here's one:

does anyone possibly know the list of what the cbs use to record?

synths, progs, samplers///

im just a kid getting into this for the first time and wanna know what people are using...

cya

the old website had a list of all their gear. then again, they dont use all the gear on every single song..

yeah ive seen a lift kicking about, if u do a search in the froum im sure ur find in, ive found lists on yahoo search before.

I've got one from 98 so most of it won't be recent, but the synths should still be similar.



* Computers:

o Apple Mac G3 266mhz

o Apple Mac LC475

o SyQuest 270 removeable hard disk carts for live gigs



* Hardware:

o Tascam DA-88 Hi8 8 Track digital multitracker for live gigs synced to MPC

o Mackie 1604 mixer

o Pair of Dyn-Audio N2 speakers with ABS Sub Bass system



* Software:

o Steinberg Cubase VST 3.52

o Steinberg Recycle

o Steinberg Rebirth

o Digidesign Pro Tools



* Sequencers:

o ARP 1603 analogue sequencer

o Doepfer maq 16:3 sequencer

o Electro Harmonix analogue sequencer

o Akai MPC 3000 sequencer/drum machine (16Mb)



* Samplers:

o 2 x Akai 3200XL

o Akai S1000 (fully expanded)

o Akai S2800 (6Mb)

o Akai S3000

o Akai X7000

o Emu E64



* Synthesizers:

o ARP 2600

o EMS synthi AKS

o Octave CAT

o Octave Kitten

o Korg mono-poly

o Korg MS10

o Roland SH101

o Roland Juno 106

o Electro Harmonix mini synthesizer

o Roland TR-909

o Roland TB-303

o Roland MiniMoog



* Guitars:

o 1963 Fender Jazzmaster

o 1971 Fender Telecaster



* Processors:

o Sherman filterbank

o Electro Harmonix Bass Microsynth effects pedal

o Electro Harmonix guitar micro-synthesizer

o Electro Harmonix electric mistress

o Electro Harmonix tone bender

o Electro Harmonix space drum

o Ibanez analogue delay

o Schaller tremolo

o Morley wah/Dist/Boss Heavy metal pedal



* Misc:

o Kawai K4

o Alesis Quadraverb



* Studio:

o Based in Southeast london, in a complex called Orinoco.

Cheers Mongoose that brilliant. I bet it took them ages to get all of that.

They don't use cubase anymore they now use logic and i now that they have used reason also. The studio is now also called miloco. Wonder how much of that list they still use and how much new stuff they have.

More recent list, taken from an interview in Jan 2002 (http://www.planet-dust.net/remix.htm):



Chemical Brothers' Gear



COMPUTERS



Apple Mac G3/266 and G4/333 running Logic Audio Platinum software

Apple Mac LC475

Digidesign 888/24 I/O Interface

Digidesign Pro Tools

Rorke hard drives



SAMPLERS



Akai S3000 (2)

Akai S3000XL (2)

Akai S7000

Akai S6000

E-mu E64

E-mu E4 Ultra (4)



SYNTHS, KEYBOARDS, SEQUENCERS



Alesis A6 Andromeda

ARP 1603

ARP 2600

Doepfer MAQ 16/3 (2)

Electro-Harmonix Mini-Synthesizer

EMS Synthi AKS

EMS VCS3

Korg MonoPoly

Korg MS10

Korg MS50

Korg MS2000

Moog Memorymoog

Clavia Nord Modular

Oberheim Xpander (2)

Octave Cat

Octave Kitten

Roland Juno-106

Roland Jupiter-6

Roland SH-101



GUITARS



Fender Deluxe Reverb amp

Fender Jazzmaster

Fender Precision Bass

Fender Telecaster

Parker MIDI Fly



DRUM MACHINES



Akai MPC3000

Casio RZ1

Elektron Machinedrum

E-mu SP1200

Linn Drum

Sonor Mini-Movement drum system



EFFECTS



EMS Synthi Hi-Fli

Ibanez analog delay

Eventide H3000 Ultra-Harmonizer

T.C. Electronic FireworX

T.C. Electronic M5000

AMS delays

AMS reverb



MIXERS, MONITORS



Dynaudio ABES subwoofer

Dynaudio M2 speakers

Mackie 32�8 board (2)

Yamaha NS10 speakers

Does anyone know what synth they use to create that classic chems sound?



It's used in a lot of their tracks (mainly in tracks before Surrender) and it's used heavily in "freak of the week" (probably heavily used in lots of other tracks too buy freak of the week is the one that pops to mind because I've just been listening to it.)

Eh? No edit button?



Ah well, I meant to say at the start of Freak of the week, and I also meant "but" not "buy".

I always associate the "chemical sound" to the EMS synths, and the Octave synths to a lesser extent. LFO on the cutoff!!