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Apple
Mac Pro“I've got a fairly simple setup based around my 2008 MacPro, Capybara 320 and Kyma and modular synth.”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Alex Smoke, January 2016
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Alex Smoke has said his studio is built around a Mac Pro, a Symbolic Sound Kyma with Capybara 320 and a Eurorack modular with Mutable Instruments Braids, Rings and Clouds and Make Noise Maths. He sequences with an Arturia BeatStep Pro, programs drums on Native Instruments Maschine and singles out Madrona Labs Aalto and Kaivo among software synths.
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Mutable Instruments
Rings“this module more than any other can reproduce the sound of what sounds like physical instruments”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Alex Smoke, January 2016
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Mutable Instruments
Braids“I'd rather have a digital box of tricks like Braids”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Alex Smoke, January 2016
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Mutable Instruments
CloudsSaid in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Alex Smoke, January 2016
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What modular Alex Smoke uses: a sourced gear guide
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Studio
Has said they use
Apple
Mac Pro“I've got a fairly simple setup based around my 2008 MacPro, Capybara 320 and Kyma and modular synth.”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Alex Smoke, January 2016
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Symbolic Sound
Kyma with Capybara 320
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Symbolic Sound
Kyma with Capybara 320“there are things that can be done in Kyma that can't be done another way”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Alex Smoke, January 2016
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Has said they use
Mutable Instruments
Rings“this module more than any other can reproduce the sound of what sounds like physical instruments”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Alex Smoke, January 2016
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Has said they use
Mutable Instruments
Braids“I'd rather have a digital box of tricks like Braids”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Alex Smoke, January 2016
Has said they use
Mutable Instruments
CloudsSaid in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Alex Smoke, January 2016
Has said they use
Doepfer
A-188-1 BBD
Has said they use
Doepfer
A-188-1 BBDSaid in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Alex Smoke, January 2016
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ALM Busy Circuits
Dinky's Taiko“Wonky FM perfection.”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Alex Smoke, January 2016
SSF
Mixmode
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Expert Sleepers
ES-3
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Expert Sleepers
ES-3Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Alex Smoke, January 2016
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Intellijel
Korgasmatron II
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Intellijel
Korgasmatron II“the Korgasmatron does the lot.”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Alex Smoke, January 2016
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Has said they use
Arturia
BeatStep Pro“It's still new to me but is excellent, especially for driving the modular.”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Alex Smoke, January 2016
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Eventide
PitchFactor“the Eventide wins it hands down.”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Alex Smoke, January 2016
TC-Helicon
VoiceTone pedal
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TC-Helicon
VoiceTone pedal“I use it in conjunction with a small TC Helicon pedal called VoiceTone”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Alex Smoke, January 2016
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Native Instruments
Maschine+“it gets used for at least half my drum parts”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Alex Smoke, January 2016
Madrona Labs
Aalto
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Madrona Labs
Aalto“I use it on everything, both for beats and synth duties.”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Alex Smoke, January 2016
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Madrona Labs
Kaivo
Has said they use
Madrona Labs
KaivoSaid in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Alex Smoke, January 2016
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Has said they use
Yamaha
SY85“My MIDI keyboard. I bought it from a pal in 2001, and it's served solidly ever since.”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Alex Smoke, January 2016
Questions
About Alex Smoke's gear.
What synth does Alex Smoke use?
A Symbolic Sound Kyma with a Capybara 320, a Eurorack modular and Madrona Labs Aalto and Kaivo software synths.
What modules are in Alex Smoke's modular?
Mutable Instruments Rings, Braids and Clouds, Make Noise Maths, a Doepfer A-188-1 BBD, ALM Dinky's Taiko, SSF Mixmode, an Expert Sleepers ES-3 and an Intellijel Korgasmatron II.
What drum machine does Alex Smoke use?
Native Instruments Maschine. He has said it plays at least half his drum parts and is his main live drum machine.
What vocal effects does Alex Smoke use live?
An Eventide PitchFactor alongside a TC-Helicon VoiceTone pedal.
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Alex Smoke is a Glasgow experimental techno producer who has released on Soma and R&S. This guide covers the Kyma system, Eurorack modules, software synths and controllers he showed in his home studio.
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