From legion@netaxs.comMon Aug 14 13:52:35 1995 Date: Mon, 14 Aug 1995 16:39:00 -0400 (EDT) From: Legion To: Analogue Heaven Subject: Devo's Synths. This was posted as a synthesizers wanted post. I think the guy thinks buying this equipmnet would turn him into Devo. Mebbe, mebbe not but the info is pretty cool for those of you interested in the spud boys. They were one of my first concerts ever and now my niece wears the flower pot... PS: Maybe this is something for the artist page on Hyperreal?? Subject: (fwd) Synthesizers: NEEDED!!! From: us010554@interramp.com (Matt Hostler) Matt Hostler writes: Lately, I've been reading a lot of inquiries about Devo's synthesizer setup. Hopefully, the list below will answer some questions. For each synth, I've listed an album, song, or time period in which the synth was used. Please keep in mind, however, that Devo was *very* much infatuated with the electronic and bizzare sounds, so they used everything from synthesizers, toys, and homemade equipment to space heaters and toasters. (ARP) Odyssey: "Gates Of Steel" lead sound, "Girl U Want" lead sound. Casio: Concert usage Eika Aoshima MIDI Wrist Watch: Total Devo (Electronic Dream Plant) Wasp: One of Jerry's first bass synthesizers. (EML) ElectroComp 500: "Whip It" whip sound, "Through Being Cool" V-2 rocket sound, "Race Of Doom" explosion sound. (Emu) Emulator: Oh, No! I'ts Devo!, Shout Fairlight Series IIx: Shout, Total Devo (used only for sequencing on this album) (Hohner) Clavinet: Q: Are We Not Men? (Linn) LM-1 drum machine: New Traditionalists, Oh, No! It's Devo!, Shout (Linn) LinnDrum drum machine: New Traditionalists, Oh, No! It's Devo!, Shout Mellotron: Early studio use (Moog) Liberation: Freedom Of Choice (Moog) Minimoog: "Mongoloid" lead, "Whip It" bassline, etc. Heavily used by Devo from the 1970's through the early 1980's. custom dual Minimoog: A six oscillator 'monster' custom built for Devo. Mainly used by Jerry for basslines. (Moog) Prodigy: Another one of Jerry's early bass synths. (Moog) Source: "Through Being Cool" lead synth, "Jerkin' Back 'N' Forth" lead synth (Moog) Vocoder: Used on early demos and various albums. Optigon: Early studio use. (Roland) D-50: Total Devo (Roland) Jupiter 6: New Traditionalists, Oh, No! It's Devo! (Roland) Jupiter 8: New Traditionalists, Oh, No! It's Devo!, Shout (Roland) JX-3P: Shout (Roland) JX-8P: Shout, Total Devo (Roland) MKS-80: Total Devo (Roland) MKS-100: Total Devo (Roland) S-10: Total Devo (Roland) S-50: Total Devo (Roland) S-550: Total Devo (Roland) SVC-350 Vocoder: New Traditionalist, "Beautiful World". (Sequential Circuits) Prophet 5: Used by Devo from the late 1970's until New Traditionalists (1981). (Suzuki) Omnichord: Oh, No! It's Devo! (Vox) Continential: Early studio use. (Vox) drumbox: New Traditionalists (Yamaha) DX-7: Used on Devo's albums during the early 1980's. *******Can anyone help me locate these synthesizers so i can purchase a few? (preferably used) Please e-mail me some prices. Thanks in advance!**********