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:''For the Liverpool experimental rock band, see Kling Klang (band).'' Kling Klang (also spelled as Klingklang) is the private music studio of the band Kraftwerk. The name is taken from the first song on the ''Kraftwerk 2'' album. The studio was originally located at Mintropstrasse 16 in Düsseldorf, Germany, but in mid-2009 moved to Meerbusch-Osterath, around 10 kilometers west of Düsseldorf. == Background == Kling Klang (an onomatopœia; in English: ''ding dong'') began as a studio in 1970; the band marked this as the real beginning of Kraftwerk.〔''Electronics & Music Maker'', September 1981〕 The studio began as an empty room in a workshop premises located in an industrial part of Düsseldorf.〔 The building exterior was clad in yellow tiles with a large electric shuttered doorway leading to an enclosed courtyard. On the right was a loading stage used by an electrical installation company that used the upper floor.〔Flür, W, ''I Was A Robot'', Sanctuary Publishing, 2001, page 40〕 The studio was accessed through a small anteroom. The main studio room was fitted with sound insulation and measured about sixty square feet. Later on other adjoining rooms were used for things like making instruments such as home made oscillators.〔 The basement of the studio was used to store old instruments and machines. The band never threw anything away, and subsequently used the older equipment to recreate sounds.〔Bussey, P, ''Kraftwerk - Man Machine & Music'', SAF Publishing 1993, page 163〕 When first using the studio, the band recorded with stereo tape machines and cassette recorders. These master tapes were then taken to a commercial recording studio for the final mix down. Part of the reason for this was so the band could self-produce their albums.〔 The PA equipment at this time was self constructed and consisted of plywood bass horns and cast aluminium mid range horns.〔Flür, W, ''I Was A Robot'', Sanctuary Publishing, 2001, page 43〕 In 1971 Kraftwerk was still without a drummer, so the group purchased a cheap drum machine. By treating the sounds with echo and filtering they used the drum machine to record rhythm tracks for their second album.〔 During the making of their third album, they purchased their first commercial synthesisers for the studio, the Minimoog and EMS Synthi AKS. Other equipment at this time included an Echolette Tape Echo.〔http://kraftwerk.technopop.com.br/data_setup.php〕 Wolfgang Flur had joined the band at this time and was using a custom built electronic drum system.〔 At the time of his first visit, a small acoustic drum kit was in the studio.〔Flür, W, ''I Was A Robot'', Sanctuary Publishing, 2001, page 42〕 It was in 1973 that the studio was christened Kling Klang.〔Bussey, P, ''Kraftwerk - Man Machine & Music'', SAF Publishing 1993, page 51〕 After Karl Bartos joined the band, more studio equipment was designed by all four band members. A full-time engineer was employed to assist with the designs and new equipment purchases.〔 In 1976 Kraftwerk began recording ''Trans-Europe Express'' at Kling Klang studio.〔Bussey, P, ''Kraftwerk - Man Machine & Music'', SAF Publishing 1993, page 79〕 Hütter and Schneider had commissioned Matten & Wiechers, the Bonn based synthesizerstudio, to design and build two "Synthanorma" (32-step music sequencers). The "Synthanorma" controlled the band’s Minimoog creating the album's rhythmic sound.〔Flür, W, ''I Was A Robot'', Sanctuary Publishing, 2001, page 96〕 The band members had begun spending eight to ten hours a day in the studio, regarding themselves as "musical workers". That time was spent designing a complete portable studio setup, including stage backdrops, curtains, lighting, staging and a stereo PA system.〔 Portable nineteen inch equipment frames were designed and linked to other equipment using custom made wiring looms used for quick dismantling whilst touring. This new system of mobile equipment was designed for the ''Computer World'' tour and replaced the previous "messy" system. Kraftwerk spent three years designing the newer system.〔 The newer studio could be set up in about two hours and was far easier to transport whilst touring. The Kling Klang 12k PA system was also designed to be portable and matched the grey colour of the equipment frames.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kling Klang Studio」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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