Imogen Heap

Imogen Heap uses the Korg microKONTROL when performing live together with a mac G5 (running an unknown version of Abelton). This can all be seen / explained 1:40 into this video.

From Imogen Heap's interview with Sound On Sound: "Imogen's workhorse plug-ins at the mixing stage were the Focusrite D2 EQ and D3 compressor, along with the Waves Renaissance Compressor. The Waves S1 was also used for stereo spreading."

In Imogen Heap's interview with Sound On Sound magazine about her album Ellipse, a photo of her studio includes the caption: "This fixed rack houses the input chain used for non?vocal sources, and includes a Focusrite Liquid 4Pre preamp, Line 6 PodXT guitar processor, Korg rackmounted guitar tuner, TC?Helicon Voiceworks Plus vocal processor and Joemeek VC1 input channel and SC2.2 compressor."

Her vocals on the Ellipse album were recorded through the Avalon preamp.

You can see Imogen with her OP-1 in this photo on her Twitter account. As Imogen says in her tweet: "Love the OP-1. It's all over my song 'run-time'".

Used as the mic when recording Imogen´s vocals on the Ellipse album.

Seen on the right of screen in Imogen's studio (eg at 0:06 in the video), as she talks about her song Telemiscommunications, a collaboration with deadmau5.

At 4:05, Imogen Heap states, "I just bought this, I didn't have that for touring before..."

The Universal Audio Apollo 16 is cited in the Vocals credits to Imogen Heap's song Magic Me: http://www.imogenheap.com/magicme/

In the left of this photo on Imogen's Twitter, you can see her using a Universal Audio Apollo Twin.

At 0:47 in the Box Of Tricks Preview video, you can (very briefly) see a Focusrite ISA 428 on the right of Imogen's desk while she uses her keyboard.

Imogen Heap demonstrates the Mi.Mu Gloves and how she uses them on stage in this video for Reverb.

Imogen Heap was quoted on the Synthogy Ivory page, "Love my Ivory. My perspex piano loves it too. It's what I play live and have recorded quite a few of Ellipse's piano parts with it too. 'tis a wonderful thing"

Imogen is seen here using her M-Audio Oxygen 49-Key USB MIDI Controller MKIV, while demonstrating the Box Of Tricks software instruments in her home studio.

Every aspect of Box Of Tricks has been shaped by Imogen Heap. An exclusive selection of her instruments, sampled in detail and with custom scripts, effects, and tools; all designed the way she wanted to use them.

At 1:40 mentioned in the video.

In Imogen Heap's interview with Sound On Sound magazine about her album Ellipse, the article states "In the end, all the vocals were recorded in the control room, with the mic shielded by an SE Electronics Reflexion Filter."

Imogen has a Mackie Big Knob Studio Command System in the far right corner in this video, seen most clearly at the 2:03 mark.

At 2:09 in the Making Of Lifeline (Heapsong1) video, you can see a Marxophone in Imogen Heap's studio The Hideaway.

At 7:05 in the "The Making Of 2-1: Homemade Timpani" video from Future Music magazine, Imogen says "Something here says Korg EM... X. Which makes me think that I must have made that sound. On the Korg EMX."

At 1:00 in the "Making Of 2-1: Layering Samples" video, Imogen says "... he came in one day to play a part I had written in Logic on Plugsound Pro, mixture of that strings, and EastWest strings Gold Orchestra".

As photographed in her Sound On Sound interview: "Imogen Heap's portable vocal recording chain, headed up by an Avalon VT737 input channel and also featuring an Electrix Repeater delay and a second TC?Helicon Voiceworks Plus."

"Imogen's workhorse plug-ins at the mixing stage were the Focusrite D2 EQ and D3 compressor, along with the Waves Renaissance Compressor." (From Imogen Heap's interview with Sound On Sound.)

"Imogen favours delay effects over reverb, and mainly uses the Waves Super Tap plug-in." (From Imogen's interview with Sound On Sound magazine.)

Imogen appears to be using a Shure KSM44A microphone in the PBS Soundbreaking video, based on the distinctive curved shape on the edges of the microphone and the double ridge design below the grill.

At 2:26 in the video, you can see Imogen playing a Roland AX-Synth and explaining how she uses it live, especially on her song Hide And Seek.

In the Sound on Sound article "Imogen Heap - Recording Ellipse," a photograph reveals Imogen Heap using a Digidesign Icon D-control console, underscoring its role in her recording process.

In Imogen Heap's interview with Sound On Sound magazine about her album Ellipse, a photo of her studio includes the caption: "This fixed rack houses the input chain used for non?vocal sources, and includes a Focusrite Liquid 4Pre preamp, Line 6 PodXT guitar processor, Korg rackmounted guitar tuner, TC?Helicon Voiceworks Plus vocal processor and Joemeek VC1 input channel and SC2.2 compressor."

In Imogen Heap's interview with Sound On Sound magazine about her album Ellipse, a photo of her studio includes the caption: "This fixed rack houses the input chain used for non?vocal sources, and includes a Focusrite Liquid 4Pre preamp, Line 6 PodXT guitar processor, Korg rackmounted guitar tuner, TC?Helicon Voiceworks Plus vocal processor and Joemeek VC1 input channel and SC2.2 compressor."

In Imogen Heap's interview with Sound On Sound magazine about her album Ellipse, a photo of her studio includes the caption: "This fixed rack houses the input chain used for non?vocal sources, and includes a Focusrite Liquid 4Pre preamp, Line 6 PodXT guitar processor, Korg rackmounted guitar tuner, TC-Helicon Voiceworks Plus vocal processor and Joemeek VC1 input channel and SC2.2 compressor."