George Daniel

In an Instagram post by George Daniel, the Yamaha R1000 effects processor is featured, highlighting its role in his studio setup.

In this article by Sound on Sound it says George Daniel used Absynth when recording The 1975's debut album

Are there any tracks where iZotope made an appearance on this new record?

Yes! Iris has made a few appearances for ambient sounds. It’s in the title track “I Like it When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It”, along with Stutter Edit on the vocals.

In the podcast, asked for an instrument/plugin he can't live withoug, George mentioned Waves CLA Vocals at 1:14:30.

George speaks of using the Omnisphere in this episode of Song Explorer, where himself and Matty explore the process of creating ‘The Birthday Party’

George references using the Omnisphere as a synth to counteract the twang of the banjo in the song, to make it sound ‘super trippy’.

At 1:51 in this video, George Daniel says that he uses 16'' Zildjian K Light Hi Hats.

If you look towards George's floor-tom, you can see attached a Roland BT-1 Bar Trigger. He used this for the majority of his band's tour supporting their second LP.

In an Instagram photo by woodythetech, George Daniel of The 1975 is shown using a Paiste PST X Stack during their performance in Belfast.

In this Instagram post, George Daniel has taken a photo of his Gaia SH-01 Synthesizer and captioned it with "New shit".

The Teenage Engineering OP-1 is shown on the left-hand side of this photo. On many occasions Matt Healy has spoken of how they used the OP-1 on their third album 'A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships'. So it comes as no surprise that they have used it more recently. This photo is from their storyline to the song 'Bagsy Not in Net' off of their fourth album 'Notes On A Conditional Form', showing George working in their studio.

In the July 2019 AAA Tech Diaries on Mike Dolbear, it is noted that George Daniel uses a Yamaha Custom Acrylic Drum Kit, featuring 10, 12, and 14-inch toms alongside a 22-inch kick drum. He currently incorporates a Yamaha Absolute Hybrid Maple kick drum with a Chrome wrap.

In the AAA Tech Diaries article on Mike Dolbear, George Daniel of The 1975 is shown using an RCI Acrylic Drumset with Yamaha Hardware.

In this article by Sound on Sound it says George Daniel used Logic's EXS24 when recording The 1975's debut album

George Daniel is seen using Apple Logic Pro X on a MacBook Pro while creating sounds for The 1975's second album, as shown in a tweet.

These are the hi hats he has been playing during the 'i like it when you sleep for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it' tour.

We also used a lot of the mad distortions from Trash 2 on the drums in “Ballad of Me and My Brain” to make the drums feel super frantic and mad!

The Waldorf Rocket is shown beside the Waldorf Streichfett in the top left of this photo

In this Instagram post George Daniel's Moog Little Phatty Stage II is shown on the left

In this article by Sound on Sound it says George Daniel used Massive when recording The 1975's debut album

He uses Remo Pinstripe drum heads for toms

In this YouTube video from Roland UK, at 0:30 George says "Mainly the electronics is the SPD-SX. I had the SPD before I had anything else."

In the live performance of "Chocolate" on Conan, George Daniel of The 1975 can be seen playing a red Yamaha Rock Tour Custom Drum Kit.

Are there any tracks where iZotope made an appearance on this new record?

Yes! Iris has made a few appearances for ambient sounds. It’s in the title track “I Like it When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It”, along with Stutter Edit on the vocals.

The Maschine Mikro is shown in this Instagram ppost by George Daniel

In this article by Sound on Sound it says George Daniel used Logic as the DAW when recording The 1975's debut album

George Daniel and Matty Healy can be seen alongside the Moog One in their Studio in Oxfordshire, England. This video was taken on the 23rd March 2020 when they livestreamed two instrumental songs on George's Instagram. The second song starting at 18 minutes and 5 seconds later featured on The 1975's fourth album 'Notes On A Conditional Form,' the song was named 'Having No Head'.

Taken from Jonathan Gilmore's photo collection from the band's website Mindshower.ai. You can see it is stated George played the 'Frail State of Mind' synth bass on a Moog MiniMoog Model D.

The Waldorf Streichfett string synthesizer is shown in this photo on the top right

On 01:11:38 you can clearly see that George is playing Vic Firth sticks. If you look closely you can see that the model name starts with 'Ex...'. So my guess is that he plays some kind of Extreme series Vic Firth drumsticks, during the show in the O2, at least. (The Extreme series are just the normal size drumsticks (5a, 5b, 2b etc.) but with extra length for more reach around the kit.)

George Daniel can be seen using the Waldorf KB37 Modular Synth in this photo taken from the Spotify Storyline to The 1975's fourth album 'Notes On A Conditional Form'. Matt Healy has quoted (on the Spotify Storyline) that they used a modular synth on the song 'Yeah I Know' off of NOACF, it is therefore highly likely that they used this Waldorf to generate that sound.