BT
EDM producer Brian Wayne Transeau
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BT shows a song in Ableton Live 10 in this Instagram post.
Other posts, where he shows in Ableton Live some new plugins he got:
"I’m using everything really. The thing about FL Studio is the workflow in it is so open ended. I love that people think of it like a toy. There are a bunch of professional producers that look at it as some kid’s toy, my first DAW. But, when you say to them, ‘Hey, have you ever seen this additive synth, Harmor?’ And they say, ‘Oh, I can do that in Massive.’ ‘Oh really?’ So I’ll show them drawing your own filters and spectral waiting of a phaser, mono gliding inside a monophonic chord, note data that’s not a note... It actually makes people that work in Logic and Ableton angry because you can do so much stuff in FL Studio that you can’t do in those two programs. It’s actually crazy! For example, in FL Studio you can take a kick drum or LFO and modulate the master clock. I mean, why you would want to, I don’t know. It’s so open ended that it’s like working with a modular synthesizer but in DAW form.
Honestly, in my humble opinion, FL Studio is the most open-ended, incredible DAW that has ever been made. I don’t know how you can top that. Those guys pay me nothing. In fact, I’m constantly giving them feature suggestions to tame it if you will. FL Studio is mind boggling awesome. I love what Image Line are doing and really believe in it!"
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3 seconds into another of BT's modular synthesizer videos on Telly, the signature orange knobs of the Hertz Donut MkII debut from the right side of the shot.
BT still adores his heavily modified Roland TR-707, the Roland TR-505, the Roland 505 and the Boss DR-550 MkII. "Anything with that many switches has to sound good," he says with a laugh.
The Camel Audio Artists page lists BT as an avid fan and supporter of the Alchemy synth. He is quoted on the site:
"This is the best synth I have ever used in my entire life. Hard or soft synth, the most elegant, animated, beautiful, evocative synthesizer ever made."
"You can hear Camel Audio software in BT's scores for 'Monster', 'The Underclassman' and 'Stealth'."
BT talks about ownership and usage of his ARP 2600 modular synth, which was once owned by Pink Floyd, in this video.
"The Pro One I use a lot and I was a big early Sequential Circuits fan."
"Polyrhythms and isorhythms with 4ms rotating clock dividers and pingable envelope generator. Absolute rhythmic inspiration mayhem."
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Four seconds into BT's Telly video, two Linix modules can be spotted in the upper-right-hand corner of the shot.
"I love ANA, it's Amazing!" On the webpage for ANA Synth, under the Testimonials tab, BT is the fourth-listed artist amongst other famous ANA users.
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In this Instagram photo we can see bt using logic on his new temporary setup.
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"ShaperBox is a masterpiece of simplicity of use and complexity of sound. In my daily arsenal."
"I use a lot of analogue synths all the time. My favorite analogue poly synth ever is the Prophet 5. That’s the sound I always wanted to make as a kid, but I could never afford one of those really expensive poly synths. I use it all the time."
BT's SCM Breakout by 4ms can be seen in this video he posted to Instagram.
The 4ms RCD Breakout can be seen in BT's modular synth in this video he posted.
In the first few seconds of this video, on the right-most edge of the left module rack, one sees the teal knobs and LCD display of the Braids module.
At the beginning of this video, just underneath the upper-right-most module, one can spot the Z-DSP's screen and gray knobs.
About 5 seconds in, cautious viewers can identify the Cylonix Intellijel Cyclebox module three modules in from the bottom left of BT's arsenal of modules.
BT tweets, "Whole family watching the wedding singer and installing a new display and SuperMax! on my DX7. Could a Friday possibly get better?"
DX7 refers to his Yamaha DX7 Synthesizer. SuperMax is a modification/expansion for the DX7, providing more patches, more features, and better MIDI implementation.
In a tweet from September 2014, BT heaps praise on the Xfer records Serum software synth. He says, "So just a massive WOW on @SteveDuda 's Serum. This is incredible work man."
In this Instagram photo, BT talks about taking home a Lexicon Model 200 Digital Reverberator unit. He talks about having used the reverb unit quite a bit on his project All Hail the Silence. He says, "2 things I've wanted my whole life. The reverb from Blade Runner (used a to on The Silence) and a System-100m. Vintage condition, coming home with me. #soexciteditscrazy" (posted May 2014)
BT tweets a photo of his modded Sequential Circuits Prophet 600 synth, which was built in 1983.
He writes "Behold the beauty of a firmware modified, re-contacted Prophet 600. Best part signed 'Assembled by Randy 1983' #Epic" (posted by BT on 13 Jan 2015).
BT states on ProjectSAM's testimonial page, "This is amazing. It's a super different, unique and, most importantly, inspiring addition to my orchestral library. It's the most fun thing to play for scoring I've come across. I'm using this on EVERYTHING."
"I'm bewildered it's taken manufactures so long to catch on to the control voltage craze. Now that we have there are a proliferation of exciting new instruments and synths, for bang for buck you can get a Beatstep Pro and stop looking. This is the most feature rich, high end step and gate sequencer in a small format, affordable (and substantial) package I've ever seen. I want about 20 of these!" – BT via Arturia
As someone who's known for a painstaking level of detail in their compositions, I'm the last person you'd expect to hear an endorsement from about something that doesn't require coding or patch cables. I must say that NEXUS is one of the most powerful and dynamic softsynths I've ever had the pleasure of using. Check it out, you will not be disappointed.
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"This is outrageously cool. Insane. Great plugin, going to be super-useful for everyone. I love the ‘making a backbeat bigger’ trick. The trick I mean is setting a wet/dry balance to 50% and making the ‘under loop’ half-time on a backbeat-heavy loop. Makes a MASSIVE snare or clap!!!"
BT endorses HalfTime on the official product webpage, giving the above quote.
Additionally, BT appears in the "In Use By" section of the product video beginning at 2:03: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y9Tr5f1UCo&feature=youtu.be&t=2m3s
BT endorses and uses Cinemorphx, as highlighted by Sample Logic LLC.
As the center of his studio, BT uses M-Audio's Radium61 61-Key USB MIDI Controller to drive his system, complemented by an array of Pioneer Pro DJ gear. He has both a Macintosh G5, running Logic Pro with Digidesign's Pro Tools HD hardware systems, and a G4, allowing him to run older software and hardware interfaces. Additionally, there are multiple AMD Dual-core Opteron computers running Native Instruments' Kontakt 2 with EastWest/Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra and Symphonic Choir libraries as well as Quantum Leap Colossus and Stormdrum and Native Instruments' Kompakt. The space is nothing if not versatile. For his score for 2004's "Monster," BT wanted a more organic sound, so vocals, guitars and percussion overdubs were done in various room at his home. For this, he used a variety of mics, some of the many guitars hanging on his wall and Neve microphone preamps.
As the center of his studio, BT uses M-Audio's Radium61 61-Key USB MIDI Controller to drive his system, complemented by an array of Pioneer Pro DJ gear. He has both a Macintosh G5, running Logic Pro with Digidesign's Pro Tools HD hardware systems, and a G4, allowing him to run older software and hardware interfaces. Additionally, there are multiple AMD Dual-core Opteron computers running Native Instruments' Kontakt 2 with EastWest/Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra and Symphonic Choir libraries as well as Quantum Leap Colossus and Stormdrum and Native Instruments' Kompakt. The space is nothing if not versatile. For his score for 2004's "Monster," BT wanted a more organic sound, so vocals, guitars and percussion overdubs were done in various room at his home. For this, he used a variety of mics, some of the many guitars hanging on his wall and Neve microphone preamps.
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Discography
Ima
1995
ESCM
1997
Movement In Still Life
1999
Emotional Technology
2003
Music From And Inspired By The Film Monster
2004
Stealth (Original Motion Picture Score)
2005
Catch and Release (Original Motion Picture Score)
2007
These Hopeful Machines
2010
Active 2.0: The BT Workout
2010
These Humble Machines
2011
These Re-Imagined Machines
2011
Laptop Symphony
2012
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Must Be The Love (Enamour Remix)
Arty & BT & Nadia Ali & Enamour · 2022
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