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June 2, 2011

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9 months ago Morgan responded:

Hmmm, you told me a year or two ago that you don't use vsts, but that sure looks like a DAW to me. I have to admit to some curiosity about what you two use to write music.

I've been producing electronic music for 14 years and I've never heard a sound quite like yours. My best guess is a combination of DAW for sequencing and editing, live recordings of found sounds, samples, live instrumentation, analog and digital hardware synths etc., and the native instruments of whatever DAW that is a photo of. How close am I?

9 months ago Impactist responded:

That's right, we don't use VST plugins. That screen cap is the sequencer window from Reason, where the midi is sometimes living in tracks.

Everything you said is basically right... real and digital sounds, hardware and software. The tool specifics probably don't matter too much, but as a factual matter we don't use native instruments software or VST plugins. Our tool selection isn't static, but there are some things that haven't found a home in our changing setup.

9 months ago Morgan responded:

Ok, thanks for the info. I haven't used reason since back in the 2.0 days--it sure looks different now. That appears to be a real sequencer, unlike the terrible one Reason used to have. Oh, and by native instruments I meant the instruments native to the software you're using as a DAW--in this case that would Subtractor, Malstrom, etc. I wasn't referring to the actual software company Native Instruments.

Now that I know you use reason it's obvious why you don't use vsts, unless Propellerheads have actually broken down and allowed vst support in reason since version 2.0.

Anyway, thanks for letting me know. You two make wonderful music and just as I suspected, you're not using anything different than what I do. Cheers!

9 months ago Impactist responded:

Sure, not a problem. In this particular image, midi triggers are being done via Reason's sequencer. Other times, it maybe triggers from an old alesis SR-16. Or, sounds off a minidisc processed through a Korg box. Just like our visual work, we work with different techniques depending on the particulars of a project.

Variety... Smiles!