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Apple
Logic Pro“Long time. Maybe 16 years.”
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Marshall Jefferson has said they use Logic with a Universal Audio Apollo X, Roland JX-8P, Juno-106 and SH-101 synths, Native Instruments Maschine, an Akai MPC Touch and a Komplete Kontrol S49. Their first setup was a Yamaha QX1, TB-303, TR-707 and TR-808. For DJ sets they have named Pioneer CDJs.
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Roland
JX-8P“Software can do a lot of things, but I don’t think you can duplicate the sound of something like my JX-8P.”
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Roland
Juno-106“I still use the Roland JX-8P, then I have a Yamaha FB-01, a Juno-106 and a SH-101, but that's it.”
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Yamaha
FB-01 FM sound moduleSaid in Marshall Jefferson on making music then and now, and why he'd rather work alone (MusicRadar / Future Music), September 2016
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Studio
Has said they use
Apple
Logic Pro“Long time. Maybe 16 years.”
Universal Audio
Apollo X interface
Has said they use
Universal Audio
Apollo X interface“I suppose the main instruments for this new album were Logic and my Apollo interface.”
Said in Marshall Jefferson: "Suddenly, the DJ could be the artist. That was the key that unlocked everything" (MusicRadar / Computer Music), August 2021
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Roland
JX-8P“Software can do a lot of things, but I don’t think you can duplicate the sound of something like my JX-8P.”
Has said they use
Roland
Juno-106“I still use the Roland JX-8P, then I have a Yamaha FB-01, a Juno-106 and a SH-101, but that's it.”
Has said they use
Has said they use
Yamaha
FB-01 FM sound moduleSaid in Marshall Jefferson on making music then and now, and why he'd rather work alone (MusicRadar / Future Music), September 2016
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Has said they use
Native Instruments
Maschine+“Then for drums, I have the Native Instruments Maschine 2, and an Akai MPC Touch.”
Said in Marshall Jefferson on making music then and now, and why he'd rather work alone (MusicRadar / Future Music), September 2016
Has said they use
Akai Professional
MPC Touch“Then for drums, I have the Native Instruments Maschine 2, and an Akai MPC Touch.”
Has said they use
Native Instruments
Komplete Kontrol S49“Then I've got a Komplete Kontrol S49 keyboard.”
Plugins
Has said they use
Has said they use
Has said they use
Slate Digital
FG-Stress compressor“Slate have got a compressor called the FG-Stress”
DJ booth
Has said they use
AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
CDJ players“But USB sticks on a Pioneer CDJ, I trust that now.”
AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
DJ mixer
Has said they use
AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
DJ mixer“It depends on what the clubs have, but usually that's a Pioneer mixer and CDJs and that's it.”
First studio
Has said they use
Yamaha
QX1 sequencer“I started out with a Yamaha QX1 sequencer and you had to set aside plenty of time to write a song with that baby.”
Said in Marshall Jefferson: "Suddenly, the DJ could be the artist. That was the key that unlocked everything" (MusicRadar / Computer Music), August 2021
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Has said they use
Has said they use
Roland
TR-707 Rhythm Composer“I had a Roland JX-8P keyboard, a Korg EX-800 module, a Roland TR-707 drum machine.”
Has said they use
Roland
TR-808 Rhythm Composer“I also had a Roland TR-808, which I later loaned to Mike Dunn, Hugo Hutchinson and Tyree Cooper”
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Said in Marshall Jefferson on making music then and now, and why he'd rather work alone (MusicRadar / Future Music), September 2016
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Has said they use
“I had a Tascam PortaOne Studio four-track recorder.”
Said in Marshall Jefferson on making music then and now, and why he'd rather work alone (MusicRadar / Future Music), September 2016
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Records that shaped me
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Jesse Saunders
On and On (Jesse Saunders)“Without Jesse, there wouldn’t be no house music. Period!”
Said in Marshall Jefferson: "Suddenly, the DJ could be the artist. That was the key that unlocked everything" (MusicRadar / Computer Music), August 2021
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Questions
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What DAW does Marshall Jefferson use?
Marshall Jefferson has said they use Logic and have worked in it for around 16 years. In a 2021 Computer Music interview they said Pro Tools, Cubase and Ableton did not feel as intuitive.
What audio interface does Marshall Jefferson use?
Marshall Jefferson has said they use a Universal Audio Apollo X interface. The 2021 Ten City versions were mixed and recorded in Logic with an Apollo X.
What synth does Marshall Jefferson use?
Marshall Jefferson has said they use a Roland JX-8P, kept since their first setup, along with a Roland Juno-106, a Roland SH-101 and a Yamaha FB-01 module.
What MIDI keyboard does Marshall Jefferson use?
Marshall Jefferson has said they use a Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol S49 keyboard next to their analogue keyboards.
What plugins does Marshall Jefferson use?
Marshall Jefferson has said they use plugins mostly for effects, naming Waves, UAD and Slate Digital, including the Slate Digital FG-Stress compressor.
What DJ gear does Marshall Jefferson use?
Marshall Jefferson has said they use a Pioneer mixer and Pioneer CDJs, playing from USB sticks rather than a computer.
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Marshall Jefferson is a Chicago house pioneer behind Move Your Body and the producer of early acid house records. This guide covers the studio and DJ gear he has named in interviews, from his first 1980s setup to the Logic and Apollo rig behind the Ten City return.
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