Neon Indian

"I tend to not be as much of a purist about using hardware over plug-ins and instead try to combine the best of both worlds. VSTs that attempt to mimic the personality of an old synth can seem kind of beside the point when there’s a ton of plug-ins out there that do really cool stuff that you can’t find in the old garb.

When I work from home, it's exclusively on Ableton, and I do one instrument at a time on my Apollo 8. There’s a rotating cast of synths I take out of storage to use on specific projects. After a few years of collecting, I realized I worked better with limitations. Paring it down to only a few instruments per record makes you develop a better relationship with what’s actually there, and forces you to get the most of out it. For a long while it was my Memorymoog, Minimoog, and Korg PS-3100. Combined, they comprised about three quarters of everything you hear on Vega Intl. Night School. I’m currently hashing out the new rig for what I’m working on next."

In an Instagram video, Neon Indian showcases his Yamaha HS7 Powered Studio Monitors, highlighting their role in his studio setup.

in this photo posted on his instagram this artist shows us his minimoog!

In an Instagram post, Neon Indian shared insights into the creation of their new record, mentioning the use of the Roland SH-101 synthesizer.

in the minute 3:32 we can see some one playing an Emulator II

All throughout the performance, you can see the back of the Korg.

can be seen in this instagram photo

performing live in San Francisco with juno-6

In this photo, Leanne Macomber (Neon Indian) can be seen using the DSI Prophet 08 synthesizer.

korg sq10 is on the studio equipment of this artist!

During Neon Indian's performance of "Polish Girl" on KEXP, the Roland G-77 Bass Guitar Synthesizer Controller is prominently featured.

On Night School, he credits a Korg PS-3100 (which appears on the album cover), an Emulator II, and a finicky MemoryMoog for helping him capture many of the sounds that appear on the record.

he used a modified Commodore 64, a Voyager 8, and a Korg MS-20 on Extraña.

In a Facebook photo posted by Alan Palomo, Neon Indian is seen using a Korg MS-20 synthesizer.

On Night School, he credits a Korg PS-3100 (which appears on the album cover), an Emulator II, and a finicky MemoryMoog for helping him capture many of the sounds that appear on the record.

In an interview with Synth History, Alan Palomo of Neon Indian is seen playing the Casio CZ-5000, as evidenced by the accompanying image.

In a 2022 interview on Synth History, Alan Palomo, known as Neon Indian, is shown in photos taken by Ambar Navarro, including one where he is using the Yamaha TG33 FM Tone Generator.

In a 2022 interview on Synth History, Alan Palomo, known as Neon Indian, is depicted in a photograph taken by Ambar Navarro, where he is seated at a multi-synth stand that includes a Moog Matriarch.

In a 2022 interview on Synth History, Alan Palomo, known as Neon Indian, is shown in photos taken by Ambar Navarro, including one of the Octave Plateau Voyetra Eight. He is asked about the Voyetra in this excerpt of the interview:

Synth History: I saw that you have a Voyetra. Did you know that New Order used to tour with a rack containing four of them!? Having said that, how do you decide which gear to take on the road? Do you take whatever you use on your songs, or downsize, and are there certain ones you leave home for safety?

Alan Palomo: I do! The whole reason I got one was because I saw it in the Jonathan Demme directed video for Perfect Kiss in high school. I thought to myself, “What is that thing?!”. Sure enough when making the second record I got one of those and an Emulator II in an act of utter New Order fandom. The sad part is that a lot of the more power synths I use on the record rarely travel with me. The risk of damage or failure is too high. One of the few vintage pieces I travel with these days is the Korg MS-20 'cause that thing is built like a tank. On the last record I wound up recording keyboard overlays with the more exotic gear and played it on MIDI keys out of Ableton.

In a 2022 interview on Synth History, Alan Palomo, known as Neon Indian, is shown in a photograph by Ambar Navarro, sitting at a multi-synth stand that includes the Intellijel 7U Performance Case.

In a 2022 interview on Synth History, Alan Palomo, known as Neon Indian, is asked about his first synthesizer:

Synth History: What was your first hardware synth?

Alan Palomo: I used student loans to buy a Juno 106 back in Denton. I wasn’t prepared for it. I just didn’t understand its potential. I sold it prematurely only to pay king’s ransom recently for another and fell in love all over again.