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Mark Foster has said he used Logic Pro with its EXS24, Space Designer, Tape Delay and Compressor plug-ins, a MacBook Pro and a 1959 Fender Jazzmaster. Isom Innis and Sean Cimino have said they use a Roland Juno-106, a Sequential Prophet-6, a Moog Sub Phatty and Ableton Live.
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“When I switched over to Logic, my songwriting changed drastically because it opened my eyes to being able to do a lot of things in one place”
“We're able to take most of the synth sounds that we've recorded for Torches and play them live instead of trying to have another keyboard re-create a sound”
“The primary instruments were the Roland JUNO-106 and the Sequential Prophet-6. Those are our workhorses.”
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“When I switched over to Logic, my songwriting changed drastically because it opened my eyes to being able to do a lot of things in one place”
“I'll be able to take the loops, beats, and single hits, turn them into an EXS24 drum kit, and write around that.”
“And I use the Tape Delay and Compressor plug-ins all the time.”
“We're able to take most of the synth sounds that we've recorded for Torches and play them live instead of trying to have another keyboard re-create a sound”
“For the last few years, I've been playing my favorite guitar I've ever owned. It's a '59 Jazzmaster that I found on our last tour at Chicago Music Exchange”
“The primary instruments were the Roland JUNO-106 and the Sequential Prophet-6. Those are our workhorses.”
“Their Mini V is amazing, as are their Prophet-5 V and their ARP2600 V.”
“One of the things I love about Ableton Live is that automation is so precise.”
“I know many other samplers can weirdly distort sound, but not the EXS24.”
“I'll still listen to those Joy Division or New Order records, and it excites me even today.”
Mark Foster has said he wrote and recorded Pumped Up Kicks in Logic Pro, and that Logic became his main creative instrument. Isom Innis has said their Peel album started in Logic and was finished in Ableton Live.
Mark Foster has said he leaned on Logic's own EXS24 sampler, Space Designer reverb, Tape Delay and Compressor plug-ins.
Isom Innis has said the Roland Juno-106 and the Sequential Prophet-6 are the workhorses for him and Sean Cimino, with a Moog Sub Phatty for bass and Arturia's Mini V, Prophet-5 V and ARP 2600 V plug-ins.
Mark Foster has said he has been playing a 1959 Fender Jazzmaster he found at Chicago Music Exchange. Guitar World notes he was often pictured with a Gibson ES-335 in the past.
Foster the People is the Los Angeles indie pop band led by Mark Foster, known for Pumped Up Kicks. This guide covers the studio and stage gear of Mark Foster and longtime members Isom Innis and Sean Cimino, by member.
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