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    The PPG Wave is a series of synthesizers built by the German company Palm Products GmbH from 1981 to 1987. Until the early 1980s, the tonal palette of...
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    Products GmbH (commonly abbreviated to PPG) was a manufacturer of audio synthesizers. Founded and owned by Wolfgang Palm, PPG was located in Hamburg, Germany...
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  • the early Ensoniq wavetable synthesizers had non resonant filters (the PPG Wave synthesizers used analogue Curtis resonant filters), some wavetables contained...
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    of PPG in 1987, Waldorf took over the heritage of wavetable synthesis. Based on an ASIC designed by Wolfgang Palm, the Microwave, and later the WAVE, were...
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  • Jupiter-4, Moog Source, PPG Wave, Simmons programming, Eventide Harmonizer Matthew Seligman – Moog Source (bass) Tim Friese-Greene – PPG Wave, Eventide Harmonizer...
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  • albums, with an abundant use of sampling and the distinctive sound of the PPG Wave synthesiser. It developed on the electro-funk sound of Warriors, marking...
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  • opportunity to re-record the song. The instrumentation included a Yamaha DX7 and PPG Wave, with Furuholmen playing the main melody on a Roland Juno-60. A LinnDrum...
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  • later become the renowned PPG Wave series. Palm's design was the impetus for the creation of the highly successful PPG Wave synthesizer, which was used...
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  • 2), tenor saxophone (7) Roy Hay – electric guitars (7), Yamaha DX1 (7), PPG Wave 2.3 (7), Oberheim OB-8 (7), Oberheim Xpander (7), Prophet-5 (7) Simon Humphrey...
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    Lee has used synthesizers from Oberheim (8-voice, OB-1, OB-X, OB-Xa), PPG (Wave 2.2 and 2.3), Roland (Jupiter 8, D-50, XV-5080, and Fantom X7), Moog (Minimoog...
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  • YP-30 Roland Jupiter-8 Roland Jupiter-6 Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 PPG Wave 2.2 PE Polyrhythmic Sequencer Publison DHM 89 B2 Publison KB 2000 Korg...
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  • Yamaha DX7 and Prophet T-8 synthesizers, backing vocals Curt Smith – PPG Wave synth-bass, lead vocals Ian Stanley – Yamaha DX7 and Fairlight CMI synthesizers...
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    Oberheim Matrix, Kurzweil K250, Fairlight III E-mu Emulator II, Akai S900, PPG Wave Computer 360, Roland D-50 (with the "Pizzagogo" patch, famously used in...
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    Thomas Dolby (category British synth-pop new wave musicians)
    electronic equipment that Dolby has used on his recordings: PPG 340/380 Wave Computer & Sequencer PPG Wave 2.2 synthesizer Fairlight CMI Series III sampler Moog...
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    Edgar Froese: [Yamaha DX7, Yamaha YP30, Jupiter 8, Jupiter 6, Prophet 5, PPG Wave 2.2, PE Polyrhythmic Sequencer, EEH CM 4 Digital Sequencer, DMX Oberheim...
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    photoplethysmogram (PPG) is an optically obtained plethysmogram that can be used to detect blood volume changes in the microvascular bed of tissue. A PPG is often...
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    Vince Clarke (category English new wave musicians)
    Roland Juno-106, Roland Super JX, Roland D-550, ARP 2500 Modular, ARP 2600, PPG Wave 2.2, Waldorf Microwave, Waldorf Pulse, Moog Modular, Minimoog, Moog Source...
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  • featuring real bass. The rhythm elements were balanced with the usage of the PPG Wave synthesiser, saxophonist Dick Morrissey (who had appeared on Warriors)...
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  • additional synthesizers and assist in their programming. His rig consisted of a PPG Wave 2.3 synthesizer connected to a Roland Super Jupiter module through a MIDI...
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  • Pete Byrne – vocals Rob Fisher – keyboards (Fairlight CMI, Synclavier 2, PPG Wave 2.2, E-mu Emulator, Oberheim OB-Xa, Prophet-5), grand piano, harpsichord...
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  • Multiple synthesizers are listed in the creation of the track, including the PPG Wave, Minimoog, ARP Odyssey, E-mu Emulator, and Yamaha CS-80. "Hymn" [single...
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  • guitars. The main synthesizer riff was produced using a combination of PPG Wave 2.2 and a Yamaha DX7. "Wouldn't It Be Good" was released in a single version...
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  • TX802, Oberheim Matrix-6R, Akai S900, Roland D-50, Roland Juno-60 and PPG Wave. The Juno-60 was a particular favourite of hers. Prior to recording the...
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  • (1, 8, 9, 10), synthesizers (2, 3, 4, 8), guitars (9) Jamie Sheriff – PPG Wave (1), programming (1), synth string programming (2), E-mu Emulator programming...
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  • 5:51 "Airwaves" – 5:20 "Flying North" – 5:36 Musicians Thomas Dolby – PPG Wave computer, drum programs, lead vocals Kevin Armstrong – guitar, backing...
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    Gary Numan (category British synth-pop new wave musicians)
    Numan's first foray into music computers and samplers (in this case, the PPG Wave). The album was accompanied by a new, blue-and-white colour scheme and...
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  • Minimoog (9) ARP Quadra 1,2,6,10, Memorymoog 2,3,10, Prophet 10 (1,2,10) PPG Wave 3,6 ELKA Synthex 1,5,7 Oberheim 8 voice 9,10 Oberheim OBxa 1,2,3,5,6 Ricky...
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    from other manufacturers such as Oberheim (Xpander, Matrix 6/12/1000), PPG (Wave 2/2.2/2.3, Waveterm A), and Ensoniq (Mirage sampler, SDP-1, ESQ-1, SQ-80)...
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  • Moog Music Polymoog 1969 EMS VCS3 1976 Yamaha CS-80 1978 Korg MS-20 1981 PPG Wave 1991 Korg 01/W 1997 Propellerhead Software ReBirth One of the first software...
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  • "Scoundrel Days" and "Swing of Things" signature sounds were obtained from a PPG Wave. The drums and several other sound effects were from drawn from a Fairlight...
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