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Soundcraft
LX7ii mixer“It's dusty, it's crackley, sometimes the faders need a wiggle, but it's ours.”
Said in My Studio: Long Island Sound (Attack Magazine), September 2025
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11 items · Last checked What gear does Long Island Sound use?
Long Island Sound uses a Soundcraft LX7ii, a Behringer MS-1, a Novation Bass Station II, a Korg Mono/Poly, a Korg Polysix, a Yamaha DX7II, a Roland JV-2080 and a Roland TR-8S in their Dublin studio, running synths through an Erica Synths Zen Delay, a Strymon BigSky and an Eventide H9.
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Behringer
MS-1“This is definitely our most used synth. It's really simple to use.”
Said in My Studio: Long Island Sound (Attack Magazine), September 2025
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Novation
Bass Station II“Despite its name, we typically use the BS2 for riffs, rather than basslines.”
Said in My Studio: Long Island Sound (Attack Magazine), September 2025
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Korg
Mono/Poly“We love the Mono/poly, especially for its fat low end.”
Said in My Studio: Long Island Sound (Attack Magazine), September 2025
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Korg
Polysix“It's definitely got some limitations, but we just love how warm it sounds.”
Said in My Studio: Long Island Sound (Attack Magazine), September 2025
What synths Long Island Sound uses: a sourced gear guide
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Soundcraft
LX7ii mixer“It's dusty, it's crackley, sometimes the faders need a wiggle, but it's ours.”
Said in My Studio: Long Island Sound (Attack Magazine), September 2025
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Behringer
MS-1“This is definitely our most used synth. It's really simple to use.”
Said in My Studio: Long Island Sound (Attack Magazine), September 2025
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Novation
Bass Station II“Despite its name, we typically use the BS2 for riffs, rather than basslines.”
Said in My Studio: Long Island Sound (Attack Magazine), September 2025
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Korg
Mono/Poly“We love the Mono/poly, especially for its fat low end.”
Said in My Studio: Long Island Sound (Attack Magazine), September 2025
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Korg
Polysix“It's definitely got some limitations, but we just love how warm it sounds.”
Said in My Studio: Long Island Sound (Attack Magazine), September 2025
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Yamaha
DX7IISaid in My Studio: Long Island Sound (Attack Magazine), September 2025
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Roland
JV-2080“This is a great synth module for choirs, pads and strings.”
Said in My Studio: Long Island Sound (Attack Magazine), September 2025
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Erica Synths
Zen Delay“This pedal is wild! Flangey, dubby, overdriven, tubey madness.”
Said in My Studio: Long Island Sound (Attack Magazine), September 2025
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Roland
TR-8S“A good drum machine for getting jams off the ground.”
Said in My Studio: Long Island Sound (Attack Magazine), September 2025
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Strymon
BigSky“The Big Sky is the first pedal we ever bought.”
Said in My Studio: Long Island Sound (Attack Magazine), September 2025
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Eventide
H9“The H9 is great for a wide range of effects: everything from chorus to tape delay.”
Said in My Studio: Long Island Sound (Attack Magazine), September 2025
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What synths does Long Island Sound use?
Long Island Sound call the Behringer MS-1 their most used synth, and every lead and string in CV / Gate comes from it. They also use a Novation Bass Station II for riffs, a Korg Mono/Poly, a Korg Polysix, a Yamaha DX7II and a Roland JV-2080.
What drum machine does Long Island Sound use live?
The duo use a Roland TR-8S mainly in their live show for buildups and drum fills, sending it to delays, reverbs and flangers.
What pedals does Long Island Sound use?
They run synths through an Erica Synths Zen Delay, a Strymon BigSky, which was the first pedal they bought, and an Eventide H9 that receives patch changes in the live show.
What mixer does Long Island Sound use in the studio?
A Soundcraft LX7ii holds their Dublin studio together, letting them send any hardware synth to their pedals.
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Long Island Sound are Rob Roche and Tim Nolan, a Dublin techno duo who run the Signs of Space label. This guide covers the hardware in their Dublin studio and live show, as shown to Attack Magazine in 2025.
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