The Crystal Method

In this photo taken in 2009, The Crystal Method's Scott Kirkland can be seen using a Nord Lead 2 synth during a live performance.

The Crystal Method post a photo on Instagram of their newly updated Dave Smith Instruments Tempest Analog Drum Machine. They caption the photo, "Updated our #Tempest by Dave Smith Instruments so we invited @baseck to #crystalwerks for a tutorial of its new features #DSI #davesmithinstruments #analog #producersecrets" (Feb 2015)

The Crystal Method can be seen using the ARP Sequencer in the studio in this photo they posted to Instagram.

Ableton Live can be seen on screen in this tweet from The Crystal Method.

A photo posted by The Crystal Method on Instagram shows their Moog Little Phatty Stage II Synth keyboard. The photo is captioned, "@moogmusic monday!"

A photo posted by The Crystal Method on Instagram in June 2014 shows their Moog Slim Phatty synth module. The photo is captioned, "@moogmusic monday!"

The Crystal Method posted a picture on Instagram featuring the ARP 2600 with the caption, "Caught in the Arp - Crazy analog sounds in the making"

The OSCar synthesizer can be seen in a picture The Crystal Method posted of their studio.

The Crystal Method tweeted a picture of Geist saying, "BK in the #studio, boosting my #creativity w/ 1 of my favorite tools.. #Geist.. @fxpansion #producersecrets "SK""

A Juno 106 can be seen in the left side of a photo The Crystal Method tweeted showing their studio during a AMA.

An Access Virus B is seen in the "Bomb Shelter" in this photo The Crystal Method tweeted.

The Crystal Method tweet: "Our classic #Elektron #Monomachine & #SidStation are back in the studio. Thank u @WeAreElektron LA." (Oct 2014)

The Crystal Method tweets a photo of the setup they use to produce their Community Service radio show. The keyboard controller on the table is the Novation 25 SL Mk II USB MIDI Controller. They say, "A look inside prepping for #CommunityService radio on @SiriusXMElectro. #TheCrystalMethod" (Nov 2014)

while their rig has altered many time over the years this was Kens primary synth live for a long time. can be seen here at 0:28

While their rig has been overhauled many times over the years, the DX7IIfd was Scott's primary controller for triggering samples for many tours. best seen at 1:05 in this video

While their live rig has been overhauled many times over the years, the Ensoniq ASR10 was Kens primary midi controller for triggering sounds for many years. Can be seen at 0:35 in this video.

“We got excited going through some of the new virtual instruments — Arturia having a Yamaha CS-80 and an ARP 2600, and GForce having an OSCar and an ARP Odyssey, and we were intrigued the things they did.”

"We were bringing out some of these old synths that we hadn’t used — the Minimoog and the Yamaha CS-40. We’ve always used the Roland Jupiter-6; it’s pretty much a workhorse. It was getting back into that world."

“We got excited going through some of the new virtual instruments — Arturia having a Yamaha CS-80 and an ARP 2600, and GForce having an OSCar and an ARP Odyssey, and we were intrigued the things they did.”

“We got excited going through some of the new virtual instruments — Arturia having a Yamaha CS-80 and an ARP 2600, and GForce having an OSCar and an ARP Odyssey, and we were intrigued the things they did.”

On this article and on the Arturia website, The Crystal Method claimed to use V Collection 8

when they are showing the synths at 3:40, you can see the MS-20

when they are showing the synths at 3:40, we can see the A6 Andromeda

at 4:05 Scott talks about the Memorymoog

at 4:10 Scott talks about the Prophecy

(@1:30) "the M-Tron is a beautiful sounding virtual synth"

(@2:25) "loved the Absynth, one of our favorite virtual synths"

Ken Jordan of The Crystal Method posts on Instagram, "m!lTone This thing is so cool!!! KJ"

A Korg MS2000 can be seen in the background of this Instagram post on the top spot in the keyboard rack.

“We are already using DM-307 on every new cue we’re scoring on ‘Almost Human’! We know we’re just scratching the surface on what seems to be an infinitely limitless production tool! The sounds and flexibility are amazing!” The Crystal method is quoted saying, in this interview.