Alan Wilder
Alan Wilder's Gear
The Apple logo can be seen on the back of Alan's laptop in this picture.
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"Wilder's rig centers around Steinberg's Cubase running on a Mac."
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PowerMac G5 is included in the list of hardware used to record the Recoil album "subHuman."
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Pro Tools HD3 is included in the list of equipment used to record the Recoil album "subHuman."
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Auction for Alan Wilder's Drawmer DS201 dual gate modules.
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Apple Power Mac 9600 is included in the list of Alan Wilder's equipment.
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Yamaha 03D is included in the list of Alan Wilder's equipment.
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Roland RE-501 is included in the list of outboard FX used on the Recoil album subHuman.
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888/24 interface is included in the list of computer hardware and software used to record the Recoil album* Unsound Methods*.
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Auction for Alan Wilder's Pro Tools rig, which includes Pro Tools 8.0.
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Auction for Alan Wilder's Pro Tools rig, which includes a Digidesign 192.
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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."
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In this Syntopia article they mention Depeche Mode's use of the Roland Alpha Juno 1. The article has a photo of the synthesizer.
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In this photo from 101, you can clearly see the E-MU EMAX behind Alan
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An ARP 2600 can be observed slightly out of frame on the right in an image featuring Alan Wilder.
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The Roland System 100m can be clearly seen beside Alan Wilder in the studio, as evidenced by the image available on Equipboard.
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Alan Wilder uses the RSF Kobol Expander II, as evidenced by an image showing the unit placed on top of his Roland System 100M.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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