Nitzer Ebb – That Total Age
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 1987 album That Total Age.
Music from That Total Age
Artists on That Total Age
Gear Used On That Total Age
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Nitzer Ebb – That Total Age (1987). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
Bon Harris
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Keyboards and Synthesizers used by Bon Harris on That Total Age
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In this interview with Bitwig's Marketing team, Bon Harris mentions that the SH-101 was his primary synth for the "That Total Age" period. Importantly, that SH-101 was layered with DX7 sounds in the studio, per their producer's urging, but I don't think Bon owned a DX7 at that time.
Our main sound of That Total Age was the Roland SH-101 with FM-sounds being added in the studio from a Yamaha DX7.
Harris mentions more or less the same thing in this interview with Roland's Marketing team:
We did all of The Total Age on an SH-101. That sound established us.
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In this interview with Bitwig's Marketing team, Bon Harris affirms that his trusty SH-101 was layered with DX7 bass sounds for the production of That Total Age.
Our main sound of That Total Age was the Roland SH-101 with FM-sounds being added in the studio from a Yamaha DX7. For Belief, I bought a Roland System 100m, an Oberheim Xpander and a Yamaha TX81Z – so these are real characteristic sounds we must not miss on stage.
I recall earlier interviews where Bon expressed some distaste/apprehension at his producer layering in those DX7 tones, but the SH-101 is not the beefiest-sounding synth, and layering in a contrasting timbre to thicken things up is a reasonable tactic when your 101 is going up against heavy acoustic/sampled drum sounds in an otherwise sparse mix. Also, Front 242 used the DX7 for bass to great effect in this same era, so it's not like using a DX7 meant you instantly turned into Rick Astley or Baltimora.