AMS DMX 1580

Records it appears on · 7

• Do You Really Want to Hurt Me

  Culture Club · Kissing to Be Clever, 1982

  • Lead vocal · Mix effectsReportedNamed among Levine's AMS units for reverb-type effects at the mix, described as a stereo wobbly-pitch sound.
• Faith

  George Michael · Album, 1987

  • Lead vocal · Mix effectsVerifiedDelay line used among the vocal effects.
• Beds Are Burning

  Midnight Oil · Diesel and Dust, 1987

  • Drum kit · Mix effectsVerifiedStereo sampler delay Gray recalls using on the sessions, in the period practice of sampling drum sounds and triggering them back into the mix.
• Sledgehammer

  Peter Gabriel · So, 1986

  • Lead and backing vocals · Mix effectsVerifiedUsed to sample and shorten the word 'sledgehammer' so the chorus shouts sounded artificial and robotic, on Lanois's suggestion.
• So

  Peter Gabriel · Album, 1986

  • Recording machines, console and effects · Mix effectsVerifiedKillen says signal was sent to the AMS for delay and then on into a further delay when chaining effects.
• Cosmic Thing

  The B-52's · Album, 1989

  • Recording and mix chain · Mix effectsReportedDurack says an AMS DMX15-80 was perhaps also used for the short-delay ambience on the vocals and guitar solo. (recalled with uncertainty)
• I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)

  Whitney Houston · Whitney, 1987

  • Studio and mix chain · Mix effectsVerifiedDelay unit he leaned on heavily for this song, alongside the RMX 16.

Sources for each use are on the record’s own page.

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