Instruments and gear used to record Compost:

All songs recorded onto a Macintosh G4 computer unless otherwise noted.  An M-Audio Quattro USB adapter was used in most cases for midi and analog to digital conversion. A Radio Shack PCM microphone was used for most vocals.  Drum machine is an Alesis DM-5 unless otherwise noted.  Sequencer is either Opcode's Vision or Cubase VST.

There Was a Cock: I played a Carvin doubleneck 6/12 string (6 string only); Lynda Mandolyn played a Steinberger bass.

My Best Gilmour: I played a Fender Stratocaster and an Emax sampler was used for the drum sounds (Sampled from a Roland 606).

The Echidna Song: the bass line is a Korg Polysix synth; the keyboard sound is Properllerhead's Reason.  The drums are the Alesis DM-5.

5th Street Bells: the piano is Reason.

Ghostly, Intransigent: the guitar is the 12-string side of the Carvin doubleneck guitar.  The bass is "The Stump", a fretless bass created by Fiddler's Music in Detroit, Michigan.  Drums are the DM-5 again.

I'm Your Dentist, Girl; Guitar, Fender Stratocaster 70's reissue; bass "The Stump" fretless; drum machine ??

Twangyjam: 70's reissue Strat played through a Line 6 Echo simulator, recorded directly to a Macintosh PowerBook using the Griffin iMic adapter.

Loopy: Carvin 6/12 Doubleneck guitar through a Line 6 echo simulator.  Serge played an Epiphone SG guitar.

Detroit Haunted City: Carvin 6/12 Doubleneck guitar.  Lynda played a Fender Precision bass.   Strings were played on an EMU Emax sampler.

Lost in Space: Synthesizer is an EMU Emax sampler.  Solo is a Fender Lap Steel guitar.  Bass is a Yamaha DX-100 FM synth.

Felis Culpa: Fender Stratocaster 70's reissue.  Steinberger bass.

The Lights Go Out: Reason piano

Sweet Dirge with Choir Patch: Carvin 6/12 doubleneck guitar, Line 6 echo simulator, Roland GR-33 guitar synthesizer for the choir sound; all played live directly into a Macintosh PowerBook using an iMic audio adapter.

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