Irmin Schmidt

In the YouTube video Irmin can be seen with a Farfisa Professional Piano as part of his set-up.

can be seen playing Farfisa Professional Duo in this post.

In an article by bant mag, Irmin Schmidt is featured with the EMS Synthi 100, highlighting his use of this modular synthesizer.

In the March 1987 edition of Music Technology, it is documented that Irmin Schmidt utilized the Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 synthesizer in the production of his solo album Toy Planet.

Irmin Schmidt used the ALPHA 77 as a crucial part of his setup with Can, particularly for processing his organs and electric pianos. In his own words,

The Alpha 77 was designed to my wishes. It was built by this electronic engineer who made extremely complicated stuff for cardiology hospitals. The idea of it was that it was giving me the facility to be spontaneous. In the early '70s, with synthesizers, you had to fiddle around until you found the sound. I wanted something where I could just, with one switch, alter the sound of the organ or the piano. So I could go through one line for the organ, one line for the piano, and then for instance, with one switch I could take the organ and ring modulate it. And that was what made the sound so special.