I may sound dumb, but this is the *FIRST time* I hear Fritz's voice in my entire life. I never had the opportunity to find a decent footage with his voice, and he was the only remaining member whose voice was a mystery to me. This footage is pure gold. You finally get the opportunity to see the stage and Kling Klang Studio from an entirely different perspective. The close-ups to the equipment and the robot dummies are unique. Thank you so much for sharing this. It must be preserved!

@blutuf

3 жыл бұрын

Yes same

@crowblunt536

3 жыл бұрын

It's been ages to find that Fritz voice but it's here!

@blutuf

3 жыл бұрын

@@crowblunt536 yes

@giannighilardi6396

2 жыл бұрын

I talked to him twice and he is purely gentle ! 🎹🇮🇹🎹

"Not film the equipment" haha Fritz

@SchwabbieKlausForPresident

3 жыл бұрын

For the people searching this, It happens at 07:00.

10:26 The cameraman says "Qu'est-ce que c'est chiant, je plains celui qui va monter ce sujet..." "This is so boring, I feel bad for the person that will edit this film..." NIce footage !

9:06 Classic Florian!

@WillyBilliams

4 жыл бұрын

Great spot

@Blank_Frank

4 жыл бұрын

"Pardon ! Pardon !" Hilarious ! He'll be greatly missed...

@BrKlingKlang

4 жыл бұрын

😔

@anacarolmsc

3 жыл бұрын

adorable

Ralfs keyboard is beautiful, I believe it to be a late model Synclaviar with its computer terminal stored in the rack behind, I think Florians keyboard is a Yamaha DX series, but he seems to have an Akai sampling module in the rack behind him possibly the S1000 or S4000.

@aleksander1982

4 жыл бұрын

Ralf using third generation of Synclavier - Synclavier PSMT

@aleksander1982

4 жыл бұрын

In the rack it is only computer to load sound files. The terminal is standing in the middle between Hennings and Fritzs consoles behind the rack. We can clearly see floppy disk drive standing on top of Synclavier main terminal

@rockydurand503

4 жыл бұрын

@@aleksander1982 I also see what i believe is a Rack Mount MiniMoog (or most likely a Studio Electronics MIDI Moog) directly behind Ralf (lowest part of the Rack on the far left).

@jerryseinfeld9815

3 жыл бұрын

Florian seems to be using a Yamaha DX-100. It's pretty common amongst talkbox users. I wonder if he used that to control the Robovox or for something else. His seems to be the barest in terms of equipment in the console itself.

@pankaburek59

2 жыл бұрын

@@rockydurand503 no way it's minimoog But you yes it seem to be midimoog after 1986 they completly stoped using analog synthesizer and stuff

I remember seeing the eBay auction where those empty studio racks were sold. Everything soldered by hand and lots of labels like „Synclavier“.

@polyrobo

7 ай бұрын

This looks really interesting, I want a link

Amazing!

Wow. Never seen this footage before.

It looks very private. Ralf said at 1991 they taked sometimes footages for a possible live album.

@WillyBilliams

4 жыл бұрын

It's a TV film crew there to film The Robots.

@Blank_Frank

4 жыл бұрын

@@WillyBilliams Not to film "The Robots" but a subject about Kraftwerk for the "Rapline" french TV show. The interview with Ralf is on youtube here : kzread.info/dash/bejne/eJ-psbRqmpm2qaw.html

@WillyBilliams

4 жыл бұрын

@@Blank_Frank Thanks for the reply and link Frank. If you watch the footage Fritz quite clearly says " Do not film the equipment. He also at one point when they are filming him and the studio motions to for them to film The Robots not him. In my opinion the crew were there to film The Robots and this is what takes place at the end of the footage. What ended up in the final edit was probably not what was intented by was passed by Ralf for broadcast.

AMAZING!

First time i heard Fritz speak

This might be the only footage we'll ever see of the Robovox. It looks quite cool. Is that some sort of tape recorder shown at 4:10 On Schneider's console? I'd also like to know the keyboard on his console. It appears to be a 4 octave keyboard, but as far as I know, there were not many 4 octave keyboards back then. Also at 6:54, Ralf's keyboard is more simpler than I thought, but then again, it also looks more complex at the same time. I imagined more faders than buttons. Ralf's console is the only console without a Cooper Fadermaster. Those buttons must be presets, and I think those note cards tell Ralf which instruments are located in each button. I think some research must be done to figure out what kind of a keyboard this is. I would have loved to have seen more of Fritz's Drum console. It fascinates me more than the rest of the Kling Klang Studio. My overall take from this footage is that Kraftwerk was very far ahead of their time. Thanks for the video footage!

@ryderpresnell2446

4 жыл бұрын

Actually Florian's keyboard looks very similar to a DX7, but the DX7 is a 5-octave keyboard, not a 4 octave keyboard...

@jakubbudzynski3561

4 жыл бұрын

It`s YAMAHA DX100

@simonemghilardi

4 жыл бұрын

Florial has a Yamaha DX100 probably used only as a MIDI controller. Ralf's using a Synclavier with a custom aluminium-finish panel, very cool. Henning's MIDI keyboard probably is custom made, as far as I can see it has 70 keys, very unusual. Robovox unit probably is the lowest piece of equipment in the second rack starting from the right, shame this is not high quality!

@aleksander1982

4 жыл бұрын

Ralfs keyboard is a part of musical system called Synclavier in this case third version Synclavier PSMT

@aleksander1982

4 жыл бұрын

@@simonemghilardi it was just repainted. Original synclavier keyboard is in the same shaped shell

Nice footage.

it would been great if the kraftwerk members explain what kind of hardware they use here. of course off camera.

9:10 Florian Schneider "Y'a les mecs là!"

*Música mexendo* nisso tudo e 11:09

I am going to build these guys. Just pose-able for now until I win the Lottery so I can make them Tanz MekaniK.

let's see how this will last before removed....!

09:06 Florian is here!

I wonder where the robot heads of Karl, Wolfgang, and Florian are today. Do you think Ralf has them on a bookcase at home? 😁

@rockydurand503

4 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure each member has been allowed to keep their likeness. For example, Karl Bartos has (at least) his late 70's/early 80's Robot Likeness. He used his own Robot for his latest album (Off the Record) artwork.

@giannighilardi6396

4 жыл бұрын

@@rockydurand503 same for Abrantres

@johnhenningfield4360

3 жыл бұрын

"Ralf probably throws darts at their heads LOL, they all can't stand each other"

@pankaburek59

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnhenningfield4360 more to wolfagang they are in hate Idk relations behind karl and ralf Florian was too mad on woflgang for the book but he don't seem to be very rememberfull so i think he later wasn't anymore hating them

@johnhenningfield4360

2 жыл бұрын

@@pankaburek59 "I just gave you the thumbs up ok, Karl calls his lawyers and don't give a shit..Wolfgang don't give a shit either but Florian is the only one who vouched for him that's why he forgave him for writing that book I Was A Robot and they were friends till his battery ran out..get it bro 👍"

What a Rare video!! About 07:32, a man looked like Friz came and said "... finished and you go away and do some ????? " Someone, could you tell me what he said?

@WillyBilliams

4 жыл бұрын

We finish and go away and put some flashlight

@handai_kraftwerk5505

4 жыл бұрын

@@WillyBilliams thank you for your answer and update this video. 👍

Where in the fuck did you find this?!

I'm curious what type of drums did Fritz use for the 1991 tour...

@pankaburek59

Жыл бұрын

Someone says he used two roland octopads 8 Of course they used lot of drums samples they used samples of linn 9000 as i said in heimcomputer '90 video and tr 808 also? Unknown for me what also they might used for drums samples or just real drum machines.

@Kilomenjaro

Жыл бұрын

@@pankaburek59 I think the drum pads are most likely those Roland Octopads... They look identical!

@EWormMusic

Жыл бұрын

@@Kilomenjaro That's what they are.

What are those yellow papers for at 4:10

@Linchpin_TF

7 ай бұрын

I think this is just a protection map for Florian's notebook with all settings for his tools.

What synthesizer was henning using in 1991 ?

@EWormMusic

Жыл бұрын

Cusom made by Doepfer.

@musikmanexperimentartist9083

Жыл бұрын

@@EWormMusic are there any other pictures of it ?

How do you download videos from m6 video bank?