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What DAW does Gorillaz use?

Damon Albarn has been seen using a Sequential Prophet-6, Moog Little Phatty, Korg microKORG XL and Roland Boutique synths, and wrote the Clint Eastwood riff on a Suzuki Omnichord preset. He demos in GarageBand on iPad, and early vocals went through a Neumann TLM 170 and Neve 1073.

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What studio gear Gorillaz uses: a sourced gear guide

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What synths does Damon Albarn use?

For Humanz, engineer Stephen Sedgwick named a Sequential Prophet-6, Moog Little Phatty, Korg microKORG XL and Roland's JP-08, JX-03 and JU-06 Boutiques. The Clint Eastwood bass was a Moog Rogue.

What DAW does Damon Albarn use?

He demos ideas in GarageBand on an iPad. Humanz was recorded and edited in Pro Tools, and the first album was built in Logic.

How was the Clint Eastwood riff made?

Damon Albarn showed Zane Lowe it is the 'Rock One' preset on a Suzuki Omnichord.

What microphone did Damon Albarn sing into on the first Gorillaz album?

A Neumann TLM 170 into a Neve 1073, according to engineers Tom Girling and Jason Cox in Sound On Sound.

What bass does Seye Adelekan play in Gorillaz?

His main bass is an Eastwood Classic 4 hollowbody with flatwounds, through a Boss GT-1000. Eastwood and Baum have both made signature basses for him.

What studio monitors are used on Gorillaz records?

Mix engineer Stephen Sedgwick listened most on Focal Solo6 Be monitors while mixing Humanz at Studio 13.

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Gorillaz is the virtual band of Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett, played live by Albarn and a real band. This guide covers Albarn's synths and writing tools at his Studio 13, the engineers' recording chain, and the live band's bass rig.

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