Top 5Has said they use
Rupert Neve Designs
5059 Satellite summing mixer“i create music entirely within the modular, mix on an rupert neve designs 5059”
Said in In the studio with Datach'i (Headphone Commute), October 2016
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Datach'i has said the music is made entirely on a Eurorack modular system, sequenced by Tiptop Audio's Circadian Rhythms and Z8000, with Mutable Instruments, Make Noise and Modcan modules, mixed on a Rupert Neve Designs 5059 and recorded into Pro Tools HDX.
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BAE Audio
500 series lunchbox“then from there the signal path goes through a BAE 500 series lunch box with eq and compression”
Said in In the studio with Datach'i (Headphone Commute), October 2016
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Avid
Pro Tools HDX“the only software i use is pro tools HDX to record the modular.”
Said in In the studio with Datach'i (Headphone Commute), October 2016
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Tiptop Audio
Circadian Rhythms“Its sort of the main hub or brain of my patches/tracks these days.”
Said in 20 Questions with Joseph Fraioli aka Datach'i (Music of Sound), June 2016
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Tiptop Audio
Z8000 matrix sequencerSaid in Interview: Datach'i (DivKid, Month of Modular issue 9), June 2016
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Studio
Has said they use
Rupert Neve Designs
5059 Satellite summing mixer“i create music entirely within the modular, mix on an rupert neve designs 5059”
Said in In the studio with Datach'i (Headphone Commute), October 2016
Has said they use
BAE Audio
500 series lunchbox“then from there the signal path goes through a BAE 500 series lunch box with eq and compression”
Said in In the studio with Datach'i (Headphone Commute), October 2016
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Has said they use
Avid
Pro Tools HDX“the only software i use is pro tools HDX to record the modular.”
Said in In the studio with Datach'i (Headphone Commute), October 2016
Sonos
Sonos speakers
Has said they use
Sonos
Sonos speakers“i usually render it out and listen on my sonos setup around the house”
Said in In the studio with Datach'i (Headphone Commute), October 2016
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Modular
Has said they use
Tiptop Audio
Circadian Rhythms“Its sort of the main hub or brain of my patches/tracks these days.”
Said in 20 Questions with Joseph Fraioli aka Datach'i (Music of Sound), June 2016
Has said they use
Tiptop Audio
Z8000 matrix sequencerSaid in Interview: Datach'i (DivKid, Month of Modular issue 9), June 2016
Has said they use
Make Noise
Pressure Points“The chords on that one are the Modcan Triple VCO with Modcan Multimode LPF sequenced by the Tiptop Audio Circadian Rhythms and Make Noise Pressure Points.”
Said in Interview: Datach'i (DivKid, Month of Modular issue 9), June 2016
Has said they use
WMD
SSM“will switch parts with the WMD SSM”
Said in Interview: Datach'i (DivKid, Month of Modular issue 9), June 2016
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Has said they use
Macro Machines
OMNI“Both of those modules are being modulated by the Macro Machines OMNI.”
Said in Interview: Datach'i (DivKid, Month of Modular issue 9), June 2016
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Has said they use
Modcan
Triple VCOSaid in Interview: Datach'i (DivKid, Month of Modular issue 9), June 2016
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Has said they use
Modcan
Multimode LPFSaid in Interview: Datach'i (DivKid, Month of Modular issue 9), June 2016
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Has said they use
Mutable Instruments
Braids“That's MI braids in Meta mode with internal tong env and external maths env for extra control.”
Said in Interview: Datach'i (DivKid, Month of Modular issue 9), June 2016
Has said they use
Mutable Instruments
Elements“The more microtonal melodic metallic percussion stuff is the MI elements”
Said in Interview: Datach'i (DivKid, Month of Modular issue 9), June 2016
Has said they use
Mutable Instruments
PeaksSaid in Interview: Datach'i (DivKid, Month of Modular issue 9), June 2016
Has said they use
Make Noise
Maths“Hats are the SSF Quantum Rainbow with a maths expo envelope.”
Said in Interview: Datach'i (DivKid, Month of Modular issue 9), June 2016
Has said they use
Steady State Fate
Quantum RainbowSaid in Interview: Datach'i (DivKid, Month of Modular issue 9), June 2016
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Has said they use
Intellijel
Cylonix Shapeshifter“Sequenced percussion I often used fro the cylonix shapeshifter and MI Braids in Meta mode”
Said in Interview: Datach'i (DivKid, Month of Modular issue 9), June 2016
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SponsoredSeen using
Tiptop Audio
ONE sample player with Datach'i cardSeen in Datach'i + Tiptop Audio = ONE card (Datach'i, YouTube), March 2018
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Seen using
Qu-Bit Electronix
MixologySeen in Datach'i + Tiptop Audio = ONE card (Datach'i, YouTube), March 2018
Seen using
Make Noise
WogglebugSeen in Datach'i + Tiptop Audio = ONE card (Datach'i, YouTube), March 2018
Drums
Has said they use
Tiptop Audio
BD808“the kicks are the blue lantern asteroid BD v4 and Tiptop BD808”
Said in Interview: Datach'i (DivKid, Month of Modular issue 9), June 2016
Has said they use
Blue Lantern
Asteroid BD v4Said in Interview: Datach'i (DivKid, Month of Modular issue 9), June 2016
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Has said they use
Epoch Modular
Benjolin“the main snare I made from the epoch Benjolin”
Said in Interview: Datach'i (DivKid, Month of Modular issue 9), June 2016
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Has said they use
Noise Engineering
Basimilus Iteritas“the metal clank snare that comes in later on is the Noise Engineering Basimilus Iterus”
Said in Interview: Datach'i (DivKid, Month of Modular issue 9), June 2016
Has said they use
Hexinverter
Mutant Clap“I do use the hex intvertor mutant clap, ALM dinkys, MI peaks and jomox mod.brane 11”
Said in Interview: Datach'i (DivKid, Month of Modular issue 9), June 2016
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Has said they use
ALM Busy Circuits
Dinky's TaikoSaid in Interview: Datach'i (DivKid, Month of Modular issue 9), June 2016
Has said they use
Jomox
ModBrane 11Said in Interview: Datach'i (DivKid, Month of Modular issue 9), June 2016
Effects
Has said they use
Tiptop Audio
Z-DSP“Tiptop ZDSP, MI clouds and rings”
Said in Interview: Datach'i (DivKid, Month of Modular issue 9), June 2016
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Has said they use
Mutable Instruments
CloudsSaid in Interview: Datach'i (DivKid, Month of Modular issue 9), June 2016
Has said they use
Mutable Instruments
RingsSaid in Interview: Datach'i (DivKid, Month of Modular issue 9), June 2016
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Has said they use
Synthesis Technology
E560 Deflector ShieldSaid in Interview: Datach'i (DivKid, Month of Modular issue 9), June 2016
Has said they use
Synthesis Technology
E580 Resampling Mini-Delay“synth tech e560, e580”
Said in Interview: Datach'i (DivKid, Month of Modular issue 9), June 2016
Has said they use
Audio Damage
Dubjr“audio damage dub junior”
Said in Interview: Datach'i (DivKid, Month of Modular issue 9), June 2016
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Has said they use
Intellijel
Rainmaker“intellijel rainmaker”
Said in Interview: Datach'i (DivKid, Month of Modular issue 9), June 2016
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Has said they use
Make Noise
Erbe-Verb“Make Noise Erbe Verb and Echophon”
Said in Interview: Datach'i (DivKid, Month of Modular issue 9), June 2016
Has said they use
Make Noise
Echophon“Oh, so many FX! I collect them all like Garbage Pail Kids.”
Said in Interview: Datach'i (DivKid, Month of Modular issue 9), June 2016
Has said they use
Folktek
Luminist Garden“The only non-modular sound on the album is the Luminist Garden by Folktek”
Said in Interview: Datach'i (DivKid, Month of Modular issue 9), June 2016
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First synths
Has said they use
Roland
Juno-106“i eventually convinced my friend to sell me the juno”
Said in In the studio with Datach'i (Headphone Commute), October 2016
Has said they use
Nord
Nord Lead“my first synth purchase was a nord lead a few years later.”
Said in In the studio with Datach'i (Headphone Commute), October 2016
Records that shaped me
Has said they love
Gary Numan
Telekon“Though I think I may like Telekon better. I love the production on that.”
Said in 20 Questions with Joseph Fraioli aka Datach'i (Music of Sound), June 2016
Has said they love
Wendy Carlos
A Clockwork Orange (soundtrack)“When I got the tape I discovered the full version of timesteps, which is still one of my favorite tracks.”
Said in 20 Questions with Joseph Fraioli aka Datach'i (Music of Sound), June 2016
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Questions
About Datach'i's gear.
What DAW does Datach'i use?
Pro Tools HDX. He told Headphone Commute in 2016 that it is the only software he works with, simply to record the modular to a stereo track.
What synth does Datach'i use?
A Eurorack modular system. On System he named the Modcan Triple VCO for chords, Mutable Instruments Braids, Elements, Rings and Clouds, and drum voices like the Tiptop BD808, Noise Engineering Basimilus Iteritas and an Epoch Benjolin.
What sequencer does Datach'i use?
The Tiptop Audio Circadian Rhythms, which he called the main hub or brain of his patches, alongside the Tiptop Z8000 and Make Noise Pressure Points.
What mixer does Datach'i use?
A Rupert Neve Designs 5059 summing mixer, followed by a BAE 500 series lunchbox with EQ and compression before Pro Tools, as he described in 2016.
What effects modules does Datach'i use?
He has listed the Tiptop Z-DSP, Mutable Instruments Clouds and Rings, Synthesis Technology E560 and E580, Audio Damage Dubjr, Intellijel Rainmaker and Make Noise Erbe-Verb and Echophon.
What records does Datach'i love?
He has said he loves the production on Gary Numan's Telekon, and that Wendy Carlos's A Clockwork Orange soundtrack, with Timesteps, is what first drew him to electronic music.
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Datach'i is the electronic music alias of Los Angeles sound designer Joseph Fraioli, whose albums System and Bones were made on a Eurorack modular synthesizer. This guide covers the modules, recording chain and software he has named in interviews and patch notes, plus records he has said he loves.
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