Thompson Twins Into The Gap gear

(updated: 29/08/24)

Thompson Twins Into The Gap

Musical equipment

Drums & percussion:

• Movement MCS-2 Drum Computer
• Movement MCS Mimic sampler prototype(?)
• Paiste percussion rack
• Yamaha Xylophone
• Latin Percussion Timbales

Keyboards & synthesizers:

• Oberheim OB-Xa: Tom Bailey’s main, used for most synth parts & basslines
• Sequential Circuits Prophet-5: Joe Leeway’s
• Sequential Circuits Pro One: “Doctor Doctor” sequencer
• Yamaha CP-70B electric piano: “Sister Of Mercy”

Guitars:

• Fender Telecaster /w Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus combo (Tom Bailey)
• unknown 12-string: “Doctor Doctor”, played by Phil Thornalley (uncredited)

Recording & Studio equipment

Microphones:

• AKG C414 EB: vocals
• Sennheiser MD-421: percussion
• Neumann U87: percussion (ambience), possibly guitars

Outboard gear (partial list):

• AMS DMX 15-80S digital delay/harmonizer/sampler
• AMS RMX-16 digital reverb
• Roland SDD-320 Dimension D
• UREI 1176 compressors/limiters

Tape recorders:

• Compass Point:
• MCI JH114 24-track
• RAK Studio 1:
• Lyrec TR532 24-track
• Studer B67 2-track

Consoles:

• API 3232 48-channel /w 32-track monitoring sub-console: RAK Studio 1 (overdubs & mix)
• MCI JH536 32-channel: Compass Point (main recording)

Sources:

One Two Testing, January 1984

Personal information & photos from Stephen Dewey and Phil Thornalley

Mix, August 1982 (PDF page 91, Compass Point information)

Studio Sound, May 1980 (RAK info, plus FB post)