The Chemical Brothers

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”A lot of big, maximalized electronic music now is kind of easy to make, and we were trying to find a different sound.”

This Chemical Brothers Facebook post reads, "Jamming with my legendary Roland's Tb 303 and Tr 606 and making music while bored of driving. This one is triggered with low Tom."

”we were trying to find a different sound.”

”we were trying to find a different sound.”

”we were trying to find a different sound.”

”we were trying to find a different sound.”

”we were trying to find a different sound.”

”We used a lot of the stuff that we used on our first couple of records: sequencers, Akai samplers, MPCs, old E-Mu drum machines. ”

”We used a lot of the stuff that we used on our first couple of records: sequencers, Akai samplers, MPCs, old E-Mu drum machines. ”

”We used a lot of the stuff that we used on our first couple of records: sequencers, Akai samplers, MPCs, old E-Mu drum machines. ”

”We used a lot of the stuff that we used on our first couple of records: sequencers, Akai samplers, MPCs, old E-Mu drum machines. ”

”we were trying to unlearn our skills and do everything on a more instinctive level.”

”we were trying to unlearn our skills and do everything on a more instinctive level.”

”we were trying to unlearn our skills and do everything on a more instinctive level.”

if closely in this video at 0:11 you see a ssl duality console at chemical brothers studio!

This trio are some of the most important elements of the live show. Bottom is an Elektron Monomachine; middle is a Behringer keyboard used to trigger sound effects, vocal samples, hits, sweeps and other 'ear candy' the band like to fire off on the fly, and top is the Roland Juno 106, routed through a guitar pedal. "They love that Boss Heavy Metal Distortion. It's kind of the signature sound in 'Chemical Beats'. You bosh that over the 106 and it just sounds filthy — a horrible, dirty, angry thing.” in image 6 you can see that the Behringer is a Behringer UMX 61

the MIDI clock signal goes to a Kenton LNDR MIDI line driver so it can be sent via Ethernet cable to the on-stage setup. There, it's routed via a MOTU MIDI patchbay to all relevant devices on stage.

"Two recordings were made simultaneously to Alesis ADAT HD24 machines,

Tom Rowlands, of Chemical Brothers fame, working in his studio. Just check out the complete list of this synthesizer nerd … an instant daydream … and also explains the original sounds on their records!

Tom Rowlands, of Chemical Brothers fame, working in his studio. Just check out the complete list of this synthesizer nerd … an instant daydream … and also explains the original sounds on their records!

Tom Rowlands, of Chemical Brothers fame, working in his studio. Just check out the complete list of this synthesizer nerd … an instant daydream … and also explains the original sounds on their records!

Tom Rowlands, of Chemical Brothers fame, working in his studio. Just check out the complete list of this synthesizer nerd … an instant daydream … and also explains the original sounds on their records!

Tom Rowlands, of Chemical Brothers fame, working in his studio. Just check out the complete list of this synthesizer nerd … an instant daydream … and also explains the original sounds on their records!

Tom Rowlands, of Chemical Brothers fame, working in his studio. Just check out the complete list of this synthesizer nerd … an instant daydream … and also explains the original sounds on their records!

Tom Rowlands, of Chemical Brothers fame, working in his studio. Just check out the complete list of this synthesizer nerd … an instant daydream … and also explains the original sounds on their records!

Tom Rowlands, of Chemical Brothers fame, working in his studio. Just check out the complete list of this synthesizer nerd … an instant daydream … and also explains the original sounds on their records!