Japan Tin Drum gear list

(last updated: )

Musical equipment

David Sylvian:

• Oberheim OB-X
• Sequential Circuits Prophet-5
• Rickenbacker guitar /w e-bow

Richard Barbieri:

• Oberheim OB-X
• Roland System 700

Mick Karn:

• Wal basses

Steve Jansen:

• Linn LM-1
• TAMA kit

Studio & Recording gear

Microphones:

• Neumann U47 (vocals, assumed)

Outboard gear:

• AMS DMX 15-80 delay
• Eventide H949 Harmonizer

Tape machines:

•  Regents Park Studio:
• 3M M79 24-track
• 2 x Studer B67 2-track
• Revox A77
• Revox A700
• The Manor:
• Ampex MM1200 24-track
• Ampex ATR-102 2-track
• Ampex ATR-104 2-track
• Odyssey Recording studios:
• MCI JH24 24-track
• MCI JH110 2-track
• AIR Studios:
• Studer A800 24-track
• Studer 2-track?

Mixing consoles:

• Trident TSM 40/32 (Regent Street)
• Helios custom 32-input 24-output console (The Manor)
• MCI JH500 custom desk (Odyssey studio)
• Neve A7971 (AIR Studios Oxford Street)

References

Various studio photos

Electronics & Music Maker January 1983: http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/japan/5864

AIR Studio Oxford Street console: https://www.airstudios.com/studio-1-equipment-list/

The Manor console sale: https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Audio/Archive-Studio-Sound-IDX/IDX/80s/Studio-Sound-1982-01-OCR-Page-0096.pdf

The Manor info: https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Audio/Archive-Studio-Sound/90s/Studio-Sound-1995-06.pdf

Regents Park info: https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Audio/Archive-Studio-Sound/70s/Studio-Sound-1979-05.pdf

Odyssey Studios info: https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Audio/Archive-Studio-Sound/80s/Studio-Sound-1980-07.pdf

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