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Korg
MS-10“je n’ai utilisé qu’un seul synthé, le MS-10, et des samples.”
Said in Étienne de Crécy, Pop Satori | INTERVIEW (Tsugi), April 2025
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Étienne de Crécy builds tracks on hardware. For Super Discount 3 he has said he made sounds on an Ensoniq SQ-80, Roland Juno-60 and Oberheim DMX, with Avid Pro Tools as his only DAW. On his 2025 album he uses a Korg MS-10 and the XLN Audio XO plug-in.
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XLN Audio
XO“C’est très inspirant pour démarrer un morceau.”
Said in Étienne de Crécy, Pop Satori | INTERVIEW (Tsugi), April 2025
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Ensoniq
SQ-80“With my machines, I just have to program the kick in the DMX, the bass in the SQ-80 and the sound is immediately perfect.”
Said in Étienne de Crécy: Inspired (DJ Times), April 2015
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Roland
Juno-60Said in Étienne de Crécy: Inspired (DJ Times), April 2015
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Oberheim
DMX“With my machines, I just have to program the kick in the DMX, the bass in the SQ-80 and the sound is immediately perfect.”
Said in Étienne de Crécy: Inspired (DJ Times), April 2015
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Uses
Korg
MS-10“je n’ai utilisé qu’un seul synthé, le MS-10, et des samples.”
Said in Étienne de Crécy, Pop Satori | INTERVIEW (Tsugi), April 2025
Uses
XLN Audio
XO“C’est très inspirant pour démarrer un morceau.”
Said in Étienne de Crécy, Pop Satori | INTERVIEW (Tsugi), April 2025
Has said they use
Ensoniq
SQ-80“With my machines, I just have to program the kick in the DMX, the bass in the SQ-80 and the sound is immediately perfect.”
Said in Étienne de Crécy: Inspired (DJ Times), April 2015
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Roland
Juno-60Said in Étienne de Crécy: Inspired (DJ Times), April 2015
Has said they use
Oberheim
DMX“With my machines, I just have to program the kick in the DMX, the bass in the SQ-80 and the sound is immediately perfect.”
Said in Étienne de Crécy: Inspired (DJ Times), April 2015
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Sequential
DrumTraksSaid in Étienne de Crécy: Inspired (DJ Times), April 2015
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Roland
TR-808 Rhythm ComposerSaid in Étienne de Crécy: Inspired (DJ Times), April 2015
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Roland
TR-909 Rhythm ComposerSaid in Étienne de Crécy: Inspired (DJ Times), April 2015
Future Retro
Mobius Sequencer
Has said they use
Future Retro
Mobius SequencerSaid in Étienne de Crécy: Inspired (DJ Times), April 2015
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Sequentix
Cirklon Hardware SequencerSaid in Sequentix Artists (lists Etienne de Crécy), September 2026
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Universal Audio
1176 Blue Stripe CompressorSaid in Étienne de Crécy: Inspired (DJ Times), April 2015
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Kush Audio
UBK Fatso CompressorSaid in Étienne de Crécy: Inspired (DJ Times), April 2015
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Trident Audio
Trident 24 Mixing Console
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Trident Audio
Trident 24 Mixing ConsoleSaid in Étienne de Crécy: Inspired (DJ Times), April 2015
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Roland
TB-303 Bass Line“I start by finding a sound or entering random notes on my TB303.”
Said in Étienne de Crécy about Production, Super Discount & Motorbass (15 Questions), March 2022
Live rig
Has said they use
Akai Professional
MPC1000“I work with a MPC 1000 & synth and rhythm box and mixer. The animations are linked to my MPC 1000.”
Said in VIBE Interview: House Music History With Etienne De Crecy, July 2013
Motorbass and Super Discount
Has said they use
Akai Professional
S1000“Try doing that with just an S1000 and an ATARI!!”
Said in Étienne de Crécy about Production, Super Discount & Motorbass (15 Questions), March 2022
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Steinberg
Cubase“Pansoul, the Motorbass album I did with Phillipe Zdar, was mainly created with an AKAI s1000 and Cubase running on an ATARI 1024.”
Said in Étienne de Crécy about Production, Super Discount & Motorbass (15 Questions), March 2022
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Atari
Atari 1040 ST“I remember having an Atari 1040ST computer and Cubase, which only managed MIDI.”
Said in Studio Masters: Etienne De Crecy (VICE), July 2013
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Eventide
H3000“We mixed it with a Mackie, using a few good effects devices, such as the H3000 & the Lexicon 480 reverb.”
Said in Étienne de Crécy about Production, Super Discount & Motorbass (15 Questions), March 2022
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Lexicon
Lexicon 480L reverb“We mixed it with a Mackie, using a few good effects devices, such as the H3000 & the Lexicon 480 reverb.”
Said in Étienne de Crécy about Production, Super Discount & Motorbass (15 Questions), March 2022
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Yamaha
01R Digital Mixer
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Yamaha
01R Digital Mixer“I mixed Super Discount with nothing but the first affordable digital mixer, the Yamaha 01R.”
Said in Étienne de Crécy about Production, Super Discount & Motorbass (15 Questions), March 2022
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Records
Has said they love
The Shoes
Crack My Bones“They are so skilled, they go in every direction and it’s always amazing !!”
Said in VIBE Interview: House Music History With Etienne De Crecy, July 2013
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Has said they love
Bruce Springsteen
Born in the U.S.A.“Je suis obnubilé par les chansons qui ne possèdent qu’une seule ligne mélodique”
Said in Étienne de Crécy, Pop Satori | INTERVIEW (Tsugi), April 2025
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Serge Gainsbourg
Comme un boomerang“Je suis obnubilé par les chansons qui ne possèdent qu’une seule ligne mélodique”
Said in Étienne de Crécy, Pop Satori | INTERVIEW (Tsugi), April 2025
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Questions
About Étienne de Crécy's gear.
What DAW does Étienne de Crécy use?
DJ Times reported in 2015 that Avid Pro Tools, Celemony Melodyne and the Xfer Records Cthulhu plug-in were the only software in his Paris studio. He has said his early Motorbass work ran on Cubase on an Atari computer.
What plugins does Étienne de Crécy use?
He uses XLN Audio XO, the sample plug-in he told Tsugi in 2025 he worked with on his latest album. In 2015 his studio software was listed as Celemony Melodyne and Xfer Records Cthulhu alongside Pro Tools.
What synth does Étienne de Crécy use?
He uses a Korg MS-10, the only synth he told Tsugi he used on his 2025 album. For Super Discount 3 he has said he made sounds on an Ensoniq SQ-80 and a Roland Juno-60, and he has said he starts tracks with random notes on a Roland TB-303.
What drum machine does Étienne de Crécy use?
For Super Discount 3 he has said he programmed kicks on an Oberheim DMX, alongside a Sequential Circuits DrumTraks and Roland TR-808 and TR-909 drum machines.
What sampler did Étienne de Crécy use for Motorbass?
He has said the Motorbass album Pansoul was made mainly with an Akai S1000 and Cubase on an Atari, mixed through a Mackie with an Eventide H3000 and a Lexicon 480, and that he mixed Super Discount on a Yamaha 01R.
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