Andrew Eldritch

"Yamaha SPX90, SPX90II and SPX1000 effects units because they're cheap, cheerful and easy to use - and because that original SPX90 nonlinear reverb sound is a bit of a classic. The graininess still sits well with the Doktor's snare drum. Check the kick and snare on 'Flood I' for the SPX nonlinear reverb in overkill mode. Or the whole of 'Gift'. The SPX1000 also provides a standard long plate which was reasonable value for money at the time (and it interfaces digitally with the dead-end MEL2 format used by our old Yamaha DMR8 digital multitrack tape system)."

"Yamaha SPX90, SPX90II and SPX1000 effects units because they're cheap, cheerful and easy to use - and because that original SPX90 nonlinear reverb sound is a bit of a classic. The graininess still sits well with the Doktor's snare drum. Check the kick and snare on 'Flood I' for the SPX nonlinear reverb in overkill mode. Or the whole of 'Gift'. The SPX1000 also provides a standard long plate which was reasonable value for money at the time (and it interfaces digitally with the dead-end MEL2 format used by our old Yamaha DMR8 digital multitrack tape system)."

The live Doktor still uses the original Sequencer Plus sequencer program. Andrew uses this at home as well. Adam is a Logic user.

Adam and Andrew have identical PT24 rigs. Each consists of: •Apple PowerMac 9600 running MacOS 8.0 with 128 Mb RAM •Bit 3 13-slot PCI Expansion Chassis •two Digidesign d24 interface cards •eight Digidesign DSP Farm Cards •one Digidesign 888'24 eight-way A/D D/A interface •two Quantum AV hard drives •Digidesign SMPTE Slave Driver •Zip drive (built into the Mac), DDS2 DAT drive, Jaz drive •the standard bundled Digidesign AudioSuite plug-ins for offline processing •the standard bundled Digidesign TDM plug-ins for real-time eq/delay/dynamics, and •TC Tools (TDM) (delay, reverb, eq, chorus, flanger) •Digidesign DVerb (TDM) (reverb) •Waves TDM Bundle (TrueVerb reverb, Q10 eq, C1 compressor, L1 limiter)

In addition, Andrew has an old PT3 rig consisting of: •Apple PowerMac 8100/80 running MacOS 7.5.1 with 64 Mb RAM •Digidesign 12-slot Nubus Expansion Chassis •three Digidesign i/o cards •seven Digidesign DSP Farm Cards •two Digidesign 888 eight-way A/D D/A interfaces •three Micropolis LT 4 gigabyte AV hard drives •six Quantum Barracuda 4 gigabyte AV hard drives •DDS2 DAT drive and Jaz drive shared with the PT24 rig •the standard bundled Digidesign TDM plug-ins for real-time eq/delay/dynamics, and •Digidesign DVerb (TDM) •Arboretum Hyperprism (TDM) •Waves Q10, L1 (TDM)

Andrew lists some of his recent gear on the Sisters of Mercy website; AT 4033a for home vocal recording.

On the Sisters of Mercy website, Andrew states the following: "In a studio I would probably use the local Neumann."

"For recording we use an Akai S3200 in case we want to take a digital output."

Andrew Eldritch uses the E-MU Audity 2000 for creating arpeggiated ambient sounds, as highlighted on the Sisters Tech - Samplers & Synthesis page of The Sisters of Mercy website.

Andrew Eldritch utilizes the Novation Bass Station Keyboard, notable for its ability to transmit controller information with every knob adjustment, allowing sequencers to replicate each sound change. This feature, highlighted on The-sisters-of-mercy's "Sisters Tech - Samplers & Synthesis" page, showcases the Bass Station as a pioneer in this capability.

"We've got a very excellent Mackie 1604 mixer for rehearsing with."

"Yamaha SPX90, SPX90II and SPX1000 effects units because they're cheap, cheerful and easy to use - and because that original SPX90 nonlinear reverb sound is a bit of a classic. The graininess still sits well with the Doktor's snare drum. Check the kick and snare on 'Flood I' for the SPX nonlinear reverb in overkill mode. Or the whole of 'Gift'. The SPX1000 also provides a standard long plate which was reasonable value for money at the time (and it interfaces digitally with the dead-end MEL2 format used by our old Yamaha DMR8 digital multitrack tape system)."