GEAR LIST TEXT by David Colquitt First I'd like to list some simple terms relating to analogue synth gear and other technology being used in Hataken's rig. Please keep in mind that examples of how the various synth modules below relate to each other are common examples listed to show what the different parts in an analogue synthesizer do and how they react and interact with each other. My examples are by no means exhaustive. There are many more ways to process and modulate sound within most analog synthesizers - my examples are simply common ones to provide a point of reference and understanding to those not familiar with analogue synth gear.

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	KORG MonoPoly		analogue synthesizer with keybord
	EMS SYNTHi A		analogue patch modular synthesizer .
	FUTURE RETRO Revolution		analogue synthesizer with sequencer and dsp effect
	Toyo ULT SOUND		analogue synthesizer percussion
	Technosaurus Micrcon		analogue synthesizer
	Roland TR-606		analogue rythm machine
	KORG WAVE DRUM		analogue synthsizer percussion
	KORG SQ-10		analogue sequencer
	Future Retro Mobius		sequencer for analogue synthesizer
	Roland MC-202		sequencer with analogue synthesizer
	Oberheim Drummer		rythm sequencer
	Alesis DM5		drum sound module
	Amdek percussion synthesizer		analogue percussion synthesizer

	KORG		CV/GATE interface
	MOOG	Low Pass Filter	analogue filter
	EVENTIDE		ultra harmonizer
	Pioneer		multi effects for live
	KORG		synchronize interface
	KENTON		MIDI - CV / GATE converter

Custom-made devices
Built by Hataken himself ,
these devices are what enable him to work the way he does ...

	DIN sync splitter	this device was built to compensate for the fact that DIN sync had no sort of thru port, so you could often only connect one DIN device to one other DIN device (the TR606 and TB303 had this limitation). With this device Hataken can lock his five TR606 and other DIN devices together in one big system.
	CV channel selector and junction box	this device has four CV (control voltage) inputs and one CV output, in addition to a four by four matrix junction for parallel CV outputs. This unique device is used to enable his main synth, the Korg Mono/Poly, to be controlled from any one of four switchable CV sources - SQ10, Mobius, MC202, and more.
	a four channel trigger switch box	that works as pedal switches for triggers in his system. Each channel has one push button and hold switch.it was made for Oberheim Drummer.

Hataken has more stuff than this and not all devices go to all gigs but the two core live rigs break down as:

	The hybrid system	Mac Powerbook G4 laptop, Korg Mono/Poly synth, interfaces, effects,ULT Sound analogue percussion module, and Korg Wavedrum.
	the full analogue system	Korg Mono/Poly synth, two Technosaurus Microcon synths, Future Sound Mobius sequencer, Korg SQ10 sequencer, ULT Sound analogue percussion module, three Roland TR606s, interfaces, and effects. The full analogue set is sometimes augmented with the Wavedrum and a Durbukka, a Turkish percussion instrument.

Hataken's rig is innovative in concept and implementation but it also shares a lot in common with old school rigs, running not unlike Kraftwerk's original Kling Klang studio/live rig in that it uses master clocks and triggers and pattern sequences that are manipulated in real time, as well as using a custom built CV/gate router. This also enables a MIDI-less set-up live Hataken's to enjoy most of the control flexibility of modern MIDI synth gear.

The main conceptual thing to grasp is that Hataken's approach is improvisational in nature and his gear and setup is a representation of that. He does not preprogram entire songs that simply play back with one button push - like a pop music synth programmer - but he runs a live rig that allows him to select and manipulate sounds, rhythms, and sequences in real time. More like a DJ, but all created with real analog synth, sequencer, and drum machine gear in real time.

- The five Roland TR606 drum machines Hataken uses each have two programmable trigger outputs. This means he can program trigger pulses like he would for independent drum sounds within the TR606s for two seperate trigger tracks that fire out of the two trigger outputs on each unit. Two times five equals a total of 10 programmable triggers from the 5 synced TR606 drum machines and it is these triggers that largely trigger and synchronize Hataken's gear as he creates music in real time.

- These triggers - via the custom switching system he created - are connected to the four drum channels of the Toyo/Ult Sound DS4 analogue drum unit, the clock inputs on the Mono/Poly, SQ10, and Mobius sequencers, and other items.

text by David Colquit