How It Was Recorded

Gear · synthesizer

EMS Synthi

Records it appears on · 1

  • "Heroes"

    David Bowie · "Heroes", 1977

    • Synthesiser and Chamberlin · InstrumentVerifiedEno's source of the shuddering, chattering effect, using a very slow oscillator 1 and the noise filter, over a couple of passes.
    • Fripp feedback guitar · Input chainVerifiedFripp's guitar was plugged into the Synthi while Eno altered filters and envelopes, treating the feedback line.

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

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First choice · Emulation of this unit

Arturia Synthi V

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An emulation of the EMS Synthi AKS.

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