Lastlings producer Josh Dowdle has said they use a Sequential Prophet-6, a Universal Audio Apollo x6 interface, KRK V8 monitors and a Shure SM7B for demo vocals, all in Ableton Live with Pro Tools for vocal tracking. Arturia CS-80 V, Soundtoys and FabFilter plug-ins have also been named.
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“The sounds you can get out of it are amazing; Cassian and the Rüfüs Du Sol guys got me hooked on it.”
“Probably the Universal Audio Apollo x6. I've only ever owned cheap interfaces and finally upgraded to this one.”
“We use the Shure SM7B for demo vocals to lay ideas down because it's easy and quick to set up between our two rooms”
“All of the main vocals on the record were actually recorded at our friend Matt Bartlem's studio using a Chandler REDD microphone”
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“The sounds you can get out of it are amazing; Cassian and the Rüfüs Du Sol guys got me hooked on it.”
“Probably the Universal Audio Apollo x6. I've only ever owned cheap interfaces and finally upgraded to this one.”
“We use Ableton Live because it was the first one I downloaded”
“We use the Shure SM7B for demo vocals to lay ideas down because it's easy and quick to set up between our two rooms”
“All of the main vocals on the record were actually recorded at our friend Matt Bartlem's studio using a Chandler REDD microphone”
“we track vocals through Pro Tools though.”
“more recently I've ditched my pedals and have been using the Axe-fx III rig modeller partly because it sounds really great, but also because it's easier to tour with.”
“I think I used a bit of CS-80 for the stabs.”
“I used a lot of the Arturia software synths on the new album. The CS-80, ARP 2600 and the Mini-V”
“and Native Instruments' Battery for some drums.”
“I also really like the bass sounds from NI Monark.”
“Software/plugins-wise I don't stray too far from Soundtoys when I'm doing creative stuff”
“For effects, I used a lot of Soundtoys plug-ins and I love the FabFilter stuff as well.”
“love Omnisphere and the Arturia bundle.”
“We used Synplant for some of the textural sounds”
“It's excellent for tracking and the UAD plug-ins are amazing for mixing, too.”
“I just got new LIFX globes that can change colour and themes. I normally put on a blue or purple light while I'm making stuff.”
“Our recent single 'No Time' was inspired by Kazuo Ishiguro's Novel "Never Let Me Go”
Josh Dowdle has said they use Ableton Live, the first DAW he downloaded, and that they track vocals through Pro Tools.
Josh has said they use Arturia's CS-80 V, ARP 2600 V and Mini V, Native Instruments Battery and Monark, Soundtoys, FabFilter, Spectrasonics Omnisphere, Sonic Charge Synplant and UAD plug-ins.
Josh has said they use a Sequential Prophet-6, which he says Cassian and the Rufus Du Sol guys got him hooked on, and that it was used a lot on their album First Contact.
Josh has said they use KRK V8 studio monitors in his home studio.
Josh has said they use a Universal Audio Apollo x6, which he called the biggest investment in the studio.
They have said they use a Shure SM7B for demo vocals at home, and that the main vocals on First Contact were recorded with a Chandler Limited REDD microphone at a friend's studio.
Lastlings are Japanese-Australian siblings Josh and Amy Dowdle, who make dark, melodic electronic pop on Rose Avenue. This guide covers the synths, plug-ins and recording kit Josh has named in interviews, plus a few things from their studio life.
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