Alessandro Cortini

"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."

"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.

" 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. "

In his Reverb interview explaining his cassette recorder performance process. OP-Z comes in at at 5:36

"I've been using an OP-1 by Teenage Engineering for a long time, and just recently switched to the OP-Z, which allows me to load the same sample banks that I used in the OP-1."

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

"I was lucky enough to have been offered to spend a few hours with a lovely 208 +221 combination. Here's what i came up with."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4jRmysLWkM

That's him posting about it. You can also see it in the other video URL, him performing live with it. He's been using it quite a lot over the last coupel of years, so you can see it in a lot of videos of his performances you'd find on Youtube etc.

In a YouTube video showcasing his studio, Alessandro Cortini features the Korg MS-20 synthesizer.

In an interview on reverb.com, Alessandro Cortini of Nine Inch Nails expresses his admiration for several synthesizers, including the Korg Prophecy.

"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]."

One of my favorites.

"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"

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.

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.

In a YouTube video, Alessandro Cortini refers to the Jomox SunSyn as "one of my favorite synths," highlighting his use of this instrument.

In an interview with Reverb, Alessandro Cortini expresses his admiration for the Clavia Nord Lead 2 Synthesizer, describing it as "incredible" and highlighting its virtual analog capabilities.

In this Instagram video, Alessandro is making textures with Oberheim OB-Mx

Strega is an instrument designed in collaboration with Alessandro Cortini. Inspired by Cortini's music and sonic experimentations, Strega embodies the seen and unseen, the sign and magic, the alchemy of sound.

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.

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

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

at 12:00, he shows the Martenot

can be seen in this post from February 26, 2020

In this YouTube video from the Pedals and Effects channel, Alessandro Cortini talks about the Abstrakt Instruments Avalon, starting at 0:25

In the video "Nine Inch Nails - Alessandro Cortini Live Rig" by Sonicstate on YouTube, at 9:02, Alessandro Cortini discusses the Sequential Prophet 12 Synthesizer, which is included in his live performance setup.