 Jarre 's 1976 low budget solo album Oxygène , recorded at his home studio , made him internationally famous . It comprises six numbered synthesiser tracks that make strong use of melody , rather than rhythm or dissonance . A Scully eight @-@ track recorder was used to record instruments like the Eminent 310 ( with an Electro @-@ Harmonix Small Stone phaser on its string pads ) and the Korg Minipops drum machine . Liberal use of echo was used on the various sound effects generated by the VCS3 synthesiser . Jarre 's ARP 2600 synthesiser , previously used on his collaborations with Christophe , also featured , as did his EMS VCS 3 . 
