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Punctual have said John Morgan produces in FL Studio and Will Lansley in Cubase, with Xfer Serum, OTT, Valhalla Room and u-he Diva across their tracks. They have named a Universal Audio Apollo Twin X, a Neumann TLM 103 vocal mic and a PreSonus monitor controller in their London studio.
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Steinberg
Cubase“Cubase is better for recording and editing.”
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Universal Audio
Apollo Twin X“that instantly added clarity to our vocals”
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Neumann
TLM 103“These were recorded through a Neumann TLM103”
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Aston Microphones
Halo reflection filter“We also use an Aston Halo vocal shield when recording”
Said in Show Off Your Studio: It's all about comfort in Punctual's West London studio (MusicTech), May 2022
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Studio (John)
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FL Studio“FL is so good for a speedy, creative workflow”
Studio (Will)
Has said they use
Steinberg
Cubase“Cubase is better for recording and editing.”
Studio
PreSonus
Monitor controller
Has said they use
PreSonus
Monitor controller“Our PreSonus Monitor controller is a god-send.”
Said in Show Off Your Studio: It's all about comfort in Punctual's West London studio (MusicTech), May 2022
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Has said they use
Universal Audio
Apollo Twin X“that instantly added clarity to our vocals”
Said in Show Off Your Studio: It's all about comfort in Punctual's West London studio (MusicTech), May 2022
Recording
Has said they use
Neumann
TLM 103“These were recorded through a Neumann TLM103”
Said in Show Off Your Studio: It's all about comfort in Punctual's West London studio (MusicTech), May 2022
Has said they use
Aston Microphones
Halo reflection filter“We also use an Aston Halo vocal shield when recording”
Said in Show Off Your Studio: It's all about comfort in Punctual's West London studio (MusicTech), May 2022
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Plugins
Has said they use
Xfer Records
Serum“We are big users of Xfer Serum, Xfer OTT and Valhalla Room.”
Has said they use
Xfer Records
OTT“scattered across every song we’ve made recently”
Has said they use
Has said they use
Valhalla DSP
ValhallaVintageVerb“Valhalla Vintage reverb then gave this vocal a bit of space”
Has said they use
u-he
Diva“The main synth is two almost-identical instances of u-he Diva.”
Has said they use
Soundtoys
Decapitator“it runs through Soundtoys Decapitator for some subtle distortion”
Has said they use
Soundtoys
Little Radiator“the synth runs through Soundtoys Little Radiator”
Has said they use
Soundtoys
Little AlterBoy“a SoundToys AlterBoy effect on the drop”
FabFilter
Timeless 2
Has said they use
FabFilter
Timeless 2“we used a Fabfilter Timeless 2 delay”
Said in Show Off Your Studio: It's all about comfort in Punctual's West London studio (MusicTech), May 2022
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FabFilter
Pro-C 2
Has said they use
FabFilter
Pro-C 2“light compression on the whole patch using Fabfilter Pro-C 2”
Has said they use
Universal Audio
1176 Classic Limiter Collection“compression after this with the UAD 1176”
Has said they use
Universal Audio
Neve 1073 Preamp emulation“the Universal Audio (UAD) Neve 1073 pre-amp emulation”
Said in Show Off Your Studio: It's all about comfort in Punctual's West London studio (MusicTech), May 2022
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Records that shaped us
Has said they love
Pendulum
Pendulum - Hold Your Colour“inspired us both to start making that kind of music”
Said in Meet UK duo Punctual [Q&A] (Dancing Astronaut), February 2021
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Has said they love
Has said they love
Chase & Status
More Than AlotSaid in Meet UK duo Punctual [Q&A] (Dancing Astronaut), February 2021
Questions
About Punctual's gear.
What DAW does Punctual use?
Punctual have said John Morgan works in FL Studio for a fast, creative workflow, while Will Lansley works in Cubase, which they find better for recording and editing.
What plugins does Punctual use?
Punctual have said Xfer Serum, Xfer OTT and Valhalla Room turn up on every recent song. They have also named u-he Diva, Soundtoys Decapitator, Little Radiator and Little AlterBoy, FabFilter Timeless 2 and Pro-C 2, Valhalla VintageVerb and the UAD 1176 and Neve 1073.
What synth does Punctual use?
Punctual have said the main synth on 'We Could Have It All' is two instances of u-he Diva, with the bass stabs on the second drop made in Xfer Serum.
What audio interface does Punctual use?
Punctual have said a Universal Audio Apollo Twin X instantly added clarity to their vocals. They run two computers through two interfaces into one PreSonus monitor controller.
What microphone does Punctual use?
Punctual have said the vocals on the Maze EP were recorded through a Neumann TLM 103, with an Aston Halo reflection filter to cut room reflections.
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Punctual are the UK house duo Will Lansley and John Morgan, known for 'Eva', 'I Don't Wanna Know' and 'The Step'. This guide covers the DAWs, plugins and studio gear they have named, plus the records that got them into dance music.
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