Martin Doherty

A ProCo Rat 2 is visible on Martin Doherty's studio pedal board he posted to Instagram.

“We were using a lot of softs as well — all the Arturia stuff, the Korg Legacy stuff, some of the GForce stuff. Stuff that we coveted as hardware, but couldn’t afford at the time. GForce have got a really lightweight version of the Minimoog [the Minimonsta] that I used to use a lot."

At 6:09 Martin can clearly be seen using a Mopho x4. This was an NPR concert last year, but he has used this as early as 2013.

"new toy. The maschine has been retired." Martin in his Instagram post, referring to the Native Instruments Maschine. The post features the MPD226 as its replacement.

“We were using a lot of softs as well — all the Arturia stuff, the Korg Legacy stuff, some of the GForce stuff. Stuff that we coveted as hardware, but couldn’t afford at the time." Quote from SOS magazine, October 2015

Martin's instagram photo using a Fender Princeton Reverb (original issue, 1963-1981)

On his studio pedalboard, Martin Doherty has an Acapulco Gold from EQD.

2 months later... i have finished my #CHV4 studio guitar rig 🙏 (not a chance i’m taking this on tour). #pedalboard #chvrches

In this video of CHVRCHES playing a prank on their manager, the camera is pointed at a rack mounted Pro 2, which is difficult to see but halfway through the video the name "Pro 2" comes into focus on the front of the synth.

In Issue 332 of Future Music magazine, page 67, Martin says: 'Valhalla Shimmer and Vintage Verb are also cornerstones of our sound.'

Martin's pedalboard with Boss CE-2 Chorus Guitar Effect Pedal

At 3:40 in this stage tour video, Martin shows off his setup, which includes a Roland A-800 Pro midi controller.

At 3:55 in this stage tour video, Martin mentions how the Maschine MK1 is a key element in this setup. He says, "This little thing's been rock solid. We don't really use the drum library. We just use it as a conduit for the vocal samples that we've brought from the record to the live realm."

In this YouTube video teasing the new issue of Sound on Sound Magazine, in a studio photo the Prophet 12 is seen mounted on a stand below a Prophet '08 Keyboard.

In this video of CHVRCHES covering a Justin Bieber song on English radio, Martin plays chords on an Elektron Analog Keys.

In the October issue of Sound on Sound Magazine, in a photo of the band's studio, in the bottom right corner in a partially obscured hardware rack you can see 2 Distressor 's mounted on top of each other.

"We’ve got our whole library of samples loaded into Kontakt".In this interview, Martin Doherty confirms that he uses Kontact when producing.

Martin used the OP-1 in Churches cover of Do i wanna know by Arctic Monkeys

“We were using a lot of softs as well — all the Arturia stuff, the Korg Legacy stuff, some of the GForce stuff. Stuff that we coveted as hardware, but couldn’t afford at the time. GForce have got a really lightweight version of the Minimoog [the Minimonsta] that I used to use a lot."

'Elsewhere, Korg’s new ARP Odyssey is, they say, “peppered throughout” some of the tracks..' From SOS magazine, October 2015

In Issue 332 of Future Music magazine, page 67, Martin says: 'We're also obsessed with Psychic Modulation's EchoMelt plug-in - it's like a delay and chorus all in one and instantly turns anything into a rich and warm yet darker, rougher-sounding entity.'

A Chase Bliss Audio Mood pedal is visible in Martin's studio pedalboard that he posted to Instagram with the caption:

2 months later... i have finished my #CHV4 studio guitar rig 🙏 (not a chance i’m taking this on tour). #pedalboard #chvrches

Martin Doherty tweets that he uses Cubase 8 to produce music.

In this YouTube video teasing the new issue of Sound on Sound Magazine, in studio photos you can see the Korg MS-20 Mini mounted on a stand along with a bunch of other keyboard synths. You can tell it's the Mini and not the original by the shiny silver inputs on the front panes, which were a much darker, duller colour on the original.

In pictures in the October issue of Sound on Sound Magazine, an 1176LN can be seen rack mounted to the right of the desk they're sitting at.

In a YouTube video featured in the October issue of Sound on Sound Magazine, Martin Doherty can be seen using a Universal Audio Apollo Quad Firewire, positioned beneath two computer monitors in his studio setup.

In the October issue of Sound on Sound Magazine, in a photo of CHVRCHES' studio a Phoenix can be seen in a hardware rack in the corner below a pair of Distressors.

In a video featured in the October issue of Sound on Sound Magazine, Martin Doherty's studio setup includes a Manley Variable Mu Compressor, visible at the top of a hardware rack.

In studio photos in the October issue of Sound on Sound Magazine, mounted on a desk below a pair of computer moniters is a black and silver LA-610.

In studio photos in the October issue of Sound on Sound Magazine, mounted on a desk below a pair of computer moniters you can see 2 550A EQs mounted next to each other.

In this video of CHVRCHES playing a prank on their manager, you can see rack mounted above a DSI Pro 2 is a Sub Phatty, distinguishable by the silver front panel and small keyboard.