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Ableton
Live“I love the Arrangement View in Ableton, which isn't so much for live shows”
Said in In pictures: Clark's live setup revealed (MusicRadar / Future Music), January 2015
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Clark has said he moved from Logic to Ableton Live and plays live with Akai APC40 controllers, a Moog Minimoog Voyager and an MFB Schlagzwerg drum machine. In his Berlin studio he named a Toft ATB24 desk, Drawmer 1960, Vermona ReTubeVerb, Mackie HR824 monitors and Sennheiser IE 80 earphones.
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Apple
Logic Pro“Then I had Logic, and a really wicked old program called AudioMulch.”
Said in Classic album: Clark on Body Riddle (MusicRadar), September 2022
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AudioMulch
AudioMulchSaid in Classic album: Clark on Body Riddle (MusicRadar), September 2022
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Akai Professional
APC40“They're just really simple to use live and they're pretty amazing controllers that integrate well with Ableton.”
Said in In pictures: Clark's live setup revealed (MusicRadar / Future Music), January 2015
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Top 5Has said they use
Moog
Minimoog Voyager“The dissing that the Voyager gets is ridiculous as it's amazing; it's like a perfectly updated Moog.”
Said in In pictures: Clark's live setup revealed (MusicRadar / Future Music), January 2015
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Studio
Has said they use
Ableton
Live“I love the Arrangement View in Ableton, which isn't so much for live shows”
Said in In pictures: Clark's live setup revealed (MusicRadar / Future Music), January 2015
Has said they use
Apple
Logic Pro“Then I had Logic, and a really wicked old program called AudioMulch.”
Said in Classic album: Clark on Body Riddle (MusicRadar), September 2022
Has said they use
AudioMulch
AudioMulchSaid in Classic album: Clark on Body Riddle (MusicRadar), September 2022
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Has said they use
Moog
Minimoog Voyager“The dissing that the Voyager gets is ridiculous as it's amazing; it's like a perfectly updated Moog.”
Said in In pictures: Clark's live setup revealed (MusicRadar / Future Music), January 2015
Moog
Moogerfooger effects
Has said they use
“You don't ever want a bald synth sound. Moogerfoogers sort that right out.”
Said in In pictures: Clark's Berlin studio (MusicRadar / Future Music), August 2012
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Has said they use
Moog
ProdigySaid in In the Studio: Clark (XLR8R), November 2014
Vermona
ReTubeVerb
Has said they use
Vermona
ReTubeVerb“It's noisy, messy, dark, evil, hissy. Amazing.”
Said in In pictures: Clark's Berlin studio (MusicRadar / Future Music), August 2012
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Drawmer
1960 Compressor
Has said they use
Drawmer
1960 Compressor“This is really lovely. The compression is very subtle but it gives mixes this finesse”
Said in In pictures: Clark's Berlin studio (MusicRadar / Future Music), August 2012
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Toft Audio Designs
ATB24 mixing console
Has said they use
Toft Audio Designs
ATB24 mixing console“A really wonderful bit of gear. The pots feel like they mean business.”
Said in In pictures: Clark's Berlin studio (MusicRadar / Future Music), August 2012
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Has said they use
Mackie
HR824“These are pretty nice and I'm really used to them now but I prefer my Sennheiser IE80s.”
Said in In pictures: Clark's Berlin studio (MusicRadar / Future Music), August 2012
Sennheiser
IE 80 in-ear headphones
Has said they use
Sennheiser
IE 80 in-ear headphones“Generally, I find I mix most tenaciously on headphones”
Said in In pictures: Clark's Berlin studio (MusicRadar / Future Music), August 2012
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Has said they use
Thermionic Culture
Culture Vulture“I've got a Thermionic Culture Vulture and if you whack one of the u-he synths through that it's amazingly warm.”
Said in In pictures: Clark's live setup revealed (MusicRadar / Future Music), January 2015
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u-he
Soft synths
Has said they use
u-he
Soft synths“I'm really into the u-he soft synths, which are amazing.”
Said in In pictures: Clark's live setup revealed (MusicRadar / Future Music), January 2015
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Has said they use
Oberheim
OB-X“I've got an Oberheim OB-X that's broken so that could possibly get fixed and used at some point.”
Said in In pictures: Clark's live setup revealed (MusicRadar / Future Music), January 2015
Stage
Has said they use
Akai Professional
APC40“They're just really simple to use live and they're pretty amazing controllers that integrate well with Ableton.”
Said in In pictures: Clark's live setup revealed (MusicRadar / Future Music), January 2015
MFB
Schlagzwerg
Has said they use
MFB
Schlagzwerg“I just love that machine.”
Said in In pictures: Clark's live setup revealed (MusicRadar / Future Music), January 2015
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Body Riddle era
Has said they use
ARP
Odyssey“Arp Odyssey, but that was on the more jungle stuff on the EP surrounding it.”
Said in Classic album: Clark on Body Riddle (MusicRadar), September 2022
Has said they use
Waldorf
Pulse“The Waldorf Pulse synth, layered. Fake analogue! Can't beat it.”
Said in Classic album: Clark on Body Riddle (MusicRadar), September 2022
Has said they use
Korg
MS-20“This track also used James from Broadcast's Korg MS-20.”
Said in Classic album: Clark on Body Riddle (MusicRadar), September 2022
Has said they use
Yamaha
CS1xSaid in Classic album: Clark on Body Riddle (MusicRadar), September 2022
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Has said they use
Sherman
Filterbank“Then a Sherman Filterbank.”
Said in Classic album: Clark on Body Riddle (MusicRadar), September 2022
Ludwig
Drum kit
Has said they use
Ludwig
Drum kit“I also had [the band] Broadcast's drum kit, which was a really nice Ludwig with an old '70s snare”
Said in Classic album: Clark on Body Riddle (MusicRadar), September 2022
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Atari
ST computer
Has said they use
Atari
ST computer“And you could add the Atari ST in, because that was around [debut album] Clarence Park”
Said in Classic album: Clark on Body Riddle (MusicRadar), September 2022
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About Clark's gear.
What DAW does Clark use?
Clark told XLR8R in 2014 that he learned Ableton Live while making his album Clark after years on Logic, and said his Ableton song files are far more streamlined.
What synth does Clark use?
He has named a Moog Minimoog Voyager in his live rig and studio, plus u-he soft synths. For Body Riddle he named a Waldorf Pulse, an ARP Odyssey, a Yamaha CS1x and a borrowed Korg MS-20.
What studio monitors does Clark use?
In a 2012 Future Music studio feature he named Mackie HR824 monitors, but said he prefers mixing quietly on Sennheiser IE 80 earphones.
What headphones does Clark use?
He has said he prefers his Sennheiser IE 80 in-ear headphones to his monitors and mixes most on headphones.
What MIDI controller does Clark use?
He has named Akai APC40 controllers as his live controllers, saying they are simple to use and integrate well with Ableton.
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