The Chemical Brothers

In a studio session featured on Kreativsound, The Chemical Brothers' Tom Rowlands discusses their use of the Akai MPC 3000 to explore new sonic possibilities.

Korg Minilogue sounding good in rehearsals . @eddyboysimons Has got a tag line too -“minilogue keeps things simple and that includes the price”

In a Kreativsound article, Tom Rowlands of The Chemical Brothers discusses their creative process, mentioning the use of the Native Instruments Maschine to explore more instinctive music-making.

These ingenious devices from Australian outfit Innerclock Systems are designed to solve the problems that can be encountered when trying to use a software DAW and external analogue gear side by side. In place of a Firewire or USB MIDI interface, the Sync-Gen II LE system consists of a plug-in that generates an audio pulse, which is sent from the audio interface to the external Sync-Lock unit (looking a bit like a DI box), which in turn generates the MIDI clock.

The Chemical Brothers are mentioned as users of the Roland TR-606 Drumatix in an article by Beathaven on Earboners, highlighting its significance in classic and vintage drum machines.

In an interview with Kreativsound, The Chemical Brothers' Tom Rowlands discusses using Native Instruments KONTAKT 6 to explore new sounds in their studio work.

As the third Macbook Pro, running Ableton Live, is not essential to the running of the show, Matt says he can manage without a backup, particularly as all three Macs are equipped with solid-state drives. Matt says this not only means that they reboot in double-quick time, but are also better at dealing with the SPLs on stage. "It means we don't need to worry about the needles on conventional hard disks jumping, which is a problem we've had in the past,” he says. - this article is from 2011 which means they couldn't be using 9 since 9 was released in 2013

In an interview featured on Kreativsound, Tom Rowlands of The Chemical Brothers discusses their creative process in the studio, mentioning their use of the Apple Mac G5 to explore new sounds in electronic music.

In an article on Kreativ Sound, Tom Rowlands of The Chemical Brothers discusses using the Solid State Logic AWS 924 Controller in their studio to explore new soundscapes.

Per the artist testimony page of Sherman's website:

The Chemical Brothers wrote :

"We've had a version 1 Sherman Filterbank and a Quad Modular Filter for a few years now and are still one of the most used (and abused!) pieces of technology in our arsenal. Both feature heavily on our fourth album, which we're presently recording. The Filterbank is incredibly flexible and the potential for really extreme processing is unique in a product with such a high quality signal path. (That Limit switch comes in handy, though!)"

The Chemical Brothers use Apple Logic Pro, as noted on Logic Pro Help, to explore and create unique sounds in their music production.

In an article on Kreativsound titled "Chemical Brothers – Tom Rowlands – In Studio," it is mentioned that The Chemical Brothers used the Elektron Machinedrum SPS-1UW MKII to explore a more instinctive approach in their music production process.

In emergency, hit the red button... - you can see on image 8 that this button is a Mungo Sync2

In an interview with Kreativ Sound, Tom Rowlands of The Chemical Brothers discusses their quest for unique sounds in electronic music, highlighting the use of the Native Instruments FM8 synthesizer plugin.

"These are played live and, in the case of the Elektron Monomachine SFX60+, also triggered by MIDI in the Logic arrangement."

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.”

"By the mid-90s, big beat artists like the Chemical Brothers and Fatboy Slim blended sampled breakbeats with TB-303s."

“We’ve been using Waves plugins for years. From creative FX to surgical tools, they always deliver.“

The Chemical Brothers' Tom Rowlands discusses using the Oberheim Xpander to craft distinct sounds, as highlighted in the Kreativsound article titled "Chemical Brothers – Tom Rowlands – In Studio."

In an article on Kreativsound, Tom Rowlands of The Chemical Brothers discusses using the Akai S3000XL sampler to explore new sounds in their music.

In an article by Kreativsound titled "Chemical Brothers – Tom Rowlands – In Studio," The Chemical Brothers discuss their approach to crafting unique sounds in electronic music. The Roland Juno-106 synthesizer is highlighted as part of their studio setup, contributing to their distinctive sound exploration.

Logic Pro 6 is included in the list of computers, DAWs and recording hardware.

”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. ”

In an interview featured on Kreativsound, Tom Rowlands of The Chemical Brothers discusses his inspiration from old Ron Hardy edits. The studio setup includes the Alesis A6 Andromeda Synthesizer, highlighting its role in crafting their distinctive, raw dance music sound.

In the Kreativsound article "Chemical Brothers – Tom Rowlands – In Studio," Tom Rowlands of The Chemical Brothers discusses using the Doepfer MAQ 16/3 MIDI Analogue Sequencer to explore unique sounds in their music, moving away from the prevalent maximalist electronic style.

The Chemical Brothers, known for their innovative electronic sound, utilize the Roland Jupiter-8 synthesizer in their studio work. This is highlighted in an article on Kreativsound, where Tom Rowlands discusses their quest for a distinctive sound amidst the current trend of easily-produced electronic music.

In a Kreativsound article titled "Chemical Brothers – Tom Rowlands – In Studio," Tom Rowlands of The Chemical Brothers is depicted using a Fender Jazzmaster while discussing their approach to crafting unique electronic sounds.

In an interview with Kreativ Sound, Tom Rowlands of The Chemical Brothers discusses their pursuit of a unique sound, highlighting the use of the Octave Kitten synthesizer in their studio work.

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 The Chemical Brothers is shown in his studio using the Moog Minimoog Model D synthesizer. The Kreativ Sound article highlights his extensive collection of synths, shedding light on the unique sounds featured in their music.