Top 5Uses
Ableton
Live“A mix of recorded samples, late-night voice notes, notepad scribbles, and random Ableton projects from flights.”
Said in BLOND:ISH Is All About the Energy (Hypebeast), November 2024
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BLOND:ISH uses Ableton Live, sketching projects on flights. BLOND:ISH has said they use Spectrasonics Omnisphere, iZotope Neutron, Ozone and Nectar, a Universal Audio Apollo interface, Moog Minitaur and Sub 37 synths, Genelec 8030A monitors, Sennheiser HD 650 headphones and four Pioneer DJ CDJ-3000s with a DJM-V10 mixer.
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Apple
Logic ProSaid in Blond:ish talk influences, field recordings and studio alchemy (MusicRadar), November 2015
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Spectrasonics
OmnisphereSaid in Life in Lockdown #159: BLOND:ISH (DJ Times), March 2021
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iZotope
Neutron“literally all the iZotope plugs are dope, especially the Neutron, Ozone, and Nectar”
Said in Life in Lockdown #159: BLOND:ISH (DJ Times), March 2021
What studio gear BLOND:ISH uses: a sourced gear guide
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Uses
Ableton
Live“A mix of recorded samples, late-night voice notes, notepad scribbles, and random Ableton projects from flights.”
Said in BLOND:ISH Is All About the Energy (Hypebeast), November 2024
Has said they use
Apple
Logic ProSaid in Blond:ish talk influences, field recordings and studio alchemy (MusicRadar), November 2015
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Universal Audio
Apollo Twin“Our go-to was definitely the UAD Apollo Twin for a soundcard and all its incredible plug-ins.”
Said in In the Studio with Blond:ish: Welcome to the Present (DJ Times), February 2016
Universal Audio
Apollo Quad
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Universal Audio
Apollo QuadSaid in Life in Lockdown #159: BLOND:ISH (DJ Times), March 2021
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Akai Professional
APC40Said in Blond:ish talk influences, field recordings and studio alchemy (MusicRadar), November 2015
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Akai Professional
MPK MiniSaid in Blond:ish talk influences, field recordings and studio alchemy (MusicRadar), November 2015
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Genelec
8030A studio monitors“Bass frequency is quite true as well; not too much colour like other speakers their size.”
Said in Me in my studio: BLOND:ISH (MusicRadar), March 2017
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Sennheiser
HD 650“The HD650s are the truest reference headphones we've encountered, so we can do mixes ready for club testing while on the road.”
Said in Me in my studio: BLOND:ISH (MusicRadar), March 2017
P&R
Headphone splitter
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“Super essential piece of kit!”
Said in Me in my studio: BLOND:ISH (MusicRadar), March 2017
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Plugins
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Spectrasonics
OmnisphereSaid in Life in Lockdown #159: BLOND:ISH (DJ Times), March 2021
Has said they use
Has said they use
iZotope
Neutron“literally all the iZotope plugs are dope, especially the Neutron, Ozone, and Nectar”
Said in Life in Lockdown #159: BLOND:ISH (DJ Times), March 2021
Has said they use
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iZotope
RX 8“the RX8 is a game changer”
Said in Life in Lockdown #159: BLOND:ISH (DJ Times), March 2021
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Universal Audio
EMT 250 Classic Digital ReverbSaid in Life in Lockdown #159: BLOND:ISH (DJ Times), March 2021
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Universal Audio
Precision K-Stereo Ambience RecoverySaid in Life in Lockdown #159: BLOND:ISH (DJ Times), March 2021
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Universal Audio
Moog Multimode FilterSaid in Blond:ish talk influences, field recordings and studio alchemy (MusicRadar), November 2015
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Universal Audio
Brainworx bx_digital EQSaid in Blond:ish talk influences, field recordings and studio alchemy (MusicRadar), November 2015
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Universal Audio
Manley Massive Passive EQSaid in Blond:ish talk influences, field recordings and studio alchemy (MusicRadar), November 2015
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Native Instruments
AbsynthSaid in Blond:ish talk influences, field recordings and studio alchemy (MusicRadar), November 2015
Native Instruments
The Mouth
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Native Instruments
The MouthSaid in Blond:ish talk influences, field recordings and studio alchemy (MusicRadar), November 2015
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iZotope
TrashSaid in Blond:ish talk influences, field recordings and studio alchemy (MusicRadar), November 2015
Synths
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Moog
Minitaur“Every single track we make uses this for bass (with filter cutoff).”
Said in Me in my studio: BLOND:ISH (MusicRadar), March 2017
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Moog
Mother-32“The sequencer is ace, and so are its modulation possibilities”
Said in Me in my studio: BLOND:ISH (MusicRadar), March 2017
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Nord
Nord LeadSaid in Life in Lockdown #159: BLOND:ISH (DJ Times), March 2021
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Roland
TB-303 Bass LineSaid in Life in Lockdown #159: BLOND:ISH (DJ Times), March 2021
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Sequential
Prophet 8Said in Blond:ish talk influences, field recordings and studio alchemy (MusicRadar), November 2015
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Teenage Engineering
OP-1Said in Blond:ish talk influences, field recordings and studio alchemy (MusicRadar), November 2015
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Elektron
MachinedrumSaid in Blond:ish talk influences, field recordings and studio alchemy (MusicRadar), November 2015
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Roland
TR-8Said in In the Studio with Blond:ish: Welcome to the Present (DJ Times), February 2016
Stage
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Roland
HPD-20 HandSonic“For dynamic, lively, and versatile percussion, this is our go-to”
Said in Me in my studio: BLOND:ISH (MusicRadar), March 2017
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Recording
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Said in Blond:ish talk influences, field recordings and studio alchemy (MusicRadar), November 2015
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Outboard
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Pultec
EQP-1A program equalizerSaid in Blond:ish talk influences, field recordings and studio alchemy (MusicRadar), November 2015
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Siemens
W295 broadcast EQSaid in Blond:ish talk influences, field recordings and studio alchemy (MusicRadar), November 2015
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Electro-Harmonix
Memory ManSaid in Blond:ish talk influences, field recordings and studio alchemy (MusicRadar), November 2015
TC-Helicon
VoiceLive Touch 2
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TC-Helicon
VoiceLive Touch 2Said in Blond:ish talk influences, field recordings and studio alchemy (MusicRadar), November 2015
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“all the outboard is run through a modded Yamaha PM-1000 desk for flavour!”
Said in Blond:ish talk influences, field recordings and studio alchemy (MusicRadar), November 2015
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Said in Life in Lockdown #159: BLOND:ISH (DJ Times), March 2021
Millennia
Millennia EQ
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Millennia
Millennia EQSaid in Life in Lockdown #159: BLOND:ISH (DJ Times), March 2021
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DJ booth
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AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
CDJ-3000“When performing live, I like to use four Pioneer DJ CDJ-3000s and the Pioneer DJ DJM-V10 mixer.”
Said in Life in Lockdown #159: BLOND:ISH (DJ Times), March 2021
Has said they use
AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
DJM-V10“It allows me to play loops and music, and adds a lot of knobs and effect options to play around with”
Said in Life in Lockdown #159: BLOND:ISH (DJ Times), March 2021
Questions
About BLOND:ISH's gear.
What DAW does BLOND:ISH use?
BLOND:ISH uses Ableton Live. In a November 2024 Hypebeast interview she said ideas start as Ableton projects made on flights. A 2015 MusicRadar interview said the debut album was made about 90% in Ableton Live and 10% in Logic Pro.
What plugins does BLOND:ISH use?
In a 2021 DJ Times interview BLOND:ISH named oeksound soothe2, iZotope Neutron, Ozone, Nectar and RX 8, Spectrasonics Omnisphere, UAD EMT 250 and UAD K-Stereo. Earlier interviews named Absynth, iZotope Trash, UAD Moog Multimode Filter and Manley Massive Passive.
What synth does BLOND:ISH use?
BLOND:ISH has said they use a Moog Minitaur for bass on every track, plus a Moog Mother-32, Moog Sub 37, Nord Lead, Roland TB-303, Roland SH-101, Teenage Engineering OP-1 and a Dave Smith Prophet.
What headphones does BLOND:ISH use?
BLOND:ISH has said they use Sennheiser HD 650 headphones for mixing on the road, calling them the truest reference headphones they had found (MusicRadar, 2017).
What studio monitors does BLOND:ISH use?
BLOND:ISH has said they use Genelec 8030A monitors in their mobile studio (MusicRadar 2017, DJ Times 2016).
What audio interface does BLOND:ISH use?
BLOND:ISH has said they use Universal Audio Apollo interfaces: an Apollo Twin on the debut album and an Apollo Quad in the 2021 studio setup.
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