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E-mu Systems
SP-1200“I would have to say the SP 1200 and the MPC60, because I would never sell them.”
Said in Alan Braxe interview and video studio tour (MusicRadar), October 2012
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Alan Braxe has said Music Sounds Better With You was built on an E-mu SP-1200 holding the Chaka Khan sample, with drums from a Roland TR-909, bass from a Korg Trident, a Rhodes piano, an Ensoniq ASR-10 for the arrangement and Alesis 3630 compression on the vocals and master bus.
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Roland
TR-909 Rhythm Composer“the drums were from a Roland 909 drum machine and the bassline from a Korg Trident.”
Said in Alan Braxe interview and video studio tour (MusicRadar), October 2012
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Korg
TridentSaid in Alan Braxe interview and video studio tour (MusicRadar), October 2012
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Fender
Rhodes electric piano“There's also a Rhodes piano in there but you can barely hear it.”
Said in Alan Braxe interview and video studio tour (MusicRadar), October 2012
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Ensoniq
ASR-10“Then we used the Ensoniq ASR-10 as a sort of computer and put the different sections of the track on different keys”
Said in Alan Braxe interview and video studio tour (MusicRadar), October 2012
What studio gear Stardust uses: a sourced gear guide
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Music Sounds Better With You
Has said they use
E-mu Systems
SP-1200“I would have to say the SP 1200 and the MPC60, because I would never sell them.”
Said in Alan Braxe interview and video studio tour (MusicRadar), October 2012
Has said they use
Roland
TR-909 Rhythm Composer“the drums were from a Roland 909 drum machine and the bassline from a Korg Trident.”
Said in Alan Braxe interview and video studio tour (MusicRadar), October 2012
Has said they use
Korg
TridentSaid in Alan Braxe interview and video studio tour (MusicRadar), October 2012
Has said they use
Fender
Rhodes electric piano“There's also a Rhodes piano in there but you can barely hear it.”
Said in Alan Braxe interview and video studio tour (MusicRadar), October 2012
Has said they use
Ensoniq
ASR-10“Then we used the Ensoniq ASR-10 as a sort of computer and put the different sections of the track on different keys”
Said in Alan Braxe interview and video studio tour (MusicRadar), October 2012
Has said they use
Alesis
3630 compressor“Benjamin Diamond recorded the vocals which were compressed with an Alesis 3630, plus we used another 3630 compressor on the master buss of the entire track.”
Said in Alan Braxe interview and video studio tour (MusicRadar), October 2012
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Alan Braxe's studio
Has said they use
Akai Professional
MPC60“You can make an entire album with these machines, a mixer and a hardware compressor.”
Said in Alan Braxe interview and video studio tour (MusicRadar), October 2012
Has said they use
Casio
FZ-1“a very old sampler from Casio, the FZ-1”
Said in Alan Braxe interview and video studio tour (MusicRadar), October 2012
Has said they use
Ableton
Live“I now use Ableton Live as my main software.”
Said in Alan Braxe interview and video studio tour (MusicRadar), October 2012
Has said they use
“I stopped using DAT though and started recording using Digital Performer.”
Said in Alan Braxe interview and video studio tour (MusicRadar), October 2012
Questions
About Stardust's gear.
What sampler did Stardust use on Music Sounds Better With You?
Alan Braxe has said the Chaka Khan sample sat in an E-mu SP-1200, and an Ensoniq ASR-10 was used like a computer, with sections of the track on different keys to trigger the arrangement.
What drum machine did Stardust use?
Alan Braxe has said the drums on Music Sounds Better With You came from a Roland TR-909, because the SP-1200 was already full with the Chaka Khan sample.
What synth did Stardust use for the bassline?
Alan Braxe has said the bassline on Music Sounds Better With You came from a Korg Trident, with a Rhodes piano also in the mix, though barely audible.
What compressor did Stardust use?
Alan Braxe has said Benjamin Diamond's vocals were compressed with an Alesis 3630, and a second 3630 sat on the master bus of the whole track.
What DAW does Alan Braxe use?
In a 2012 MusicRadar interview, Alan Braxe said he had moved from Digital Performer to Ableton Live as his main software.
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Stardust was the one-off French house trio of Thomas Bangalter, Alan Braxe and Benjamin Diamond behind the 1998 classic Music Sounds Better With You. This guide covers the machines Alan Braxe has said went into that record, plus the gear in his own studio.
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