Jean Michel Jarre Zoolook (1984) equipment

 

Jean Michel Jarre Zoolook equipment

Instruments:

Electronic instruments:

• ARP 2600
• E-mu Emulator (a.k.a. E-mu Emulator I)
• EMS vocoder
• EMS VCS3(?)
• EMS Synthi AKS
• Fairlight CMI Series II – main instrument on the album
• Moog Modular System 55
• Oberheim OB-Xa
• Sequential Circuits Prophet-5
• Yamaha DX7
• Yamaha DX9 – not listed in credits, but used for a tubular bell sound
• Dr. Click synchroniser
• Linn LM-1 drum machine – “Diva”, “Zoolook” etc.
• Linn LinnDrum (LM-2) drum machine
•  Simmons SDS-V electronic drum kit
• Geiss Matrisequencer – custom built for Jean by Michel Geiss

Recording & Studio equipment

• AMS DMX 15-80S digital delay
• AMS RMX-16 digital reverb
• MCI JH-636 36-channel automated desk

Tape machines & recording:

• MCI 24-track
• MCI 2-track – for ¼” 15ips master copy
• Otari MTR-90 2-track ½” – ½” 30ips master copy made with this
• Sony PCM-1610 digital – used for digital master, selected for final album

Sources

Album credits

International Musician & Recording World, March 1985

Electronic Soundmaker & Computer Music, March 1985

Electronics & Music Maker, June 1982 (MCI desk info)

https://aerozonejmj.fr/interview-de-jean-michel-jarre-par-francois-grapard-en-1984/ (other info)