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Apple
Logic Pro“Essentially, it’s my laptop running Logic X”
Said in In the studio with Catching Flies (Headphone Commute), March 2024
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Catching Flies has said they produce in Logic Pro, with PaulXStretch, Melodyne and Native Instruments Una Corda as key plugins, a Sequential Prophet '08, a Nord Lead, a SOMA Terra synth and a Hologram Microcosm pedal. Off duty, George King has said they love white Reebok Classics and Nike Air Max 97s.
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Sonosaurus
PaulXStretch“It extends sounds.”
Said in Plugins help you get ideas out quickly: Catching Flies (MusicRadar), April 2024
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Celemony
Melodyne“I can put something in there, then change the notes that are playing to make it fit the composition I’m making.”
Said in Plugins help you get ideas out quickly: Catching Flies (MusicRadar), April 2024
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Native Instruments
Una Corda05
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Sequential
Prophet '08“I’ve got a Dave Smith Prophet 08 and a Nord Lead and various other hardware tools.”
Said in Plugins help you get ideas out quickly: Catching Flies (MusicRadar), April 2024
What studio gear Catching Flies uses: a sourced gear guide
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Studio
Has said they use
Apple
Logic Pro“Essentially, it’s my laptop running Logic X”
Said in In the studio with Catching Flies (Headphone Commute), March 2024
Has said they use
Sonosaurus
PaulXStretch“It extends sounds.”
Said in Plugins help you get ideas out quickly: Catching Flies (MusicRadar), April 2024
Has said they use
Celemony
Melodyne“I can put something in there, then change the notes that are playing to make it fit the composition I’m making.”
Said in Plugins help you get ideas out quickly: Catching Flies (MusicRadar), April 2024
Has said they use
Native Instruments
Una CordaHas said they use
Sequential
Prophet '08“I’ve got a Dave Smith Prophet 08 and a Nord Lead and various other hardware tools.”
Said in Plugins help you get ideas out quickly: Catching Flies (MusicRadar), April 2024
Has said they use
Has said they use
SOMA Laboratory
Terra“It’s so intuitive to play”
Said in In the studio with Catching Flies (Headphone Commute), March 2024
Has said they use
Hologram Electronics
MicrocosmSaid in In the studio with Catching Flies (Headphone Commute), March 2024
First gear
Has said they use
TASCAM
Portastudio 244“My first piece of gear was a Tascam Portastudio 244 track tape recorder.”
Said in In the studio with Catching Flies (Headphone Commute), March 2024
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Field recording
Uses
Apple
iPhone“whenever I’m traveling, I’m recording a lot of field recordings on my iPhone”
Said in How George King Found Freedom in Sound with Catching Flies (Whitewall), July 2025
On the road
Uses
Apple
AirPods“I need to put these AirPods away.”
Said in How George King Found Freedom in Sound with Catching Flies (Whitewall), July 2025
What I wear
Has said they love
“A pair of white Reebok classics is a staple.”
Said in Frequent Players Guest Mix 005: Catching Flies (Footpatrol), April 2020
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Has said they love
“And a pair of the Nike Air Max 97s in ‘Smokey Mauve’ which I love.”
Said in Frequent Players Guest Mix 005: Catching Flies (Footpatrol), April 2020
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Nike
Flyknit 2 running shoes
Has said they love
“I’m finding the Nike Flyknit 2’s are great for running”
Said in Frequent Players Guest Mix 005: Catching Flies (Footpatrol), April 2020
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Daily rituals
Has said they love
Nina Olsson
Bowls of Goodness by Nina Olsson“There’s some decent recipes in there.”
Said in Frequent Players Guest Mix 005: Catching Flies (Footpatrol), April 2020
Records that shaped me
Has said they love
“AiM’s ‘Cold Water Music’ was particularly influential, I think.”
Said in In the studio with Catching Flies (Headphone Commute), March 2024
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Has said they love
“I’ve been really into his productions for years”
Said in Frequent Players Guest Mix 005: Catching Flies (Footpatrol), April 2020
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Questions
About Catching Flies's gear.
What DAW does Catching Flies use?
Catching Flies has said the studio is essentially a laptop running Logic, with Flex Pitch and Flex Time doing a lot of the sample work (Headphone Commute and MusicRadar, 2024).
What plugins does Catching Flies use?
George King has named PaulXStretch for stretching samples into drones, Celemony Melodyne for repitching samples, and Native Instruments Una Corda for layering piano mechanical noise under synths (MusicRadar, 2024).
What synth does Catching Flies use?
Catching Flies has said the studio holds a Dave Smith Prophet '08, a Nord Lead and a SOMA Terra, though plugins win most days because they keep ideas moving.
What guitar pedal does Catching Flies use?
George King has named the Hologram Microcosm among a few guitar pedals in the studio and often runs music out through a pedal and back into the computer.
What sneakers does Catching Flies wear?
In a 2020 Footpatrol interview, George King said white Reebok Classics are a staple, alongside Nike Air Max 97s in Smokey Mauve and Nike Flyknit 2s for running.
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