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MS-20Said in SOLAR FIELDS :: Interview + exclusive album taste from Origin # 02 (Ultimae), March 2013
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Solar Fields has said his Studio Jupiter runs through an RME Fireface 800 and TotalMix, with a Kyma system for sound design, a Korg MS-20, a Casio VL-1 and a Teenage Engineering OP-1. His studio list has shown an Alesis Andromeda A6, Access Virus C, Dynaudio BM15A monitors and Sennheiser HD 650s.
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Teenage Engineering
OP-1“A new great little thing I got is the Teenage Engineering OP-1, a perfect little machine for inspiration, I always have it with me when out traveling”
Said in SOLAR FIELDS :: Interview + exclusive album taste from Origin # 02 (Ultimae), March 2013
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What synths Solar Fields uses: a sourced gear guide
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Studio Jupiter
RME
Fireface 800 interface with TotalMix
Has said they use
“Before I used a huge mixer, it took up a lot of space so I needed to change. I got the Fireface 800 and now I can do exactly the same with the TotalMix.”
Said in RME artists: Solar Fields, April 2015
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Symbolic Sound
Kyma sound design system
Has said they use
Symbolic Sound
Kyma sound design system“I use it a lot for designing stuff that I can't do with my other gear. From small weird organic sounds to huge effect chains.”
Said in One Musician to Another: Solar Fields Interview, November 2012
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Casio
VL-1 (VL-Tone)
Has said they use
Casio
VL-1 (VL-Tone)“if I want to use my old lo-fi Casio VL-1 as the source and use the Korg MS-20 as a filter and end up in the Kyma system for effect processing, it's very simple.”
Said in SOLAR FIELDS :: Interview + exclusive album taste from Origin # 02 (Ultimae), March 2013
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Has said they use
Korg
MS-20Said in SOLAR FIELDS :: Interview + exclusive album taste from Origin # 02 (Ultimae), March 2013
Has said they use
Teenage Engineering
OP-1“A new great little thing I got is the Teenage Engineering OP-1, a perfect little machine for inspiration, I always have it with me when out traveling”
Said in SOLAR FIELDS :: Interview + exclusive album taste from Origin # 02 (Ultimae), March 2013
Gibson
Electric guitar
Has said they use
Gibson
Electric guitar“Right now I think my Gibson and the ebow through the Moog and a massive reverb is something I enjoy to the maximum.”
Said in SOLAR FIELDS :: Interview + exclusive album taste from Origin # 02 (Ultimae), March 2013
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EBow
EBow
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EBow
EBowSaid in SOLAR FIELDS :: Interview + exclusive album taste from Origin # 02 (Ultimae), March 2013
Seen using
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Korg
PolysixSeen in RME artists: Solar Fields, April 2015
Seen using
Roland
V-Synth XTSeen in RME artists: Solar Fields, April 2015
Hartmann
Neuron
Seen using
Nord
Nord Modular G2 Engine
Seen using
Seen using
Korg
TritonSeen in RME artists: Solar Fields, April 2015
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Oberheim
Matrix-1000Seen in RME artists: Solar Fields, April 2015
Yamaha
EX5
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Syntecno
TeeBee MK II
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Roland
Octapad II
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CM Labs
Motormix control surface
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CM Labs
Motormix control surfaceSeen in RME artists: Solar Fields, April 2015
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TC Electronic
FireworX effects processor
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TC Electronic
FireworX effects processorSeen in RME artists: Solar Fields, April 2015
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AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
EFX-500 effector
Seen using
AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
EFX-500 effectorSeen in RME artists: Solar Fields, April 2015
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Sherman
Filterbank MK I
Seen using
Seen using
Dynaudio
BM15A studio monitorsSeen in RME artists: Solar Fields, April 2015
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Universal Audio
UAD-1 DSP card
Seen using
Universal Audio
UAD-1 DSP cardSeen in RME artists: Solar Fields, April 2015
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Line 6
Variax 600 guitar
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Questions
About Solar Fields's gear.
What synth does Solar Fields use?
He has said he routes a Casio VL-1 through a Korg MS-20 into his Kyma system, and that he carries a Teenage Engineering OP-1. His RME studio list adds an Alesis Andromeda A6, Yamaha CS-15, Korg Polysix, Roland V-Synth XT and Access Virus C.
What audio interface does Solar Fields use?
An RME Fireface 800. He has said it replaced a large mixer, with TotalMix handling the same routing.
What studio monitors does Solar Fields use?
His studio setup list on RME's artist page names Dynaudio BM15A monitors.
What headphones does Solar Fields use?
His studio setup list on RME's artist page names Sennheiser HD 650 and Beyerdynamic DT 770 headphones.
What plugins does Solar Fields use?
His studio list names a Universal Audio UAD-1 card, and he has said he programs his own reverbs and effect chains in the Symbolic Sound Kyma system.
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Solar Fields is the Swedish ambient and electronic producer Magnus Birgersson, known for his Ultimae albums and the Mirror's Edge score. This guide covers the hardware synths, sound design tools and interface in his Gothenburg room, Studio Jupiter.
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