Nine Inch Nails
Further Down the Spiral V2
Nine Inch Nails is an industrial rock band, although their first album was arguably more synthpop. They juxtapose extremes to great effect, such as catchy melodies played on harsh timbres, and quiet verses leading into loud choruses.
Equipment list
Pre Pretty Hate Machine
Additions circa Pretty Hate Machine
- Apple Macintosh[1][2][3]
- Digidesign Turbosynth[2][4][3]
- E-mu Emax[1][2][5] ("Almost every sound is an Emax.")
- MOTU Performer[2]
- Moog Minimoog[2][4][5][3] ("...which I've used for almost every bass sound I've ever done.")
- Oberheim Xpander[2][4][5][3]
- Sequential Circuits Prophet VS[2][4][5][3]
Additions circa The Downward Spiral
- ARP Odyssey[3]
- Akai S1100[4][3] (×2)
- Akai S1100EX[4] (×2)
- Digidesign Pro Tools[5][3]
- Digidesign Sound Tools[4]
- Kurzweil K2000[4][3]
- Mellotron[3] (John Lennon's, borrowed from Jimmy Iovine)
- Oberheim OB-Mx[4][5][3] (Prototype)
- Opcode Studio Vision[4][5]
- Roland MKS-80[3]
- Roland R-70[4][3]
- Studer A800 MkIII[4][5][3] (×2)
- Zoom 9030[4][3]
- Unnamed DAT recorder[4][3]
Additions circa The Fragile
- ARP Solus (Charlie Clouser's, with keyboard removed)[6][7]
- Korg MS-20 (Charlie Clouser's, with keyboard removed)[6][7]
- Korg MS-50[6]
- Tascam DA-88[6]
Selected discography
- The Downward Spiral, 1994
- Further Down the Spiral V2, 1995
- The Fragile, 1999
- Year Zero, 2007
References
- "[Unknown]" Michael Fiscus, Antimatter, 1989
- "Nine Inch Nails" Robert Doerschuk, Keyboard, Apr 1990
- "Classic Tracks: Nine Inch Nails 'Closer'" Richard Buskin, Sound On Sound, Sep 2012
- "Trent Reznor" Greg Rule, Keyboard, Mar 1994, pp. 88—94
- "Nine Inch Nails Synths" Charlie Clouser, Gear Space, Apr 2011
- Alexei Hay 1999
- "Creative Cribs - Charlie Clouser (Saw)" Spitfire Audio, Jan 2016
Further reading
Interviews
- "[Unknown]" Michael Fiscus, Antimatter, 1989
- "Nine Inch Nails" Robert Doerschuk, Keyboard, Apr 1990
- "Trent Reznor" Greg Rule, Keyboard, Mar 1994, pp. 88—94
Deep dives
- "The Downward Spiral — Nine Inch Nails" Ixi Music, Mar 2021
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