Colin Towns

List of equipment at his studio:

KEYBOARDS F Kaim & Son grand piano Korg SG1D master keyboard

SAMPLERS Akai S1000HD Akai CD3000

SOUND MODULES Emu Proteus 1 Emu Proteus 2 Orchestral Emu Proteus 3XR World Emu Morpheus Sequential Circuits Prophet 2002

DRUM MACHINE Roland R8

COMPUTING & SOFTWARE Atari 1040ST Emagic Notator Time + Space sample CD‑ROMs

RECORDING Alesis ADAT (x5) Alesis BRC remote control Soundtracs Jade mixer Drawmer dual gate TC Electronic M5000 digital effects Lexicon PCM70 digital effects

"It was all live, although I did actually put some sampled instruments into a couple of tracks, but everything is played because that's how those albums are made. What was crucial in doing the jazz album approach was a lot of time to mix it and getting the sounds absolutely right. The idea was to make it feel very dynamic and to get an interesting sound on Maria's [singer Maria Pia De Vito] voice. We used loads of different reverb settings from the [TC Electronic] M5000, trying to get exactly the right sound. I didn't want it to sound as if it was a cheap day out."

"I just use loads of CD‑ROMs which I play through the Akai CD3000. I do like the Miroslav Vitous Symphonic Orchestra Samples. The other one I use a lot is Peter Siedlaczek's — that's another orchestral set, and there are actually five CDs of his stuff. The most important thing is that they were recorded in a room with the orchestra sitting where they're supposed to sit — in other words, the basses come out of the right‑hand side. I once had an engineer who didn't know where the orchestra sit and was complaining because it was too right‑heavy — well, that's where they sit, you know!"

"The Lexicon PCM70's all right but I don't use that much any more. I mostly use the TC Electronic M5000, which is very good. I'm stuck on 'Large Hall' at the moment!"

List of equipment at his studio:

KEYBOARDS F Kaim & Son grand piano Korg SG1D master keyboard

SAMPLERS Akai S1000HD Akai CD3000

SOUND MODULES Emu Proteus 1 Emu Proteus 2 Orchestral Emu Proteus 3XR World Emu Morpheus Sequential Circuits Prophet 2002

DRUM MACHINE Roland R8

COMPUTING & SOFTWARE Atari 1040ST Emagic Notator Time + Space sample CD‑ROMs

RECORDING Alesis ADAT (x5) Alesis BRC remote control Soundtracs Jade mixer Drawmer dual gate TC Electronic M5000 digital effects Lexicon PCM70 digital effects

List of equipment at his studio:

KEYBOARDS F Kaim & Son grand piano Korg SG1D master keyboard

SAMPLERS Akai S1000HD Akai CD3000

SOUND MODULES Emu Proteus 1 Emu Proteus 2 Orchestral Emu Proteus 3XR World Emu Morpheus Sequential Circuits Prophet 2002

DRUM MACHINE Roland R8

COMPUTING & SOFTWARE Atari 1040ST Emagic Notator Time + Space sample CD‑ROMs

RECORDING Alesis ADAT (x5) Alesis BRC remote control Soundtracs Jade mixer Drawmer dual gate TC Electronic M5000 digital effects Lexicon PCM70 digital effects

List of equipment at his studio:

KEYBOARDS F Kaim & Son grand piano Korg SG1D master keyboard

SAMPLERS Akai S1000HD Akai CD3000

SOUND MODULES Emu Proteus 1 Emu Proteus 2 Orchestral Emu Proteus 3XR World Emu Morpheus Sequential Circuits Prophet 2002

DRUM MACHINE Roland R8

COMPUTING & SOFTWARE Atari 1040ST Emagic Notator Time + Space sample CD‑ROMs

RECORDING Alesis ADAT (x5) Alesis BRC remote control Soundtracs Jade mixer Drawmer dual gate TC Electronic M5000 digital effects Lexicon PCM70 digital effects

List of equipment at his studio:

KEYBOARDS F Kaim & Son grand piano Korg SG1D master keyboard

SAMPLERS Akai S1000HD Akai CD3000

SOUND MODULES Emu Proteus 1 Emu Proteus 2 Orchestral Emu Proteus 3XR World Emu Morpheus Sequential Circuits Prophet 2002

DRUM MACHINE Roland R8

COMPUTING & SOFTWARE Atari 1040ST Emagic Notator Time + Space sample CD‑ROMs

RECORDING Alesis ADAT (x5) Alesis BRC remote control Soundtracs Jade mixer Drawmer dual gate TC Electronic M5000 digital effects Lexicon PCM70 digital effects

List of equipment at his studio:

KEYBOARDS F Kaim & Son grand piano Korg SG1D master keyboard

SAMPLERS Akai S1000HD Akai CD3000

SOUND MODULES Emu Proteus 1 Emu Proteus 2 Orchestral Emu Proteus 3XR World Emu Morpheus Sequential Circuits Prophet 2002

DRUM MACHINE Roland R8

COMPUTING & SOFTWARE Atari 1040ST Emagic Notator Time + Space sample CD‑ROMs

RECORDING Alesis ADAT (x5) Alesis BRC remote control Soundtracs Jade mixer Drawmer dual gate TC Electronic M5000 digital effects Lexicon PCM70 digital effects

List of equipment at his studio:

KEYBOARDS F Kaim & Son grand piano Korg SG1D master keyboard

SAMPLERS Akai S1000HD Akai CD3000

SOUND MODULES Emu Proteus 1 Emu Proteus 2 Orchestral Emu Proteus 3XR World Emu Morpheus Sequential Circuits Prophet 2002

DRUM MACHINE Roland R8

COMPUTING & SOFTWARE Atari 1040ST Emagic Notator Time + Space sample CD‑ROMs

RECORDING Alesis ADAT (x5) Alesis BRC remote control Soundtracs Jade mixer Drawmer dual gate TC Electronic M5000 digital effects Lexicon PCM70 digital effects

List of equipment at his studio:

KEYBOARDS F Kaim & Son grand piano Korg SG1D master keyboard

SAMPLERS Akai S1000HD Akai CD3000

SOUND MODULES Emu Proteus 1 Emu Proteus 2 Orchestral Emu Proteus 3XR World Emu Morpheus Sequential Circuits Prophet 2002

DRUM MACHINE Roland R8

COMPUTING & SOFTWARE Atari 1040ST Emagic Notator Time + Space sample CD‑ROMs

RECORDING Alesis ADAT (x5) Alesis BRC remote control Soundtracs Jade mixer Drawmer dual gate TC Electronic M5000 digital effects Lexicon PCM70 digital effects