Blog category: Laserharp

Jarre on LSD

Posted on 220509 in depeche mode, Jarre, Kelley Polar, laserharp, OB-8, Roland and video

I'd like to think that this is what Jarre sees when he's on LSD (I'm not saying that he is)

Synth blog tip#1: Mention Jean Michel Jarre in a post and you'll get more views. Sad but true.

Update: Laserharp

Posted on 020409 in Jarre and laserharp

After some really good input in the comments section, I now know this: The laser harp is a real, functioning hi-tech instrument. BUT at big outdoor gigs, depending on conditions, the triggering can be unreliable. Therefore, it seems that Jarre, at some of the more monstrous outdoor concerts, had the laser harp sound sequenced and mimed the playing. Guess he didn't want anything to go wrong. After all, HE is infallible.

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Setting the laserharp straight

Posted on 020409 in laserharp

After my post on the Jarre laserharp being fake or not, I got some really enlightening comments from Glen Hill from laserharps.com, and Manuel Schulz from laserharp.org. The laserharp is a very real thing indeed, and I was very impressed by the expertise behind it. Check out Glen and Manuels websites if you want to know more about this futuristic, strange and interesting instrument!

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Jarre Laserharp fake?

Posted on 010409 in elka synthex, Jarre, laserharp and paul wiffen

There's a lot of discussion (still!) about the Laserharp used live by Jean Michel Jarre in Rendezvous, if it's fake or not. Well, in the video below, Paul Wiffen says that it's fake (around 0.30). Paul Wiffen is the guy who programmed the preset sounds for the Elka Synthex (used on Rendezvous). And on the other video, can someone explain how Jean Michel modulates the frequency with the laser harp? He doesn't do that on the La Defense concert. Jarre works in mysterious ways....

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