Isao Tomita

'Grand Canyon' was the first Tomita album for two years, and also the advent of the first digital system, namely the Synclavier II [40k JPEG]. Hugely expensive, half of its power came from its ability to record and playback samples of real instruments, but was somewhat let down by the fact that it had only one mono output on the back (in its basic configuration, anyway)! Digital instruments were easier to control and use with the benefit of MIDI*. Also present was the Emu Emulator [28k JPEG], another large modular, the Roland System 100M [68k JPEG], one of the most popular polyphonics, the Sequential Circuits Prophet-5, and the future hip-hop workhorse, the Roland TR-808 drum machine [62k JPEG].

'Grand Canyon' was the first Tomita album for two years, and also the advent of the first digital system, namely the Synclavier II [40k JPEG]. Hugely expensive, half of its power came from its ability to record and playback samples of real instruments, but was somewhat let down by the fact that it had only one mono output on the back (in its basic configuration, anyway)! Digital instruments were easier to control and use with the benefit of MIDI*. Also present was the Emu Emulator [28k JPEG], another large modular, the Roland System 100M [68k JPEG], one of the most popular polyphonics, the Sequential Circuits Prophet-5, and the future hip-hop workhorse, the Roland TR-808 drum machine [62k JPEG].

Isao Tomita used the Hohner Clavinet C in his work on "Firebird," as detailed on his official website.

Percussion Linn LM-1 Drum Computer and Roland Rhythm Composer TR-808

Isao Tomita used the Lexicon 224 Digital Reverberator in his project "Grand Canyon," as detailed on his official website.

Isao Tomita utilized the Roland MC-4 MicroComposer, as noted in the source detailing his work on "Tomita - Grand Canyon."

Accessories

AKG BX20E Echo Unit AKG BX10 Echo Unit Roland RV-800 Stereo Reverb Korg VC-10 Vocoder [24k JPEG] Used for the Voice Effects on the Final Track, 'Vocoder' Binson Echorec "2" Roland Space Echo RE-201 Eventide Clockworks "Instant Phaser" Eventide Clockworks "Instant Flanger" Eventide Clockworks "Harmonizer" Fender "Dimention IV" Fender Electronic Piano Hohner Clavinet C Mellotron Leslie Speaker Model 147

First time I discovered this music workstation system in this post by Official CASIO Facebook post - https://www.facebook.com/CasioMusicGear/posts/rip-isao-tomita-your-vision-helped-inspire-casio-cosmo-synthesizer-and-the-cz-se/10156930806150541/

Also today found this article on the official CASIO website - https://web.casio.com/emi/40th/contribution/

Although Tomita’s most notable synth acquisition was perhaps the Moog III, he became a big user of Roland hardware including the Jupiter 4, RS202 and MRS2 Promars.