Let's discuss Richard D James's Gear list

[Paranormal Patroler]

[Paranormal Patroler]

You bastard, I know you're a member here.

[mamonu]

[Dogma]

HUh? are you having a coversation with yourself? I havent seen this list but I just heard the new track - DAMN! I mean wow! I thought he disappeared up his own ass years ago but this is perfect balance between twitch and dance.

[sascha.victoria]

On first glance this is the most used piece of equipment:

http://www.sounddevices.com/products/722/

[hageir]

yup!
haha

Jeez that's a ton of gear!!
Nice to see he's liking the API stuff, I really want that 550B EQ, yumm!!!

I don't see the SCI Studio 440 on his list, which was given to him by a friend in the 90s when he was starting out (read that somewhere)

[Paranormal Patroler]

Maybe he didn't use it this time. I doubt it's a complete list.

[amnesia]

MC202?

[hageir]

Maybe he didn't use it this time. I doubt it's a complete list.

good point! hehe

[amnesia]

My thinking is its everything used on Syro. it is not a complete list bar far.

[amnesia]

Its not complete because there is no EMS Synthi 100 listed.

Especially this.

[Paranormal Patroler]

Actually there is one of these close to where I'm located. I should go take some photos in front of it if I can as well, I mean I own a lab coat so why not?

[extra testicle]

^ there is a modulars category lol same deal w/ plugs

i'd guess the dots line up with the tracks used on. what do the black squares mean? and some stuff is listed and unused...probably spells out some secret message. haha

it's an interesting shift in track title naming. his take on a gear demo, live to 2 tracks? lol

imo the spaces used is the only part that makes the gear list interesting. it's funny to imagine him setting that stuff up in bed. and the names of the spaces let you imagine the feel of the room without seeing the gear, which is cool. when you're using your own gear you aren't checking it out. the lodge makes me think twin peaks. is the mod room where he tinkers with shit or where people go to use psychedelic drugs? it's better not knowing.

[soundwave106]

Jeez that's a ton of gear!!

While not every professional musician out there has the same GAS as some of us amateurs, it's refreshing in a way to know that -- well -- a heck of a lot *do*. (Aphex Twin is by far not the only pro with insane gear lists.)

At least we're not guitarists, I guess.

[Cymatics]

My thinking is its everything used on Syro.

That's kind of obvious isn't it? The dots denote what track each item is used on.

[thetwlo]

this is going to turn into the Nurse with Wound list, isn't it?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nurse_with_Wound_list

[101010oxo]

I thought it quite interesting that he used the Sound Devices 722 so much...

[petejm]

You can get a sense of each setup if you do a bit of work.
Anyone want to help categorise the gear: instruments, mixers etc? I'm not familiar with a lot of this stuff.
There were a couple of items that don't seem to be listed against tracks, so maybe some errors here...

• minipops 67 (source field mix) - Lodge
  • allen organ spring reverb
    arp 2500
    bode vocoder
    chandler delay black
    chandler zoner limiter
    disklavier mkiv pro custom
    emt 140 plate/stereo/tube
    eventide dsp4000
    fulltone tape echo
    korg minipops7 midi, sepouts
    korg ps3300 x3
    lexicon 480l
    marion prosynth x2
    micmix dynaflanger
    midimoogs x2
    MTI Ensemble
    Neotek Elite 64 Channel Custom
    Pearl Syncussion, racked/midi/mod x4
    Plugins, various
    Quantec Room Simulator
    RME Fireface800
    RMI Harmonic Synth
    Roland MKS70
    Sci Prophet VS
    Sci Prophet5, racked/keyboard
    Studio Electronics Code8 Full
    Synton Syntovox 221 x2
    Tantek Flanger/Delay
    TC1210
    Valley People Gain Brains
    Valley People Kepex x10
    Wildlife
  XMAS_EVET10 (thanaton3 mix) - Basement & Lodge
  • AKG Contact Mics
    Allen Organ Spring Reverb
    ARP 2500
    Bode Vocoder
    Chandler Delay Black
    Chandler Zoner Limiter
    EML 101. Modded
    EMS 2000 Vocoder
    EMT 140 Plate/Stereo/Tube
    EMT 240 Gold Foil
    EMT 258 x4 Filters
    Eventide DSP4000
    Fulltone Tape Echo
    HAT Mechanical Drums
    JH Tau Phaser
    Korg PS3300 x3
    Lexicon 480L
    Lynx Aurora 16
    Marion PROSynth x2
    Meinl Water UDU
    Midimoogs x2
    Moog Memory Lintronics
    Mum&Dad Vocals
    Neotek Elite 64 Channel Custom
    Oberheim OBX, racked
    Oberheim Modular SEMs, racked
    Pearl Syncussion, racked/midi/mod x4
    Plugins, various
    Roland D550
    Roland MKS70
    Roland R8/R8M
    Sci Prophet VS
    Sci Prophet5, racked/keyboard
    Sound Devices 722
    SPL TD4
    SSL X desk
    Studio Electronics Code8 Full
    Synton Syntovox 221 x2
    TC1210
    Tongue Drums
    Valley People Gain Brains
    Valley People Kepex x10
    Wildlife
    Yamaha EX42
    Yamaha FS1R
    Zither AFX-scale
  produk 29 - Lodge
  • Allen Organ Spring Reverb
    AMS RM10
    Dytronics FS1
    Eventide DSP4000
    Fulltone Tape Echo
    Korg Minipops7 Midi, sepouts
    Korg PS3300 x3
    Lynx Aurora 16
    Micmix Dynaflanger
    Micmix Masteroom 2
    Midas Venice Desk
    Midimoogs x2
    MTI Ensemble
    Mum&Dad Vocals
    Neotek Elite 64 Channel Custom
    Plugins, various
    Sci Prophet5, racked/keyboard
    Songbird Trichorus x2
    Sound Devices 722
    Tantek Flanger/Delay
    TC1210
    Valley People Gain Brains
    Valley People Kepex x10
  4 bit 9d api+e+6 - Mod room
  • Allen Heath Mix Wizard
    Crumar Bit01 White
    Dytronics FS1
    Eventide H949 x4
    Kawai K5000R
    Lexicon 480L
    Modular Systems/Eurorack
    Moog Memory Lintronics
    Orla DSE24
    Pearl SC40
    Plugins, various
    Roland CE1
    Roland TR606, modded
    Sci Prophet VS
    Sound Devices 722
    Yamaha EX42
    Yamaha FS1R
  180db_ - Bank thin room
  • AKG BX25
    Midas Venice Desk
    RME Fireface800
    Serge Modular 9-panel
    Soundcraft Ghost
  CIRCLONT6A (syrobonkus mix) - Bedroom
  • API 8200A
    Boss BX16
    Boss BX8
    Boss GE7
    Casio FZ10 + F220M + HXC
    Chandler Delay Cream
    Cirklon Sequencer
    Drawmer Stereo Gate
    EMT 258 x4 Filters
    Helios x2
    JH Arp Quadra Phaser
    JH Storm Tide Flanger x2
    Korg Minipops7 Midi, sepouts
    LPG
    Make Noise DPO
    Midas Venice Desk
    Roland 101e, modded
    Sound Devices 722
    TR9090
    Yamaha DX100, modded
  fz pseudotimestretch+e+3 -Bedroom
  • API 8200A
    Boss BX16
    Boss BX8
    Casio FZ10 + F220M + HXC
    Cirklon Sequencer
    Korg Minipops7 Midi, sepouts
    Midimoogs x2
    Sound Devices 722
  CIRCLONT14 (shrymoning mix) - Bedroom
  • API 8200A
    Boss BX16
    Boss BX8
    Casio FZ10 + F220M + HXC
    Chandler Delay Cream
    Cirklon Sequencer
    Intellijel Rubicon
    JH Arp Quadra Phaser
    Jomox Sunsyn V1 x2
    Modular Systems/Eurorack
    Roland 101e, modded
    Roland R8/R8M
    Roland TR808
    Sound Devices 722
    Yamaha CS80
    Yamaha DX100, modded
  syro u473t8+e (piezoluminescence mix) - Bedroom
  • API 8200A
    Boss BX16
    Boss BX8
    Casio FZ10 + F220M + HXC
    Chandler Delay Cream
    Cirklon Sequencer
    Cwejman RES4 x3
    Cwejman VCO6
    EMT 258 x4 Filters
    Helios x2
    Midas Venice Desk
    Musicmaid Claptrap x4
    Neumann U473 x2
    Quad Eight 248 x2
    Roland 101e, modded
    Sound Devices 722
    TR727
    Yamaha CS80
    Yamaha DX100, modded
  PAPAT4 (pineal mix) - Lodge
  • Atari 1040 + Midi Expansion + HXC
    Chandler Delay Black
    EMT 252 FX
    Lynx Aurora 16
    Midimoogs x2
    Modular Systems/Eurorack
    Neotek Elite 64 Channel Custom
    Pearl Syncussion, racked/midi/mod x4
    Plugins, various
    Rhodes Chroma
    Roland MKS70
    Studio Electronics Code8 Full
  s950tx16wasr10 (earth portal mix) - C-shape
  • A Designs Reddi
    A Designs Pacifica
    ADT Toolkit x4
    Akai S950HXC
    Alice Mixer
    Calrec Minimixer
    Chandler Delay Cream
    Cirklon Sequencer
    Ensoniq ASR10
    Korg DS8
    Korg PS3200
    Siemens V78 x2
    Sound Devices 722
    SSL 4000 Channel Strips x5
    Synthoma Elkorus
    Yamaha TX16W x2
  aisatsana - Big room
  • Calrec Minimixer
    Disklavier MKIV Pro Custom
    DPA 4052
    EMS 2000 Vocoder
    Nagra IV-S
    Shure Auxpander
    Sound Devices 722

[twincities]

glad to see it looks like they'll be some (prepared?) piano stuff again with the disklavier!

[JahBones]

RMI harmonic synth! Glad I googled that, what a looker! Anyone actually ever seen one of these in person?

[thetwlo]

RMI harmonic synth! Glad I googled that, what a looker! Anyone actually ever seen one of these in person?

no, no one, ever. Weird, right?

[Kent]

I've played one of them. It was cool looking and only slightly special.

[m0rb1d]

Here's a nice spreadsheet someone put together.


Fascinating to read, this is one of the best parts of the new album.

[Paranormal Patroler]

I bet the Cirklon will now get to top of the list for a lot of people that didn't even know about it. Also what delights me most about this gear list is that musicians like Aphex Twin and Squarepusher have been known to push devices to their limits. Always striving to get more from what the machine is supposed to give. And seeing new devices on these artists lists, devices that were designed with a mind-frame to overcome said limitations, I'm happy and excited to see what new boundaries these artists might reach.

[Heathfinnie]

RMI harmonic synth! Glad I googled that, what a looker! Anyone actually ever seen one of these in person?

I owned one. I agree with Kent. Looks way cooler than it actually sounded. Don't get me wrong, it was special but I couldn't justify keeping it given my thoughts on the sound. It ended up in the hands of Billy Corgan who I think now owns one of everything and could probably rival the Aphex List.