Paddy McAloon's Keyboards and Synthesizers

“But I got a synthesizer, a Roland JX3P, and I programmed into it a variation on their string sound which you didn’t have to hold down — you just hit the chord and put a long release on.

Find it on:

On his home studio Topaz mix desk he has a channel dedicated to his Korg X5D keyboard.

Find it on:

Among the outboard sound modules McAloon likes to use when choosing final sounds are an EMU Proteus orchestral unit, Korg TR–Rack and two Roland Sound Canvases. The results are recorded to his Tascam MX2424 hard-disk recorder. “I use a lot of sounds that I suppose were designed for dance music,” he points out. “But I use them way out of context. I’ll use one part of the sound and treat it, put it through a delay or put flange on it. I’m trying to disguise the lack of finesse that may exist in the original sound sources.

Find it on:

Among the outboard sound modules McAloon likes to use when choosing final sounds are an EMU Proteus orchestral unit, Korg TR–Rack and two Roland Sound Canvases. The results are recorded to his Tascam MX2424 hard-disk recorder. “I use a lot of sounds that I suppose were designed for dance music,” he points out. “But I use them way out of context. I’ll use one part of the sound and treat it, put it through a delay or put flange on it. I’m trying to disguise the lack of finesse that may exist in the original sound sources.”

Find it on:

Among the outboard sound modules McAloon likes to use when choosing final sounds are an EMU Proteus orchestral unit, Korg TR–Rack and two Roland Sound Canvases. The results are recorded to his Tascam MX2424 hard-disk recorder. “I use a lot of sounds that I suppose were designed for dance music,” he points out. “But I use them way out of context. I’ll use one part of the sound and treat it, put it through a delay or put flange on it. I’m trying to disguise the lack of finesse that may exist in the original sound sources.

Find it on:

This is a community-built gear list for Paddy McAloon.

  • Find relevant music gear like Microphones, Guitars, Amplifiers, Effects Pedals, Software Plugins and VSTs, Keyboards and Synthesizers, Instruments, Studio Equipment, Headphones, and other instruments and add it to Paddy McAloon.
  • The best places to look for gear usage are typically on the artist's social media, YouTube, live performance images, and interviews.
  • To receive email updates when Paddy McAloon is seen with new gear, follow the artist.

Similar Artists

Prefab Sprout

Prefab Sprout

The Blue Nile

The Blue Nile

Aztec Camera

Aztec Camera

Music Producer · Aztec Camera

Scritti Politti

Scritti Politti

Richard Hawley

Richard Hawley

Singer, Guitarist · Pulp

Stephen Duffy

Stephen Duffy

Singer · Duran Duran