Claude VonStroke

This screenshot is from a MusicRadar article, Claude VonStroke: “A copy of Ableton and a Mac right now is better than a $500,000 studio in 1987”:

“My whole back wall is rigged up with synths and drum machines from Prophet-6 to ASM Hydrasynth and DrumBrute Impact, etc. I think the total is about 14 things including a modular station.

Original article here

in this photo we can see his rack equipment..

Tell us about the rest of the gear in your studio…

“I use Ableton Live with Push but I also use Maschine because I find that I get a few more magical results in Maschine - who knows why?

“My whole back wall is rigged up with synths and drum machines from Prophet-6 to ASM Hydrasynth and DrumBrute Impact, etc. I think the total is about 14 things including a modular station.

“All of it is templated out into Ableton - this was a serious pain! I tried to run hardware sequencers on the back wall but I really found that it was pointless and that I needed just one main brain so I have my push on a foot switch that can start and stop record when I’m on the back wall.”

In talking about how he made his album Urban Animal, Claude VonStroke talks about how the Native Instruments Maschine Studio improved his workflow. When asked if his setup was the same as on his 2009 album Bird Brain:

"Less Reason than before. I'm trying to record into it more but [as far as] moving things around and such it's still just Ableton [Live] 9. What I did use a lot is Native Instruments Maschine. It's the best scratchpad ever for just whipping up an idea, and then it's terrible for trying to integrate it back into your DAW.

"The Maschine Studio thing is awesome as it has screens on it and you don't even have to look at your computer, but it would be better if they would just add audio to it. Then they would have a Reason-like thing, because it's pretty cool and it's fast. Say you want to put together a beat in Ableton, you can do it in either 40 minutes or five minutes; Maschine is the five minute version and it's fun."

"I'm trying to get faster, so I'm working more on Maschine because I find that the ideas come way faster. I do what I call the scratchpad work in Maschine and then once it gets into skeleton form I then do all the nitpicky stuff in a DAW, like automation and everything. But I also want do a lot of this analogue synth sequencing and just tweak the knobs and record for 20 minutes, and then just pick out the best three minutes."

Original article here.

In a masterclass video from Point Blank Music School, Claude VonStroke discusses his use of Reason Studios Reason as part of his music production process.

In a photo shared by Claude VonStroke on his Facebook page, his studio rack includes the Tascam 112 MKII tape deck, highlighting its role in his recording setup.

Pushing this beat together just got a lil easier. Thanks Ableton. Cool device I just started using

Tell us about the rest of the gear in your studio…

“I use Ableton Live with Push but I also use Maschine because I find that I get a few more magical results in Maschine - who knows why?

“My whole back wall is rigged up with synths and drum machines from Prophet-6 to ASM Hydrasynth and DrumBrute Impact, etc. I think the total is about 14 things including a modular station.

“All of it is templated out into Ableton - this was a serious pain! I tried to run hardware sequencers on the back wall but I really found that it was pointless and that I needed just one main brain so I have my push on a foot switch that can start and stop record when I’m on the back wall.”

In a masterclass hosted by Point Blank Music School on YouTube, Claude VonStroke discusses his use of Steinberg Cubase for music production.

In a masterclass hosted by Point Blank Music School, Claude VonStroke demonstrates his use of Ableton Live for music production.

In a Facebook photo, Claude VonStroke's studio rack is visible, showcasing the Coleman Audio SPK5+1, which he uses for studio monitor management.

In a Facebook photo, Claude VonStroke's studio rack features the Dangerous Music BAX EQ, highlighting its role in his signal processing setup.

In a photo shared by Claude VonStroke on Facebook, his rack equipment includes the API 5500, highlighting its role in his studio setup.

This has got to be my fav plugin

Didn't get a great shot of this one but I think live performers will be into this thing it's like a mixer/master clock with step sequencing and fx

Tell us about the rest of the gear in your studio…

“I use Ableton Live with Push but I also use Maschine because I find that I get a few more magical results in Maschine - who knows why?

“My whole back wall is rigged up with synths and drum machines from Prophet-6 to ASM Hydrasynth and DrumBrute Impact, etc. I think the total is about 14 things including a modular station.

“All of it is templated out into Ableton - this was a serious pain! I tried to run hardware sequencers on the back wall but I really found that it was pointless and that I needed just one main brain so I have my push on a foot switch that can start and stop record when I’m on the back wall.”