Moby

In this photo of Moby's studio from 2010, you can see a Mesa Boogie Electra Dyne Combo next to an Epiphone guitar.

Everything Is Right
As I browsed through the sleeve notes on Moby's albums I noticed that the gear lists documented in the 1995 release Everything Is Wrong are almost identical to his current setup. Could it really be possible that this successful musician had no spare cash to spend on new studio gear during the last four years? "From Everything Is Wrong until now I've bought a vocoder and a new sampler and that's about it. On the one hand I'd love to get a bunch of new equipment, but on the other hand there's something to be said for working with equipment with which I'm comfortable. I'm thinking that at some point I will actually switch over and get a full Pro Tools setup and start doing things more in the computer, but for this record I didn't feel compelled to do that."

MOBY GEAR Apple Mac running Steinberg Cubase sequencer. Soundcraft Spirit 24:8:2 desk. Alesis ADAT digital multitracks.

SAMPLERS Akai S950. Akai S1000. Akai S3000. Akai S3200.

SYNTHS/KEYBOARDS Casio CZ101. Emu Proformance piano module. Oberheim Matrix 1000. Roland Juno 106. Roland Jupiter 6. Serge Modular Synth. Waldorf Pulse Plus. Yamaha SY22. Yamaha SY35. Yamaha SY85.

PROCESSORS Dbx 160XT Compressor. Eventide DSP4000. Soundlab Vocoder. Yamaha SPX900.

SEQUENCERS & DRUM MACHINES Roland TB303. Roland TR606. Roland TR909. Roland TR808.

OTHER EQUIPMENT Hafler Pro 5000 Power Amp. Technics 1200 turntables. Ibanez Electric Guitar. Fender Precision Bass.

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Shown up close in this video at 10:39. It was later sold on Reverb.com in 2018 for charity.

This Korg MiniPops SR-120 is part of the private legendary drum machine collection of Moby.

The Korg Mini-Pops 120, also rebranded as the Univox SR-120, was the top-of-the-line Mini Pops model produced, with more features and presets than other drum machines from this series, such as the Mini Pops Junior and 35. It comes in two cabinet styles, a tolex road case or a wooden chassis. Apart from their appearance, both units are identical in every other aspect.

Serial: 790567. China/Aus power cable. Currently unable to test. US buyers be advised. Sold As-Is.

All items in Moby's Drum Machine Collection ship fully insured with delivery confirmation and include a signed and embossed Certificate Of Authenticity from Moby

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PROCESSORS Dbx 160XT Compressor. Eventide DSP4000. Soundlab Vocoder. Yamaha SPX900.

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As I browsed through the sleeve notes on Moby's albums I noticed that the gear lists documented in the 1995 release Everything Is Wrong are almost identical to his current setup. Could it really be possible that this successful musician had no spare cash to spend on new studio gear during the last four years? "From Everything Is Wrong until now I've bought a vocoder and a new sampler and that's about it. On the one hand I'd love to get a bunch of new equipment, but on the other hand there's something to be said for working with equipment with which I'm comfortable. I'm thinking that at some point I will actually switch over and get a full Pro Tools setup and start doing things more in the computer, but for this record I didn't feel compelled to do that."

MOBY GEAR Apple Mac running Steinberg Cubase sequencer. Soundcraft Spirit 24:8:2 desk. Alesis ADAT digital multitracks.

SAMPLERS Akai S950. Akai S1000. Akai S3000. Akai S3200.

SYNTHS/KEYBOARDS Casio CZ101. Emu Proformance piano module. Oberheim Matrix 1000. Roland Juno 106. Roland Jupiter 6. Serge Modular Synth. Waldorf Pulse Plus. Yamaha SY22. Yamaha SY35. Yamaha SY85.

PROCESSORS Dbx 160XT Compressor. Eventide DSP4000. Soundlab Vocoder. Yamaha SPX900.

SEQUENCERS & DRUM MACHINES Roland TB303. Roland TR606. Roland TR909. Roland TR808.

OTHER EQUIPMENT Hafler Pro 5000 Power Amp. Technics 1200 turntables. Ibanez Electric Guitar. Fender Precision Bass.

You can see the Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad on Moby's desk in this video

Sold for charity on Moby's official Reverb shop.

Sold for charity on Moby's official Reverb shop in 2016.

This Zvex Box Of Rock Handpainted is part of the private collection of Moby.

This rare handpainted edition of the Box of Rock simulates Zachary Zvex's favorite amp turned up all the way, a 1966 Marshall JTM45. The tone control adjusts brightness and there's a high-headroom low-noise boost.

This pedal has been well used but works without any issue. Velcro on the bottom. A killer piece from Moby's collection

All items in Moby's Reverb Store ship fully insured with a signed and embossed Certificate Of Authenticity from Moby.

Sold for charity on Moby's official Reverb shop.

Sold for charity on Moby's official Reverb shop.

Sold for charity on Moby's official Reverb shop.

Sold for charity on Moby's official Reverb shop.

Sold for charity on Moby's official Reverb shop in 2018. The buyer later listed it back on Reverb on July 10, 2021.

This Voce Spin II is part of the private collection of Moby.

The new SPIN II is the successor to our highly regarded SPIN rotary speaker simulator. It accurately duplicates the effect of a rotating speaker cabinet "mic’d" with up to four microphones (two for the horn and two for the lower rotor).

The SPIN II utilizes the same rotor simulator technology used in the original SPIN and the V3 Tone Wheel Organ Synthesizer. However, some important changes and improvements were made. The SPIN II is an effects pedal version of the SPIN that utilizes a simple and intuitive user interface allowing you to start using it as fast as you can plug in the power and audio cables. Features unique to the SPIN II are foot-switches for bypass and rotor speed, controls to adjust acceleration, slow and fast rotor speeds, a selectable input level allowing SPIN II to be used with guitars as well as keyboards and an adjustable output level for interfacing to sensitive guitar amps.

Other features include stereo outputs, small footprint, and direct AC line power.

This particular SPIN II tests perfectly with minimal signs of wear.

All items in Moby's Reverb Store ship fully insured with a signed and embossed Certificate Of Authenticity from Moby.

This Vermona Piano Strings is part of the private collection of Moby.

Sold on Reverb.com in 2018 for charity.

This Chamberlin Rhythmate is part of the private legendary drum machine collection of Moby.

The Chamberlin Rhythmate has been touted as the first drum machine ever produced in numbers. It's estimated that only ten were made by Harry Chamberlin in his garage back in 1949.

The Rhythmate uses a 1" magnetic tape loop read by a tape head that can be moved up or down to play back 14 separate drum patterns at a variety of speeds.

The Rhythmate has a built-in amp and 12" speaker. Essentially a tube amp.

Serial: 1176. Unit works! Preset 3 doesn’t make sound. Tempo knob has been snapped, but it still there and still works. Sold As-Is.

All items in Moby's Drum Machine Collection ship fully insured with delivery confirmation and include a signed and embossed Certificate Of Authenticity from Moby

Sold for charity on Moby’s Reverb shop in 2018.

This Shure Reverberation Mixer is part of the private collection of Moby.

Shure's M68RM Reverberation Mixer is a 1960's 4 channel analog mic preamp with Spring Reverb.

This is a nice vintage transistorized piece of gear, built to solid 1960's pro/commercial audio specs in the USA.

All items in Moby's Collection ship fully insured with delivery confirmation and include a signed and embossed Certificate Of Authenticity from Moby

Sold on Reverb.com in 2018 for charity.

This Rane MP24Z Mixer is part of the private collection of Moby.

Featuring 4 stereo input mixing channels, each supplied with a selection of several phono and line inputs, the MP24z easily meets the needs of the most complex audio/video installations. Six stereo line inputs are available, plus 3 stereo phono inputs. It features an active crossfader.

The mic section handles 2 microphone simultaneously, each with 3-band EQ and a mic loop for processing. The output section provides a master level fader, 4-band program EQ, zone and booth output controls, twelve-segment peak meter, and full headphone control for monitoring and cueing.

Serial: (21)00310203. Works without any issue.

All items in Moby's Collection ship fully insured with delivery confirmation and include a signed and embossed Certificate Of Authenticity from Moby

A unit branded under Multivox was sold via Reverb.com in 2018 for charity.

This Multivox FR8L Rhythm Ace is part of the private legendary drum machine collection of Moby.

Vintage Analog preset drum machine, it sounds similar to more famous ROLAND TR-55. Later ACE TONE society became part of the ROLAND group.

Serial: 8-00442. Non functioning. Sold As-Is.

All items in Moby's Drum Machine Collection ship fully insured with delivery confirmation and include a signed and embossed Certificate Of Authenticity from Moby

Sold on Reverb.com in 2018 for charity.

This Ace Tone Rhythm Ace FR-20 Standing Drum Machine is part of the private legendary drum machine collection of Moby.

The Ace Tone FR-20 was released in 1966 and was a stand alone floor unit that the user controlled from it's top panel. It was similar to the FR-L products with 4 drum instruments and only 12 preset pattern buttons and 4 cancel buttons.

The user could still combine multiple patterns for up to 200 variations.

Unit works but but also has a constant pulsating sound. Sold As-Is.

All items in Moby's Drum Machine Collection ship fully insured with delivery confirmation and include a signed and embossed Certificate Of Authenticity from Moby

Sold on Reverb.com in 2018 for charity.

This Welson Super-Matic S12 is part of the private legendary drum machine collection of Moby.

Vintage analog drum machine with preset pattern rhythms and simple trigger pads.

No serial information. EU power chord. 220v. Buyer be advised. Sold As-Is.

All items in Moby's Drum Machine Collection ship fully insured with delivery confirmation and include a signed and embossed Certificate Of Authenticity from Moby

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In a photo of Moby's workspace, a Linn Electronics LinnDrum is prominently featured, indicating its place in his collection of drum machines.

Come ho passato in rassegna attraverso le note di copertina di album di Moby ho notato che le liste di marcia documentate nella versione 1995 tutto è sbagliato sono quasi identiche alla sua configurazione attuale. Potrebbe davvero essere possibile che questo musicista di successo non aveva contanti di ricambio da spendere per nuovi attrezzi in studio nel corso degli ultimi quattro anni? "Da tutto è sbagliato fino ad ora ho comprato un vocoder e un nuovo campionatore e questo è tutto. Da un lato mi piacerebbe ottenere un mucchio di nuove attrezzature, ma d'altra parte c'è qualcosa da dire per lavorare con attrezzature di cui io sento a mio agio. sto pensando che a un certo punto io in realtà passare e ottenere una completa configurazione Pro Tools e iniziare a fare le cose più nel computer, ma per questo record non mi sento in dovere di fare quella."

MOBY GEAR Apple Mac in esecuzione Steinberg Cubase sequencer. Soundcraft Spirit 24: 8: 2 scrivania. Multitraccia digitali Alesis ADAT.

CAMPIONATORI Akai S950. Akai S1000. Akai S3000. Akai S3200.

SYNTHS / TASTIERE Casio CZ101. Emu Proformance modulo pianoforte. Oberheim Matrix 1000. Roland Juno 106. Roland Jupiter 6. Serge Modular Synth. Waldorf Pulse più. Yamaha SY22. Yamaha SY35. Yamaha SY85.

PROCESSORI Dbx 160XT compressore. Eventide DSP4000. Soundlab vocoder. Yamaha SPX900.

Sequencer & Drum Machine Roland TB303. Roland TR606. Roland TR909. Roland TR808.

ALTRE APPARECCHIATURE Hafler Pro 5000 Power Amp. Technics 1200 giradischi. Ibanez chitarra elettrica. Fender Precision Bass.

In an article from Soundonsound discussing the recording of "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?" by Moby, it is noted that Moby's gear setup includes the Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer. This drum machine is part of his extensive collection of sequencers and drum machines, highlighting its role in his creative process.