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Sequential
Pro-One“still an important bass sound provider for us”
Said in Sound On Sound: Mouse On Mars, November 2003
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30 items · Last checked What DAW does Mouse on Mars use?
Mouse on Mars have said they lean on samplers more than synths: an E-mu E6400, Emax II and Akai S1000 and S1100, with a Sequential Pro-One for bass and a Prophet-5. They have said they work in Logic Audio with Reaktor and EXS24, mixing through a Soundcraft DC2020.
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What studio gear Mouse on Mars uses: a sourced gear guide
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Synths and samplers
Has said they use
Sequential
Pro-One“still an important bass sound provider for us”
Said in Sound On Sound: Mouse On Mars, November 2003
Sequential
Sequential Circuits Prophet-5
Has said they use
Sequential
Sequential Circuits Prophet-5Said in Sound On Sound: Mouse On Mars, November 2003
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Has said they use
E-mu
E-mu Emax II
Has said they use
Has said they use
Akai Professional
Akai S1100
Has said they use
Akai Professional
Akai S1100Said in Sound On Sound: Mouse On Mars, November 2003
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Seen using
Seen using
Seen using
Oberheim
Matrix-1000Seen in Sound On Sound: Mouse On Mars, November 2003
Seen using
Oberheim
Matrix-6Seen in Sound On Sound: Mouse On Mars, November 2003
Has said they use
Nord
Nord LeadSaid in Sound On Sound: Mouse On Mars, November 2003
Seen using
Roland
JD-800Seen in Sound On Sound: Mouse On Mars, November 2003
Live
Korg
Korg Electribe ES-1
Has said they use
Jomox
Jomox AirBase drum machine
Has said they use
Said in Sound On Sound: Mouse On Mars, November 2003
No store page for this one.
Studio
Soundcraft
Soundcraft DC2020 40-channel console
Has said they use
Soundcraft
Soundcraft DC2020 40-channel consoleSaid in Sound On Sound: Mouse On Mars, November 2003
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Seen using
Yamaha
NS-10Seen in Sound On Sound: Mouse On Mars, November 2003
Westlake Audio
Westlake Audio BBSM-12 monitorsSeen in Sound On Sound: Mouse On Mars, November 2003
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Seen in Sound On Sound: Mouse On Mars, November 2003
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Akai Professional
Akai ADAM 12-track recorderSeen in Sound On Sound: Mouse On Mars, November 2003
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dbx
dbx 165A compressor/limiter
Has said they use
Said in Sound On Sound: Mouse On Mars, November 2003
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Dynacord
Dynacord DRP 20 reverb and delay
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Dynacord
Dynacord DRP 20 reverb and delaySaid in Sound On Sound: Mouse On Mars, November 2003
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MXR
Pitch Transposer
Has said they use
Software
Apple
Apple PowerBook G3 laptop
Has said they use
Said in Sound On Sound: Mouse On Mars, November 2003
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Digigram
Digigram soundcard
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Digigram
Digigram soundcardSaid in Sound On Sound: Mouse On Mars, November 2003
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Emagic
Logic Audio
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Emagic
Emagic EXS24 sampler
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Emagic
Emagic EXS24 samplerSaid in Sound On Sound: Mouse On Mars, November 2003
No store page for this one.
Propellerhead
Reason
Has said they use
Has said they use
Native Instruments
ReaktorSaid in Sound On Sound: Mouse On Mars, November 2003
Hyperprism
Hyperprism plugins
Has said they use
Hyperprism
Hyperprism pluginsSaid in Sound On Sound: Mouse On Mars, November 2003
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Atari
Atari computer running Creator (early records)
Has said they use
Said in Sound On Sound: Mouse On Mars, November 2003
No store page for this one.
Questions
About Mouse on Mars's gear.
What DAW does Mouse on Mars use?
Jan St Werner told Sound On Sound in 2003 that a G4 ran Logic Audio as their MIDI sequencer and audio recorder, with Reason and Reaktor on his G3 laptop. Their early records were sequenced on an Atari running Creator.
What synth does Mouse on Mars use?
They have said a Sequential Pro-One was still an important bass source and that they used the Prophet-5 a lot. Their studio also held a Minimoog, Polymoog, Oberheim Matrix-1000 and Matrix-6, a Nord Lead and a Roland JD-800.
What plugins does Mouse on Mars use?
Jan St Werner has said he used Emagic EXS24 and Native Instruments Reaktor in Logic, along with Hyperprism DSP plugins.
What studio monitors does Mouse on Mars use?
Sound On Sound's 2003 visit listed Yamaha NS10 monitors and a Westlake Audio BBSM-12 setup in their Dusseldorf studio, alongside a Soundcraft DC2020 desk.
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Mouse on Mars are the German electronic duo of Andi Toma and Jan St Werner. This guide covers the samplers, synths, software and studio gear from their Dusseldorf studio as described in Sound On Sound, a classic snapshot of how they built their sound.
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