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High Contrast uses an Isla Instruments S2400 sampler, an Akai S950 and Ableton Live through a Prism Sound Lyra 2 interface, adding Roland SP-303, Zoom SampleTrak and Space Echo effects and a Mackie 1202 mixer. He has said he used Cubase in the studio and a Roland System-1 live.
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Akai Professional
S950“I got an old Akai S950 that would have been used in the early days of jungle and drum & bass.”
Said in Lincoln Barrett: Producing Drum & Bass, July 2025
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Alesis
3630 compressorSeen in Lincoln Barrett: Producing Drum & Bass, July 2025
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Steinberg
Cubase“In the studio, I use Cubase and always have done - it's what I'm used to and it works really well.”
Said in In pictures: High Contrast's live setup revealed, April 2017
What studio gear High Contrast uses: a sourced gear guide
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Isla Instruments
S2400 sampler“I am generating ideas sampling vinyl or my little modular rig into the Isla S2400 sampler, usually at the classic lo-fi setting of 26kHz/12-bit.”
Said in Lincoln Barrett: Producing Drum & Bass, July 2025
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Prism Sound
Lyra 2 audio interfaceSaid in Lincoln Barrett: Producing Drum & Bass, July 2025
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Akai Professional
S950“I got an old Akai S950 that would have been used in the early days of jungle and drum & bass.”
Said in Lincoln Barrett: Producing Drum & Bass, July 2025
Roland
SP-303 samplerSaid in Lincoln Barrett: Producing Drum & Bass, July 2025
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Mackie
1202 mixer
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Mackie
1202 mixer“Once the track is basically done, the main mix will likely get a pass through my little Mackie 1202 mixer for a touch of saturation.”
Said in Lincoln Barrett: Producing Drum & Bass, July 2025
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Oberheim
Matrix 1000 synth module
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Oberheim
Matrix 1000 synth moduleSeen in Lincoln Barrett: Producing Drum & Bass, July 2025
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E-mu
Vintage Keys module
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Pioneer
SR-202W spring reverb
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Pioneer
SR-202W spring reverbSeen in Lincoln Barrett: Producing Drum & Bass, July 2025
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Alesis
Microverb reverb
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Alesis
Microverb reverbSeen in Lincoln Barrett: Producing Drum & Bass, July 2025
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Alesis
3630 compressorSeen in Lincoln Barrett: Producing Drum & Bass, July 2025
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SSL
Compressor
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Louder Than Liftoff
Silver Bullet preamp
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Louder Than Liftoff
Silver Bullet preampSeen in Lincoln Barrett: Producing Drum & Bass, July 2025
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Samson
Patchbay
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Has said they use
Steinberg
Cubase“In the studio, I use Cubase and always have done - it's what I'm used to and it works really well.”
Said in In pictures: High Contrast's live setup revealed, April 2017
Stage
Has said they use
Roland
System-1 synth“For each song, the Roland System-1 automatically goes to the sound I want to play, but I'm playing it live and can manipulate it live.”
Said in In pictures: High Contrast's live setup revealed, April 2017
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Novation
MIDI keyboard
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Novation
MIDI keyboard“For piano and Rhodes keyboards-type stuff we're doing it on the Novation. It's a MIDI keyboard that's taking sounds from Ableton on a laptop.”
Said in In pictures: High Contrast's live setup revealed, April 2017
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What DAW does High Contrast use?
High Contrast uses Ableton Live, recording sampler loops into it through a Prism Sound Lyra 2. In 2017 he said he had always used Cubase in the studio and Ableton for his live show.
What sampler does High Contrast use?
An Isla Instruments S2400, usually at its 26kHz, 12-bit setting, plus an Akai S950. He also runs parts through a Roland SP-303 and a Zoom SampleTrak for their effects.
What audio interface does High Contrast use?
High Contrast uses a Prism Sound Lyra 2 interface to move audio between Ableton Live, his samplers and his outboard effects.
What synth does High Contrast use?
He has said he plays lead lines live on a Roland System-1. His studio rack has been seen with an Oberheim Matrix 1000 and an E-mu Vintage Keys module.
What MIDI keyboard does High Contrast use?
He has said his live show uses a Novation MIDI keyboard for piano and Rhodes parts, taking sounds from Ableton on a laptop.
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High Contrast is the Welsh drum and bass producer and DJ Lincoln Barrett, known for liquid funk on Hospital Records. This guide covers the samplers, interface, DAWs and outboard gear in his studio and his live show.
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