Spotted instruments

Vangelis' studio setup has been evolving over the years. This makes it impossible to provide a complete list of the gear he has been using. All the more a challenge for synth spotters to maintain a list with the instruments and equipment that have so far been positively identified.

The picture to the right shows part of Vangelis' Epsilon studio in Paris, 1992. Also take a look at an older picture of Vangelis surrounded by his gear, playing his favorite, the Yamaha CS80. Also have a look at the gallery by clicking on the red image below, currently showing pictures from the Nemo studio.

If you have spotted any gear that is not listed here, please feel free to email it to us. State the name of the synth and the source (e.g. which photograph, which video, which gear list, interview, live sighting, etc.) and email it to
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Also see the:
Studio Photo Gallery

List of spotted instruments

Analogue synthesizers

ModelSpotted at....
ARP 2500 One cabinet in the Musical Express broadcast.
Arp Odyssey Superstar LP ("Earth" re-release, photo around '80)
Arp Pro Soloist Photo
Arp Solina String Ensemble Photograph on Nemo web site
Arturia Matrixbrute Seen in video tributing Stamatis Spanoudakis
Arturia Polybrute Facebook pic posted by Frederic Rousseau
Baloran The River Photograph shown at Baloran's booth at Superbooth 2019
Behringer DeepMind 12 Photograph shared on social media
Elka Rhapsody 610 Sound on Sound "Recording Vangelis" equipment list
Eko Stradivarius Mentioned in Melody Maker interview and seen on private pics
Farfisa Synthorchestra Sound on Sound "Recording Vangelis" equipment list
Korg 700 "MiniKorg" Interview Keyboard '84
Korg 800DV "Maxi-Korg" inside cover of Heaven and Hell LP
Korg Poly 800 Sound on Sound "Recording Vangelis" equipment list
Korg Polyphonic Ensemble Japanese LP pressing
Korg PS-3300 Spotted in a video interview
Moog Matriarch Seen in video tributing Stamatis Spanoudakis
Moog Minimoog keyboard interview'81
Moog Modular System Booklet of 3LP box
Moog One Seen in video tributing Stamatis Spanoudakis
Moog Satelite Sound on Sound "Recording Vangelis" equipment list
Oberheim 2 Voice Odes LP
Oberheim Matrix 12 Photo (in Keyboard?)
Roland Juno 106 There are two of them on the "Sound Studios" photographs in the "Direct" booklet
Roland Jupiter 4 (JP-4) Sound on Sound "Recording Vangelis" equipment list
Roland Jupiter 6 (JP-6) Seen on Herrod Atticus concert photographs
Roland JX8P Spotted in Nemo studios on photographs
Roland MKS 70 French Musicien magazine
Roland MKS 80 Super Jupiter Photo in "Direct" booklet
Roland ProMars Compuphonic Photo in "Superstar LP" (Earth)
Roland SH-09 Seen in studio shot with Vangelis looking up, playing synth on floor
Roland SH-3A Sound on Sound "Recording Vangelis" equipment list
Roland SH-1000 Sound on Sound "Recording Vangelis" equipment list
Roland SH-101 Spotted in Antarctica DVD extra feature
Roland System 100 French "guitarre et Clavier" magazine
Roland System 700 modular Pictures in booklet of 3LP box
RSF Kobol Keyboard USA interview
Selmer Clavioline Seen in Georges Mathieu documentary (two of them)
Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Keyboard interview '81
Sequential Circuits Prophet 10 Photo in "Direct" booklet
Yamaha CS-40M Keyboard interview '81
Yamaha CS-80 Keyboard interview '81

Digital synthesizers

ModelSpotted at....
ASM Hydrasynth Facebook pic posted by Frederic Rousseau
Clavia Nord stage Spotted in TV footage
Emu Proteus/2 Gear at the Mythodea concert, 2001
Emu Proteus/3 World module Photographs from concert in Doha
Ensoniq VFX-SD ET1 TV interview 1990
Korg 01W/FD Recognized preset sound in "1492"
Korg DSS-1 seen in Vangelis Ithaka trailer
Korg DW-8000 mentioned on "List of Instruments", nemostudios.co.uk
Korg i3 Spotted at Athletics opening ceremony '97
Korg Karma Preset rhythm: Ending of World Cup Anthem Synth version
Korg Kronos 61 Photographs of Vangelis' setup at the Qatar concert
Korg M1 French Musicien magazine
Korg M1R Module (or M1REX) Gear at the Mythodea concert, 2001
Korg M3 Youtube documentary excerpt (deleted)
Korg Oasys Spotted in TV footage
Korg Opsix Facebook pic posted by Frederick Rousseau
Korg Prophecy Spotted in TV footage
Korg Symphony French Musicien magazine
Korg T1 Eureka concert (TV)
Korg T2 "Antigone de Sophocle" extract in Musiques au coeur (TV)
Korg T3 "Musiques au Coeur" (TV)
Korg Trinity Preset sounds in Oceanic
Korg Triton Rack Journey to Ithaca documentary
Korg x3 Spotted at Athletics opening ceremony '97
Korg x50 Spotted in the Sound of Cinema TV interview
Korg Wavestate Facebook pic posted by Frederick Rousseau
Korg Wavestation Spotted in a repair shop in Paris
Korg Z1 Spotted in the Rosetta EPK video
Kurzweil 250 French Musicien magazine
Kurzweil 250 RMX photo in Direct booklet and photographs from '87 Acropolis concerts
Kurzweil K1200 Spotted at Athletics opening ceremony '97
Kurzweil K2000 "Musiques au Coeur" (TV)
Roland D-5 Late '80s pic shared by Guy Protheroe
Roland D50 French "Musicien magazine"
Roland JD800 Eureka concert (TV)
Roland JD-990 (Super JD-990) Gear at the Mythodea concert, 2001
Roland Jupiter 80 Rosetta EPK video
Roland JV-1080 Many photos incl. Mythodea concert, 2001
Roland JV-2080 Studio photographs
Roland JV80 Keyboard Review interview '92
Roland MKS 20 French Musicien magazine
Roland SH-201 Spotted in Rosetta EPK video
Roland U110 French Musicien magazine
Sequential Circuits Prophet VS (rackmount) Photo in "Direct" booklet
Waldorf Microwave Keyboard Review interview '92
Yamaha DX7 Photo in "Direct"-booklet
Yamaha TX7 On pictures from inside Nemo studios
Yamaha DX7 II Photo in "Direct"-booklet
Yamaha DX21 Seen on TV news item in mid eighties
Yamaha Genos Seen on Facebook pic of studio
Yamaha GS-1 Photo in SOS interview , Dec 84
Yamaha GS-2 Keyboard interview '82 (Disputed; could be his GS-1 mistaken for a GS-2.)
Yamaha Reface CP Photo shared on social media
Yamaha Reface CS Video of The Thread press event
Yamaha SY77 Photo in The City booklet
Yamaha SY99 Sounds heard on Voices (chimes in Prelude)
Yamaha Tyros 1 Spotted in TV footage (inc Rosetta EPK)
Yamaha VL1 Patches recognized on Voices and Oceanic

Electric pianos / electro-mechanic instruments

ModelSpotted at....
Crumar Compac Piano Electronic piano imitation, Oor '76 article
Fender Rhodes 88 Oor '76 article
Hohner Clavinet Model "1" Georges Mathieu documentary footage
Hohner Clavinet Model "D6" Seen on Youtube: "Vangelis in the Studio - Clip 2"
Yamaha CP-80 Sound on Sound "Recording Vangelis" equipment list

Organs

ModelSpotted at....
Hammond B3 Oor '76 article
Elka Tornado IV Reed organ Oor '76 article and nemostudios.co.uk

Acoustic instruments

ModelSpotted at....
Bösendorfer Imperial Grand Piano Midified in the 1980s, nemostudios.co.uk
Steinway & Sons Concert Grand Piano mentioned on "List of Instruments", nemostudios.co.uk

Samplers

ModelSpotted at....
Akai S900 Photo in "Direct"-booklet
Akai S1000 "S.O.S." July 1990 (UK)
Akai S1100 Keyboard Review interview, dec '92 (UK)
Akai Z4 Photographs of Vangelis' setup at the Qatar concert
Akai Z8 Photographs of Vangelis' setup at the Qatar concert
Emu E4X Sampler Amonst Vangelis' gear at the Mythodea concert, 2001
Emu Emulator 1 Photo in "Superstar"
Emu Emulator 2 Photo in "Direct"-booklet
Ensoniq Mirage Seen on pictures of Nemo studio
Korg DSM1 "S.O.S." July 1990 (UK)
Korg S1 Spotted in the Conquest of Paradise music video
Roland S-50 French Musicien magazine
Roland S-760 Gear at the Mythodea concert, 2001
Roland S-770 Keyboard Review interview '92

Sequencers

ModelSpotted at....
ARP Sequencer various photographs (nemostudios.co.uk)
Oberheim DS-2 nemostudios.co.uk "Portrait of a recording studio" article
Roland CSQ-100 Sound On Sound article
Roland CSQ-600 mentioned on "List of Instruments", nemostudios.co.uk
Roland MSQ-700 mentioned on "List of Instruments", nemostudios.co.uk
Roland System 104 various photographs (nemostudios.co.uk)
Zyklus Midi Performance System Sequencer used on albums like Direct, inspired the custom "Direct box"

Effects units

ModelSpotted at....
AKG BX25 spring reverb Sound on Sound "Recording Vangelis" equipment list
AMS DMX 15-80 Delay Harmonizer Spotted in Musiques Au Coeur TV interview
Binson Echorec P.E. 603-T '70s studio photographs
Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble pedal, SoundOnSound article: voice on Spiral's "Ballad"
Deltalab Effectron delay Spotted in Musiques Au Coeur TV interview
Dytronics CS-5 Tri-Stereo Chorus nemostudios.co.uk "Portrait of a recording studio" article
Dytronics FS-1 Cyclosonic Panner nemostudios.co.uk "Portrait of a recording studio" article
Eventide H3000 harmonizer Spotted in Musiques Au Coeur TV interview
Korg SDD-3000 delay Spotted in Musiques Au Coeur TV interview
Korg SDD-2000 delay Spotted in Musiques Au Coeur TV interview
Lexicon 224 Digital Reverb Serial number 0002, according to Raphael Preston
Lexicon 224X Digital Reverb Mythodea concert 2001 gear setup (pictures)
Lexicon 480L nemostudios.co.uk "Portrait of a recording studio" article
Quantec QRS reverb nemostudios.co.uk "Portrait of a recording studio" article
Roland RE-201 Space Echo Sound on Sound "Recording Vangelis" equipment list
UA 1176 blackface (Limiter) Spotted in Musiques Au Coeur TV interview
Yamaha Rev-7 nemostudios.co.uk "Portrait of a recording studio" article
Yamaha SPX-90 nemostudios.co.uk "Portrait of a recording studio" article
Yamaha Rev-5 nemostudios.co.uk "Portrait of a recording studio" article

Vocoders

ModelSpotted at....
EMS 1000 Vocoder Superstar LP ("Earth")
Korg DVP1 Photo in "Direct"-booklet
Roland Vocoder Plus VP-330 Mark 1 Picture in "Electronics and Music Maker" magazine
Roland Vocoder Plus VP-330 Mark 2 Pictures from Nemo studios on web-site

Drum computers / modules

ModelSpotted at....
Ace Tone Rhythm Ace FR-3 Seen in Youtube video (Videoheads, since removed) and heard in l'Apocalypse episodes (not album)
Alesis SR-16 Seen on picture of Vangelis at his keys at the Vangelis Odyssey website.
Emu Emulator SP-12 mentioned on "List of Instruments", nemostudios.co.uk
Korg KR-55 mentioned on "List of Instruments", nemostudios.co.uk
Korg MiniPops 120 nemostudios.co.uk "Portrait of a recording studio" article
Korg miniPops 3 / Univox SR55 Youtube video "Videoheads"
Linn LM-1 Keyboard interview '81
LinnDrum Guitare & Claviers 84
Roland CR-5000 Keyboard interview '81
Roland R-8 Seen in various 1492 recording pics and videos
Roland TR-626 Sound on Sound "Recording Vangelis" equipment list
Simmons SDSV Keyboard interview '81
Yamaha RX5 Rev. cymbals in Sidestreets, and on "Direct" photo under papers

Anything else

ModelSpotted at....
Akai DD1000 Digital mastering equipment, Keyboard Review interview, dec '92 (UK)
Akai MG1212 12-track portable recorder nemostudios.co.uk "Portrait of a recording studio" article
Ampex ATR-100 master tape machine Various photographs at Nemo Studios
Haken Continuum Seen in studio photograph
Korg MS-02 Cross brand interface, seen in various videos
Kurzweil Orchestral ROM Soundblock for K2000 Source of cymbals patch in Bitter Moon, Bon Voyage, etc...
Lyrec TR-532 multitrack machine Listed at nemostudios.co.uk (and not the TR-55 24-track as mentioned by others)
Mackie 32•8 mixing desk Photographs of Vangelis' setup at the Qatar concert
Novation MM10 (Midi keyboard) Photographs of Vangelis' setup at the Qatar concert
Roland A-880 Midi Patcher/Mixer Journey To Ithaca documentary
Roland RE-301 Charos / echo, seen on Arbre de Vie video
Roland SR-JV80-02 "Orchestral" Expansion Board card "" Patch "Major Stab" heard in BBC interview and photographed on display
Roland SR-JV80-04 "Vintage Synths" Expansion Board card Additional patches for JV synths, recognized patch in opening of "Echoes" on "Voices".
Roland SR-JV80-05 "World" Expansion Board card "" Sample in Aquatic Dance, sticker on photographs
Roland MKB-1000 (Midi master keyboard) Photographs from sound studio setup for the Direct album.
Roland MPG 80 Programmer for MKS 80, Nemo studio photographs
Scully master/multitrack tape machine (customized) Listed at nemostudios.co.uk
Stylophone 350s Mentioned in Oor Feb '76 article
Sycologic mi4 midi routers Seen in various synth setup pics
Theremin Radio interview "Walhalla"
Yamaha EMT100 French Musicien magazine. What is it? An error?
Roland E-500 OR (Oriental) Probably not Vangelis' owned, but spotted on photgraphs taken at the Qatar concert. A local machine replacing a Vangelis synth that broke during rehearsals?
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