Gear

The following synthesizers, sound modules, interfaces, organs, pianos, brass, FX and accessories have been used during the Pulse Eternal recordings featured on SynthTweaks.com

Moog
Minimoog Voyager – Electric Blue Edition analog synthesizer
Mother 32 semi modular analog synthesizer

Fairlight
CMI III Custom Computer Musical Instrument

Synthesizers.com
5U Modular analog synthesizer consisting of:
Q106 Oscillator x 5
Q107 State Variable Filter x 2
Q108 VCA x 2
Q109 Envelope Generator x 3 (two customised by Jeremy Sharp)
Q138 Logo Panel
Q141 Oscillator Aid x 2
Q150 Transistor Ladder Filter
Q179 Envelope++ x 2
Q191 Analog Clock
Q960 Sequential Controller
Modules in this rig from other manufactures as follows:
VXP1 Voyager Output Expander (modded from Eurorack to MU format)
Moon Modular m565 Quad Quantizer x 2
Moon Modular 565 D Quantizer Controller
FSFX Granular Audio Processor
Corsynth C101 Mk2 OTA low pass filter x 2

This is the small beginning of a large work in progress!

Roland
System 100 analog synthesizer with step sequencer, expander and mixer
System 700 custom modded analog step sequencer
System 500 analog modular synthesizer
System 8 ACB Synthesizer
System 1m semi-modular ACB Synthesizer
JP-08 synthesizer
Juno 6 custom modded analog synthesizer
Juno 106 custom modded analog synthesizer
JX-3P analog synthesizer with PG200 programmer and Inque MIDI mod
SH-09 custom modded analog synthesizer
V-Drums, three module (TD20 expanded / TD12 / TMC6) custom drum kit with V Expressions packs

Yamaha
SY99 digital AFM/AWM workstation synthesizer
SY77 custom modded digital AFM/AWM workstation synthesizer
DX7 Mk1 custom modded digital FM synthesizer
TX802 digital FM synthesizer
KX-8 88 note weighted MIDI keyboard
DGX-630 digital grand piano
NP-31 Piano
YTR2320s trumpet
GC1 baby grand piano
Electone D85 Organ

Ensoniq
Mirage DSK-8 digital sampling keyboard

Hammond
2 x 9922K organ / Leslie speaker

Key B Solo Organ
Key B

Elka
Artist 707 organ / Leslie speaker
Artist 606 organ / Leslie speaker

Kirkman
Antique (180 years old) upright piano

Geo P Bent (Crown Organ)
Antique (120 years old) Harmonium/Reed organ

Second Sound
UniSyn audio to synth interface
ACO160 prototype audio to synth interface

MidiSizer
MidiGAL MIDI signal processor

Shastock
Tonalcolor cup / straight trumpet mute signed by James Morrison

Session
Customized Road Series Strat copy electric guitar

Ibanez
SR400 bass guitar

SX
AE125vs Acoustic guitar

Sound Devices
744T portable four track audio recorder with timecode

Lucid
SSG192 HD studio sync generator

Sonarworks
Reference 4 Studio Edition Reference sound on studio speakers and headphones

Blue Ripple Sound
TOA and O3A Core, Upmixers and Decoding Ambisonic plugins

IEM
Ambisonic Plugin Suite

Spectrasonics
Keyscape

u-he
Diva VSTi synthesizer
Bazille VSTi modular synthesizer
Zebra2 VSTi modular synthesizer
Hive VSTi synthesizer
Repro VSTi synthesizer (Repro 1 & 5)
Uhbik Uhbiquitous FX bundle

Klanghelm
MJUC VST variable-tube compressor
VUMT Deluxe VST analog style metering & channel tools

Full Bucket Music & CrimsonWarlock AKA TechnoGremlin
Ragnarok VSTi performance/lead synthesizer

Interruptor
Night Flight VSTi string synthesizer
Wow and Flutter VST (used for tape flanging FX on ‘No More Pain’)

Native Instruments
Komplete 11 Ultimate instruments and effects

Waves
Abbey Road TG Mastering Chain
Bass Rider
Bass Slapper
H-Comp Hybrid Compressor
Sibilance
V-Series
Vocal Rider
Scheps 73
REDD
Scheps Omni Channel
PRS SuperModels
Electric 200
F6 Floating-Band Dynamic EQ
Aphex Vintage Aural Exciter
InPhase
SuperTap
C4
GTR
IR1/IRL
LoAir
Morphoder
Nx
Renaissance Bass
TrueVerb
UM225/226
Doppler
Musicians 2

Plugin Alliance
MEGA Bundle Yearly Subscription
bx_console SSL 4000 G Officially endorsed by SSL. Classic 72 channel G Series desk in your DAW
bx_bassdude VST guitar amp simulator
bx_bluechorus2 VST chorus pedal
bx_control V2 Control Listening Tool & M/S Matrix
bx_delay 2500 Creative delay with M/S features, Modulation, Ducking & Distortion
bx_greenscreamer The Famous Screaming Tube Pedal in Plugin Form
bx_megasingle VST guitar amp simulator
bx_rockrack V3 Player VST guitar amp simulator
bx_limiter VST peak limiter
bx_opto Pedal VST opto compressor
bx_cleansweep V2 VST high/lowpass filter
bx_solo VST mid/side processor
bx_subfilter Sculpt, Tighten and Punch Up Your Sub
bx_tuner Tune Up Quickly & Accurately, Then Hit Record
bx_yellowdrive Classic Yellow Overdrive Tone in a Plugin
elysia niveau filter VST frequency balancing tool
Noveltech Character VST intelligent enhancer
SPL Attacker Punch Up Attacks w/ Transient Designer Technology
SPL De-Verb Reduce Reverb & Room Tone Quickly & Easily
SPL Mo-Verb Plus Extend Room Tone/Reverb with a Single Knob
SPL Transient Designer Plus The Indispensable Transient Tool Improved
SPL Free Ranger VST equalizer
Unfiltered Audio Instant Delay Instant Gratification. Always on Time.
Unfiltered Audio Sandman Pro The Swiss Army Knife of Delays

IK Multimedia
Apeg SVX VST Bass amp/cab emulator

Toontrack
Superior Drummer 2 & 3 VSTi (used with Roland V-Drums)
Custom and Vintage drum expansion
Twisted Kit drum expansion
EZkeyz Pipe Organ
EZkeys Mellotoon

GSi
VB3 VSTi Hammond organ and Leslie cabinet/amp

Graywolf
BlueARP VST arpeggiator

Squaredheads
Nora VST arpeggiator

Wolfgang Krumme
Simp Arp VST arpeggiator

SuperWave
Tiny Pops – Korg Minipops VSTi drum emulator

Arts Acoustic
Big Rock – Electro Harmonix VST Small Stone emulator

Acon Digital
Multiply – Spatial VST chorus

Propellerheads
Rebirth RB-338 (original 2.01 version used on ‘Visions of Eden’ and ‘Aurora Flight’)

Frostwave
Quad MIDI-CV converter

Valhalla
Room – VST reverb
VintageVerb – VST reverb
Shimmer – VST reverb
UberMod modulated delay VST

Variety of Sound
NastyDLA MkII – VST vintage delay

Izotope
Music Production Bundle 2 VST suite
RX 6 Advanced VST audio repair suite

T.C. Electronic
D-Two Delay

Lexicon
PCM 41 Delay

VOX
Lead Amplug
AC30 Amplug

CM Labs
Sixty Four programmable 32×32 channel router/patch bay
MotorMate and MotorMix studio control surfaces

RME
Fireface UFX recording interface x 2

Aphex
612 expander/gate

Ensoniq
DP/2 multi effects processor

Behringer
2 x ADA8200 AD/DA 8 channel converters with Midas preamps

Mackie
Onyx 1640 and 1620 Firewire mixing desks (the 1620 has now been sold)

Yamaha
1204 custom modded mixing desk

Rode
NT2a microphones x 2
NT1a microphone

Aston
Spirit LDC microphone

AKG
C414eb (CK12 gold & brass capsule) microphone
C451e microphone
K240 Monitor studio monitor headphones

Beyerdynamic
DT 1990 PRO studio reference mixing and mastering headphones
A20 discreet output headphone amplifier

Cockos
REAPER DAW

Topten Software
Cantabile Plugin Host for Live Performance

Digidesign (now Avid)
ProTools DAW
Digi002r recording interface
Digi001 recording interface (early recordings)
M Box 2 Pro recording interface

AD Acoustics
Custom studio monitors – 3 way quadraphonic and 5.2 surround configuration
(Built using custom crossovers, ribbon tweeters and the Auratone and Crown speakers mentioned below)

Tannoy
Dual concentric center channel monitor

Auratone & ElectroVoice
5C Cube studio monitors x 8 in 3D Ambisonic cube array with 2x Electrovoice TL606DW subwoofer cabinets (4x EV DL15W 15 inch drivers). Shown here with their horns, which I am not currently using, and my bass guitar

Crown
ES-212 bass cabinets x 2
PZM microphones

Panasonic
NV-DX1 3CCD DV video camera

AD Acoustics
Custom portable two channel mic preamp
Custom PZM microphone

Digitech
StudioTube guitar preamp

Zoom
9150 Valve DSP tube preamp

Yamaha
RX-V1800 amplifier
RX-V690 amplifier
P2200 amplifier

Tandy/Radio Shack
TRS-80 “CoCo” Colour Computer 1 with 64K RAM and Extended Colour BASIC x 3
TRS-80 “CoCo” Colour Computer 2 with 64K RAM and Extended Colour BASIC
TRS-80 “CoCo” Colour Computer 3 with 128K, 512K & 2MB RAM and Extended Colour BASIC V2 x 3
CoCoSDC SD card floppy disk emulator for TRS-80 CoCo x 2
CoCoVGA VGA video output adaptor for TRS-80 CoCo x 2

Dick Smith
System 80 computer

BBC
BBC Micro computer

Apple
Mac G4 ProTools DAW computer (early recordings)

Sony
Vaio Duo 11 DAW computer

Asus
Custom built i7 7700K Intel quad core DAW computer
Custom built Q9450 Intel quad core DAW computer
Custom built AMD computer (early recordings)
Early studio photo of older computers

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