WHAT’S ON YOUR HARD DRIVE?

Klaus Schulze The German synth and tech pioneer likes to stick with his favourite old-school music software…

LOGIC PRO “My bread-and-butter DAW since it first came out for the Atari – when it was still called Notator. As it allowed for heavy use of the first MIDI-sync interfaces, it became my weapon of choice, especially as you could cascade multiple Unitor MIDI interfaces with it. I stuck with it up until Logic 7, but I do use 8 for occasional projects. Pro X is just not for me. Some of my favourite older plugins wouldn’t be compatible with the new 64-bitonly version, so updating would cause me a lot of headaches.” STEINBERG VOICE MACHINE “When it comes to treating single audio tracks that contain vocals or even solo instruments, I always have this in my standard channel strip. It was discontinued a long time ago, but it still gives me a lot of options for shaping or deforming single audio tracks – not in the most conventional sense, maybe, but I love what it can do when you approach it courageously!” STEINBERG PLEX “Another one of those early Steinberg plugins that was discontinued some time ago. I don’t often use it as an ‘instrument’, but it’s useful for triggering other sound generators. Plus, I like the step-sequenced filters: they can be applied anywhere within the DAW.” SPECTRASONICS ATMOSPHERE “Basically, I love everything from the Spectrasonics guys – Stylus RMX and Trillian are always in my standard setup. Stylus provides simple grooves when I need something quick and dirty; Trillian helps me

“Stylus provides simple grooves when I need something quick and dirty”

out when my Studio Electronics Midimoog is having a truly bad day; but Atmosphere is my favourite. For me, it’s even better than Omnisphere, as you always end up spending too much time fiddling! Atmosphere has lots of beautiful pad sounds – always inspiring starting points – plus it’s so easy to control and transform the sound while I play. Just the way I like it!” The album Silhouettes is out now on SPV. For more info, visit: www.klaus-schulze.com