Top 5Has said they love
Sequential
Prophet-6“I love it because I can do almost everything with it: pads, chords, sequences, leads, bassline.”
Said in XLR8R: Studio Essentials, I Hate Models, June 2019
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9 items · Last checked What's in I Hate Models' studio?
I Hate Models has said a Sequential Prophet-6 is the Rolls Royce of his studio and that he loves it. He has named a Jomox Xbase 999 for drums, Erica Synths modular, Trogotronic noise boxes, and Electro-Harmonix Hot Tubes, Dreadbox Epsilon and Iotine Core 4 for distortion.
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Where to start with I Hate Models's gear.
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Jomox
Xbase 999
Top 5Has said they use
Jomox
Xbase 999“A very powerful drum machine.”
Said in XLR8R: Studio Essentials, I Hate Models, June 2019
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Jomox
Xbase 09
Top 5Has said they use
Jomox
Xbase 09“Before having it, I had her little sister, the Xbase 09”
Said in XLR8R: Studio Essentials, I Hate Models, June 2019
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Electro-Harmonix
Hot Tubes (vintage)
Top 5Has said they use
Electro-Harmonix
Hot Tubes (vintage)“I mostly use the Electro-Harmonix Hot Tubes (vintage version) on my drums and the Dreadbox Epsilon on my synths.”
Said in XLR8R: Studio Essentials, I Hate Models, June 2019
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Dreadbox
Epsilon distortion
Top 5Has said they use
Dreadbox
Epsilon distortionSaid in XLR8R: Studio Essentials, I Hate Models, June 2019
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What studio gear I Hate Models uses: a sourced gear guide
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Studio
Has said they love
Sequential
Prophet-6“I love it because I can do almost everything with it: pads, chords, sequences, leads, bassline.”
Said in XLR8R: Studio Essentials, I Hate Models, June 2019
Jomox
Xbase 999
Has said they use
Jomox
Xbase 999“A very powerful drum machine.”
Said in XLR8R: Studio Essentials, I Hate Models, June 2019
No store page for this one.
Jomox
Xbase 09
Has said they use
Jomox
Xbase 09“Before having it, I had her little sister, the Xbase 09”
Said in XLR8R: Studio Essentials, I Hate Models, June 2019
No store page for this one.
Electro-Harmonix
Hot Tubes (vintage)
Has said they use
Electro-Harmonix
Hot Tubes (vintage)“I mostly use the Electro-Harmonix Hot Tubes (vintage version) on my drums and the Dreadbox Epsilon on my synths.”
Said in XLR8R: Studio Essentials, I Hate Models, June 2019
No store page for this one.
Dreadbox
Epsilon distortion
Has said they use
Dreadbox
Epsilon distortionSaid in XLR8R: Studio Essentials, I Hate Models, June 2019
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Iotine
Core 4 analog saturator
Has said they use
Iotine
Core 4 analog saturator“The big white processor you see in the picture is the Iotine Core 4, a three-layer analog saturator with 16 different saturation circuits.”
Said in XLR8R: Studio Essentials, I Hate Models, June 2019
No store page for this one.
Erica Synths
Eurorack modules
Has said they use
Erica Synths
Eurorack modules“This is the heart of the sound aesthetic of my album.”
Said in XLR8R: Studio Essentials, I Hate Models, June 2019
Trogotronic
669 mini-Zsynth
Has said they use
Trogotronic
669 mini-Zsynth“When I want to get extreme and dirty sounds, I use these little boxes.”
Said in XLR8R: Studio Essentials, I Hate Models, June 2019
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Trogotronic
679 tube mini-synth
Has said they use
Trogotronic
679 tube mini-synthSaid in XLR8R: Studio Essentials, I Hate Models, June 2019
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Questions
About I Hate Models's gear.
What synth does I Hate Models use?
A Sequential Prophet-6, which he told XLR8R in 2019 was the first expensive synth he bought. He has also named Erica Synths modular and Trogotronic 669 and 679 boxes for harsh noise and drones.
What drum machine does I Hate Models use?
A Jomox Xbase 999, which he described as basically an enhanced TR-909. He used it on most tracks with 909 hats and rides, after starting on the smaller Xbase 09.
What distortion does I Hate Models use?
He has said he runs drums through an Electro-Harmonix Hot Tubes and synths through a Dreadbox Epsilon, plus an Iotine Core 4 analog saturator.
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