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Apple
Logic Pro“I've been on Logic now for 10 years.”
Said in MusicRadar: 15 questions for Roosevelt, April 2021
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Roosevelt has said he records in Logic on a Mac Pro with a UAD Apollo, comes back to a Roland Juno-60 on almost every track, plays a Höfner 182 bass and a vintage Pearl kit, and sings into a Neumann TLM 193 through an AMS Neve 1073. His plugins include Soothe, OTT, RC-20 and the UAD Culture Vulture.
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Mac Pro“I have a Mac Pro running Logic and a UAD Apollo is still the centrepiece of my studio.”
Said in MusicRadar: 15 questions for Roosevelt, April 2021
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Universal Audio
Apollo audio interfaceSaid in MusicRadar: 15 questions for Roosevelt, April 2021
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Roland
Juno-60“I come back to it on almost every single track, and it's probably on all of the album tracks in some form.”
Said in Magnetic Magazine: How It Was Made, Roosevelt Polydans, February 2021
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Universal Audio
LA-610Said in Magnetic Magazine: How It Was Made, Roosevelt Polydans, February 2021
What studio gear Roosevelt uses: a sourced gear guide
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Has said they use
Apple
Logic Pro“I've been on Logic now for 10 years.”
Said in MusicRadar: 15 questions for Roosevelt, April 2021
Has said they use
Apple
Mac Pro“I have a Mac Pro running Logic and a UAD Apollo is still the centrepiece of my studio.”
Said in MusicRadar: 15 questions for Roosevelt, April 2021
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Universal Audio
Apollo audio interfaceSaid in MusicRadar: 15 questions for Roosevelt, April 2021
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Roland
Juno-60“I come back to it on almost every single track, and it's probably on all of the album tracks in some form.”
Said in Magnetic Magazine: How It Was Made, Roosevelt Polydans, February 2021
Höfner
182 Bass
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Höfner
182 Bass“This was my first own bass and it's one of my favorite instruments.”
Said in Magnetic Magazine: How It Was Made, Roosevelt Polydans, February 2021
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Pearl
President drum kit (vintage)
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“I tried a few other drums since then, but I'm always coming back to this one.”
Said in Magnetic Magazine: How It Was Made, Roosevelt Polydans, February 2021
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Neumann
TLM 193
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Neumann
TLM 193“I ended up with the Neumann TLM 193 as it seemed most natural sounding without hyping the high end.”
Said in Magnetic Magazine: How It Was Made, Roosevelt Polydans, February 2021
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AMS Neve
1073 Dual preamp
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AMS Neve
1073 Dual preampSaid in Magnetic Magazine: How It Was Made, Roosevelt Polydans, February 2021
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Universal Audio
LA-610Said in Magnetic Magazine: How It Was Made, Roosevelt Polydans, February 2021
ATC
SCM25 studio monitors
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“They really made my experience in the studio so much more fun.”
Said in Magnetic Magazine: How It Was Made, Roosevelt Polydans, February 2021
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Universal Audio
Thermionic Culture Vulture plugin“I actually own a hardware Culture Vulture, but the plugin is just too good.”
Said in MusicRadar: 15 questions for Roosevelt, April 2021
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oeksound
soothe“These are absolute game-changers for me. I use them on things like overheads, percussion and vocals.”
Said in MusicRadar: 15 questions for Roosevelt, April 2021
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Robotic Bean
Hand Clap Studio
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Robotic Bean
Hand Clap Studio“It gives you real handclaps with a lot of options.”
Said in MusicRadar: 15 questions for Roosevelt, April 2021
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Xfer Records
OTT“I'm using it a lot on keys and also on the mix bus.”
Said in MusicRadar: 15 questions for Roosevelt, April 2021
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XLN Audio
RC-20 Retro Color“I actually have it on my mix-bus as well with some iron distortion.”
Said in MusicRadar: 15 questions for Roosevelt, April 2021
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“Or I would gate a signal heavily, only to boost the sustain with an SPL Transient Designer after that.”
Said in MusicRadar: 15 questions for Roosevelt, April 2021
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About Roosevelt's gear.
What DAW does Roosevelt use?
Logic. He has said he has been on Logic for 10 years, running on a Mac Pro with a UAD Apollo as the centrepiece of his studio.
What synth does Roosevelt use?
A Roland Juno-60, his first proper synth. He has said he comes back to it on almost every track and prefers it to the 106 because it feels warmer.
What plugins does Roosevelt use?
He has named the UAD Thermionic Culture Vulture, Oeksound Soothe and Spiff, Robotic Bean Hand Clap Studio, Xfer OTT and XLN Audio RC-20, which sits on his mix bus.
What microphone does Roosevelt use?
A Neumann TLM 193, which he used for vocals, percussion, drums and acoustic guitar across Polydans.
What studio monitors does Roosevelt use?
ATC SCM25 speakers, which he bought after working on ATCs in studios including Joe Goddard's in London.
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Roosevelt is the Cologne producer and singer Marius Lauber, who records synth-pop dance music like a band. This guide covers the synths, bass, drums, mic, preamps, monitors and plugins he named while making his album Polydans.
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