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What DAW does Bleachers use?

Jack Antonoff has said the first Bleachers album centred on a Roland Juno-6, and he has run a Moog Model D through a Walrus Audio Contraband fuzz. His studio has a Korg M1, Mellotron M4000D, Soundtoys plugins, ATC monitors and Pro Tools, and Gretsch built his signature guitar from a Princess and a Fender Jazzmaster.

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What synths does Bleachers use?

Jack Antonoff told Sound On Sound the first Bleachers album was centred on the Roland Juno-6. His studio also has a Moog Model D and Voyager, a Korg M1, a Yamaha DX7, a Mellotron M4000D, a Solina and an Oberheim OB-8.

What DAW does Jack Antonoff use for Bleachers?

He told Sound On Sound everything in his studio has a Pro Tools input, and that he learned it without reading the manual.

What plugins does Jack Antonoff use?

He has talked about stacking Soundtoys Decapitators and using Crystallizer, Tremolator and AIR Filter Gate. Sound On Sound also saw EchoBoy, FilterFreak, PanMan, Waves Renaissance Reverb and Doubler, and ValhallaPlate.

What studio monitors does Jack Antonoff use?

He told Sound On Sound his monitors are ATC SCM45A Pros, which he loves.

What guitar does Jack Antonoff play in Bleachers?

His Gretsch signature guitar combines his Gretsch Princess and his Fender Jazzmaster, the two guitars he says made him feel the most creative.

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Bleachers is the New Jersey band led by Jack Antonoff, who writes and produces its records, with Mikey Freedom Hart, Evan Smith, Sean Hutchinson, Mike Riddleberger and Zem Audu live. This guide covers Antonoff's synths, outboard, plugins and guitars from Sound On Sound and Guitar World; no gear sources were found for the other members.

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