Adana Twins

We also use the TAL 101 and the D16 Phoscyon; both of them are 303 emulations. From what I've read, these aren't the most realistic 303 machines out there, but that's not a problem for us because we aren't too interested in the genuine 'acid sound' – I think you hear much more of that coming from the UK at the moment.

We've just got a TR-8, too. Is it as good as the real thing? I don't know because I've never had the opportunity to compare the two, but as we're never likely to be able to afford the real thing, this is a suitable replacement. It works for us and that's all that matters.

For us, Ableton is just a recording machine. We use the compression, the EQ and the Drum Rack, but most of our sounds come from third-party software. I hope that doesn't sound like I'm complaining about Ableton… it's fantastic. I can't really think of one problem we have with it. OK, maybe the individual elements on the production side could be fine-tuned, but you have to be careful that you're not trying to search for perfection.

Because production deadlines are so tight these days, we seem to spend a lot of our time trying to write songs on planes and in airports; Diva has become very useful in these situations because we know that we can access instantly useful sounds. Those sounds might get changed or even replaced completely as the production process goes on, but Diva will always give you some great ideas to start with.

We also use the TAL 101 and the D16 Phoscyon; both of them are 303 emulations. From what I've read, these aren't the most realistic 303 machines out there, but that's not a problem for us because we aren't too interested in the genuine 'acid sound' – I think you hear much more of that coming from the UK at the moment.

: Adana Twins express interest in trying the Roland TB-303 but find it too costly, preferring to allocate their budget to other studio equipment, as mentioned in their MusicRadar interview.

It's the same for our drum sounds. We have D16 Drumazon, which is a 909 emulation.

We also seem to end up adding lots of little bits of synth and percussion; a bit of Sylenth1, a bit of Arturia V.

We also seem to end up adding lots of little bits of synth and percussion; a bit of Sylenth1, a bit of Arturia V.