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Sequential
Prophet-6“The Prophet-6 is my most used synth. It's just got a nice balance of not trying to do too much, but doing enough to be flexible.”
Said in In the studio with Max Cooper (MusicRadar), July 2024
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Max Cooper has said his most used synth is the Sequential Prophet-6, alongside a Trigon-6, Novation Summit, Moog One and Arturia PolyBrute. He runs them through pedals such as the WMD Geiger Counter, Chase Bliss Dark World and Hologram Microcosm, and uses Ableton Live with Resolume for his audiovisual shows.
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Sequential
Trigon-6“Again, it's quite a simple synth, but one that you can jump in and build and you don't get lost in the complexity.”
Said in In the studio with Max Cooper (MusicRadar), July 2024
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Novation
Summit“If I want something more aggressive and digital-sounding, the Summit's great. A lot of modulation potential.”
Said in In the studio with Max Cooper (MusicRadar), July 2024
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Roland
Juno-6“It has a very particular sound, and it's really full.”
Said in In the studio with Max Cooper (MusicRadar), July 2024
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Moog
Moog One“That's the most complex of my analogue synths, which I use a lot.”
Said in In the studio with Max Cooper (MusicRadar), July 2024
What synths Max Cooper uses: a sourced gear guide
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Has said they use
Sequential
Prophet-6“The Prophet-6 is my most used synth. It's just got a nice balance of not trying to do too much, but doing enough to be flexible.”
Said in In the studio with Max Cooper (MusicRadar), July 2024
Has said they use
Sequential
Trigon-6“Again, it's quite a simple synth, but one that you can jump in and build and you don't get lost in the complexity.”
Said in In the studio with Max Cooper (MusicRadar), July 2024
Has said they use
Novation
Summit“If I want something more aggressive and digital-sounding, the Summit's great. A lot of modulation potential.”
Said in In the studio with Max Cooper (MusicRadar), July 2024
Has said they use
Roland
Juno-6“It has a very particular sound, and it's really full.”
Said in In the studio with Max Cooper (MusicRadar), July 2024
Has said they use
Moog
Moog One“That's the most complex of my analogue synths, which I use a lot.”
Said in In the studio with Max Cooper (MusicRadar), July 2024
Has said they use
Arturia
PolyBrute“The big, aggressive, distorted sounds in that are all from the PolyBrute.”
Said in In the studio with Max Cooper (MusicRadar), July 2024
Has said they use
Sennheiser
HD 650“They're open, so you get a much more spacial experience.”
Said in In pictures: Max Cooper's London studio (MusicRadar), May 2014
Pedals
Has said they use
“Pedals wise, the Geiger Counter is a favourite. I love distortions, I use a lot of distortions.”
Said in In the studio with Max Cooper (MusicRadar), July 2024
Has said they use
Industrialectric
RM-1N“That does a lot of screaming distortion, it's got amazing feedback, I use that a lot.”
Said in In the studio with Max Cooper (MusicRadar), July 2024
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Has said they use
Chase Bliss
Dark World“The Dark World reverb is great for ethereal pads.”
Said in In the studio with Max Cooper (MusicRadar), July 2024
Has said they use
Chase Bliss
Generation Loss“Generation Loss is great for those lo-fi, fuzzy effects.”
Said in In the studio with Max Cooper (MusicRadar), July 2024
Has said they use
Fairfield Circuitry
Meet Maude“I love the Fairfield Circuitry Meet Maude. It's a delay, but actually I just love the saturation it has.”
Said in In the studio with Max Cooper (MusicRadar), July 2024
Has said they use
Hologram Electronics
Microcosm“The Microcosm does a lot of staccato, glitchy, constantly varying editing things.”
Said in In the studio with Max Cooper (MusicRadar), July 2024
Has said they use
Hologram Electronics
Chroma ConsoleSaid in In the studio with Max Cooper (MusicRadar), July 2024
Has said they use
Bastl Instruments
Thyme“I also love Bastl Thyme, that's a mad one. It's a sort of tape delay emulation that does a lot of insane glitches.”
Said in In the studio with Max Cooper (MusicRadar), July 2024
Live show
Uses
Ableton
Live“I've gone back to this really simplified Ableton setup that allows me to play anything at any time, have fun with it.”
Said in Max Cooper explains the workings of his unique 3D/AV live shows (MusicRadar), November 2024
Uses
Resolume
Resolume“I can use two machines running Resolume at the same time if I need more than eight outputs.”
Said in Max Cooper explains the workings of his unique 3D/AV live shows (MusicRadar), November 2024
Has said they use
Akai Professional
APC40“It's handy and very hardy. The APC has been in my gig bag for the last couple of years and it's still going strong.”
Said in In pictures: Max Cooper's London studio (MusicRadar), May 2014
On my nightstand
Has said they love
Frank Wilczek
A Beautiful QuestionSaid in Fifteen Questions Interview with Max Cooper, August 2019
Has said they love
Greg Egan
Permutation City“That's fiction, but with plenty of meaty science ideas and lots to think about.”
Said in Fifteen Questions Interview with Max Cooper, August 2019
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About Max Cooper's gear.
What DAW does Max Cooper use?
Max Cooper uses Ableton Live (musicradar.com, November 2024).
What synths does Max Cooper use?
In a 2024 MusicRadar studio feature, Max Cooper said the Sequential Prophet-6 is his most used synth. He also named the Sequential Trigon-6, Novation Summit, Roland Juno-6, Moog One and Arturia PolyBrute.
What effects pedals does Max Cooper use?
He has named the WMD Geiger Counter, Industrialectric RM-1N, Chase Bliss Dark World and Generation Loss, Fairfield Circuitry Meet Maude, Hologram Microcosm and Chroma Console, and the Bastl Thyme.
What software does Max Cooper use for his live shows?
In a November 2024 MusicRadar interview he explained that MIDI controllers trigger scenes in Ableton Live, which sends OSC triggers to Resolume to run the visuals across multiple projection surfaces.
What headphones does Max Cooper use?
In a 2014 MusicRadar studio tour he said he used Sennheiser HD650 open-back headphones, saying they give a more spacial experience.
What books does Max Cooper love?
In a Fifteen Questions interview he named A Beautiful Question by Frank Wilczek and said he enjoyed Greg Egan's novel Permutation City a lot.
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Max Cooper is a Belfast-born, UK-based electronic musician known for audiovisual live shows and the Mesh label. This guide covers the synths, pedals and software he has named in interviews, plus two books he has talked about.
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