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Apple
Logic Pro X“Both members of Take a Daytrip said Logic is their go-to DAW”
Said in Spotify for Artists: Take a Daytrip and ULTRAGABE on getting started as a producer, November 2021
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Take a Daytrip have said Logic is their go-to DAW and that Auto-Tune runs on every vocal they record. Their studio photos show a Mellotron M4000D, Minimoog Voyager, Arturia MatrixBrute, Moog One, Prophet-6, OB-6 and a vintage Roland TR-909, and Native Instruments has filmed them on a Kontrol S61 with Analog Dreams, Hypha and Diva.
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Antares
Auto-Tune“Whenever we're recording vocals, we have Auto-Tune running and on the playback in the artist's headphones.”
Said in Antares: Take a Daytrip Takes It to Ten with Antares, August 2022
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Top 5SponsoredHas said they use
Antares
Harmony Engine EVO“We use Harmony Engine pretty frequently to get cool textures and pull out extra harmonics.”
Said in Antares: Take a Daytrip Takes It to Ten with Antares, August 2022
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Top 5Seen using
Mellotron
M4000D“Back to front then left to right: Mellotron M4000D; Minimoog Voyager; Arturia MatrixBrute; Nord Stage;”
Seen in Antares: Take a Daytrip Takes It to Ten with Antares, August 2022
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Moog
Minimoog Voyager“Back to front then left to right: Mellotron M4000D; Minimoog Voyager; Arturia MatrixBrute; Nord Stage;”
Seen in Antares: Take a Daytrip Takes It to Ten with Antares, August 2022
What studio gear Take a Daytrip uses: a sourced gear guide
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DAW and vocals
Has said they use
Apple
Logic Pro X“Both members of Take a Daytrip said Logic is their go-to DAW”
Said in Spotify for Artists: Take a Daytrip and ULTRAGABE on getting started as a producer, November 2021
SponsoredHas said they use
Antares
Auto-Tune“Whenever we're recording vocals, we have Auto-Tune running and on the playback in the artist's headphones.”
Said in Antares: Take a Daytrip Takes It to Ten with Antares, August 2022
Also at
SponsoredHas said they use
Antares
Harmony Engine EVO“We use Harmony Engine pretty frequently to get cool textures and pull out extra harmonics.”
Said in Antares: Take a Daytrip Takes It to Ten with Antares, August 2022
No store page for this one.
Synths
Seen using
Mellotron
M4000D“Back to front then left to right: Mellotron M4000D; Minimoog Voyager; Arturia MatrixBrute; Nord Stage;”
Seen in Antares: Take a Daytrip Takes It to Ten with Antares, August 2022
Seen using
Moog
Minimoog Voyager“Back to front then left to right: Mellotron M4000D; Minimoog Voyager; Arturia MatrixBrute; Nord Stage;”
Seen in Antares: Take a Daytrip Takes It to Ten with Antares, August 2022
Seen using
Arturia
MatrixBrute“Back to front then left to right: Mellotron M4000D; Minimoog Voyager; Arturia MatrixBrute; Nord Stage;”
Seen in Antares: Take a Daytrip Takes It to Ten with Antares, August 2022
Seen using
Nord
Nord Stage“Back to front then left to right: Mellotron M4000D; Minimoog Voyager; Arturia MatrixBrute; Nord Stage;”
Seen in Antares: Take a Daytrip Takes It to Ten with Antares, August 2022
Seen using
Sequential
Prophet X“Sequential Prophet-X and Prophet '08; Moog Sub Phatty, One, and Subsequent 25; Sequential OB-6 and Prophet-6.”
Seen in Antares: Take a Daytrip Takes It to Ten with Antares, August 2022
Seen using
Sequential
Prophet '08“Sequential Prophet-X and Prophet '08; Moog Sub Phatty, One, and Subsequent 25; Sequential OB-6 and Prophet-6.”
Seen in Antares: Take a Daytrip Takes It to Ten with Antares, August 2022
Seen using
Moog
Sub Phatty“Sequential Prophet-X and Prophet '08; Moog Sub Phatty, One, and Subsequent 25; Sequential OB-6 and Prophet-6.”
Seen in Antares: Take a Daytrip Takes It to Ten with Antares, August 2022
Seen using
Moog
Moog One“Sequential Prophet-X and Prophet '08; Moog Sub Phatty, One, and Subsequent 25; Sequential OB-6 and Prophet-6.”
Seen in Antares: Take a Daytrip Takes It to Ten with Antares, August 2022
Seen using
Sequential
OB-6“Sequential Prophet-X and Prophet '08; Moog Sub Phatty, One, and Subsequent 25; Sequential OB-6 and Prophet-6.”
Seen in Antares: Take a Daytrip Takes It to Ten with Antares, August 2022
Seen using
Sequential
Prophet-6“Sequential Prophet-X and Prophet '08; Moog Sub Phatty, One, and Subsequent 25; Sequential OB-6 and Prophet-6.”
Seen in Antares: Take a Daytrip Takes It to Ten with Antares, August 2022
Drum machines
Seen using
Roland
TR-909 Rhythm Composer“Denzel holds a vintage Roland TR-909 drum machine”
Seen in Antares: Take a Daytrip Takes It to Ten with Antares, August 2022
Controllers and plugins
SponsoredSeen using
Native Instruments
Komplete Kontrol S61“Denzel and David build their song with the Kontrol S61 starting with the sounds of Analog Dreams”
Seen in Native Instruments: Take a Daytrip on the Kontrol S61 MK3, October 2023
SponsoredSeen using
Native Instruments
Analog Dreams“Denzel and David build their song with the Kontrol S61 starting with the sounds of Analog Dreams”
Seen in Native Instruments: Take a Daytrip on the Kontrol S61 MK3, October 2023
SponsoredSeen using
Native Instruments
Hypha“and Hypha for their melodic chord progression.”
Seen in Native Instruments: Take a Daytrip on the Kontrol S61 MK3, October 2023
Seen using
u-he
Diva“leads with Diva and Hypha, effects processing with Guitar Rig, and their bass line with Diva”
Seen in Native Instruments: Take a Daytrip on the Kontrol S61 MK3, October 2023
SponsoredSeen using
Native Instruments
Guitar Rig“leads with Diva and Hypha, effects processing with Guitar Rig, and their bass line with Diva”
Seen in Native Instruments: Take a Daytrip on the Kontrol S61 MK3, October 2023
Questions
About Take a Daytrip's gear.
What DAW does Take a Daytrip use?
Both members told Spotify for Artists in 2021 that Logic is their go-to DAW.
What synths does Take a Daytrip have?
An Antares feature photo of their studio shows a Mellotron M4000D, Minimoog Voyager, Arturia MatrixBrute, Nord Stage, Prophet X, Prophet '08, Moog Sub Phatty, Moog One, Subsequent 25, OB-6 and Prophet-6, plus a vintage Roland TR-909 and a customized Juno-106.
Does Take a Daytrip use Auto-Tune?
Yes. David Biral told Antares that whenever they record vocals Auto-Tune is running on the playback in the artist's headphones, and Denzel Baptiste said they use Harmony Engine to get textures and extra harmonics.
What plugins does Take a Daytrip use?
In Native Instruments' Kontrol S61 video they build a track from Analog Dreams and Hypha, add leads and a bass line with u-he Diva and run effects through Guitar Rig.
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Take a Daytrip are the New York production duo of Denzel Baptiste and David Biral, behind Lil Nas X's 'Montero (Call Me by Your Name)' and records for Juice WRLD. This guide covers the DAW, vocal plugins, synths, drum machines and controllers from their interviews and studio photos.
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