Top 5Has said they use
Apple
Logic Pro“Logic is our main workhorse.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Younger Brother, Simon Posford and Benji Vaughan, January 2008
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Simon Posford has said Logic is his main workhorse, mixed through a Mackie 32:8 desk with Waves SSL and UAD Neve plugins. He has said he runs sounds through a Korg MS-20, plays a Moog Voyager and Roland SH-101, and relies on Eventide processors and Empirical Labs Distressors.
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Destroy FX
Buffer OverrideSaid in Sound On Sound: Younger Brother, Simon Posford and Benji Vaughan, January 2008
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Empirical Labs
Distressor“The Distressors are brilliant”
Said in Sound On Sound: Younger Brother, Simon Posford and Benji Vaughan, January 2008
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Korg
MS-20“Put stuff through the real MS20 and you never know quite what you're going to get”
Said in Sound On Sound: Younger Brother, Simon Posford and Benji Vaughan, January 2008
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Moog
Minimoog Voyager“The Voyager I quite like”
Said in Sound On Sound: Younger Brother, Simon Posford and Benji Vaughan, January 2008
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Simon Posford: studio
Has said they use
Apple
Logic Pro“Logic is our main workhorse.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Younger Brother, Simon Posford and Benji Vaughan, January 2008
Mackie
32:8 analogue mixing desk
Has said they use
“I've had one since they first came out”
Said in Sound On Sound: Younger Brother, Simon Posford and Benji Vaughan, January 2008
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Waves
SSL plugins
Has said they use
Waves
SSL plugins“the SSL stuff in Waves would take some beating in the analogue domain”
Said in Sound On Sound: Younger Brother, Simon Posford and Benji Vaughan, January 2008
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Universal Audio
Neve plugins (UAD)
Has said they use
Universal Audio
Neve plugins (UAD)“a lot of stuff coming out on the UAD card, the Neve stuff, is absolutely fantastic.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Younger Brother, Simon Posford and Benji Vaughan, January 2008
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Has said they use
Destroy FX
Buffer OverrideSaid in Sound On Sound: Younger Brother, Simon Posford and Benji Vaughan, January 2008
Eventide
Effects processors
Has said they use
Eventide
Effects processors“The Eventide stuff is an example of something purely digital that I've never heard any plugin get close to.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Younger Brother, Simon Posford and Benji Vaughan, January 2008
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Has said they use
Empirical Labs
Distressor“The Distressors are brilliant”
Said in Sound On Sound: Younger Brother, Simon Posford and Benji Vaughan, January 2008
Simon Posford: synths
Has said they use
Korg
MS-20“Put stuff through the real MS20 and you never know quite what you're going to get”
Said in Sound On Sound: Younger Brother, Simon Posford and Benji Vaughan, January 2008
Has said they use
Moog
Minimoog Voyager“The Voyager I quite like”
Said in Sound On Sound: Younger Brother, Simon Posford and Benji Vaughan, January 2008
Roland
SH-5
Seen using
Roland
SH-5Seen in Sound On Sound: Younger Brother, Simon Posford and Benji Vaughan, January 2008
Texas Instruments
Speak & Spell
Seen using
Texas Instruments
Speak & SpellSeen in Sound On Sound: Younger Brother, Simon Posford and Benji Vaughan, January 2008
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Simon Posford: early days
Has said they use
Akai Professional
S950Said in Sound On Sound: Younger Brother, Simon Posford and Benji Vaughan, January 2008
Simon Posford: live
Has said they use
Roland
SH-101“I also played a Roland SH101, which is such a great synth live.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Younger Brother, Simon Posford and Benji Vaughan, January 2008
Has said they use
GForce Software
impOSCarSaid in Sound On Sound: Younger Brother, Simon Posford and Benji Vaughan, January 2008
Questions
About Shpongle's gear.
What DAW does Simon Posford use?
He told Sound On Sound in 2008 that Logic is his main workhorse, and that all his output had been mixed through a Mackie 32:8 analogue desk.
What synths does Simon Posford use?
He has said he runs sounds through a real Korg MS-20 for its filter and plays a Moog Voyager and a Roland SH-101, and a Roland SH-5 was seen in his studio. Live he played GForce ImpOSCar.
What plugins does Shpongle use?
Simon Posford has named the Waves SSL plugins, UAD Neve plugins and the free Destroy FX Buffer Override.
What outboard gear does Simon Posford use?
He has said Eventide processors and Empirical Labs Distressors are pieces he values, alongside his Mackie 32:8 desk.
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