970s, perhaps of all time, giving the iconic Minimoog Model D a run for its money (and actually outselling it).

The highly versatile ARP Odyssey has featured on 1,000s of tracks over the years, and is still popular to this day with a re-release by Korg in 2016 (and the inevitable clone from Behringer later), as well as several software emulations now available.

This classic 37-note monosynth evolved over the duration of the 1970s:

'''Mk1''' (2800) - White - 4023 2-pole filter

(later was made in black & gold like later versions - but otherwise the same)

'''Mk2''' (2810-2815) - 4035 4-pole filter (possibly infringing Moog patents!) & CV/Gate connection

'''Mk3''' (2820-2823) - 4075 filter (had much lower high frequency of only 12kHz, compared with the previous 35kHz). It also had different oscillators and the 'proportional pitch control' was introduced (some retrofitted to mk2)

Whichever version was used, the Odyssey has a huge and powerful sound anywhere in it's range from the bottom octave to the top ("I still like to use the ARP Odyssey because it has the best window-shaking bottom end of any synth." - Gary Numan). And the simplicity of use ensured it's popularity and use by a huge number of musicians over the years.

* '''Table of all Songs''' | [[ARP Odyssey Song List|ARP Odyssey full song list]]

== Archetypal Track ==

=== '''Herbie Hancock, 'Chameleon' (1973)''' ===
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbkqE4fpvdI</youtube>

The bassline of 'Chameleon' shows the Odyssey at it's funkiest; the filtered bassline driving the groove and the vibe of Herbie Hancock's classic. There isn't a better example of the Odyssey doin' it's thang!

== Associated artists ==
There are many artists who've made notable use of the ARP Odyssey; a selection of them are listed below.

=== Billy Currie (Ultravox) ===
“I looked to what they (Kraftwerk) were doing. A shining light to how music could be put together, completely different’. Billy Currie of Ultravox has been closely associated with the ARP Odyssey since Ultravox! burst onto the scene in the late 1970s. His Odyssey solo sound is instantly recognisable; full of wide, swooping lines, running the full range of the keyboard, incorporating glissandi, pitch-bends, and liberal vibrato. He is probably the definitive Odyssey player's Odyssey player!

<youtube>https://youtu.be/Z-AnOT_2oz4?t=196</youtube>

----

==='''Kraftwerk'''===
Despite their noted use of of custom synths, sequencers, drum machines and effects, they also made use of 'production synths' such as the Minimoog and Odyssey. Autobahn (1975), in fact made use of both as can be seen in this wonderful German TV performance from 1975. The extended 'car whooshing' sequence is especially nice! The Odyssey was also used for the lead melody in The Robots, and several other tracks.

<youtube>https://youtu.be/L7ISBxP63BU?t=409</youtube>
----

=== Chick Corea ===
Another great soloist. Using whichever keyboard comes to hand, Chick Corea extracts the maximum impact from his instrument. Here he is trading licks on a Odyssey, with Bill Connors on guitar, in a glorious exchange.

<youtube>https://youtu.be/gZiq4fY8uew?t=50</youtube>

----

=== Doctor Who theme (1980) - Peter Howell===
A well known example is Peter Howell's use of the Odyssey in his reworking of the Doctor Who theme in 1980. This was part of the famous BBC Radiophonic Workshop's output, which included the famous original theme music composed by Ron Grainer and originally arranged by Delia Derbyshire in 1963.

<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1Pl83oqGhg&t=4s</youtube>
----

=== Don Airey (Deep Purple) ===
"I've had the Odyssey six years and never had it seen to, ARP say it'll be good for another six — an amazing machine." - Don Airey

([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/fact-file/3700 Electronics & Music Maker], 1982)
----

=== Boris Blank (Yello) ===
"The Odyssey is still one of my biggest friends” - Boris Blank (Yello) ([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/baby-boom/853 Music Technology], 1991)

"The acquisition in 1977 of an ARP Odyssey synth to supplement the 'very basic' drum machine they already owned was a quantum leap. The man who now owns a Series III Fairlight leans forward: "I think 'Wow! Now we can do anything.” - Boris Blank ([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/shades-of-yello/11153 International Musician] - 1986)
----

=== George Duke ===
"Frank Zappa told me one day that I should play synthesizers. It was as simple as that! I finally settled on an ARP Odyssey ... and was really drawn to the possibilities" - George Duke.

And here's George providing a wild solo with Frank Zappa in 1975 (on a Mk2):
<youtube>https://youtu.be/v6syzxyEzJU?t=195</youtube>

----

=== John Foxx ===
"I wanted Billy (Currie) to get one and actually paid for it with my record company advance. That was an old ARP Odyssey, which I think he's still got, and I've got hold of another one as well. It's a beautiful instrument, there are certain sounds on it that you can't get out of anything else; I can really get my rocks off soloing with it because it's so meaty. It's not too easy to use and it's a bit clumsy to repatch, but for one or two sounds on stage it's wonderfully powerful" - John Foxx ([https://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/in-the-garden/3154 Electronic Soundmaker], 1983)
----

=== Stuart Neale (Kajagoogoo) ===
"And the Odyssey is the ideal monophonic synth — it gives you a leadline sound the polyphonics cannot get.” - Stuart Neale ([https://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/kajagoogoo-kulakism/3218 Electronic Soundmaker], 1984)
----

=== '''Gary Numan''' ===
"I use the ARP Odyssey more for bass things because it has more cut to it" - Gary Numan

([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/webb-of-intrigue/3193 Electronic Soundmaker], 1983)
----

=== '''Klaus Schulze''' ===
"I have the ARP Odyssey for very 'fragile' sounds. I have pedals to control modulation - I manipulate two of these with my knees as I sit cross-legged on stage. My instruments are all on a raised platform so that I sit on this level with them. My movements as I play are part of my controlling the pedals and they do give me filter modulation whilst having both hands free to play. The pedals I use are normal ones, except that my engineer has fixed car tyre rubber strips on to them so that they always return to the off position. One pedal is for the ARP to control filter and pulse width modulation, and the other is controlling the Moog filter." - Klaus Schulz, ([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/klaus-schulze-on-composing/5918 E&MM], 1983)

"Originally I created every sound from scratch. All the sine waves and paths on the MiniMoog or ARP Odyssey were set up by hand." Klaus Schulze, ([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/klaus-schulze/10499 Sound On Sound], 1993)
----

=== Bill Sharpe (Shakatak) ===
"The only old synth I still use on stage is the ARP Odyssey, because it's the only machine that makes sounds you can't make on anything else. Everything else goes onto one."

"I've still got my Odyssey...even with the Kurzweil at home, there are things only the Odyssey can do."

([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/bright-new-things/1715 Electronics & Music Maker], 1986)
----

=== Tony Thorpe (The Moody Boyz) ===
"I love it when sounds bring out an emotion, like the sound of an ARP Odyssey. There's more to sound than just having some ambient track going for 20 or 30 minutes. There's more to explore, and there's still more to be discovered.” - Tony Thorpe ([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/mood-music/7770 Music Technology], 1994)
----

=== Peter Vetesse (Jethro Tull) ===
"I've found through a gradual learning process — that started with an ARP Odyssey and continued through many various analogue monophonics to analogue polyphonics and lately digital synthesisers — that there are many ways in which a computer can help my performance input techniques and means of storing the input, as well as storing prepared sequences. - Peter Vetesse (Jethro Tull) ([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/jethro-tulls-peter-vetesse/6147 Electronics & Music Maker], 1983)

==List of all ARP Odyssey Tracks==
'''Table of all Songs''' | [[ARP Odyssey Song List|ARP Odyssey full song list]]

Talk:Yamaha CS-80 Song List

2022-06-13T18:03:07Z

Olifreke:

Should reference this nice demo of Vangelis tunes on CS-80 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yv4EADAHwOA

https://www.arturia.com/products/software-instruments/cs-80v/overview

SynthTrax Home

2022-06-13T06:58:22Z

Olifreke: /* S */ added link

== All The Synths Used In All the Songs! ==
[[File:Moog-minimoog model d.png|thumb|Moog Minimoog Model D (1970)]]
[[File:ARP Odyssey.jpg|alt=Illustration of the ARP Odyssey|thumb|ARP Odyssey (1972)]]
 
* '''What synths did Gary Numan use on Cars?'''
* '''What synth is that on Daft Punk's Da Funk?'''
* '''What is Bernie Worrell playing on Parliament's epic Flash Light?'''

Good questions - glad you asked! This will be the resource to answer all these questions - and more!

'''This Wiki will''' '''list all the synths ever made and the synths they use.'''

'''Article pages''' will focus on a single synthesizer, and call out the first, the most important, the most interesting, famous - or just plain awesome sounding synth tracks. With embedded YouTube clips of the songs in question.

'''Song list pages''' are organised by synth, and will comprise tables of every song that has a verified use of that synth

And a key difference with all those generic 'listicle' articles that list tracks that feature the Minimoog or DX7 is that these will be '''verified''' '''citations''', not just repeats of internet 'common knowledge'. It's surprising that even Wikipedia isn't very good at referencing synth usage. Each entry in the database will be proved through one or more of the following pieces of evidence:

* Sleeve notes
* Quotes from interviews in reputable journals and books (where primary sources are cited)
* Videos or photographs
* Ads (up to a point - paid promotion doesn't guarantee usage on a song/album)
* Verified entries on here by the artists themselves

This crusade may be impossible, foolhardy even – and may never be complete* (*will ''definitely'' never be complete!) - but we may discover some great music along the way and gain an even deeper appreciation of these fantastic and always-futuristic synthesizer machines! [[About SynthTrax|More details of the project here]] and [[How To Contribute|how to contribute]].

== '''Good starting articles & song lists for the first-time visitor''' ==
*'''ARP Odyssey''' | [[ARP Odyssey|Article]] | [[ARP Odyssey Song List|Song List]]
*'''Moog Minimoog |''' [[Moog Minimoog|Article]] | [[Moog Minimoog Song List|Song List]]
*'''Moog Polymoog 203a |''' [[Moog Polymoog|Article]] | [[Moog Polymoog Song List|Song List]]

__TOC__

=='''Synthesizers: full list'''==

New synths will be added to the list when their pages are created!

== '''A''' ==
*'''Access'''
**Virus | [[Access Virus Song List|Article & Song List]]
*'''[[ARP]]'''
**2500 | [[ARP 2500 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**2600 | [[ARP 2600|Article & Song List]]
**Odyssey | [[ARP Odyssey|Article]] | [[ARP Odyssey Song List|Song List]]
**Omni | [[ARP Omni Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Pro-Soloist | [[ARP Pro-Soloist Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''D''' ==
* DEW
** Mister Bassman | [[DEW Mister Bassman Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''E''' ==

* '''E-mu'''
** Emulator (I,II,III, IV) [[E-Mu Emulator Song List|Article & Song List]]
** Modular | [[E-mu Modular Song List|Article & Song List]]
* '''EDP - Electronic Dream Plant'''
** Wasp | [[EDP Wasp Song List|Article & Song List]]
* '''Elka'''
** Rhapsody | [[Elka Rhapsody Song List|Article & Song List]]
* '''EMS'''
** Synthi A | [[EMS Synthi A Song List|Article & Song List]]
** Synthi AKS | [[EMS Synthi AKS Song List|Article & Song List]]
** VCS3 | [[EMS VCS3 Song List|Article & Song List]]

=='''F'''==
* '''Fairlight'''
** CMI (I,II,III) | [[Fairlight CMI Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''K''' ==
* '''Korg'''
** Maxi-Korg 800DV | [[Korg Maxi-Korg 800DV Article|Article & Song List]]
** MS-10 | [[Korg MS-10 Song List|Article & Song List]]
** MS-20 | [[Korg MS-20 Song List|Article & Song List]]
** Polymoog 203a '''|''' [[Moog Polymoog|Article]] | [[Moog Polymoog Song List|Song List]]

== '''L''' ==
* '''Linn Electronics'''
** LinnDrum | [[Linn Electronics LinnDrum Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''M''' ==
*'''[[Moog]]'''
**Minimoog | [[Moog Minimoog|Article]] | [[Moog Minimoog Song List|Song List]]
**Micromoog | [[Moog Micromoog Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Multimoog | [[Moog Multimoog Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Polymoog | [[Moog Polymoog|Article]] | [[Moog Polymoog Song List|Song List]]
**Taurus I,II,III | [[Moog Taurus|Article]] | [[Moog Taurus Song List|Song List]]

== '''N''' ==
* '''New England Digital'''
** Synclavier | [[New England Digital Synclavier Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''O''' ==
* '''Oxford Synthesiser Company'''
** OSCar |[[Oxford Synthesiser Company OSCar Song List|Article & Song List]]
* '''Oberheim'''
** OB-X | [[Oberheim OB-X Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''R''' ==
* '''Roland'''
**JX-3P | [[Roland JX-3P Song List|Article & Song List]]
**JX-8P | [[Roland JX-8P|Article & Song List]]
**JX-10 | [[Roland JX-10 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Jupiter 4 | [[Roland Jupiter 4 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**Jupiter 8 | [[Roland Jupiter 8 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**SH-09 | [[Roland SH-09|Article & Song List]]
**SH-101 | [[Roland SH-101 Song List|Article & Song List]]
**System 700 | [[Roland System 700 Song List|Article & Song List]]
*'''RSF'''
**Kobol / Kobol Expander | [[RSF Kobol Song List|Article & Song List]]

== '''S''' ==
* '''Sequential Circuits'''
** Pro One | [[Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Article Page|Article]] | [[Sequential Circuits Pro One Song List|Song List]]
** Prophet 5 | Article | [[Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Song List|Song List]]
* '''Solina'''
** String Ensemble | Article | [[Solina String Ensemble Song List|Song List]]

== '''T''' ==
* TONTO | Article | [[TONTO Song List|Song List]]

== '''Y''' ==
* '''Yamaha'''
** CS-15 | Article | [[Yamaha CS-15 Song List|Song List]]
** CS-80 | [[Yamaha CS-80 Article Page|Article]] | [[Yamaha CS-80 Song List|Song List]]
** DX7 | Article | [[Yamaha DX7 Song List|Song List]]
** GS-1 | Article | [[Yamaha GS-1 Song List|Song List]]
** SS-30 | [[Yamaha SS-30 Article Page|Article]] | [[Yamaha SS-30 Song List|Song List]]
** TX816 | Article | [[Yamaha TX816 Song List|Song List]]

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== '''Notable Musicians''' ==

* [[Gary Numan]]

Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Song List

2022-06-10T18:25:40Z

Olifreke: /* Table of Songs featuring Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 */

[[File:SEQUENTIAL CIRCUITS PROPHET 5 (1978).jpg|alt=illustration of Sequential Circuits Prophet 5|none|thumb|500x500px|Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 (1978)]]
* Back to: [[Main Page]] (Synth Directory)
* Alternatively: [[Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Article Page]]
----
==Table of Songs featuring Sequential Circuits Prophet 5==
__NOTOC__
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
!Artist
!Song
!Year
!Notes
!Reference
!Media URL
|-
| George Duke
| Brazilian Love Affair
| 1980
| Synthesizer [Prophet V], Vocals – George Duke. Album: A Brazilian Love Affair.
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/382514-George-Duke-A-Brazilian-Love-Affair Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-8HHrvB2Jw YouTube]
|-
| George Duke
| Sugar Loaf Mountain
| 1980
| Electric Piano [Rhodes], Synthesizer [Prophet V] – George Duke. Album: A Brazilian Love Affair.
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/382514-George-Duke-A-Brazilian-Love-Affair Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4H2VkLXu9w YouTube]
|-
| George Duke
| Up From The Sea It Arose And Ate Rio In One Swift Bite
| 1980
| Synthesizer [Prophet V Polyphonic] – George Duke. Album: A Brazilian Love Affair.
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/382514-George-Duke-A-Brazilian-Love-Affair Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1ol3m6DbyI YouTube]
|-
| Four Tet and Sun Ra
| Sun Drums And Soil
| 2005
| Synthesizer [Prophet 5], Synthesizer [Roland Sh-101].
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/485876-Four-Tet-And-Sa-Ra-Sun-Drums-And-Soil Discogs]
|[https://youtu.be/0ZXcn-RgbF4 YouTube]
|-
|Peter Gabriel
|Of These, Hope
|1989
|"The talking drum beat of this track is incredibly addictive, and once heard is difficult to get out of one's head; it is Gabriel's Prophet 5 contribution that gives the wonderful drum sound its proper melodic accompaniment."
|[http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/peter-gabriel-passion/5662 Sound On Sound, 1989]
|[http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/peter-gabriel-passion/5662 YouTube]
|-
|Peter Gabriel
|So
|1986
|"We used the CS-80 on So, although the Prophet 5 was the main synth there. Peter Gabriel has one of the best sounding ones I've ever come across."
|[http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/creating-chaos/2100 Music Technology Oct 1987]
|[https://youtu.be/b_R-KDThZeY YouTuibe]
|-
| Herbie Hancock
| Mr. Hands (album)
| 1980
| Synthesizer [Waves Minimoog, Minimoog, Prophet 5, Oberheim 8 Voice, Yamaha Cs-80, Arp 2600], Clavinet [Hohner], Electric Piano [Rhodes 88 Suitcase Piano], Vocoder [Sennheiser], Drum Machine [Linn-Moffett Drum Synthesizer], Piano – Herbie Hancock.
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/1399053-Herbie-Hancock-Mr-Hands Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD2qCQ8x218&list=PLYe7tAegfBY5CAFdqOvT7Xg0vnhfUSovY YouTube]
|-
| Jon Hassell / Brian Eno
| Ba-benzélé
| 1980
| "Synthesizer - 'Starlight Background'. Trumpet, Synthesizer [Prophet 5 Touches] – Jon Hassell. Album: Fourth World Vol. 1 - Possible. Electronic / Experimental / Ambient.
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/15722-Jon-Hassell-Brian-Eno-Fourth-World-Vol-1-Possible-Musics Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xQdKJUNk3w YouTube]
|-
| Kitaro
| Tenku (Album)
| 1986
| Synthesizer [Yamaha Synthesizers, Korg Synthesizers, Roland Synthesizers, Prophet 5, Mini Moog, Kurzweil Synthesizer]. Electronic / New Age.
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/538390-Kitaro-Tenku Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0Sbk6pYtYM YouTube]
|-
| Kornet
| Kornet III (album)
| 1979
| Nilsson plays Minimoog, Prophet 5, Rhodes piano
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/8072268-Kornet-Kornet-III Discogs]
|Can't find
|-
|Jean-Michel Jarre
|Concerts in China (album)
|1981
|Jean-Michel Jarre: Fairlight CMI, Eminent Strings, Oberheim OBXa Polysynth, Moog Taurus pedal synth, EMS Synthi AKS (x3), EMS VCS3 (x3), Elka X705 organ, Linn Drum LM1, Electro-Harmonix MicroSynth, Laser Harp (by Bernard Szajner).
Frederic Rousseau: MDB Polysequencer, RSF rack synth, Yamaha CS60 polysynth, Korg Rhythm Boxes, ARP 2600.

Dominique Perrier: Moog Liberation portable synth, '''Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Polysynth''', Eminent strings, Korg PS-3300 polysynth, Kobol synth.

Roger Rizzitelli: Electronic percussion and Simmons drums.
|[http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/record-review-jean-michel-jarre/1720 E&MM Jun 1982]
|[https://youtu.be/D0QBMhEPg6E YouTube]
|-
| Level 42
| Level 42 (album)
| 1981
| Synthesizer [Prophet 5, Korg Polyphonic, Minimoog, Vocalising] – Wally Badarou
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/181779-Level-42-Level-42 Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw3xdKf-yPk&list=PLi-Y73aIHeoM8MGmpukQ7RVLQOrm3mxRk YouTube]"
|-
| Level 42
| The Pursuit of Accidents (album)
| 1982
| Synthesizer [Prophet 5, Solina String Ensemble] – Wally Badarou
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/310228-Level-42-The-Pursuit-Of-Accidents Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF3dbOS_Rcw&list=PL1vazjYo0VNkGk2B_WSMaC4imw2t2Q0BW YouTube]"
|-
| Giorgio Morooder
| Cat People (Original Soundtrack)(album)
| 1982
| Synthesizers: Synclavier II, Minimoog, Polymoog, Prophet 5, Roland Jupiter 8, Linn Drum Machine, Wurlitzer Electric
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/1940290-Giorgio-Moroder-Cat-People-Original-Soundtrack Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF5-llgf04A&list=PLqnnuEVGcRQwAMePGTJlmmalK8n4LAgLF YouTube]
|-
|Van Morrison
|Beautiful Vision
|1982
|"The upshot of all this was that Isham started to incorporate the atmospheric ideas of Eno into Van Morrison's music by utilising synthesizers with flute and voice. The lush sound of Beautiful Vision and Inarticulate Speech Of The Heart are indicative of "this common interest in Ambient music." Isham remembers the one-week recording sessions for the latter album, which took place at the Townhouse in London, as being nothing short of "superb".
"The keyboards I played on that were a Prophet 5 and an old Oberheim 4-voice. I think that was it. In fact, I've never amassed a lot of keyboards. I still use my Prophet 5"
|[http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/blowing-technologys-horn/4017 Sound On Sound, Nov 1988]
|[https://youtu.be/Yq4VvE2s0V0 YouTube]
|-
|Van Morrison
|Inarticulate Speech Of The Heart
|1983
|See above
|[http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/blowing-technologys-horn/4017 Sound On Sound, Nov 1988]
|[https://youtu.be/EB0TkcaRQM8 YouTube]
|-
| Gary Numan
| The Aircrash Bureau
| 1980
| Synthesizer [Prophet 5], Piano – D Haines
|[https://www.discogs.com/master/28733-Gary-Numan-Telekon Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzV_EnPPnLM YouTube]
|-
| Gary Numan
| This Wreckage
| 1980
| Synthesizer [Minimoog, Polymoog, A.R.P. Pro-Soloist, JP4, Prophet 5], Piano – G. Numan
|[https://www.discogs.com/master/28733-Gary-Numan-Telekon Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SN4qKiwUtRI YouTube]
|-
|Terry Riley
|The Ethereal Time Shadow
|1982
|A work for voice and two Prophet 5 synthesizers. Commissioned by the Sudwest Rundfiink, Baden-Baden, West Germany.
|[http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/20th-century-americans-terry-riley/2458 Music Technology]
|not available
|-
|Terry Riley
|Songs For the Ten Voices of the Two Prophets
|1982
|A work for voice and two Prophet 5 synthesizers. Commissioned by Radio Bremen, West Germany.
|[http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/20th-century-americans-terry-riley/2458 Music Technology]
|not available
|-
|Soft Cell
|Bedsitter
|1981
|Bassline (0:15) - Dave Ball. Mimed on Top Of The Pops - 1981.
|[https://youtu.be/FEvt_jXYP_M?t=14 TOTP 1981]
|[https://youtu.be/FEvt_jXYP_M?t=14 TOTP 1981]
|-
|Soft Cell
|Martin
|1982
|Lead riff (3:57) - Dave Ball. Played live on The Tube - 1982.
|[https://youtu.be/03vJ7pvgqNE?t=240 The Tube - 1982]
|[https://youtu.be/03vJ7pvgqNE?t=240 The Tube - 1982]
|-
|Soft Cell
|Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
|1982
|Bassline (6:14) - Dave Ball. Played live 1982.
|[https://youtu.be/wRU9YYg6-bY?t=377 Live 1982]
|[https://youtu.be/wRU9YYg6-bY?t=377 Live 1982]
|-
|Soft Cell
|Seedy Films
|1981
|Chords (0:45) - Dave Ball. Played live 1982.
|[https://youtu.be/wRU9YYg6-bY?t=45 Live 1982]
|[https://youtu.be/wRU9YYg6-bY?t=45 Live 1982]
|-
|Soft Cell
|The Art of Falling Apart
|1982
|Solo Bass (13:24) - Dave Ball. Played live on The Tube - 1982.
|[https://youtu.be/03vJ7pvgqNE?t=804 The Tube 1982]
|[https://youtu.be/03vJ7pvgqNE?t=804 The Tube 1982]
|-
|Soft Cell
|Where The Heart Is
|1982
|Chord riff (8:38) - Dave Ball. Played live on The Tube - 1982.
|[https://youtu.be/03vJ7pvgqNE?t=518 The Tube 1982]
|[https://youtu.be/03vJ7pvgqNE?t=518 The Tube 1982]
|-
| St Etienne
| Foxbase Alpha (album)
| 1991
| Synthesizer [Prophet 5], Sampler [Emax Sampler]
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/338530-Saint-Etienne-Foxbase-Alpha Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4mNtBlfTb9WWYOzXt7O3yZWDi9NQ8qVS YouTube]
|-
| St Etienne
| So Tough (album)
| 1993
|
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/9171864-Saint-Etienne-So-Tough Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1vazjYo0VNl2cks2JL9G1B82Ibml3ASY YouTube]
|-
| Tangerine Dream
| Poland Live (album)
| 1984
| [Prophet 5] – Chris Franke
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/263442-Tangerine-Dream-Poland-The-Warsaw-Concert Discogs]
|[https://youtu.be/qsApXLYXdb4 YouTube]
|-
| The Cars
| Let's Go
| 1979
| Listen to that oscillator sync!
| [https://youtu.be/rpA3NVafsdo Reference]
|[https://youtu.be/rpA3NVafsdo YouTube]
|-
| Ultravox
| Revelation (album)
| 1993
| "Billy used a lot of his old keyboards on the album ... and then maybe a bit of Prophet. The aim is to make a 'stack', or a sculpted piece of sound.”
|[http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/re-vox/2451 Music Technology 1993]
|[https://youtu.be/xOz60yXoAyU YouTube]"
|-
|Rick Wakeman
|War Games
|1984
|"A flute-like Prophet adds the theme to the singer's counter harmony and a short polysynth transition modulates to B minor for the lyrical theme first heard in the overture on oboe"
|[https://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/rick-wakeman-in-1984/3626 E&MM, Dec 1981]
|[https://youtu.be/aTtsMYgij6o YouTube]
|-
|Rick Wakeman
|Forgotten Memories
|1984
|"Although Rick's score specifies full orchestra, it is in fact played on the Prophet 5 and 10 with banjo"
|[https://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/rick-wakeman-in-1984/3626 E&MM, Dec 1981]
|[https://youtu.be/b-nlAmvOJC8 YouTube]
|-
| Patrick Woodroffe / Dave Greenslade
| The Pentateuch of The Cosmogony (album)
| 1979
| Composed By, Arranged By, Keyboards [Polymoog, Prophet 5, Roland Rs202, Yamaha Cs60 Synth, Yamaha Cs80 Synth, Yamaha Cp70b Piano, Arp Explorer, Arp Omni, Cat Synth, Church Organ, Crumar Stringman, Hohner Clavinet, Kitten Synth, Mellotron 400, Minimoog], Vocoder [Sennheiser], Programmed By [Sds Drum Synth 3] – Dave Greenslade
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/1644837-Patrick-Woodroffe-Dave-Greenslade-The-Pentateuch-Of-The-Cosmogony Reference]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNhtAh3U_sc&t=2s YouTube]
|}

Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Song List

2022-06-09T17:54:02Z

Olifreke: /* Table of Songs featuring Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 */ more songs

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* Alternatively: [[Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Article Page]]
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==Table of Songs featuring Sequential Circuits Prophet 5==
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{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
!Artist
!Song
!Year
!Notes
!Reference
!Media URL
|-
| George Duke
| Brazilian Love Affair
| 1980
| Synthesizer [Prophet V], Vocals – George Duke. Album: A Brazilian Love Affair.
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/382514-George-Duke-A-Brazilian-Love-Affair Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-8HHrvB2Jw YouTube]
|-
| George Duke
| Sugar Loaf Mountain
| 1980
| Electric Piano [Rhodes], Synthesizer [Prophet V] – George Duke. Album: A Brazilian Love Affair.
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/382514-George-Duke-A-Brazilian-Love-Affair Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4H2VkLXu9w YouTube]
|-
| George Duke
| Up From The Sea It Arose And Ate Rio In One Swift Bite
| 1980
| Synthesizer [Prophet V Polyphonic] – George Duke. Album: A Brazilian Love Affair.
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/382514-George-Duke-A-Brazilian-Love-Affair Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1ol3m6DbyI YouTube]
|-
| Four Tet and Sun Ra
| Sun Drums And Soil
| 2005
| Synthesizer [Prophet 5], Synthesizer [Roland Sh-101].
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/485876-Four-Tet-And-Sa-Ra-Sun-Drums-And-Soil Discogs]
|[https://youtu.be/0ZXcn-RgbF4 YouTube]
|-
|Peter Gabriel
|Of These, Hope
|1989
|"The talking drum beat of this track is incredibly addictive, and once heard is difficult to get out of one's head; it is Gabriel's Prophet 5 contribution that gives the wonderful drum sound its proper melodic accompaniment."
|[http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/peter-gabriel-passion/5662 Sound On Sound, 1989]
|[http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/peter-gabriel-passion/5662 YouTube]
|-
|Peter Gabriel
|So
|1986
|"We used the CS-80 on So, although the Prophet 5 was the main synth there. Peter Gabriel has one of the best sounding ones I've ever come across."
|[http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/creating-chaos/2100 Music Technology Oct 1987]
|
|-
| Herbie Hancock
| Mr. Hands (album)
| 1980
| Synthesizer [Waves Minimoog, Minimoog, Prophet 5, Oberheim 8 Voice, Yamaha Cs-80, Arp 2600], Clavinet [Hohner], Electric Piano [Rhodes 88 Suitcase Piano], Vocoder [Sennheiser], Drum Machine [Linn-Moffett Drum Synthesizer], Piano – Herbie Hancock.
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/1399053-Herbie-Hancock-Mr-Hands Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD2qCQ8x218&list=PLYe7tAegfBY5CAFdqOvT7Xg0vnhfUSovY YouTube]
|-
| Jon Hassell / Brian Eno
| Ba-benzélé
| 1980
| "Synthesizer - 'Starlight Background'. Trumpet, Synthesizer [Prophet 5 Touches] – Jon Hassell. Album: Fourth World Vol. 1 - Possible. Electronic / Experimental / Ambient.
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/15722-Jon-Hassell-Brian-Eno-Fourth-World-Vol-1-Possible-Musics Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xQdKJUNk3w YouTube]
|-
| Kitaro
| Tenku (Album)
| 1986
| Synthesizer [Yamaha Synthesizers, Korg Synthesizers, Roland Synthesizers, Prophet 5, Mini Moog, Kurzweil Synthesizer]. Electronic / New Age.
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/538390-Kitaro-Tenku Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0Sbk6pYtYM YouTube]
|-
| Kornet
| Kornet III (album)
| 1979
| Nilsson plays Minimoog, Prophet 5, Rhodes piano
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/8072268-Kornet-Kornet-III Discogs]
|Can't find
|-
|Jean-Michel Jarre
|Concerts in China (album)
|1981
|Jean-Michel Jarre: Fairlight CMI, Eminent Strings, Oberheim OBXa Polysynth, Moog Taurus pedal synth, EMS Synthi AKS (x3), EMS VCS3 (x3), Elka X705 organ, Linn Drum LM1, Electro-Harmonix MicroSynth, Laser Harp (by Bernard Szajner).
Frederic Rousseau: MDB Polysequencer, RSF rack synth, Yamaha CS60 polysynth, Korg Rhythm Boxes, ARP 2600.

Dominique Perrier: Moog Liberation portable synth, '''Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Polysynth''', Eminent strings, Korg PS-3300 polysynth, Kobol synth.

Roger Rizzitelli: Electronic percussion and Simmons drums.
|[http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/record-review-jean-michel-jarre/1720 E&MM Jun 1982]
|
|-
| Level 42
| Level 42 (album)
| 1981
| Synthesizer [Prophet 5, Korg Polyphonic, Minimoog, Vocalising] – Wally Badarou
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/181779-Level-42-Level-42 Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw3xdKf-yPk&list=PLi-Y73aIHeoM8MGmpukQ7RVLQOrm3mxRk YouTube]"
|-
| Level 42
| The Pursuit of Accidents (album)
| 1982
| Synthesizer [Prophet 5, Solina String Ensemble] – Wally Badarou
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/310228-Level-42-The-Pursuit-Of-Accidents Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF3dbOS_Rcw&list=PL1vazjYo0VNkGk2B_WSMaC4imw2t2Q0BW YouTube]"
|-
| Giorgio Morooder
| Cat People (Original Soundtrack)(album)
| 1982
| Synthesizers: Synclavier II, Minimoog, Polymoog, Prophet 5, Roland Jupiter 8, Linn Drum Machine, Wurlitzer Electric
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/1940290-Giorgio-Moroder-Cat-People-Original-Soundtrack Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF5-llgf04A&list=PLqnnuEVGcRQwAMePGTJlmmalK8n4LAgLF YouTube]
|-
|Van Morrison
|Beautiful Vision
|1982
|"The upshot of all this was that Isham started to incorporate the atmospheric ideas of Eno into Van Morrison's music by utilising synthesizers with flute and voice. The lush sound of Beautiful Vision and Inarticulate Speech Of The Heart are indicative of "this common interest in Ambient music." Isham remembers the one-week recording sessions for the latter album, which took place at the Townhouse in London, as being nothing short of "superb".
"The keyboards I played on that were a Prophet 5 and an old Oberheim 4-voice. I think that was it. In fact, I've never amassed a lot of keyboards. I still use my Prophet 5"
|[http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/blowing-technologys-horn/4017 Sound On Sound, Nov 1988]
|[https://youtu.be/Yq4VvE2s0V0 YouTube]
|-
|Van Morrison
|Inarticulate Speech Of The Heart
|1983
|See above
|[http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/blowing-technologys-horn/4017 Sound On Sound, Nov 1988]
|
|-
| Gary Numan
| The Aircrash Bureau
| 1980
| Synthesizer [Prophet 5], Piano – D Haines
|[https://www.discogs.com/master/28733-Gary-Numan-Telekon Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzV_EnPPnLM YouTube]
|-
| Gary Numan
| This Wreckage
| 1980
| Synthesizer [Minimoog, Polymoog, A.R.P. Pro-Soloist, JP4, Prophet 5], Piano – G. Numan
|[https://www.discogs.com/master/28733-Gary-Numan-Telekon Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SN4qKiwUtRI YouTube]
|-
| OMD
|
| 1981
| "A lot of Ultravox's sound depends on the ARP Odyssey," says Andy, taking up the theme. "And a lot of ours is Korg with a Prophet string sound."
|[http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/orchestral-manoeuvres-in-the-dark/3645 Reference]
|n/a
|-
|Terry Riley
|The Ethereal Time Shadow
|1982
|A work for voice and two Prophet 5 synthesizers. Commissioned by the Sudwest Rundfiink, Baden-Baden, West Germany.
|[http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/20th-century-americans-terry-riley/2458 Music Technology]
|
|-
|Terry Riley
|Songs For the Ten Voices of the Two Prophets
|1982
|A work for voice and two Prophet 5 synthesizers. Commissioned by Radio Bremen, West Germany.
|[http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/20th-century-americans-terry-riley/2458 Music Technology]
|
|-
|Soft Cell
|Bedsitter
|1981
|Bassline (0:15) - Dave Ball. Mimed on Top Of The Pops - 1981.
|[https://youtu.be/FEvt_jXYP_M?t=14 TOTP 1981]
|[https://youtu.be/FEvt_jXYP_M?t=14 TOTP 1981]
|-
|Soft Cell
|Martin
|1982
|Lead riff (3:57) - Dave Ball. Played live on The Tube - 1982.
|[https://youtu.be/03vJ7pvgqNE?t=240 The Tube - 1982]
|[https://youtu.be/03vJ7pvgqNE?t=240 The Tube - 1982]
|-
|Soft Cell
|Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
|1982
|Bassline (6:14) - Dave Ball. Played live 1982.
|[https://youtu.be/wRU9YYg6-bY?t=377 Live 1982]
|[https://youtu.be/wRU9YYg6-bY?t=377 Live 1982]
|-
|Soft Cell
|Seedy Films
|1981
|Chords (0:45) - Dave Ball. Played live 1982.
|[https://youtu.be/wRU9YYg6-bY?t=45 Live 1982]
|[https://youtu.be/wRU9YYg6-bY?t=45 Live 1982]
|-
|Soft Cell
|The Art of Falling Apart
|1982
|Solo Bass (13:24) - Dave Ball. Played live on The Tube - 1982.
|[https://youtu.be/03vJ7pvgqNE?t=804 The Tube 1982]
|[https://youtu.be/03vJ7pvgqNE?t=804 The Tube 1982]
|-
|Soft Cell
|Where The Heart Is
|1982
|Chord riff (8:38) - Dave Ball. Played live on The Tube - 1982.
|[https://youtu.be/03vJ7pvgqNE?t=518 The Tube 1982]
|[https://youtu.be/03vJ7pvgqNE?t=518 The Tube 1982]
|-
| St Etienne
| Foxbase Alpha (album)
| 1991
| Synthesizer [Prophet 5], Sampler [Emax Sampler]
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/338530-Saint-Etienne-Foxbase-Alpha Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4mNtBlfTb9WWYOzXt7O3yZWDi9NQ8qVS YouTube]
|-
| St Etienne
| So Tough (album)
| 1993
|
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/9171864-Saint-Etienne-So-Tough Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1vazjYo0VNl2cks2JL9G1B82Ibml3ASY YouTube]
|-
| Tangerine Dream
| Poland Live (album)
| 1984
| [Prophet 5] – Chris Franke
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/263442-Tangerine-Dream-Poland-The-Warsaw-Concert Discogs]
|[https://youtu.be/qsApXLYXdb4 YouTube]
|-
| The Cars
| Let's Go
| 1979
| Listen to that oscillator sync!
| [ Reference]
|[ YouTube]
|-
| Ultravox
| Revelation (album)
| 1993
| "Billy used a lot of his old keyboards on the album ... and then maybe a bit of Prophet. The aim is to make a 'stack', or a sculpted piece of sound.”
|[http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/re-vox/2451 Music Technology 1993]
|[https://youtu.be/xOz60yXoAyU YouTube]"
|-
|Rick Wakeman
|War Games
|1984
|"A flute-like Prophet adds the theme to the singer's counter harmony and a short polysynth transition modulates to B minor for the lyrical theme first heard in the overture on oboe"
|[https://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/rick-wakeman-in-1984/3626 E&MM, Dec 1981]
|[https://youtu.be/aTtsMYgij6o YouTube]
|-
|Rick Wakeman
|Forgotten Memories
|1984
|"Although Rick's score specifies full orchestra, it is in fact played on the Prophet 5 and 10 with banjo"
|[https://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/rick-wakeman-in-1984/3626 E&MM, Dec 1981]
|[https://youtu.be/b-nlAmvOJC8 YouTube]
|-
| Patrick Woodroffe / Dave Greenslade
| The Pentateuch of The Cosmogony (album)
| 1979
| Composed By, Arranged By, Keyboards [Polymoog, Prophet 5, Roland Rs202, Yamaha Cs60 Synth, Yamaha Cs80 Synth, Yamaha Cp70b Piano, Arp Explorer, Arp Omni, Cat Synth, Church Organ, Crumar Stringman, Hohner Clavinet, Kitten Synth, Mellotron 400, Minimoog], Vocoder [Sennheiser], Programmed By [Sds Drum Synth 3] – Dave Greenslade
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/1644837-Patrick-Woodroffe-Dave-Greenslade-The-Pentateuch-Of-The-Cosmogony Reference]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNhtAh3U_sc&t=2s YouTube]
|}

Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Song List

2022-06-08T21:08:54Z

Olifreke: /* Table of Songs featuring Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 */

[[File:SEQUENTIAL CIRCUITS PROPHET 5 (1978).jpg|alt=illustration of Sequential Circuits Prophet 5|none|thumb|500x500px|Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 (1978)]]
* Back to: [[Main Page]] (Synth Directory)
* Alternatively: [[Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Article Page]]
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==Table of Songs featuring Sequential Circuits Prophet 5==
__NOTOC__
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
!Artist
!Song
!Year
!Notes
!Reference
!Media URL
|-
| George Duke
| Brazilian Love Affair
| 1980
| Synthesizer [Prophet V], Vocals – George Duke. Album: A Brazilian Love Affair.
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/382514-George-Duke-A-Brazilian-Love-Affair Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-8HHrvB2Jw YouTube]
|-
| George Duke
| Sugar Loaf Mountain
| 1980
| Electric Piano [Rhodes], Synthesizer [Prophet V] – George Duke. Album: A Brazilian Love Affair.
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/382514-George-Duke-A-Brazilian-Love-Affair Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4H2VkLXu9w YouTube]
|-
| George Duke
| Up From The Sea It Arose And Ate Rio In One Swift Bite
| 1980
| Synthesizer [Prophet V Polyphonic] – George Duke. Album: A Brazilian Love Affair.
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/382514-George-Duke-A-Brazilian-Love-Affair Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1ol3m6DbyI YouTube]
|-
| Four Tet and Sun Ra
| Sun Drums And Soil
| 2005
| Synthesizer [Prophet 5], Synthesizer [Roland Sh-101].
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/485876-Four-Tet-And-Sa-Ra-Sun-Drums-And-Soil Discogs]
|[https://youtu.be/0ZXcn-RgbF4 YouTube]
|-
| Herbie Hancock
| Mr. Hands (album)
| 1980
| Synthesizer [Waves Minimoog, Minimoog, Prophet 5, Oberheim 8 Voice, Yamaha Cs-80, Arp 2600], Clavinet [Hohner], Electric Piano [Rhodes 88 Suitcase Piano], Vocoder [Sennheiser], Drum Machine [Linn-Moffett Drum Synthesizer], Piano – Herbie Hancock.
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/1399053-Herbie-Hancock-Mr-Hands Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD2qCQ8x218&list=PLYe7tAegfBY5CAFdqOvT7Xg0vnhfUSovY YouTube]
|-
| Jon Hassell / Brian Eno
| Ba-benzélé
| 1980
| "Synthesizer - 'Starlight Background'. Trumpet, Synthesizer [Prophet 5 Touches] – Jon Hassell. Album: Fourth World Vol. 1 - Possible. Electronic / Experimental / Ambient.
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/15722-Jon-Hassell-Brian-Eno-Fourth-World-Vol-1-Possible-Musics Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xQdKJUNk3w YouTube]
|-
| Kitaro
| Tenku (Album)
| 1986
| Synthesizer [Yamaha Synthesizers, Korg Synthesizers, Roland Synthesizers, Prophet 5, Mini Moog, Kurzweil Synthesizer]. Electronic / New Age.
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/538390-Kitaro-Tenku Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0Sbk6pYtYM YouTube]
|-
| Kornet
| Kornet III (album)
| 1979
| Nilsson plays Minimoog, Prophet 5, Rhodes piano
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/8072268-Kornet-Kornet-III Discogs]
|Can't find
|-
| Level 42
| Level 42 (album)
| 1981
| Synthesizer [Prophet 5, Korg Polyphonic, Minimoog, Vocalising] – Wally Badarou
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/181779-Level-42-Level-42 Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw3xdKf-yPk&list=PLi-Y73aIHeoM8MGmpukQ7RVLQOrm3mxRk YouTube]"
|-
| Level 42
| The Pursuit of Accidents (album)
| 1982
| Synthesizer [Prophet 5, Solina String Ensemble] – Wally Badarou
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/310228-Level-42-The-Pursuit-Of-Accidents Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF3dbOS_Rcw&list=PL1vazjYo0VNkGk2B_WSMaC4imw2t2Q0BW YouTube]"
|-
| Giorgio Morooder
| Cat People (Original Soundtrack)(album)
| 1982
| Synthesizers: Synclavier II, Minimoog, Polymoog, Prophet 5, Roland Jupiter 8, Linn Drum Machine, Wurlitzer Electric
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/1940290-Giorgio-Moroder-Cat-People-Original-Soundtrack Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF5-llgf04A&list=PLqnnuEVGcRQwAMePGTJlmmalK8n4LAgLF YouTube]
|-
| Gary Numan
| The Aircrash Bureau
| 1980
| Synthesizer [Prophet 5], Piano – D Haines
|[https://www.discogs.com/master/28733-Gary-Numan-Telekon Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzV_EnPPnLM YouTube]
|-
| Gary Numan
| This Wreckage
| 1980
| Synthesizer [Minimoog, Polymoog, A.R.P. Pro-Soloist, JP4, Prophet 5], Piano – G. Numan
|[https://www.discogs.com/master/28733-Gary-Numan-Telekon Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SN4qKiwUtRI YouTube]
|-
| OMD
|
| 1981
| "A lot of Ultravox's sound depends on the ARP Odyssey," says Andy, taking up the theme. "And a lot of ours is Korg with a Prophet string sound."
|[http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/orchestral-manoeuvres-in-the-dark/3645 Reference]
|n/a
|-
|Terry Riley
|The Ethereal Time Shadow
|1982
|A work for voice and two Prophet 5 synthesizers. Commissioned by the Sudwest Rundfiink, Baden-Baden, West Germany.
|[http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/20th-century-americans-terry-riley/2458 Music Technology]
|
|-
|Terry Riley
|Songs For the Ten Voices of the Two Prophets
|1982
|A work for voice and two Prophet 5 synthesizers. Commissioned by Radio Bremen, West Germany.
|[http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/20th-century-americans-terry-riley/2458 Music Technology]
|
|-
|Soft Cell
|Bedsitter
|1981
|Bassline (0:15) - Dave Ball. Mimed on Top Of The Pops - 1981.
|[https://youtu.be/FEvt_jXYP_M?t=14 TOTP 1981]
|[https://youtu.be/FEvt_jXYP_M?t=14 TOTP 1981]
|-
|Soft Cell
|Martin
|1982
|Lead riff (3:57) - Dave Ball. Played live on The Tube - 1982.
|[https://youtu.be/03vJ7pvgqNE?t=240 The Tube - 1982]
|[https://youtu.be/03vJ7pvgqNE?t=240 The Tube - 1982]
|-
|Soft Cell
|Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
|1982
|Bassline (6:14) - Dave Ball. Played live 1982.
|[https://youtu.be/wRU9YYg6-bY?t=377 Live 1982]
|[https://youtu.be/wRU9YYg6-bY?t=377 Live 1982]
|-
|Soft Cell
|Seedy Films
|1981
|Chords (0:45) - Dave Ball. Played live 1982.
|[https://youtu.be/wRU9YYg6-bY?t=45 Live 1982]
|[https://youtu.be/wRU9YYg6-bY?t=45 Live 1982]
|-
|Soft Cell
|The Art of Falling Apart
|1982
|Solo Bass (13:24) - Dave Ball. Played live on The Tube - 1982.
|[https://youtu.be/03vJ7pvgqNE?t=804 The Tube 1982]
|[https://youtu.be/03vJ7pvgqNE?t=804 The Tube 1982]
|-
|Soft Cell
|Where The Heart Is
|1982
|Chord riff (8:38) - Dave Ball. Played live on The Tube - 1982.
|[https://youtu.be/03vJ7pvgqNE?t=518 The Tube 1982]
|[https://youtu.be/03vJ7pvgqNE?t=518 The Tube 1982]
|-
| St Etienne
| Foxbase Alpha (album)
| 1991
| Synthesizer [Prophet 5], Sampler [Emax Sampler]
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/338530-Saint-Etienne-Foxbase-Alpha Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4mNtBlfTb9WWYOzXt7O3yZWDi9NQ8qVS YouTube]
|-
| St Etienne
| So Tough (album)
| 1993
|
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/9171864-Saint-Etienne-So-Tough Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1vazjYo0VNl2cks2JL9G1B82Ibml3ASY YouTube]
|-
| Tangerine Dream
| Poland Live (album)
| 1984
| [Prophet 5] – Chris Franke
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/263442-Tangerine-Dream-Poland-The-Warsaw-Concert Discogs]
|[https://youtu.be/qsApXLYXdb4 YouTube]
|-
| The Cars
| Let's Go
| 1979
| Listen to that oscillator sync!
| [ Reference]
|[ YouTube]
|-
| Ultravox
| Revelation (album)
| 1993
| "Billy used a lot of his old keyboards on the album ... and then maybe a bit of Prophet. The aim is to make a 'stack', or a sculpted piece of sound.”
|[http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/re-vox/2451 Music Technology 1993]
|[https://youtu.be/xOz60yXoAyU YouTube]"
|-
| Patrick Woodroffe / Dave Greenslade
| The Pentateuch of The Cosmogony (album)
| 1979
| Composed By, Arranged By, Keyboards [Polymoog, Prophet 5, Roland Rs202, Yamaha Cs60 Synth, Yamaha Cs80 Synth, Yamaha Cp70b Piano, Arp Explorer, Arp Omni, Cat Synth, Church Organ, Crumar Stringman, Hohner Clavinet, Kitten Synth, Mellotron 400, Minimoog], Vocoder [Sennheiser], Programmed By [Sds Drum Synth 3] – Dave Greenslade
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/1644837-Patrick-Woodroffe-Dave-Greenslade-The-Pentateuch-Of-The-Cosmogony Reference]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNhtAh3U_sc&t=2s YouTube]
|}

Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Song List

2022-06-07T22:26:33Z

Olifreke: /* Table of Songs featuring Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 */ Terry Riley

Fairlight CMI Song List

2022-06-07T17:47:01Z

Olifreke: /* Table of Songs featuring CMI Fairlight */ added Rio

[[File:Fairlight CMI.png|alt=Illustration of Fairlight CMI|none|thumb|500x500px|Fairlight CMI (1979)]]
* Back to: [[Main Page]] (Synth Directory)
* Alternatively: [[Fairlight CMI Article Page]]
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==Table of Songs featuring CMI Fairlight==
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{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
!Artist
!Song
!Year
!Notes
!Reference
!Media URL
|-
| Afrika Bambaataa
| Planet Rock
| 1982
| Orchestral stab; ORCH5 (from 15secs). Arthur Baker, producer: 'Strangely enough there was also a Fairlight there. You can probably do what the Fairlight did on a $1,000 computer now. Back then the Fairlight was probably worth over $100,000 or more. It was taking up a lot of space, but it had a few sounds in it, one being this sort of explosion sound, which we used in the break, and the orchestra, the infamous orchestra.'
|[https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2013/04/key-tracks-arthur-baker-on-planet-rock Arthur Baker interview]
|[https://youtu.be/9J3lwZjHenA?t=15 YouTube]
|-
| Aha
| Take On Me
|
| Tony Mansfield used the Fairlight on the production and sampled parts from the original demo.
|[https://youtu.be/wlTHJJX7QVU?t=470 Interview with band & producer]
|[https://youtu.be/djV11Xbc914 YouTube]
|-
| Art Of Noise
| Close to the Edit
| 1983
| "From a composition point of view, for me exclusively the Fairlight" - JJ Jeczalik. Features a variety of own-sampled sounds and factory sounds.
|[https://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/the-art-of-noise/5272 Music Technology 1989]
|[https://youtu.be/-sFK0-lcjGU YouTube]
|-
| Chick Corea
| Touchstone
| 1982
| Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Synthesizer [Yamaha Gs-1, Minimoog, Ob-xa] – Chick Corea Album: Touchstone. Fusion / Latin Jazz
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/1194469-Chick-Corea-Touchstone Reference]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lrcry53gqY YouTube]"
|-
| Depeche Mode (Vince Clarke)
|
| 1984
| x2 for touring, and then in the studio.
|[http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/downstairs-at-erics/1592 Reference]
|
|-
|Duran Duran
|Rio
|1982
|"songs such as 'Rio' featured bird-like sounds which were achieved to great effect using the Fairlight."
|[http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/concert-review/3274 Electronic Soundmaker 1984]
|
|-
| Jan Hammer
| Crockett's Theme
| 1986
| Lead melody & pads. (ARR1 lead) Layered vocal patch with pluck; pad sounds from Fairlight according to the reference video:
|[https://youtu.be/IYg6C4C81HE YouTube]
|[https://youtu.be/IYg6C4C81HE YouTube]
|-
| Jan Hammer
| Miami Vice Theme
| 1986
| [https://www.soundonsound.com/people/jan-hammer Reference]
|[https://youtu.be/bFZViPbiuks?t=9 YouTube]
|-
| Jean-Michel Jarre
| Magnetic Fields & ZooLook
| 1981
| The Fairlight arrived in 1981 just in time for Magnetic Fields
| [http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/docklands-rendezvous/354 Music Technology (1988)]
|[https://youtu.be/XfRtFlCIO60 YouTube]
|-
| Kate Bush
| Running Up That Hill
| 1985
| A convincing piece of sound design research by Desmond of the SoundOnSound forums seems to prove that cello2 was the source of the main (and very distinctive) sounds of Running Up That Hill. Kate Bush has been quoted that the song was written around one sound from the Fairlight.
|[https://www.soundonsound.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=19622&start=165 SOS 2010]
|[https://youtu.be/wp43OdtAAkM YouTube]
|-
| Kate Bush
| The Dreaming
| 1982
| Orchestal Stab: ORCH5. An earlier adopter of the CMI, Kate Bush also used the famouse ORCH5 sample in the title track of the album of the same name.
|[https://www.academia.edu/241422/The_Story_of_ORCH5 Academia.net]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2Wa0LdCsvM YouTube]
|-
| Klaus Shulze
| Dreams (album)
| 1986
| Synthesizer [Roland JX-10P Super JX, Roland MKS-80/MPG-80 Super Jupiter, Roland MKS-30 Planet S, Korg DW-8000 Waveform], Sequencer [Korg SQD-1], Sampler [Akai S-612/MD-280], Drum Machine [Oberheim DMX], Effects [Korg DVP-1 Digital Voice Processor, Publison Infernal Machine 90, Disk Drive], DAW [Fairlight] – Klaus Schulze
| [https://www.discogs.com/release/141376-Klaus-Schulze-Dreams Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEfxB-Ofw1w YouTube]
|-
| Michael Jackson
| Beat It
| 1984
| Intro/bell: BEATGONG [Doc on the making of Take On Me.. Doesn't specify the sounds
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlTHJJX7QVU YouTube]
|[https://youtu.be/oRdxUFDoQe0 YouTube]
|-
| Nick Rhodes
| n/a
| 1986
| "Anyway, it seems that Nick is a Fairlight man, preferring it both to the Emulator, and the Synclavier: "The great thing about the Fairlight is the way it's laid out, not six different boxes like the Synclavier... I got mine halfway through Seven and the Ragged Tiger, and having worked with it for such a long time, I find it very quick to use.””
|[http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/defender-rhodes/6789 Reference]
|
|-
| Tears For Fears
| Shout
| 1984
| Ah' vocal sound; ARR1 [Doc on the making of Take On Me.. Doesn't specify the sounds
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlTHJJX7QVU Reference]
|[https://youtu.be/Ye7FKc1JQe4 YouTube]
|-
| The Art of Noise
| Close (To The Edit)
| 1982
| The Art of Noise’. (Dudley and Trevor Horn, her main collaborator, may well have known first-hand from Vorhaus whence the sample came; in any case, the final moments of their 1984 hit single ‘Close (to the Edit)’ wittily close the loop, mixing ORCH5 back into a congeries of sampled orchestral blasts from Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring.)
|[https://www.academia.edu/241422/The_Story_of_ORCH5 Reference]
|[https://youtu.be/-sFK0-lcjGU?t=20 YouTube]
|-
| OMD
| Live 1986
|
| Played by Paul Humphreys. Runs the live set.
|[http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/dawn-of-a-new-age/214 Music Technology]
|
|-
| Herbie Hancock
| Perfect Machine
| 1988
| Synthesizer [Yamaha DX1, DX7, DX7IIFD, Kurzweil K-250, Fairlight Series II And Series III, Roland Super Jupiter, Rhodes Chroma, Oberheim Matrix 12, Yamaha TX 8/16], Sampler [Akai 900-S], Vocoder, Producer – Herbie Hancock. Electronic / Future Jazz / Electro
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/13318669-Herbie-Hancock-Perfect-Machine Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJq9_EqcwQU&list=PLjIuADMrDKIaMDeboP0PiwfRU8GWN603l YouTube]
|-
| Herbie Hancock
| Perfect Machine
| 1988
| Synthesizer [Yamaha DX1, DX7, DX7IIFD, Kurzweil K-250, Fairlight Series II And Series III, Roland Super Jupiter, Rhodes Chroma, Oberheim Matrix 12, Yamaha TX 8/16], Sampler [Akai 900-S], Vocoder, Producer – Herbie Hancock Electronic / Future Jazz / Electro
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/13318669-Herbie-Hancock-Perfect-Machine Discogs]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJq9_EqcwQU&list=PLjIuADMrDKIaMDeboP0PiwfRU8GWN603l YouTube]
|}

ARP Odyssey

2022-05-31T13:26:59Z

Olifreke:

'''Date:''' 1972

'''Type:''' Monophonic / Subtractive / Analogue

'''Table of all Songs''' | [[ARP Odyssey Song List|ARP Odyssey Full Song List]]

== Introduction ==
[[File:ARP Odyssey.jpg|none|thumb|alt=|300x300px]]
The ARP Odyssey is a strong contender for most popular monosynth of the 1970s, perhaps of all time, giving the iconic Minimoog Model D a run for its money (and actually outselling it).

The highly versatile ARP Odyssey has featured on 1,000s of tracks over the years, and is still popular to this day with a re-release by Korg in 2016 (and the inevitable clone from Behringer later), as well as several software emulations now available.

This classic 37-note monosynth evolved over the duration of the 1970s:

'''Mk1''' (2800) - White - 4023 2-pole filter

(later was made in black & gold like later versions - but otherwise the same)

'''Mk2''' (2810-2815) - 4035 4-pole filter (possibly infringing Moog patents!) & CV/Gate connection

'''Mk3''' (2820-2823) - 4075 filter (had much lower high frequency of only 12kHz, compared with the previous 35kHz). It also had different oscillators and the 'proportional pitch control' was introduced (some retrofitted to mk2)

Whichever version was used, the Odyssey has a huge and powerful sound anywhere in it's range from the bottom octave to the top ("I still like to use the ARP Odyssey because it has the best window-shaking bottom end of any synth." - Gary Numan). And the simplicity of use ensured it's popularity and use by a huge number of musicians over the years.

* '''Table of all Songs''' | [[ARP Odyssey Song List|ARP Odyssey full song list]]

== Archetypal Track ==

=== '''Herbie Hancock, 'Chameleon' (1973)''' ===
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbkqE4fpvdI</youtube>

The bassline of 'Chameleon' shows the Odyssey at it's funkiest; the filtered bassline driving the groove and the vibe of Herbie Hancock's classic. There isn't a better example of the Odyssey doin' it's thang!

== Associated artists ==
There are many artists who've made notable use of the ARP Odyssey; a selection of them are listed below.

=== Billy Currie (Ultravox) ===
“I looked to what they (Kraftwerk) were doing. A shining light to how music could be put together, completely different’. Billy Currie of Ultravox has been closely associated with the ARP Odyssey since Ultravox! burst onto the scene in the late 1970s. His Odyssey solo sound is instantly recognisable; full of wide, swooping lines, running the full range of the keyboard, incorporating glissandi, pitch-bends, and liberal vibrato. He is probably the definitive Odyssey player's Odyssey player!

<youtube>https://youtu.be/Z-AnOT_2oz4?t=196</youtube>

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==='''Kraftwerk'''===
Despite their noted use of of custom synths, sequencers, drum machines and effects, they also made use of 'production synths' such as the Minimoog and Odyssey. Autobahn (1975), in fact made use of both as can be seen in this wonderful German TV performance from 1975. The extended 'car whooshing' sequence is especially nice! The Odyssey was also used for the lead melody in The Robots, and several other tracks.

<youtube>https://youtu.be/L7ISBxP63BU?t=409</youtube>
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=== Chick Corea ===
Another great soloist. Using whichever keyboard comes to hand, Chick Corea extracts the maximum impact from his instrument. Here he is trading licks on a Odyssey, with Bill Connors on guitar, in a glorious exchange.

<youtube>https://youtu.be/gZiq4fY8uew?t=50</youtube>

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=== Doctor Who theme (1980) - Peter Howell===
A well known example is Peter Howell's use of the Odyssey in his reworking of the Doctor Who theme in 1980. This was part of the famous BBC Radiophonic Workshop's output, which included the famous original theme music composed by Ron Grainer and originally arranged by Delia Derbyshire in 1963.

<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1Pl83oqGhg&t=4s</youtube>
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=== Don Airey (Deep Purple) ===
"I've had the Odyssey six years and never had it seen to, ARP say it'll be good for another six — an amazing machine." - Don Airey

([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/fact-file/3700 Electronics & Music Maker], 1982)
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=== Boris Blank (Yello) ===
"The Odyssey is still one of my biggest friends” - Boris Blank (Yello) ([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/baby-boom/853 Music Technology], 1991)

"The acquisition in 1977 of an ARP Odyssey synth to supplement the 'very basic' drum machine they already owned was a quantum leap. The man who now owns a Series III Fairlight leans forward: "I think 'Wow! Now we can do anything.” - Boris Blank ([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/shades-of-yello/11153 International Musician] - 1986)
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=== John Foxx ===
"I wanted Billy (Currie) to get one and actually paid for it with my record company advance. That was an old ARP Odyssey, which I think he's still got, and I've got hold of another one as well. It's a beautiful instrument, there are certain sounds on it that you can't get out of anything else; I can really get my rocks off soloing with it because it's so meaty. It's not too easy to use and it's a bit clumsy to repatch, but for one or two sounds on stage it's wonderfully powerful" - John Foxx ([https://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/in-the-garden/3154 Electronic Soundmaker], 1983)
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=== Stuart Neale (Kajagoogoo) ===
"And the Odyssey is the ideal monophonic synth — it gives you a leadline sound the polyphonics cannot get.” - Stuart Neale ([https://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/kajagoogoo-kulakism/3218 Electronic Soundmaker], 1984)
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=== '''Gary Numan''' ===
"I use the ARP Odyssey more for bass things because it has more cut to it" - Gary Numan

([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/webb-of-intrigue/3193 Electronic Soundmaker], 1983)
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=== '''Klaus Schulze''' ===
"I have the ARP Odyssey for very 'fragile' sounds. I have pedals to control modulation - I manipulate two of these with my knees as I sit cross-legged on stage. My instruments are all on a raised platform so that I sit on this level with them. My movements as I play are part of my controlling the pedals and they do give me filter modulation whilst having both hands free to play. The pedals I use are normal ones, except that my engineer has fixed car tyre rubber strips on to them so that they always return to the off position. One pedal is for the ARP to control filter and pulse width modulation, and the other is controlling the Moog filter." - Klaus Schulz, ([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/klaus-schulze-on-composing/5918 E&MM], 1983)

"Originally I created every sound from scratch. All the sine waves and paths on the MiniMoog or ARP Odyssey were set up by hand." Klaus Schulze, ([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/klaus-schulze/10499 Sound On Sound], 1993)
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=== Bill Sharpe (Shakatak) ===
"The only old synth I still use on stage is the ARP Odyssey, because it's the only machine that makes sounds you can't make on anything else. Everything else goes onto one."

"I've still got my Odyssey...even with the Kurzweil at home, there are things only the Odyssey can do."

([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/bright-new-things/1715 Electronics & Music Maker], 1986)
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=== Tony Thorpe (The Moody Boyz) ===
"I love it when sounds bring out an emotion, like the sound of an ARP Odyssey. There's more to sound than just having some ambient track going for 20 or 30 minutes. There's more to explore, and there's still more to be discovered.” - Tony Thorpe ([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/mood-music/7770 Music Technology], 1994)
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=== Peter Vetesse (Jethro Tull) ===
"I've found through a gradual learning process — that started with an ARP Odyssey and continued through many various analogue monophonics to analogue polyphonics and lately digital synthesisers — that there are many ways in which a computer can help my performance input techniques and means of storing the input, as well as storing prepared sequences. - Peter Vetesse (Jethro Tull) ([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/jethro-tulls-peter-vetesse/6147 Electronics & Music Maker], 1983)

==List of all ARP Odyssey Tracks==
'''Table of all Songs''' | [[ARP Odyssey Song List|ARP Odyssey full song list]]

ARP Odyssey

2022-05-31T13:26:43Z

Olifreke:

'''Date:''' 1972

'''Type:''' Monophonic / Subtractive / Analogue

'''Table of all Songs''' | [[ARP Odyssey Song List|ARP Odyssey Full Song List]]

== Introduction ==
[[File:ARP Odyssey.jpg|none|thumb|alt=|300x300px]]
The ARP Odyssey is a strong contender for most popular monosynth of the 1970s, perhaps of all time, giving the iconic Minimoog Model D a run for its money (and actually outselling it).

The highly versatile ARP Odyssey has featured on 1,000s of tracks over the years, and is still popular to this day with a re-release by Korg in 2016 (and the inevitable clone from Behringer later), as well as several software emulations now available.

This classic 37-note monosynth evolved over the duration of the 1970s:

'''Mk1''' (2800) - White - 4023 2-pole filter

(later was made in black & gold like later versions - but otherwise the same)

'''Mk2''' (2810-2815) - 4035 4-pole filter (possibly infringing Moog patents!) & CV/Gate connection

'''Mk3''' (2820-2823) - 4075 filter (had much lower high frequency of only 12kHz, compared with the previous 35kHz). It also had different oscillators and the 'proportional pitch control' was introduced (some retrofitted to mk2)

Whichever version was used, the Odyssey has a huge and powerful sound anywhere in it's range from the bottom octave to the top ("I still like to use the ARP Odyssey because it has the best window-shaking bottom end of any synth." - Gary Numan). And the simplicity of use ensured it's popularity and use by a huge number of musicians over the years.

* '''Table of all Songs''' | [[ARP Odyssey Song List|ARP Odyssey full song list]]

== Archetypal Track ==

=== '''Herbie Hancock, 'Chameleon' (1973)''' ===
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbkqE4fpvdI</youtube>

The bassline of 'Chameleon' shows the Odyssey at it's funkiest; the filtered bassline driving the groove and the vibe of Herbie Hancock's classic. There isn't a better example of the Odyssey doin' it's thang!

== Associated artists ==
There are many artists who've made notable use of the ARP Odyssey; a selection of them are listed below.

=== Billy Currie (Ultravox) ===
“I looked to what they (Kraftwerk) were doing. A shining light to how music could be put together, completely different’. Billy Currie of Ultravox has been closely associated with the ARP Odyssey since Ultravox! burst onto the scene in the late 1970s. His Odyssey solo sound is instantly recognisable; full of wide, swooping lines, running the full range of the keyboard, incorporating glissandi, pitch-bends, and liberal vibrato. He is probably the definitive Odyssey player's Odyssey player!

<youtube>https://youtu.be/Z-AnOT_2oz4?t=196</youtube>

----

==='''Kraftwerk'''===
Despite their noted use of of custom synths, sequencers, drum machines and effects, they also made use of 'production synths' such as the Minimoog and Odyssey. Autobahn (1975), in fact made use of both as can be seen in this wonderful German TV performance from 1975. The extended 'car whooshing' sequence is especially nice! The Odyssey was also used for the lead melody in The Robots, and several other tracks.

<youtube>https://youtu.be/L7ISBxP63BU?t=409</youtube>
----

=== Chick Corea ===
Another great soloist. Using whichever keyboard comes to hand, Chick Corea extracts the maximum impact from his instrument. Here he is trading licks on a Odyssey, with Bill Connors on guitar, in a glorious exchange.

<youtube>https://youtu.be/gZiq4fY8uew?t=50</youtube>

----

=== Doctor Who theme (1980) - Peter Howell===
A well known example is Peter Howell's use of the Odyssey in his reworking of the Doctor Who theme in 1980. This was part of the famous BBC Radiophonic Workshop's output, which included the famous original theme music composed by Ron Grainer and originally arranged by Delia Derbyshire in 1963.

<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1Pl83oqGhg&t=4s</youtube>
----

=== Don Airey (Deep Purple) ===
"I've had the Odyssey six years and never had it seen to, ARP say it'll be good for another six — an amazing machine." - Don Airey

([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/fact-file/3700 Electronics & Music Maker], 1982)
----

=== Boris Blank (Yello) ===
"The Odyssey is still one of my biggest friends” - Boris Blank (Yello) ([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/baby-boom/853 Music Technology], 1991)

"The acquisition in 1977 of an ARP Odyssey synth to supplement the 'very basic' drum machine they already owned was a quantum leap. The man who now owns a Series III Fairlight leans forward: "I think 'Wow! Now we can do anything.” - Boris Blank ([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/shades-of-yello/11153 International Musician] - 1986)
----

=== John Foxx ===
"I wanted Billy (Currie) to get one and actually paid for it with my record company advance. That was an old ARP Odyssey, which I think he's still got, and I've got hold of another one as well. It's a beautiful instrument, there are certain sounds on it that you can't get out of anything else; I can really get my rocks off soloing with it because it's so meaty. It's not too easy to use and it's a bit clumsy to repatch, but for one or two sounds on stage it's wonderfully powerful" - John Foxx ([https://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/in-the-garden/3154 Electronic Soundmaker], 1983)
----

=== Stuart Neale (Kajagoogoo) ===
"And the Odyssey is the ideal monophonic synth — it gives you a leadline sound the polyphonics cannot get.” - Stuart Neale ([https://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/kajagoogoo-kulakism/3218 Electronic Soundmaker], 1984)
----

=== '''Gary Numan''' ===
"I use the ARP Odyssey more for bass things because it has more cut to it" - Gary Numan

([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/webb-of-intrigue/3193 Electronic Soundmaker], 1983)
----

=== '''Klaus Schulze''' ===
"I have the ARP Odyssey for very 'fragile' sounds. I have pedals to control modulation - I manipulate two of these with my knees as I sit cross-legged on stage. My instruments are all on a raised platform so that I sit on this level with them. My movements as I play are part of my controlling the pedals and they do give me filter modulation whilst having both hands free to play. The pedals I use are normal ones, except that my engineer has fixed car tyre rubber strips on to them so that they always return to the off position. One pedal is for the ARP to control filter and pulse width modulation, and the other is controlling the Moog filter." - Klaus Schulz, ([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/klaus-schulze-on-composing/5918 E&MM], 1983)

"Originally I created every sound from scratch. All the sine waves and paths on the MiniMoog or ARP Odyssey were set up by hand." Klaus Schulze, ([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/klaus-schulze/10499 Sound On Sound], 1993)
----

=== Bill Sharpe (Shakatak) ===
"The only old synth I still use on stage is the ARP Odyssey, because it's the only machine that makes sounds you can't make on anything else. Everything else goes onto one."

"I've still got my Odyssey...even with the Kurzweil at home, there are things only the Odyssey can do."

([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/bright-new-things/1715 Electronics & Music Maker], 1986)
=== Tony Thorpe (The Moody Boyz) ===
"I love it when sounds bring out an emotion, like the sound of an ARP Odyssey. There's more to sound than just having some ambient track going for 20 or 30 minutes. There's more to explore, and there's still more to be discovered.” - Tony Thorpe ([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/mood-music/7770 Music Technology], 1994)
----

=== Peter Vetesse (Jethro Tull) ===
"I've found through a gradual learning process — that started with an ARP Odyssey and continued through many various analogue monophonics to analogue polyphonics and lately digital synthesisers — that there are many ways in which a computer can help my performance input techniques and means of storing the input, as well as storing prepared sequences. - Peter Vetesse (Jethro Tull) ([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/jethro-tulls-peter-vetesse/6147 Electronics & Music Maker], 1983)

==List of all ARP Odyssey Tracks==
'''Table of all Songs''' | [[ARP Odyssey Song List|ARP Odyssey full song list]]

ARP Odyssey

2022-05-31T13:26:08Z

Olifreke: /* Klaus Schulze */

'''Date:''' 1972

'''Type:''' Monophonic / Subtractive / Analogue

'''Table of all Songs''' | [[ARP Odyssey Song List|ARP Odyssey Full Song List]]

== Introduction ==
[[File:ARP Odyssey.jpg|none|thumb|alt=|300x300px]]
The ARP Odyssey is a strong contender for most popular monosynth of the 1970s, perhaps of all time, giving the iconic Minimoog Model D a run for its money (and actually outselling it).

The highly versatile ARP Odyssey has featured on 1,000s of tracks over the years, and is still popular to this day with a re-release by Korg in 2016 (and the inevitable clone from Behringer later), as well as several software emulations now available.

This classic 37-note monosynth evolved over the duration of the 1970s:

'''Mk1''' (2800) - White - 4023 2-pole filter

(later was made in black & gold like later versions - but otherwise the same)

'''Mk2''' (2810-2815) - 4035 4-pole filter (possibly infringing Moog patents!) & CV/Gate connection

'''Mk3''' (2820-2823) - 4075 filter (had much lower high frequency of only 12kHz, compared with the previous 35kHz). It also had different oscillators and the 'proportional pitch control' was introduced (some retrofitted to mk2)

Whichever version was used, the Odyssey has a huge and powerful sound anywhere in it's range from the bottom octave to the top ("I still like to use the ARP Odyssey because it has the best window-shaking bottom end of any synth." - Gary Numan). And the simplicity of use ensured it's popularity and use by a huge number of musicians over the years.

* '''Table of all Songs''' | [[ARP Odyssey Song List|ARP Odyssey full song list]]

== Archetypal Track ==

=== '''Herbie Hancock, 'Chameleon' (1973)''' ===
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbkqE4fpvdI</youtube>

The bassline of 'Chameleon' shows the Odyssey at it's funkiest; the filtered bassline driving the groove and the vibe of Herbie Hancock's classic. There isn't a better example of the Odyssey doin' it's thang!

== Associated artists ==
There are many artists who've made notable use of the ARP Odyssey; a selection of them are listed below.

=== Billy Currie (Ultravox) ===
“I looked to what they (Kraftwerk) were doing. A shining light to how music could be put together, completely different’. Billy Currie of Ultravox has been closely associated with the ARP Odyssey since Ultravox! burst onto the scene in the late 1970s. His Odyssey solo sound is instantly recognisable; full of wide, swooping lines, running the full range of the keyboard, incorporating glissandi, pitch-bends, and liberal vibrato. He is probably the definitive Odyssey player's Odyssey player!

<youtube>https://youtu.be/Z-AnOT_2oz4?t=196</youtube>

----

==='''Kraftwerk'''===
Despite their noted use of of custom synths, sequencers, drum machines and effects, they also made use of 'production synths' such as the Minimoog and Odyssey. Autobahn (1975), in fact made use of both as can be seen in this wonderful German TV performance from 1975. The extended 'car whooshing' sequence is especially nice! The Odyssey was also used for the lead melody in The Robots, and several other tracks.

<youtube>https://youtu.be/L7ISBxP63BU?t=409</youtube>
----

=== Chick Corea ===
Another great soloist. Using whichever keyboard comes to hand, Chick Corea extracts the maximum impact from his instrument. Here he is trading licks on a Odyssey, with Bill Connors on guitar, in a glorious exchange.

<youtube>https://youtu.be/gZiq4fY8uew?t=50</youtube>

----

=== Doctor Who theme (1980) - Peter Howell===
A well known example is Peter Howell's use of the Odyssey in his reworking of the Doctor Who theme in 1980. This was part of the famous BBC Radiophonic Workshop's output, which included the famous original theme music composed by Ron Grainer and originally arranged by Delia Derbyshire in 1963.

<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1Pl83oqGhg&t=4s</youtube>
----

=== Don Airey (Deep Purple) ===
"I've had the Odyssey six years and never had it seen to, ARP say it'll be good for another six — an amazing machine." - Don Airey

([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/fact-file/3700 Electronics & Music Maker], 1982)
----

=== Boris Blank (Yello) ===
"The Odyssey is still one of my biggest friends” - Boris Blank (Yello) ([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/baby-boom/853 Music Technology], 1991)

"The acquisition in 1977 of an ARP Odyssey synth to supplement the 'very basic' drum machine they already owned was a quantum leap. The man who now owns a Series III Fairlight leans forward: "I think 'Wow! Now we can do anything.” - Boris Blank ([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/shades-of-yello/11153 International Musician] - 1986)
----

=== John Foxx ===
"I wanted Billy (Currie) to get one and actually paid for it with my record company advance. That was an old ARP Odyssey, which I think he's still got, and I've got hold of another one as well. It's a beautiful instrument, there are certain sounds on it that you can't get out of anything else; I can really get my rocks off soloing with it because it's so meaty. It's not too easy to use and it's a bit clumsy to repatch, but for one or two sounds on stage it's wonderfully powerful" - John Foxx ([https://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/in-the-garden/3154 Electronic Soundmaker], 1983)
----

=== Stuart Neale (Kajagoogoo) ===
"And the Odyssey is the ideal monophonic synth — it gives you a leadline sound the polyphonics cannot get.” - Stuart Neale ([https://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/kajagoogoo-kulakism/3218 Electronic Soundmaker], 1984)
----

=== '''Gary Numan''' ===
"I use the ARP Odyssey more for bass things because it has more cut to it" - Gary Numan

([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/webb-of-intrigue/3193 Electronic Soundmaker], 1983)
----

=== '''Klaus Schulze''' ===
"I have the ARP Odyssey for very 'fragile' sounds. I have pedals to control modulation - I manipulate two of these with my knees as I sit cross-legged on stage. My instruments are all on a raised platform so that I sit on this level with them. My movements as I play are part of my controlling the pedals and they do give me filter modulation whilst having both hands free to play. The pedals I use are normal ones, except that my engineer has fixed car tyre rubber strips on to them so that they always return to the off position. One pedal is for the ARP to control filter and pulse width modulation, and the other is controlling the Moog filter." - Klaus Schulz, ([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/klaus-schulze-on-composing/5918 E&MM], 1983)

"Originally I created every sound from scratch. All the sine waves and paths on the MiniMoog or ARP Odyssey were set up by hand." Klaus Schulze, ([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/klaus-schulze/10499 Sound On Sound], 1993)
----

=== Bill Sharpe (Shakatak) ===
"The only old synth I still use on stage is the ARP Odyssey, because it's the only machine that makes sounds you can't make on anything else. Everything else goes onto one."

"I've still got my Odyssey...even with the Kurzweil at home, there are things only the Odyssey can do."

([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/bright-new-things/1715 Electronics & Music Maker], 1986)

----

=== Tony Thorpe (The Moody Boyz) ===
"I love it when sounds bring out an emotion, like the sound of an ARP Odyssey. There's more to sound than just having some ambient track going for 20 or 30 minutes. There's more to explore, and there's still more to be discovered.” - Tony Thorpe ([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/mood-music/7770 Music Technology], 1994)
----

=== Peter Vetesse (Jethro Tull) ===
"I've found through a gradual learning process — that started with an ARP Odyssey and continued through many various analogue monophonics to analogue polyphonics and lately digital synthesisers — that there are many ways in which a computer can help my performance input techniques and means of storing the input, as well as storing prepared sequences. - Peter Vetesse (Jethro Tull) ([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/jethro-tulls-peter-vetesse/6147 Electronics & Music Maker], 1983)

==List of all ARP Odyssey Tracks==
'''Table of all Songs''' | [[ARP Odyssey Song List|ARP Odyssey full song list]]

ARP Odyssey

2022-05-31T13:25:44Z

Olifreke:

'''Date:''' 1972

'''Type:''' Monophonic / Subtractive / Analogue

'''Table of all Songs''' | [[ARP Odyssey Song List|ARP Odyssey Full Song List]]

== Introduction ==
[[File:ARP Odyssey.jpg|none|thumb|alt=|300x300px]]
The ARP Odyssey is a strong contender for most popular monosynth of the 1970s, perhaps of all time, giving the iconic Minimoog Model D a run for its money (and actually outselling it).

The highly versatile ARP Odyssey has featured on 1,000s of tracks over the years, and is still popular to this day with a re-release by Korg in 2016 (and the inevitable clone from Behringer later), as well as several software emulations now available.

This classic 37-note monosynth evolved over the duration of the 1970s:

'''Mk1''' (2800) - White - 4023 2-pole filter

(later was made in black & gold like later versions - but otherwise the same)

'''Mk2''' (2810-2815) - 4035 4-pole filter (possibly infringing Moog patents!) & CV/Gate connection

'''Mk3''' (2820-2823) - 4075 filter (had much lower high frequency of only 12kHz, compared with the previous 35kHz). It also had different oscillators and the 'proportional pitch control' was introduced (some retrofitted to mk2)

Whichever version was used, the Odyssey has a huge and powerful sound anywhere in it's range from the bottom octave to the top ("I still like to use the ARP Odyssey because it has the best window-shaking bottom end of any synth." - Gary Numan). And the simplicity of use ensured it's popularity and use by a huge number of musicians over the years.

* '''Table of all Songs''' | [[ARP Odyssey Song List|ARP Odyssey full song list]]

== Archetypal Track ==

=== '''Herbie Hancock, 'Chameleon' (1973)''' ===
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbkqE4fpvdI</youtube>

The bassline of 'Chameleon' shows the Odyssey at it's funkiest; the filtered bassline driving the groove and the vibe of Herbie Hancock's classic. There isn't a better example of the Odyssey doin' it's thang!

== Associated artists ==
There are many artists who've made notable use of the ARP Odyssey; a selection of them are listed below.

=== Billy Currie (Ultravox) ===
“I looked to what they (Kraftwerk) were doing. A shining light to how music could be put together, completely different’. Billy Currie of Ultravox has been closely associated with the ARP Odyssey since Ultravox! burst onto the scene in the late 1970s. His Odyssey solo sound is instantly recognisable; full of wide, swooping lines, running the full range of the keyboard, incorporating glissandi, pitch-bends, and liberal vibrato. He is probably the definitive Odyssey player's Odyssey player!

<youtube>https://youtu.be/Z-AnOT_2oz4?t=196</youtube>

----

==='''Kraftwerk'''===
Despite their noted use of of custom synths, sequencers, drum machines and effects, they also made use of 'production synths' such as the Minimoog and Odyssey. Autobahn (1975), in fact made use of both as can be seen in this wonderful German TV performance from 1975. The extended 'car whooshing' sequence is especially nice! The Odyssey was also used for the lead melody in The Robots, and several other tracks.

<youtube>https://youtu.be/L7ISBxP63BU?t=409</youtube>
----

=== Chick Corea ===
Another great soloist. Using whichever keyboard comes to hand, Chick Corea extracts the maximum impact from his instrument. Here he is trading licks on a Odyssey, with Bill Connors on guitar, in a glorious exchange.

<youtube>https://youtu.be/gZiq4fY8uew?t=50</youtube>

----

=== Doctor Who theme (1980) - Peter Howell===
A well known example is Peter Howell's use of the Odyssey in his reworking of the Doctor Who theme in 1980. This was part of the famous BBC Radiophonic Workshop's output, which included the famous original theme music composed by Ron Grainer and originally arranged by Delia Derbyshire in 1963.

<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1Pl83oqGhg&t=4s</youtube>
----

=== Don Airey (Deep Purple) ===
"I've had the Odyssey six years and never had it seen to, ARP say it'll be good for another six — an amazing machine." - Don Airey

([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/fact-file/3700 Electronics & Music Maker], 1982)
----

=== Boris Blank (Yello) ===
"The Odyssey is still one of my biggest friends” - Boris Blank (Yello) ([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/baby-boom/853 Music Technology], 1991)

"The acquisition in 1977 of an ARP Odyssey synth to supplement the 'very basic' drum machine they already owned was a quantum leap. The man who now owns a Series III Fairlight leans forward: "I think 'Wow! Now we can do anything.” - Boris Blank ([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/shades-of-yello/11153 International Musician] - 1986)
----

=== John Foxx ===
"I wanted Billy (Currie) to get one and actually paid for it with my record company advance. That was an old ARP Odyssey, which I think he's still got, and I've got hold of another one as well. It's a beautiful instrument, there are certain sounds on it that you can't get out of anything else; I can really get my rocks off soloing with it because it's so meaty. It's not too easy to use and it's a bit clumsy to repatch, but for one or two sounds on stage it's wonderfully powerful" - John Foxx ([https://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/in-the-garden/3154 Electronic Soundmaker], 1983)
----

=== Stuart Neale (Kajagoogoo) ===
"And the Odyssey is the ideal monophonic synth — it gives you a leadline sound the polyphonics cannot get.” - Stuart Neale ([https://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/kajagoogoo-kulakism/3218 Electronic Soundmaker], 1984)
----

=== '''Gary Numan''' ===
"I use the ARP Odyssey more for bass things because it has more cut to it" - Gary Numan

([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/webb-of-intrigue/3193 Electronic Soundmaker], 1983)
----

=== '''Klaus Schulze''' ===
"I have the ARP Odyssey for very 'fragile' sounds. I have pedals to control modulation - I manipulate two of these with my knees as I sit cross-legged on stage. My instruments are all on a raised platform so that I sit on this level with them. My movements as I play are part of my controlling the pedals and they do give me filter modulation whilst having both hands free to play. The pedals I use are normal ones, except that my engineer has fixed car tyre rubber strips on to them so that they always return to the off position. One pedal is for the ARP to control filter and pulse width modulation, and the other is controlling the Moog filter." - Klaus Schulz, ([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/klaus-schulze-on-composing/5918 E&MM], 1983)

"Originally I created every sound from scratch. All the sine waves and paths on the MiniMoog or ARP Odyssey were set up by hand." Klaus Schulze, ([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/klaus-schulze/10499 Sound On Sound], 1993)
----

=== Bill Sharpe (Shakatak) ===
"The only old synth I still use on stage is the ARP Odyssey, because it's the only machine that makes sounds you can't make on anything else. Everything else goes onto one."

"I've still got my Odyssey...even with the Kurzweil at home, there are things only the Odyssey can do."

([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/bright-new-things/1715 Electronics & Music Maker], 1986)
----

=== Tony Thorpe (The Moody Boyz) ===
"I love it when sounds bring out an emotion, like the sound of an ARP Odyssey. There's more to sound than just having some ambient track going for 20 or 30 minutes. There's more to explore, and there's still more to be discovered.” - Tony Thorpe ([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/mood-music/7770 Music Technology], 1994)
----

=== Peter Vetesse (Jethro Tull) ===
"I've found through a gradual learning process — that started with an ARP Odyssey and continued through many various analogue monophonics to analogue polyphonics and lately digital synthesisers — that there are many ways in which a computer can help my performance input techniques and means of storing the input, as well as storing prepared sequences. - Peter Vetesse (Jethro Tull) ([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/jethro-tulls-peter-vetesse/6147 Electronics & Music Maker], 1983)

==List of all ARP Odyssey Tracks==
'''Table of all Songs''' | [[ARP Odyssey Song List|ARP Odyssey full song list]]

ARP Odyssey

2022-05-31T13:25:09Z

Olifreke:

'''Date:''' 1972

'''Type:''' Monophonic / Subtractive / Analogue

'''Table of all Songs''' | [[ARP Odyssey Song List|ARP Odyssey Full Song List]]

== Introduction ==
[[File:ARP Odyssey.jpg|none|thumb|alt=|300x300px]]
The ARP Odyssey is a strong contender for most popular monosynth of the 1970s, perhaps of all time, giving the iconic Minimoog Model D a run for its money (and actually outselling it).

The highly versatile ARP Odyssey has featured on 1,000s of tracks over the years, and is still popular to this day with a re-release by Korg in 2016 (and the inevitable clone from Behringer later), as well as several software emulations now available.

This classic 37-note monosynth evolved over the duration of the 1970s:

'''Mk1''' (2800) - White - 4023 2-pole filter

(later was made in black & gold like later versions - but otherwise the same)

'''Mk2''' (2810-2815) - 4035 4-pole filter (possibly infringing Moog patents!) & CV/Gate connection

'''Mk3''' (2820-2823) - 4075 filter (had much lower high frequency of only 12kHz, compared with the previous 35kHz). It also had different oscillators and the 'proportional pitch control' was introduced (some retrofitted to mk2)

Whichever version was used, the Odyssey has a huge and powerful sound anywhere in it's range from the bottom octave to the top ("I still like to use the ARP Odyssey because it has the best window-shaking bottom end of any synth." - Gary Numan). And the simplicity of use ensured it's popularity and use by a huge number of musicians over the years.

* '''Table of all Songs''' | [[ARP Odyssey Song List|ARP Odyssey full song list]]

== Archetypal Track ==

=== '''Herbie Hancock, 'Chameleon' (1973)''' ===
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbkqE4fpvdI</youtube>

The bassline of 'Chameleon' shows the Odyssey at it's funkiest; the filtered bassline driving the groove and the vibe of Herbie Hancock's classic. There isn't a better example of the Odyssey doin' it's thang!

== Associated artists ==
There are many artists who've made notable use of the ARP Odyssey; a selection of them are listed below.

=== Billy Currie (Ultravox) ===
“I looked to what they (Kraftwerk) were doing. A shining light to how music could be put together, completely different’. Billy Currie of Ultravox has been closely associated with the ARP Odyssey since Ultravox! burst onto the scene in the late 1970s. His Odyssey solo sound is instantly recognisable; full of wide, swooping lines, running the full range of the keyboard, incorporating glissandi, pitch-bends, and liberal vibrato. He is probably the definitive Odyssey player's Odyssey player!

<youtube>https://youtu.be/Z-AnOT_2oz4?t=196</youtube>

----

==='''Kraftwerk'''===
Despite their noted use of of custom synths, sequencers, drum machines and effects, they also made use of 'production synths' such as the Minimoog and Odyssey. Autobahn (1975), in fact made use of both as can be seen in this wonderful German TV performance from 1975. The extended 'car whooshing' sequence is especially nice! The Odyssey was also used for the lead melody in The Robots, and several other tracks.

<youtube>https://youtu.be/L7ISBxP63BU?t=409</youtube>
----

=== Chick Corea ===
Another great soloist. Using whichever keyboard comes to hand, Chick Corea extracts the maximum impact from his instrument. Here he is trading licks on a Odyssey, with Bill Connors on guitar, in a glorious exchange.

<youtube>https://youtu.be/gZiq4fY8uew?t=50</youtube>

----

=== Doctor Who theme (1980) - Peter Howell===
A well known example is Peter Howell's use of the Odyssey in his reworking of the Doctor Who theme in 1980. This was part of the famous BBC Radiophonic Workshop's output, which included the famous original theme music composed by Ron Grainer and originally arranged by Delia Derbyshire in 1963.

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=== Don Airey (Deep Purple) ===
"I've had the Odyssey six years and never had it seen to, ARP say it'll be good for another six — an amazing machine." - Don Airey

([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/fact-file/3700 Electronics & Music Maker], 1982)
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=== Boris Blank (Yello) ===
"The Odyssey is still one of my biggest friends” - Boris Blank (Yello) ([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/baby-boom/853 Music Technology], 1991)

"The acquisition in 1977 of an ARP Odyssey synth to supplement the 'very basic' drum machine they already owned was a quantum leap. The man who now owns a Series III Fairlight leans forward: "I think 'Wow! Now we can do anything.” - Boris Blank ([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/shades-of-yello/11153 International Musician] - 1986)
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=== John Foxx ===
"I wanted Billy (Currie) to get one and actually paid for it with my record company advance. That was an old ARP Odyssey, which I think he's still got, and I've got hold of another one as well. It's a beautiful instrument, there are certain sounds on it that you can't get out of anything else; I can really get my rocks off soloing with it because it's so meaty. It's not too easy to use and it's a bit clumsy to repatch, but for one or two sounds on stage it's wonderfully powerful" - John Foxx ([https://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/in-the-garden/3154 Electronic Soundmaker], 1983)
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=== Stuart Neale (Kajagoogoo) ===
"And the Odyssey is the ideal monophonic synth — it gives you a leadline sound the polyphonics cannot get.” - Stuart Neale ([https://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/kajagoogoo-kulakism/3218 Electronic Soundmaker], 1984)
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=== '''Gary Numan''' ===
"I use the ARP Odyssey more for bass things because it has more cut to it" - Gary Numan

([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/webb-of-intrigue/3193 Electronic Soundmaker], 1983)
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=== '''Klaus Schulze''' ===
"I have the ARP Odyssey for very 'fragile' sounds. I have pedals to control modulation - I manipulate two of these with my knees as I sit cross-legged on stage. My instruments are all on a raised platform so that I sit on this level with them. My movements as I play are part of my controlling the pedals and they do give me filter modulation whilst having both hands free to play. The pedals I use are normal ones, except that my engineer has fixed car tyre rubber strips on to them so that they always return to the off position. One pedal is for the ARP to control filter and pulse width modulation, and the other is controlling the Moog filter." - Klaus Schulz, ([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/klaus-schulze-on-composing/5918 E&MM], 1983)

"Originally I created every sound from scratch. All the sine waves and paths on the MiniMoog or ARP Odyssey were set up by hand." Klaus Schulze, ([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/klaus-schulze/10499 Sound On Sound], 1993)
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=== Bill Sharpe (Shakatak) ===
"The only old synth I still use on stage is the ARP Odyssey, because it's the only machine that makes sounds you can't make on anything else. Everything else goes onto one."

"I've still got my Odyssey...even with the Kurzweil at home, there are things only the Odyssey can do."

([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/bright-new-things/1715 Electronics & Music Maker], 1986)
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=== Tony Thorpe (The Moody Boyz) ===
"I love it when sounds bring out an emotion, like the sound of an ARP Odyssey. There's more to sound than just having some ambient track going for 20 or 30 minutes. There's more to explore, and there's still more to be discovered.” - Tony Thorpe ([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/mood-music/7770 Music Technology], 1994)
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=== Peter Vetesse (Jethro Tull) ===
"I've found through a gradual learning process — that started with an ARP Odyssey and continued through many various analogue monophonics to analogue polyphonics and lately digital synthesisers — that there are many ways in which a computer can help my performance input techniques and means of storing the input, as well as storing prepared sequences. - Peter Vetesse (Jethro Tull) ([http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/jethro-tulls-peter-vetesse/6147 Electronics & Music Maker], 1983)

==List of all ARP Odyssey Tracks==
'''Table of all Songs''' | [[ARP Odyssey Song List|ARP Odyssey full song list]]