
Studio Equipment
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Akai MPC 2000
"My rack and MPC2000 take the clock from Rick's MPC2000, whilst my MPC2000 go... more

Drawmer DS201 Dual Noise Gate
"The Drawmer gate is the last in the chain before it goes to Rick's desk." more

Akai S3200XL
Underworld's Rick Smith says "I use this a lot. Very important." more
Software Plugins and VSTs
22
What kind of Software Plugins and VSTs does Underworld use?

Native Instruments Absynth 5
In a video of Underworld's Darren Price demonstrating the track 'Everybody Ja... more

Apple Logic ES2 Software Synthesizer
[This article](https://www.emusician.com/artists/underworld-barking-mad-reinv... more

GForce impOSCar 2
[This article](https://www.emusician.com/artists/underworld-barking-mad-reinv... more

GForce impOSCar
[This article](https://www.emusician.com/artists/underworld-barking-mad-reinv... more
Headphones
1
Bowers & Wilkins P7 Headphones
In this March 2016 photo of Underworld's hotel room gear setup, a set of Bowe... more
Music Accessories
1
Roland GK-2a Guitar Synthesizer Driver
Underworld's Roland GK-2a Guitar Synthesizer Driver was originally submitted ... more
Studio Monitors
1
Soundcraft Spirit Absolute 4P Active Studio Monitor
Part of Karl Hyde's Studio. more
Modular Synthesizers
3
Make Noise 0-Coast
[This image from the band's Instagram account](https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx... more

SOMA Laboratory LYRA-8
[This image from the band's Instagram account](https://www.instagram.com/p/Bh... more
DAWs
3
Apple Logic Pro
It's unclear what version of Logic Pro Underworld uses currently, but back in... more

Ableton Live 9
"Live has changed the way we work. It's such an inspiration in the studio and... more

Avid Pro Tools
[In this article](https://www.emusician.com/artists/underworld-barking-mad-re... more
Guitars
1
Guild Starfire III
In this photo posted by Karl Hyde to Instagram, his Guild electric guitar can... more
Amplifiers
3
Blackstar Fly 3W Guitar Combo Amp
This photo on Underworld's Instagram, posted by Karl Hyde, shows them recordi... more

Dr. Z Carmen Ghia 1X12 Combo
In this Instagram photo, Karl Hyde shows some of the gear he's using to recor... more

Mesa/Boogie Triaxis Guitar Preamp
Underworld's Mesa Boogie Triaxis Guitar Preamp was originally submitted to Eq... more
Keyboards and Synthesizers
16
What kind of Keyboards and Synthesizers does Underworld use?

Roland GR-50 Guitar Synthesizer
"I have a Roland GR50 chopped up in a slim box behind my guitar." more

Roland VP-330 Vocoder Plus
The vocoder in Karl Hyde's live rack is a Roland VP330. more

Oxford Synthesiser Company OSCar Synthesizer
"Nice, but hasn't been turned on for a while." more

Quasimidi Technox
"Really nice, but not used much. It's great when you have something cooking a... more
DJ Setup
1
Funktion One FF6000 DJ Mixer
In a video showing Maschine in Underworld's setup, Darren Price plugs it into... more
Effects Pedals
10
Red Panda Lab Particle Granular Delay
In this Instagram photo posted by Underworld of their hotel room recording se... more

Snark All Instrument Tuner/Metronome
In this shot of Underworld's hotel room gear setup, a Snark All Instrument Tu... more

Electro-Harmonix Cock Fight
Karl Hyde posts a photo of the EHX Cock Fight pedal from Underworld's Insatgr... more

faceless fx DOGBOY
Karl Hyde posts a photo of some gear being used to record some new material. ... more
Other Gear
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Michael Pierce & Giulio Chiarenza
Updated January 2020