Midge Ure

"I needed 16 channels plus effects returns, and I have to be particularly flexible with these shows as we are taking in such a variety of venues – from proper theatres to a tithe barn, would you believe," she smiles, adding; "All the gear has to go either in cars or a splitter… so I needed something small enough to squeeze into tight spaces. I'd already used a Behringer X32 last year, and thought it sounded great – plus it was easy to structure to the way I engineer. It's also very affordable, so it becomes an absolute no-brainer." - Ure about Behringer X32.

"Ure today has his recording studio set up in a lightweight office building based down the back of his garden at his home just outside Bath in UK county Somerset and uses a DAW system running Logic or ProTools on Apple Macs, depending on the requirements of the project in hand, with MOTU 828 audio interfaces and an AMT8 MIDI Interface. Ure has an M-Audio MIDI fader desk and NHT Pro monitor system."

From about 2:10-2:25, Midge Ure says that he had an Atari 1040ST.

"Ure today has his recording studio set up in a lightweight office building based down the back of his garden at his home just outside Bath in UK county Somerset and uses a DAW system running Logic or ProTools on Apple Macs, depending on the requirements of the project in hand, with MOTU 828 audio interfaces and an AMT8 MIDI Interface. Ure has an M-Audio MIDI fader desk and NHT Pro monitor system."

A Mac G5 tower can be seen in Midge Ure's studio (ninth photo).

A Tascam DA-88 can be seen in Midge Ure's studio (ninth photo, bottom right, middle of rack).

A Tascam DA-38 can be seen in Midge Ure's studio (ninth photo, bottom right, top of rack).

After getting his ideas together, Midge transferred them to his studio, which is as he puts it "everything the budding Popstar needs" comprising a Harrison M3 desk, Studer 24 track (A80) recorder, Studer 1/2 inch and 1/4 inch mastering and F1 digital mastering system. Ultravox's Lament album was in fact recorded at his 'home' studio.

After getting his ideas together, Midge transferred them to his studio, which is as he puts it "everything the budding Popstar needs" comprising a Harrison M3 desk, Studer 24 track (A80) recorder, Studer 1/2 inch and 1/4 inch mastering and F1 digital mastering system. Ultravox's Lament album was in fact recorded at his 'home' studio.

Midge also uses a Powertran sampler which he finds particularly useful for sampling percussive sounds. Most recent addition to his collection, though, is the Mirage sampling keyboard, a synth that was the highlight of this years' Frankfurt show. The Mirage will be joining the Emulator and two Yamaha DX7 synths when Midge sets off on his world tour.