Top 5Has said they use
Ableton
Live“I like to start off with a melody and develop a beat around that- so it's a mixture of old synths and work with Ableton Live.”
Said in Modular Summer Sundance: Tensnake (Dazed), May 2010
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Tensnake has said he writes with a mix of old synths and Ableton Live, and that he played live sets from a laptop running Ableton Live with an Akai APC40 controller. He has also said he loved Daft Punk's Random Access Memories and the Hot Flush records by Sepalcure and Mount Kimbie.
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Top 5Has said they use
Akai Professional
APC40“Most of the time I perform live with an Akai APC40.”
Said in Tensnake: New Music. New Sounds. New Ideas. (Magnetic Magazine), April 2012
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Top 5Has said they love
Daft Punk
Random Access Memories“I loved that whole Daft Punk album.”
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Top 5Has said they love
Sepalcure
Sepalcure: Sepalcure“I'm still a fan of Sepalcure and Mount Kimbie on Hot Flush”
Said in Tensnake: New Music. New Sounds. New Ideas. (Magnetic Magazine), April 2012
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Top 5Has said they love
Mount Kimbie
Mount Kimbie: Crooks & LoversSaid in Tensnake: New Music. New Sounds. New Ideas. (Magnetic Magazine), April 2012
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What studio gear Tensnake uses: a sourced gear guide
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Studio
Has said they use
Ableton
Live“I like to start off with a melody and develop a beat around that- so it's a mixture of old synths and work with Ableton Live.”
Said in Modular Summer Sundance: Tensnake (Dazed), May 2010
Stage
Has said they use
Akai Professional
APC40“Most of the time I perform live with an Akai APC40.”
Said in Tensnake: New Music. New Sounds. New Ideas. (Magnetic Magazine), April 2012
Records that shaped me
Has said they love
Daft Punk
Random Access Memories“I loved that whole Daft Punk album.”
Has said they love
Sepalcure
Sepalcure: Sepalcure“I'm still a fan of Sepalcure and Mount Kimbie on Hot Flush”
Said in Tensnake: New Music. New Sounds. New Ideas. (Magnetic Magazine), April 2012
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Has said they love
Mount Kimbie
Mount Kimbie: Crooks & LoversSaid in Tensnake: New Music. New Sounds. New Ideas. (Magnetic Magazine), April 2012
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Questions
About Tensnake's gear.
What DAW does Tensnake use?
Tensnake told Dazed in 2010 that he starts with a melody and builds a beat around it, using a mixture of old synths and Ableton Live. In a 2014 Vice interview he said his live sets ran from a laptop with Ableton Live and MIDI controllers.
What controller does Tensnake use?
In a 2012 Magnetic Magazine interview Tensnake said that most of the time he performs live with an Akai APC40.
What albums does Tensnake love?
He told Time Out New York in 2014 that he loved the whole Daft Punk album Random Access Memories, and told Magnetic Magazine in 2012 that the Sepalcure and Mount Kimbie records on Hot Flush were great.
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Tensnake is Hamburg producer and DJ Marco Niemerski, known for the 2010 disco house hit "Coma Cat" and the albums Glow and L.A. This guide covers the software and controller he has named for writing and live sets, plus records he has said he loves.
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