Chicane

In this article Chicane talks about the JP-8000: “It’s a good synth which enables warm pad sounds. Also use it as a MIDI controller to play a host of software synths"

"The answer to that question is… yes and no. Ever since I got my first bits of kit - a Casio MT-65, an SH-101 and a Dr. Rhythm - songwriting has always been about melody."

In this interview with Muscradar, Chicane says "Yes, I also use Sylenth1 and Trilian, but I always steer clear of the super-huge, all-singing, all-dancing machines like Predator - although they sound amazing, they gobble up so much of your processor."

In this article by Muscradar, Chicane says "The brains are provided by an eight-core Mac Pro, going through a MOTU 828, with a bit of help from a Focusrite VoiceMaster for vocals and a Mackie Big Knob"

In this article Chicane talks about how he uses the Nord Stage: "I use this heavily with a couple of Roland SH-101 units." An image shows it is the Stage EX Model.

In this interview on Musicradar Chicane says "I'm still on Logic 9 at the moment, but I'm not going to upgrade until I've finished the album."

In this interview with Muscradar, Chicane says "Yes, I also use Sylenth1 and Trilian, but I always steer clear of the super-huge, all-singing, all-dancing machines like Predator - although they sound amazing, they gobble up so much of your processor."

In this article by Muscradar, Chicane says "The brains are provided by an eight-core Mac Pro, going through a MOTU 828, with a bit of help from a Focusrite VoiceMaster for vocals and a Mackie Big Knob"

"My first reverb was a guitar effects pedal… a piece of crap. Now, I've got Valhalla [DSP]. I've seen people talk about it in the tech mags before and, yes, it really is that good! Shimmer and VintageVerb is on everything I do, from the smallest touches to the huge sweeps that can take a song way off into the distance."

In this article by Muscradar, Chicane says "The brains are provided by an eight-core Mac Pro, going through a MOTU 828, with a bit of help from a Focusrite VoiceMaster for vocals and a Mackie Big Knob"

In this interview with Muscradar, Chicane says "In terms of synths, I naturally tend to gravitate towards software versions of classic gear like the ARP 2600, the 101 and the Prophet, because I'm used to how they work and I know what sort of sounds they're capable of."

"My first reverb was a guitar effects pedal… a piece of crap. Now, I've got Valhalla [DSP]. I've seen people talk about it in the tech mags before and, yes, it really is that good! Shimmer and VintageVerb is on everything I do, from the smallest touches to the huge sweeps that can take a song way off into the distance."

"The brains are provided by an eight-core Mac Pro, going through a MOTU 828, with a bit of help from a Focusrite VoiceMaster for vocals and a Mackie Big Knob."

Also known as ‘soft synths,’ they are plug-ins which fulfil the same role as dedicated hardware. Chicane brings these on his laptop when playing live.

In this article, Chicane mentions having used an Roland S-750 sampler.

In this article, Chicane mentions having used two Roland S-760 samplers.

In the pictures of this article showing Chicane's Modena 1 studio, the Clavia Nord Lead keyboard can be seen on the wall. The arrangement of the buttons in the bottom-right corner of the knob-area rule out its successor, the Nord Lead 2.

In the pictures of Chicane's Modena 1 studio, the Studio Electronics SE-1 is visible in the middle of the right rack on the floor. The Studio Electronics synth can be identified by the prominent waveform selection buttons in the middle of the synth and the arrangement of the knobs. Since no "SE-1X" label is visible on the right rack-ear of the synth, it cannot be the SE-1X.

In the pictures of Chicane's Modena 1 studio in the article, the Roland JV-1080 can be seen in the middle of the right rack on the floor below the Studio Electronics SE-1. The wide 2-line display is clearly visible, you can see traces of the white "Roland" and "General MIDI" prints in the top left and bottom right, respectively, the power button, and the phones Jack-connector in the bottom left. I'm not aware of any other synth that would match these features.

In the pictures of Chicane's Modena 1 studio, the Clavia Nord Rack 2 can be seen on the desk between the keyboard and screens. In the bottom right corner the Clavia Nord Rack 2 has a row of three buttons, whereas the similar-looking Nord Rack 1 has only two buttons in this position. It could potentially be a Clavia Nord Rack 2X, but the seemingly warmer colors of the panel print on the picture and the release date of the Nord Rack 2X, are strong hints towards the plain Nord Rack 2.

In the pictures of Chicane's Modena 1 studio in the article, the Mutronics MIDI Mutator can be seen in the right rack on the floor as the 2nd device from the bottom. It can be identified by the prominent white labels on the left and top left, the red power button on the right, and the arrangement of the silver switches and dark knobs.

In the pictures of Chicane's Modena 1 studio in the article, the Lexicon MPX1 can be seen as top device of the left rack on the floor. It can be identified by the prominent block of 9 white/light buttons, the traces of the white "Lexicon" print on the right of the panel, and very faint traces of the blue decoration print.

In the pictures of Chicane's Modena 1 studio in the article, the Roland SP-700 can be seen at the top of the right rack on the floor. It's display is clearly visible, which is further right compared to the Roland S-750 (or S-770?) below it. When tuning the brightness of the picture you can make out the buttons and rotary knob on the right side of the display. This rules out any other devices with a similar display at this position, such as the Korg Wavestation A/D or Yamaha TG-77.

In this video at 0:26 you can see Nick using these Tannoy monitors.