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Corbu’s Synths and Live Setup

Heavily inspired by a life of vivid dreaming, Brooklyn's Corbu take the concept of "Dream Pop" to the extreme, by expressing their interpreted realities of the 'sleep-world' through their music . The band just released single 'Polygon Forest' off of their soon to be released studio album, 'Crayon Soul'. The track incorporates solid percussion…... Click for more

Corbu’s Synths and Live Setup

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

The Mast’s Gear and Creative Process

WILD ONES' CRUCIAL GEAR: --------------------------------------- Balafon [caption id="attachment_9907" align="aligncenter" width="278"] " Currently in our setup, I’ve been using balafon (African marimba), and clay udu drums. It’s always nice to have physical instruments to play in a track. The balafon was an important part of the last record. "[/caption] Korg MS-2000…... Click for more

The Mast’s 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

Holy Ghost!’s Synths, Gear and Creative Process

HOLY GHOST!'S CRUCIAL GEAR Yamaha CS15 [caption id="attachment_9513" align="alignright" width="250"] "My trusty old Yamaha CS15 is wildly versatile and super fun to use. It can do anything from mean and scary to super funky, poor-man’s Minimoog sort of stuff."[/caption] Dave Smith Instrument Mopho and Prophet 08 [caption id="attachment_9551" align="aligncenter" width="250"]…... Click for more

Holy Ghost!’s Synths, 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

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

Two Noise Making Boxes at NAMM 2013

I'm super into synths and the modular synth culture. I'm going to start slowly introducing synths and noise makers of all sorts into the blog. I feel that modular synths and noise maker boxes are extremely fun and collectible, much like guitar pedals, so here is my first bit of…... Click for more

Two Noise Making Boxes at NAMM 2013