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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

The Dough Rollers and the Recording Process

The Dough Rollers' Favorite Piece of Gear: Tascam 388 [caption id="attachment_7720" align="aligncenter" width="274"] " I miss that thing. It was awesome. Quarter inch 8 track. It was really fun to fuck around with. We're gonna get another one soon. "[/caption] The Deli believes that if a band can rock properly,…... Click for more

The Dough Rollers and the Recording Process

Stationary Set’s Recording Process

The Stationary Set's Gear: AKG 414 " Literally all of the organic sounds on our upcoming album are recorded with the AKG-414. We call it "the Swiss Army knife of microphones" and it really has behaved as such. " When it comes to melody, Brooklyn’s The Stationary Set is anything but shy.…... Click for more

Stationary Set’s Recording Process

TEEN and the Recording Process

TEEN's Gear: Sequential Circuits TOM " Great drum machine... the sounds are wacky and tunable " A former member of ambient indie pop group Here We Go Magic, Teeny Lieberson formed TEEN in 2011. Her sisters Katherine and Lizzie and friend Jane Herships completed the line-up, and the group started exploring Teeny’s musical interests, which…... Click for more

TEEN and the Recording Process

Bands in the Studio: Skaters

--- SKATERS' favorite piece of gear: Electro Harmonix Memory Man Deluxe " I am a big Electro Harmonics Memory Man fan." SKATERS excitedly pronounces their name repeatedly on landing on their nondescript website. But once you've seen the pizza-loving video for 'Schemers,' you'll get a better idea for the sense of…... Click for more

Bands in the Studio: Skaters

Sonic Youth’s Pedal and Equipment Archive

Sonic Youth is a band that like no other brought innovation to the sound of indie rock – particularly in the guitar tones and playing style departments. But unlike many contemporary Lo-Fi, noise rock bands, Thurston Moore and co. always devoted a lot of resources to researching the sonic possibilities…... Click for more

Sonic Youth’s Pedal and Equipment Archive

Brick + Mortar and the Recording Process

Brick + Mortar's favorite piece of gear: Roland SPD-SX " It’s a midi controller, sampler, 1 track recorder, and can trigger visuals if you like that kind of stuff. It’s the holy grail of gear for Brick + Mortar... " New Jersey rockers Brick + Mortar are a refreshingly new sounding…... Click for more

Brick + Mortar and the Recording Process

Ambassadors and the Recording Process

Ambassadors' Gear: ZVex Mastotron Fuzz " a cross between what Ray Manzarek used on The Doors' "Five To One" and what Colin Greenwood used on Radiohead's Exit Music " Ambassadors' music is full and energetic, but they aren’t scared to slow things down and get sensitive from time to time. The…... Click for more

Ambassadors and the Recording Process