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Steinberg
Cubase“I'm bleeding money with all these fucking updates - but I gotta have them!”
Said in In pictures: Kraak and Smaak's studio, December 2009
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17 items · Last checked What DAW does Kraak & Smaak use?
Kraak & Smaak have said they work in Steinberg Cubase, and Oscar de Jong has named an ARP Odyssey, Roland JP-8000, Sequential Prophet 600, Roland Jupiter-8 and Juno-6, Moog Source and miniKorg 700S. Live he has played Rhodes, Clavinet and Korg MS-10, and their DJ setup has been three Pioneer CDJs and a Pioneer mixer.
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Odyssey“This is a great monophonic classic”
Said in In pictures: Kraak and Smaak's studio, December 2009
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Roland
JP-8000“the fattest virtual analogue synth on the market except for a couple of soft synths maybe”
Said in In pictures: Kraak and Smaak's studio, December 2009
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Sequential
Prophet-600“classic house sounds”
Said in In pictures: Kraak and Smaak's studio, December 2009
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Roland
Juno-6“OK, but not as nice as my Jupiter-8”
Said in In pictures: Kraak and Smaak's studio, December 2009
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Steinberg
Cubase“I'm bleeding money with all these fucking updates - but I gotta have them!”
Said in In pictures: Kraak and Smaak's studio, December 2009
Has said they use
ARP
Odyssey“This is a great monophonic classic”
Said in In pictures: Kraak and Smaak's studio, December 2009
Has said they use
Roland
JP-8000“the fattest virtual analogue synth on the market except for a couple of soft synths maybe”
Said in In pictures: Kraak and Smaak's studio, December 2009
Has said they use
Sequential
Prophet-600“classic house sounds”
Said in In pictures: Kraak and Smaak's studio, December 2009
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Roland
Juno-6“OK, but not as nice as my Jupiter-8”
Said in In pictures: Kraak and Smaak's studio, December 2009
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Roland
Jupiter-8Said in In pictures: Kraak and Smaak's studio, December 2009
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Moog
Moog Source“isn't hard to play and use intuitively”
Said in In pictures: Kraak and Smaak's studio, December 2009
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Korg
MiniKorg 700S“strange leads and percussive sounds”
Said in In pictures: Kraak and Smaak's studio, December 2009
Live band
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Fender
Rhodes electric pianoSaid in In pictures: Kraak and Smaak's studio, December 2009
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Hohner
ClavinetSaid in In pictures: Kraak and Smaak's studio, December 2009
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Korg
MS-10Said in In pictures: Kraak and Smaak's studio, December 2009
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Said in In pictures: Kraak and Smaak's studio, December 2009
Moog
Liberation keytar synth
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Said in In pictures: Kraak and Smaak's studio, December 2009
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DJ booth
AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
CDJs (three decks)
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CDJs (three decks)“Our current set up is 3x Pioneer CDJs and a Pioneer mixer.”
Said in Interview: Kraak & Smaak Share Tips On DJing Technique and Crate Digging, August 2020
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AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
DJ mixer
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AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
DJ mixerSaid in Interview: Kraak & Smaak Share Tips On DJing Technique and Crate Digging, August 2020
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AlphaTheta
rekordbox“Yes, we have been working with Rekordbox for two or three years now”
Said in Interview: Kraak & Smaak Share Tips On DJing Technique and Crate Digging, August 2020
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What DAW does Kraak & Smaak use?
Steinberg Cubase. In a 2009 Future Music studio visit Oscar de Jong said it was their DAW of choice, and that live they run parts from a laptop using Cubase.
What synth does Kraak & Smaak use?
Oscar de Jong has named an ARP Odyssey, a Roland JP-8000, a Sequential Circuits Prophet 600 for classic house sounds, a Roland Juno-6 and Jupiter-8, a Moog Source and a miniKorg 700S for strange leads.
What DJ gear does Kraak & Smaak use?
In a 2020 DJ TechTools interview they said their setup is three Pioneer CDJs and a Pioneer mixer, playing from USB, with Rekordbox at home to sort music into folders.
What keyboards does Kraak & Smaak play live?
Oscar de Jong has said he plays a Rhodes or Clavinet live, alongside a Korg MS-10, a Solina String Ensemble and a Moog Liberation, while Mark and Wim work Kaoss Pads, samplers and CDJs.
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Kraak & Smaak are the Leiden trio of Oscar de Jong, Mark Kneppers and Wim Plug, mixing disco, funk and house with live playing since 2003. This guide covers the synths and DAW in their canal-side studio, Oscar's live band rig and the trio's DJ setup.
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