Alessandro Cortini

"I wasn't kidding when I said he likes electronic music!" exclaims Alessandro Cortini, about his cat who can be seen next to an ARP 2600 in this Instagram video clip.

In this Instagram video clip of an Oberheim TVS-1 Two Voice, Alessandro Cortini comments: "Welcome back to the family tvs1"

seen at 12:30 "The Elektron stuff is always on and always getting some action"

"It's a very interesting instrument, I use it both as a sampler and a synth." The OP-1 can be seen at 5:44 in the video.

"It's a great instrument, it has the voice of a Dave Smith instrument, while at the same time being very modern sounding." The Prophet 12 can be seen at 9:02 in the video.

EMS Synthi AKS can be seen during Alessandro Cortini's "synth cave" tour. The item can be seen 15:31 into this video.

"Probably the AKS is my favorite out of the two [EMS VCS 3 and EMS Synthi AKS]."

Roland SH-101 can be seen during Alessandro Cortini's "synth cave" tour. The item can be seen 10:59 into this video.

EMS VCS 3 can be seen during Alessandro Cortini's "synth cave" tour. The item can be seen 15:31 into this video.

"The VCS is very cool to record straight, straight from the speakers."

Roland MC-202 can be seen during Alessandro Cortini's "synth cave" tour. The item can be seen 10:03 into this video.

Alessandro used just a Roland MC-202 and a delay pedal to record his "Sonno" album.

The Pro One can be seen during Alessandro Cortini's "synth cave" tour. The item can be seen 10:59 into this video.

Roland TB-303 with Devil Fish mod can be seen during Alessandro Cortini's "synth cave" tour. The item can be seen 10:03 into this video.

TB-303 was prominently featured on Alessandro's Risveglio LP.

“The 303 can be such a haunting instrument used in a certain way, and I felt it completely fit the mood of the previous work I have done on the 202, especially when given a specific location in space. It’s such a living instrument.”

• FACT MAG, JUNE 18 2015

http://www.factmag.com/2015/06/18/alessandro-cortini-risveglio-hospital-recordings/

The Prophet-5 can be seen during Alessandro Cortini's "synth cave" tour. The item can be seen 12:18 into this video. The "Prophet-5" logo plate can be clearly seen in the bottom-left corner of the frame.

Minimoog Voyager can be seen during Alessandro Cortini's "synth cave" tour. The item can be seen 14:02 into this video.

Buchla 700 can be seen during Alessandro Cortini's "synth cave" tour. The item can be seen starting from 12:47 into this video.

"This is one of my favorite synths".

Featured in some tour of his studio.

"On the last tour, along with the keyboards, and modulars, I had an [Elektron] Octatrack, a TB303, a Nagra tape machine, an old four track… it was fucking crazy [laughs]."

"The Korg Prophecy, and Waldorfs are amazing. The Nord Lead 2 is incredible and it’s virtual analog. The Nord Modular is weird, glassy, and awesome. The ROLI Seaboard RISE’s hardware is great, but only half the story."

"The Korg Prophecy, and Waldorfs are amazing. The Nord Lead 2 is incredible and it’s virtual analog. The Nord Modular is weird, glassy, and awesome. The ROLI Seaboard RISE’s hardware is great, but only half the story. "

" I bought the Waldorf at beginning of the album mixing session, which, for me, is a period that goes well beyond just mixing. This is the time where I make all the tracks fit together. It’s like a puzzle: I have all these pieces and I listen to them together and then make the final changes. The Waldorf provided the right ingredients for me; it was like the clear coat that glued the music together.

The machine came via a recommendation from my friend Richard Devine, who had worked with them originally, and also Richard James who loves the instrument too. When those two Richards speak, you have to listen. It really is what they described. Out of all the instruments from the last decade, it’s the one that sounds like a universe on its own, and it finds the perfect point of having the right features and ease of use in accessing these features. "

One of my favorites.

While explaining his Live Rig With Nine Inch Nails, Alessandro show what he mention as "His favorite part of the rig" showing the Tascam 4 track recorder. This gear is used for many purposes, now almost every song in the set have his own cassette. Sometimes for playing backing riffs, piano chords and sometimes even the click track for the drummer.

Interviewer: So, its not synced in any way?

Alessandro: No never, no way thats not what we doing Some time we even send the drummer´s click track from here... and people is like What?... haha, Exactly..

"The Elektron stuff is always on and always getting some action, particulary the Octatrack wich is (...) probably one of the most revolutionary instruments of the last 20 years. (...) I've never been a sampling guy, and the Octatrack changed the way I approach sampling. Even the simplest sound bite can be transformed into a song."

seen at 12:30 "The Elektron stuff is always on and always getting some action"

Roland TR-808 can be seen during Alessandro Cortini's "synth cave" tour. The item can be seen 10:58 into this video.

DSI Tempest can be seen during Alessandro Cortini's "synth cave" tour. The item can be seen 10:58 into this video.

Roland TR-606 can be seen during Alessandro Cortini's "synth cave" tour. The item can be seen 10:58 into this video.