Robbie Chater's Studio Equipment

At Sing Sing Studios in Melbourne, Tony Espie and the Avalanches began to get to grips with the initial mixes of the tracks. Further processing of the sounds was done using Neve 3315 EQs and a Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor

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Roland PC-160A

MIDI Keyboard Controllers

They would then manipulate and play with MIDI keyboards. Around the time of their album they were using, among others, the Roland PC160, 160A and 200 MkII controller keyboards for this purpose

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Akai MPC 2000XL

Production & Groove

Samplers Akai MPC2000XL percussion sampler with MFC42 filter. Akai S900, S2000 and S5000 samplers.

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Akai Professional MFC42 Analog Filter Module

Effects Processors

Samplers Akai MPC2000XL percussion sampler with MFC42 filter. Akai S900, S2000 and S5000 samplers.

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Akai S2000

Audio Samplers

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Akai S5000

Audio Samplers

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Apple Mac G3

Computers & Peripherals

"The beige G3 was their go-to machine in making the album."

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Empirical Labs Fatso EL7x

Effects Processors

At Sing Sing Studios in Melbourne, Tony Espie and the Avalanches began to get to grips with the initial mixes of the tracks. Further processing of the sounds was done using Neve 3315 EQs and a Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor, and Espie employed an Empirical Labs Fatso EL7x tape simulator

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Roland PC160

MIDI Keyboard Controllers

they would then manipulate and play with MIDI keyboards. Around the time of their album they were using, among others, the Roland PC160, 160A and 200 MkII controller keyboards for this purpose

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Roland PC-200 MK II

MIDI Keyboard Controllers

They would then manipulate and play with MIDI keyboards. Around the time of their album they were using, amongst others, the Roland PC160, 160A and 200 MkII controller keyboards for this purpose

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HHB Radius 20

Effects Processors

Processors

Antares ATR1a Auto-Tune voice processor. Avalon VT747SP compressor/equaliser. Behringer Virtualizer multi-effects processor. Frostwave The Resonator filter, Funk A Duck envelope filter and Spacebeam. HHB Radius 20 equaliser. Lexicon Vortex multi-effects processor. Line 6 Bass Pod bass processor. Melos tape echo. RME ADI8 Pro A-D/D-A converter. Roland Space Echo. TC Helicon Voice Prism voice processor. TLA Fatman mic pre/compressor. Universal Audio 2-610 mic preamp.

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Akai S900 MIDI Digital Sampler

Audio Samplers

Samplers Akai MPC2000XL percussion sampler with MFC42 filter. Akai S900, S2000 and S5000 samplers.

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Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor

Effects Processors

At Sing Sing Studios in Melbourne, Tony Espie and the Avalanches began to get to grips with the initial mixes of the tracks. Further processing of the sounds was done using Neve 3315 EQs and a Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor

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Roland SDD-320 Dimension D

Effects Processors

At Sing Sing Studios in Melbourne, Tony Espie and the Avalanches began to get to grips with the initial mixes of the tracks. Further processing of the sounds was done using Neve 3315 EQs and a Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor, and Espie employed an Empirical Labs Fatso EL7x tape simulator and Roland Dimension D chorus to add different characters and dimensions to the samples.

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Akai MPK249

MIDI Keyboard Controllers

In a Getty Images photo taken during a performance at the O2 Forum Kentish Town, Robbie Chater of The Avalanches is shown using the Akai MPK249 MIDI Keyboard Controller.

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Akai Professional MPD226

MIDI Pad Controllers

In a Getty Images photo, Tony Di Blasi of The Avalanches is shown performing with an Akai Professional MPD226, highlighting its use in their live setup.

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Mackie 1642 VLZ3

Mixers

Recording & Monitoring

Genelec 1027 active monitors. Mackie 1642 mixer. Mirage OM9 active monitors. Rode NT2 mic. Samson Servo 250 power amp. Shure Beta 58a, Beta 57a, Beta 52a, Beta 56a, SM81 and KSM44 mics. Technics SHDX1200 mixer. Yamaha 02R mixer. Yamaha NS10M speakers.

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Yamaha 02R

Mixers

Recording & Monitoring

Genelec 1027 active monitors. Mackie 1642 mixer. Mirage OM9 active monitors. Rode NT2 mic. Samson Servo 250 power amp. Shure Beta 58a, Beta 57a, Beta 52a, Beta 56a, SM81 and KSM44 mics. Technics SHDX1200 mixer. Yamaha 02R mixer. Yamaha NS10M speakers.

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