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Akai Professional
MPC X“I use the MPC as it makes me focus on things differently compared to if I was starting something in Logic.”
Said in My Studio: Danny Byrd (Attack Magazine), October 2021
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14 items · Last checked What DAW does Danny Byrd use?
Danny Byrd has said he produces in Logic Pro with an Akai MPC X and an E-mu SP-1200, monitoring on Genelec 8351A speakers and Sennheiser HD 650 headphones. His outboard includes a Universal Audio 1176LN, an SSL Fusion and a Crane Song Avocet IIA.
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E-mu Systems
SP-1200“The SP-1200 only has 10 seconds of sample memory but the sound is ridiculously phat”
Said in My Studio: Danny Byrd (Attack Magazine), October 2021
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Genelec
8351A“I think I was one of the first people in the UK to get these speakers!”
Said in My Studio: Danny Byrd (Attack Magazine), October 2021
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Sennheiser
HD 650“these really suit drum 'n' bass in my opinion.”
Said in My Studio: Danny Byrd (Attack Magazine), October 2021
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Has said they use
Akai Professional
MPC X“I use the MPC as it makes me focus on things differently compared to if I was starting something in Logic.”
Said in My Studio: Danny Byrd (Attack Magazine), October 2021
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Has said they use
E-mu Systems
SP-1200“The SP-1200 only has 10 seconds of sample memory but the sound is ridiculously phat”
Said in My Studio: Danny Byrd (Attack Magazine), October 2021
Has said they use
Has said they use
Genelec
8351A“I think I was one of the first people in the UK to get these speakers!”
Said in My Studio: Danny Byrd (Attack Magazine), October 2021
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Has said they use
Sennheiser
HD 650“these really suit drum 'n' bass in my opinion.”
Said in My Studio: Danny Byrd (Attack Magazine), October 2021
Has said they use
Sonarworks
Headphone correction“I am using them with the Sonarworks correction for this brand of headphones.”
Said in My Studio: Danny Byrd (Attack Magazine), October 2021
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Little Labs
Monotor headphone amp“This box gives any headphones the power they need”
Said in My Studio: Danny Byrd (Attack Magazine), October 2021
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Crane Song
Avocet IIA monitor controller“it always seemed very expensive for just a volume knob but it's so much more than that!”
Said in My Studio: Danny Byrd (Attack Magazine), October 2021
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Universal Audio
Apollo x16Said in My Studio: Danny Byrd (Attack Magazine), October 2021
Has said they use
SSL
Fusion“like on 'Selecta' I used this to boost and saturate the sub-bass.”
Said in My Studio: Danny Byrd (Attack Magazine), October 2021
Recording
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Universal Audio
1176LN“A staple in recording studios for years, this black box of joy main use for me is vocals and especially for tracking vocals!”
Said in My Studio: Danny Byrd (Attack Magazine), October 2021
Has said they use
Neumann
U 87 Ai“The chain is always a U87 mic going into Neve 1073 preamp and then into an 1176 or Tube-Tech CL1B.”
Said in My Studio: Danny Byrd (Attack Magazine), October 2021
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Questions
About Danny Byrd's gear.
What DAW does Danny Byrd use?
Danny Byrd has said they use Apple Logic Pro (attackmagazine.com, October 2021).
What MPC does Danny Byrd use?
Danny Byrd told Attack Magazine he has owned the MPC 2000XL, 2500 and MPC500, and called the MPC X probably the pick of them because it works standalone and with DAWs.
What studio monitors does Danny Byrd use?
He has said he was one of the first people in the UK to get Genelec 8351A monitors, and that their built-in room correction helps mixdowns in bedroom studios.
What headphones does Danny Byrd use?
Danny Byrd has said he used Sennheiser HD 650 headphones, suggested to him by S.P.Y, with Sonarworks correction, powered through a Little Labs Monotor headphone amp.
What vocal chain does Danny Byrd use?
For tracking vocals he has described a chain of a Neumann U87 into a Neve 1073 preamp, then a Universal Audio 1176LN or a Tube-Tech CL1B.
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