Tycho & Tycho – Awake album cover

Tycho & Tycho – Awake

Single 2013

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2013 single Awake.

Music from Awake

Gear Used On Awake

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Tycho & Tycho – Awake (2013). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Software Plugins and VSTs used by Tycho on Awake

Reaktor Ensemble

Native Instruments MONARK

Avg price: $87.00

"I'm loving NI's Monark synth right now; best Mini emulation I've heard to date." – Tycho, from a reddit AMA

In a separate reddit thread, a redditor asks about Tycho's lead sound, and references his live performance of Awake. Tycho chimes in and says:

"I have been using the NI Monark Mini emulation for live shows and it's really close to the real thing. For some sounds it's almost indiscernible from a real mini. biggest difference seems to be the envelope attack (real minis are very fast) and just the way it feels when you're playing a real analog keyboard as opposed to midi > VSTi. Even with super low latency I feel like there's a perceptible disconnect when I'm playing. Maybe it's in my head though."