Gunnar Mathias Michaeli

Gunnar Mathias Michaeli is seen using a Roland Axis (in white), as evidenced by this photo.

At the 59:54 mark of the YouTube video titled "Europe in America (Laserdisc rip)" by Rodrigo Silva, Gunnar Mathias Michaeli's keyboard technician sets up his Roland JX-8P. Further information about Michaeli's use of the Roland JX-8P can be found in an article titled "JX-8P: The Whole Story" on the Roland website.

At the 2-minute and 40-second mark of the official music video for Europe's "Open Your Heart," you can see Gunnar Mathias Michaeli's Yamaha DX1 FM Synthesizer.

At the 50-second mark of the video titled "EUROPE – Exclusive Lockdown Session Track #2" on the YouTube channel europethebandtv, you can see Gunnar Mathias Michaeli using a Nord Stage 3 Compact keyboard.

At the 50-second mark of the video titled "EUROPE – Exclusive Lockdown Session Track #2" on the YouTube channel europethebandtv, Gunnar Mathias Michaeli can be seen using a Roland Fantom-X7 keyboard.

In the photo from "Let the EUROPE Times Rock," you can see Gunnar Mathias Michaeli using the Yamaha KX76 Synthesizer.

In Europe's live YouTube video "The Final Countdown Tour 1986" at the 30:35 mark, you can see a Roland PG-800 atop Gunnar Mathias Michaeli's Yamaha KX79 synth.

At the 1:13 mark in Europe's "I'll Cry For You" music video, Gunnar Mathias Michaeli can be seen using a Yamaha SY99.

In Europe's official music video for "I'll Cry For You," Gunnar Mathias Michaeli is seen using a Yamaha SY77 at the 1:33 mark.

At 39 seconds into Europe's official music video for "Superstitious," Gunnar Mathias Michaeli can be seen playing a Hammond B-3 organ.

At the 4 minute and 2 seconds mark of Europe's "Let The Good Times Rock" music video, Gunnar Mathias Michaeli can be seen playing a Hammond C-3.

At the 4 minute and 29 seconds mark in the video titled "Europe - Superstitious (Live in London, 1989)" on YouTube, Gunnar Mathias Michaeli can be seen performing on a Roland D-50.

Gunnar Mathias Michaeli used the Korg CX-3 Organ during The Final Countdown Tour at Solnahallen in 1986, specifically for organ parts in songs such as "Danger on the Track," "Rock the Night," and "Dance the Night Away." This is evidenced in a video of the performance uploaded by Triv on YouTube, titled "The Final Countdown Tour - Europe at Solnahallen, Sweden 1986."

During the 1986 Final Countdown Tour at Solnahallen, Gunnar Mathias Michaeli used the Roland JX-10 Super JX for synth bells, synth pads, and possibly synth bass. This synthesizer was employed in several performances, including songs like "The Final Countdown" and "Aphasia." This information is supported by footage from the YouTube video "The Final Countdown Tour - Europe at Solnahallen, Sweden 1986," provided by Triv.

In a video from "Friday Nights with Europe," Gunnar Mathias Michaeli confirms that the synth used for the pad sounds in "The Final Countdown" was a PPG Wave 2.2. However, during live performances, these pad sounds were played using a Roland JX8P, which is likely the same synth used to record the fanfare riff for the song. This information was shared in response to a fan question on the YouTube channel Europe Fan Media Corner on December 17, 2021.

According to Google Arts & Culture, Gunnar Mathias Michaeli used a factory preset from the Yamaha TX816, layered on top of an edited "Stab Brass" preset from the Roland JX8P, in the recording of "The Final Countdown." These sounds were primarily controlled live using a Yamaha KX76 MIDI controller.