Top 5Has said they use
Roland
TR-909 Rhythm Composer“And there's no substitution for the 909; no samples come close to the organic feel of an actual machine.”
Said in Matrixxman's Guide to Synths, Drum Machines and Music Gear, August 2015
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Matrixxman has talked about making music on a Roland TR-909, a Juno-60 with a Kenton MIDI converter, a Roland MKS-7 and D-50, a Kurzweil K2600 and a Yamaha DX21. Earlier he worked with E-mu e6400 and ESI-32 samplers, a Yamaha A5000 and Ensoniq ASR-X and ASR-10 samplers.
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Roland
Juno-60“It's a cool synth, but not so versatile.”
Said in Matrixxman's Guide to Synths, Drum Machines and Music Gear, August 2015
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Roland
D-50“I've used it on a bunch of tracks because it lends itself to really beautiful string sounds and weird choir-type noises.”
Said in Matrixxman's Guide to Synths, Drum Machines and Music Gear, August 2015
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Yamaha
DX21“I gravitate toward the jankier models, because the sound is a little more precise, tighter and controlled.”
Said in Matrixxman's Guide to Synths, Drum Machines and Music Gear, August 2015
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Top 5Has said they use
E-mu
E6400 SamplerSaid in Matrixxman's Guide to Synths, Drum Machines and Music Gear, August 2015
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Drum machines
Has said they use
Roland
TR-909 Rhythm Composer“And there's no substitution for the 909; no samples come close to the organic feel of an actual machine.”
Said in Matrixxman's Guide to Synths, Drum Machines and Music Gear, August 2015
Synths
Has said they use
Roland
Juno-60“It's a cool synth, but not so versatile.”
Said in Matrixxman's Guide to Synths, Drum Machines and Music Gear, August 2015
Roland
MKS-7
Has said they use
Roland
MKS-7“This is not for the faint of heart because there are no knobs or dials, so you have to program things numerically.”
Said in Matrixxman's Guide to Synths, Drum Machines and Music Gear, August 2015
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Has said they use
Roland
D-50“I've used it on a bunch of tracks because it lends itself to really beautiful string sounds and weird choir-type noises.”
Said in Matrixxman's Guide to Synths, Drum Machines and Music Gear, August 2015
Kurzweil
K2600
Has said they use
Kurzweil
K2600“Still, it has some really cool strings and pads and orchestral noises.”
Said in Matrixxman's Guide to Synths, Drum Machines and Music Gear, August 2015
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Has said they use
Yamaha
DX21“I gravitate toward the jankier models, because the sound is a little more precise, tighter and controlled.”
Said in Matrixxman's Guide to Synths, Drum Machines and Music Gear, August 2015
Kenton Electronics
MIDI converter for the Juno-60
Has said they use
Kenton Electronics
MIDI converter for the Juno-60“I bought a little Kenton converter that allows you to input MIDI notes, which turns this really lush keyboard into a workhorse.”
Said in Matrixxman's Guide to Synths, Drum Machines and Music Gear, August 2015
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Early samplers
Has said they use
E-mu
E6400 SamplerSaid in Matrixxman's Guide to Synths, Drum Machines and Music Gear, August 2015
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E-mu
ESI-32 sampler
Has said they use
E-mu
ESI-32 samplerSaid in Matrixxman's Guide to Synths, Drum Machines and Music Gear, August 2015
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Yamaha
A5000 sampler
Has said they use
Yamaha
A5000 samplerSaid in Matrixxman's Guide to Synths, Drum Machines and Music Gear, August 2015
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Ensoniq
ASR-X sampler
Has said they use
Ensoniq
ASR-X sampler“I had an E-mu e6400 sampler and ESI-32, a Yamaha A5000, and an Ensoniq ASR-X and ASR-10 rack.”
Said in Matrixxman's Guide to Synths, Drum Machines and Music Gear, August 2015
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Ensoniq
ASR-10 rack sampler
Has said they use
Ensoniq
ASR-10 rack samplerSaid in Matrixxman's Guide to Synths, Drum Machines and Music Gear, August 2015
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Records that shaped me
Joey Beltram
Forklift (as JB3)
Has said they love
Joey Beltram
Forklift (as JB3)“That era of Joey Beltram stuff is exemplary”
Said in Q&A: Matrixxman, June 2015
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Questions
About Matrixxman's gear.
What drum machine does Matrixxman use?
He has talked about his Roland TR-909 and said no samples come close to the feel of the real machine. He said his track Protocol was hammered out on a 909.
What synth does Matrixxman use?
He has talked about a Roland Juno-60 with a Kenton MIDI converter, a Roland MKS-7, a Roland D-50 for strings and ambient pads, a Kurzweil K2600 and a Yamaha DX21 FM synth.
What samplers did Matrixxman use?
In the early 2000s he worked mostly with hardware samplers: an E-mu e6400 and ESI-32, a Yamaha A5000, and an Ensoniq ASR-X and ASR-10 rack.
What was the first record Matrixxman bought?
He agreed that Joey Beltram's Forklift, released as JB3, was the first 12-inch single he bought, and he has said that era of Beltram's music is exemplary.
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Matrixxman is the American techno producer and DJ Charles McCloud Duff, known for his Ghostly International album Homesick and his work on Depeche Mode's Spirit. This guide covers the synths, drum machines and samplers he has talked about in interviews.
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