Top 5Has said they use
Avid
Pro Tools“Rechtshaid has two Pro Tools setups, one running HD I/Os and another running two UAD Apollos and a Satellite.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Ariel Rechtshaid (Tom Doyle), August 2017
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Ariel Rechtshaid has said he runs two Pro Tools rigs, one on Universal Audio Apollo interfaces whose plugins he calls essential to his process, and Sound On Sound reports he is equally comfortable in Ableton Live. For drums he has named an Oberheim DMX, his Roland 808, a 707 and a Linn LM1, and his racks hold Neve 1073 preamps, Urei 1176LNs and a Tube-Tech CL1b.
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Ableton
Live 12“Pro Tools is of course his main DAW, but he's equally comfortable working with Ableton Live.”
Seen in Sound On Sound: Ariel Rechtshaid (Tom Doyle), August 2017
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Universal Audio
Apollo audio interface“[Apollo] powers UAD Powered Plug-Ins, which are essential to my process.”
Said in Mix: Plugging Into Vampire Weekend, June 2013
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Grace Design
m905“Left rack, from top: UA Apollo audio interface, Grace Design M905 monitor controller”
Seen in Sound On Sound: Ariel Rechtshaid (Tom Doyle), August 2017
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PMC
twotwo.8“has since moved onto a pair of PMC twotwo.8s”
Seen in Sound On Sound: Ariel Rechtshaid (Tom Doyle), August 2017
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DAW and interfaces
Has said they use
Avid
Pro Tools“Rechtshaid has two Pro Tools setups, one running HD I/Os and another running two UAD Apollos and a Satellite.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Ariel Rechtshaid (Tom Doyle), August 2017
Seen using
Ableton
Live 12“Pro Tools is of course his main DAW, but he's equally comfortable working with Ableton Live.”
Seen in Sound On Sound: Ariel Rechtshaid (Tom Doyle), August 2017
Has said they use
Universal Audio
Apollo audio interface“[Apollo] powers UAD Powered Plug-Ins, which are essential to my process.”
Said in Mix: Plugging Into Vampire Weekend, June 2013
Seen using
Grace Design
m905“Left rack, from top: UA Apollo audio interface, Grace Design M905 monitor controller”
Seen in Sound On Sound: Ariel Rechtshaid (Tom Doyle), August 2017
Monitoring
Seen using
PMC
twotwo.8“has since moved onto a pair of PMC twotwo.8s”
Seen in Sound On Sound: Ariel Rechtshaid (Tom Doyle), August 2017
Plugins
Seen using
Native Instruments
Kontakt“he moves between Kontakt kits of drum sounds from his own recordings”
Seen in Sound On Sound: Ariel Rechtshaid (Tom Doyle), August 2017
Has said they use
Universal Audio
Ampeg SVT-VR Bass Amplifier“or to record a bass through the [Ampeg] SVT plug-in”
Said in Sound On Sound: Ariel Rechtshaid (Tom Doyle), August 2017
Has said they use
Eventide
H910 Harmonizer“or to use the [Eventide H]910 on percussion and get weird David Bowie Low sounds on stuff”
Said in Sound On Sound: Ariel Rechtshaid (Tom Doyle), August 2017
Outboard
Seen using
Neve
1073 Mic Preamp“Neve 1272 and 1073 preamps racked by Boutique Audio & Design”
Seen in Sound On Sound: Ariel Rechtshaid (Tom Doyle), August 2017
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Seen using
Universal Audio
1176LN“Urei 1176LN compressors (x2)”
Seen in Sound On Sound: Ariel Rechtshaid (Tom Doyle), August 2017
Seen using
Tube-Tech
CL 1B“API 3124+ preamp, Tube-Tech CL1b compressor, Smart C1 compressor”
Seen in Sound On Sound: Ariel Rechtshaid (Tom Doyle), August 2017
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Drum machines
Seen using
Linn Electronics
LM-1 drum machine“One interesting drum experiment with a Linn LM1 drum machine informed the production of 'Falling'”
Seen in Sound On Sound: Ariel Rechtshaid (Tom Doyle), August 2017
Has said they use
Oberheim
DMX“whether it's an [Oberheim] DMX or my [Roland] 808 or even like a cheap 707.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Ariel Rechtshaid (Tom Doyle), August 2017
Has said they use
Roland
TR-808 Rhythm Composer“whether it's an [Oberheim] DMX or my [Roland] 808 or even like a cheap 707.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Ariel Rechtshaid (Tom Doyle), August 2017
Has said they use
Roland
TR-707“whether it's an [Oberheim] DMX or my [Roland] 808 or even like a cheap 707.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Ariel Rechtshaid (Tom Doyle), August 2017
Records
Has said they love
Souls of Mischief
93 'til InfinitySaid in Muse by Clio: Producer Ariel Rechtshaid on His Heavy Duty Offices, October 2019
Questions
About Ariel Rechtshaid's gear.
What DAW does Ariel Rechtshaid use?
Sound On Sound reported in 2017 that Pro Tools is his main DAW, on two rigs, one with HD I/Os and one with two UAD Apollos and a Satellite, and that he is equally comfortable in Ableton Live.
What drum machines does Ariel Rechtshaid use?
He told Sound On Sound he sequences an Oberheim DMX, his Roland 808 or a 707 when he feels inspired, and that a Linn LM1 experiment shaped HAIM's 'Falling'. He also builds Kontakt kits from his own drum recordings.
What plugins does Ariel Rechtshaid record with?
Through Universal Audio Apollo interfaces he has tracked vocals with an AMS RMX16 reverb plugin, bass through the Ampeg SVT plugin and percussion through the Eventide H910. He told Mix that UAD plugins are essential to his process.
What monitors does Ariel Rechtshaid use?
Sound On Sound reported that he moved from ProAc speakers to a pair of PMC twotwo.8s, with a Grace Design m905 monitor controller in his rack.
What is in Ariel Rechtshaid's outboard rack?
Sound On Sound's 2017 photos show Neve 1272 and 1073 preamps, two Urei 1176LN compressors, a Tube-Tech CL1b, an API 3124+, Eventide H949 and SP2016 units and an AMS RMX16.
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Ariel Rechtshaid is the Los Angeles producer behind Vampire Weekend's Modern Vampires of the City, HAIM's Days Are Gone, Usher's 'Climax' and Solange's True EP. This guide covers the DAWs, interfaces, outboard, drum machines and plugins named in his Sound On Sound and Mix features, plus a record he has said he loves.
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