- The
Optigan (a
portmanteau of
optical organ) is an
electronic keyboard instrument designed for the
consumer market. The name
stems from the instrument's...
- has an
industrial rock sound. The
instrumental closer "
Optigan 1" was
created using an
Optigan optical organ. The
album is in the
style of a
loose concept...
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optical track on a disc. It is the
professional version of the
Mattel Optigan, an
earlier and lower-priced
model intended for
amateur musicians. Vako...
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distributed by MRI Records. The
songs on the
album are
inspired by the
Optigan and
Omnichord toy instruments. The
seeds for Oooh La La! were
first planted...
-
Hammond in 1950. This was
followed by the reed
chord organ (c. 1959) and
Optigan (c. 1971). The
sound of the reed
chord organ is
somewhat similar to the...
- disc packs.
Mattel ceased production of the
Optigan in 1976. The
Orchestron was a
version of the
Optigan built by Vako
Synthesizers Inc.
Intended for...
- (age 69) Los Angeles,
California Instrument(s) Piano, keyboards, b****,
optigan, mellotron, minimoog,
backing vocals,
drums Years active 1976 - present...
- harmonium; on
Franks Wild Years, glockenspiel, Mellotron,
Farfisa and
Optigan; on Bone
Machine and Mule Variations, the Chamberlin; on The
Black Rider...
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Fiona Apple Musicians Fiona Apple –
vocals (all tracks),
piano (1–3, 5–9),
Optigan (2) Jon
Brion –
vibraphone (1–3, 5–6, 9–10),
guitar (1–2, 6, 10), tack...
- of
early analog sampling instruments,
particularly the
Chamberlin and
Optigan, to
create near-realistic
emulations of
certain instruments. He has earned...
