Studio Equipment
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What kind of Studio Equipment does Daft Punk use?
Neve 88R Mixing Console
Some of the recording of Daft Punk's Random Access Memories took place in Stu... more
Teletronix LA-2A Leveling Amplifier
Daft Punk record bass guitar via a Neve 1081 and Teletronix LA-2A. The LA-2A ... more
Studer A827 24 Track Analog Tape Machine
For the recording of Daft Punk's Random Access Memories, signals were split a... more
Universal Audio 1176LN Limiting Amplifier
Steel guitar for Daft Punk was recorded using a Neumann U87 mic, which went t... more
Software Plugins and VSTs
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What kind of Software Plugins and VSTs does Daft Punk use?
Universal Audio Precision De-Esser Plugin
During the mixing of Daft Punk's Random Access Memories, one of the only soft... more
Image-Line Gross Beat Time and Volume Manipulatio...
This video by Image-Line shows how the Gross Beat Time and Volume Manipulatio... more
Ableton Operator FM Synthesizer Plugin
During an interview, Thomas Bangalter mentions his fondness for Ableton's Ope... more
Spectrasonics Omnisphere Virtual Synth
According to the spectrasonics website, Daft Punk is known to use Spectrasoni... more
Headphones
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What kind of Headphones does Daft Punk use?
Monster Tron T1 Daft Punk Headphones
They appear to be integrated into Daft Punk's helmet more
Sony MDR-CD550
In this very picture, Guy-Manuel de Homem Christo of the Daft Punk can be see... more
Sony MDR-V700 DJ Headphones
In this picture, we can see both member of Daft Punk use the Sony MDR-V700 DJ... more
Bass Guitars
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What kind of Bass Guitars does Daft Punk use?
Steinberger XT-2
Throughout the music video for "Technologic", Daft punk is holding what appea... more
Transparent Dan Armstrong
In the Get Lucky we can see Thomas playing an acryllic Dan Armstrong bass wit... more
Studio Monitors
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What kind of Studio Monitors does Daft Punk use?
Guzausk-Swist GS-3a Studio Monitor
Daft Punk's mixing engineer talks about what monitors he uses: "The monitors ... more
Drum Sets
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What kind of Drum Sets does Daft Punk use?
Ludwig Custom Vistalite Acryllic Drum Kit
In this video we can see Guy playing a ludwig acryillic drum kit. If you want... more
Modular Synthesizers
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What kind of Modular Synthesizers does Daft Punk use?
Modcan Daft Punk Tron Modular System
Daft Punk used this Modcan modular system in the making of the Tron soundtrack. more
Doepfer MAQ 16/3 MIDI Analogue Sequencer
At 8:07 in this video of Daft Punk performing live in L.A., they can be seen ... more
DAWs
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What kind of DAWs does Daft Punk use?
Avid Pro Tools 11
Daft Punk use Pro Tools to record ideas and demos, which they then take into ... more
Ableton Live 9
In a two-page spread [image](https://digitaldj.wordpress.com/2008/07/07/insid... more
Ableton Live
In [this interview](https://www.ableton.com/en/pages/artists/daft_punk/), Tho... more
Image-Line FL Studio 20
If Daft Punk used Gross Beat as per the video, then that means that they must... more
Microphones
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What kind of Microphones does Daft Punk use?
AKG D 112 MkII Professional Kick Drum Microphone
During recording of Daft Punk's Random Access Memories, one of the mics used ... more
Neumann U47 FET Microphone
Kick drums for Daft Punk's Random Access Memories were recorded using the Neu... more
Shure SM57 Dynamic Instrument Microphone
The SM57 was used to record the top of the snare drum for Daft Punk's Random ... more
AKG C 451 B Condenser Microphone
Used to record the bottom of the drum kit's snare. more
Guitars
1
What kind of Guitars does Daft Punk use?
Gibson EDS-1275 Double Neck Electric Guitar
At 0:26 in this video, Daft Punk can be seen using a Gibson EDS-1275. more
Keyboards and Synthesizers
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What kind of Keyboards and Synthesizers does Daft Punk use?
Sequential Circuits Prophet-5
Daft Punk's Thomas and Guy-Manuel used the Prophet-5 in early recording sessi... more
Roland Jupiter-6
Daft Punk use the Jupiter-6 synth in recording sessions. more
Roland Juno-106
Daft Punk "...brought their own synths into the studio, with a modular synth ... more
Yamaha CS-80 Synth
"Thomas and Guy-Man had a bunch of keyboards during these early [recording] s... more
Amplifiers
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What kind of Amplifiers does Daft Punk use?
Orange Rockerverb MKII 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amp Head
at 0:30 of robot rock if you pause you can see a line of orange amplifiers in... more
Orange Crush Pro 4x12" Closed Back Speaker Cabinet
You can see at 1:17 and 1:25 an orange cab behind Thomas, and it most resembl... more
DJ Setup
1
What kind of DJ Setups does Daft Punk use?
Panasonic SV-3700
this japanese interview shows daft punks equipment used to record homework more
Effects Pedals
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What kind of Effects Pedals does Daft Punk use?
Boss MT-2 Metal Zone
In this article on a Daft Punk fan site, it says that the duo used a Boss MT-... more
DigiTech Bass Synth Wah - Envelope Filter
This isn't proof, but uncanny resemblance. Multiple sources claim Daft Punk u... more
BOSS PSM-5 Power supply & master switch
In this picture the cable being plugged into the face of the pedal implies it... more
Boss CE-5 Chorus Ensemble
In this picture, it looks like the white strip on the left knob beside Guy Ma... more
Other Gear
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What kind of Gear & Equipment does Daft Punk use?
Daft Punk Thomas Helmet
Daft Punk's Thomas wears this helmet. more
Daft Punk Guy Helmet
We can see in every performance how they both have a Daft Punk helmet, in thi... more
Daft Punk Encore Suits and Helmets
Daft Punk are seen here at the 2008 Grammy Awards in their Encore Suits and h... more
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