“My first real good synth was a Juno 106 that I paid 500 Euros for 15 years ago. I still use it a lot.”
What DAW does Polo & Pan use?
Polo & Pan have said their Paris studio holds a Minimoog Model D, Roland Juno-106, Juno-60 and Jupiter-4, a Korg MS-20, Yamaha DX7, E-mu Emulator II and a Fender Rhodes, run through a 1981 Trident 65 console, Neve preamps and UREI 1176 compressors, with Ableton Live as the DAW.
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Synths
“My first real good synth was a Juno 106 that I paid 500 Euros for 15 years ago. I still use it a lot.”
“Since then I have also acquired a minimoog model-D, a Juno 60, a Jupiter 4, a DX7, an Emulator II, a Korg MS-20 and many more.”
Keys
“We have a Rameau Piano, Fender Rhodes suitcase piano, Mini Moog Model D, Juno 60, Korg MS-20”
“I also got a lot of electric pianos: Fender Rhodes, Solinas, Crumar Strings, Farfisa.”
Studio
“A 1981 Trident 65 mixing console, Space Echo and Space Chorus.”
“a pair of UREI 1176 compressors formerly owned by the Bee Gees.”
“4 Neve pre amps”
“going down the rabbit hole of Ableton’s endless production possibilities.”
Records that shaped me
“I was very influenced by the album Moon Safari by Air when I started”
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What DAW does Polo & Pan use?
Polo told 15 Questions in 2022 that on the road they work in Ableton Live, and DJ Life reported the same year that the duo work in Live for its micro-sampling.
What synths does Polo & Pan use?
Polo has said his first good synth was a Roland Juno-106 he still plays, and that he added a Minimoog Model D, Juno-60, Jupiter-4, Yamaha DX7, E-mu Emulator II and Korg MS-20.
What mixing console does Polo & Pan have?
In a 2020 interview the duo said their studio has a 1981 Trident 65 mixing console, four Neve preamps, a pair of UREI 1176 compressors once owned by the Bee Gees and a Roland Space Echo.
What keyboards does Polo & Pan play?
They have named a Rameau piano and a Fender Rhodes suitcase piano, and Polo has said he collected electric pianos and string machines such as the Solina.
What records inspired Polo & Pan?
Polo has said Air's Moon Safari shaped how he started, and in 2020 the duo told the GRAMMY site they loved Béliz's Mémoires and had picked up Yukihiro Takahashi's Saravah! and Ofege's Higher Plane Breeze on vinyl.
Polo & Pan are the Paris duo Paul Armand-Delille (Polo) and Alexandre Grynszpan (Pan), known for 'Canopée' and 'Ani Kuni'. This guide covers the vintage synths, keys, outboard and software they have named in interviews, plus records they have picked.
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