David Rosenthal's Keyboards and Synthesizers

David Rosenthal describing and explaining his rig, where he is explaining his touring rig for Billy Joel in October of 2014.

At 2:22, he displays his Roland Fantom G6.

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David Rosenthal describing and explaining his rig, where he is using the Kurzweil K2600X as well as his touring rig for Billy Joel in October of 2014.

At 00:18, he says, "The main keyboard here that I'm using in the front is the Kurzweil K2600X; pretty much using it as a controller, although I do have a lot of the sounds programmed into it to use it stand-alone should the whole rig go down."

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David Rosenthal describing and explaining his rig, where he is explaining his touring rig for Billy Joel in October of 2014.

At 1:46 in the video, we see the Hammond XK-3c, in which David explains "... and that's running through a Leslie 147, which is below the stage.

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David Rosenthal describing and explaining his rig, where he is using the Kurzweil K2600X as well as his touring rig for Billy Joel in October of 2014.

At 2:00, we see David mentioning his Kurzweil K2661. "... sustain pedal for the K2661 which is my other controller up top here."

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In the video titled "David Rosenthal - A Keyboard Serenade" by APlace in Time, David Rosenthal is seen playing an array of synthesizers, including the E-Mu Emulator I. Other instruments featured include a Memorymoog Plus, Oberheim OB-Xa, Minimoog, and various Roland synthesizers.

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I’m this video David is playing all kinds of synths here. A memory moog plus, EmU emulator, Oberheim OBXa, Minimoog, Memorymoog, and all kinds of other Roland synths I think might be a Jupiter on bottom.

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In the video "David Rosenthal - A Keyboard Serenade" by APlace in Time on YouTube, David Rosenthal is seen playing a variety of synthesizers, including the Moog Minimoog Model D.

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In the video "David Rosenthal - A Keyboard Serenade" by APlace in Time, David Rosenthal is seen playing an Oberheim OB-Xa among other synthesizers, including a Memorymoog Plus, Emu Emulator, Minimoog, and several Roland models.

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In the video "Billy Joel - Live from Long Island (1982)," David Rosenthal can be seen using the Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 synthesizer at the 6:34 mark.

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David Rosenthal utilizes a Roland JD-800 as part of his keyboard rig, as evidenced by a setup description in Keyboard Magazine, which details his equipment arrangement.

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David Rosenthal's understage control center, as documented in Keyboard Magazine, includes a fully loaded Kurzweil K2500R among other equipment, such as a Roland D-550, Roland MKS-70 with its PG-800 programmer, Roland JV-1080, two Oberheim Matrix-1000's, Kurzweil AX Plus, Voce V3, Yamaha TX802, and TX816. The setup also features a 1U rackmount Glyph containing Zip and 1GB hard drives, two Behringer Multigates, a Lexicon PCM 80 with Lexicon's David Rosenthal Music FX ROM card, a Spec Electronics Xtramix CX mixer, a Power Computing Power Center 150, two Opcode Studio 5 MIDI interfaces, and several Furman power conditioners and a regulator. Rosenthal utilizes Opcode Studio Vision Pro during the performance of "The River of Dreams" and employs Opcode Galaxy Plus Editors for synth programming.

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David Rosenthal utilizes a Voce V3 in his understage control center, as confirmed by a feature in Keyboard Magazine.

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According to a feature in Keyboard Magazine, David Rosenthal's understage control center includes a Yamaha TX802, among other equipment.

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David Rosenthal uses a Yamaha KX76 Synthesizer as part of his keyboard rig, as confirmed by an image from Keyboard Magazine showing his setup, which also includes a Roland JD-800, a Kurzweil K2VX above a Korg CX3 organ, and various pedals and devices for program changes.

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David Rosenthal is confirmed to use a Korg CX-3 Organ, as detailed in a photo from Keyboard Magazine showing him at the helm of his keyboard rig, which includes the Korg CX-3 feeding an offstage Leslie alongside other equipment.

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David Rosenthal uses the Hohner Clavinet D6, as evidenced by his 1982 Rainbow rig description, which lists the Clavinet D6 among his equipment. This information is sourced directly from David Rosenthal's official website.

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David Rosenthal is confirmed to use the Hammond B-3 organ, as indicated in his detailed gear list from 1982. The list, which Rosenthal himself provides on his website, places the Hammond B-3 in the center of his setup alongside two MiniMoog Model D synthesizers. This setup was part of his rig during his time with Rainbow in 1982.

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David Rosenthal is confirmed to use the Roland RS-505 Paraphonic String Synthesizer as part of his keyboard rig, as detailed on his official website.

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David Rosenthal is confirmed to use the Moog Taurus I pedals, as detailed in his 1984 Rainbow rig setup. This information is verified through his personal website, where the gear list includes the Moog Taurus Pedals positioned in the center of his setup, alongside other notable instruments like the MiniMoog D and Hammond B3.

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David Rosenthal, a prominent keyboardist and music producer, is confirmed to have used the Roland Juno-106 during Cyndi Lauper's True Colors tour in 1986-87. This information is supported by a description from Rosenthal himself, detailing his rig in a photograph from the tour. In his setup, the Roland Juno-106 is positioned behind him, alongside other instruments such as the Memory Moog and the Yamaha TX7.

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David Rosenthal, during the Cyndi Lauper True Colors Tour in 1986, utilized a Yamaha TX7 Desktop Module, as confirmed by a description on his official website. The module was positioned underneath a Roland Juno 106, although it is not visible in the accompanying photo.

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David Rosenthal is confirmed to have used the E-Mu Emulator II+ HD during the Cyndi Lauper True Colors tour in 1986-87. This is verified by a photo and description from his website, where he lists the Emulator II+ as part of his rig on the right side of his setup, alongside the Yamaha DX7 and Moog Taurus Bass Pedals.

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David Rosenthal is confirmed to use the Yamaha DX7-IIFD synthesizer, as evidenced by a photograph taken during a show on the Heavy Nova tour in 1989. The setup is detailed on David Rosenthal's website, where the Yamaha DX7-IIFD is listed among other gear used in his rig.

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David Rosenthal has confirmed that his first synthesizer was the Roland SH-1000, which he still possesses. He modified it with a pitch ribbon to emulate the soloing styles of artists like Chick Corea, Jan Hammer, and Kit Watkins. This information is corroborated by an article authored by Ari Rosenschein on Roland Articles titled "David Rosenthal: Always in a New York State of Mind."

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