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Alfa Mist has been seen using a Yamaha MONTAGE8 as a Yamaha Synthesizer Artist and has said they use a Yamaha CP88 for its Rhodes sound and a reface for synths. Alfa Mist has said demos start as MIDI beats in Logic Pro, and was seen playing a Fender Rhodes.
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Yamaha
CP88 stage piano“It's got a really good Rhodes sound and it's a lot lighter than the Montage, so I just tend to use that for everything.”
Said in From Rhodes to Yamaha: we speak to modern jazz artist Alfa Mist (Mixdown), December 2024
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Yamaha
reface“there's the Yamaha Reface, which does really great synth stuff as well.”
Said in From Rhodes to Yamaha: we speak to modern jazz artist Alfa Mist (Mixdown), December 2024
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Fender
Rhodes electric pianoSeen in Keep On: Alfa Mist (Wax Poetics), August 2021
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Apple
Logic ProSaid in From Rhodes to Yamaha: we speak to modern jazz artist Alfa Mist (Mixdown), December 2024
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Has said they use
Yamaha
CP88 stage piano“It's got a really good Rhodes sound and it's a lot lighter than the Montage, so I just tend to use that for everything.”
Said in From Rhodes to Yamaha: we speak to modern jazz artist Alfa Mist (Mixdown), December 2024
Has said they use
Yamaha
reface“there's the Yamaha Reface, which does really great synth stuff as well.”
Said in From Rhodes to Yamaha: we speak to modern jazz artist Alfa Mist (Mixdown), December 2024
Seen using
Fender
Rhodes electric pianoSeen in Keep On: Alfa Mist (Wax Poetics), August 2021
Studio
Has said they use
Apple
Logic ProSaid in From Rhodes to Yamaha: we speak to modern jazz artist Alfa Mist (Mixdown), December 2024
Records that shaped me
Has said they love
Blue Note Records
Madlib: Shades of Blue“That is what got me into the techniques of sampling and for digging for them.”
Said in Keep On: Alfa Mist (Wax Poetics), August 2021
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Terence Blanchard
Terence Blanchard: Choices“That came from listening to LPs like Choices by trumpet player Terence Blanchard”
Said in Keep On: Alfa Mist (Wax Poetics), August 2021
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What keyboard does Alfa Mist play?
Alfa Mist has said they lean on the Yamaha CP88 for its Rhodes sound and lighter weight, with the Yamaha MONTAGE8 for other synth sounds. Wax Poetics calls the Rhodes the signature instrument.
What DAW does Alfa Mist use?
Alfa Mist has said every song on Bring Backs began as a MIDI beat in Logic Pro, with demos sent to the band to learn (Mixdown).
What synth does Alfa Mist use?
Alfa Mist has said the Yamaha MONTAGE covers other synth sounds and the Yamaha reface does great synth work too. Yamaha lists Alfa Mist as a Yamaha Synthesizer Artist.
What records shaped Alfa Mist?
Alfa Mist has said Madlib's Shades of Blue got them into sampling and digging, and that the album Antiphon came from listening to LPs like Terence Blanchard's Choices (Wax Poetics, 2021).
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Alfa Mist is an East London pianist, producer and composer whose records mix jazz harmony with hip-hop. This guide covers the keyboards and DAW named in his interviews and on his Yamaha artist page, plus records he has said shaped him.
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