Fennesz

I experiment and am always changing things in the studio, but when I play live or begin recording I use the same signal path. I start with a Fender guitar—a Stratocaster or a Jazzmaster, into a Boss FDR-1 Fender Deluxe Reverb pedal, which is a cheap preamp. It goes into a Boss PS-3 Digital Pitch Shifter/Delay pedal. From there the signal goes into my custom distortion box, and then directly into the laptop through an Apogee Duet (in the studio I use the Apogee Ensemble). On the laptop I have the Max/MSP patch, which is like a modeler/sampler/synthesizer thing. From the laptop, I go into a Mackie mixer, which sends a mono signal to an amp and a stereo signal to the house.

As mentioned in the liner notes and official site for Szampler: “A collection of samples I made for my old Ensoniq EPS-16 Plus and ASR-10 samplers that I used between 1989 and 1996.” – Fennesz, 7 Jan 2010.

As mentioned in the liner notes and official site for Szampler: “A collection of samples I made for my old Ensoniq EPS-16 Plus and ASR-10 samplers that I used between 1989 and 1996.” – Fennesz, 7 Jan 2010

In the picture second to the bottom you can see to the left a RE-201 in Fennesz's studio. A great little tool for decaying tape delay and color to your tone.

Fennesz can be seen using a Midas Venice 160 throughout this 2006 performance. It's recognisable by its distinctive green branding on the back of the chassis, and its form factor, which is smaller than the bigger 240 and 320.