Alan Wilder

Throughout the video, Alan Wilder is playing a Yamaha DX7.

"Martin uses an [E-mu] Emulator II and a PPG Wave 2.2. Andy has a [Sequential Circuits] Prophet 2000, and I have an Emulator II and a Korg DW-8000."

E-MU Emax Turbo II is included in the list of samplers used to record the Recoil album "subHuman."

"This is an Emulator II. And it's an instrument that we use a lot in the studio and live. It's very versatile and very easy to use," Alan, at the beginning in this video.

In an article from Soundonsound titled "UNSOUND RECORDINGS," Alan Wilder is noted to use the Korg 01/W FD synthesizer as part of Recoil's equipment lineup.

Alan Wilder uses the E-Mu Emulator III, as listed in the equipment section of the Sound On Sound article "UNSOUND RECORDINGS."

Alan Wilder played a Yamaha DX7 IID during the "Music for the Masses" tour.

In an article from Sound on Sound, Alan Wilder is noted for using the Korg ARP Odyssey as part of his Recoil project equipment.

Alan Wilder is noted for using the EDP Wasp synthesizer, as mentioned in the equipment list for his project, Recoil, in Sound On Sound's "Unsound Recordings" article.

In the Sound on Sound article titled "UNSOUND RECORDINGS," Alan Wilder's use of the E-mu Emax is confirmed, as it is listed third under samplers in his Recoil equipment list.

At around 0:28, Alan's keyboard seems to have the OBXa logo on the back (though the words are clearer in the Synth Britannia documentary).

Alan is playing a PPG Wave 2 in this performance. specifically at 0:58.

In an article from Soundonsound, the EMS Synthi A is listed as part of Alan Wilder's equipment for his project Recoil.

In the Soundonsound article "UNSOUND RECORDINGS," Alan Wilder is listed as using the Moog Minimoog Voyager in Recoil's equipment setup.

In an article from Sound On Sound, Alan Wilder's use of the Oberheim OB-8 synthesizer is listed among the equipment for his project, Recoil.

In the archived Sound on Sound article, Alan Wilder's equipment list includes the Waldorf Microwave as the ninth synthesizer.

Alan Wilder is playing a Roland ProMars, recognizable by the buttons at the beginning of the video.

Alan Wilder used a Roland Jupiter-8 (serial 212333) on the 1982-1983 A Broken Frame tour, the 1983-1984 Construction Time Again tour, and the 1984-1985 Some Great Reward tour. The image is a screenshot from their appearance on The Tube, on December 24th, 1982 (https://youtu.be/uemyC5yMXb0?t=37).

From Electronic Soundmaker and Computer Music, April 1984:

'We are spoiled,' observed Alan. 'In the early days it was Yamaha CS5's, Moog Rogues and Kawai unmentionables' (ie he didn't mention the model). 'We moved through Roland Jupiter 8's, PPG Wave 2's, Yamaha DX7's, Emulators, and now we have a machine that inspires awe both in us and in those who appreciate the sounds we are producing: the Synclavier'.

The Jupiter was sold at auction for £10,000 in 2018 (https://www.bonhams.com/auction/24669/lot/50/depeche-mode-alan-wilder-a-stage-and-studio-used-roland-jupiter-8-synthesier-1982-1984/).

In the Sound on Sound article titled "UNSOUND RECORDINGS," Alan Wilder is listed as using the Studio Electronics Midimoog in his equipment setup for Recoil.

From the October 1986 issue of Keyboard Magazine:

"Martin uses an Emulator II and a PPG Wave 2.2, Andy has a [Sequential] Prophet 2000, and I have an Emulator II and a Korg Poly-800."

In this Syntopia article they mention Depeche Mode's use of the Roland Alpha Juno 1. The article has a photo of the synthesizer.

In this photo from 101, you can clearly see the E-MU EMAX behind Alan

An ARP 2600 can be observed slightly out of frame on the right in an image featuring Alan Wilder.

In the video titled "Depeche Mode - People Are People (LIVE) (1984) (HQ)" by Heroes Of The 80s on YouTube, Alan Wilder is seen miming along with a Roland JX-3P synthesizer at the 1:25 mark.

According to Gareth Jones, the Synclavier II was the primary sampler for People are People as evidenced by this sound on sound article. "That song was a lot about sampling and the room," says Gareth Jones. "The monophonic Synclavier was a big part of the sound — we didn't have the polyphonic sampler until the fifth album". We can infer that the Synclavier II was the model used due to the sampling feature on the second unit.

Alan Wilder can be seen playing an E-Mu Emulator I sampler, as evidenced by an image showing him using the instrument. This sampler, introduced in 1981, was utilized by Depeche Mode starting with their album Construction Time Again and was also favored by band member Martin Gore.

A Minimoog Model D. One of Alan’s Personal Favourite’s, as seen here behind him in his home studio set up. Can be heard sequenced on Enjoy the Silence (paired up with an ARP 2600), and more.