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Ableton
Live“Now I jump around, I use Ableton and Logic mostly”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Juan Maclean, November 2016
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The Juan MacLean has said he works mostly with outboard gear through an Allen and Heath GL2400 mixer, with a Culture Vulture and dbx 165A on every mix, a Roland D-50 all over In A Dream, TR-707, TB-303, SH-101 and TR-8 on his sequencer table, and Ableton and Logic as his DAWs.
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Thermionic Culture
Culture Vulture“it basically makes everything sound better.”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Juan Maclean, November 2016
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Roland
D-50“It's all over my last album, In A Dream.”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Juan Maclean, November 2016
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Roland
TR-707“I love drum machines and triggering synths with sequencers.”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Juan Maclean, November 2016
What synths The Juan MacLean uses: a sourced gear guide
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Studio
Has said they use
Ableton
Live“Now I jump around, I use Ableton and Logic mostly”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Juan Maclean, November 2016
Has said they use
Allen & Heath
GL2400 24-channel mixer
Has said they use
Allen & Heath
GL2400 24-channel mixer“At the heart of it all is an Allen & Heath 2400 24-channel mixer.”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Juan Maclean, November 2016
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Thermionic Culture
Culture Vulture“it basically makes everything sound better.”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Juan Maclean, November 2016
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dbx
165A compressor
Has said they use
“The DBX 165a has been a mainstay of everything I have recorded since day one of The Juan MacLean.”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Juan Maclean, November 2016
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Has said they use
Roland
D-50“It's all over my last album, In A Dream.”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Juan Maclean, November 2016
Has said they use
Roland
TR-707“I love drum machines and triggering synths with sequencers.”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Juan Maclean, November 2016
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Roland
TB-303 Bass LineSaid in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Juan Maclean, November 2016
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Roland
SH-101Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Juan Maclean, November 2016
Has said they use
Jomox
Xbase 999
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Jomox
Xbase 999Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Juan Maclean, November 2016
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Future Retro
Revolution“Aside from being a mainstay in my live setup, I use it quite a bit in the studio.”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Juan Maclean, November 2016
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Akai Professional
MPC 2500Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Juan Maclean, November 2016
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Intellijel
Metropolis“The Metropolis is the best sequencer I have ever used”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Juan Maclean, November 2016
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Cyclonix
Shapeshifter
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Cyclonix
Shapeshifter“It has great digital waveforms, but most importantly it can do chords.”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Juan Maclean, November 2016
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Korg
Stage Echo
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Korg
Stage Echo“I've had this Korg Stage Echo since around 1990.”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Juan Maclean, November 2016
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Yamaha
CS-50“This thing has an amazing filter and ring modulator.”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Juan Maclean, November 2016
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Sequential
Prophet-600“like my Prophet-600, which I got for $50”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Juan Maclean, November 2016
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Questions
About The Juan MacLean's gear.
What DAW does The Juan MacLean use?
Ableton and Logic. He has said he started in Logic when it first came out and now jumps between Ableton and Logic.
What synth does The Juan MacLean use?
He has named a Roland D-50 that is on almost every song on In A Dream, a Yamaha CS50, a Prophet-600 he bought for $50, a Roland SH-101, a Cyclonix Shapeshifter and a Future Retro Revolution.
What drum machine does The Juan MacLean use?
A Roland TR-707 and TR-8, a Jomox XBase 999 and an Akai MPC2500 on his sequencer table.
What outboard gear does The Juan MacLean use?
A Thermionic Culture Vulture and a dbx 165A run in parallel on his sub-group buss, and a Korg Stage Echo he has had since around 1990.
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