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Conference napalm::commusic_v1

Title:* * Computer Music, MIDI, and Related Topics * *
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Created:Thu Feb 20 1986
Last Modified:Mon Aug 29 1994
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2852
Total number of notes:33157

2743.0. "who used what on recordings?" by ODIXIE::LINCE () Tue Oct 08 1991 00:51

    Hi -
    
    Being the analog freak that I am, I was wondering if any of you knew
    what kind of gear made the following sounds:
    
    A) Vangelis - On BladeRunner and Themes - a really powerful and bold
    brass patch that almost sounds like it is a little distorted on
    purpose ??? I've heard that this was a Prophet - but I can't get my 5
    to sound like that!
    
    B) The Jan Hammer/Beck sound - I know I know, its a Minimoog - but I
    can't get my MemoryMoog to sound like that ?
    
    <Maybe I'm a lousy programmer ??>
    
    Any clues ?
    
    Thanks - it's good to be back!
    
    Jim Lince
    
    
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2743.1SALSA::MOELLERthink of it as sense,not surrenderTue Oct 08 1991 13:534
    Vangelis has historically been rather close-mouthed about his specific
    setup.  No news here.  I bet Oberheim thru a distortion circuit.
    
    karl
2743.2FORTSC::CHABANTue Oct 08 1991 19:506
    
    Hammer likes Oberheims and Minimoogs.  Karl's right, I'll bet they're 
    guitar FX.  
    
    -Ed
    
2743.3Custom moogs predates Moroder/Munich Machine..SUBWAY::GRAHAMThe revolution will be televisedSat Oct 12 1991 21:157
    
    Jan Hammer usually uses a strap-on keyboard with a custom 'moog'.
    
    I remember that he used a custom Roland moog sound for  the
    sound track in "Beverly Hills Cop (I)"...("Axel F").
    
    Kris...
2743.4SALSA::MOELLERthink of it as sense,not surrenderMon Oct 14 1991 14:297
    Jan Hammer has a promotion deal with the makers of the LYNC strap on
    keyboard.
    
    re distortion units : I read in a interview once that he highly
    recommends the use of guitar-style distortion boxes for keyboardists.
    
    karl
2743.5FORTSC::CHABANMon Oct 21 1991 14:2712
    
    >Jan Hammer has a promotion deal with the makers of the LYNC strap on
    >keyboard.
    
    Hammer used a Probe controller built for him by my buddy Roger Powell.
    This unit hooked into Moogs and Oberheims (pre MIDI!!!) The LYNC looks
    a *HELL* of a lot like the Probe.  
    
    He also uses Texture and Prism for sequencing.
    
    -Ed