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Vangelis his studio setup has been evolving over the years, and it is therefore impossible to
provide a complete list of the gear he has used. All the more a challenge for synth spotters
to make a list with recognized gear.The picture to the right shows part of Vangelis' Epsilon studio in Paris, 1992. Also take a look at an older picture of Vangelis surrounded by his gear, playing his favorite, the Yamaha CS80. Als have a look at the gallery by clicking on the red image below, currently showing pictures from the Nemo studio.
If you have spotted any gear that is not listed here, please feel free to email it to me. State the name of the synth and the source (e.g. photograph, TV, gear list, interview, live sighting, etc.) and email it to d.lodewijks@chello.nl
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| Akai S900 | Photo in "Direct"-booklet |
| Akai S1000 | "S.O.S." July 1990 (UK) |
| Akai S1100 | Keyboard Review interview, dec '92 (UK) |
| Akai DD1000 | Keyboard Review interview, dec '92 (UK) |
| Alesis SR-16 | Seen on picture of Vangelis at his keys at the Vangelis Odyssey website. |
| ARP 2500 | One cabinet in the Musical Express broadcast. |
| Arp Odyssey | Superstar LP ("Earth" re-release, photo around '80) |
| Arp Pro Soloist | Photo |
| Bosendorfer grand piano | Oor '76 article |
| Crumar Compakt Piano | Oor '76 article |
| Elka Rhapsody 610 | Sound on Sound "Recording Vangelis" equipment list |
| Ems Vocoder | Superstar LP ("Earth") |
| Emu E4X Sampler | Amonst Vangelis' gear at the Mythodea concert, 2001 |
| Emu Emulator 1 | Photo in "Superstar" |
| Emu Emulator 2 | Photo in "Direct"-booklet |
| Emu Proteus/2 | Gear at the Mythodea concert, 2001 |
| Ensoniq VFX-SD | ET1 TV interview 1990 |
| Ensoniq Mirage | Seen on pictures of Nemo studio |
| Farfisa Synthorchestra | Sound on Sound "Recording Vangelis" equipment list |
| Fender 88 | Oor '76 article |
| Hammond B3 | Oor '76 article |
| Hohner Clavinet | Oor '76 article |
| Korg 01W/FD | Recognized preset sound in "1492" |
| Korg 700 monophonic | Interview Keyboard '84 |
| Korg 800DV "Maxi Korg" | inside cover of Heaven and Hell LP |
| Korg DSM1 | "S.O.S." July 1990 (UK) |
| Korg DVP1 | Photo in "Direct"-booklet |
| Korg i3 | Spotted at Athletics opening ceremony '97 |
| Korg Karma | Preset rhythm: Ending of World Cup Anthem Synth version |
| Korg M1 | French Musicien magazine |
| Korg M1R Module (or M1REX) | Gear at the Mythodea concert, 2001 |
| Korg Poly 800 | Sound on Sound "Recording Vangelis" equipment list |
| Korg Polyphonic Ensemble | Japanese LP pressing |
| Korg PS-3300 | Spotted in a video interview |
| Korg S1 | Spotted in the Conquest of Paradise music video |
| Korg Symphony | French Musicien magazine |
| Korg T1 | Eureka concert (TV) |
| Korg T2 | "Antigone de Sophocle" extract in Musiques au coeur (TV) |
| Korg T3 | "Musiques au Coeur" (TV) |
| Korg Trinity | Preset sounds in Oceanic |
| Korg Triton | Preset sound in Mythodea Introduction |
| Korg x3 | Spotted at Athletics opening ceremony '97 |
| Korg Wavestation | Spotted in repairshop in Paris |
| Kurzweil 250 | French Musicien magazine |
| Kurzweil K1200 | Spotted at Athletics opening ceremony '97 |
| Kurzweil K2000 | "Musiques au Coeur" (TV) |
| Linn LM1 | Keyboard interview '81 |
| Moog Minimoog | keyboard interview'81 |
| Moog Modular System | Booklet of 3LP box |
| Moog Satelite | Sound on Sound "Recording Vangelis" equipment list |
| Oberheim 2 Voice | Odes LP |
| Oberheim Matrix 12 | Photo (in Keyboard?) |
| Roland CR 5000 | Keyboard interview '81 |
| Roland D50 | French "Musicien magazine" |
| Roland JD800 | Eureka concert (TV) |
| Roland JP-4 | Sound on Sound "Recording Vangelis" equipment list |
| Roland JP-6 | Sound on Sound "Recording Vangelis" equipment list |
| Roland JV1080 or XP-50 or XP-80? | Preset sounds in Ask the Mountains |
| Roland JV80 | Keyboard Review interview '92 |
| Roland JX8P | Spotted in Nemo studios by a lucky fan who made pictures |
| Roland Juno 106 | There are two of them on the "Direct" photo. |
| Roland Jupiter 4 | Keyboard interview '81 |
| Roland MKS 20 | French Musicien magazine |
| Roland MKS 70 | French Musicien magazine |
| Roland MKS 80 Super Jupiter | Photo in "Direct"-booklet |
| Roland MPG 80 programmer for MKS 80 | Nemo studio photographs |
| Roland Paraphonic 505 | Photo in People magazine in '82 |
| Roland Promars | Photo in "Superstar LP" (Earth) |
| Roland RE-201 | Sound on Sound "Recording Vangelis" equipment list |
| Roland S-50 | French Musicien magazine |
| Roland S-760 Sampler | Gear at the Mythodea concert, 2001 |
| Roland S-770 | Keyboard Review interview '92 |
| Roland SH-3A | Sound on Sound "Recording Vangelis" equipment list |
| Roland SH-1000 | Sound on Sound "Recording Vangelis" equipment list |
| Roland Super JD-990 | Gear at the Mythodea concert, 2001 |
| Roland Super JV-1080 | Gear at the Mythodea concert, 2001 |
| Roland System 100 | French "guitarre et Clavier" magazine |
| Roland System 700 modular | Pictures in booklet of 3LP box |
| Roland TR-626 | Sound on Sound "Recording Vangelis" equipment list |
| Roland U110 | French Musicien magazine |
| Roland Vocoder VP-330 | French "guitarre et Clavier" magazine |
| RSF Kobol | Keyboard USA interview |
| Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 | Keyboard interview '81 |
| Sequential Circuits Prophet VS (rackmount) | Photo in "DIRECT"-booklet |
| Sequential Circuits Prophet 10 | Photo in "Direct"-booklet |
| Simmons SDSV | Keyboard interview '81 |
| Stylophone 350s | Mentioned in Oor Feb '76 article |
| Tornado "Reed" organ | Oor '76 article |
| Theremin | Radio interview "Walhalla" |
| Waldorf Microwave | Keyboard Review interview '92 |
| Yamaha CP-80 | Sound on Sound "Recording Vangelis" equipment list |
| Yamaha CS-40M | Keyboard interview '81 |
| Yamaha CS-80 | Keyboard interview '81 |
| Yamaha DX7 | Photo in "Direct"-booklet |
| Yamaha TX7 | On pictures from inside Nemo studios |
| Yamaha DX7 II | Photo in "Direct"-booklet |
| Yamaha DX21 | Seen on TV news item in mid eighties |
| Yamaha EMT100 | French Musicien magazine |
| Yamaha GS1 | Photo in SOS interview , Dec 84 |
| Yamaha GS2 | Keyboard interview '81 |
| Yamaha RX5 | Rev. cymbals in Sidestreets, and on "Direct" photo under papers |
| Yamaha SY77 | Foto in the City Booklet |
| Yamaha SY99 | Sounds heard on Voices (chimes in Prelude) |
| Yamaha VL1 | Patches recognized on Voices and Oceanic |
| Zyklus Midi Performance System | Sequencer used on albums like Direct, inspired the custom "Direct box" |
Latest update: December 5, 2006