“Almost all the songs started life on the Prophet.”
What DAW does Cassian use?
Cassian has said they use a Sequential Prophet-6 and a Moog Model D reissue for most of the sounds on Laps, Ableton Live at the heart of the live show, a Universal Audio Apollo interface, a Gefell UMT 70 S mic, and Soundtoys EchoBoy plus Valhalla Delay and VintageVerb plug-ins.
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Studio
“Almost all the songs started life on the Prophet.”
“The vast majority of sounds on the album are either my Prophet 6 or Model D reissue.”
Recording
“for 'Imagination' and 'Same Things' I used a Geffel UMT 70s straight into an Apollo.”
“'The Rise' I just used an SM7.”
Plug-ins
“Plugins like Echo Boy, Valhalla Delay and Valhalla Vintage verb are huge for me in general”
Stage
“Ableton is the heart of it.”
“A Korg Minilogue that I both play and have MIDI triggered to tweak sequences.”
“I have an SPD that I trigger samples from and have a reverb and delay dry/wet for those samples.”
“Also an MPD that I use to play more samples, have a bunch more FX and trigger each track.”
“Also, a Kemper for my Strat.”
About Cassian's gear.
What DAW does Cassian use?
Cassian has said they use Ableton Live, calling it the heart of the live show.
What plugins does Cassian use?
Cassian has said they use Soundtoys EchoBoy, Valhalla Delay and Valhalla VintageVerb, describing them as huge for vocal effects.
What synth does Cassian use?
Cassian has said they use a Sequential Prophet-6 and a Moog Model D reissue for the vast majority of sounds on the album Laps, plus a Korg minilogue in the live show.
What audio interface does Cassian use?
Cassian has said they use a Universal Audio Apollo, recording vocals on Laps through a Gefell UMT 70 S straight into it.
What microphone does Cassian use?
Cassian has said they use a Gefell UMT 70 S for vocals on Imagination and Same Things, and a Shure SM7 on The Rise.
Cassian is a Sydney-born, Los Angeles-based producer, DJ and Grammy-winning mix engineer known for melodic house and techno and his long work with Rufus Du Sol. This guide covers the synths, plug-ins and live rig Cassian has named in interviews.
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