CHRIS’S ESSENTIAL GEAR

Avalon AD2055 EQ

“I don’t think I’ve ever used the bass on it. I sometimes filter stuff with a high notch going directly in with a mic input, like a posh wah wah pedal for people who should really know better.”

TLA Ivory 5013 EQ

“Sounds amazing on the Cat. I think I made Winter

Linn with that combo.”

Sennheiser MKH 8070 long shotgun mic

“I like pointing this out the window and recording people. I have Ableton automating through different intervals and formants so they sound high on acid, then layer up the recordings and use them on my albums – barely audible but captured nevertheless.”

Roland RE-501 Chorus Echo

Moog Moogerfooger MF-108M Cluster Flux

Zoom Studio 1201 Reverb and Effects

“I’ve had this since

Clarence Park. I basically made that album with this box and an E-MU sampler and a Yamaha CS1x. The long reverbs are pure heavenly grot.”

Thermionic Culture Fat Bustard II

“Makes everything sound better. The EQ is surprisingly deep; you can totally change a track with it. It’s a bit like the Decapitator plugin.”

Chandler

Zener Limiter Yamaha Disklavier Sennheiser MKH