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Featured Artists – Synths

Teenage Love’s Gear and Creative Process

TEENAGE LOVE'S CRUCIAL GEAR Ableton Live + NI Maschine [caption id="attachment_9350" align="alignright" width="256"] "Ableton Live is our home and from there we nest little sketches so they can grow into full-blown songs. [...] The NI Maschine's hardware and operation is genius."[/caption] MINIMOOG Voyager " The Voyager opened up a new…... Click for more

Teenage Love’s Gear and Creative Process

Bowmont’s Gear, Synths and Creative Process

Hovering by Bowmont BOWMONT'S CRUCIAL GEAR KORG Mono/Poly [caption id="attachment_9245" align="aligncenter" width="265"] "[It]s so unique, warm and beautiful"[/caption] Telefunken ELAM 251 E [caption id="attachment_9267" align="aligncenter" width="228"] "The "Hovering" EP was mostly tracked with a Telefunken ELAM 251 E."[/caption] Bowmont (pictured, photo by Fabrizio Del Rincon) is a Brooklyn based trio that's been delivering…... Click for more

Bowmont’s Gear, Synths and Creative Process

WIN WIN’s Gear and Creative Process

WIN WIN'S CRUCIAL GEAR Apple Logic [caption id="attachment_9156" align="aligncenter" width="270"] " It's always good to keep switching out instruments and gear and stuff, to keep it creative. The only thing that's constant is Logic."[/caption] SoundToys Plug Ins [caption id="attachment_9146" align="aligncenter" width="278"] "SoundToys' stuff is good. Lots of nice distortions there."[/caption]…... Click for more

WIN WIN’s Gear and Creative Process

Buscabulla’s gear and creative process

BUSCABULLA'S CRUCIAL AUDIO GEAR Art Tube Pac [caption id="attachment_8879" align="aligncenter" width="297"] " I have this Art Tube Pac pre amp/compressor I carry everywhere with me. It's heavy and clunky and fragile but it makes the bass beef up and hit you just right so it must endure. "[/caption] Valhalla VintageVerb [caption id="attachment_8768"…... Click for more

Buscabulla’s gear and creative process

Elliot Moss: the gear and the creative process

ELLIOT MOSS'S CRUCIAL AUDIO GEAR OBERHEIM SEM [caption id="attachment_8879" align="aligncenter" width="286"] "I built a modular Oberheim SEM rig that’s been a big part of things recently."[/caption] NEVE 33114 Mic Preamp [caption id="attachment_8768" align="aligncenter" width="247"] "Neve 33114 is my vocal preamp. I have just one channel that I built a box…... Click for more

Elliot Moss: the gear and the creative process

Future Punx and the creative process

FUTURE PUNX'S CRUCIAL AUDIO GEAR KORG Electribe MX-1[caption id="attachment_8879" align="aligncenter" width="311"] "It's an incredibly deep and versatile device. I bought it thinking I'd use it mainly to make demos of my songs for the band, but It ended up becoming a central component of the band, fulfilling the electronic role."[/caption]…... Click for more

Future Punx and the creative process

Howard: Q&A about gear and inspiration

HOWARD'S CRUCIAL AUDIO GEAR Apogee Duet[caption id="attachment_8879" align="aligncenter" width="232"] "I like the Apogee Duet because I can just keep it on my desk or even go to a cafe and work."[/caption] Empress Superdelay [caption id="attachment_8768" align="aligncenter" width="237"] "The Empress Superdelay is the most expensive pedal I own. I've had it…... Click for more

Howard: Q&A about gear and inspiration

WOLVVES: About Gear and Recordings

WOLVVES's Gear: Neve 5452 Modified [caption id="attachment_8391" align="alignnone" width="300"] " ...a quiet room and nothing else to do for a few hours is at least several times more inspiring than the next few items down the list, which for us include a Neve 5452 console modified for direct outs. "[/caption]…... Click for more

WOLVVES: About Gear and Recordings

Azar Swan: about Gear and Recording

Emerging from the ashes of previous incarnation Religious to Damn, Zorah Atash and Joshua Strawn have spent the last few years creating a compelling new sound and image as Azar Swan. Their recently released full length album “Dance Before the War,” available from Handmade Birds Records, presents a technically modern…... Click for more

Azar Swan: about Gear and Recording

Azar Swan and the Recording Process

Azar Swan's Gear: Akai MPD18 " The Akai MPD 18 is probably the most inspiring piece of equipment " Emerging from the ashes of previous incarnation Religious to Damn, Zorah Atash and Joshua Strawn have spent the last year creating a compelling new sound and image as Azar Swan. Their recently…... Click for more

Azar Swan and the Recording Process

Baby Alpaca and the Recording Proces

Baby Alpaca's Gear: MacBook Pro " Mac Book Pro, Apogee, Logic. They make it so easy to record the music we play. " This is one of those projects that's seemed to come out of nowhere but now it's everywhere.Baby Alpaca, originally from Ohio, this Brooklyn-based duo is currently recording…... Click for more

Baby Alpaca and the Recording Proces

Octant and the “Unmanned Backup Band”

Octant can be described as a one-man band featuring mainly acoustic robotic musical instruments that back up front man, Matthew Steinke, like a player piano as he sings, shouts, and plays various home brew instrumentation. For the upcoming performance at The Tank (NYC), Octant will perform an initial set of…... Click for more

Octant and the “Unmanned Backup Band”