Herbie Hancock – Sextant
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 1973 album Sextant.
Music from Sextant
Artists on Sextant
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Various Artists for Children's Promise Artists United Against Apartheid The Headhunters Miles Davis Quintet The Rockit Band Future 2 Future Artists United for Nature Orquestra Was Bahia Black The Herbie Hancock Sextet The Herbie Hancock Quintet The Herbie Hancock Quartet The Herbie Hancock Trio V.S.O.P. Herbie Hancock (band) Herbie Hancock & Chick Corea Herbie Hancock & John McLaughlin -
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Gear Used On Sextant
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Herbie Hancock – Sextant (1973). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
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Modular Synthesizers used by Herbie Hancock on Sextant
Avg price: $9,000.00
Used for "Rain Dance", as specified in Herbie Hancock’s Electronic Instrument Glossary from September 14, 2016.
ARP 2600 – This analog, monophonic, patch-cable synthesizer was first released in the early 1970s and had the look of an old telephone patch board. This instrument was used on the 1973 album Sextant for the tune “Rain Dance.”
ARP Keyboard Model 3604 – Just as you would use your keyboard to operate your home computer, the ARP keyboard serves as the controller for the ARP 2600.
Keyboards and Synthesizers used by Herbie Hancock on Sextant
Herbie Hancock played the Mellotron on the tune Hidden Shadows for the 1973 album Sextant, as stated in "Herbie Hancock’s Electronic Instrument Glossary" (2016-09 based on liner notes from 2013):
"Mellotron – This electro-mechanical polyphonic keyboard, released in the 1960s, is in a class all its own. This instrument uses the technology of a sampler and a piano and looks like an organ. A key pressed causes this instrument to read a piece of magnetic audio tape and play back a preset sample lasting eight seconds. This instrument is played by Herbie on the tune “Hidden Shadows” for the 1973 album Sextant."
Additional information from another source. Herbie Hancock's use of the Mellotron sounds is also detailed in this page dedicated to the instrument used in music albums: https://www.planetmellotron.com/revh1.htm#hancock
"[...] on Hornets, [...], only uses the Mellotron on one track. Hidden Shadows features more of those volume-pedalled and/or pitchbent strings, but adds flute chords to the mix, [...]"
