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hello.

what sort of synths or keyboards did queen used during the live/studio sessions.

i know the dx7 is used in either one vision and who wants to live forever.

but what sort of keys/synths did they used more?
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NON-SYNTH KEYBOARDS:

Digital piano: Probably for some overdubs in the 'Miracle' - 'Heaven' era

Electric pianos: Best Friend, SASS, Ga Ga (live - Works tour), Impromptu (Works tour)

Harpsichord: Masterstroke

Jangle Piano: Killer Queen, Leroy Brown, Seaside Rendezvous

Harmonium: Teo

Plastic Piano: Teo

Organ: Liar, Wedding March, Under Pressure

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SYNTHESISERS:

The Game (album): Oberheim OBX, Roland VP-330 ('A Human Body')

Flash (album + tour): OBX

Hot Space (album): Oberheim OBX, Oberheim OBX-a, Roland Jupiter 8

Hot Space (tour): Roland Jupiter 8

Works (album): OBX, OBX-a, OB8, Jupiter 8, Fairlight CMI-III, Kurzweil K-250, Roland VP-330, DX-7 (maybe)

Works (tour): OBX-a, Jupiter 8, VP-330

Magic (album): Jupiter 8, DX-7, VP-330, Emulator II, Fairlight CMI-III, Kurzweil K-250

Magic (tour): Jupiter 8, VP-330, DX-7, Emulator II+

Miracle: DX-7, Korg M1, Emulator II, Roland D-50

Innuendo: DX-7 (maybe), Korg M1

Post-Innuendo: Roland JP-800, Ensoniq ASR10, Korg M1
John hated Hot Space. Frederick's favourite singer was not Paul Rodgers. Roger didn't compose 'Innuendo.' 'Bohemian Rhapsody' hasn't got 180 vocal overdubs.
WHY DID THEY USED THE M1 AND DX7 SO MUCH?
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The same reason Brian used the Red Special so much and why John used the Fender Precision so much. Thye obviously liked them.
James
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]innuendo1990 wrote: [/QUOTENAME]WHY DID THEY USED THE M1 AND DX7 SO MUCH?
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Because the Nord Electro and Lead hadn't been invented yet.
that is true but.......They arent using it during the 2005-2006 tour.

they where using the KORG TRITON EXTREME!!!
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i know where im talking about i play keyboard since im 4 so that makes it 12 years.

the triton is a pretty sick machine 133mb of wave rom i believe and the 88 keys version of the triton that spike used whas sweet.

it only lacks a vocoder on radio gaga so it couldnt do the REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDIOOOOOOOOOOO but that doesnt realy matters.
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Whats synth used in MR Bad Guy ?
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]kombattivi wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Whats synth used in MR Bad Guy ?[/QUOTE]

Obviously the wrong one.
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[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]innuendo1990 wrote: [/QUOTENAME]the triton is a pretty sick machine[/QUOTE]

Yeah, that's what I think whenever I hear it's Organ or E.Piano patches.
Yeah it sounds pretty sick.

there is 1 combi in the c bank i dontknow its name but it has string on the left hand and on the right hand a old lead synth,it sounds so cool.
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[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]kombattivi wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Whats synth used in MR Bad Guy ?[/QUOTE]

i believe an oberheim and the dx7 and juno.

they used it the most so i thinhk freddie used them on the mr bad guy album.

on the barcelona album the used an ENSONIG sq2.
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I loved the DX7 - if I could lay my hands on one of them again. great electric piano sound.
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I like the Solo Synth in I was Born to love you (Brass and Bass) ando also the Brass in Your Kind a Lover.

I think it's a Jupiter 8 or Oberheim OB-8 but not sure...
The dx7 is a cool machine.

i once played the dx27s.
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