“A lot of people think it's bullshit when we say we use GarageBand, but it's actually an amazing tool.”
What gear does Justice use?
Xavier de Rosnay has said most of Hyperdrama's sounds came from a PPG Wave 2.2, alongside the PPG WaveGenerator plugin, and that the duo now work in Ableton. Their debut Cross was made mostly in Cubase SX and GarageBand on an Apple G5, and the first synth they bought together was a Roland Juno-106, heard on D.A.N.C.E.
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Cross studio
“A lot of people think it's bullshit when we say we use GarageBand, but it's actually an amazing tool.”
Live rig, 2008
“2 x MacBook Pro (one is probably backup)”
Records that shaped us
“We loved The Buggles' first album, The Age of Plastic. We still love it.”
“Mine would be The Human League's dub record.”
“I would say, Electric Warrior by T. Rex.”
“His new album 'Alone In The Universe' shows that he can still do it.”
Hyperdrama
“Most of the sounds of Hyperdrama come from this synthesizer”
Audio, Video, Disco era
“On the next one, we used guitars, Solina, Mellotron, Rhodes.”
“On the next one, we used guitars, Solina, Mellotron, Rhodes.”
“On the next one, we used guitars, Solina, Mellotron, Rhodes.”
Gaspard Augé's Escapades
“We were not running after a vintage sound, but it was like, 'we have this great CS-80, let's just try them'”
About Justice's gear.
What synth did Justice use on Hyperdrama?
A PPG Wave 2.2. Xavier de Rosnay told Mix With The Masters that most of Hyperdrama's sounds come from it and that it is the main synth of Neverender. He told Synth History the album was also made with the PPG WaveGenerator plugin.
What DAW do Justice use?
Xavier de Rosnay told Synth History in 2025: "Now we work in Ableton." For Cross they said they mainly used software, particularly Cubase SX and GarageBand on an Apple G5, and Ableton Live ran their 2008 live show.
Did Justice really make Cross in GarageBand?
Partly. Gaspard Auge said they mainly used Cubase and GarageBand for the album, using the sound libraries, and the duo told Pitchfork GarageBand is "actually an amazing tool." The setup also included an Apogee Ensemble interface.
What was the first synth Justice bought?
A Roland Juno-106. Xavier de Rosnay told Synth History they still have it, and that it plays the opening arpeggio and the chorus chords on D.A.N.C.E.
What was in Justice's live setup?
Create Digital Music photographed their 2008 rig in Rio: three JazzMutant Lemurs, two MacBook Pros, a Korg microKORG, a Korg ZERO8, a Pioneer DJM-800 and Ableton Live.
What records inspire Justice?
Xavier de Rosnay has named The Buggles' The Age of Plastic, T. Rex's Electric Warrior and Saint-Preux's To Be Or Not, and has praised Jeff Lynne's ELO album Alone in the Universe. Gaspard Auge picked The Human League's dub record Love and Dancing.
Justice are the Paris duo of Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay, the Ed Banger act behind Cross, Audio, Video, Disco, Woman and Hyperdrama. This guide covers the synths, software and studio kit they have named in interviews from the Cross sessions to Hyperdrama, the 2008 live rig photographed backstage in Rio, a synth from Gaspard's solo album Escapades, and the records the pair have said shaped them.
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