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Roland
JUNO-D6“We’re using the JUNO-D6 and JUNO-D onstage.”
Said in A Few Minutes with Poolside (Roland Articles), May 2026
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Poolside uses Roland JUNO-D6 and JUNO-D synths onstage, plus a Roland SPD-SX PRO for samples. Jeffrey Paradise has said the first two records leaned on a Roland JUPITER-6, named Ableton as the DAW that first made sense, and works with a Roland HS-60, Alesis reverbs and a Yamaha REV7.
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Roland
SPD-SX PRO“We’ve been working toward getting off computers, and SPDs are so good for that.”
Said in A Few Minutes with Poolside (Roland Articles), May 2026
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Roland
Jupiter-6“I love arpeggios, especially the complex ones you can do with the JUPITER.”
Said in A Few Minutes with Poolside (Roland Articles), May 2026
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Roland
HS-60“using Roland HS60, which is like a Juno 106 with little speakers in it”
Said in Poolside: My philosophy on this record was to seek unique sounds and textures (MusicTech), November 2023
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Ableton
Live“It suddenly started to make sense with this interface and I began making mixtapes and edits.”
Said in Poolside: My philosophy on this record was to seek unique sounds and textures (MusicTech), November 2023
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Roland
JUNO-D6“We’re using the JUNO-D6 and JUNO-D onstage.”
Said in A Few Minutes with Poolside (Roland Articles), May 2026
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JUNO-D
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Roland
JUNO-D“You can use them as a sampler and combine four sounds to stack them.”
Said in A Few Minutes with Poolside (Roland Articles), May 2026
Uses
Roland
SPD-SX PRO“We’ve been working toward getting off computers, and SPDs are so good for that.”
Said in A Few Minutes with Poolside (Roland Articles), May 2026
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Studio
Has said they use
Roland
Jupiter-6“I love arpeggios, especially the complex ones you can do with the JUPITER.”
Said in A Few Minutes with Poolside (Roland Articles), May 2026
Has said they use
Roland
HS-60“using Roland HS60, which is like a Juno 106 with little speakers in it”
Said in Poolside: My philosophy on this record was to seek unique sounds and textures (MusicTech), November 2023
Has said they use
Ableton
Live“It suddenly started to make sense with this interface and I began making mixtapes and edits.”
Said in Poolside: My philosophy on this record was to seek unique sounds and textures (MusicTech), November 2023
Has said they use
Alesis
Midiverb II“Alesis Midiverb II and Quadraverb have these wild reverse reverbs with tons of artefacts”
Said in Poolside: My philosophy on this record was to seek unique sounds and textures (MusicTech), November 2023
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Has said they use
Alesis
QuadraVerbSaid in Poolside: My philosophy on this record was to seek unique sounds and textures (MusicTech), November 2023
Has said they use
DeltaLab
Effectron ADM 1024“The Effectron ADM 1024 is also all over the record for delay and flange”
Said in Poolside: My philosophy on this record was to seek unique sounds and textures (MusicTech), November 2023
Has said they use
Yamaha
REV7 reverb“I have a Yamaha Rev 7 reverb and I think it’s one of the worst sounding reverbs ever”
Said in Poolside: My philosophy on this record was to seek unique sounds and textures (MusicTech), November 2023
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Records that shaped me
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Billy Idol
Eyes Without a Face“I love that song.”
Said in A Few Minutes with Poolside (Roland Articles), May 2026
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What synth does Poolside use?
Poolside uses a Roland JUNO-D6 and JUNO-D onstage (Roland, 2026). Jeffrey Paradise has said the first two Poolside records leaned on a Roland JUPITER-6, and four tracks on Blame It All On Love were written on a Roland HS-60.
What DAW does Poolside use?
Jeffrey Paradise of Poolside has said Ableton was the DAW that finally made sense after struggling with others, and that it is where the first mixtapes and edits came from (MusicTech, 2023).
What sampler does Poolside use live?
Poolside uses a Roland SPD-SX PRO onstage, loaded with the band's own samples such as claps, snaps, reverb swells and reverse effects, as part of a move away from running tracks off computers.
What effects does Poolside use in the studio?
Jeffrey Paradise has said the Alesis Midiverb II and Quadraverb, an Effectron ADM 1024 and a Yamaha REV7 are early digital units used on Blame It All On Love for reverse reverbs, delay, flange and odd reverb on claps.
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