Michael Gira – Drainland album cover

Michael Gira – Drainland

Album 1995

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 1995 album Drainland.

Music from Drainland

Gear Used On Drainland

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Michael Gira – Drainland (1995). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Michael Gira

Michael Gira

Engineer Producer

Studio Equipment used by Michael Gira on Drainland

Audio Samplers

Akai S900 MIDI Digital Sampler

Avg price: $692.00

In a Tape Op interview, Michael Gira explicitly identified the Akai S900 MIDI Digital Sampler as a tool he used, saying, “an Akai S900 is to me a really useful tool” and adding that he “made an entire record with one of those” and also used an S900 with Bill Rieflin “as a mic preamp on all the vocals on a solo album” recorded in Seattle. He also noted he had a "trunk full of tapes I dumped into the s900"