Synths used on Thriller, etc?

BristolDave · 16th November 2006

Hi,

I've seen the "Archived Guest Moderator" forum where Bruce Swedien was giving some fascinating answers to people's questions about MJ albums - such as the bass used on P.Y.T. being a Mini Moog - but does anyone know what other synths were used? Are they easy to spot?

I've heard that a Roland Jupiter 8 was used on Thriller - was it this that was used for the brass sound on the intro? Whilst I'm not lucky enough to own a Jupiter 8 I do have a Roland VariOS which does a pretty impressive emulation of one.

Thanks for any help you can offer.

Dave

dlmorley · 16th November 2006

I think the Synclavier was used a fair bit...

rids · 17th November 2006

Interesting topic and have not seen it discussed before. I'd be interested to.

Diametro · 6th November 2009

nada ... ???

**Don Solaris** · 6th November 2009

Thriller SYNTHS

goldphinga · 7th November 2009

Michael Jackson: Keyboard Sounds of His Signature Songs, Then and Now,

The DEFINITIVE list

Richie Walbourn modified Minimoogs
Emulator 1
Rhodes 88 suitcase with Paul Rivera modified Roland CE1 chorus pedal
Jupiter 8 and 6
Yamaha CS80
Prophet 5

There you go!

16th November 2006	#1
BristolDave Gear interested Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 1 Thread Starter	Synths used on Thriller, etc? Hi, I've seen the "Archived Guest Moderator" forum where Bruce Swedien was giving some fascinating answers to people's questions about MJ albums - such as the bass used on P.Y.T. being a Mini Moog - but does anyone know what other synths were used? Are they easy to spot? I've heard that a Roland Jupiter 8 was used on Thriller - was it this that was used for the brass sound on the intro? Whilst I'm not lucky enough to own a Jupiter 8 I do have a Roland VariOS which does a pretty impressive emulation of one. Thanks for any help you can offer. Dave

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Don Solaris Moderator Joined: Jun 2007 Location: Church of Prophet VS Posts: 4,317 4 Reviews written	Thriller SYNTHS

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goldphinga Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,383	Michael Jackson: Keyboard Sounds of His Signature Songs, Then and Now, The DEFINITIVE list Richie Walbourn modified Minimoogs Emulator 1 Rhodes 88 suitcase with Paul Rivera modified Roland CE1 chorus pedal Jupiter 8 and 6 Yamaha CS80 Prophet 5 There you go!