Underworld

"My rack and MPC2000 take the clock from Rick's MPC2000, whilst my MPC2000 goes through this little 8-channel Mackie, so I can turn off or boost things. I select my source via the rack at the top left, which is made by Funktion One. It's really just a channel selector, and the red button in the middle is a mute."

In the Sound On Sound article "The Making Of Everything, Everything," Underworld mentions their Oxford Synthesiser Company OSCar Synthesizer, noting that although it's a valuable piece in their collection, it hasn't been used recently.

Underworld's Rick Smith on the Yamaha DX7: "The DX7 is my oldest and favorite synth. I have a set of sounds that I've programmed and that seem to work consistently. Recently I've started programming it again, but in ridiculous fashion, with sounds just coming out like noise. When you sample it and time-stretch and create other sounds and rhythms it can be interesting. It's true that most of my synths are analogue. I think most modern digital synths do too much. They fill all the gaps, and make up for a lack of imagination. And tweaking buttons is nice. You have to really struggle with these old synths. You may walk in on Tuesday, and for some reason it sounds shit all day, but the next day it may be sounding great."

In an article from Sound On Sound titled "The Making Of Everything, Everything," Underworld discusses their use of the Quasimidi Technox synthesizer. They note that while it's not heavily used, it excels at quickly providing pad or bass sounds when needed.

This image from the band's Instagram account shows a pair of hands (presumably Rick Smith's) holding a 0-Coast unit.

The vocoder in Karl Hyde's live rack is a Roland VP330.

Underworld's Karl Hyde incorporates the Access Virus A Synthesizer Module in his studio setup, as detailed in the Sound On Sound article, "UNDERWORLD: The Making Of Everything, Everything."

Part of Karl Hyde's Studio.

Rick Smith listed the ARP 2600 as one of the most important pieces of gear in Underworld's studio in this Sound On Sound interview.

This article on the recording of the "Barking" album describes the band's then-current studio setup. It states, "Hardware synths Clavia Nord Lead 1 and 2, Moog Minimoog, and Yamaha DX7 MK1 still reign at the Pigshed."

In this archived version of a December 2000 article from Sound On Sound, Underworld's Rick Smith explains the band's then-current live setup. "This gear forms the heart of [his] live setup. It is complemented by a TR909, Nord Lead, Nord Rack module, Sony DPS V77, MP5 and Boss SX700 multi-effects, Behringer Composer MDX2100 compressor/limiter, Korg DL800 MIDI delay line (x2), Quasimidi Technox synth (x2), Korg O3/R sound module, Novation BassStation Rack bass synth, Emagic Unitor 8 MIDI interface (x2), plus some 'secret boxes' made by Kenton Electronics, which have 'something to do with MIDI.'"

This image from the band's Instagram account shows Underworld's two Lyra-8 units.

This article on the recording of the "Barking" album describes the band's then-current studio setup. It states, "Hardware synths Clavia Nord Lead 1 and 2, Moog Minimoog, and Yamaha DX7 MK1 still reign at the Pigshed."

This article on the recording of the "Barking" album describes the band's then-current studio setup. It states, "Hardware synths Clavia Nord Lead 1 and 2, Moog Minimoog, and Yamaha DX7 MK1 still reign at the Pigshed."

In this archived version of a December 2000 article from Sound On Sound, Underworld's Rick Smith explains the band's then-current live setup. "This gear forms the heart of [his] live setup. It is complemented by a TR909, Nord Lead, Nord Rack module, Sony DPS V77, MP5 and Boss SX700 multi-effects, Behringer Composer MDX2100 compressor/limiter, Korg DL800 MIDI delay line (x2), Quasimidi Technox synth (x2), Korg O3/R sound module, Novation BassStation Rack bass synth, Emagic Unitor 8 MIDI interface (x2), plus some 'secret boxes' made by Kenton Electronics, which have 'something to do with MIDI.'"