Devo – Shout album cover

Devo – Shout

Album 1984

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 1984 album Shout.

Music from Shout

Gear Used On Shout

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Devo – Shout (1984). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Keyboards and Synthesizers used by Mark Mothersbaugh on Shout

Synthesizers

Fairlight CMI IIx

Mark and Jerry Casale are sitting in front of their Fairlight IIx in this video from 1984. The Fairlight IIx was used all over DEVO's 1984 album Shout (the album is almost completely composed of the factory sounds that came with the Fairlight), as well as TotalDevo from 1988 (although its use isn't near as prominent as it is on Shout; it was mainly used for sequencing). It can be heard on Mark's solo album Muzik for Insomniaks, released in 1988. The IIx sound "SWANEE" was used by Mothersbaugh in the theme song to the long-running Nickelodeon series Rugrats.

Studio Equipment used by Alan Myers on Shout

Drum Machines

Linn Electronics LM-1 Drum Computer

Avg price: $34,867.88

In the music video for "Beautiful World", Alan Myers can be seen tapping out the rhythm to the song on an LM-1 at 1:50.

The lm-1 features heavily on the associated album "New Traditionalists", and to a lesser extent "Oh, No! It's Devo!" From 1982 and "Shout" from 1984, where it can be seen next to DEVO bandmate Mark Mothersbaugh, under its successor, the LinnDrum; https://images.equipboard.com/uploads/source/image/110424/shout.png

Lastly, the lm-1 is visible in a behind the scenes interview during the "New Traditionalists" tour, at 0:35; https://youtu.be/s7Pj4IeLU7A