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Roni Size told Mix in 2024 that his Bristol room runs PMC BB6 XBD-A monitors with XBD subs, a Rupert Neve A/D converter, SSL compressors, Amek Pure Path and Tube-Tech. In Sound On Sound he said he works in Pro Tools and keeps a Korg Triton, Alesis Andromeda and Korg MS-20.
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Waves
Renaissance VoxSaid in Sound On Sound: Roni Size, Creating New Forms, May 2008
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Korg
Triton“I still have my Triton, which is very cool because you can manipulate everything”
Said in Sound On Sound: Roni Size, Creating New Forms, May 2008
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Alesis
Andromeda A6“The Andromeda is also still here, because it has a very unique sound”
Said in Sound On Sound: Roni Size, Creating New Forms, May 2008
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Korg
MS-20“I have a couple of keyboards that I'll never get rid of, among them the [Korg] MS20.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Roni Size, Creating New Forms, May 2008
What studio gear Roni Size uses: a sourced gear guide
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Studio
PMC
BB6 XBD-A monitors
Has said they use
“I had this room with these incredible speakers, and I couldn't just leave them there”
Said in Mix: Peek Inside Roni Size's Home Studio, July 2024
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PMC
XBD subwoofers
Has said they use
“I quickly added the XBD subs so that I had the whole stack”
Said in Mix: Peek Inside Roni Size's Home Studio, July 2024
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Rupert Neve Designs
A/D converter
Has said they use
Rupert Neve Designs
A/D converter“I've got 60 analog outputs, a summing mixer, a Rupert Neve A/D converter”
Said in Mix: Peek Inside Roni Size's Home Studio, July 2024
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Apogee
Rosetta 800 converter
Has said they use
Apogee
Rosetta 800 converter“going into the Rosetta and then into Pro Tools”
Said in Sound On Sound: Roni Size, Creating New Forms, May 2008
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Has said they use
Genelec
1031 monitors
Has said they use
Genelec
1031 monitors“with my Genelecs 1031 for my overall studio sound”
Said in Sound On Sound: Roni Size, Creating New Forms, May 2008
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Dynaudio
M2 monitors
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Dynaudio
M2 monitors“when I want to EQ the bass I put on my Dynaudio M2s.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Roni Size, Creating New Forms, May 2008
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Yamaha
NS-10 monitors
Has said they use
Yamaha
NS-10 monitorsSaid in Sound On Sound: Roni Size, Creating New Forms, May 2008
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Outboard
Solid State Logic
Compressors
Has said they use
Solid State Logic
Compressors“SSL compressors, Pure Path EQ and Tube-Tech, all of which are routed through a patchbay”
Said in Mix: Peek Inside Roni Size's Home Studio, July 2024
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Amek
Pure Path
Has said they use
Amek
Pure Path“including the Amek Pure Path and the Eventide Eclipse.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Roni Size, Creating New Forms, May 2008
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Eventide
Eclipse
Has said they use
Eventide
EclipseSaid in Sound On Sound: Roni Size, Creating New Forms, May 2008
Tube-Tech
LCA2B compressor
Has said they use
Tube-Tech
LCA2B compressor“I'll also sometimes use the Tube-Tech LCA2B and Tube-Tech SMC2B.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Roni Size, Creating New Forms, May 2008
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Tube-Tech
SMC2B multiband compressor
Has said they use
Tube-Tech
SMC2B multiband compressorSaid in Sound On Sound: Roni Size, Creating New Forms, May 2008
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Plugins
Avid
Structure sampler
Has said they use
“I love Structure, the new Pro Tools sampler.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Roni Size, Creating New Forms, May 2008
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Avid
Xpand!
Has said they use
Avid
Xpand!“I also really like Xpand!, another Pro Tools module.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Roni Size, Creating New Forms, May 2008
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MOTU
MachFive sampler
Has said they use
MOTU
MachFive sampler“I now use [MOTU's] MachFive, which is a great sampler, reminiscent of the S760”
Said in Sound On Sound: Roni Size, Creating New Forms, May 2008
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Korg
MS-20 Legacy Cell plugin
Has said they use
“Other favourites are the Korg MS20 Legacy Cell plug-in and the SSL plug-ins.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Roni Size, Creating New Forms, May 2008
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Waves
SSL bundle
Has said they use
Waves
SSL bundle“I'll use an SSL EQ outside of the computer or my Waves SSL bundle.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Roni Size, Creating New Forms, May 2008
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Has said they use
Waves
Renaissance VoxSaid in Sound On Sound: Roni Size, Creating New Forms, May 2008
Line 6
Echo Farm
Has said they use
Line 6
Echo Farm“an Echo Farm delay, which is fantastic.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Roni Size, Creating New Forms, May 2008
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Keys and synths
Has said they use
Korg
Triton“I still have my Triton, which is very cool because you can manipulate everything”
Said in Sound On Sound: Roni Size, Creating New Forms, May 2008
Has said they use
Alesis
Andromeda A6“The Andromeda is also still here, because it has a very unique sound”
Said in Sound On Sound: Roni Size, Creating New Forms, May 2008
Has said they use
Korg
MS-20“I have a couple of keyboards that I'll never get rid of, among them the [Korg] MS20.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Roni Size, Creating New Forms, May 2008
Has said they use
Fender
Rhodes electric piano“I use acoustic drums, and stand-up bass, and piano, and Fender Rhodes.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Roni Size, Creating New Forms, May 2008
Samplers
Has said they use
Akai Professional
MPC“My MPC was eight-bit, and sounded great.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Roni Size, Creating New Forms, May 2008
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Questions
About Roni Size's gear.
What DAW does Roni Size use?
Pro Tools. He told Sound On Sound in 2008 that he loaded everything into a Pro Tools system, feeding it through an Apogee Rosetta, and named Pro Tools tools like Structure and Xpand! that he likes.
What studio monitors does Roni Size use?
PMC BB6 XBD-A monitors with PMC XBD subs, per Mix in 2024. In 2008 he told Sound On Sound he used Genelec 1031s for his overall sound, Dynaudio M2s for bass EQ, and had Yamaha NS-10s in the loft.
What plugins does Roni Size use?
In Sound On Sound he named the Korg MS-20 Legacy Cell, his Waves SSL bundle, Waves Renaissance Vox, the Line 6 Echo Farm delay, MOTU MachFive and Pro Tools Structure and Xpand!.
What synth does Roni Size use?
He told Sound On Sound he still had his Korg Triton and Alesis Andromeda, and that the Korg MS-20 is one of the keyboards he will never get rid of.
What outboard gear does Roni Size use?
Mix reported in 2024 that he runs SSL compressors, Amek Pure Path EQ and Tube-Tech through a patchbay, with a Rupert Neve A/D converter and a summing mixer. In 2008 he named the Tube-Tech LCA2B and SMC2B and an Eventide Eclipse.
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Roni Size is the Bristol drum and bass pioneer behind Reprazent and Full Cycle Records. This guide covers the monitors, outboard, DAW, plugins, synths and samplers he has named in Sound On Sound and Mix.
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