Top 5Seen using
Korg
Mono/Poly“Do you want me to move some of my accounting paperwork off that Korg so you can see it properly?”
Seen in James Holden (Attack Magazine interview, page 2), June 2013
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11 items · Last checked What DAW does James Holden use?
James Holden has said a Sequential Circuits Prophet-600 and his modular are his go-to synths, built Max for Live sequencers in Ableton Live, used a modified Boss DR-110, and mixed The Inheritors through a Drawmer 1968 and TL Audio M1-F desk on Klein + Hummel O 300 monitors.
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Top 5Has said they use
Ableton
Live“I spent ages loading bars of drumming into Ableton.”
Said in James Holden (Attack Magazine interview, page 3), June 2013
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Top 5Has said they use
Ableton
Max for Live“The René knock-off sequencer was probably the best bit of Max for Live coding I ever did, I'm sure.”
Said in James Holden (Attack Magazine interview, page 4), June 2013
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Sequential Circuits
Prophet-600
Top 5Has said they use
Sequential Circuits
Prophet-600“The Prophet's my other go-to synth. Since I got that and the modular I haven't opened a single soft synth.”
Said in James Holden (Attack Magazine interview, page 3), June 2013
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Sequential Circuits
Prophet-600
Has said they use
Sequential Circuits
Prophet-600“The Prophet's my other go-to synth. Since I got that and the modular I haven't opened a single soft synth.”
Said in James Holden (Attack Magazine interview, page 3), June 2013
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Seen using
Korg
Mono/Poly“Do you want me to move some of my accounting paperwork off that Korg so you can see it properly?”
Seen in James Holden (Attack Magazine interview, page 2), June 2013
BOSS
Dr. Rhythm DR-110 (modified)
Has said they use
“There's a modified DR-110 up there somewhere and it took me so long, so many evenings of burning my fingers”
Said in James Holden (Attack Magazine interview, page 3), June 2013
Has said they use
Ableton
Live“I spent ages loading bars of drumming into Ableton.”
Said in James Holden (Attack Magazine interview, page 3), June 2013
Has said they use
Ableton
Max for Live“The René knock-off sequencer was probably the best bit of Max for Live coding I ever did, I'm sure.”
Said in James Holden (Attack Magazine interview, page 4), June 2013
Seen using
Klein + Hummel
O 300 studio monitors
Has said they use
Klein + Hummel
O 300 studio monitors“They've made a huge difference from my old Tannoy Reveals. They're ten times better.”
Said in James Holden (Attack Magazine interview, page 4), June 2013
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Drawmer
1968 compressor
Has said they use
Drawmer
1968 compressor“Everything on the album sounds like it's gone through this and the desk. Because it did.”
Said in James Holden (Attack Magazine interview, page 4), June 2013
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TL Audio
M1-F Tubetracker mixer
Has said they use
TL Audio
M1-F Tubetracker mixer“Having a desk changes how you see your music”
Said in James Holden (Attack Magazine interview, page 4), June 2013
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Records that shaped me
The KLF
Chill Out (album)
Has said they love
The KLF
Chill Out (album)“It's one of the best albums ever made, I think. The way it's just a trip and it sucks you in. It's just magic.”
Said in James Holden (Attack Magazine interview, page 4), June 2013
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Amon Duul
Krautrock records
Has said they love
Amon Duul
Krautrock records“Good in the way that Amon Düül records sound good. And they kind of sound better.”
Said in James Holden (Attack Magazine interview, page 3), June 2013
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What synth does James Holden use?
He has said the Sequential Circuits Prophet-600 and his modular are his go-to synths, and that since getting them he had not opened a soft synth. A Korg Mono/Poly was also seen in his studio.
What DAW does James Holden use?
He has said he works in Ableton Live and builds his own Max for Live devices, including a René-style sequencer and a humaniser. An Ableton Push was seen in his studio.
What studio monitors does James Holden use?
He has said he moved from Tannoy Reveals to Klein + Hummel O 300 monitors and called them ten times better.
What drum machine does James Holden use?
He has said he used a modified Boss DR-110 on three songs on The Inheritors.
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James Holden is the English producer and DJ behind Border Community and the album The Inheritors. This guide covers the studio he described while making that record: a Prophet-600, modular synth, Max for Live tools and a small outboard chain, plus the records he has said inspired him.
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