Matt Berry – Music for Insomniacs Part IV
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2014 single Music for Insomniacs Part IV.
Music from Music for Insomniacs Part IV
Artists on Music for Insomniacs Part IV
Gear Used On Music for Insomniacs Part IV
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Matt Berry – Music for Insomniacs Part IV (2014). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
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Keyboards and Synthesizers used by Matt Berry on Music for Insomniacs Part IV
Avg price: $2,100.00
Listed on the back cover of Witchazel and visible in this photo used for the back cover of Music for Insomniacs and the back cover of Music for Insomniacs Part IV. It is also mentioned in this December 2020 Sound on Sound interview.
Among Berry’s workhorse synths are his Minimoogs, Korg MS‑20, Prophet 6, ARP Odyssey and Solina, and Roland Jupiter‑4. Meanwhile, in the newer analogue synth department, he’s the proud owner of both Korg’s ARP 2600 FS and KMR’s Antonus 2600, along with the Arturia MatrixBrute. His latest acquisition is a Roland Jupiter‑X, which he clearly loves.
Avg price: $4,304.88
Mentioned in this March 7, 2011 Roland & Boss TV interview at 4:59. It can also be seen in this picture used for the back cover of Music for Insomniacs and this picture from this December 2020 Sound on Sound interview and the back cover of Music for Insomniacs Part IV.
So, I've got a Promars now, but that's just from seeing them, you know, on like, Top of the Pops as a kid... and a Jupiter-4, I haven't got a Jupiter-8... But yeah, you know, I love their keyboards.
Avg price: $16,500.00
Visible in this photo used for the back cover of Music for Insomniacs and the back cover of Music for Insomniacs Part IV. It is also mentioned in this December 2020 Sound on Sound interview.
Around the same time, Berry began collecting then‑unfashionable analogue synths, picking them up incredibly cheaply through classified ads. “I got a [Yamaha] CS‑60 for 200 quid,” he marvels. “I got a CS‑10 and a load of analogue synths. What was always quite funny was that there’d be things like ‘Jupiter‑8. Will swap for a DX7’. You think, ‘Well, you fucking wouldn’t do that now.’
“But for me it was amazing. I wanted analogue synths because I’d seen Jean‑Michel Jarre surrounded by these keyboards that had loads of knobs, dials and sliders. That was the coolest sound. I didn’t think there was anything cool about a DX7.”
Avg price: $7.34
One is visible in this October 2, 2010 photo from Future Music, while two can be seen on the back cover of Music for Insomniacs Part IV. It is also mentioned in this December 2020 Sound on Sound interview.
Around the same time, Berry began collecting then‑unfashionable analogue synths, picking them up incredibly cheaply through classified ads. “I got a [Yamaha] CS‑60 for 200 quid,” he marvels. “I got a CS‑10 and a load of analogue synths. What was always quite funny was that there’d be things like ‘Jupiter‑8. Will swap for a DX7’. You think, ‘Well, you fucking wouldn’t do that now.’
“But for me it was amazing. I wanted analogue synths because I’d seen Jean‑Michel Jarre surrounded by these keyboards that had loads of knobs, dials and sliders. That was the coolest sound. I didn’t think there was anything cool about a DX7.”
Avg price: $4,728.46
Three are visible on the back cover of Music for Insomniacs Part IV, while one can be seen in the May 15, 2013 trailer for Kill the Wolf at 1:27 and in this photo used for the back cover of Music for Insomniacs. They are mentioned in this December 2020 Sound on Sound interview.
Among Berry’s workhorse synths are his Minimoogs, Korg MS‑20, Prophet 6, ARP Odyssey and Solina, and Roland Jupiter‑4. Meanwhile, in the newer analogue synth department, he’s the proud owner of both Korg’s ARP 2600 FS and KMR’s Antonus 2600, along with the Arturia MatrixBrute. His latest acquisition is a Roland Jupiter‑X, which he clearly loves.
Effects Pedals used by Matt Berry on Music for Insomniacs Part IV
Electro-Harmonix EH-7850/EC-2000/EC-2002 Deluxe Memory Man
Avg price: $649.00
Two can be seen on the back cover of Music for Insomniacs Part IV, while one is visible in this photo used for the back cover of Music for Insomniacs.
Electro-Harmonix “Black Russian” Small Stone
Avg price: $129.00
Visible in this photo used for the back cover of Music for Insomniacs and the back cover of Music for Insomniacs Part IV.
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Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Electric Mistress
Avg price: $238.68
Two can be seen on the back cover of Music for Insomniacs Part IV, while one is visible in this photo used for the back cover of Music for Insomniacs.
Moog Moogerfooger MF-103 12-Stage Phaser
Avg price: $767.76
Visible on the back cover of Music for Insomniacs Part IV.
Studio Equipment used by Matt Berry on Music for Insomniacs Part IV
Avg price: $1,799.00
One is visible in this October 2, 2010 photo from Future Music and this photo used for the back cover of Music for Insomniacs, while two can be seen on the back cover of Music for Insomniacs Part IV. It is also mentioned in this December 2020 Sound on Sound interview.
Berry had in the ’90s also collected similarly unfashionable drum machines. “One of the first things that I wanted was a Korg Mini Pops [7] because of Jean‑Michel Jarre,” he recalls. “And I got two of those, for like, 100 quid. And I got a [Roland] CR‑78 [CompuRhythm] for, I think, £250. ’Cause back then no one wanted that. It was this big sort of wooden box, it wasn’t portable and it kind of looked like a microwave, I suppose, compared to small drum machines then.” The appeal for him of these beatboxes, he says, was the warmth of the sounds. “Yeah, they’ve got natural compression and stuff. You don’t need to add a lot. They kind of have all their warmth.”
Avg price: $862.91
Visible in this photo used for the back cover of Music for Insomniacs and the back cover of Music for Insomniacs Part IV.
One is visible in this October 2, 2010 photo from Future Music and this photo used for the back cover of Music for Insomniacs, while two can be seen on the back cover of Music for Insomniacs Part IV.