E-mu Emulator II

Records it appears on · 8

• Cloud Nine

  George Harrison · Album, 1987

  • Keyboards (guide parts) · InstrumentVerifiedUsed for its decent piano sound as a guide part, because the studio piano was out of tune.
• Need You Tonight

  INXS · Kick, 1987

  • Bass · InstrumentVerifiedPlayed a sampled bass sound that Farriss made up from a MIDI keyboard.
• Buffalo Stance

  Neneh Cherry · Raw Like Sushi, 1988

  • Guitar riff (sampled) · InstrumentVerifiedPlayed a sampled twangy guitar sound to lay down Saunders’ riff, instead of a real guitar.
• True Faith

  New Order · Substance 1987, 1987

  • Keyboards and samplers · InstrumentReportedHague believes the harmonic pad was a combination of an Emulator II sound and the Voyetra played live.
• West End Girls

  Pet Shop Boys · Please, 1986

  • Bass (three layered synths) · InstrumentVerifiedPlayed a bass drum sample, pitched from the keyboard, to add punch to the layered bass.
  • Strings and trumpet solo · InstrumentVerifiedPlayed the standard string sound on a second track of the string part, and a third, lower string part for depth.
  • Strings and trumpet solo · InstrumentVerifiedSupplied the trumpet voice for the solo that Steve played, which took about six hours to make sound genuine.
  • Congas and cowbell figure · InstrumentVerifiedPlayed the conga part by hand, using two of its outputs so the slap and the deeper note could be treated separately.
• The Sweetest Taboo

  Sade · Promise, 1985

  • Keys and percussion · InstrumentVerifiedSupplied a sampled sticky bongo pattern on the choruses, triggered from the kick drum track.
• Walk Like an Egyptian

  The Bangles · Different Light, 1986

  • Drums and percussion · InstrumentVerifiedKahne says the bongo sounds and metallic clanks on the track came from this sampling keyboard.
• What's Love Got to Do with It

  Tina Turner · Private Dancer, 1984

  • Keyboards and strings · InstrumentReportedPart of the keyboard rig Nick Glennie-Smith used for the keyboard parts.

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