Tommy Tallarico

"My main software tools of choice are all PC based and consist of Sony Vegas, Sony Sound Forge, Cakewalk, Nuendo & GigaStudio. I have superfast PC’s which are the latest designs powered and built by both AMD & Intel. I’ve always preferred JBL speakers and Mackie mixing consoles. My keyboard controller is currently a Yamaha Motif – 8 which I really like. Oh yeah… and they don’t call it the Music BUSINESS for nothing! So two other widely used software programs are Excel & Word!"

"Ah! Those were all synth basses that I personally made.

It was combining about 5 different synths (mostly Rolands). JD-800, S-50, Juno and a Kawai K-4! I even used a little bit of the FM synth chip from the Genesis in there as well!! Kept it authentic."

Email from Tommy Tallarico from a fan who replied to him.

"Hi Dell!, I use the S-550 for sampling, and The Roland JD-800 for my main synth (which I also used as a controller for GEMS) and a little later the JP-8000. I would also add in some Roland Juno 1 stuff as well. The other thing I used was a Kawai K3 Keyboard, K4 Rack mount and Kawai Q-80"

Email from Tommy Tallarico from a fan who replied to him.

"Hi Dell!, I use the S-550 for sampling, and The Roland JD-800 for my main synth (which I also used as a controller for GEMS) and a little later the JP-8000. I would also add in some Roland Juno 1 stuff as well. The other thing I used was a Kawai K3 Keyboard, K4 Rack mount and Kawai Q-80"

Email from Tommy Tallarico from a fan who replied to him.

"Hi Dell!, I use the S-550 for sampling, and The Roland JD-800 for my main synth (which I also used as a controller for GEMS) and a little later the JP-8000. I would also add in some Roland Juno 1 stuff as well. The other thing I used was a Kawai K3 Keyboard, K4 Rack mount and Kawai Q-80"

Email from Tommy Tallarico from a fan who replied to him.

"Hi Dell!, I use the S-550 for sampling, and The Roland JD-800 for my main synth (which I also used as a controller for GEMS) and a little later the JP-8000. I would also add in some Roland Juno 1 stuff as well. The other thing I used was a Kawai K3 Keyboard, K4 Rack mount and Kawai Q-80"

Email from a fan who interacted with Tommy Tallarico.

Though in the first email they've send if they asked if they use the sc-55.

"Hi Dell! Yeah! I forgot about the Roland SC! I used some of their general MIDI sounds for things like the Banjo & Ragtime Piano."

The screencap from Tommy Tallarico's studio in the 1990s at Virgin Games, sourced from the Virgin Press Kit's Tech Talk section.

The screencap from Tommy Tallarico's studio in the 1990s at Virgin Games, sourced from the Virgin Press Kit's Tech Talk section.

The screencap from Tommy Tallarico's studio in the 1990s at Virgin Games, sourced from the Virgin Press Kit's Tech Talk section.