Top 5Has said they use
Roland
Juno-106“I use the bass sound from it on almost all our records”
Said in Mark Brydon and Roisin Murphy: Recording Moloko's Sing It Back (Sound On Sound), October 1999
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Moloko have said they built Sing It Back in their BAM studio on Logic Audio with a Pro Tools rig, a Clavia Nord Lead, Roland Juno-106, Korg Prophecy and Akai samplers. Vocals went through an AKG C12, and Mark Brydon has said he mixed on Genelec monitors and Yamaha NS-10s.
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Nord
Nord Lead“The real inspiration with 'Sing It Back' was a tom sound we found in a Clavia Nord Lead synth.”
Said in Mark Brydon and Roisin Murphy: Recording Moloko's Sing It Back (Sound On Sound), October 1999
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Top 5Has said they use
Yamaha
CS1x“I also used a Nord Lead and Yamaha CS1x on 'Sing It Back', two machines which are great for the money”
Said in Mark Brydon and Roisin Murphy: Recording Moloko's Sing It Back (Sound On Sound), October 1999
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Korg
Prophecy“The synth didgeridoo sound on 'Sing It Back', which is really prominent in the album version, is from the Korg Prophecy”
Said in Mark Brydon and Roisin Murphy: Recording Moloko's Sing It Back (Sound On Sound), October 1999
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Top 5Has said they use
Roland
SH-3“One unusual synth I used was an old Roland SH3.”
Said in Mark Brydon and Roisin Murphy: Recording Moloko's Sing It Back (Sound On Sound), October 1999
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Synths
Has said they use
Roland
Juno-106“I use the bass sound from it on almost all our records”
Said in Mark Brydon and Roisin Murphy: Recording Moloko's Sing It Back (Sound On Sound), October 1999
Has said they use
Nord
Nord Lead“The real inspiration with 'Sing It Back' was a tom sound we found in a Clavia Nord Lead synth.”
Said in Mark Brydon and Roisin Murphy: Recording Moloko's Sing It Back (Sound On Sound), October 1999
Has said they use
Yamaha
CS1x“I also used a Nord Lead and Yamaha CS1x on 'Sing It Back', two machines which are great for the money”
Said in Mark Brydon and Roisin Murphy: Recording Moloko's Sing It Back (Sound On Sound), October 1999
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Roland
MKS-70 Super Jupiter
Has said they use
Roland
MKS-70 Super Jupiter“an old Roland MKS70 Super Jupiter rack which I use on almost everything”
Said in Mark Brydon and Roisin Murphy: Recording Moloko's Sing It Back (Sound On Sound), October 1999
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Has said they use
Korg
Prophecy“The synth didgeridoo sound on 'Sing It Back', which is really prominent in the album version, is from the Korg Prophecy”
Said in Mark Brydon and Roisin Murphy: Recording Moloko's Sing It Back (Sound On Sound), October 1999
Has said they use
Roland
SH-3“One unusual synth I used was an old Roland SH3.”
Said in Mark Brydon and Roisin Murphy: Recording Moloko's Sing It Back (Sound On Sound), October 1999
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Korg
X3
Seen using
Seen using
Casio
CZ-101Seen in Mark Brydon and Roisin Murphy: Recording Moloko's Sing It Back (Sound On Sound), October 1999
Toys and effects
Dubreq
Stylophone
Seen using
Dubreq
StylophoneSeen in Mark Brydon and Roisin Murphy: Recording Moloko's Sing It Back (Sound On Sound), October 1999
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BOSS
ME-88 multi-effects
Has said they use
“I'm a big fan of the Boss ME88, which I'm happy to use on guitars and basses.”
Said in Mark Brydon and Roisin Murphy: Recording Moloko's Sing It Back (Sound On Sound), October 1999
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Seen using
Electro-Harmonix
Bass BallsSeen in Mark Brydon and Roisin Murphy: Recording Moloko's Sing It Back (Sound On Sound), October 1999
Seekwah
Seekwah sequenced filter pedal
Has said they use
Said in Mark Brydon and Roisin Murphy: Recording Moloko's Sing It Back (Sound On Sound), October 1999
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Studio
Has said they use
Apple
Logic Pro X“With Logic Audio the possibilities are getting better and better”
Said in Mark Brydon and Roisin Murphy: Recording Moloko's Sing It Back (Sound On Sound), October 1999
Has said they use
Avid
Pro ToolsSaid in Mark Brydon and Roisin Murphy: Recording Moloko's Sing It Back (Sound On Sound), October 1999
Apple
Power Macintosh G3
Has said they use
Apple
Power Macintosh G3“Then it was laid down onto Logic Audio on an Apple Mac G3, with a core Pro Tools system for editing.”
Said in Mark Brydon and Roisin Murphy: Recording Moloko's Sing It Back (Sound On Sound), October 1999
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Alesis
ADAT
Has said they use
Alesis
ADAT“We've never really needed more than the two ADATs”
Said in Mark Brydon and Roisin Murphy: Recording Moloko's Sing It Back (Sound On Sound), October 1999
Has said they use
Mackie
24:8 mixing desk“We use a Mackie 24:8 mixing desk”
Said in Mark Brydon and Roisin Murphy: Recording Moloko's Sing It Back (Sound On Sound), October 1999
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Samplers
Has said they use
Akai Professional
S1000“I still use an Akai S1000, and the Akai S3000XL was used a lot on 'Sing It Back'.”
Said in Mark Brydon and Roisin Murphy: Recording Moloko's Sing It Back (Sound On Sound), October 1999
Has said they use
Akai Professional
S3000XL“I think I've worked with every Akai sampler since they started producing them.”
Said in Mark Brydon and Roisin Murphy: Recording Moloko's Sing It Back (Sound On Sound), October 1999
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Has said they use
Roland
TR-808 Rhythm Composer“all we had for sampling were two BEL delay units triggered from a Roland TR808”
Said in Mark Brydon and Roisin Murphy: Recording Moloko's Sing It Back (Sound On Sound), October 1999
Vocals
Has said they use
“We used an old AKG C12 valve mic.”
Said in Mark Brydon and Roisin Murphy: Recording Moloko's Sing It Back (Sound On Sound), October 1999
Lexicon
MPX reverb
Has said they use
Lexicon
MPX reverb“a nice reverb setting, from a Lexicon MPX unit”
Said in Mark Brydon and Roisin Murphy: Recording Moloko's Sing It Back (Sound On Sound), October 1999
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Mixing
TL Audio
Stereo valve compressor
Has said they use
TL Audio
Stereo valve compressor“I've got a TL Audio stereo valve compressor”
Said in Mark Brydon and Roisin Murphy: Recording Moloko's Sing It Back (Sound On Sound), October 1999
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Genelec
Studio monitors with subwoofers
Has said they use
“I use a large set of Genelec monitors”
Said in Mark Brydon and Roisin Murphy: Recording Moloko's Sing It Back (Sound On Sound), October 1999
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Has said they use
Yamaha
NS-10“I also use a pair of Yamaha NS10s, more out of habit than anything else”
Said in Mark Brydon and Roisin Murphy: Recording Moloko's Sing It Back (Sound On Sound), October 1999
Spirit
Absolute 2
Has said they use
Spirit
Absolute 2“I have bought some Spirit Absolute 2s as nearfields and they're great”
Said in Mark Brydon and Roisin Murphy: Recording Moloko's Sing It Back (Sound On Sound), October 1999
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Rack
Seen using
Ensoniq
DP/4 multi-effectsSeen in Mark Brydon and Roisin Murphy: Recording Moloko's Sing It Back (Sound On Sound), October 1999
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Seen using
Lexicon
Reflex multi-effectsSeen in Mark Brydon and Roisin Murphy: Recording Moloko's Sing It Back (Sound On Sound), October 1999
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Seen using
Alesis
QuadraVerbSeen in Mark Brydon and Roisin Murphy: Recording Moloko's Sing It Back (Sound On Sound), October 1999
Seen using
Joemeek
VC1 voice channelSeen in Mark Brydon and Roisin Murphy: Recording Moloko's Sing It Back (Sound On Sound), October 1999
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SPL
Stereo Vitalizer
Seen using
Seen in Mark Brydon and Roisin Murphy: Recording Moloko's Sing It Back (Sound On Sound), October 1999
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Drawmer
LX30 dual compressor
Seen using
Drawmer
LX30 dual compressorSeen in Mark Brydon and Roisin Murphy: Recording Moloko's Sing It Back (Sound On Sound), October 1999
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Questions
About Moloko's gear.
What DAW does Moloko use?
Mark Brydon told Sound On Sound in 1999 that Moloko laid Sing It Back down in Logic Audio on an Apple Mac G3, with a Pro Tools system for editing and two Alesis ADATs.
What synth does Moloko use?
Moloko have said the Sing It Back tom came from a Clavia Nord Lead and the didgeridoo sound from a Korg Prophecy. Brydon has said he put the Roland Juno-106 bass on almost all their records, plus a Roland MKS-70 Super Jupiter and Yamaha CS1x.
What studio monitors does Moloko use?
Mark Brydon has said he mixed on a large set of Genelec monitors with subwoofers, a pair of Yamaha NS-10s out of habit, and Spirit Absolute 2 nearfields.
What sampler did Moloko use?
Mark Brydon has said he worked with every Akai sampler, still had an Akai S1000, and used the Akai S3000XL a lot on Sing It Back. Early on they sampled with BEL delay units triggered from a Roland TR-808.
What microphone did Roisin Murphy sing into on Sing It Back?
Mark Brydon has said Moloko recorded the Sing It Back vocals with an old AKG C12 valve mic and a reverb setting from a Lexicon MPX unit.
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