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Ableton
Live“I use Ableton essentially as a multi-track tape recorder these days”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Steve O'Sullivan, March 2014
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8 items · Last checked What DAW does Steve O'Sullivan use?
Steve O'Sullivan has said he builds tracks on an Akai MPC Renaissance and records in Ableton Live, with drums from a Boss DR-770, Yamaha RY30 and DSI Tempest, a Roland RE-501 Chorus Echo behind his Bluetrain dub techno, a TL Audio Indigo valve compressor on every track since 1997 and KRK Rokit 6 monitors.
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Akai Professional
MPC Renaissance“Essentially I build all my tracks in here”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Steve O'Sullivan, March 2014
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Roland
RE-501 Chorus Echo“This is probably the best buy I've ever made.”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Steve O'Sullivan, March 2014
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Dave Smith Instruments
Tempest“it's a fantastic bit of kit and well worth every penny.”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Steve O'Sullivan, March 2014
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KRK
ROKIT 6Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Steve O'Sullivan, March 2014
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What drum-machines Steve O'Sullivan uses: a sourced gear guide
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Studio
Has said they use
Ableton
Live“I use Ableton essentially as a multi-track tape recorder these days”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Steve O'Sullivan, March 2014
Has said they use
Akai Professional
MPC Renaissance“Essentially I build all my tracks in here”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Steve O'Sullivan, March 2014
No store page for this one.
BOSS
DR-770
Has said they use
BOSS
DR-770“I used this on countless tracks, including 'Better Late Than Never' and 'Cheques Not Accepted'”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Steve O'Sullivan, March 2014
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TL Audio
Indigo valve compressor
Has said they use
TL Audio
Indigo valve compressor“has been used on every track I've made since 1997.”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Steve O'Sullivan, March 2014
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Has said they use
Roland
RE-501 Chorus Echo“This is probably the best buy I've ever made.”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Steve O'Sullivan, March 2014
Yamaha
RY30
Has said they use
Yamaha
RY30“A real underrated classic with filter modulation”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Steve O'Sullivan, March 2014
No store page for this one.
Has said they use
Dave Smith Instruments
Tempest“it's a fantastic bit of kit and well worth every penny.”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Steve O'Sullivan, March 2014
Has said they use
KRK
ROKIT 6Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Steve O'Sullivan, March 2014
No store page for this one.
Questions
About Steve O'Sullivan's gear.
What MPC does Steve O'Sullivan use?
An Akai MPC Renaissance, which he has said he would take over Maschine any day.
What drum machines does Steve O'Sullivan use?
A Boss DR-770, a Yamaha RY30 and a DSI Tempest.
What echo does Steve O'Sullivan use?
A Roland RE-501 Chorus Echo. He has said he would not have made the Bluetrain records without it.
What compressor does Steve O'Sullivan use?
A TL Audio Indigo valve compressor, used on every track he has made since 1997.
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