en een kleine kitlist chronologie:
The periods
Drawing the line between the various instruments used in course of time can only be done approximately. Please, also check the record covers. In general there are the following basic periods:
Until 1972: Acoustic and Electric (Experimental and searchin' time)
1973-1979: Analogue Synthesizers (The Golden Age of Klaus' Electronic Music)
1979-1986: Digital Synths and Computers
1986-1990: Midi, Computer, Sampling
Since 1990: Even more Sampling (A new High Time for Klaus Schulze)
Since Jan. 1996: Rebuilding his studio completely, partly with new equipment
KS' tools over the course of time
Sixties Guitar, electric guitar, electric bass and drumset
1969/70 Drums, and at times strange organ sounds (with TD)
1970/71 Drums, odd electric guitar (Höfner Solid Body '164'), tape echo: Dynacord Echocord Mini (with A.R.T.)
1972 Teisco organ, Solina string keyboard, guitar, voice, tapes, tape echo, 4-track Telefunken home recorder, cheap 3-channel Telefunken Echo Mixer, Revox, broken Fender guitar amplifier.
1973 Farfisa Duo organ, drums, EMS VCS 3, cheap effects, tape echo, second Revox, two little Farfisa mixers.
1974 Farfisa Duo organ, EMS Synthi A, ARP Odyssey, ARP 2600, Farfisa Syntorchester, tape echo, Revox, 10-channel Barth mixer.
1975 As above, plus Crumar Brass-Man, Crumar Multi-Man, Crumar Compact-string synthesizers, Syntanorma sequencer, 8-track tape recorder
1976 As above, plus Moog Synthesizer IIIp & Sequencer Complement B portable (these 4 parts are 'The Big Moog'), Mellotron, two Farfisa Syntorchestras, AKG BX 15 reverb, early PPG
1977/78 As above, plus larger mixer and various other keyboards: Minimoogs, Polymoog, Yamaha CS 80, Korg PS 3300, Korg as well as Sennheiser vocoders, AKG BX 20 reverb, Dynacord DRS 78 reverb and echo, TAM 19 flanger
1979 As above, plus G.D.S. synthesizer computer, PPG, Publison, PCM 1610, 16-track recording.
1983 Computer (G.D.S., PPG, Fairlight), much better effect devices, Oberheim DMX, custom made EEH rhythm-computer, EMT plate reverb.
1986 Midi with master keyboard, expander parts (Roland, Korg, Akai), Computer, Publison Infernal machine, 24-track recording & digital master recording.
1989 Atari 1040 ST, Atari Mega ST 4, Roland: Super JX 10, S 50, D 50, MKS 80, MKS 30, U 110, MPG 80; Akai X 7000, Fairlight, Yamaha TX 81 Z, Akai S 612, Korg DVP 1, Roland SRV 2000, Korg SDD 1200, Ibanez SDR 1000, Eventide Harmonizer, 3x Hohner HS-1/E, 2x Klark EQ, Arsonic-Sigma 5.2, EMS Synthi A, and others...
1990-'95 Plenty of sampling, including from 1993 to '95 plenty of operatic voices.
1996 Total rebuilding of his studio.