“The Moog Sub 37 is great for basslines and weird sounds, I love the arpeggiator feature on there too.”
What's in Sonny Fodera's studio?
Sonny Fodera has named a Moog Sub 37, Korg microKORG XL, Elektron Analog Keys, Novation Bass Station II and Moog Minitaur, with Native Instruments Maschine Studio for drums and a TC-Helicon VoiceLive 2 for vocals. He mixes on Focal Twin6 Be monitors alongside KRK RP5s.
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“The Moog Sub 37 is great for basslines and weird sounds, I love the arpeggiator feature on there too.”
“The MicroKorg XL is great for pads and poly key sounds, and the vocoder is fun to mess around with.”
“Claude Von Stroke recommended I get the Elektron Analog Keys, which is great for basslines and lead sounds.”
“The Novation Bass Station 2. I love this synth. I also use it as a MIDI controller for my computer and my Moog Minitaur.”
“This piece of hardware is awesome! It is really great to get ideas down quickly.”
“The TC Helicon VoiceLive 2 (just visible top right) is really amazing for quirky vocal sounds.”
“The Focal Twins are next level for mid and high accuracy. I use these as my main speakers”
“When people come into my studio they always laugh at my KRKs, but I think they are amazing for bass frequencies!”
About Sonny Fodera's gear.
What synth does Sonny Fodera use?
He has named a Moog Sub 37 for basslines, a Korg microKORG XL for pads, an Elektron Analog Keys that Claude VonStroke told him to get, a Novation Bass Station II and a Moog Minitaur.
What studio monitors does Sonny Fodera use?
Focal Twin6 Be as his main speakers, combined with KRK Rokit RP5 monitors that he says are great for bass frequencies.
What MIDI keyboard does Sonny Fodera use?
He has said he plays his Novation Bass Station II as a MIDI controller for his computer and his Moog Minitaur.
What drum machine does Sonny Fodera use?
Native Instruments Maschine Studio. He has said its 909 and 808 kits are great for drum patterns and extra hits.
Sonny Fodera is an Adelaide-born, London-based house DJ and producer and founder of the Solotoko label. This guide covers the synths, monitors and production hardware he showed Attack Magazine in his Hackney studio.
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