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Commodore
Amiga 1200“I probably made 75% of all my records with this thing.”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Legowelt, January 2013
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Legowelt has said he made about 75% of his records on an Amiga 1200 running OctaMED, filtered through a Minimoog or Pro-One, with a Roland TR-808, Alpha Juno 2, Juno-106, Jupiter-8, Korg Mono/Poly and Yamaha DX100, plus Ableton and Reason on a Mac and tape through a Tascam 414.
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Ableton
Live“Computer-wise there's a Mac running Ableton 8 and Reason 6.5”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Legowelt, January 2013
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Reason Studios
ReasonSaid in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Legowelt, January 2013
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Moog
Minimoog“I run it through the filter on the Minimoog or Sequential Circuits Pro-One.”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Legowelt, January 2013
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Sequential
Pro-OneSaid in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Legowelt, January 2013
What synths Legowelt uses: a sourced gear guide
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Studio
Has said they use
Commodore
Amiga 1200“I probably made 75% of all my records with this thing.”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Legowelt, January 2013
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OctaMED
OctaMED
Has said they use
Has said they use
Ableton
Live“Computer-wise there's a Mac running Ableton 8 and Reason 6.5”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Legowelt, January 2013
Has said they use
Reason Studios
ReasonSaid in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Legowelt, January 2013
Has said they use
Moog
Minimoog“I run it through the filter on the Minimoog or Sequential Circuits Pro-One.”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Legowelt, January 2013
Has said they use
Sequential
Pro-OneSaid in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Legowelt, January 2013
Has said they use
Roland
TR-808 Rhythm Composer“If you put the 808 through that you get the most steamy, smudgety, lo-fi, pumping, jacking beats!”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Legowelt, January 2013
Has said they use
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Legowelt, January 2013
Has said they use
Roland
Alpha Juno 2“The Alpha Juno, standing on the right side, is the best Juno in my opinion.”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Legowelt, January 2013
Has said they use
Roland
Juno-106“The 106 is the crappest-sounding Juno, but I still love it.”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Legowelt, January 2013
Has said they use
Has said they use
Roland
JD-800“It's such an ambient deep space machine.”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Legowelt, January 2013
Has said they use
Korg
Mono/Poly“This synthesiser is a beast.”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Legowelt, January 2013
Has said they use
Yamaha
DX100“I used this all over the Paranormal Soul album.”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Legowelt, January 2013
Korg
Microstation
Has said they use
Has said they use
Roland
Jupiter-4“I would take the Jupiter 4 over a Prophet-5 any time.”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Legowelt, January 2013
Has said they use
Roland
Jupiter-8Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Legowelt, January 2013
Has said they use
Has said they use
Korg
MS-10“The MS-10 was one of my first synthesisers and I still use it all the time”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Legowelt, January 2013
Korg
MS-20 controller
Has said they use
Korg
MS-20 controller“I just had to get the mini MS-20 controller which Korg made a few years ago.”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Legowelt, January 2013
Kawai
K1 II
Has said they use
Has said they use
Yamaha
RM1x
Has said they use
Roland
MC-500 mkII
Has said they use
Roland
MC-500 mkIISaid in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Legowelt, January 2013
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Watkins
Copicat tape delay
Has said they use
Watkins
Copicat tape delay“they're really the dirtiest, most psychedelic, warmest tape delays you'll come across.”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Legowelt, January 2013
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Philips
N4522 reel-to-reel
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Philips
N4522 reel-to-reel“The Philips N4522 is one of the best quarter-inch decks ever made.”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Legowelt, January 2013
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TEAC
X-1000 reel-to-reel
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Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Legowelt, January 2013
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TASCAM
414 Portastudio
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TASCAM
414 Portastudio“I still use the Tascam 414 cassette four-track recorder”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Legowelt, January 2013
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Inkel
MX995 mixer
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Inkel
MX995 mixerSaid in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Legowelt, January 2013
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Dynaudio
BM5 studio monitors
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Dynaudio
BM5 studio monitorsSaid in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Legowelt, January 2013
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Alesis
Monitor One MK2
Has said they use
Alesis
Monitor One MK2Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Legowelt, January 2013
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Yamaha
HS50 studio monitors
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Yamaha
HS50 studio monitorsSaid in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Legowelt, January 2013
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Yamaha
PSS-380
Has said they use
Yamaha
PSS-380“My song 'PSS Galaxy Class' is 100% pure sounds of the PSS-380.”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Legowelt, January 2013
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Casio
MT-540
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Has said they use
Questions
About Legowelt's gear.
What DAW does Legowelt use?
He has said his Mac runs Ableton Live 8 and Reason 6.5, and that he made about 75% of his records on an Amiga 1200 with the OctaMED tracker.
What synth does Legowelt use?
He has called the Roland Alpha Juno 2 the best Juno, and named a Korg Mono/Poly, Yamaha DX100 and DX7, Roland Jupiter-4, Jupiter-8, JD-800 and JX-3P, a Minimoog and a Sequential Pro-One.
What drum machine does Legowelt use?
A Roland TR-808 run through a Boss CS-3 compressor pedal, which he said gives the most steamy, lo-fi, pumping beats.
What studio monitors does Legowelt use?
Dynaudio BM5s, Alesis Monitor One MK2s and Yamaha HS50s, plus 70s Bang and Olufsen hi-fi speakers.
What tape machines does Legowelt use?
A Philips N4522 and TEAC X-1000 reel-to-reel, a Tascam 414 cassette four-track and two Watkins Copicat tape delays.
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