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"The very first time we went into the studio was to do a track called 'Photographic' for a sampler album. A different version of that later ended up on their first album [1981's Speak and Spell]. I had my ARP sequencer sync'd to tape and Vince just couldn't believe it. They immediately got into it. In terms of structure and arrangement I left their ideas alone, because I thought the songs were great and wanted them to go down as faithfully as possible.

"The first two Depeche Mode albums were all done with analogue gear, although by the time we got to A Broken Frame [the second album, 1982] we did have a TR808 drum machine. We used it for a few things but not for the whole kit, because we were really into using drum sounds we made on synths. We'd make our own bass drums and snares because we didn't want to sound like everybody else. We also didn't use things like the LinnDrum for the same reason; it was full of good quality sounds, but it robbed you of your identity. I suppose we were working to our own ideology."

J'ai trouvé une petite photo de DM en studio en 82 pour les cessions de "A Broken Frame" :



tirée de cet article où l'on voit Martin utiliser ce setup sur une première photo :

https://noyzelab.blogspot.fr/2013/11/depeche-mode-when-wave-forms-interview.html

Dans le sens des aiguilles d'une montre nous avons en partant de 18h :
- un clavier PPG Wave 2 prêt pour la guerre,
- un clavier Roland SH-1 (avec des numéros en rouge sur les touches) qu'on avait pas vu depuis le clip de JCGE,
- une boite à rythme Roland TR-808 aux jolies couleurs,
- un rack Kobol Expander presque invisible sur l'image,
- un ARP 2600 orphelin de son clavier
- un séquenceur ARP 1601 (devant le 2600) que je n'imaginais pas aussi imposant.

Au centre de tout ça, trône un séquenceur Roland MC-4B bien sollicité...