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Akai Professional
MPC60“A tea kettle, an [Akai] MPC 60, and the E-mu 6400 sampler.”
Said in Mr. Scruff in the Studio, XLR8R, March 2005
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Mr. Scruff has said an Akai MPC60 and an E-mu E6400 sampler were among his most indispensable studio tools, alongside an E-mu SP-1200, a Korg MS2000 and a Mac. He has said the main synths on Ninja Tuna were a Roland Juno, a Moog Voyager and a Roland SH-5.
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What studio gear Mr. Scruff uses: a sourced gear guide
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Studio
Has said they use
Akai Professional
MPC60“A tea kettle, an [Akai] MPC 60, and the E-mu 6400 sampler.”
Said in Mr. Scruff in the Studio, XLR8R, March 2005
Has said they use
Has said they use
E-mu Systems
SP-1200Said in Mr. Scruff in the Studio, XLR8R, March 2005
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Apple
Mac computer
Has said they use
Ninja Tuna sessions
Roland
SH-5
Has said they use
Roland
SH-5“we'd be tweaking all the filters on the SH-5. You can't automate.”
Roland
Juno synth
Has said they use
Roland
Juno synth“The main synths were the Juno, Moog Voyager and the Roland SH-5”
Said in The main synths were the Juno, Moog Voyager and the Roland SH-5: Mr. Scruff on Ninja Tuna, MusicRadar, May 2024
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Questions
About Mr. Scruff's gear.
What sampler does Mr. Scruff use?
He has named an Akai MPC60 and an E-mu E6400 as his most indispensable studio gear, and has said he also works with an E-mu SP-1200, building grooves on the Mac, the MPC or the SP.
What synth does Mr. Scruff use?
He has said the main synths on Ninja Tuna were a Roland Juno, a Moog Voyager and a Roland SH-5, which handled the squelchy bottom end. He has also mentioned a Korg MS2000 in his studio.
What computer does Mr. Scruff use?
In a 2005 XLR8R studio interview he said a track's main groove could start in the Mac, the MPC or the SP-1200.
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Mr. Scruff is Andy Carthy, the Manchester producer and marathon vinyl DJ behind Get a Move On and Ninja Tuna. This guide covers the samplers and synths he has named in studio interviews.
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