The Synths Of Mike Oldfield

In this video, synthesist Richard García takes a look at the synths of Mike Oldfield.

Oldfield is best known for his guitar playing, but throughout his career, he’s also made interesting use of synths and electronic music technology.

The video starts with an introduction in Spanish, but the rest of the video features musical examples, which should be clear to anyone.

Synths discussed include:

  • Roland Vocoder Plus VP-330
  • ARP Solina String Ensemble
  • Roland SH-2000
  • Ensoniq SD-1
  • Roland JD-800
  • Roland JD-990
  • Korg M1
  • Roland D50

via MatrixSynth, Soviet Space Child.

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