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==Instrumentals==
The unmastered instrumental versions of almost all the songs on ''The Downward Spiral'' ("Ruiner" and "Big Man With A Gun" were not included) have been were made available on [[remix.nin.com]] for streaming and free download. They The site was eventually taken down and they can now be found under the "general playlists" section in the lower right hand corner of the page, in the "featured" subsectionon archive.org.[https://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22trent_reznor%22]
==Inspiration==
<blockquote>"The studio was equipped with a 56-input Amek Mozart console with Rupert Neve modules, two Studer A800 Mk3 multitrack machines, Mac-based Pro Tools and a host of outboard gear, in addition to Akai S1100 and Kurzweil K2000 samplers; Prophet VS, Digidesign Turbosynth, ARP Odyssey, Oberheim Expander, Oberheim OBMx, Roland MKS80 and Minimoog synthesizers; Doepfer and Oberheim sequencers; a Mellotron MKIV polyphonic tape replay keyboard; a Roland R70 drum machine; and assorted Jackson and Gibson guitars."[http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/sep12/articles/classic-tracks-0912.htm]</blockquote>
The Mellotron MKIV used on the album (as well as on ''Broken'') once belonged to John Lennon. Contrary to popular belief, it was not used to record The Beatles' "Strawberry Fields Forever", nor is it owned by Reznor. It was on loan to him from [[Interscope Records]] co-founders Ted Field and Jimmy Iovine.
In a Q+A session before the [[2017/09/15_Chicago,_IL|2017 Riot Fest show]], it was revealed that [[David Lynch]]'s use of sound in his films was an inspiration for the sound design of ''The Downward Spiral''.
* "Closer" uses a heavily modified sample of a kick drum from the song "[[Nightclubbing]]" from ''The Idiot'' album by Iggy Pop. [http://www.9inchnails.com/articles/articles.php?id=6]
* "A Warm Place" is based on the melody from David Bowie's 1980 single "Crystal Japan." Some hear it as a complete rip-off, while others argue that from a music theory point of view that the structure has significant differences.
*The looping female voice that appears on "Reptile" (approx. 5:06) is from the 1974 film ''The Texas Chain Saw Massacre''. The strange mechanical sound before the drums start can be found in the movie ''Leviathan'' and the other sounds during all the song are found in ''Aliens'' (the escape in the vessel). Also, while not a direct sample, the ascending synth melody from 5:13 to 5:20 seems to be a reference to "Laura Palmer's Theme" from the television show ''Twin Peaks''.
==Re-Releases==
===Definitive 2017 Edition Vinyl===
A vinyl reissue was annouced announced in December 2016 and began shipping in August 2017, with further vinyl reissues of the other major NIN releases to follow.[http://www.nin.com/nine-inch-nails-records-reissued-vinyl/]
<blockquote>"Trent Reznor and NIN art director [[John Crawford ]] set out to make the “definitive editions” of all the main NIN releases on vinyl. Reznor: 'We want to present the catalog as it was intended to be, with no compromises. That means a careful remastering of the audio from the original sources, a careful and painstaking recreation of the artwork, pristine materials, some surprises and an insane attention to detail that you probably won’t notice… but it matters to us. No extra bullshit and gimmicks – the “real” records in their truest form available at a reasonable price.'"</blockquote>
This edition of the vinyl comes with a booklet containing photos and an essay about the album. It also remedies the issue of retained song transitions that were split across sides.
==Touring==
==Artwork==
[[Image:Wound.jpg|thumb|"Wound", the basis for the artwork]]
[[Image:TDSinnercover.jpg|thumb|''The Downward Spiral'' inner cover art]]
On his website[http://www.russellmills.com/mills/installations/committere.html], [[Russell Mills]] explained the ideas and materials used for the paintings that became the album cover and the inner cover/j-card insert.
*5.1 mix: James Brown with Trent Reznor
*Assistance: Neal Ferrazzani
*Studio: [[Interscope]] Studios<br>
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*High-resolution mastering: Bob Ludwig for Gateway Mastering, Portland, Maine<br>
==External links==
*[http://portraitofdecay.net/tds.nin.com/ tds.nin.com (archived at Portrait of Decay)]
*[http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/sep12/articles/classic-tracks-0912.htm ''Sound On Sound'' article about the album and "Closer"]
*[http://www.theninhotline.net/archives/articles/key394a.shtml ''Keyboard'' Magazine article about the the making of ''The Downward Spiral'']
*[http://nincatalog.com/the-downward-spiral/ ''The Downward Spiral'' at nincatalog.com]
*[http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26x%3D0%26ref_%3Dnb%5Fsb%5Fnoss%26y%3D0%26field-keywords%3Dnine%2520inch%2520nails%2520the%2520downward%2520spiral%26url%3Dsearch-alias%253Daps&tag=thniinnawi-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957 ''The Downward Spiral'' at Amazon]
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