Top 5Has said they use
Roland
TR-909 Rhythm Composer“The [Roland TR-]909 I bought in 1993”
Said in Ableton: Modeselektor, Every Machine Has a Story, November 2021
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24 items · Last checked What's in Modeselektor's studio?
Modeselektor have said their studio runs on vintage drum machines and synths: Szary's Roland TR-909 bought in 1993, a Vermona DRM, a Simmons SDS 8, Korg MS-10 and MS-50, a Crumar Multiman-S and a Juno-106. They send machines through a Studer desk and mix on Genelec 1038A and 8040 monitors.
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Korg
MS-10“The MS-10 needs 15 minutes to warm up”
Said in Ableton: Modeselektor, Every Machine Has a Story, November 2021
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Korg
MS-50“It's a massive analogue synthesizer that you control via the CV gate.”
Said in MusicRadar: In pictures, Moderat's Berlin studio, October 2013
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Roland
Juno-106“It's a true all-rounder for bass, pads and string sounds, especially with chorus.”
Said in MusicRadar: In pictures, Moderat's Berlin studio, October 2013
What studio gear Modeselektor uses: a sourced gear guide
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Sebastian Szary: drum machines
Has said they use
Roland
TR-909 Rhythm Composer“The [Roland TR-]909 I bought in 1993”
Said in Ableton: Modeselektor, Every Machine Has a Story, November 2021
Vermona
DRM drum machine (1986)
Has said they use
Vermona
DRM drum machine (1986)“It was the only machine with MIDI in the GDR!”
Said in Ableton: Modeselektor, Every Machine Has a Story, November 2021
No store page for this one.
Studio
Roland
TR-606 (modded)
Has said they use
Roland
TR-606 (modded)Said in Ableton: Modeselektor, Every Machine Has a Story, November 2021
No store page for this one.
Roland
TR-66 Rhythm Arranger
Has said they use
Roland
TR-66 Rhythm ArrangerSaid in Ableton: Modeselektor, Every Machine Has a Story, November 2021
Simmons
SDS 8 drum synthesizer
Has said they use
Simmons
SDS 8 drum synthesizer“For me it's so eighties that it's cool again.”
Said in Ableton: Modeselektor, Every Machine Has a Story, November 2021
No store page for this one.
Alesis
HR16 (circuit bent)
Has said they use
Alesis
HR16 (circuit bent)Said in MusicRadar: In pictures, Moderat's Berlin studio, October 2013
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Crumar
Multiman-S string synth
Has said they use
Crumar
Multiman-S string synth“The Crumar synth, it's from 1979”
Said in Ableton: Modeselektor, Every Machine Has a Story, November 2021
No store page for this one.
Has said they use
Korg
MS-10“The MS-10 needs 15 minutes to warm up”
Said in Ableton: Modeselektor, Every Machine Has a Story, November 2021
Has said they use
Korg
MS-50“It's a massive analogue synthesizer that you control via the CV gate.”
Said in MusicRadar: In pictures, Moderat's Berlin studio, October 2013
Seen using
Has said they use
Roland
Juno-60Said in MusicRadar: In pictures, Moderat's Berlin studio, October 2013
Has said they use
“Mainly for bass.”
Said in MusicRadar: In pictures, Moderat's Berlin studio, October 2013
x0xb0x
Self-built xox box (TB-303 clone)
Has said they use
“Somehow this simple bass sound is magic, with its typical 'twittering'.”
Said in MusicRadar: In pictures, Moderat's Berlin studio, October 2013
No store page for this one.
Mutable Instruments
Plaits, Clouds and Rings modulesSeen in Ableton: Modeselektor, Every Machine Has a Story, November 2021
No store page for this one.
Studer
Mixing console
Has said they use
Studer
Mixing console“We bought this desk just to send the machines through.”
Said in Ableton: Modeselektor, Every Machine Has a Story, November 2021
No store page for this one.
Midas
F32 mixing desk
Has said they use
Midas
F32 mixing deskSaid in MusicRadar: In pictures, Moderat's Berlin studio, October 2013
No store page for this one.
Moog
Moog parametric EQ
Has said they use
“we usually use it as a parametric EQ for instruments and also as a distortion instrument.”
Said in MusicRadar: In pictures, Moderat's Berlin studio, October 2013
No store page for this one.
Has said they use
Said in Ableton: Modeselektor, Every Machine Has a Story, November 2021
No store page for this one.
Seen using
Elektron
Analog HeatSeen in Ableton: Modeselektor, Every Machine Has a Story, November 2021
Genelec
1038A monitors
Has said they use
Genelec
1038A monitors“We nicknamed these 'The Fridge'.”
Said in MusicRadar: In pictures, Moderat's Berlin studio, October 2013
No store page for this one.
Genelec
8040 monitors
Has said they use
Genelec
8040 monitors“We like to use them when we're working on long sessions.”
Said in MusicRadar: In pictures, Moderat's Berlin studio, October 2013
No store page for this one.
Sebastian Szary: synths
Has said they use
Roland
Juno-106“It's a true all-rounder for bass, pads and string sounds, especially with chorus.”
Said in MusicRadar: In pictures, Moderat's Berlin studio, October 2013
Vocal room
Has said they use
Alesis
QuadraVerbSaid in MusicRadar: In pictures, Moderat's Berlin studio, October 2013
Has said they use
Electrix
Filter FactorySaid in MusicRadar: In pictures, Moderat's Berlin studio, October 2013
Questions
About Modeselektor's gear.
What drum machines does Modeselektor use?
Szary has said he bought his Roland TR-909 in 1993. The studio also has a modded TR-606, a Roland TR-66 Rhythm Arranger, a 1986 Vermona DRM from the GDR, a Simmons SDS 8 and a circuit-bent Alesis HR16.
What synth does Modeselektor use?
They have talked through a Roland Juno-106 and Juno-60, Korg MS-10 and MS-50, a Moog Voyager rack for bass, a Crumar Multiman-S, an ARP Odyssey and an x0xb0x TB-303 clone.
What studio monitors does Modeselektor use?
They have said they use Genelec 1038A monitors, nicknamed The Fridge, and smaller Genelec 8040s for long sessions.
What mixing desk does Modeselektor use?
They have said they bought a vintage Studer desk just to send their machines through for its natural distortion, and had a Midas F32 in the Moderat-era studio.
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Modeselektor is the Berlin duo of Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary, also two thirds of Moderat with Apparat. This guide covers the drum machines, synths, desks, outboard and monitors they have shown and talked through in their studio.
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