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Antares
Auto-Tune“Plus I used various forms of Auto-Tune a lot.”
Said in Brian Eno: Recording Another Day On Earth, October 2005
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Brian Eno has said he worked in Logic for years, with Native Instruments FM7 and Steinberg Groove Agent, plus Korg Kaoss Pads, a DigiTech Vocalist and Auto-Tune on vocals. He has talked about the Yamaha DX7, the EMS VCS3 and the Eventide H3000 Harmonizer.
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Korg
Kaoss Pad“If you have a few Kaoss Pads in line, like I do”
Said in Brian Eno: Recording Another Day On Earth, October 2005
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Yamaha
DX7“I know how to use this. I have a relationship with it.”
Said in Gear Rundown: Brian Eno, May 2023
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What studio gear Brian Eno uses: a sourced gear guide
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Studio
Apple
Logic
Has said they use
Apple
Logic“So then over the years I went through various versions of Logic, from 4 to 7.1.”
Said in Brian Eno: Recording Another Day On Earth, October 2005
Native Instruments
FM7
Has said they use
Native Instruments
FM7“I'm a big fan of Native Instrument's FM7 program”
Said in Brian Eno: Recording Another Day On Earth, October 2005
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Steinberg
Groove Agent
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Steinberg
Groove AgentSaid in Brian Eno: Recording Another Day On Earth, October 2005
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Has said they use
Korg
Kaoss Pad“If you have a few Kaoss Pads in line, like I do”
Said in Brian Eno: Recording Another Day On Earth, October 2005
Alesis
AirFX
Seen using
Alesis
AirFXSeen in Brian Eno: Recording Another Day On Earth, October 2005
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Lexicon
JamMan loop sampler
Seen using
Lexicon
JamMan loop samplerSeen in Brian Eno: Recording Another Day On Earth, October 2005
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Apple
Power Mac G4
Seen using
Apple
Power Mac G4Seen in Brian Eno: Recording Another Day On Earth, October 2005
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Eventide
H3000 Ultra-Harmonizer
Has said they use
Vocals
Has said they use
Antares
Auto-Tune“Plus I used various forms of Auto-Tune a lot.”
Said in Brian Eno: Recording Another Day On Earth, October 2005
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DigiTech
Vocalist vocal harmony processor
Has said they use
DigiTech
Vocalist vocal harmony processorSaid in Brian Eno: Recording Another Day On Earth, October 2005
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Recording
TASCAM
DA88 digital multitrack recorder
Has said they use
Said in Brian Eno: Recording Another Day On Earth, October 2005
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Revox
Revox tape recorders
Has said they use
Revox
Revox tape recordersSaid in Brian Eno: Recording Another Day On Earth, October 2005
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Synths
Has said they use
Yamaha
DX7“I know how to use this. I have a relationship with it.”
Said in Gear Rundown: Brian Eno, May 2023
Has said they use
EMS
VCS3“they are quite rough though, those early synths”
Said in Gear Rundown: Brian Eno, May 2023
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ECLIPSE
Loudspeakers
SponsoredHas said they use
ECLIPSE
Loudspeakers“I first heard these speakers in Mostar, (Bosnia) playing a record that I helped to produce.”
Said in Brian Eno | ECLIPSE Home Audio Systems, October 2026
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What DAW does Brian Eno use?
He told Sound On Sound in 2005 that he went through various versions of Logic, from 4 to 7.1, on an Apple Mac.
What synth does Brian Eno use?
He has said he worked with the Yamaha DX7 because he understood it. Earlier he worked with the EMS VCS3 and the EMS Synthi AKS, which was heard on the title track of Bowie's Heroes.
What plugins does Brian Eno use?
He has said he was a big fan of Native Instruments FM7 and has talked about Steinberg Groove Agent for drums and various forms of Auto-Tune.
What harmonizer does Brian Eno use?
He has talked about the Eventide H3000 Ultra-Harmonizer and wrote to Eventide to congratulate them on it. It is also shown in his studio in a 2005 Sound On Sound feature.
What speakers does Brian Eno use?
He gave a testimonial for ECLIPSE speakers, saying he first heard them in Mostar playing a record he helped produce.
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