Blah Blah Cafe, the Jean-Michel Jarre forum

[Jakob BC]

The upper to the right is the SH-201 and the lower one looks to be a V-synth.

[GeeJee]

Like we said before....

[jeremy]

Where does the "all Roland" comment come from?

From me... lol... The edge of the synth looks like a Fantom X though it seems it's not.

Maybe it's not an all-roland set up after all

[jeremy]

I'm not 100% sure about the SH201. But maybe it's the colour that doesn't let me recognize it.

I've checked the place of the knobs, and it's an SH-201.

And I confirm about the V-Synth.



And most probably the VK8M is upon the Fantom X8, and is triggered by the VP550 (I saw him play organ parts on the VP550).

[jeremy]

I dunno him, but take as many photos as you can, make a video interview and take it here
I can't wait

Just to give you an idea, here's the gear he used on "Aura", an album he recorded with Asia in 2000:

ARP 2600, ARP Solina String Ensemble, ARP Odyssey, Moog Minimoog, Korg EX8000, Korg Wavestation A/D, Wavestation EX, Korg M1R/EX, Korg 01R/W, Korg 01/W Pro X, Korg T-2, Korg Monopoly, Korg Poly 6, Roland A-80, Roland D-550, Roland JP-8000, Kurzweil K2500, PPG Wave, Microwave, Yamaha VK-1, Emu Vintage Keys, Ultra XK, Akai S-1100, Elka Synthex, Hammond B3, Bosendorfer Concert Grand Piano

[jeremy]

He has made one album and one tour with YES in 1980



He was part of the Buggles, with Trevor Horn



And here in 1983 with Asia:



If I can remember some of those synthesizers...

Extreme left:
- Yamaha CS80

Left:
- SC Prophet 5
- Hammond Organ
- Yamaha CP-70

Middle:
- Fairlight screen
- Moog Minimoog (x 2)
- Fairlight CMI (double keyboard)
- Moog Polymoog
- Mellotron

Right:
- Fender Rhodes
and some other synths I don't recall... Probably a Prophet 10 and something else.

[jeremy]

Roland Juno-G

Juno-G is very likely indeed. The place of the knobs and the shape of the plastic ends are similar.

[GeeJee]

That man has an aweful load of keys to play..... overkill?

[jeremy]

I think it's justified to play what they play, with so many different keyboard parts. Maybe it's a bit exaggerated, but not that much.

By the way, I've edited the keyboard list and it's more accurate now.

[emax 2]

The set up is not all Roland.Look at the bottom of the rack in the center of the photo. Is that an akai sampler? The color is the akai color and if it not roland did a great job of matching it. Geoff Downes used 23 keyboards on Asai's first 2 tours. The difference between the 2 tours was that he all his keyboards in a straight line across the stage. The polymoog was replaced by a ppg wave 2.2 keyboard. If u can get it get Geoff Downes album The New Dance Orchestra The Light Program. Its great chill out music

[Jakob BC]

Like we said before....

Yes but, you have to clear it out when there is doubt

[GeeJee]

I didn't doubt

[Nico_Noyau]

Wow
I see a Moog Taurus too !

Jarrekid, I am at your home in some hours, wait for me :lol:

[GeeJee]

Yeah, but the Taurus is not in the keyboardists' rig So that one doesn't count...

[Nico_Noyau]

Yeah, but the Taurus is not in the keyboardists' rig So that one doesn't count...

But it is a synth too, OMGz