Dax J

The great thing about this mixer is that it is also a Soundcard, it has a Firewire connection and means I can record 32 separate channels at once. I have a lot of machines and this Midas gives me the freedom to record everything simultaneously into separate stems. I record a lot of live jams with it and this pushes me to take recordings into different directions as a result of the spontaneous workflow. Additionally the EQ’s on the mixer sound really great too, and when pushed hard it also distorts nicely!

Mentioned in this April 1, 2016 Soundwall interview.

Quali sono i software e i macchinari che usi maggiormente per produrre la tua musica? Cosa pensi dell’eterno, della lotta “Analogico/Digitale”?

Uso molti hardware… Juno106, Roland D-50, TR-8, 303, Drum Machine…ne ho davvero molte ma uso anche qualche software! Questo per dire che non mi importa molto come la musica viene fatta dagli altri, se “suona bene” ed è fatta bene, non mi importa sapere come si è arrivati al risultato finale. Penso solo però che le macchine riescano a dare un suono più “forte”, e amo toccarle e smanettarle.

My Mac is at the heart of my studio. I use it for my final recordings, mixdowns & mastering. I use Logic Pro, which is a Mac only software, so I am kind of forced to keep using and buying Macs, clever of Apple to have bought Logic all those years ago. This machine is 4 years old, it’s my 2nd Mac Pro that I’ve owned, I upgraded the Ram to the maximum amount of 16gb and it has 4 Hardrives. Even though it is still quite fast, I will probably upgrade to a new machine next year, mainly because new software is generally optimised to run for the newest machines, and this machine is now not as fast as it once. I’ve always found that no matter how good your Mac is, they generally only have a 4-5 year life span and then you have to upgrade.

Dax J uses the Elektron Analog RYTM for his drums in the studio, as confirmed by Matt Unicomb in the Resident Advisor feature "Dax J: Alpha rhythms."

Dax J uses the Roland Boutique TR-09, as confirmed by his Twitter post.

Dax J uses the Arturia BeatStep Pro, as confirmed by his Twitter post: "🤓🥁"