Top 5Has said they use
EMS
VCS3“EMS VCS 3, my first synth ever, still working and present on each of my albums as a ritual”
Said in MusicTech: Jean-Michel Jarre's favourite synths include the Teenage Engineering OP-1, October 2022
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Jean-Michel Jarre has said his first synth, the EMS VCS3, is on every album, and he has named the ARP 2600, Expressive E Osmose and Teenage Engineering OP-1. For the Oxygene remake he has said he used a Memorymoog, Eminent string machines, Keio Mini Pops, Revox B77s and Electro-Harmonix pedals into Pro Tools.
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ARP
ARP 2600“ARP 2600 for its sharpness and warmth.”
Said in MusicTech: Jean-Michel Jarre's favourite synths include the Teenage Engineering OP-1, October 2022
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Expressive E
Osmose“Osmose from Expressive E, amazing for its live possibilities.”
Said in MusicTech: Jean-Michel Jarre's favourite synths include the Teenage Engineering OP-1, October 2022
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Teenage Engineering
OP-1“Looking like a toy, but built like a NASA project!”
Said in MusicTech: Jean-Michel Jarre's favourite synths include the Teenage Engineering OP-1, October 2022
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EMS
Synthi AKSSeen in Sound On Sound: Jean-Michel Jarre, 30 Years Of Oxygene, February 2008
What synths Jean-Michel Jarre uses: a sourced gear guide
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Synths
Has said they use
EMS
VCS3“EMS VCS 3, my first synth ever, still working and present on each of my albums as a ritual”
Said in MusicTech: Jean-Michel Jarre's favourite synths include the Teenage Engineering OP-1, October 2022
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Has said they use
ARP
ARP 2600“ARP 2600 for its sharpness and warmth.”
Said in MusicTech: Jean-Michel Jarre's favourite synths include the Teenage Engineering OP-1, October 2022
Has said they use
Expressive E
Osmose“Osmose from Expressive E, amazing for its live possibilities.”
Said in MusicTech: Jean-Michel Jarre's favourite synths include the Teenage Engineering OP-1, October 2022
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Has said they use
Teenage Engineering
OP-1“Looking like a toy, but built like a NASA project!”
Said in MusicTech: Jean-Michel Jarre's favourite synths include the Teenage Engineering OP-1, October 2022
Oxygene studio
Seen using
EMS
Synthi AKSSeen in Sound On Sound: Jean-Michel Jarre, 30 Years Of Oxygene, February 2008
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Eminent
Eminent 310 string machine
Has said they use
Eminent
Eminent 310 string machineSaid in Sound On Sound: Jean-Michel Jarre, 30 Years Of Oxygene, February 2008
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Korg
PS-3200
Seen using
Korg
PS-3200Seen in Sound On Sound: Jean-Michel Jarre, 30 Years Of Oxygene, February 2008
ARP
2500 modular
Seen using
ARP
2500 modularSeen in Sound On Sound: Jean-Michel Jarre, 30 Years Of Oxygene, February 2008
Moog
Moog modular synthesizer
Seen using
Seen in Sound On Sound: Jean-Michel Jarre, 30 Years Of Oxygene, February 2008
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Moog
Liberation
Seen using
Moog
LiberationSeen in Sound On Sound: Jean-Michel Jarre, 30 Years Of Oxygene, February 2008
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Moog
Taurus bass pedals
Seen using
Seen in Sound On Sound: Jean-Michel Jarre, 30 Years Of Oxygene, February 2008
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Moog
MemorymoogSaid in Sound On Sound: Jean-Michel Jarre, 30 Years Of Oxygene, February 2008
Seen using
Yamaha
CS-80Seen in Sound On Sound: Jean-Michel Jarre, 30 Years Of Oxygene, February 2008
Has said they use
Mellotron
Mellotron“You can't compare a 400-kilo Mellotron with a virtual synth”
Said in Sound On Sound: Jean-Michel Jarre, 30 Years Of Oxygene, February 2008
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Seen in Sound On Sound: Jean-Michel Jarre, 30 Years Of Oxygene, February 2008
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Michel Geiss
Digisequencer (custom matrix sequencer)Seen in Sound On Sound: Jean-Michel Jarre, 30 Years Of Oxygene, February 2008
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Korg
Mini Pops rhythm machine
Has said they use
“The Mini Pops has no in or output sync, so you have to play everything around it”
Said in Sound On Sound: Jean-Michel Jarre, 30 Years Of Oxygene, February 2008
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Effects and tape
Revox
B77 tape recorder
Has said they use
Revox
B77 tape recorder“for the remake I had a pair of Revox B77s for tape delays”
Said in Sound On Sound: Jean-Michel Jarre, 30 Years Of Oxygene, February 2008
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Has said they use
Electro-Harmonix
Small Stone“I used a lot of pedals like the Electro-Harmonix Small Stone phase shifter”
Said in Sound On Sound: Jean-Michel Jarre, 30 Years Of Oxygene, February 2008
Electro-Harmonix
Electric Mistress flanger
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Electro-Harmonix
Electric Mistress flangerSaid in Sound On Sound: Jean-Michel Jarre, 30 Years Of Oxygene, February 2008
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Scully
Eight-track tape recorder
Has said they use
Said in Sound On Sound: Jean-Michel Jarre, 30 Years Of Oxygene, February 2008
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Recording
Avid
Pro Tools HD3
Has said they use
Avid
Pro Tools HD3“a Mac-based Pro Tools HD3 system”
Said in Sound On Sound: Jean-Michel Jarre, 30 Years Of Oxygene, February 2008
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Summit Audio
TPA 200B dual tube preamp
Has said they use
Summit Audio
TPA 200B dual tube preamp“I put almost everything through the Summit,”
Said in Sound On Sound: Jean-Michel Jarre, 30 Years Of Oxygene, February 2008
Neve
Preamp
Has said they use
Neve
PreampSaid in Sound On Sound: Jean-Michel Jarre, 30 Years Of Oxygene, February 2008
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Mackie
Control 24
Seen using
Mackie
Control 24Seen in Sound On Sound: Jean-Michel Jarre, 30 Years Of Oxygene, February 2008
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Apple
Power Mac G5
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Apple
Power Mac G5Seen in Sound On Sound: Jean-Michel Jarre, 30 Years Of Oxygene, February 2008
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Questions
About Jean-Michel Jarre's gear.
What synth does Jean-Michel Jarre use?
He has said the EMS VCS3, his first synth, is still working and on each of his albums. He has also named the ARP 2600, the Expressive E Osmose for live playing and the Teenage Engineering OP-1.
What synths were used on Oxygene?
For the Oxygene remake Sound On Sound shows EMS VCS3 and Synthi AKS units, Eminent string machines, ARP 2600s, a Memorymoog, a Yamaha CS-80, a Mellotron, an RMI Harmonic Synthesizer with a custom Digisequencer and two Keio Mini Pops.
What DAW does Jean-Michel Jarre use?
For the Oxygene remake he has said he recorded into a Mac based Pro Tools HD3 system at 24-bit, 96kHz, run from a Mackie Control 24, with almost everything going through a Summit Audio TPA 200B tube preamp.
What effects does Jean-Michel Jarre use?
He has said he used Electro-Harmonix pedals like the Small Stone phase shifter and Electric Mistress flanger, and a pair of Revox B77s for tape delays, which he put at 40 to 50 percent of the remake's sound.
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