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Ableton
Live“I now have three controllers, plus Juno 60 Prophet 6, Nord and everything is running through Ableton.”
Said in From London to Amsterdam, 24 Hours with David August (Decoded Magazine), July 2016
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David August has said his live band rig runs through Ableton Live with a Roland Juno-60, a Prophet-6 and controllers. In his Berlin studio he has said he used a Prophet '08, a Jomox MBase 11 for kicks, PMC TB2 monitors with an Adam Sub8, and an RME Fireface UFX.
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Roland
Juno-60“I have been really using this synth lately in my productions.”
Said in My Studio: David August (Attack Magazine), September 2013
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Sequential
Prophet-6Said in From London to Amsterdam, 24 Hours with David August (Decoded Magazine), July 2016
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Sequential
Prophet '08“it's the endless options you have with the Prophet which blow me away.”
Said in My Studio: David August (Attack Magazine), September 2013
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Jomox
MBase 11“Nearly every bass drum on my latest productions (unreleased as yet) came out of the Jomox.”
Said in My Studio: David August (Attack Magazine), September 2013
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Stage
Has said they use
Ableton
Live“I now have three controllers, plus Juno 60 Prophet 6, Nord and everything is running through Ableton.”
Said in From London to Amsterdam, 24 Hours with David August (Decoded Magazine), July 2016
Has said they use
Sequential
Prophet-6Said in From London to Amsterdam, 24 Hours with David August (Decoded Magazine), July 2016
Synths
Has said they use
Roland
Juno-60“I have been really using this synth lately in my productions.”
Said in My Studio: David August (Attack Magazine), September 2013
Has said they use
Sequential
Prophet '08“it's the endless options you have with the Prophet which blow me away.”
Said in My Studio: David August (Attack Magazine), September 2013
Studio
Has said they use
Jomox
MBase 11“Nearly every bass drum on my latest productions (unreleased as yet) came out of the Jomox.”
Said in My Studio: David August (Attack Magazine), September 2013
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“I tried them out and I must say, I haven't heard anything comparable at the price.”
Said in My Studio: David August (Attack Magazine), September 2013
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ADAM Audio
Sub8“I bought the Adam Sub8 as an extension.”
Said in My Studio: David August (Attack Magazine), September 2013
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RME
Fireface UFX“There is just no other brand with such an amazing price to performance ratio.”
Said in My Studio: David August (Attack Magazine), September 2013
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Ibanez
SD-GR bass“I used this bass on a lot of my album productions.”
Said in My Studio: David August (Attack Magazine), September 2013
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Records that shaped me
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Pink Floyd
The Great Gig in the SkySaid in Interview with David August (Urban Style), April 2016
Listen
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The Beatles
While My Guitar Gently WeepsSaid in Interview with David August (Urban Style), April 2016
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J.S. Bach
Goldberg Variations
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J.S. Bach
Goldberg VariationsSaid in Interview with David August (Urban Style), April 2016
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What DAW does David August use?
David August has said everything in his live band setup runs through Ableton Live, and that he plays mostly his own tracks from Ableton in DJ sets.
What synth does David August use?
David August has named a Roland Juno-60 and a Prophet-6 in his live setup, and a Dave Smith Instruments Prophet '08 in his Berlin bedroom studio.
What studio monitors does David August use?
In his 2013 Attack studio feature David August said he chose PMC TB2 monitors on a tip from Stimming and added an Adam Sub8 subwoofer for the deep sub frequencies.
What audio interface does David August use?
David August has said he used an RME Fireface UFX, praising RME for never disappointing him and for its price to performance ratio.
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David August is an Italo-German composer, producer and classically trained pianist who moved from club DJ sets to a live band show. This guide covers the synths, monitors and interface from his studio features, his live rig, and the songs he has named as favorites.
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