danswift Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Listening to a booted copy of 'Syro' by Aphex Twin last night with my mate who told me about the list of gear used which is on the official release. We googled it -It's fucking insane! A Designs ReddiA Designs PacificaADT Toolkit x4Akai S950HXCAKG Contact MicsAlice MixerAllen Heath Mix WizardAllen Organ Spring ReverbAMS RM16API 3124+API 550AAPI 550A origAPI 550B API 560API 8200AARP 2500Atari 1040 + Midi Expansions + HXCAvedis E27Bode VocoderBoss BX16Boss BX8Boss GE7Buzz Audio Arc1.1Calrec MinimixerCalrec RQP3200Casio FZ10 + FZ20M + NXCChandler Delay BlackChandler Delay CreamChandler Zoner LimiterCirklon SequencerCourt Acoustics GraphicCrumar Bit01 WhiteCwejman RES4 x3Cwejman VC06Disklavier MKIV Pro CustomDPA 4052Drawner Stereo Gate Dytronics FS1Dytronics FS1Elysia MpressorEML 101. moddedEMS 2000 VocoderEMT 140 Plate/Stereo/TubeEMT 240 Gold FoilEMT 252 FXEMT 258 x4 FiltersEnsoniq ASR10 Eventide DSP4000Eventide H3000 DSEEventide H949 x4Focusrite ISA110 Orig x8Fulltone Tape EchoHarrison 32EQ GR500HAT Mechanical DrumsHelios x2Intellijel RubiconJH ARP Quadra PhaserJH Storm Tide FLanger x2JH Tau PhaserJomox Sunsyn V1 x2Kawai K5000RKlark Teknik DN780Korg DS8Korg Minipops7 Midi. Korg PS3300 x3Lexicon 480LLexicon PCM70LPGLynx Aurora 16Make Noise DPOMarion PROSynth x2Meinl Water UDUMicmix DynaflangerMicmix Masteroom 2Midas Venice DeskMidimoogs x2Modular Systems/Eurorack Moog Memory LintronicsMIT EnsembleMum & Dad VocalsMusicmaid Claptrap x4Nagra IV-SNeotek Elite 64 Channel CustomNeumann V473 x2Oberheim OBX, rackedOberheim Modular SEMs, rackedOrla DSE24Pearl SC40Pearl Syncussionracked/midi/mod x4Plugins, variousPultec EQP-1A3Quad Eight 248 x2Quantec Room SimulatorRetro Instruments PowerstripRhodes ChromaRME Fireface800RMI Harmonic SynthRoland 101s, moddedRoland CE1Roland D550Roland MK550Roland MK570Roland R8/ROM(?)Roland TR606 / 666?, moddedRoland TR808Sci Prophet VSSci Prophet5, racked/keyboardSennheiser VSM201Serge Modular 9-panelShure AuxpanderSiemens V78 x2Simmons SD53(??)SM Pro PEQ505Songbird Tri Chorus x2Sound Devices 772Soundcraft GhostSoundworkshop 262SPL TD4SSL 4000 Channel Strips x5SSL X deskStudio Electronics Code8 FullSynthoma ElkorusSynton Syntovox 221 x2Tantek Flanger/DelayTC1210Tongue DrumsTR727TR9090Valley People Gain BrainsValley People Kepex x10WildlifeYamaha CS80Yamaha D5000Yamaha DX100, moddedYamaha DX11Yamaha EX42Yamaha FS1RYamaha RX11Yamaha TX16W x2Zither AFX-scale Lololol... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexinoodle Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Take everything with a pinch of salt, he always bullshits about his gear, for years everybody believed he built everything he used. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djdiggla Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 for years everybody believed he built everything he used. Thats what I always heard. Not EVERYTHING or that is was specifically built by him but that a lot was hand built and pretty fragile. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savwar Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Take everything with a pinch of salt, he always bullshits about his gear, for years everybody believed he built everything he used. plus, drives a tank, and lives in a bank. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexinoodle Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 By bullshit i dont mean in a bad way, he enjoys talking shit to the press and them falling for it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danswift Posted September 5, 2018 Author Share Posted September 5, 2018 Take everything with a pinch of salt, he always bullshits about his gear, for years everybody believed he built everything he used.I've heard he bought his first synths aged 13,then took electronics at comprehensive school and began modding as a result..obviously how true that is we don't know.By bullshit i dont mean in a bad way, he enjoys talking shit to the press and them falling for it.That's definitely true lol. Thats what I always heard. Not EVERYTHING or that is was specifically built by him but that a lot was hand built and pretty fragile. Aphex is an interesting dude,I think he describes himself on his Wiki page as an 'annoying,lying ginger kid from Cornwall' hehe..he's definitely unique that's for sure. I saw him play live as Polygon Window doing Surfing On Sine Waves era stuff years ago and it was fucking magnificent.. obviously he's not for everyone but he's terrific when he's on point.. Squarepusher is another artist I also have a ton of respect for but that's another story altogether,kind of... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest broke Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 And 90% of his music is kinda 'meh' anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkei Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 I don't like his music, but I'd surely like to have his gear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Rock Well Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 I remember an old man interview with him where he told the interviewer hed been given new software so exciting it totally overwhelmed him. All he could do apparently was have a wank and go back to bed to calm down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest petesasqwax Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danswift Posted September 13, 2018 Author Share Posted September 13, 2018 The music on that Four Tet album is boring as fuck in my opinion,the record he's talking about in the photo above is called 'New Energy' and sounds like a dull,watered down version of The Future Sound Of London. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest petesasqwax Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 😂 some of the responses to his post are superb - as is yours, mate You *can* make some amazing sounds strictly using in-the-box options... but it's not even a quarter of the fun of doing it with all kinds of random noise-making shite and I'm pretty sure the enjoyment comes through in the end product 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danswift Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 Hehe-I saw some of the response posts made at the time Pete,comedy gold ! I did actually think that it was pretty cool that Four Tet had made the record with the minimum of gear-It's just that the end result was disappointing in my opinion. Oh,and while we're on the subject here's a photo of all the gear I used to record my own album over the last few months(faulty Sony Mini Disc recorder not pictured).. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest petesasqwax Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Nice work - it's always good to see buttons with the writing worn off! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djdiggla Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Its amazing what Dan can do with that 404. Mastery of that device. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danswift Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 Nice work - it's always good to see buttons with the writing worn off!Ha-i need to post a more up to date photo..the numbers on those pads have more or less completely disappeared now! Its amazing what Dan can do with that 404. Mastery of that device.Thanks dude,that's a nice thing to say. For me it's the resampling possibilities of that little machine that make it a joy to fuck around with,just combining separate elements to make up multi samples all in a single pad and applying the 404's dope FX is a lot of fun..plus the hallowed Vinyl Sim is superb of course..I love the mad shit it adds to drums and vocal samples especially. I really liked my old SP-808 when it decided to work properly hehe-I've thought about getting it fixed up but I think I'd rather just have another 404 to run alongside the one I have already for some extra double handed fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Rock Well Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Has anybody informed the posers yet? That Dan actually makes all his music on his? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest petesasqwax Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Not wishing to get off topic by returning to the original post, but I'd absolutely lose my mind with just a single item of that kit list. My choice: Serge Modular 9-panel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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