I have decided to go a new direction in my "Synth Questions" Instead of asking what was being used, I will say what i think was being used. As you may know Saturday was Michael Jackson's 51th birthday and sunday TVONE and BET was playing his videos all day. I saw a few and came up with this thread.
A rundown of what was used in what.
Thriller- Synclavier definetly for some of the sounds have been documented to have came from it including the beginning sound. Jupiter-8 possibly for the bass. Definetly Linn LM-1 drum machine.
Beat it- CR-78 was probably used for the drum beat. I say this because it doesn't sound like a Linn to me. It sounds to Roland for me. Synclavier once again used for the beginning sound and Mini-moog used for bass.
Billie Jean- Real acoustic drums (correct me if i am wrong) with a rolling synth bass possibly from a Jupiter-8
Human Nature- Rolling appregio definetly from the Jupiter-8 (i think it may be a patch) Linn used for drum beat.
PYT - emulator was used to sample and playback the voices of the women ( one of them was Janet Jackson)
― The Startrekman, Tuesday, 1 September 2009 03:52 (fifteen years ago)
I guess there is a vocoder in PYT too, not? :)
― Tied Up In Geir (Geir Hongro), Tuesday, 1 September 2009 09:08 (fifteen years ago)
it actually sounds as if the voices were sped up. That was possible with digital technology back then.
― The Startrekman, Wednesday, 2 September 2009 04:44 (fifteen years ago)
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― Goethe*s Elective Affinities, Wednesday, 2 September 2009 21:31 (fifteen years ago)
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― Tied Up In Geir (Geir Hongro), Wednesday, 2 September 2009 22:56 (fifteen years ago)