Prince and synths

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Does anybody know what synthesizers Prince used on Controversy or Dirty Mind?

― lf (lfam), Monday, 3 April 2006 23:59 (twenty years ago)

big ones with lots of knobs.

― stirmonster (stirmonster), Tuesday, 4 April 2006 00:07 (twenty years ago)

So what boy bands do you go for?

― Frogm@n Henry, Tuesday, 4 April 2006 00:19 (twenty years ago)

New Edition

― Confounded (Confounded), Tuesday, 4 April 2006 00:37 (twenty years ago)

gosh, i was only asking for my synth-loving friend who doesn't have an account here.

― lf (lfam), Tuesday, 4 April 2006 04:51 (twenty years ago)

startrekman?

― team jaxon (jaxon), Tuesday, 4 April 2006 04:54 (twenty years ago)

ask dr fink
http://www.doctorfink.com/siteart/finkbiopic3.jpg !

― shredding repis on the gnar gnar rad (chaki), Tuesday, 4 April 2006 05:24 (twenty years ago)

You don't need an account to post here.

― Andrew (enneff), Tuesday, 4 April 2006 05:27 (twenty years ago)

Oh wait. You do?! What the hell.

― Andrew (enneff), Tuesday, 4 April 2006 05:27 (twenty years ago)

Damn dude stole my damn question, I am the one and only appointed synth-question asker on this site.

Down to business. Prince used a Prophet 5 and Oberheim Ob-xA on Controversy and Dirty Mind. The linn drum machine wouldn't be in there because the Linn wasnt made when that album was being produced.

― The Startrekman (Startrekman), Wednesday, 5 April 2006 03:07 (twenty years ago)

The linn drum machine wouldn't be in there because the Linn wasnt made when that album was being produced.

Human League used a Linn on "Dare", which was recorded around the same time as "Dirty Mind".

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Wednesday, 5 April 2006 08:09 (twenty years ago)

Around the same time as "Controversy", I mean.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Wednesday, 5 April 2006 08:10 (twenty years ago)

Not an answer, but all the same: Was that a Yamaha GX-1 that Fink used for the "When Doves Cry" solo?

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Wednesday, 5 April 2006 08:30 (twenty years ago)

Prince used the Oberheim OB-SX a lot, which was the preset verion of the OBX-A.

Anyone can post here AFAIK, but only registered users can start new threads (this was done to deted a/spambots and b/people just using the board for album leak requests)

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Wednesday, 5 April 2006 08:36 (twenty years ago)

uh, deter, not deted.

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Wednesday, 5 April 2006 08:37 (twenty years ago)

Prince used the OB-SX for live shows until about the "Sign of the Times Era" which he switched to a DX-7

― The Startrekman (Startrekman), Thursday, 6 April 2006 04:48 (twenty years ago)

The linn drum machine wouldn't be in there because the Linn wasnt made when that album was being produced.
Human League used a Linn on "Dare", which was recorded around the same time as "Dirty Mind".

I mean they were made but the first 100 were beta models.

― The Startrekman (Startrekman), Thursday, 6 April 2006 04:49 (twenty years ago)

I think I remember reading that Prince got one of the very first Linns, though--maybe the first commercial one. It's all over 1999 for damn sure.

― Matos-Webster Dictionary (M Matos), Thursday, 6 April 2006 05:01 (twenty years ago)

Prince actually brought a beta-version of the Linn LM-1

― The Startrekman (Startrekman), Thursday, 6 April 2006 06:15 (twenty years ago)

he deffo used linn on controversy....he did have an early model he only used it on one track. but as previous person said he hammered it on next 3 lps. he maily used oberheim on these two albums he had one at his home studio for most of the time.

― izimbra, Thursday, 6 April 2006 09:40 (twenty years ago)

he didn't use the linn on "Controversy", the linn wouldn't be used until "1999". However he did use Oberheim Synths From "Controversy" until "Sign O' the Times."

― The Startrekman (Startrekman), Friday, 7 April 2006 02:23 (twenty years ago)

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