Tzusing

Is there one piece of equipment that sits at the centre of your operation?

MacBook Pro Retina running Ableton Live. Hardware would be TL Audio Ivory 5013, Culture Rooster/Vulture, and Korg MS20. Other key VSTs are Soundtoys’ plugins and Native Instruments’ Kontakt.

In an XLR8R feature titled "In the Studio: Tzusing," photos reveal that Tzusing uses the Boss MT-2 Metal Zone pedal.

The last big purchase was Soundtoys 5 because I’m looking for saturation/distortion without using hardware. The overdrive on their EQ is subtle and excellent. A more recent small purchase is FFS Rhythmic Convolutions that my friend Jon got me into. It adds these interesting textures to your sound source. The effect varies greatly depending on what you feed it. They are impulse responses for whatever convolution reverb you are using

** It was my junior year in high school 1998-1999 when I first got a Roland MC-505. **I bought it while on vacation in the US, but it failed to do what I wanted it to do. I wanted to make Mowax, Portishead type music. I had no idea what tools I actually needed to make this music. 2000 is when I got a cracked copy of Sonic Foundry’s Acid. Although it’s rudimentary, it was helpful in achieving this sound I wanted. Acid does almost nothing compared to today's DAWs but just the simple fact that it could sample music and I could use WAV files means that I was able to achieve the more organic sounds you hear in trip-hop, just by sampling the actual records themselves.

In 2011 I bought the Korg MS20, Metasonix S1000, and a Doepfer Dark Time. And yes, I still use them. I’m really happy with these purchases.

In 2011 I bought the Korg MS20, Metasonix S1000, and a Doepfer Dark Time. And yes, I still use them. I’m really happy with these purchases.

Is there one piece of equipment that sits at the centre of your operation?

MacBook Pro Retina running Ableton Live. Hardware would be TL Audio Ivory 5013, Culture Rooster/Vulture, and Korg MS20. Other key VSTs are Soundtoys’ plugins and Native Instruments’ Kontakt.

Is there one piece of equipment that sits at the centre of your operation?

MacBook Pro Retina running Ableton Live. Hardware would be TL Audio Ivory 5013, Culture Rooster/Vulture, and Korg MS20. Other key VSTs are Soundtoys’ plugins and Native Instruments’ Kontakt.

What monitors do you use in the studio?

Neumann KH 120 in Taipei and KH 310 in Shanghai.

What were the key pieces of gear for the album? Do you like machines with versatility?

Ableton Wave Alchemy drum samples Korg MS 20 Overstayer Saturator SoundToys plugins U-He Diva Culture Vulture Culture Rooster Metasonix s1000 TL Audio Ivory 5013 Sherman Filter Bank Roland SH101 Shure SM58

The studio slowly built up with a Sherman Filter Bank, Thermionic Culture Rooster, Roland SH-101 and an Overstayer Saturator. I was also using Native Instruments FM8 and Kontakt plus the u-He Diva. Now my main components are Ableton and my MacBook Pro. The way I produced has really changed in the last two to three years.

You seem to love processing, whether that be samples, beats, basslines. What are your favourite techniques for sound mangling?

I’m really into saturation. I have both the Thermionic Culture Vulture and Rooster, an Overstayer Saturator, Niio Analog Iotine Core, Sherman Filter and a TLAudio 5013. Saturation adds a layer of warmth to the sounds and sonic characteristics that I’m really into. It was something I found lacking with an all in-the-box environment.

Tzusing utilizes the Overstayer Saturator NT-02A, as highlighted in the Native Instruments Blog article titled "Tzusing: ‘World Techno’ from a Truly International DJ and Producer."

The last big purchase was Soundtoys 5 because I’m looking for saturation/distortion without using hardware. The overdrive on their EQ is subtle and excellent. A more recent small purchase is FFS Rhythmic Convolutions that my friend Jon got me into. It adds these interesting textures to your sound source. The effect varies greatly depending on what you feed it. They are impulse responses for whatever convolution reverb you are using

It was my junior year in high school 1998-1999 when I first got a Roland MC-505. I bought it while on vacation in the US, but it failed to do what I wanted it to do. I wanted to make Mowax, Portishead type music. I had no idea what tools I actually needed to make this music. 2000 is when I got a cracked copy of Sonic Foundry’s Acid. Although it’s rudimentary, it was helpful in achieving this sound I wanted. Acid does almost nothing compared to today's DAWs but just the simple fact that it could sample music and I could use WAV files means that I was able to achieve the more organic sounds you hear in trip-hop, just by sampling the actual records themselves.

As seen in this image: https://www.xlr8r.com/.image/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_1400/MTU1MzE4NjE4MDUzMTU4MjY4/sml_180301_0089.webp

As seen here: https://www.xlr8r.com/.image/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_1400/MTU1MzE4NjE4MDUzMTU4MjY4/sml_180301_0089.webp

As seen here: https://www.xlr8r.com/.image/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_1400/MTU1MzE4NjE4MDUzMTU4MjY4/sml_180301_0089.webp

In the XLR8R feature "In the Studio: Tzusing" by William Ralston, Tzusing is shown using the Moog Minimoog Voyager Rack Mount Edition, highlighting its role in his music production setup.

Is there one piece of equipment that sits at the centre of your operation?

MacBook Pro Retina running Ableton Live. Hardware would be TL Audio Ivory 5013, Culture Rooster/Vulture, and Korg MS20. Other key VSTs are Soundtoys’ plugins and Native Instruments’ Kontakt.

As seen on top of MS-20: https://www.xlr8r.com/.image/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_1400/MTU1MzE4NjE4MDUzMTU4MjY4/sml_180301_0089.webp

What monitors do you use in the studio?

Neumann KH 120 in Taipei and KH 310 in Shanghai.

What were the key pieces of gear for the album? Do you like machines with versatility?

None of my hardware pieces have much versatility except for Ableton Push. I like simple, do-one-thing pieces of hardware.*

What were the key pieces of gear for the album? Do you like machines with versatility?

Ableton Wave Alchemy drum samples Korg MS 20 Overstayer Saturator SoundToys plugins U-He Diva Culture Vulture Culture Rooster Metasonix s1000 TL Audio Ivory 5013 Sherman Filter Bank Roland SH101 Shure SM58

What were the key pieces of gear for the album? Do you like machines with versatility?

Ableton Wave Alchemy drum samples Korg MS 20 Overstayer Saturator SoundToys plugins U-He Diva Culture Vulture Culture Rooster Metasonix s1000 TL Audio Ivory 5013 Sherman Filter Bank Roland SH101 Shure SM58

And you use the KOMPLETE KONTROL hardware with KONTAKT, right?

I have the **Komplete Kontrol S25 keyboard **for its browser capabilities. It enables me to quickly scroll through NKS enabled presets and the colored lights on the keyboard let me know what and where the samples are loaded. The ability to quickly preview and scroll through all the sounds you have in your computer regardless of developer or format – it’s one of the most significant developments in digital music. I hope this standard gets picked up by everyone because it can really speed up your workflow.

Tzusing is shown using the Roland Juno-60 synthesizer in the Native Instruments Blog article titled "Tzusing: ‘World Techno’ from a truly international DJ and producer."

What were the key pieces of gear for the album?

Ableton Wave Alchemy drum samples Korg MS 20 Overstayer Saturator SoundToys plugins U-He Diva > Culture Vulture Culture Rooster Metasonix s1000 TL Audio Ivory 5013 Sherman Filter Bank Roland SH101 Shure SM58

In the XLR8R feature "In the Studio: Tzusing" by William Ralston, Tzusing is shown using the Electro-Harmonix Stereo Memory Man with Hazarai in his studio setup.