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What's in Tycho's studio?

Tycho has said he feels completely connected to his 1972 Minimoog Model D and has recorded through a Universal Audio 6176, with Soundtoys EchoBoy and Decapitator on his mixes. His Oakland studio tour showed a Moog Matriarch, an Oberheim OB-X8, Strymon BigSky and Volante pedals and an Elektron Analog Heat.

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What synths Tycho uses: a sourced gear guide

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What synths does Tycho use?

Scott Hansen has said his 1972 Minimoog Model D is the closest thing he has found to a guitar in a synthesizer. He has also praised the reverb in his Access Virus, and his 2023 studio tour showed a Moog Matriarch and an Oberheim OB-X8.

What pedals does Tycho use?

His studio tour with Reverb showed Strymon BigSky and Volante pedals and an Elektron Analog Heat. He has also said he owns an Electro-Harmonix Memory Man and an Ursa Major Space Station.

What DAW does Tycho use?

In a 2019 Performer Magazine interview he said he usually works directly on his computer and saves his work in Reaper.

What plugins does Tycho use?

He told Soundtoys that EchoBoy is his go to reverb, and that Decapitator and Devil-Loc Deluxe handled much of the distortion on his records. He has also named the D16 Toraverb.

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Tycho is the project of Scott Hansen, a Bay Area producer, guitarist and designer who also works as ISO50. This guide covers the synths, pedals, outboard and plugins he has named or shown in his studio, plus two records he has said he was into.

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