question for the synth techies.

i've been a long time new order fan because of synths. i kept track of what gear they were using during each tour, but i do have a question. i know at least synth wise that they have kept a pretty minmal setup from the republic tour to the getready tour. although there is no visible computer setup that i can see, i was wondering if anyone knew what type of sequencer was running the synths during these tours. how i do miss the old days of synth crashes and sequencer screw ups!

        g.

Pro Tools on Mac.

It's all recorded onto super 8 track quadraphonic betamax dat linear disc via technicolor in super mariovision courtesy of Gerry Anderson's Thunderbirds. Gillian presses the play button and the band walk off disgruntled. Has it stopped raining yet?????

I think the H man is spot on there - I have long been interested in putting together a duplicate set of the bands live instruments and have so far purchased a Sequential Circuits synth and the old Yamaha RX11 drum machine which replaced their Oberheim DMX - however....

My latest "toy" is the bands Emulator III which I am currently doing my best to coaxe into full operation.

I did the predictable thing of sampling the male choir from "Blue Monday" just to satisfy my boyhood dream of playing that part myself! It's an old instrument but it still produces the most amazing sounds - I believe the band had 2 Emu-Systems "Emulator IIIs"; One for live use and the other for studio use. The one I have is the light gray model which tells me on the digital read out hat it was last updated on February the 11th 1993 - any significance there? Also, are there any other forum members who have ANY experience with this sampler? I know that the hard disk contains many of the bands original samples but as yet I'm struggling to access them properly. Next stop Voyetra!

SHUG - email your address to neworderuk2@hotmail.com please

Head here to download the EIII manual: http://www.emu.com/products/archives/archives.html

The site www.emu.com (which is a fusion of EMU and Ensoniq - the companies recently merged) has an archive of data for products throughout their history. You should be able to find an answer to any of your questions.

If you would like to speak with a shop that sells retro Emulator products: http://www.musiccontrol.co.uk/ (their contact details are on the site)

Hope this helps.

Thanks H. I spoke to Emu here in Scotland last week - believe it or not, that where they're based in the UK - and they were singularly USELESS! Not THAT surprising considering the E-III is now 14 years old and hasn't been updated since '93! Luckily there are a couple of authorised Emu agents who just might be able to help out with repairs - I'm desperate to save the original hard disk as it contains the bands samples - here's hoping...