Shawn Rudiman's

In his studio, Shawn Rudiman uses the Roland TR-707 Rhythm Composer, as seen in a user-uploaded photo on Wikimedia.

In his studio, Shawn Rudiman uses the Korg Electribe ER-1 Rhythm Synthesizer, as seen in a photo from Wikimedia.

Shawn Rudiman uses the Alesis HR-16 drum machine, as seen in a photo of his studio on Wikimedia.

Shawn uses a tr 909

Shawn uses a tr 808

In his studio, Shawn Rudiman uses the Roland TR-727 Rhythm Composer, as shown in a user-uploaded photo on Wikimedia.

In his studio, Shawn Rudiman uses the Roland TR-606 Drumatix, as evidenced by a user-uploaded photo on Wikimedia showing the drum machine among his equipment.

In an interview with Iheartsynths, Shawn Rudiman reflects on his journey into synthesizers, mentioning that his passion began the day after Christmas in 1990. During this time, Rudiman, along with his friend Ed Vargo, ambitiously dove into music production, eventually securing a record deal for their industrial demo. This period marks the inception of his use of the E-mu SP-12, a key instrument in his early work.

?SYNTHS: What’s your most prized possession in the studio? Shawn Rudiman: Hmm, that’s a tough call. All of the kids are loved equally but if I’d say the MPC 3000. He’s on every single time I’m in the studio. To me, it’s as good as its ever going to get. Also, add the Prophet VS, The 440, Sequential Circuits Pro-One and Oberheim Xpander to that list as well.

In an interview with Iheartsynths, Shawn Rudiman discusses his studio essentials, highlighting the Korg Mono/Poly Synthesizer among his prized instruments.

?SYNTHS: Any regrets? What synthesizers did you let go and wish you could get back? Shawn Rudiman: First and foremost, it would be my Jupiter 6. I traded it (as a career move of sorts) in 2000 or so for my FR-777. They were new and I had zero money and really, I was playing a lot of rave gigs and I knew I was going to have to maybe fly one day to a gig. I needed something sound-wise that was equivalent to a Pro-One with an onboard sequencer. The 777 was exactly what I need at the time. I still miss that machine.

Also, when I moved to Pittsburgh, I split the old studio I had with my studio partner Ed Vargo. We had bought a Yamaha CS-70M together over the years and luckily when I moved we had things that were sort of comparable to split. It was an “amicable divorce” I guess, you could say. We each got the things we liked. He got the CS-70M and I got the JP-6. That CS-70m is one of the most beautiful sounding machines I’ve ever touched. It’s amazingly huge in size and sound. We put the Kenton midi kit into as well so its really super duper sweet.

I also miss my Octave Cat a lot. I traded that synth years ago for a 727 with trigger outs on all voices. Once again, another trade for gig machine, rather than cool studio stuff. I also miss my Avatar. I sold it to help pay for my Virus A in 1997. Oh, add my re-555 to that list as well. So, there’s always things I miss and probably won’t find again. Those days are long over for getting machines at humane prices.

Shawn Rudiman is shown using the Roland AIRA TB-3 in a photo uploaded by Createdigitalmusic.

Shawn uses the Novation Circuit for music production, as seen in thesourced image from Createdigitalmusic.

Shawn Rudiman uses an E-Mu Emulator II, as seen in a studio photo from Iheartsynths.

Shawn Rudiman uses two Pioneer CDJ-2000 Nexus units, as shown in a photo on Resident Advisor.

Per the album of MMT-8 backup data (in audio format) Finest Quality, Big Time Data offered on Shawn's own Bandcamp page