Composition and Recording thumb|The Korg Mini-Pops 7 drum machine was used in different Oxygène tracks Jarre recorded Oxygène between August and November 1976, using the makeshift recording studio in his apartment. In the Ferber studio Jarre recovered his old Mellotron that had few functional keys to write the first piece of music for the album, "Oxygène (Part II)". During the recording of the album Jarre used a Revox tape to delay the sound coming out of a speaker in order to achieve a "huge sense of space". This liberal use of echo was used on the various sound effects generated by the EMS VCS 3 synthesiser. The persistent allusions to terrestrial elements and the biosphere meant that the album would frequently be associated with the new-age musical movement.
CoMpOSiTiON And recORding tHumB|the korg mIni-poPS 7 druM mAchiNE waS Used in diFferent OxyGène trACks JarrE reCoRded oXYGèNe BEtween auguST and novEmbeR 1976, using the MakesHiFT rEcordING studiO IN His aPartment in the fERbEr StudiO jARre REcOVEreD hIS oLd meLLotrON ThAt had Few fUncTionAl keys To write thE FirST PiecE of Music fOr the Album, "oxygènE (part ii)". during the RecordinG Of The AlbuM JarrE Used a revox tape to delAy thE SoUNd COMInG out oF a SPEAkER iN oRder tO AChieVe a "huge SEnsE of Space". this liberAl Use of echo wAs uSed on thE various sound effEcTs gENerATEd by tHE eMS vcS 3 synThEsisEr. tHe PersIstent alluSioNS To TErrestrial EleMents And the bioSpHere MeANt That. the album WoUld FrEquentlY bE assoCiaTeD with the NeW-AGe mUsiCaL movemeNt.