Visage – Beat Boy album cover

Visage – Beat Boy

Album 1984

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

Music from Beat Boy

Gear Used On Beat Boy

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

Keyboards and Synthesizers used by Rusty Egan on Beat Boy

Synthesizers

Roland MC-202 MicroComposer

Avg price: $597.60

Beat Boy was recorded at Trident Studio which has a Solid State Logic desk that is widely considered to be the best in the world. They are undoubtedly the most expensive, starting at around £150,000. Surprisingly hardly any electronic instruments were used on the LP, just a Fairlight CMI, Egan's MC202/SH101 sequencer combination, a Jupiter 8 and a Linn Drum.

Synthesizers

Roland SH-101

Avg price: $1,114.26

Beat Boy was recorded at Trident Studio which has a Solid State Logic desk that is widely considered to be the best in the world. They are undoubtedly the most expensive, starting at around £150,000. Surprisingly hardly any electronic instruments were used on the LP, just a Fairlight CMI, Egan's MC202/SH101 sequencer combination, a Jupiter 8 and a Linn Drum.

Synthesizers

Fairlight CMI

Used on Visage's 1984 album "Beat Boy", according to a 1984 interview with Electronic Soundmaker & Computer Music.

Surprisingly hardly any electronic instruments were used on the LP, just a Fairlight CMI, Egan's MC202/SH101 sequencer combination, a Jupiter 8 and a Linn Drum.

Synthesizers

Roland Jupiter-8

Avg price: $19,549.06

Used on Visage's 1984 album "Beat Boy", according to a 1984 interview with Electronic Soundmaker & Computer Music.

Surprisingly hardly any electronic instruments were used on the LP, just a Fairlight CMI, Egan's MC202/SH101 sequencer combination, a Jupiter 8 and a Linn Drum.

Studio Equipment used by Rusty Egan on Beat Boy

Analog

Otari MTR-90

Avg price: $6,995.00

Mentioned as a part of the equipment used on Visage's 1984 album "Beat Boy", according to Egan's 1984 interview with Electronic Soundmaker & Computer Music.

Effects Processors

Lexicon 224 Digital Reverberator

Avg price: $134.00

Mentioned as a part of the equipment used on Visage's 1984 album "Beat Boy", according to Egan's 1984 interview with Electronic Soundmaker & Computer Music.

Effects Processors

AMS RMX16 Digital Reverberation System

Avg price: $5,677.17

Mentioned as a part of the equipment used on Visage's 1984 album "Beat Boy", according to Egan's 1984 interview with Electronic Soundmaker & Computer Music.

Effects Processors

AMS DMX 15-80S Digital Delay

Avg price: $5,154.18

Mentioned as a part of the equipment used on Visage's 1984 album "Beat Boy", according to Egan's 1984 interview with Electronic Soundmaker & Computer Music.

Effects Processors

Korg SDD-3000

Avg price: $525.00

Mentioned as a part of the equipment used on Visage's 1984 album "Beat Boy", according to Egan's 1984 interview with Electronic Soundmaker & Computer Music.

Portable Recorders

Sony PCM-F1

Mentioned as a part of the equipment used on Visage's 1984 album "Beat Boy", according to Egan's 1984 interview with Electronic Soundmaker & Computer Music.

Drum Machines

Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer

Avg price: $4,699.00

In this photo, Egan shared (likely his?) TR-808, which he mentions was used on Visage's 1984 album "Beat Boy."