What DAW does BICEP use?
Bicep's studio runs on analogue hardware. In 2025 they named Roland SH-101s, Spectrasonics Omnisphere and a full ATC monitoring setup, and on stage for CHROMA an Erica Synths Zen Delay and a Pioneer DJ DJS-1000. They have said they use Ableton Live as a base, and a Roland TR-909.
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Studio
“Omnisphere’s basically like a Wavestation on crack”
“if you get two SH-101s going you can create madness very quickly”
“We’ve actually switched our monitoring setup to a full ATC system and that’s really changed how we hear sounds.”
“there’s lots of outboard, a big Trident desk and a cool little station for tweaking and practising live effects”
“For the kick alone, the 909 is worth it.”
“you can literally put the 808 on any track”
“it just has some really really ace noises”
“We originally got the ARP Odyssey for a lead synth and for bass”
“run anything through it and there will always be interesting results”
“Deckard’s Dream, which we used pretty heavily for strings and stuff”
“there was a Jupiter 6 as well”
“We got the Intellijel Atlantis, which is kind of like a SH-101-style modular thing”
“even though we’ve got an M1 and stuff, we would never use it like a normal M1”
“The M1 and 106 are pretty much our go-to pieces of equipment”
“we stick everything through it now”
Stage
“we use one of the Erica Synths Ninja Tune Zen Delay pedals un-synced”
DJ booth
“We also use the Pioneer DJS1000 drum pad, pack it full of samples and loads of drum bits”
“have four CDJs and a big Pioneer mixer that allows us to run six different channels”
“we think Serato and that stuff are great tools, we use them sometimes”
Recording
“We used an ambisonic Zoom recorder”
What I wear
Records that shaped me
About BICEP's gear.
What DAW does Bicep use?
Bicep have said they use Ableton Live as the base of their hardware studio. In a 2013 Ransom Note interview Matt said they run Ableton alongside a big sound card and a mixing desk.
What plugins does Bicep use?
In a December 2025 MusicRadar interview they said they were getting into Spectrasonics Omnisphere for big evolving pads, while the core of their sound stays analogue.
What synth does Bicep use?
The Roland SH-101 is their main synth; in 2025 they said two SH-101s can create madness very quickly. They have also named the Korg Poly-800, ARP Odyssey, Roland Juno-60, Jupiter-6 and Black Corporation Deckard's Dream.
What studio monitors does Bicep use?
In 2025 Bicep said they had switched their monitoring setup to a full ATC system, including a big ATC sub, after trying speakers at Funky Junk.
What DJ equipment does Bicep use?
For their CHROMA AVDJ shows they described four Pioneer DJ CDJs, a Pioneer DJ DJS-1000 sampler loaded with drum samples and an Erica Synths Zen Delay pedal run un-synced.
What shoes does Bicep wear?
Mixmag's October 2017 cover story found both members in their East London studio in black Vans, jeans and T-shirts.
Bicep are Belfast-born, London-based duo Andy Ferguson and Matt McBriar. This guide covers the synths, drum machines, software and stage gear they have named in interviews, plus the records they say built their sound.
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