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Waldorf
Pulse 2“The main zap sound is a patch I programmed on my trusty Waldorf Pulse 2”
Said in Our chat with Perc about his latest album - KEYI Magazine, March 2024
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10 items · Last checked What DAW does Perc use?
Perc has named Ableton Live, a Waldorf Pulse 2, Sonic Charge Permut8 and FXpansion Tremor, plus Jomox MBase 11 and MBrane 11 drum synths. His distortion and delay pedals have included a Pro Co Deucetone RAT, a DOD Supra Distortion, an MXR Carbon Copy and a Maplin Echorder.
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Sonic Charge
Permut8“The arpeggios are made by putting a basic sustained note from the Pulse 2 through Sonic Charge's amazing Permut8 plugin and programming the arpeggio pattern in that.”
Said in Our chat with Perc about his latest album - KEYI Magazine, March 2024
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Ableton
Live“I don't know why I chose Ableton. I think maybe the interface looked the friendliest to me.”
Said in In pictures: Perc's bedroom studio, August 2014
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FXpansion
Tremor“Tremor was one of the key software tools I used when producing the tracks on 'Gob'.”
Said in FXpansion - Perc, February 2014
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Jomox
MBase 11“The Jomox MBase 11 is just incredible. For a long time it was my main kick drum synth.”
Said in In pictures: Perc's bedroom studio, August 2014
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Waldorf
Pulse 2“The main zap sound is a patch I programmed on my trusty Waldorf Pulse 2”
Said in Our chat with Perc about his latest album - KEYI Magazine, March 2024
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Has said they use
Sonic Charge
Permut8“The arpeggios are made by putting a basic sustained note from the Pulse 2 through Sonic Charge's amazing Permut8 plugin and programming the arpeggio pattern in that.”
Said in Our chat with Perc about his latest album - KEYI Magazine, March 2024
Has said they use
Ableton
Live“I don't know why I chose Ableton. I think maybe the interface looked the friendliest to me.”
Said in In pictures: Perc's bedroom studio, August 2014
Has said they use
FXpansion
Tremor“Tremor was one of the key software tools I used when producing the tracks on 'Gob'.”
Said in FXpansion - Perc, February 2014
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Has said they use
Jomox
MBase 11“The Jomox MBase 11 is just incredible. For a long time it was my main kick drum synth.”
Said in In pictures: Perc's bedroom studio, August 2014
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Pro Co
Deucetone RAT“The Deucetone RAT is my 'go to' distortion because if you match the controls then you can just about work it as a stereo distortion.”
Said in In pictures: Perc's bedroom studio, August 2014
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“The DoD Supra Distortion is something I've had for a long time.”
Said in In pictures: Perc's bedroom studio, August 2014
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“Recently I got a MXR Carbon Copy, which is really good.”
Said in In pictures: Perc's bedroom studio, August 2014
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Maplin
Echorder EC444“Going back in time, the Maplin Echorder is a classic bucket-brigade analogue delay.”
Said in In pictures: Perc's bedroom studio, August 2014
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What synth does Perc use?
In a 2024 interview about his album The Cut Off, he said the main zap sound was a patch programmed on his Waldorf Pulse 2, with arpeggios made by running the Pulse 2 through Sonic Charge Permut8.
What kick drum does Perc use?
He told MusicRadar in 2014 that the Jomox MBase 11 was for a long time his main kick drum synth.
What distortion pedal does Perc use?
He has called the Pro Co Deucetone RAT his go to distortion because matched controls let it work as a stereo distortion. He also named a DOD Supra Distortion he has owned for a long time.
What DAW does Perc use?
Ableton Live. He said he may have picked it because the interface looked the friendliest to him.
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