[sdiy] sort of OT: Synth used in Tommy the Movie by the Who

[Tim Parkhurst]

On Nov 5, 2007 4:10 PM, anthony <aankrom at bluemarble.net> wrote:
> I think I once read somewhere waht kind of synth Pete Townshend used for the
> music of the movie version of the Who classic "Tommy". I personally find the
> movie to be great fun and the synth work is superb. It is quite a separate
> entity from the original album - and that is OK. I was amazed to see how
> still smokin' hot Ann Margaret was in The Santa Clause 3.
>
> I'm especially interested in the sounds that occur during the meeting with
> the specialist when she is fantasizing about him. But the rest of it
> intrigues me as well.
>
> I'm guessing that it was some sort of EMS synth, but which one?
>
>
> aa
>

By the time the movie was done (1974-75), my guess is that Townsend
was primarily using ARP stuff. Probably lots of 2500 and 2600 on that
album (and yes, lotsa neat synth sounds on the movie soundtrack). If
you don't have the budget for a 2600 (around $3k), you might look for
an Odyssey (still a little expensive, but can be had for less than $1k
on eBay). If you have to ask how much a 2500 costs, you can't afford
one. ;-)


Tim (didn't even know what a synthesizer was in 1975) Servo
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"Imagination is more important than knowledge." - Albert Einstein