Top 5Has said they use
Akai Professional
MPC1000“I was using the 2000XL MPC on Good Luck And Do Your Best, but on this record I used the 1000.”
Said in MusicRadar: Gold Panda interview on The Work, December 2022
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18 items · Last checked What DAW does Gold Panda use?
Gold Panda has said he builds tracks on Akai MPCs, the 2000XL and later the MPC1000, and records into Ableton Live. He has said he patches in Max and Pure Data, and his studio has held a Roland Juno-106 and SH-101, a Vermona DRM1, a TR-606 and an Akai S950.
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Akai Professional
MPC 2000XL“I do everything on this. I love how it sounds and I love the swing settings.”
Said in MusicRadar: In pictures, Gold Panda's studio, July 2016
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Ableton
Live“Ableton, I usually use for recording stuff into, basically, from other bits of kit.”
Said in MusicRadar: Gold Panda interview on The Work, December 2022
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Cycling '74
Max“I like the patching environment in Max, I like how it looks - little wires going everywhere.”
Said in MusicRadar: Gold Panda interview on The Work, December 2022
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Rossum Electro-Music
Assimil8orSaid in MusicRadar: Gold Panda interview on The Work, December 2022
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What studio gear Gold Panda uses: a sourced gear guide
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Studio
Has said they use
Akai Professional
MPC1000“I was using the 2000XL MPC on Good Luck And Do Your Best, but on this record I used the 1000.”
Said in MusicRadar: Gold Panda interview on The Work, December 2022
Has said they use
Akai Professional
MPC 2000XL“I do everything on this. I love how it sounds and I love the swing settings.”
Said in MusicRadar: In pictures, Gold Panda's studio, July 2016
Has said they use
Ableton
Live“Ableton, I usually use for recording stuff into, basically, from other bits of kit.”
Said in MusicRadar: Gold Panda interview on The Work, December 2022
Has said they use
Cycling '74
Max“I like the patching environment in Max, I like how it looks - little wires going everywhere.”
Said in MusicRadar: Gold Panda interview on The Work, December 2022
Pure Data
Pure Data
Has said they use
Pure Data
Pure DataSaid in MusicRadar: Gold Panda interview on The Work, December 2022
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Fors
Fors plugins
Has said they use
Fors
Fors plugins“The Fors plugins that I use, they're all made in Max”
Said in MusicRadar: Gold Panda interview on The Work, December 2022
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Has said they use
Rossum Electro-Music
Assimil8orSaid in MusicRadar: Gold Panda interview on The Work, December 2022
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Has said they use
Akai Professional
S950“I learned to make music on this and an Atari running Cubase.”
Said in MusicRadar: In pictures, Gold Panda's studio, July 2016
Has said they use
Roland
Juno-106“I just stand there and play it while looking out of the window.”
Said in MusicRadar: In pictures, Gold Panda's studio, July 2016
Has said they use
Roland
SH-101Said in MusicRadar: In pictures, Gold Panda's studio, July 2016
Doepfer
A-100 case with oscillator and Wasp filter
Has said they use
Said in MusicRadar: In pictures, Gold Panda's studio, July 2016
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Vermona
DRM1 MK3
Has said they use
Vermona
DRM1 MK3Said in MusicRadar: In pictures, Gold Panda's studio, July 2016
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Has said they use
Has said they use
Roland
TR-909 Rhythm ComposerSaid in The Skinny: Gold Panda, Well Groomed, September 2010
Sequential
TOM drum machine
Has said they use
Sequential
TOM drum machineSaid in MusicRadar: In pictures, Gold Panda's studio, July 2016
Glensound
Mixing desk
Has said they use
Glensound
Mixing desk“I got this recently after years of using Mackie desks.”
Said in MusicRadar: In pictures, Gold Panda's studio, July 2016
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Bel
BD80 digital delay
Has said they use
“This is not only great for delay but also making little loops with the sampler/hold button”
Said in MusicRadar: In pictures, Gold Panda's studio, July 2016
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Live
XOR Electronics
NerdSEQ tracker
Has said they use
XOR Electronics
NerdSEQ tracker“I've got a modular synth tracker called NerdSEQ. It's brilliant.”
Said in MusicRadar: Gold Panda interview on The Work, December 2022
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Questions
About Gold Panda's gear.
What DAW does Gold Panda use?
Gold Panda has said he usually records into Ableton Live from other bits of kit, while he prefers to create on his MPC. He has also built patches in Max and Pure Data.
What sampler does Gold Panda use?
He has said he did everything on an Akai MPC2000XL, then used the MPC1000 for The Work. He learned to make music on an Akai S950 and an Atari running Cubase.
What synth does Gold Panda use?
His studio has included a Roland Juno-106, which he said he plays while looking out of the window, a Roland SH-101 and a small Doepfer modular case with a Wasp filter.
What drum machines does Gold Panda use?
He has said he has used a Vermona DRM1 MK3, a Roland TR-606, a Roland TR-909 and a Sequential Circuits TOM.
What plugins does Gold Panda use?
He has said he works with the Fors plugins, which are built in Max, and his own Max patches for probability-based drum triggering.
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