Mac DeMarco

In this AMA, a user asked Mac what model analog tape machines he uses. He responded with "I used a fostex a8 for 2 and salad days. a tascam 244 for RNRNC and a tascam 388 for another one."

Around 4:27 as well as other parts in the video, a Fostex B-16 can be seen in the back corner with a reel taken off.

DeMarco wrote some demos for This Old Dog on an acoustic guitar, an unusual yet eye-opening method for him. He also attributes some of the delay to his exploration of new gear he’d purchased, specifically a CR-78 drum machine, which he used while writing and can be heard on his album tracks for the first time ever. “That thing helped a ton, especially for demoing,” he says. “It’s on the album a lot, maybe four or five songs. I usually demo on a drum machine and then record real drums, but I liked that machine so much I kept it on the album. The majority of this album is acoustic guitar, synthesizer, some drum machine, and one song is electric guitar." In this interview, Mac describes using the CR-78 on several tracks off of his new album.

In this AMA, a user asked Mac what model analog tape machines he uses. He responded with "I used a fostex a8 for 2 and salad days. a tascam 244 for RNRNC and a tascam 388 for another one."

In this AMA, a user asked Mac what model analog tape machines he uses. He responded with "I used a fostex a8 for 2 and salad days. a tascam 244 for RNRNC and a tascam 388 for another one."

Mac states that "I'd play my guitar into a Casio SK-1 and make a patch that way, or I had some crappy thrift store Casio with an organ patch on it" in this interview regarding recording techniques on his album '2'.

Seen at 4:00, probably used for the Prince cover and demoing we can imagine

"Everything I've ever done since Rock and Roll Night Club – and even with this new album – always goes through an Alesis Micro Limiter. It's that compressed, squeezed sound at the end of everything that I've ever put out."

Mac explains that he recently bought this drum machine

At 5:45 of this video, an Apogee Duet interface can be seen on Mac's desk next to the Focusrite interface.

In this Google hangout interview, Mac discusses using the Alesis Microverb 4, starting at the 36:32 mark of the video.

As answered on Mac Demarcos Reddit AMA 07/13/15

"I use the 1005, I had the 1010 on tour with us for a while, but it got trashed from travelling. for the vocals it's usually the 1005 or space echo."

In this photo of Mac in his studio, a DBX 165a compressor can be seen underneath his Alesis Microverb 4 in his rack.

In this photo of Mac's latest studio, a Studer 169 can be seen on the ground.

you can see at 1:45 a roland re-201 space echo. He probably uses it for vocal delay and short slapback sounds for his guitars

You can see a Tascam 48 8 track Reel to reel tape machine In this pic of Mac and his mom on the photographers instagram, Jason Lester.

At 12:38, you can see Mac demonstrating his mixing process on a ZED-24

Featured in this September 26, 2020 Instagram post by Love Magnet Electronics.

Mac and his Studer A827 2” 24 Track are both very happy. #studer #analogrecording #macdemarco

In Macs Homestudio you can see part of a Neve 33609 down below the LA2A at the very bottom to the left.

At 2:04 of this video, "Watch Mac DeMarco Live the Indie-Rock Dream", a Presonus FireStudio Project interface can be seen on top of his Rhodes piano.

We can se the processor at 8:27

At 0.18 you can see a pair of original Pultec EQP-1a EQ units sitting in his rack.

In the background of this video you can see an Apple Macbook Pro on the desk with an opened Ableton Project.

We can see the compressor at 8:27

You can see an Apogee Symphony behind Mac in this studio session at the 2:27 mark.

at 1:00 as well as throughout the video, an Alesis A49 can be seen above the Juno 60.

In an article by David Renshaw for NME, a photo shows Mac DeMarco with a Fostex B-16 multitrack recorder in the background, highlighting its presence in his studio setup.

Mac Posted this Pic on his Insta a while ago, and it shows his Roland Space Echo RE.101 on top of his 201

We can see the amp at 8:27

You can see two LA-3A units in the rack behind Mac at the 2:27 minute mark.