Tony Banks' Studio Equipment

Tony Banks uses the Roland A-90 MIDI keyboard controller, as seen in the "When in Rome" documentary.

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Couldn't find a larger photo, but there are two Roland RE-201 Space Echo units in Tony's live setup here (c. 1977). One next to the Hammond and the other atop the mixer. It's likely that one was used for the ARP Pro-Soloist and the other one for the Mellotron

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In the photo, as also is quoted on the text, can be seen two SPX2000 in Tony's Rack

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proteus 1 on the tour

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@11:44-12:44 Tony talks about demoing his songs at home using the CR-78 Drum Machine.

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This article states he used a pair of Emu EIV racks while on tour with Genesis in 2007.

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Used virtually throughtout Charm, Thirty Three's and By You on Tony's The Fugitive album.

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"My main instruments are the Yamaha CP70/80 electric grand, the DX7, plus the Emulator II and EIII. I know the EII better, so the more ambitious sounds on this album are from the EII. The Kurzweil modules have various digital sampled sounds, and the acoustic guitar sounds on the 1000PX are really good. I also use the D50 - it has lots of beautiful sounds which can be accessed without editing. In terms of effects I use a lot of Rev7, and recently I started using a Boss chorus."

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Tony Banks used the MIDITEMP PMM-88 to control his MIDI rig during the 1992 We Can't Dance and 2007 Turn It On Again tours. In this photo of Banks' 2007 tour rig, two PMM-88 rackmount units (of the black and blue colour scheme) can be seen near the lower right.

In this interview clip from The Way We Walk original release DVD at 7:30, Tony can be seen switching patches using the PMM-88: https://youtu.be/IxAYj8FCzps?t=7m30s

In this clip from the When In Rome DVD extras, the PMM-88 can be seen at 0:45 on top of the Korg Wavestation: https://youtu.be/Nh_Cb0y_CMg?t=45s

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In the film of the Wembley concerts from 1987 a Sycologic M16 MIDI Matrix controller can be seen on top of Tony's Emulator II. The rack unit itself can also be seen under Tony's mixer on the left side.

Seen here at: 27:23 https://youtu.be/BZtb-6K8LxQ?si=jLQvyn8X39_mAMtb&t=1643

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In the film of the Wembley concerts from 1987 Tony can be seen tweaking his Seck Model 1882 mixer in between songs

Seen here at: 22:32 https://youtu.be/BZtb-6K8LxQ?si=KPsERjPnCDgMgPbn&t=1352

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In the film of the Wembley concerts from 1987 The AKAI S612 and the accompanying MD280 disk drive can be seen under Tony's mixer in the rack. The same sampler and disk drive can also be spotted in videos from the recording sessions for Invisible Touch.

Seen here in concert at: 22:32 https://youtu.be/BZtb-6K8LxQ?si=KPsERjPnCDgMgPbn&t=1352

And here in the studio at 12:27 https://youtu.be/4YfRiE4t8wE?si=olJh81iZtS9rgJiR&t=867

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In a 1986 issue of Japanese Keyboard Magazine, there are multiple photographs of Tony Banks' rig from the Invisible Touch tour. Among these images is a picture showcasing Tony's rack synths and effects, where the Boss CE-300 Super Chorus is visibly included.

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In a 1986 issue of Japanese Keyboard Magazine, there are multiple photographs of Tony Banks' rig from the Invisible Touch tour. Among these images is a picture showcasing Tony's rack synths and effects, where the Lexicon PCM-41 Digital Delay can be spotted.

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In a 1986 issue of Japanese Keyboard Magazine, there are multiple photographs of Tony Banks' rig from the Invisible Touch tour. Among these images is a picture showcasing Tony's rack synths and effects, where the Yamaha SPX90 can be seen underneath the Roland MKS-80.

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In a 1986 issue of Japanese Keyboard Magazine, there are multiple photographs of Tony Banks' rig from the Invisible Touch tour. Among these images is a picture showcasing Tony's rack synths and effects, where the Roland SRV2000 Digital Reverb can be seen under the Akai S612 sampler.

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