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New at NAMM ’22: Screwed Circuitz The Tower Spring Reverb

The Tower is a 36" tall real spring reverb with several other built-in effects! Screwed Circuitz has experience building weird and unique effect pedals that interface with synths and other instruments, so The Tower is right in their ballpark (although it is much bigger than a pedal!). The Tower features:…... Click for more

New at NAMM ’22: Screwed Circuitz The Tower Spring Reverb

Minature Tigers’ Gear and Creative Process

Miniature Tigers is officially back with their first release since 2014. I Dreamt I Was A Cowboy, the new 11-track LP from the indie rock band is a short departure from the group's previous releases--often unpolished, organic, and lovingly displaying the dirt and hiccups that come from recording via couch surfing.…... Click for more

Minature Tigers’ Gear and Creative Process

The Landing’s Gear and Creative Process

Meditating about the universe is heavy stuff but, like much in life, you have the option of being consumed, or delighted by your surroundings. Brooklyn-based electronic artist, The Landing, does the latter. Producing synth-pop tracks that have their feet planted firmly on the ground, but their eyes to the sky,…... Click for more

The Landing’s Gear and Creative Process

Kevin Garrett’s Gear and Creative Process

KEVIN GARRETT'S CRUCIAL GEAR: --------------------------------------- Roland SPD-SX Moog SubPhatty --------------------------------------- Kevin Garrett has emerged in 2015 as one of NYC's most prominent young songwriters. Unapologetically moody, soulful at heart, incurably ballad-prone, Kevin's songs have the aura of old time classics, but their production process is as modern as it gets, centered - as…... Click for more

Kevin Garrett’s Gear and Creative Process

Wild Ones’ Gear and Creative Process

WILD ONES' CRUCIAL GEAR: --------------------------------------- Suzuki Omnichord [caption id="attachment_9676" align="alignnone" width="270"] " It's made for kids but is very capable of arranging an entire song. We've used it in a few unreleased songs. It's also great to play any instrument with chord buttons because you end up stumbling upon new…... Click for more

Wild Ones’ Gear and Creative Process

Strange Names’ gear and creative process

STRANGE NAMES' CRUCIAL GEAR: Roland RE-20 Space Echo Delay Stompbox [caption id="attachment_9631" align="aligncenter" width="239"] " I use a Boss RE-20 Space Echo Delay to create atmosphere and complexity. I like it because I can tap with my foot to adjust the tempo, so I never have to worry about my…... Click for more

Strange Names’ gear and creative process

Ava Luna’s Gear and Creative Process

WIN WIN'S CRUCIAL GEAR [caption id="attachment_9213" align="aligncenter" width="299"] " We love to run drums (and sometimes guitars and vocals) through an old Heil HM88 mixer. It really blows sounds out in an incredibly pleasing way. It's all over everything we record, Ava Luna or otherwise. "[/caption] [caption id="attachment_9214" align="aligncenter" width="203"]…... Click for more

Ava Luna’s Gear 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

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

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

Band in the Studio: Aye Nako

Aye Nako's favorite piece of gear: Fender Deville Amp " We use Fender Deville guitar amps, and used several big muff pedals for recording and live guitar." Say what you will of Pitchfork (we kind of detest their judgmental, patronizing, 'this-is-the-truth-period'' style reviews), but it's commendable that they still manage…... Click for more

Band in the Studio: Aye Nako