Simply Red – Picture Book
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 1985 album Picture Book.
Music from Picture Book
Artists on Picture Book
Gear Used On Picture Book
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Simply Red – Picture Book (1985). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
Fritz McIntyre
Roles:
Studio Equipment used by Fritz McIntyre on Picture Book
Furman PL-8E Series II Power Conditioner
Fritz's rack (from top): Furman PL8E amp Roland M240 24-channel keyboard mixer - TX816 x 8 channels; D550 L/R; Korg Wavestation A/D L/R; guitar L/R; Kurzweil L/R; Quadraverb returns L/R Marshall 9001 guitar pre-amp - "Fritz plays guitar for the first two numbers on the main stage" Samson UR4 UHF wireless receiver - "for the guitar" Alesis Quadraverb - "just for the keyboard monitor mixes, mainly to recreate things from the albums, like delays and choruses" Audio Architecture Function Junction Korg Wavestation A/D - "for a few string things and pianos" Yamaha MIDI rack Kurzweil 1200 Pro One expansion module - "the main piano box. I call it the Kurzweil Crapscreen. I'm not a great lover of manuals, and I was trying to find the contrast control for this screen, and I couldn't find it anywhere. You've got to lie down and look upwards at the screen. So I do most of the editing on a Mac (Powerbook 180), through SysEx" UPS power backup Yamaha TX816 - "for some of the older sounds from the first two albums"
Fritz's rack (from top): Furman PL8E amp Roland M240 24-channel keyboard mixer - TX816 x 8 channels; D550 L/R; Korg Wavestation A/D L/R; guitar L/R; Kurzweil L/R; Quadraverb returns L/R Marshall 9001 guitar pre-amp - "Fritz plays guitar for the first two numbers on the main stage" Samson UR4 UHF wireless receiver - "for the guitar" Alesis Quadraverb - "just for the keyboard monitor mixes, mainly to recreate things from the albums, like delays and choruses" Audio Architecture Function Junction Korg Wavestation A/D - "for a few string things and pianos" Yamaha MIDI rack Kurzweil 1200 Pro One expansion module - "the main piano box. I call it the Kurzweil Crapscreen. I'm not a great lover of manuals, and I was trying to find the contrast control for this screen, and I couldn't find it anywhere. You've got to lie down and look upwards at the screen. So I do most of the editing on a Mac (Powerbook 180), through SysEx" UPS power backup Yamaha TX816 - "for some of the older sounds from the first two albums"
Avg price: $210.52
Fritz's rack (from top): Furman PL8E amp Roland M240 24-channel keyboard mixer - TX816 x 8 channels; D550 L/R; Korg Wavestation A/D L/R; guitar L/R; Kurzweil L/R; Quadraverb returns L/R Marshall 9001 guitar pre-amp - "Fritz plays guitar for the first two numbers on the main stage" Samson UR4 UHF wireless receiver - "for the guitar" Alesis Quadraverb - "just for the keyboard monitor mixes, mainly to recreate things from the albums, like delays and choruses" Audio Architecture Function Junction Korg Wavestation A/D - "for a few string things and pianos" Yamaha MIDI rack Kurzweil 1200 Pro One expansion module - "the main piano box. I call it the Kurzweil Crapscreen. I'm not a great lover of manuals, and I was trying to find the contrast control for this screen, and I couldn't find it anywhere. You've got to lie down and look upwards at the screen. So I do most of the editing on a Mac (Powerbook 180), through SysEx" UPS power backup Yamaha TX816 - "for some of the older sounds from the first two albums"
Amplifiers used by Fritz McIntyre on Picture Book
Marshall 9001 Tube Preamplifier
Fritz's rack (from top): Furman PL8E amp Roland M240 24-channel keyboard mixer - TX816 x 8 channels; D550 L/R; Korg Wavestation A/D L/R; guitar L/R; Kurzweil L/R; Quadraverb returns L/R Marshall 9001 guitar pre-amp - "Fritz plays guitar for the first two numbers on the main stage" Samson UR4 UHF wireless receiver - "for the guitar" Alesis Quadraverb - "just for the keyboard monitor mixes, mainly to recreate things from the albums, like delays and choruses" Audio Architecture Function Junction Korg Wavestation A/D - "for a few string things and pianos" Yamaha MIDI rack Kurzweil 1200 Pro One expansion module - "the main piano box. I call it the Kurzweil Crapscreen. I'm not a great lover of manuals, and I was trying to find the contrast control for this screen, and I couldn't find it anywhere. You've got to lie down and look upwards at the screen. So I do most of the editing on a Mac (Powerbook 180), through SysEx" UPS power backup Yamaha TX816 - "for some of the older sounds from the first two albums"
Keyboards and Synthesizers used by Fritz McIntyre on Picture Book
Avg price: $292.57
Fritz's rack (from top): Furman PL8E amp Roland M240 24-channel keyboard mixer - TX816 x 8 channels; D550 L/R; Korg Wavestation A/D L/R; guitar L/R; Kurzweil L/R; Quadraverb returns L/R Marshall 9001 guitar pre-amp - "Fritz plays guitar for the first two numbers on the main stage" Samson UR4 UHF wireless receiver - "for the guitar" Alesis Quadraverb - "just for the keyboard monitor mixes, mainly to recreate things from the albums, like delays and choruses" Audio Architecture Function Junction Korg Wavestation A/D - "for a few string things and pianos" Yamaha MIDI rack Kurzweil 1200 Pro One expansion module - "the main piano box. I call it the Kurzweil Crapscreen. I'm not a great lover of manuals, and I was trying to find the contrast control for this screen, and I couldn't find it anywhere. You've got to lie down and look upwards at the screen. So I do most of the editing on a Mac (Powerbook 180), through SysEx" UPS power backup Yamaha TX816 - "for some of the older sounds from the first two albums"
Fritz's rack (from top): Furman PL8E amp Roland M240 24-channel keyboard mixer - TX816 x 8 channels; D550 L/R; Korg Wavestation A/D L/R; guitar L/R; Kurzweil L/R; Quadraverb returns L/R Marshall 9001 guitar pre-amp - "Fritz plays guitar for the first two numbers on the main stage" Samson UR4 UHF wireless receiver - "for the guitar" Alesis Quadraverb - "just for the keyboard monitor mixes, mainly to recreate things from the albums, like delays and choruses" Audio Architecture Function Junction Korg Wavestation A/D - "for a few string things and pianos" Yamaha MIDI rack Kurzweil 1200 Pro One expansion module - "the main piano box. I call it the Kurzweil Crapscreen. I'm not a great lover of manuals, and I was trying to find the contrast control for this screen, and I couldn't find it anywhere. You've got to lie down and look upwards at the screen. So I do most of the editing on a Mac (Powerbook 180), through SysEx" UPS power backup Yamaha TX816 - "for some of the older sounds from the first two albums"
Modular Synthesizers used by Fritz McIntyre on Picture Book
Avg price: $449.99
Fritz's rack (from top): Furman PL8E amp Roland M240 24-channel keyboard mixer - TX816 x 8 channels; D550 L/R; Korg Wavestation A/D L/R; guitar L/R; Kurzweil L/R; Quadraverb returns L/R Marshall 9001 guitar pre-amp - "Fritz plays guitar for the first two numbers on the main stage" Samson UR4 UHF wireless receiver - "for the guitar" Alesis Quadraverb - "just for the keyboard monitor mixes, mainly to recreate things from the albums, like delays and choruses" Audio Architecture Function Junction Korg Wavestation A/D - "for a few string things and pianos" Yamaha MIDI rack Kurzweil 1200 Pro One expansion module - "the main piano box. I call it the Kurzweil Crapscreen. I'm not a great lover of manuals, and I was trying to find the contrast control for this screen, and I couldn't find it anywhere. You've got to lie down and look upwards at the screen. So I do most of the editing on a Mac (Powerbook 180), through SysEx" UPS power backup Yamaha TX816 - "for some of the older sounds from the first two albums"