Top 5Has said they use
Sequential
Prophet-5“This year I bought a lot of new gear; I jumped into this modular world, so I’ve got stuff like Prophet 5”
Said in Vice (Thump): Ben Klock, I Am Not a Techno Purist, October 2015
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7 items · Last checked What gear does Ben Klock use?
Ben Klock has said he bought a Prophet-5 and went into Eurorack modular in 2015, that the main bleep and bass of 'Twenty' came from a Korg MS-20, and that he made Phantom Studies with Marcel Dettmann on a Roland TR-909. Mixmag has seen him prepping sets in rekordbox.
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Korg
MS-20“the main bleep and bass element of the track comes from a Korg MS-20. It was one of the first times for me wiggling around with this beast of a synth.”
Said in Mixmag: Premiere, Ben Klock's 'Twenty' captivates with hypnotic simplicity, September 2017
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Roland
TR-909 Rhythm Composer“Ditching production software for a Roland TR-909 synth, some effects, a Space Echo and a modular set up, Klock and Dettmann each had gear to play with”
Said in Crack Magazine: Now is the Time, Marcel Dettmann and Ben Klock interviewed, January 2017
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Top 5Seen using
AlphaTheta
rekordbox“Up front Ben is hunched over a laptop, playing 10-second loops off against each other in Rekordbox.”
Seen in Mixmag: 10 days on the road with Ben Klock, October 2016
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Has said they use
Sequential
Prophet-5“This year I bought a lot of new gear; I jumped into this modular world, so I’ve got stuff like Prophet 5”
Said in Vice (Thump): Ben Klock, I Am Not a Techno Purist, October 2015
Has said they use
Korg
MS-20“the main bleep and bass element of the track comes from a Korg MS-20. It was one of the first times for me wiggling around with this beast of a synth.”
Said in Mixmag: Premiere, Ben Klock's 'Twenty' captivates with hypnotic simplicity, September 2017
Has said they use
Roland
TR-909 Rhythm Composer“Ditching production software for a Roland TR-909 synth, some effects, a Space Echo and a modular set up, Klock and Dettmann each had gear to play with”
Said in Crack Magazine: Now is the Time, Marcel Dettmann and Ben Klock interviewed, January 2017
Has said they use
FabFilter
Timeless 3Said in Groove: Ask The DJ, Ben Klock, July 2017
DJ setup
Seen using
AlphaTheta
rekordbox“Up front Ben is hunched over a laptop, playing 10-second loops off against each other in Rekordbox.”
Seen in Mixmag: 10 days on the road with Ben Klock, October 2016
Records that shaped him
Has said they love
Josh Wink
Higher State of Consciousness“Later I got fascinated by tracks like Paperclip People’s ‘The Climax’ or Josh Winks ‘Higher State of Consciousness’”
Said in FACT: FACT mix 31, Ben Klock, March 2009
Has said they love
Size 9
I'm Ready“I remember hearing that when I was on the dance floor and thinking, ‘Wow, that’s what I really want.’”
Said in Shift Malta: Ben Klock interview, May 2012
Questions
About Ben Klock's gear.
What synths does Ben Klock use?
He told Vice in 2015 that he had bought a lot of new gear, including a Prophet-5 and a mix of vintage polysynths and Eurorack modules. In 2017 he told Mixmag that the main bleep and bass of 'Twenty' came from a Korg MS-20.
How did Ben Klock and Marcel Dettmann make Phantom Studies?
Crack Magazine reported in 2017 that they skipped production software and used a Roland TR-909, some effects, a Space Echo and a modular setup, each working on their own gear. Klock said the process was more intuitive and much more fun.
What plugin does Ben Klock like?
In a 2017 Groove reader Q&A he said his focus had moved to hardware and modular synths, but named FabFilter Timeless, a delay based effect, as a plugin he had always used a lot.
What records got Ben Klock into techno?
He told FACT in 2009 that he got fascinated by Paperclip People's 'The Climax' and Josh Wink's 'Higher State of Consciousness', then found Jeff Mills, Robert Hood and Basic Channel. In 2012 he recalled hearing Josh Wink's 'I'm Ready' on the dance floor.
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Ben Klock is the Berlin DJ and producer behind One and the Klockworks label, a Berghain resident since the club opened. This guide covers the synths, drum machine and software he has named in interviews with Vice, Mixmag, Crack and Groove, plus the records he says pulled him into techno.
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