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Ableton
Live“I used to do a lot of tape recordings, but I've always worked in Ableton Live.”
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Pachyman has used Ableton Live and a refurbished Soundcraft Series 1 Mk1 console, a 1950s Reslo ribbon mic and a Boss Space Echo, with a Roland SH-01A, a thrift-store Hammond M3 organ, a 1970s Fender Musicmaster bass and 1973 Zildjian New Beat hi-hats on his records.
Top 5
Where to start with Pachyman's gear.
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Roland
SH-01A“It's been on all my records and I still find new ways to use it.”
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Soundcraft
Series 1 Mk1 console (refurbished)“That's the main sauce! That's the brain of the whole production thing, really.”
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Reslo
1950s ribbon microphone
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BOSS
Space Echo (Boss version)
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“That's been with me since I started.”
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What studio gear Pachyman uses: a sourced gear guide
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333 House studio
Soundcraft
Series 1 Mk1 console (refurbished)“That's the main sauce! That's the brain of the whole production thing, really.”
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Uses
Ableton
Live“I used to do a lot of tape recordings, but I've always worked in Ableton Live.”
No store page for this one.
“That's been with me since I started.”
No store page for this one.
Instruments
Uses
Roland
SH-01A“It's been on all my records and I still find new ways to use it.”
Hammond
M3 organ
Uses
“I've been using the same bass on all my recordings, too.”
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Zildjian
1973 New Beat hi-hatsNo store page for this one.
Questions
About Pachyman's gear.
What DAW does Pachyman use?
He has always worked in Ableton Live. He used to bounce to tape and back, but now keeps it digital and runs tracks through his Soundcraft Series 1 console.
What synth does Pachyman use?
He uses a Roland SH-01A, which he has had for about four years and says has been on all his records.
What bass does Pachyman play?
He uses the same old short-scale 1970s Fender Musicmaster bass on all his recordings.
What console does Pachyman use?
A friend refurbished an old Soundcraft Series 1 Mk1 console for him, the same model Lee Scratch Perry had at Black Ark, and he calls it the brain of his production.
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Pachyman is Pachy Garcia, the Puerto Rico born, Los Angeles based multi-instrumentalist who makes dub-rooted records for ATO. This guide covers the gear in his 333 House studio from a 2025 MusicRadar interview.
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