Vintage synthesizers used by Toto (and where)

DX7Alex · Post by **DX7Alex** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 2:24 pm

Paich used the SY99 and Sy77 in the 90's. His keyboard tech John Jessel still uses an SY99 live to trigger samples and do brass section fills.

goom · Post by **goom** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 4:52 am

I'm I dreaming, or do I recall reading that they also used a GS1 or GS2 at some point?

iProg · Post by **iProg** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 11:39 am

goom wrote:I'm I dreaming, or do I recall reading that they also used a GS1 or GS2 at some point?

They did, the classic marimba sound in "Africa" is the GS-1. Check my list atop the thread.

Micke · Post by **Micke** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 3:45 pm

The marimba sound in "Africa" is a combination of a real marimba (played by Steve's dad) and GS-1.
The kalimba (aka African thumb piano) is all done with the GS-1, it's six tracks of GS-1 playing different rhythms. The GS-1 also does the high organ.

bigman2005 · Post by **bigman2005** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 5:40 pm

Isn't the GS-1 the same as the DX7?

tim gueguen · Post by **tim gueguen** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 1:51 am

Its FM, but not much like the DX7. http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/aug01/a ... ofmpt1.asp

bigman2005 · Post by **bigman2005** » Sat Feb 26, 2011 7:40 am

In the "Angel Don't Cry" why is David Paich using a Oberheim DSX seq. when he is using Yamaha synths?

Micke · Post by **Micke** » Sat Feb 26, 2011 6:09 pm

knolan wrote:Roland VP330 - used on Hydra (99)

I believe that's Michael Boddicker singing through his Bode vocoder. Toto's album "Hydra" was apparently recorded in Jan 1979 and I don't think the VP-330 was available that early on (unless Boddicker had access to a pre-production unit).

justin_havu · Post by **justin_havu** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 3:04 am

Have to bump this thread... Toto XIV is just under a couple months away!!

Looks like Steve P. is using a DX-1 on the new album! I also spot some Polyfusion goodness as well.
Can't wait to hear it!

moremagic · Post by **moremagic** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 4:05 am

Automatic Gainsay wrote:
iProg wrote:PS. I watched your ARP2600 videos on the tube. Excellent work. You are hereby renamed Automatic GASsay for showing off the ARP!
Hey, thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it, and apologize for the unavoidable GAS the ARP inspires!

imwatched those vids five or six years ago

yesterday i got a futureretro xs

semimodulars as fun as it is looks on youtube!

gcoudert · Post by **gcoudert** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 9:39 am

Scories wrote:
shaft9000 wrote:thread not valid without this obligatory picture
I'm pretty sure it must have been a cool lead sound!

Yeah, I was gonna say; all of this to produce a single note!

ppg_wavecomputer · Post by **ppg_wavecomputer** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 11:54 pm

bigman2005 wrote:Isn't the GS-1 the same as the DX7?

If that were true, I'd be owning four DX-7.

At the time Toto were using these instruments, they were not "vintage" -- they were all that was available.

Stephen

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