Retro Synth Tour: From Vangelis to Jean-Michel Jarre to dozens of Synthesist, the Rolad series of synthesizers were a staple of any synthesizer arsenal. Heres a tour of the sounds of the Roland Jupiter 4 (circa1979). Youll instantly recognize that late 70s-early 80s sound. The Jupiter 4 was a 4 voice polyphonic keyboard. That meant you can play up to 4 notes at a time [chords !]. That was a ig deal back then. As technology and chips advanced, Jupiter 6 and Jupiter 8s appeared. Still a cool sounding box these days.. Geek Link: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_Jupiter-4 Notable musicians/bands known to have used the Jupiter-4: Michael Jackson (Thriller) Devo Duran Duran (Duran Duran, Rio, Medazzaland) Gary Numan (Telekon, Dance) Men at Work (Business as usual, Cargo) Jon & Vangelis (Short Stories, The Friends of Mr Cairo, Private Collection) Tangerine Dream (Tangram) Meat Beat Manifesto Stevie Wonder The Cars Thomas Dolby (The Golden Age of Wireless) Level 42 (Last Chance from The Pursuit of Accidents) David Bowie The Human League (Reproduction, Travelogue, Dare) Heaven 17 (Penthouse and Pavement) Isao Tomita Vince Clarke (Erasure & Yazoo) Depeche Mode (Speak & Spell) Yazoo (Upstairs at Erics) BT Spandau Ballet (Journeys to Glory) Tangerine Dream Vangelis Whodini - well known for the fast arpegiator lead on Magics Wand courtesy of Thomas Dolby Saint Etienne Soft Cell
Posted on: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 16:33:06 +0000
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