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Apple
Logic Pro“Duvall gave me a MIDI keyboard with Logic.”
Said in MusicRadar: In pictures: Disciples' London studio, October 2015
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Disciples have said they produce in Logic, with Sylenth1 and Waves CLA Vocals, which Duvall puts on everything. In their London studio they have said they use Focal Solo6 Be, Mackie HR824, Yamaha MSP5 and KRK Rokit monitors, a Neve channel strip, a Focusrite VoiceMaster and a Roland RD-170.
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Top 5Has said they use
Waves
CLA Vocals“It's my go-to plug-in, I put it on everything.”
Said in Square Mile: Why music is following Disciples, June 2018
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Sylenth1“At first, I used Sylenth and a Minimoog virtual synth.”
Said in MusicRadar: In pictures: Disciples' London studio, October 2015
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Mackie
HR824“I started with the Mackie HR824s, because vibe-wise the bass frequencies are unbelievable.”
Said in MusicRadar: In pictures: Disciples' London studio, October 2015
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“Then I got a bit more serious and moved over to the Focal Solo6 Be, which sound dead by comparison.”
Said in MusicRadar: In pictures: Disciples' London studio, October 2015
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Studio
Has said they use
Apple
Logic Pro“Duvall gave me a MIDI keyboard with Logic.”
Said in MusicRadar: In pictures: Disciples' London studio, October 2015
Has said they use
Waves
CLA Vocals“It's my go-to plug-in, I put it on everything.”
Said in Square Mile: Why music is following Disciples, June 2018
Has said they use
LennarDigital
Sylenth1“At first, I used Sylenth and a Minimoog virtual synth.”
Said in MusicRadar: In pictures: Disciples' London studio, October 2015
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Monitoring
Has said they use
Mackie
HR824“I started with the Mackie HR824s, because vibe-wise the bass frequencies are unbelievable.”
Said in MusicRadar: In pictures: Disciples' London studio, October 2015
Has said they use
“Then I got a bit more serious and moved over to the Focal Solo6 Be, which sound dead by comparison.”
Said in MusicRadar: In pictures: Disciples' London studio, October 2015
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Has said they use
“I've got a pair of Yamaha MSP5A bi-amplified speakers for referencing, just to make sure I'm not losing my mind.”
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KRK
RoKit monitors
Has said they use
“the new addition are the KRK Rokits, which Gavin got me into.”
Said in MusicRadar: In pictures: Disciples' London studio, October 2015
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Has said they use
Mackie
Big Knob“To make things easier we use the big knob monitor controller to switch between the monitors.”
Said in MusicRadar: In pictures: Disciples' London studio, October 2015
Vocal chain
AMS Neve
Neve channel strip
Has said they use
AMS Neve
Neve channel strip“I run everything through the Neve channel strip first, and then it goes to the Focusrite VoiceMaster.”
Said in MusicRadar: In pictures: Disciples' London studio, October 2015
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Has said they use
Focusrite
VoiceMasterSaid in MusicRadar: In pictures: Disciples' London studio, October 2015
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TL Audio
TL Audio compressor
Has said they use
TL Audio
TL Audio compressor“Next to that I have an old TL Audio compressor, which has a very vintage sound to it.”
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Keys
Has said they use
Korg
01/W FD“We've got a Korg 01/WFD, which was actually left here by someone who used to own the studio.”
Said in MusicRadar: In pictures: Disciples' London studio, October 2015
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Has said they use
Roland
RD-170 digital pianoSaid in MusicRadar: In pictures: Disciples' London studio, October 2015
M-Audio
MIDI keyboard
Has said they use
M-Audio
MIDI keyboardSaid in MusicRadar: In pictures: Disciples' London studio, October 2015
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Where it started
Has said they use
Said in MusicRadar: In pictures: Disciples' London studio, October 2015
Has said they use
Steinberg
Cubase“When I was in high school and college I started off on Cubase.”
Said in MusicRadar: In pictures: Disciples' London studio, October 2015
What I wear
AllSaints
AllSaints clothing
Has said they love
AllSaints
AllSaints clothing“Gavin likes All Saints.”
Said in Square Mile: Why music is following Disciples, June 2018
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About Disciples's gear.
What DAW does Disciples use?
Disciples have said they use Logic. Gavin started on Cubase in school and college before switching to Logic 5, and Luke has said Duvall gave them a MIDI keyboard with Logic (MusicRadar, 2015).
What plugins does Disciples use?
Duvall has said Waves CLA Vocals is their go-to plug-in and goes on everything (Square Mile, 2018). Luke has said they started out with Sylenth1 (MusicRadar, 2015).
What studio monitors does Disciples use?
Duvall has said they started on Mackie HR824 monitors, moved to Focal Solo6 Be, reference on Yamaha MSP5 speakers and added KRK Rokit monitors, switching between them with a Mackie Big Knob (MusicRadar, 2015).
What MIDI keyboard does Disciples use?
Duvall has said the studio has many MIDI keyboards, including an M-Audio keyboard and a Roland RD-170, plus a Korg 01/W FD (MusicRadar, 2015).
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