Martin Doherty

"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.

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 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 the October issue of Sound on Sound Magazine, mounted below 2 computer moniters is an Apollo audio interface.

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.

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 the October issue of Sound on Sound Magazine, at the top of a hardware rack in the corner you can see half of a Variable Mu Compressor.

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 the October issue of Sound on Sound Magazine, in studio photos you can see a BAE 1073 rack mounted below a pair of computer moniters.

In studio photos printed in the October issue of Sound on Sound Magazine, on a desk below a pair of computer moniters is sits a VT-3.

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

“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

“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."

“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."

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

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

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

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

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.

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 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 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 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.

In the October issue of Sound on Sound Magazine, in studio photos you can see a large amount of keyboard synths mounted along the walls, one of which is the PolySix.

In the October issue of Sound on Sound Magazine, in studio photos you can see a Jupiter-8 keyboard mounted along a wall below a PolySix.