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What DAW does Sylvan Esso use?

Sylvan Esso have said their live show ran on Ableton Live with a Faderfox controller, a Roland Juno-106 and a Dave Smith Tempest. Their studio has been seen with a Moog Matriarch, Shure SM7B, Eventide H3000, Make Noise Morphagene and Mutable Instruments modules.

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What DAW does Sylvan Esso use?

Nick Sanborn has said their live shows run stems in Ableton Live, controlled with a Faderfox mixer.

What synth does Sylvan Esso use?

Nick has said he played a Roland Juno-106 and a Dave Smith Instruments Tempest live, and their studio has been seen with a Moog Matriarch, a Yamaha TX7 and Mutable Instruments Plaits, Marbles, Tides and Clouds modules.

What audio interface does Sylvan Esso use?

Nick has said they made their biggest selling record on a used MOTU 828 audio interface.

What microphone does Sylvan Esso use?

A Shure SM7B was among the gear MusicTech saw in their studio, Betty's.

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Sylvan Esso is the North Carolina electronic pop duo of singer Amelia Meath and producer Nick Sanborn. This guide covers their live rig and the gear in Betty's, the off-grid studio they showed MusicTech.

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