Tom Staar – Rocket album cover

Tom Staar – Rocket

Single 2014

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2014 single Rocket.

Music from Rocket

Artists on Rocket

Gear Used On Rocket

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Tom Staar – Rocket (2014). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Software Plugins and VSTs used by Tom Staar on Rocket

Synth Plugins

Arturia Minimoog Mini V

Avg price: $149.00

In this “In The Studio” video, Tom Staar explains that lots of his main lead sounds are made from very simple sounds, which he then processes heavily with effects plugins to make them bigger and wider. Starting at 0:51, he shows the original saw-like sound came from the Arturia Mini V Software Synthesizer, which he uses “for quite a lot of things”.

Distortion Plugins

Ohm Force Ohmicide Software Distortion Plugin

Avg price: $115.00

In this video you can see Tom Staar using Ohm Force Ohmicide at 9:48s.

EQ Plugins

Sonnox Oxford EQ

Avg price: $157.00

In this video you can see Tom Staar using Sonnox Oxford EQ at 11:14s.

Reverb Plugins

QuikQuak Fusion Field

In this video you can see Tom Staar using QuikQuak Fusion Field at 11:14s.

Compressor Plugins

PSP Audioware PSP Vintage Warmer2

Avg price: $145.50

In this video you can see Tom Staar using PSP VintageWarmer at 14:09s.

Distortion Plugins

FabFilter Saturn 2

Avg price: $125.50

In this video you can see Tom Staar using FabFilter Saturn Plugin at 22:34s.

Synth Plugins

Lennar Digital Sylenth1 Software Synthesizer

Avg price: $155.00

At 19:56 in this video, Sylenth1 can be seen listed in the VST Instrument Rack of Tom Staar's Cubase.

Sampler Plugins

Native Instruments KONTAKT 6

Avg price: $599.00

At 18:48 in this video, Kontakt 2 can be seen running in Tom Staar's Cubase.

Studio Monitors used by Tom Staar on Rocket

Studio Monitor Management

Mackie Big Knob Studio Command System

Avg price: $237.89

In this video you can see Tom Staar using the Mackie Big Knob at 0:28s.