Sylvan Esso
Sylvan Esso's Studio Equipment
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a volca beats is the only thing sitting on nick's desk while mixing. he has also said in a reddit AMA that the korg volca beats are " the best cheapest thing ever, buy one if you can"
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In an Instagram photo, Sylvan Esso is shown wearing an Apple iPod Shuffle as an accessory, visible on her right ear.
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In this Instagram story on March 16, 2022, Nick (@madeofoak) posts his workspace from what looks to be Betty's Studio in Durham. The Monome Grid 128 is visible. Nick also mentions using Monome in this 2020 Music Radar article: https://www.musicradar.com/news/sylvan-esso-we-know-its-not-going-well-if-we-feel-like-assholes
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In this Instagram story on March 16, 2022, Nick (@madeofoak) posts his workspace from what looks to be Betty's Studio in Durham. The UA Apollo Twin X is visible.
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In this Instagram story on March 16, 2022, Nick (@madeofoak) posts his workspace from what looks to be Betty's Studio in Durham. The OTO Bam Space Generator sits next to the Hologram Microcosm.
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In this KEXP at Home YouTube video posted on October 2 2020, the Elektron Octatrack MKII can most easily be seen at 51:40. The Octatrack is visible throughout Sylvan Esso's set.
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In this September 24, 2020 Music Radar article, Sylvan Esso can be seen using the Monome Norns. Nick notes that they use more modular on Free Love.
"The Mannequins/Whimsical Raps (opens in new tab) Just Friends module, that was a big thing on this record too. All the Monome (opens in new tab) stuff too, I’m a big user of that. Those three companies were probably the ones that opened the most doors on this record and helped me think about things in a new, freeing way."
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In this September 24, 2020 Music Radar article, Sylvan Esso can be seen using the Mackie ProFX8v2. Nick notes that they use more modular on Free Love.
The Mackie is somewhat hidden, but based on the number of mic inputs and the proximity of the logo and "PRO" it looks like the ProFX8v2
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In this September 24, 2020 Music Radar article, Sylvan Esso can be seen with the Solid State Logic X-Desk SuperAnalogue Mixer
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In this September 24, 2020 Music Radar article, Sylvan Esso can be seen using the Dave Smith Instruments Tempest.
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In this September 24, 2020 Music Radar article, Sylvan Esso can be seen using the DJ Tech Tools Midi Fighter Twister (16 knobs with blue LEDs).
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