I've a been a fan of Tubeway Army/Gary Numan since 78. He pioneered that Britsynthania sound of the late 70s early 80s, and he's a really top bloke taboot. Thanks for the video 👍
I saw him a few weeks ago in Denver. He moves like someone half his age and was totally captivating. I was reduced to a total fan girl with tears in my eyes when he played Cars. I hope he comes back to the US soon!
Wonder whether they're using an original Polymoog Keyboard? That being a late-Seventies synth with full polyphony and a grand total of fourteen stock, barely-editable presets. Gary used one of those - the "Vox Humana" - to the point where it defined his music, gave it that "Gary Numan" sound. While he could use the real thing, it'd be easier to sample it and would sound almost identical, rather than have to rely on a notoriously cranky and fragile forty-five-year-old instrument.
I think they use a virus and hook it up to a computer for the synth effects (im not technical with synths so that may cringe someone out). I think some people dislike that fact, but you have to keep up with the times, it still sounds epic
@@theROMguy All it's really going to take is an accurate set of samples. The original, though, is infamously hard to duplicate. The Polymoog Keyboard "Vox Humana" may have been no more than a combo organ with vibrato and a slow attack and decay, run through a bunch of built-in effects. But reproducing the exact sound of all that not-so-hi-fi analog processing is not easy.
They were cranky and fragile when they were brand new lol, looking under the hood of one of those analog synths is like omg , trouble shooting that on a tour! One working on stage , back up ready for when it inevitably breaks, and one in the shop being repaired was how Garys synth tech described it .
@@CraftyFabio Lol. Hilarious how some are thinking about my comment as a sexual reference. Gay bands and gay fan boys know how to bring the perverse into play I suppose. Typical LGBTQRSTD lusting. No homie, I just don't idolize dudes in dresses. Idk, call me a bigot I guess. Youre going to anyway. Haha.