Chris Hughes

It can be seen in this photo of Chris Hughes' studio.

Past experience hasn't entirely put Hughes off, however, and the juxtaposition of old and new hardware makes his studio a veritable Aladdin's cave of music technology. As well as the two SampleCell cards, a Roland S770 sees a fair amount of action when it comes to sampling.

Roland CR78 (left) provides Chris with classic analogue drum sounds, while Yamaha REV7 (below right) offers the detailed reverb programming his music needs

Roland CR78 (left) provides Chris with classic analogue drum sounds, while Yamaha REV7 (below right) offers the detailed reverb programming his music needs

List of equipment at Chris Hughes' studio:

Desktop Apple Mac Quadra x 2 Digidesign SampleCell x 2 Digidesign ProTools Opcode Studio 3 Mac-MIDI interface

Tracking & mixing: Alesis ADAT digital multitrack recorder x 3 Alesis BRC remote controller Mackie 8-buss mixing desk

Sound sources: Roland S770 sampler Roland MKS20 piano module E-mu Procussion Casio CZ101 synth Fairlight CMI series II Korg M1 workstation Korg SG1D piano Korg Wavestation module NED Synclavier Sequential Prophet 5 synth Yamaha DX7 synth Roland CR78 beat box

Signal processing: Alesis Quadraverb Yamaha REV7 reverb

An Opcode Studio 3 MIDI interface can be seen in his studio.

"There were lots. We had a LinnDrum II box, a drumulator drum box, a Roland Super Jupiter synthesizer, a Fairlight synthesizer, a DX7 keyboard, a rack of guitars, a Steinberger Bass, a Fender Stratocaster and a Gretsch maple drum kit. Those instruments were the kind of workhorse elements to the sound."

"We had a LinnDrum II box, a drumulator drum box, a Roland Super Jupiter synthesizer, a Fairlight synthesizer, a DX7 keyboard, a rack of guitars, a Steinberger Bass, a Fender Stratocaster and a Gretsch maple drum kit. Those instruments were the kind of workhorse elements to the sound."