Roger Limb
BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Roger Limb's Gear
Roger Limb was documented using the Fairlight CMI in the early 1980s, as shown in the Radiophonic Workshop Gallery.
In 1982, Roger Limb was photographed in Studio E, using an ARP Odyssey Rev3 synthesizer, which is positioned to the right of the setup including XLR-Hypertac adaptor boxes and a Revox A700 tape machine. This setup is documented in the Radiophonic Workshop Gallery.
Roger Limb occasionally used the Yamaha DX7 synthesizer, as confirmed by Paddy Kingsland during a conversation with Limb. In discussing "The Box of Delights," Limb mentioned, "The main synth in my studio was an Oberheim OBX and I might use a DX7 occasionally." This information is supported by a screencap of the conversation.
Roger Limb occasionally used the Oberheim OBX, as confirmed by Paddy Kingsland during a conversation with Limb. In discussing "The Box of Delights," Limb mentioned, "The main synth in my studio was an Oberheim OBX and I might use a DX7 occasionally." This information is supported by a screencap of the conversation.
The E-Mu Proteus 2 Orchestral module used by Roger Limb can be seen in an image from the Radiophonic Workshop Gallery.
"Roger Limb in Studio E in the early nineties. The 'monolith' includes a Yamaha TX816 synthesiser and DMP7 mixer. The rack to the right contains a selection of effects devices. There's a Sony U-matic video player on the left."
In the Radiophonic Workshop Gallery image, the E-Mu Proteus 1 is visible, confirming its use by Roger Limb.
Roger Limb began to show case the EMS Synth 1000 in this video through the White Files archive for the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
In a documentary, Roger Limb is seen at 3:38 demonstrating the ARP 2800 Odyssey Mk 1 synthesizer.
Roger Limb uses the Elka Professional Synthex, as he stated: "Oberheim OBXa and an Elka Synthex. For a long time I used the Oberheim alone and we've only recently got the Synthex — they only overlap very slightly and there are still a lot of very useful sounds I can get on the Oberheim. To be honest you can't get such a it's a little bit lacking in bass body but it's got a lot of very interesting mid and upper-range sounds which the Oberheim can't do." This information is supported by a source document.
Roger Limb uses the Oberheim OB-Xa, as he mentioned, ""Oberheim OBXa and an Elka Synthex. For a long time I used the Oberheim alone and we've only recently got the Synthex — they only overlap very slightly and there are still a lot of very useful sounds I can get on the Oberheim." This statement is supported by the document titled "1984 The Sound House."
In the Radiophonic Workshop Gallery image, the Yamaha TX81Z is clearly visible, confirming its use by Roger Limb.
The Yamaha TG55 Tone Generator can be identified in a studio photograph from the early 1990s where Roger Limb is composing, as evidenced by the Radiophonic Workshop Gallery.
The Yamaha KX88 Synthesizer can be seen in Roger Limb's setup, as evidenced by an image in the Radiophonic Workshop Gallery.
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